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David Wiljer

ResearcherEducationUniversity of Toronto

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David Wiljer

Researcher

Education

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 14 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Academic metrics

117

Publications

516

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Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Help-Seeking Mental Health Transition-Aged Youth Belonging Chronic Disease Management Epistemic Injustice Equity Knowlege Mobilization

Latest papers

Educational Perspectives on Compassionate Concussion Care: A Scoping Review.
The clinical teacher · 2026
Adherence to Physical Activity Interventions in Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics · 2026
Principles for Responsible AI in Health Professions Education, Research, and Care: Health CARE-AI (Contextual, Accountable, Responsible, and Equitable Artificial Intelligence) Framework Delphi Consensus Study.
JMIR medical education · 2026

All 117 publications

Latest funding

Amplifying the Voices of People Living with Obesity: Addressing Epistemic Injustice to Support Chronic Disease Management
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$150,000
Patients/Caregivers-Inter-professionals Compassionate Care Collaboration
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$49,330
Bridging the Gap: Harnessing Health Information Systems for Enhanced Collaborative Care in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 24 grants and awards

117 publications.

Educational Perspectives on Compassionate Concussion Care: A Scoping Review.

Kam ASH, Roy F, Wiljer D, Fernandez N, Richardson D

The clinical teacher2026

DOI: 10.1111/tct.70296 PMID: 41383146

Adherence to Physical Activity Interventions in Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Tassone VK, Lin Q, Li G, Rao A, Duscio V, Mathur T, Uthayakumar H, Sohail SZ, Kar S, Quesnel DA, Lou W, Wiljer D, Sabiston CM, Mulsant B, Bhat V

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics2026

DOI: 10.1159/000550802 PMID: 41615879

Principles for Responsible AI in Health Professions Education, Research, and Care: Health CARE-AI (Contextual, Accountable, Responsible, and Equitable Artificial Intelligence) Framework Delphi Consensus Study.

Sonnenberg LK, Wiljer D, Mamdani M, Do V, Tang B, Haroon B, Jaffer B, Maniate J

JMIR medical education2026

DOI: 10.2196/91626 PMID: 42488974

Comparing Health System Costs for Recipients of Minimally Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) and Therapist-Guided CBT in Routine Care: A Cohort Study Using Ontario's Linked Health-Administrative Data: Comparaison des coûts pour le système de santé entre les personnes suivant une thérapie cognitivo-comportementale par Internet (TCCI) avec des orientations minimales et les personnes suivant une TCC menée par un ou une thérapeute en soins courants : étude de cohorte utilisant les données administratives de santé liées en Ontario.

Gatov E, Oliveira C, Strudwick G, Wiljer D, Bhattacharyya O, Kurdyak P

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261477547 PMID: 42627350

Critical Dialogues for Action: A Research Methodology for Transforming Engagement into Impact.

Sonnenberg LK, Chan MK, Wiljer D, Do V, Taylor M, Busari JO, Beselt LJ, Maniate JM

Medical science educator2026

DOI: 10.1007/s40670-026-02727-2 PMID: 42438544

Real-world effectiveness of minimally-guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) versus therapist-guided CBT: a cohort study using Ontario's linked health-administrative data.

Gatov E, Strudwick G, Wiljer D, Bhattacharyya O, Kurdyak P

Cognitive behaviour therapy2026

DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2026.2624695 PMID: 41677465

Application of a Sociotechnical Framework to Uncover Factors That Influence Effective User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Tools in Clinical Care Contexts: Scoping Review.

Lo B, Durocher K, Charow R, Kimball S, Pham Q, Sockalingam S, Wiljer D, Strudwick G

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/67820 PMID: 40293798

Serendipitous Pathways and Elusive Definitions: Leadership in Continuing Professional Development.

Wiljer D, Paton M, Jeyakumar T, Do V, Maniate JM, Tavares W, Schneeweiss S

The Journal of continuing education in the health professions2025First author

DOI: 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000569 PMID: 39162716

Learning to Teach AI: Understanding the Needs of Healthcare Professionals.

Jeyakumar T, Balakumar S, Younus S, Clare M, Charow R, Al-Mouaswas D, Dhalla A, Gillan C, Jardine J, Akinli Kocak S, Mattson J, Salhia M, Tavares W, Zhang M, Wiljer D

Studies in health technology and informatics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3233/shti250013 PMID: 39968547

Enabling Digital Compassion in Digital Health Environments: Modified eDelphi Study to Identify Interprofessional Competencies and Technology Attributes.

Wiljer D, Charow R, Zhang M, Lo B, Sequeira L, Shen N, Sockalingam S, Rossos P, Crawford A, Strudwick G

Journal of medical Internet research2025First author

DOI: 10.2196/66547 PMID: 40903000

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David Wiljer

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Educational Perspectives on Compassionate Concussion Care: A Scoping Review.

Adherence to Physical Activity Interventions in Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Principles for Responsible AI in Health Professions Education, Research, and Care: Health CARE-AI (Contextual, Accountable, Responsible, and Equitable Artificial Intelligence) Framework Delphi Consensus Study.

Critical Dialogues for Action: A Research Methodology for Transforming Engagement into Impact.

Real-world effectiveness of minimally-guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) versus therapist-guided CBT: a cohort study using Ontario's linked health-administrative data.

Application of a Sociotechnical Framework to Uncover Factors That Influence Effective User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Tools in Clinical Care Contexts: Scoping Review.

Serendipitous Pathways and Elusive Definitions: Leadership in Continuing Professional Development.

Learning to Teach AI: Understanding the Needs of Healthcare Professionals.

Enabling Digital Compassion in Digital Health Environments: Modified eDelphi Study to Identify Interprofessional Competencies and Technology Attributes.

Frequent collaborators

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Brian Lo

Gillian Strudwick

Kristin Cleverley

Walter Tavares

Nelson Shen

Maria Mylopoulos

Sophie Soklaridis

Aristotle Voineskos

Janine Robb

Janet Papadakos

Gloria Chaim

Craig Campbell

Quynh Pham

Allison Crawford

Sean Kidd

Nathan Perlis

Csilla Kalocsai

Alejandro Berlin

Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai

Antonio Finelli

Shabbir Alibhai

John Strauss

Robert Maunder

Joseph Cafazzo

Gunther Eysenbach

Nancy McNaughton

Julie Gilbert

Alison Freeland

Wendy Lou

Marko Simunovic

Emma Apatu

Ross Upshur

Peter Ellis

Alise de Bie

Sean Wharton

Onil Bhattacharyya

Elizabeth Lin

Kwame Mckenzie

Emily Seto