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Celia Laur

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Assistant ProfessorInstitute of Health Policy, Management, and EvaluationUniversity of Toronto

Celia Laur

Assistant Professor

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

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Implementation Science Black Health Cancer Screening Health Promotion Women'S Health Behaviour Change Children Diabetes

Latest papers

Evaluating Implementation Context to Prepare for Scaling Up the Integration of Interdisciplinary Healthcare Providers in Rheumatology Practices: A Rheumatology Workforce Survey.
The Journal of rheumatology · 2026
Exploring prenatal care experiences in Ontario, Canada: An equity-oriented qualitative study.
PloS one · 2026
Structural models for spreading and scaling digital health initiatives: A scoping review protocol.
PloS one · 2026 · first author

All 43 publications

Latest funding

Using audit and feedback to advance equity goals of learning health systems.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$15,000
Implementing a National Pediatric Chronic Pain Registry and Co-Designing Data Visualization for Clinicians: A Planning Meeting
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Let's not wait 11 years: Development and rapid adoption of a screening measure for endometriosis in young Canadian adults
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$594,250

All 10 grants and awards

43 publications.

Evaluating Implementation Context to Prepare for Scaling Up the Integration of Interdisciplinary Healthcare Providers in Rheumatology Practices: A Rheumatology Workforce Survey.

Widdifield J, Laur C, Kwok TSH, Oliva L, Appleton CT, Ahluwalia V, Thorne JC, Wong JC, Bodmer NS, Gomes MJ, Young Lee JJ, Barber CEH, Passalent L, King LK

The Journal of rheumatology2026

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2025-0683 PMID: 41033827

Exploring prenatal care experiences in Ontario, Canada: An equity-oriented qualitative study.

Ladak Z, Hooda M, Ojo T, To D, Simmons R, Shuldiner J, Patrawala UK, Nicholas Angl E, Laur C, Hemani M, Falenchuk O, Volpe R, Ivers NM

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345200 PMID: 41911216

Structural models for spreading and scaling digital health initiatives: A scoping review protocol.

Laur C, Lee K, Milat A, Petrie S, Ladak Z, Lui V, Hall A, Nathan N, Medeiros P, Ivers N, Bhattacharyya O

PloS one2026First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336730 PMID: 41746914

Constructing the program theory: an implementation science approach to understanding a successful interdisciplinary team-based model of rheumatology care.

King LK, To D, Ladak Z, Oliva L, Barnes C, Hofstetter C, Tin D, Thorne C, Ivers N, Widdifield J, Laur C, Canadian Rheumatology Implementation Science Team (CAN-RIST)

Implementation science communications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s43058-026-00870-w PMID: 41645304

"It's Like a One-Stop-Shop": A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient Experiences With Interdisciplinary Team-Based Rheumatology Care.

Sraka G, Ladak Z, Laur C, To D, Oliva L, Barnes C, Hofstetter C, Widdifield J, Thorne JC, King LK

The Journal of rheumatology2026

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2025-0768 PMID: 41326162

"We treat the symptom, not the system": a qualitative study exploring connections between food insecurity and disease-related malnutrition in Canada.

Quayyum F, Rao A, Ford KL, John JC, Rayane Braga J, Nicholas Angl E, Lofters A, Gramlich L, Kelly A, Jain R, Ray S, Laur C

BMJ nutrition, prevention & health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjnph-2025-001480 PMID: 42534836

Effectiveness of Audit and Feedback and Academic Detailing Interventions to Support Safer Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care.

Lacroix M, Abdelmalek F, Everett K, Taljaard M, Salach L, Bevan L, Burton V, Jia H, Shuldiner J, Laur C, Angl EN, Ivers NM, Tadrous M

The American journal of medicine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.09.017 PMID: 39413866

Identifying Potential Sustainable and Scalable Interventions to Recognize Signs of Diabetes in Children Across Canada.

Ladak Z, Medeiros P, Rouleau G, Shuldiner J, Amed S, Cummings E, Doulla M, Ho J, Inman M, Lawrence SE, Li P, Moreau E, Nakhla M, Von Oettingen J, Sellers E, Wherrett DK, Shulman R, Laur C

Canadian journal of diabetes2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.09.002 PMID: 40976280

Developing Balanced Quality Indicators for Monitoring Virtual Care in Ambulatory Care Environments: Modified Delphi Panel Process.

Petrie S, Makanjuola O, Laur C, Burke E, Rios P, Bhattacharyya O, Mukerji G

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/38657 PMID: 40522721

A systematic review to determine the effect of strategies to sustain chronic disease prevention interventions in clinical and community settings.

Riley-Gibson E, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Pascoe W, Peden B, Doherty E, Pollock E, Booth D, Salloum RG, Laur C, Powell BJ, Kingsland M, Lane C, Hailemariam M, Sutherland R, Nathan N

Translational behavioral medicine2025

DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibae070 PMID: 39841156

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Implementation Science Dear Professor Laur, 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 "Evaluating Implementation Context to Prepare for Scaling Up the Integration of Interdisciplinary Healthcare Providers in Rheumatology Practices: A Rheumatology Workforce Survey." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Cancer Screening for Black Women: Development and Dissemination of An Implementation Toolkit" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]

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Celia Laur

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Evaluating Implementation Context to Prepare for Scaling Up the Integration of Interdisciplinary Healthcare Providers in Rheumatology Practices: A Rheumatology Workforce Survey.

Exploring prenatal care experiences in Ontario, Canada: An equity-oriented qualitative study.

Structural models for spreading and scaling digital health initiatives: A scoping review protocol.

Constructing the program theory: an implementation science approach to understanding a successful interdisciplinary team-based model of rheumatology care.

"It's Like a One-Stop-Shop": A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient Experiences With Interdisciplinary Team-Based Rheumatology Care.

"We treat the symptom, not the system": a qualitative study exploring connections between food insecurity and disease-related malnutrition in Canada.

Effectiveness of Audit and Feedback and Academic Detailing Interventions to Support Safer Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care.

Identifying Potential Sustainable and Scalable Interventions to Recognize Signs of Diabetes in Children Across Canada.

Developing Balanced Quality Indicators for Monitoring Virtual Care in Ambulatory Care Environments: Modified Delphi Panel Process.

A systematic review to determine the effect of strategies to sustain chronic disease prevention interventions in clinical and community settings.

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Noah Ivers

Heather Keller

Leah Gramlich

Jennifer Shuldiner

Onil Bhattacharyya

Emily Nicholas Angl

Laura Desveaux

Jessica Widdifield

Nick Daneman

Geetha Mukerji

Ruxandra Pinto

Celia Laur

Gary Garber

Bradley Langford

Justin Presseau

Rayzel Shulman

Tina Mah

Mina Tadrous

Femke Hoekstra

Elizabeth Sellers

Carter Thorne

Pauline Pariser

Marianne Saragosa

Danielle Martin

Sathya Karunananthan

Chester Ho

Katharina Kovacs Burns

David Buckeridge

Kevin Schwartz

Josephine Ho