Donna Thomson, University of Toronto

Research

Complex Care Mixed Methods Randomized Trial Transitional Navigator Transitions To Adult Care

Latest papers

Exploring factors associated with the physical, mental, and financial health of unpaid caregivers: An analysis of the Canadian National Caregiving Survey.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Building Bridges: Developing and Implementing a New Transition to Adult Care Program for Youth with Complex Healthcare Needs at a Canadian Children's Hospital.
Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
Promoting Intensive Transitions for Children and Youth with Medical Complexity from Paediatric to Adult Care: the PITCare study—protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open · 2024

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Promoting Intensive Transitions for Children and Youth with Medical Complexity from Pediatric to Adult Care -- The PITCare Study
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$951,511
Family engagement in research: Evaluation, sustainability and scalability of an online training program for family and research partners in child health research
CIHR · 2019 · Supervisor
$232,500

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Exploring factors associated with the physical, mental, and financial health of unpaid caregivers: An analysis of the Canadian National Caregiving Survey.

Benjamin H, Robibaro F, Thomson D, Bruno G, Lunsky Y, Janeiro J, Mendelsohn L, Stall NM, Cohen E

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01133-2 PMID: 41324883

02

Building Bridges: Developing and Implementing a New Transition to Adult Care Program for Youth with Complex Healthcare Needs at a Canadian Children's Hospital.

Santos S, Orkin J, Abells D, Allemang B, Arenas Rodriguez B, Colapinto K, Constas N, Heath M, Henze M, John T, Lippett R, Miranda S, Soscia J, Teicher J, Thomson D, Tyrrell J, Vandepoele E, Wentzel K, Yates D, Cohen E, Toulany A

Children (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/children12081043 PMID: 40868495

03

Promoting Intensive Transitions for Children and Youth with Medical Complexity from Paediatric to Adult Care: the PITCare study—protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Santos S, Thomson D, Diaz S, Soscia J, Adams S, Amin R, Bernstein S, Blais B, Bruno N, Colapinto K

BMJ Open20245 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086088

04

Evaluation of a patient care delivery model: system outcomes in acute cardiac care.

O'Brien-Pallas L, Li XM, Wang S, Meyer RM, Thomson D

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2010Senior author

PMID: 21319641

05

Evaluation of a patient care delivery model: patient outcomes in acute cardiac care.

Meyer RM, Wang S, Li X, Thomson D, O'Brien-Pallas L

Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01308.x PMID: 19941586

06

Systematic review of evidence on the impact of nursing workload and staffing on establishing healthy work environments.

Pearson A, Pallas LO, Thomson D, Doucette E, Tucker D, Wiechula R, Long L, Porritt K, Jordan Z

International journal of evidence-based healthcare2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-6988.2006.00055.x PMID: 21631774

07

Systematic review of evidence on the impact of nursing workload and staffing on establishing healthy work environments.

Pearson A, Pallas LO, Thomson D, Doucette E, Tucker D, Wiechula R, Long L, Porritt K, Jordan Z

JBI library of systematic reviews2006

DOI: 10.11124/01938924-200604080-00001 PMID: 27820439

Promoting Intensive Transitions for Children and Youth with Medical Complexity from Pediatric to Adult Care -- The PITCare Study

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Transitions in Care

Principal investigators: Cohen, Eyal; Diaz, Sanober; Orkin, Julia; Thomson, Donna

Keywords: Complex Care; Mixed Methods; Randomized Trial; Transitional Navigator; Transitions To Adult Care

$951,511

Family engagement in research: Evaluation, sustainability and scalability of an online training program for family and research partners in child health research

SupervisorCIHR2019Fellowship: POR Awards - Transition to Leadership Stream - Phase 1

Principal investigators: Cross, Andrea

Keywords: Child Health Research; Childhood Disability; Evaluation; Implementation Science; Inter-Professional Training; Knowledge Translation; Online Education; Patient-Oriented Research; Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research

$232,500

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

Pediatrics
Medicine
Psychology
Surgery
Respirology
Regenerative Medicine
Nursing
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2022

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Complex Care Dear Professor Thomson, 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 "Exploring factors associated with the physical, mental, and financial health of unpaid caregivers: An analysis of the Canadian National Caregiving 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 "Promoting Intensive Transitions for Children and Youth with Medical Complexity from Pediatric to Adult Care -- The PITCare Study" (2022), 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]