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Beth Rachlis

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Assistant ProfessorClinical Public Health DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Beth Rachlis

Assistant Professor

Clinical Public Health Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Research

Aging Comorbidity Antiretroviral Therapy Biomarkers Geriatrics Hiv Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections Determinants Of Health

Latest papers

The association between HIV drug resistance testing, viral suppression and mortality in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study
HIV Medicine · 2025
Healthcare system action on employment as a social determinant of health in people living with HIV: A qualitative study.
PloS one · 2023
Low human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among women engaged in HIV care in Ontario, Canada.
Preventive medicine · 2022

All 35 publications

Latest funding

Correlates of Healthy Aging in Geriatric HIV: CHANGE HIV STUDY
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$2,487,249
Employment as a social determinant of health for people living with HIV: catalyzing a community based program of intervention research
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$39,990
Healthy Aging With HIV
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 7 grants and awards

35 publications.

The association between HIV drug resistance testing, viral suppression and mortality in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

Mbuagbaw L, Logie CH, Thabane L, Smaill F, Smieja M, Burchell AN, Rachlis B, Tarride JE, Kroch AE, Mazzulli T

HIV Medicine2025

DOI: 10.1111/hiv.70086

Healthcare system action on employment as a social determinant of health in people living with HIV: A qualitative study.

Craig-Neil A, Ho J, Perri M, Gaspar M, Hunter C, Rachlis B, Kendall CE, Rueda S, Burchell AN, Pinto AD

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282421 PMID: 37023048

Low human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among women engaged in HIV care in Ontario, Canada.

Chambers C, Gillis J, Lindsay J, Benoit AC, Kendall CE, Kroch A, Grewal R, Loutfy M, Mah A, O'Brien K, Ogilvie G, Raboud J, Rachlis A, Rachlis B, Yeung A, Yudin MH, Burchell AN, OHTN Cohort Study Team

Preventive medicine2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107246 PMID: 36075492

Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health

Choi BCK, King AS, Graham K, Bilotta R, Selby P, Harvey BJ, Gupta N, Morris SK, Young E, Buklis P

Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada20229 citations

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.42.10.03

Using concept mapping to explore the challenges associated with affording and accessing medications among people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.

Rachlis B, Nam S, Rosenes R, Santoni T, Peck R, Betts A, Kendall C, Yoong D, Sharp A, Gauvin H, Goddard L, Owino M, Rourke SB, Antoniou T, Ontario HIV Drug Coverage Study Team

AIDS care2021First author

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1770182 PMID: 32490685

Defining Clinical Public Health.

Choi B, Pakes B, Bilotta R, Graham K, Gupta N, King AS, Dimaras H, Wei X, Gibson B, Reynolds DL

Clinical and Investigative Medicine20214 citations

DOI: 10.25011/cim.v44i2.36479

The impact of routine HIV drug resistance testing in Ontario: A controlled interrupted time series study

Mbuagbaw L, Logie CH, Thabane L, Smaill F, Smieja M, Burchell AN, Rachlis B, Tarride J-E, Kroch A, Mazzulli T

PLoS ONE20213 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246766 PMID: W3152367169

Overview of systematic reviews on strategies to improve treatment initiation, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV: part 1

Mbuagbaw L, Hajizadeh A, Wang A, Mertz D, Lawson DO, Smieja M, Benoit AC, Alvarez E, Ritchie LP, Rachlis B

BMJ Open202041 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034793 PMID: W3088603326

Cohort profile: Development and profile of a population-based, retrospective cohort of diagnosed people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada (Ontario HIV Laboratory Cohort).

Liu J, Wilton J, Sullivan A, Marchand-Austin A, Rachlis B, Giles M, Light L, Sider D, Kroch AE, Gilbert M, Ontario HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance Initiative

BMJ open2019

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027325 PMID: 31133591

Potential use of supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a remote and mid-size Canadian setting.

Mitra S, Rachlis B, Krysowaty B, Marshall Z, Olsen C, Rourke S, Kerr T

BMC public health2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6606-7 PMID: 30849946

Correlates of Healthy Aging in Geriatric HIV: CHANGE HIV STUDY

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant - HIV/AIDS Comorbidities Prevention and Healthy Living

Principal investigators: Walmsley, Sharon L; Rosenes, Ron; Taylor, Darien; Arbess, Gordon; Bowdish, Dawn M; Falutz, Julian; Guaraldi, Giovanni; Guillemi, Silvia A; Klein, Marina B; Loutfy, Mona R; O'Brien, Kelly K; Rachlis, Beth S; Rochon, Paula A; Tan, Darrell H; Wyndham-West, Catherine M

Keywords: Aging; Antiretroviral Therapy; Biomarkers; Comorbidity; Determinants Of Health; Geriatrics; Hiv; Microbiome; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections

$2,487,249

Employment as a social determinant of health for people living with HIV: catalyzing a community based program of intervention research

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General Stream

Principal investigators: Pinto, Andrew D; Watchorn, Jocelyn

Keywords: Aids; Community Based Research; Employment; Hiv; Social Determinants Of Health

$39,990

Healthy Aging With HIV

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant: HIV/AIDS Comorbidities Prevention and Healthy Living - LOI

Principal investigators: Walmsley, Sharon L; Rosenes, Ron; Falutz, Julian; Guaraldi, Giovanni; Kaul, Rupert; Kaushic, Charu; Loutfy, Mona R; Murzin, Kate; O'Brien, Kelly K; Rachlis, Beth S; Rochon, Paula A; Sebastiani, Giada; Tseng, Alice

Keywords: Aging; Antiretroviral Therapy; Biomarkers; Comorbidity; Frailty; Geriatrics; Geroscience; Hiv; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections

$25,000

PANACHE: Preferences and Needs for Aging Care among HIV Elders in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General Stream

Principal investigators: Walmsley, Sharon L; Murzin, Kate; Rosenes, Ron; Rachlis, Beth S

Keywords: Aging; Cascade Of Care; Chronic Disease; Comorbidity; Hiv/Aids; Long Term Care; Survey

$39,982

The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services Research Program: Examining Uptake and Impacts in Different Community Settings and Models of Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Baral, Stefan D; Garber, Gary E

Keywords: Health Service Research; Injection Drug Use; Safe Injection Facilities; Supervised Injection Services

$646,424

Developing a research agenda to examine the impact of patchwork drug coverage for HIV-infected populations in Ontario, Canada.

Nominated PICIHR2015Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rachlis, Beth S; Antoniou, Tony

Keywords: Access; Concept Mapping; Drug Insurance; Equity; Hiv

$15,000

Developing a community-directed research agenda to examine the impact of patchwork drug coverage for HIV-infected populations in Ontario, Canada

Nominated PICIHR2015Catalyst Grant: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General Stream

Principal investigators: Rachlis, Beth S; Antoniou, Tony

Keywords: Access; Community-Based Research; Concept Mapping; Drug Insurance; Equity; Hiv

$19,900

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on July 30, 2025 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Beth Rachlis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The association between HIV drug resistance testing, viral suppression and mortality in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

Healthcare system action on employment as a social determinant of health in people living with HIV: A qualitative study.

Low human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among women engaged in HIV care in Ontario, Canada.

Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health

Using concept mapping to explore the challenges associated with affording and accessing medications among people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.

Defining Clinical Public Health.

The impact of routine HIV drug resistance testing in Ontario: A controlled interrupted time series study

Overview of systematic reviews on strategies to improve treatment initiation, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV: part 1

Cohort profile: Development and profile of a population-based, retrospective cohort of diagnosed people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada (Ontario HIV Laboratory Cohort).

Potential use of supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a remote and mid-size Canadian setting.

Correlates of Healthy Aging in Geriatric HIV: CHANGE HIV STUDY

Employment as a social determinant of health for people living with HIV: catalyzing a community based program of intervention research

Healthy Aging With HIV

PANACHE: Preferences and Needs for Aging Care among HIV Elders in Canada

The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services Research Program: Examining Uptake and Impacts in Different Community Settings and Models of Care

Developing a research agenda to examine the impact of patchwork drug coverage for HIV-infected populations in Ontario, Canada.

Developing a community-directed research agenda to examine the impact of patchwork drug coverage for HIV-infected populations in Ontario, Canada

Frequent collaborators

Elizabeth Alvarez

Lehana Thabane

Ross Upshur

Thomas Kerr

Monique van Lettow

Marek Smieja

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Curtis Cooper

Claire Kendall

Janet Raboud

James Orbinski

Tony Mazzulli

Sean Rourke

Michael Escobar

Farah Ahmad

Rose Bilotta

Kathryn Graham

Abigail Kroch

Neeru Gupta

Winston Husbands

James Orbinski

Kumanan Wilson

Alexandra Martiniuk

Ayden Scheim

Lisa Puchalski Ritchie

Hsien Seow

Tony Antoniou

Farah Ahmad

Curtis Cooper

Edward Joseph Mills

Richard Perez

Dominik Mertz

Carol Strike

Mark Gilbert

Shafi Bhuiyan

Pierrette Buklis

Catharine Chambers

Brian Gibson

Angela Kaida

Eric Young