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Anna Taddio

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Anna Taddio

Professor

Pharmacy Practice

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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35 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2017.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2010.

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147

Publications

1,277

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Grants

Publications by year

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Department Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Division Of Clinical Pharmacology And Toxicology, The Hospital For Sick Children
Master of Science, Department Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Division Of Clinical Pharmacology And Toxicology, The Hospital For Sick Children
Bachelor of Science In Pharmacy

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Research

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Sensory systems, pain Vaccines Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice Health care safety and quality improvement Health and community services Community child health

Latest papers

HELPinKids&Adults 2026 Guideline Update on Reducing Distress During Vaccine Injections: Overview of Methods and the Evidence Base.
The Clinical journal of pain · 2026 · first author
Coping with Pokes: Child, Caregiver, and Clinician Feedback on a Caregiver-Led Educational Resource for Managing Children's Needle Fear.
Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026
Venepuncture versus heel lance for blood sampling in term neonates.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026

All 147 publications

Latest funding

Overcoming fears of the poke: A partnership approach to identify priorities for needle fears research, care, and policy
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$24,984
"It Doesn't Have to Hurt": Towards a Patient- and Family-Focused Digital Health Tool to Improve Children's Pain Management - A Consensus Conference
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Needles without tears: Inoculating children against pain and fear
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
$1,266,146

All 18 grants and awards

147 publications.

HELPinKids&Adults 2026 Guideline Update on Reducing Distress During Vaccine Injections: Overview of Methods and the Evidence Base.

Taddio A

The Clinical journal of pain2026First author

DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001375 PMID: 42444176

Coping with Pokes: Child, Caregiver, and Clinician Feedback on a Caregiver-Led Educational Resource for Managing Children's Needle Fear.

Nauman H, Truffyn EE, Taddio A, Birnie KA, McMurtry CM

Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2026

DOI: 10.3390/nursrep16010031 PMID: 41591128

Venepuncture versus heel lance for blood sampling in term neonates.

Martins G, Fiander M, Taddio A, Shah VS

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2026

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001452.pub5 PMID: 42466545

Reducing distress during vaccine injections: 2026 clinical practice guideline update.

Taddio A, Shah V, McMurtry CM, Lang E, MacDonald NE, Abrams EM, Alexander S, Bucci LM, Comeau J, Cortes JM, Cranch J, Gallinger L, Girouard S, Golightly B, Guenther M, Halperin SA, Howitt L, Jensen C, Kolker S, Kryschuk E, Minhas R, Noel M, Riddell RP, Probst J, Rieder MJ, Ross K, Siamaki S, Uleryk E

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2026First author

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.260123 PMID: 42767684

"It Could Become a Standard"-A Qualitative Study of the CARDTM System for Needle-Related Procedures in a Children's Hospital.

Casaulta F, Marfurt-Russenberger K, Zeller A, Taddio A, Vetsch J

Children (Basel, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3390/children13070951 PMID: 42509976

Efficacy of oral sucrose for preterm infants undergoing point-of-care lung ultrasound: a randomized assessor-blinded controlled trial.

Elkhouli M, Mohsen N, Elhanafy T, Ibrahim J, Cheng C, Lee S, Cheng C, Taddio A, Shah V, Mohamed A

European journal of pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00431-026-06886-7 PMID: 41880043

Effect of CARD (Comfort-Ask-Relax-Distract) on acceptance of school-based vaccinations: A controlled before and after study.

Taddio A, Mulvey K, Gudzak V, Bucci LM, Logeman C, McMurtry CM, Trotz-Williams L, MacDonald NE

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025First author

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2516180 PMID: 40768553

CARD (Comfort Ask Relax Distract) and community pharmacy vaccinations: Evaluation of effectiveness outcomes from a cluster randomized trial.

Taddio A, Morrison J, Logeman C, Gudzak V, Bucci LM, McMurtry CM, Yang M, Folinas M, Moineddin R, MacDonald NE

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025First author

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2488064 PMID: 40768541

Playing CARD (Comfort Ask Relax Distract): Upping our game on the quality of vaccine delivery.

MacDonald NE, Bucci LM, Taddio A

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2526226 PMID: 40768513

CARD (Comfort Ask Relax Distract) and community pharmacy vaccinations: Evaluation of implementation outcomes from a cluster randomized trial.

Taddio A, Morrison J, Logeman C, Gudzak V, Bucci LM, McMurtry CM, Yang M, Folinas M, Moineddin R, MacDonald NE

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025First author

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2503524 PMID: 40371950

Overcoming fears of the poke: A partnership approach to identify priorities for needle fears research, care, and policy

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: McMurtry, C. Meghan; Birnie, Kathryn A

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Co-Design; Needle Fear; Pain; Priority Setting Partnership; Youth

$24,984

"It Doesn't Have to Hurt": Towards a Patient- and Family-Focused Digital Health Tool to Improve Children's Pain Management - A Consensus Conference

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Chambers, Christine T

Keywords: Children And Parents; Consensus Conference; Digital Health; Health Professionals; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Pain Management; Patient Engagement; Pediatrics; Psychology

$10,000

Needles without tears: Inoculating children against pain and fear

Nominated PICIHR2017Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Taddio, Anna

Keywords: Children; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Clinical Trials; Evidence Based Medicine; Immunization; Knowledge Synthesis; Knowledge Translation; Pain Management; School-Based Immunizations

$1,266,146

Pain Management from Skin-Breaking Procedures in Neonates: Knowledge Synthesis and Practice Guidelines

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Shah, Vibhuti; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Taddio, Anna

Keywords: Infant-Newborn; Observational Study; Pain Management; Randomized Controlled Trial; Skin-Breaking Procedures; Systematic Review

$100,000

Pain pain go away: improving the vaccination experience at school

Nominated PICIHR2015Operating Grant: Knowledge to Action

Principal investigators: Taddio, Anna; Hirji, Mohamed M; McMurtry, C. Meghan

Keywords: Clinical Practice Guideline; Fainting; Fear Management; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Pain Management; Qualitative Research; School; Vaccination

$200,000

Be Sweet to Babies during immunizations: Showing the evidence

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Harrison, Denise M

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Immunizations; Infants; Knowledge Translation; Pain; Sucrose

$11,360

It Doesn't Have to Hurt: A Science-Media Partnership to Mobilize Evidence about Children's Pain to Parents

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant: Knowledge to Action

Principal investigators: Ehm, Erica; Chambers, Christine T

Keywords: Community Engagement; Evaluation; Knowledge Translation; Media; Pain; Parents; Pediatric Pain; Research Evidence Mobilization; Science-Media Partnership; Social Media

$200,000

Needle Fears in Children undergoing Medical Procedures: Knowledge Synthesis, Practice Guidelines, and Dissemination Strategies

Nominated PICIHR2013Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Taddio, Anna; Bucci, Lucie M; Mousmanis, Patricia A; Rieder, Michael J; Votta-Bleeker, Elizabeth A; McMurtry, C. Meghan

Keywords: Children; Clinical Practice Guideline; Evidence-Based Medicine; Knowledge Synthesis; Knowledge Translation; Management; Medical Procedures; Needle Fear; Prevention; Systematic Review

$99,936

Immunizing Infants against Pain: A hospital-based postnatal parent education program about reducing infant immunization pain

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Taddio, Anna

Keywords: Evidence-Based Medicine; Health Education; Health Services Research; Immunization; Infant/Child; Knowledge Translation; Pain Management; Population Health; Primary Care; Randomized Controlled Trial

$439,777

Sucrose Practices for Pain in Neonates (SPiN); A Program of Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Stevens, Bonnie J

Keywords: Context; Development; Effectiveness; Neonates; Outcomes; Pain; Sucrose

$947,340

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Anna Taddio

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

HELPinKids&Adults 2026 Guideline Update on Reducing Distress During Vaccine Injections: Overview of Methods and the Evidence Base.

Coping with Pokes: Child, Caregiver, and Clinician Feedback on a Caregiver-Led Educational Resource for Managing Children's Needle Fear.

Venepuncture versus heel lance for blood sampling in term neonates.

Reducing distress during vaccine injections: 2026 clinical practice guideline update.

"It Could Become a Standard"-A Qualitative Study of the CARDTM System for Needle-Related Procedures in a Children's Hospital.

Efficacy of oral sucrose for preterm infants undergoing point-of-care lung ultrasound: a randomized assessor-blinded controlled trial.

Effect of CARD (Comfort-Ask-Relax-Distract) on acceptance of school-based vaccinations: A controlled before and after study.

CARD (Comfort Ask Relax Distract) and community pharmacy vaccinations: Evaluation of effectiveness outcomes from a cluster randomized trial.

Playing CARD (Comfort Ask Relax Distract): Upping our game on the quality of vaccine delivery.

CARD (Comfort Ask Relax Distract) and community pharmacy vaccinations: Evaluation of implementation outcomes from a cluster randomized trial.

Frequent collaborators

Vibhuti Shah

Vibhuti Shah

Rebecca Pillai Riddell

Joel Katz

Melanie Noel

Melanie Noel

Gideon Koren

Rebecca Pillai Riddell

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Bonnie Stevens

Martin Antony

Denise Harrison

Patricia Mousmanis

Rahim Moineddin

Paula Rochon

Janet Squires

Vinita Dubey

Paula Rochon

Carole Estabrooks

Mariana Bueno

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Eddy Lang

Murray Krahn

Chris Verschoor

Mustafa Hirji

Joseph Beyene

Eu-gene Ng

Jennifer Stinson

Scott Halperin

Elena Parvez

Prakeshkumar Shah

Andy Willan