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Francine Buchanan

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of Toronto

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Francine Buchanan

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
50 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

190

Citations

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Research

Child Health Clinical Epidemiology Dexamethasone Feasibility General Pediatrics Hospital Medicine Orbital Cellulitis Patient Oriented Research

Latest papers

Most costly and prevalent reasons for hospitalization in children with medical complexity in Ontario, Canada
Journal of Hospital Medicine · 2026
Low‐value care and variation in practice in the care of children hospitalized with bronchiolitis in Canada (CareBEST): Protocol for a multi‐center prospective cohort study
Journal of Hospital Medicine · 2026
Integration of the patient, caregiver and community voice into paediatric care, education and research: the SickKids model of advisor-centred engagement
BMJ Open · 2026

All 53 publications

Latest funding

POPCORN-RSV: A Canadian Pregnant Individual-Infant Trial for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$3,411,901
BIOlogic drug safety and effectiveness interNational pharmacoepidemiologIC study in pregnant women with autoimmune disorders and asthma and their children (BIONIC)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,268,322
Establishing Community Trust to Advance Equitable Participation in Genetic Research and Precision Medicine: Developing a Precision Child Health Engagement Strategy
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$25,970

All 17 grants and awards

53 publications.

Most costly and prevalent reasons for hospitalization in children with medical complexity in Ontario, Canada

Hessey E, Thavam T, Mahant S, Cohen E, Zhu J, Buchanan F, To T, Gill PJ, Chen W, Cohn R

Journal of Hospital Medicine20264 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70207

Low‐value care and variation in practice in the care of children hospitalized with bronchiolitis in Canada (CareBEST): Protocol for a multi‐center prospective cohort study

Bonham B, Perez T, Bailey M, Barrowman N, Bonafide C, Boutin A, Buba M, Buchanan F, Carwana M, Chen BA

Journal of Hospital Medicine20261 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70219

Integration of the patient, caregiver and community voice into paediatric care, education and research: the SickKids model of advisor-centred engagement

Allemang B, Buchanan F, Medeiros P, Kinnear K, Czarny TL, Cohen E, Subbarao P, Haas K, Rose J, Jones M

BMJ Open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106535

Paediatrician perspectives and experiences accessing language interpretation services in Paediatric healthcare settings: a POPCORN network qualitative descriptive study

Guo H, Kim JY, Desai P, Saroufim M, Parvez M, Buchanan F, Carwana M, Costello C, Southward C, Suleman S

Paediatrics and Child Health2026

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxag019

Methodological progress note: Applying co-production methods in hospital medicine research to increase impact.

Gill PJ, Strifler L, Buchanan F, Quinlan M, Macarthur C, Mahant S

Journal of hospital medicine2026

DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70464 PMID: 42703020

Education Program for Family Caregivers of Children With Medical Complexity in the Transition to Home.

Mekhuri S, Orkin J, Munn J, Cohen E, Keilty K, Chu S, Major N, Dussah N, Fayed N, Chhokar R, Moretti ME, Buchanan F, Langrish K, Van Clieaf J, Amin R

Hospital pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2026-009281 PMID: 42425548

Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Severe Disease Among Hospitalized Children.

Mtaweh H, Kaziev CL, Feinstein CA, Seaton C, Farrar DS, Datta RR, Mahant S, Campigotto A, Freire G, Yeung RSM, Bone JN, Buchanan F, Morris SK, Gill PJ, READAPT-Kids Study Group

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.17575 PMID: 42262751

Enhancing respiratory virus surveillance among hospitalised children: a machine learning-based predictive model.

Kant T, Datta RR, Farrar DS, Mtaweh H, Kaziev CL, Chen Y, Mahant S, Seaton C, Han M, Freire G, Campigotto A, Buchanan F, Morris SK, Gill PJ, READAPT-Kids Study

BMJ paediatrics open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2026-004505 PMID: 42167899

Trends in patient and public involvement in health research 2000-2024.

Cowley S, Borkhoff CM, Buchanan F, Akbar S, Hattangadi N, Sunner R, Cunningham J, Macarthur C

Research involvement and engagement2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00940-2 PMID: 42493799

Health Care Utilization and Costs in Ventilator-Dependent Children and Adults Receiving an eHealth Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Amin R, Zagorski B, Pizzuti R, Buchanan F, Saskin R, Gershon AS, Rose L

Respiratory care2026

DOI: 10.1177/19433654251371028 PMID: 40903182

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Child Health Dear Professor Buchanan, 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 "Most costly and prevalent reasons for hospitalization in children with medical complexity in Ontario, Canada" (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 "Establishing Community Trust to Advance Equitable Participation in Genetic Research and Precision Medicine: Developing a Precision Child Health Engagement Strategy" (2025), 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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Francine Buchanan

Research

Latest papers

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Most costly and prevalent reasons for hospitalization in children with medical complexity in Ontario, Canada

Low‐value care and variation in practice in the care of children hospitalized with bronchiolitis in Canada (CareBEST): Protocol for a multi‐center prospective cohort study

Integration of the patient, caregiver and community voice into paediatric care, education and research: the SickKids model of advisor-centred engagement

Paediatrician perspectives and experiences accessing language interpretation services in Paediatric healthcare settings: a POPCORN network qualitative descriptive study

Methodological progress note: Applying co-production methods in hospital medicine research to increase impact.

Education Program for Family Caregivers of Children With Medical Complexity in the Transition to Home.

Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Severe Disease Among Hospitalized Children.

Enhancing respiratory virus surveillance among hospitalised children: a machine learning-based predictive model.

Trends in patient and public involvement in health research 2000-2024.

Health Care Utilization and Costs in Ventilator-Dependent Children and Adults Receiving an eHealth Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Frequent collaborators

Sanjay Mahant

Eyal Cohen

Gita Wahi

Reshma Amin

Brooke Allemang

Aaron Campigotto

Tammie Dewan

Gabrielle Freire

Julia Orkin

Alene Toulany

Susan Law

David Nicholas

David Nicholas

Patricia Li

Manish Sadarangani

Linda Nguyen

Patricia Li

Kimberly Courtney

Maitreya Coffey

Peter Gill

Christine Fahim

Matthew Carwana

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Eleanor Pullenayegum

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Evelyn Constantin

Kimberley Widger

Jan Willem Gorter

Andrea Gershon

Kristin Cleverley

Patricia Fontela

Kevan Mehta

Teresa To

Sarah Munce

Tieghan Killackey

Nicholas Barrowman

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