Karen Born, University of Toronto

Research

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Knowledge translation and implementation science in health Ethical, legal, and social issues in health, health systems and health research Health policy

Latest papers

Renal ultrasound after first febrile urinary tract infection in hospitalized children: The ROUTINE prospective observational study protocol
Journal of Hospital Medicine · 2026
Advancing Antimicrobial Stewardship in Canadian Dentistry: Early Insights Into a Toolkit to De-implement Overprescribing.
International dental journal · 2026
A learner-driven, longitudinal model for high-value care education: early outcomes from the STARS program.
BMJ leader · 2026

All 35 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation process of population-level interventions to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics in primary care settings to inform policy development in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$299,980
Renal ultrasound after first febrile urinary tract infection in hospitalized children: reducing overdiagnosis and cascade effects
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$527,851
healthydebate.ca: Increasing public knowledge about, and participation in, health care policy
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$95,186

All 4 grants and awards

35 publications.

01

Renal ultrasound after first febrile urinary tract infection in hospitalized children: The ROUTINE prospective observational study protocol

Mahant S, Mistry K, Bayliss A, Barrowman N, Born K, Borkhoff C, Chawla R, D'Arienzo D, D'Hondt A, De Castris‐Garcia K

Journal of Hospital Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70332

02

Advancing Antimicrobial Stewardship in Canadian Dentistry: Early Insights Into a Toolkit to De-implement Overprescribing.

Martine C, Sutherland S, Fulop C, Born K, Singhal S

International dental journal2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109618 PMID: 42176497

03

A learner-driven, longitudinal model for high-value care education: early outcomes from the STARS program.

Moriates C, Wallingford S, Valencia V, Silverstein WK, Born K, Wong BM, Smeraglio A, Prochaska M, Arora VM

BMJ leader2026

DOI: 10.1136/leader-2026-001625 PMID: 42665435

04

Short-Term Environmental Exposures and Emergency Department Imaging Utilization: Effects on Imaging Volumes and Per-Visit Imaging Rates.

O'Driscoll S, Castillo F, DesRoche C, Taboun O, Delaney S, Nethery RC, Aguet J, Ertl-Wagner B, Kirpalani A, Schmidt H, Panet H, Patlas MN, Choi J, Born K, Hanneman K

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2026.08.014 PMID: 42660475

05

De-Implementing Low-Value Care in Dentistry: The Case for Choosing Wisely Campaigns.

Arriola-Pacheco F, Bomfim RA, Born K, Lawrence HP

Community dentistry and oral epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.70071 PMID: 42050759

06

A Systematic Review of Dental Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions.

Teoh L, Löffler C, Mun M, Agnihotry A, Kaur H, Born K, Thompson W

Community dentistry and oral epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.13009 PMID: 39400429

07

Top 15 Choosing Wisely international campaign recommendations to reduce low-value care.

Levinson W, Born K, Franco JVA, Kopitowski KS

BMJ evidence-based medicine2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-113804 PMID: 40467097

08

Initial assessment of infertility in primary care.

Jones CA, Kulshreshtha A, Born K, Katiyar P

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-079609 PMID: 40825610

09

A Canadian survey of perceptions and practices related to ordering of blood tests in the intensive care unit

Rahman MO, Charbonney E, Vaisler R, Khalifa A, Alhazzani W, Gossack-Keenan K, Garland A, Karachi T, Duan E, Bagshaw SM

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia2024

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02745-x

10

Mapping the Environmental Co-Benefits of Reducing Low-Value Care: A Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis.

Parker G, Hunter S, Born K, Miller FA

International journal of environmental research and public health2024

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21070818 PMID: 39063397

Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation process of population-level interventions to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics in primary care settings to inform policy development in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Evaluation of population-level interventions to reduce AMR

Principal investigators: Wei, Xiaolin; Sheppard, Donald C

Keywords: Antimicrobial Resistance; Collective Making Approach; Global Health; Health Policy; Implementation Science; One Health Approach; Population Level Interventions; Primary Care Settings; Systematic Review

$299,980

Renal ultrasound after first febrile urinary tract infection in hospitalized children: reducing overdiagnosis and cascade effects

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mahant, Sanjay; Gill, Peter J

Keywords: Children; Health Services Use; Hospitalization; Overdiagnosis; Quality Of Care; Ultrasound; Urinary Tract Infection; Value Based Care

$527,851

healthydebate.ca: Increasing public knowledge about, and participation in, health care policy

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Knowledge Translation Supplement

Principal investigators: Laupacis, Andreas

Keywords: Citizen Engagement; Health Care Policy; Public Education

$95,186

People Power: Harnessing Public Wisdom to Improve Health Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2011CIHR Café Scientifique Program

Principal investigators: Laupacis, Andreas

Keywords: Health Policy; Knowledge Translation; Public Engagement; Social Media

$3,000

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

Birgit Ertl-Wagner and Birgit Ertl-Wagner: 102 shared papers
Deborah Cook and Bram Rochwerg: 96 shared papers
Deborah Cook and Erick Duan: 73 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Erick Duan: 32 shared papers
Deborah Siegal and Deborah Siegal: 31 shared papers
Christopher Hillis and Deborah Siegal: 17 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Lawrence Mbuagbaw: 15 shared papers
Deborah Cook and Lawrence Mbuagbaw: 12 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Deborah Siegal: 12 shared papers
Gita Wahi and Lucia Giglia: 11 shared papers
Wendy Levinson and Karen Born: 8 shared papers
Deborah Cook and Abubaker Khalifa: 6 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Deborah Siegal: 6 shared papers
Erick Duan and Abubaker Khalifa: 6 shared papers
Anish Kirpalani and Kate Hanneman: 6 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Abubaker Khalifa: 5 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Damon Scales: 4 shared papers
Anish Kirpalani and Birgit Ertl-Wagner: 4 shared papers
Anish Kirpalani and Birgit Ertl-Wagner: 4 shared papers
Kate Hanneman and Birgit Ertl-Wagner: 4 shared papers
Kate Hanneman and Birgit Ertl-Wagner: 4 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Christopher Hillis: 3 shared papers
Andreas Laupacis and Wendy Levinson: 3 shared papers
Whitney Berta and Monika Kastner: 3 shared papers
Whitney Berta and Karen Born: 3 shared papers
Monika Kastner and Karen Born: 3 shared papers
Deborah Cook and Christopher Hillis: 2 shared papers
Deborah Cook and Damon Scales: 2 shared papers
Gita Wahi and Cornelia Borkhoff: 2 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Eddy Lang: 2 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Deborah Siegal: 2 shared papers
Christopher Hillis and Deborah Siegal: 2 shared papers
Sonica Singhal and Karen Born: 2 shared papers
Brian Wong and Karen Born: 2 shared papers
Deborah Cook and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Gita Wahi and Lawrence Mbuagbaw: 1 shared paper
Gita Wahi and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Bram Rochwerg and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Lucia Giglia: 1 shared paper
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Damon Scales: 1 shared paper
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Christopher Hillis and Brian Wong: 1 shared paper
Christopher Hillis and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Erick Duan and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Lucia Giglia and Cornelia Borkhoff: 1 shared paper
Lucia Giglia and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Deborah Siegal and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Abubaker Khalifa and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Andreas Laupacis and Monika Kastner: 1 shared paper
Andreas Laupacis and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Anish Kirpalani and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Damon Scales and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Cornelia Borkhoff and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Eddy Lang and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Kate Hanneman and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Deborah Siegal and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Birgit Ertl-Wagner and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Birgit Ertl-Wagner and Karen Born: 1 shared paper
Aaron Orkin and Karen Born: 1 shared paper

Medicine
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Pediatrics
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Department of Dental Public Health
Clinical Public Health Division
Other

Applying for

Paper to mention

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Knowledge translation and implementation science in health Dear Professor Born, 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 "Renal ultrasound after first febrile urinary tract infection in hospitalized children: The ROUTINE prospective observational study protocol" (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.] 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]