Carol Sawka, University of Toronto

Research

Cancer Community Based Primary Health Care Continuity Of Care Diagnosis Interdisciplinary Knowledge Translation Personalized Medicine Survivorship

Latest papers

How equitable is access to treatment for lung cancer patients? A population-based review of treatment practices in Ontario
Lung Cancer Management · 2017 · senior author
Public engagement in priority-setting: results from a pan-Canadian survey of decision-makers in cancer control.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2014
Real world costs and cost-effectiveness of Rituximab for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients: a population-based analysis.
BMC cancer · 2014

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Canadian Team to Improve Community-Based Cancer Care along the Continuum (CanIMPACT)
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$2,476,364
Improving community-based cancer care coordination along the continuum of care(IMPACT)
CIHR · 2012 · Principal investigator
Evidence, values and priority setting methods in cancer control
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$286,630

All 5 grants and awards

10 publications.

01

How equitable is access to treatment for lung cancer patients? A population-based review of treatment practices in Ontario

Evans WK, Stiff J, Woltman KJ, Ung YC, Su-Myat S, Manivong P, Tsang K, Nazen-Rad N, Gatto A, Tyrrell A

Lung Cancer Management201715 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.2217/lmt-2017-0013 PMID: W2774649015

02

Public engagement in priority-setting: results from a pan-Canadian survey of decision-makers in cancer control.

Regier DA, Bentley C, Mitton C, Bryan S, Burgess MM, Chesney E, Coldman A, Gibson J, Hoch J, Rahman S, Sabharwal M, Sawka C, Schuckel V, Peacock SJ

Social science & medicine (1982)2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.038 PMID: 25441325

03

Real world costs and cost-effectiveness of Rituximab for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients: a population-based analysis.

Khor S, Beca J, Krahn M, Hodgson D, Lee L, Crump M, Bremner KE, Luo J, Mamdani M, Bell CM, Sawka C, Gavura S, Sullivan T, Trudeau M, Peacock S, Hoch JS

BMC cancer2014

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-586 PMID: 25117912

04

Closing the quality loop: facilitating improvement in oncology practice through timely access to clinical performance indicators.

Srigley J, Lankshear S, Brierley J, McGowan T, Divaris D, Yurcan M, Rossi R, Yardley T, King MJ, Ross J, Irish J, McLeod R, Sawka C

Journal of oncology practice2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1200/jop.2012.000818 PMID: 23943888

05

Quality improvement in cancer symptom assessment and control: the Provincial Palliative Care Integration Project (PPCIP).

Gilbert JE, Howell D, King S, Sawka C, Hughes E, Angus H, Dudgeon D

Journal of pain and symptom management2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.028 PMID: 22464352

06

Cancer Care Ontario's experience with implementation of routine physical and psychological symptom distress screening.

Dudgeon D, King S, Howell D, Green E, Gilbert J, Hughes E, Lalonde B, Angus H, Sawka C

Psycho-oncology2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/pon.1918 PMID: 21308858

07

Clinician's Commentary.

Sawka C

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2010First author

DOI: 10.3138/physio.62.4.306 PMID: 21886369

08

Creating a system for performance improvement in cancer care: Cancer Care Ontario's clinical governance framework.

Duvalko KM, Sherar M, Sawka C

Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center2009Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/107327480901600403 PMID: 19910915

09

Outcomes of surveillance mammography after treatment of primary breast cancer: a population-based case series.

Paszat L, Sutradhar R, Grunfeld E, Gainford C, Benk V, Bondy S, Coyle D, Holloway C, Sawka C, Shumak R, Vallis K, van Walraven C

Breast cancer research and treatment2009

DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-9986-4 PMID: 18368477

10

Ontario, Canada: Using Networks to Integrate Palliative Care Province-Wide

Dudgeon D, Vaitonis V, Seow H, King S, Angus H, Sawka C

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management200747 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.001

Canadian Team to Improve Community-Based Cancer Care along the Continuum (CanIMPACT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - ICR/CBCI

Principal investigators: Grunfeld, Eva

Keywords: Cancer; Primary Care

$2,476,364

Improving community-based cancer care coordination along the continuum of care(IMPACT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - LOI

Principal investigators: Grunfeld, Eva; Buchman, Stephen (Sandy) H; Sawka, Carol A

Keywords: Cancer; Community Based Primary Health Care; Continuity Of Care; Diagnosis; Interdisciplinary; Knowledge Translation; Personalized Medicine; Survivorship; Treatment; Vulnerable Population

Evidence, values and priority setting methods in cancer control

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Peacock, Stuart J; Levy, David

Keywords: Cancer; Cancer Control Research; Evidence-Informed Decision Making; Health Economics; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Public Engagement; Public Values; Resource Allocation

$286,630

Dynamic case studies and the impact on health policy decision preparedness

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Dobrow, Mark; Sherar, Michael D

Keywords: Cancer; Decision Preparedness; Decision Principles; Dynamic Case Studies; Health Policy; Knowledge Translation; Non-Scientific Evidence

$332,227

Approaches to Accountability: Implications of Goals, Governance, Services, and Sub-sectors

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Deber, Raisa S; Brown, Adalsteinn D; Dobrow, Mark; Manson, Heather

Keywords: Accountability; Hospitals; Primary Care; Public Health

$340,881

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

Frequent collaborators

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Doris Howell

Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care

2 shared papers, latest 2012

Craig Mitton

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Jonathan Irish

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Susan Bondy

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Muhammad Mamdani

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Rinku Sutradhar

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Julie Gilbert

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

1 shared papers, latest 2012

Jennifer Gibson

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Stirling Bryan

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Murray Krahn

Toronto General Research Institute

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Eva Grunfeld

Department of Family and Community Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2009

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cancer Dear Professor Sawka, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "How equitable is access to treatment for lung cancer patients? A population-based review of treatment practices in Ontario" (2017), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Carol Sawka

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

How equitable is access to treatment for lung cancer patients? A population-based review of treatment practices in Ontario

Public engagement in priority-setting: results from a pan-Canadian survey of decision-makers in cancer control.

Real world costs and cost-effectiveness of Rituximab for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients: a population-based analysis.

Closing the quality loop: facilitating improvement in oncology practice through timely access to clinical performance indicators.

Quality improvement in cancer symptom assessment and control: the Provincial Palliative Care Integration Project (PPCIP).

Cancer Care Ontario's experience with implementation of routine physical and psychological symptom distress screening.

Clinician's Commentary.

Creating a system for performance improvement in cancer care: Cancer Care Ontario's clinical governance framework.

Outcomes of surveillance mammography after treatment of primary breast cancer: a population-based case series.

Ontario, Canada: Using Networks to Integrate Palliative Care Province-Wide

Canadian Team to Improve Community-Based Cancer Care along the Continuum (CanIMPACT)

Improving community-based cancer care coordination along the continuum of care(IMPACT)

Evidence, values and priority setting methods in cancer control

Dynamic case studies and the impact on health policy decision preparedness

Approaches to Accountability: Implications of Goals, Governance, Services, and Sub-sectors

Frequent collaborators

Doris Howell

Michael Sherar

Craig Mitton

Linda Lee

Robin Mcleod

Jonathan Irish

Lawrence Paszat

Stuart Peacock

Susan Bondy

Maureen Trudeau

Muhammad Mamdani

Rinku Sutradhar

David Hodgson

Julie Gilbert

Jennifer Gibson

Terrence Sullivan

Hsien Seow

William Evans

Stirling Bryan

Murray Krahn

Eva Grunfeld