Ahmed Boachie, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies
Journal of Eating Disorders · 2026
Transitions for youth and young adults with eating disorders and/or other mental health conditions: a Canadian guideline
Journal of Eating Disorders · 2025
A study protocol for implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders
Implementation Science Communications · 2024

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$197,448
Connecting, Collaborating, Creating: Moving toward a National Partnership for Research
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$9,999

All 2 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies

Couturier J, Nicula M, Nella E, Yanover T, Kimber M, Coelho J, Dimitropoulos G, Kurji A, Boman J, Isserlin L

Journal of Eating Disorders2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-026-01645-3

02

Transitions for youth and young adults with eating disorders and/or other mental health conditions: a Canadian guideline

Dimitropoulos G, Nicula M, Krishnapillai A, Austin A, Singh M, Lee J, Webb C, Scott S, de Almeida ACV, Bergmann C

Journal of Eating Disorders202511 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-025-01343-6

03

A study protocol for implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Couturier JL, Kimber M, Ford C, Coelho JS, Dimitropoulos G, Kurji A, Boman J, Isserlin L, Bond J, Soroka C

Implementation Science Communications2024Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s43058-023-00538-9 PMID: W4390614284

04

Paediatric eating disorders: Exploring virtual family therapy during a global pandemic.

Pereira J, Boachie A, Shipley C, McLeod M, Garfinkel S, Dowdall J

Early intervention in psychiatry2023

DOI: 10.1111/eip.13395 PMID: 36632688

05

A qualitative evaluation of team and family perceptions of family-based treatment delivered by videoconferencing (FBT-V) for adolescent Anorexia Nervosa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Couturier J, Pellegrini D, Grennan L, Nicula M, Miller C, Agar P, Webb C, Anderson K, Barwick M, Dimitropoulos G

Journal of Eating Disorders202219 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00631-9 PMID: W4288068891

06

Correction: A qualitative evaluation of team and family perceptions of family-based treatment delivered by videoconferencing (FBT-V) for adolescent Anorexia Nervosa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Couturier J, Pellegrini D, Grennan L, Nicula M, Miller C, Agar P, Webb C, Anderson K, Barwick M, Dimitropoulos G

Journal of Eating Disorders20223 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00714-7

07

The COVID-19 pandemic and eating disorders in children, adolescents, and emerging adults: virtual care recommendations from the Canadian consensus panel during COVID-19 and beyond

Couturier J, Pellegrini D, Miller C, Bhatnagar N, Boachie A, Bourret K, Brouwers M, Coelho JS, Dimitropoulos G, Findlay S

Journal of Eating Disorders202168 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-021-00394-9 PMID: W3154279023

08

Canadian practice guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders

Couturier J, Isserlin L, Norris M, Spettigue W, Brouwers M, Kimber M, McVey G, Webb C, Findlay S, Bhatnagar N

Journal of Eating Disorders2020238 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-020-0277-8 PMID: W3003924712

09

Purging using the Heimlich maneuver among children and adolescents with eating disorders.

Boachie A, Kusi Appiah E, Jubin M, Jasper K

The International journal of eating disorders2015First author

DOI: 10.1002/eat.22408 PMID: 25846517

Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: Standards for Children and Youth Mental Health Services

Principal investigators: Couturier, Jennifer L; Ford, Catherine

Keywords: Children, Adolescents And Emerging Adults; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Eating Disorders; Implementation Science

$197,448

Connecting, Collaborating, Creating: Moving toward a National Partnership for Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Meetings Planning & Dissemination Grant: Reproductive and Child Health

Principal investigators: Henderson, Katherine A

Keywords: Knowledge Exchange; National Partnership; Pediatric Eating Disorders

$9,999

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Gina Dimitropoulos and Georgina Dimitropoulos: 256 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Melissa Kimber: 43 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Cheryl Lynn Webb: 35 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Gail McVey: 26 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Gina Dimitropoulos: 25 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Gina Dimitropoulos: 24 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Sheri Findlay: 22 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Brooke Allemang: 22 shared papers
Brooke Allemang and Georgina Dimitropoulos: 22 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Cheryl Lynn Webb: 21 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Gail McVey: 21 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Natasha Johnson: 19 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Gail McVey: 19 shared papers
Jennifer Coelho and Josie Geller: 19 shared papers
Sheri Findlay and Cheryl Lynn Webb: 18 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Melanie Barwick: 17 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Georgina Dimitropoulos: 17 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Sheri Findlay: 16 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Alene Toulany: 14 shared papers
Alene Toulany and Georgina Dimitropoulos: 13 shared papers
Nicole Obeid and Gina Dimitropoulos: 12 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Jennifer Coelho: 12 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Melanie Barwick: 11 shared papers
Sheri Findlay and Melanie Barwick: 11 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Nicole Obeid: 9 shared papers
Natasha Johnson and Sheri Findlay: 9 shared papers
Nicole Obeid and Jennifer Coelho: 9 shared papers
Alene Toulany and Brooke Allemang: 8 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Ahmed Boachie: 7 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Natasha Johnson: 7 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Ahmed Boachie: 7 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Ahmed Boachie: 7 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Cathleen Steinegger: 7 shared papers
Gail McVey and Ahmed Boachie: 7 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Ahmed Boachie: 6 shared papers
Sheri Findlay and Ahmed Boachie: 6 shared papers
Alene Toulany and Cathleen Steinegger: 6 shared papers
Georgina Dimitropoulos and Cathleen Steinegger: 6 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Neera Bhatnagar: 5 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Melissa Brouwers: 5 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Josie Geller: 5 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Emilie Lacroix: 5 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Melissa Brouwers: 5 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Josie Geller: 5 shared papers
Neera Bhatnagar and Gail McVey: 5 shared papers
Christopher Mushquash and Gina Dimitropoulos: 5 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Melissa Brouwers: 5 shared papers
Melissa Brouwers and Ahmed Boachie: 5 shared papers
Jennifer Coelho and Ahmed Boachie: 5 shared papers
Josie Geller and Ahmed Boachie: 5 shared papers
Aaron Keshen and Emilie Lacroix: 5 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Neera Bhatnagar: 4 shared papers
Georgina Dimitropoulos and Ahmed Boachie: 4 shared papers
Ahmed Boachie and Cathleen Steinegger: 4 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Christopher Mushquash: 3 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Jason Bond: 3 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Christopher Mushquash: 3 shared papers
Natasha Johnson and Ahmed Boachie: 3 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Emilie Lacroix: 3 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Jason Bond: 3 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Neera Bhatnagar and Ahmed Boachie: 3 shared papers
Nicole Obeid and Jason Bond: 3 shared papers
Nicole Obeid and Ahmed Boachie: 3 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Ahmed Boachie and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Aaron Keshen: 2 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Aaron Keshen: 2 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Andrea Levinson: 2 shared papers
Melanie Barwick and Ahmed Boachie: 2 shared papers
Emilie Lacroix and Ahmed Boachie: 2 shared papers
Georgina Dimitropoulos and Andrea Levinson: 2 shared papers
Jason Bond and Ahmed Boachie: 2 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Amanda Ritsma: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Couturier and Andrea Levinson: 1 shared paper
Melissa Kimber and Amanda Ritsma: 1 shared paper
Sheri Findlay and Amanda Ritsma: 1 shared paper
Amanda Ritsma and Ahmed Boachie: 1 shared paper
Christopher Mushquash and Ahmed Boachie: 1 shared paper
Alene Toulany and Ahmed Boachie: 1 shared paper
Brooke Allemang and Ahmed Boachie: 1 shared paper
Aaron Keshen and Ahmed Boachie: 1 shared paper
Ahmed Boachie and Andrea Levinson: 1 shared paper

Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Paediatrics
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Psychological Aspects of Medicine and Health Care
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
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1 shared papers, latest 2025

Howard Steiger

Department of Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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