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Howard Ovens
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Latest papers
Emergency Department Use Prior to Cancer Diagnosis and Mortality
JAMA Network Open · 2025
Emergency physicians’ experiences managing patients with a suspected cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study
BMJ Open · 2025
Cost Evaluation of the Ontario Virtual Urgent Care Pilot Program: Population-Based, Matched Cohort Study
Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2024
Latest funding
- $879,751
The right care, for the right patient, at the right time, by the right provider: A value-based comparison of the management of ambulatory respiratory diseases in walk-in clinics, primary care physician practices and emergency departments
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
The right care, for the right patient, at the right time, by the right provider: A value-based comparison of the management of ambulatory respiratory diseases in walk-in clinics, primary care physician practices and emergency departments
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
- $100,000
The right care, for the right patient, at the right time, by the right provider: A value-based comparison of the management of ambulatory respiratory diseases in walk-in clinics, primary care physician practices and emergency departments
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
21 publications.
Emergency Department Use Prior to Cancer Diagnosis and Mortality
Grewal K, Calzavara A, McLeod SL, Eskander A, Savage DW, Thompson C, Borgundvaag B, Ovens H, Cheskes S, de Wit K
Emergency physicians’ experiences managing patients with a suspected cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study
Moore C, Petrovic B, Bender JL, Thompson C, McLeod SL, Savage D, Borgundvaag B, Ovens H, Irish J, Eskander A
Cost Evaluation of the Ontario Virtual Urgent Care Pilot Program: Population-Based, Matched Cohort Study
Tarride J-E, Hall JN, Mondoux S, Dainty KN, McCarron J, Paterson JM, Plumptre L, Borgundvaag E, Ovens H, McLeod SL
Pathways to cancer care after a suspected cancer diagnosis in the emergency department: a survey of emergency physicians across Ontario
Grewal K, Thompson C, Ovens H, Sutradhar R, Savage DW, Borgundvaag B, Cheskes S, de Wit K, Eskander A, Irish J
Tell me why, I don't like Mondays.
Petrie D, Ovens H
Demographic characteristics, outcomes and experience of patients using virtual urgent care services from 14 emergency department led sites in Ontario
McLeod SL, Mondoux S, Hall JN, Dainty K, McCarron J, Tarride J-E, Abraham L, Tse S, Lim R, Fitzgibbon M
Emergency department leadership considerations for the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rosenberg H, Snider C, Schull MJ, Ovens H, Lang E
One size does not fit all: the complexities of addressing flow in contemporary EDs.
Bandiera G, Ovens H, Revue E
Measuring crowding: I know it when I see it.
Ovens H, Drummond A
Improving Quality of Care Through a Mandatory Provincial Audit Program: Ontario's Emergency Department Return Visit Quality Program.
Chartier LB, Ovens H, Hayes E, Davis B, Calder L, Schull M, Dreyer J, Ostrow O
The right care, for the right patient, at the right time, by the right provider: A value-based comparison of the management of ambulatory respiratory diseases in walk-in clinics, primary care physician practices and emergency departments
Principal investigators: Berthelot, Simon; Breton, Mylaine; Guertin, Jason R
Keywords: Emergency Department; Patient-Reported Measures; Primary Care Practices; Quality Of Care; Value Of Care; Walk-In Clinics
The right care, for the right patient, at the right time, by the right provider: A value-based comparison of the management of ambulatory respiratory diseases in walk-in clinics, primary care physician practices and emergency departments
Principal investigators: Berthelot, Simon; Breton, Mylaine; Guertin, Jason R
Keywords: Emergency Department; Patient-Reported Measures; Primary Care Practices; Quality Of Care; Value Of Care; Walk-In Clinics
The right care, for the right patient, at the right time, by the right provider: A value-based comparison of the management of ambulatory respiratory diseases in walk-in clinics, primary care physician practices and emergency departments
Principal investigators: Berthelot, Simon; Breton, Mylaine; Guertin, Jason R
Keywords: Ambulatory Emergency Conditions; Emergency Department; Health Economics; Health Outcomes; Patient Preferences; Performance Assessment; Primary Care; Quality Of Care; Value Of Care; Walk-In Clinic
The right care, for the right patient, at the right time, by the right provider: A value-based comparison of the management of ambulatory respiratory diseases in walk-in clinics, primary care physician practices and emergency departments.
Principal investigators: Berthelot, Simon; BLAIS, SEBASTIEN; Breton, Mylaine
Keywords: Ambulatory Emergency Conditions; Emergency Department; Health Economics; Health Outcomes; Patient Preferences; Performance Assessment; Primary Care; Quality Of Care; Value Of Care; Walk-In Clinic
A Primary Care Online Appointment Scheduling Platform for Emergency Departments: Improving the Care Transition between Emergency and Primary Care
Principal investigators: Atzema, Clare L; Bascom, Peter
Keywords: Chronic Disease; Emergency Department; Follow-Up Care; Implementation Science; Information Technology Solutions; Primary Care
Understanding Frequent Emergency Department Visitors in Alberta and Ontario through Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques
Principal investigators: Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Fielding, Scott D
Keywords: Administrative Data; Alberta; Emergency Department Presentations; Extended Cox Models; Frequent Users; Multistate Models; Ontario; Urgent Care
ED Ultrasonographic Regional Anesthesia to Prevent Incident Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients (EDU_RAPID)
Principal investigators: Lee, Jacques S
Keywords: Delirium; Emergency Department; Hip Fractures; Regional Anesthesia; Ultrasound Guided
Implementation & Evaluation of Clinical Pathways to Deliver Best Evidence Pediatric Emergency Care..
Principal investigators: Jabbour, Mona
Keywords: Clinical Pathways; Evaluation; Implementation Strategy
Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients Presenting to Canadian Emergency Departments
Principal investigators: Rose, Louise; Ovens, Howard J; Atzema, Clare L; Lee, Jacques S
Keywords: Critically Ill; Emergency Department; Outcomes; Wait Times
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Lehana Thabane and Gordon Guyatt: 183 shared papers
- Thomas Agoritsas and Gordon Guyatt: 162 shared papers
- Lehana Thabane and Andrew Worster: 55 shared papers
- Monika Krzyzanowska and Rinku Sutradhar: 45 shared papers
- Lehana Thabane and Jean-Eric Tarride: 43 shared papers
- Jonathan Irish and Antoine Eskander: 43 shared papers
- Antoine Eskander and Rinku Sutradhar: 42 shared papers
- Brian Rowe and Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy: 38 shared papers
- Brian Rowe and Michael Schull: 31 shared papers
- Shawn Mondoux and Andrew Worster: 22 shared papers
- Katie Dainty and Sheldon Cheskes: 22 shared papers
- Andrew Worster and Kerstin de Wit: 16 shared papers
- Gordon Guyatt and Andrew Worster: 14 shared papers
- Lehana Thabane and Thomas Agoritsas: 13 shared papers
- Kerstin de Wit and Keerat Grewal: 13 shared papers
- Jonathan Irish and Monika Krzyzanowska: 13 shared papers
- Jonathan Irish and Rinku Sutradhar: 13 shared papers
- Andrew Worster and Brian Rowe: 12 shared papers
- Monika Krzyzanowska and Antoine Eskander: 12 shared papers
- Lehana Thabane and Kerstin de Wit: 10 shared papers
- Lehana Thabane and Nicole Mittmann: 10 shared papers
- Katie Dainty and Nicole Mittmann: 10 shared papers
- Shawn Mondoux and Kerstin de Wit: 9 shared papers
- Gordon Guyatt and Nicole Mittmann: 8 shared papers
- Kerstin de Wit and Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy: 8 shared papers
- Monika Krzyzanowska and Keerat Grewal: 8 shared papers
- Lehana Thabane and Shawn Mondoux: 7 shared papers
- Shawn Mondoux and Lucas Chartier: 7 shared papers
- Rinku Sutradhar and Keerat Grewal: 7 shared papers
- Shawn Mondoux and Katie Dainty: 6 shared papers
- Katie Dainty and Michael Schull: 6 shared papers
- Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy and Sheldon Cheskes: 6 shared papers
- Keerat Grewal and Howard Ovens: 6 shared papers
- Jean-Eric Tarride and Shawn Mondoux: 5 shared papers
- Jean-Eric Tarride and Katie Dainty: 5 shared papers
- Monika Krzyzanowska and Jackie Bender: 5 shared papers
- Lucas Chartier and Ahmed Taher: 5 shared papers
- Kerstin de Wit and Sheldon Cheskes: 4 shared papers
- Katie Dainty and Lucas Chartier: 4 shared papers
- Thomas Agoritsas and Andrew Worster: 3 shared papers
- Kerstin de Wit and Rodrick Lim: 3 shared papers
- Kerstin de Wit and Howard Ovens: 3 shared papers
- Katie Dainty and Howard Ovens: 3 shared papers
- Monika Krzyzanowska and Howard Ovens: 3 shared papers
- Antoine Eskander and Howard Ovens: 3 shared papers
- Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy and Howard Ovens: 3 shared papers
- Sheldon Cheskes and Howard Ovens: 3 shared papers
- Sheldon Cheskes and Rohit Mohindra: 3 shared papers
- Nicole Mittmann and Howard Ovens: 3 shared papers
- Lucas Chartier and Michael Schull: 3 shared papers
- Lucas Chartier and Howard Ovens: 3 shared papers
- Lucas Chartier and Olivia Ostrow: 3 shared papers
- Michael Schull and Howard Ovens: 3 shared papers
- Howard Ovens and Olivia Ostrow: 3 shared papers
- Lehana Thabane and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Thomas Agoritsas and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Gordon Guyatt and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Jean-Eric Tarride and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Shawn Mondoux and Rodrick Lim: 2 shared papers
- Shawn Mondoux and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Andrew Worster and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Kerstin de Wit and Jackie Bender: 2 shared papers
- Kerstin de Wit and Rohit Mohindra: 2 shared papers
- Katie Dainty and Rodrick Lim: 2 shared papers
- Jonathan Irish and Jackie Bender: 2 shared papers
- Jonathan Irish and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Jonathan Irish and Rohit Mohindra: 2 shared papers
- Sheldon Cheskes and Ahmed Taher: 2 shared papers
- Rinku Sutradhar and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Michael Schull and Olivia Ostrow: 2 shared papers
- Jackie Bender and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Rodrick Lim and Howard Ovens: 2 shared papers
- Howard Ovens and Rohit Mohindra: 2 shared papers
- Shawn Mondoux and Ahmed Taher: 1 shared paper
- Brian Rowe and Howard Ovens: 1 shared paper
- Ahmed Taher and Howard Ovens: 1 shared paper
- Department of Medicine
- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
- Department of Paediatrics
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Institute of Medical Science
- Emergency Medicine
- Other
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.
Keerat Grewal
Department of Medicine
6 shared papers, latest 2025
Olivia Ostrow
Department of Paediatrics
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Katie Dainty
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Nicole Mittmann
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Lucas Chartier
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Michael Schull
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Monika Krzyzanowska
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy
Emergency Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Kerstin de Wit
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Sheldon Cheskes
Institute of Medical Science
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Antoine Eskander
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Rohit Mohindra
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Jacqueline Bender
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Rodrick Lim
Department of Paediatrics
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Rinku Sutradhar
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Shawn Mondoux
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Jackie Bender
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Thomas Agoritsas
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Gordon Guyatt
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Lehana Thabane
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Jonathan Irish
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Andrew Worster
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Shelley McLeod
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Daniel Rosenfield
Department of Paediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Lianne McLean
Department of Paediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Robert Bleakney
Department of Medical Imaging
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Shaun Mehta
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2023
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