Jane Zhao, University of Toronto

Research

Accessible Healthcare Chronic Pain Health Systems Improvement Medical Education Opioid Use Disorder Primary Care Project Echo Provider Satisfaction

Latest papers

Heart Health Begins with Community: An Arts-Based Report on the Experiences of Heart Health in the Moosonee Community.
CJC open · 2026 · first author
Interprofessional teams and capacity in collaborative primary care: a rapid scoping review.
Systematic reviews · 2026
Promoting an interprofessional approach to chronic pain management in primary care using Project ECHO.
Journal of interprofessional care · 2021

All 8 publications

Latest funding

Team Liver AI - Building the Framework to Tackle the Inequities of Access to and Outcomes for People Needing Liver Transplant in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,998,157
Global ROAD to Primary Care - Global Relationships for Advancing Delivery of Primary Care
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Public health systems governance for intersectoral action on climate change
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$125,000

All 6 grants and awards

8 publications.

01

Heart Health Begins with Community: An Arts-Based Report on the Experiences of Heart Health in the Moosonee Community.

Zhao J, Seidel J, Spence G, Corston R, Simard A, Ross H, Innes L, Wali S

CJC open2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.12.013 PMID: 42327435

02

Interprofessional teams and capacity in collaborative primary care: a rapid scoping review.

Ansari H, Neupane D, Ivers N, Kiran T, Thirugnanasampanthar SS, Dourka J, Sibley LM, Khan PA, Nincic V, Thelen R, Pearce S, Rajendra K, Carter C, Martin D, Zhao J, Kong M, Tricco AC

Systematic reviews2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13643-026-03189-8 PMID: 42057206

03

Promoting an interprofessional approach to chronic pain management in primary care using Project ECHO.

Hassan S, Carlin L, Zhao J, Taenzer P, Furlan AD

Journal of interprofessional care2021

DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1733502 PMID: 32148115

04

Health care providers' experiences and perceptions participating in a chronic pain telementoring education program: A qualitative study.

Zhao J, Salemohamed N, Stinson J, Carlin L, Seto E, Webster F, Furlan AD

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2020First author

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2020.1749003 PMID: 33987490

05

Changes in Opioid Prescribing Behaviors among Family Physicians Who Participated in a Weekly Tele-Mentoring Program.

Díaz S, Zhao J, Cronin S, Jaglal S, Bombardier C, Furlan AD

Journal of clinical medicine2019

DOI: 10.3390/jcm9010014 PMID: 31861584

06

Evaluation of an innovative tele-education intervention in chronic pain management for primary care clinicians practicing in underserved areas.

Furlan AD, Zhao J, Voth J, Hassan S, Dubin R, Stinson JN, Jaglal S, Fabico R, Smith AJ, Taenzer P, Flannery JF

Journal of telemedicine and telecare2019

DOI: 10.1177/1357633x18782090 PMID: 29991316

07

Project ECHO Telementoring Intervention for Managing Chronic Pain in Primary Care: Insights from a Qualitative Study.

Carlin L, Zhao J, Dubin R, Taenzer P, Sidrak H, Furlan A

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2018

DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx233 PMID: 29036381

08

ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain & Opioid Stewardship: Providing Access and Building Capacity for Primary Care Providers in Underserviced, Rural, and Remote Communities.

Dubin RE, Flannery J, Taenzer P, Smith A, Smith K, Fabico R, Zhao J, Cameron L, Chmelnitsky D, Williams R, Carlin L, Sidrak H, Arora S, Furlan AD

Studies in health technology and informatics2015

PMID: 25980700

Team Liver AI - Building the Framework to Tackle the Inequities of Access to and Outcomes for People Needing Liver Transplant in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Embr. Diversity to Achieve Precision/Health Equity-Infection/Immunity

Principal investigators: Bhat, Mamatha; Flemming, Jennifer A; Gongal, Patricia; Gopalkrishnan, Rahul; Sharma, Divya

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Cirrhosis; Equity; Ethics; Liver Transplantation; Organ Allocation

$1,998,157

Global ROAD to Primary Care - Global Relationships for Advancing Delivery of Primary Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gupta, Archna

Keywords: Health Equity; Health Workforce; Primary Care

$20,000

Public health systems governance for intersectoral action on climate change

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report - General Pool

Principal investigators: Allin, Sara; Pakes, Barry N; Di Ruggiero, Erica; Miller, Fiona A

Keywords: Case Studies; Climate Change; Collaborative Governance; Comparative Methods; Intersectoral Action; Local Public Health Units; Public Health Systems

$125,000

Testing Healthcare innovations in integrated Networks for Chronic pain: Evaluation of the Implementation of ECHO Chronic Pain in Canada (THiiNC-ECHO)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: THINC Implem. Science - Care of Patients Covered in IMHA mandate

Principal investigators: Furlan, Andrea D; Daudt, Helena M; Leroux, Jean-Francois; Birnie, Kathryn A; Montgomery, Lori; Poole, Nancy; Sud, Abhimanyu; Zhao, Jane

Keywords: Accessible Healthcare; Chronic Pain; Health Systems Improvement; Medical Education; Opioid Use Disorder; Primary Care; Project Echo; Provider Satisfaction

$1,909,639

National and Provincial Policies to support the Face of Primary Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Cat Gr:Policy Res. for Health Sys. Transf.- Canadian Healthcare Workforce

Principal investigators: Ivers, Noah M; Kaplan, David M

Keywords: Health Policy; Medical Office Assistant; Primary Care

$149,855

Improving population health through addressing social determinants in urban primary healthcare

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: HCIS - LOI - Healthcare systems, services and policies

Principal investigators: Pinto, Andrew D; Weyman, Karen; Akbar, Nadine; Barber, David; Breton, Mylaine; Garies, Stephanie; Singer, Alexander G

Keywords: Implementation Science; Population Health; Primary Healthcare; Social Determinants Of Health

$25,000

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

Centre for Urban Health Solutions
Department of Physical Therapy
Physiatry
Toronto General Research Institute
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Medicine/Cardiology
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.

Susan Jaglal

Department of Physical Therapy

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Danielle Martin

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Heather Ross

Medicine/Cardiology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Claire Bombardier

Toronto General Research Institute

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Emily Seto

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Fiona Webster

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Tara Kiran

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

1 shared papers, latest 2026

John Flannery

Critical Care Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Noah Ivers

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Accessible Healthcare Dear Professor Zhao, 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 "Heart Health Begins with Community: An Arts-Based Report on the Experiences of Heart Health in the Moosonee Community." (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 "Testing Healthcare innovations in integrated Networks for Chronic pain: Evaluation of the Implementation of ECHO Chronic Pain in Canada (THiiNC-ECHO)" (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]

Jane Zhao

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Heart Health Begins with Community: An Arts-Based Report on the Experiences of Heart Health in the Moosonee Community.

Interprofessional teams and capacity in collaborative primary care: a rapid scoping review.

Promoting an interprofessional approach to chronic pain management in primary care using Project ECHO.

Health care providers' experiences and perceptions participating in a chronic pain telementoring education program: A qualitative study.

Changes in Opioid Prescribing Behaviors among Family Physicians Who Participated in a Weekly Tele-Mentoring Program.

Evaluation of an innovative tele-education intervention in chronic pain management for primary care clinicians practicing in underserved areas.

Project ECHO Telementoring Intervention for Managing Chronic Pain in Primary Care: Insights from a Qualitative Study.

ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain & Opioid Stewardship: Providing Access and Building Capacity for Primary Care Providers in Underserviced, Rural, and Remote Communities.

Team Liver AI - Building the Framework to Tackle the Inequities of Access to and Outcomes for People Needing Liver Transplant in Canada

Global ROAD to Primary Care - Global Relationships for Advancing Delivery of Primary Care

Public health systems governance for intersectoral action on climate change

Testing Healthcare innovations in integrated Networks for Chronic pain: Evaluation of the Implementation of ECHO Chronic Pain in Canada (THiiNC-ECHO)

National and Provincial Policies to support the Face of Primary Care

Improving population health through addressing social determinants in urban primary healthcare

Frequent collaborators

Susan Jaglal

Danielle Martin

Sahr Wali

Heather Ross

Claire Bombardier

Emily Seto

Andrea Furlan

Fiona Webster

Noah Ivers

Tara Kiran

John Flannery

Andrew Smith

Jennifer Stinson

Noah Ivers