Kristen Pitzul, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Associations between patient characteristics and delayed acute care discharge post-hip fracture surgery: a cohort study using linked health administrative data in Ontario, Canada
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders · 2025
Factors Influencing Initial Rehabilitation Type after Hip Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025
Impact of quality improvement strategies on the quality of life of individuals post-stroke: a systematic review
Disability and Rehabilitation · 2018

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Service Design for Integrated Care: A Developmental Evaluation of the Neighbourhood Care Team Model in Toronto, Ontario
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$198,630

All 1 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Associations between patient characteristics and delayed acute care discharge post-hip fracture surgery: a cohort study using linked health administrative data in Ontario, Canada

Backman C, Li W, Shah S, Papp S, Fung SG, Dumicho AY, Tuna M, Engel FD, Webber C, Turcotte L

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12891-025-08747-0

02

Factors Influencing Initial Rehabilitation Type after Hip Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Backman C, Li W, Shah S, Papp S, Fung SG, Dumicho AY, Tuna M, Engel FD, Webber C, Turcotte L

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105521

03

Impact of quality improvement strategies on the quality of life of individuals post-stroke: a systematic review

Sarah Munce, Laure Perrier, Saeha Shin, Chamila Adhihetty, Kristen Blythe Pitzul, Michelle L. A. Nelson, Mark Theodore Bayley

Disability and Rehabilitation201814 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1512163 PMID: 30474432

04

Strategies to improve the quality of life of persons post-stroke: protocol of a systematic review

Sarah Munce, Laure Perrier, Saeha Shin, Chamila Adhihetty, Kristen Blythe Pitzul, Michelle L. A. Nelson, Mark Theodore Bayley

Systematic Reviews201713 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13643-017-0579-3 PMID: 28882175

05

Linear-Stapled Gastrojejunostomy with Transverse Hand-Sewn Enterotomy Closure Significantly Reduces Strictures for Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Carmen Mueller, Timothy D. Jackson, Todd W. Swanson, Kristen Blythe Pitzul, Christopher Ryan Daigle, Todd Penner, David Robert Urbach, Allan Okrainec

Obesity Surgery201314 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-013-0920-4 PMID: 23526084

Service Design for Integrated Care: A Developmental Evaluation of the Neighbourhood Care Team Model in Toronto, Ontario

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: Transitions in Care - Evaluation Grants

Principal investigators: Shaw, James A; Lockert, Stephanie; Adams, Joycelyn

Keywords: Complex Needs; Developmental Evaluation; Implementation Science; Integrated Care; Service Design; Transitions In Care

$198,630

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

Peter Tanuseputro and Colleen Webber: 104 shared papers
Paul Beaule and Stéphane Poitras: 84 shared papers
Sharon Straus and Jennifer Watt: 63 shared papers
Peter Tanuseputro and Daniel McIsaac: 32 shared papers
Michelle Nelson and Mark Bayley: 26 shared papers
Daniel McIsaac and Alexandre Tran: 16 shared papers
Sara Guilcher and Arrani Senthinathan: 14 shared papers
Peter Tanuseputro and Chantal Backman: 13 shared papers
Paul Beaule and Daniel McIsaac: 12 shared papers
Paul Beaule and Chantal Backman: 12 shared papers
Stéphane Poitras and Chantal Backman: 12 shared papers
Peter Tanuseputro and Alexandre Tran: 11 shared papers
Luke Turcotte and Colleen Webber: 11 shared papers
Peter Tanuseputro and Luke Turcotte: 10 shared papers
David Urbach and Allan Okrainec: 9 shared papers
Chantal Backman and Colleen Webber: 9 shared papers
David Urbach and Daniel McIsaac: 8 shared papers
Stéphane Poitras and Colleen Webber: 5 shared papers
Sharon Straus and Mark Bayley: 4 shared papers
Sara Guilcher and Chantal Backman: 4 shared papers
Sara Guilcher and Luke Turcotte: 4 shared papers
Peter Tanuseputro and Jennifer Watt: 4 shared papers
Jennifer Watt and Colleen Webber: 4 shared papers
Chantal Backman and Arrani Senthinathan: 4 shared papers
Corita Vincent and Sharon Straus: 3 shared papers
Corita Vincent and Jennifer Watt: 3 shared papers
Michelle Nelson and Sara Guilcher: 3 shared papers
Luke Turcotte and Arrani Senthinathan: 3 shared papers
Corita Vincent and Sara Guilcher: 2 shared papers
Corita Vincent and Alexandre Tran: 2 shared papers
Corita Vincent and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Sharon Straus and Michelle Nelson: 2 shared papers
Sharon Straus and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Michelle Nelson and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Mark Bayley and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Sara Guilcher and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Peter Tanuseputro and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Paul Beaule and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Daniel McIsaac and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Jennifer Watt and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Stéphane Poitras and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Chantal Backman and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Luke Turcotte and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Colleen Webber and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Alexandre Tran and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Arrani Senthinathan and Kristen Pitzul: 2 shared papers
Sharon Straus and David Urbach: 1 shared paper
David Urbach and Kristen Pitzul: 1 shared paper
Daniel McIsaac and Allan Okrainec: 1 shared paper
Kristen Pitzul and Allan Okrainec: 1 shared paper

Department of Medicine
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Status
Nursing Sciences
Anesthesiology
Health Sciences
Clinical Public Health Division
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2013

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Pitzul, 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 "Associations between patient characteristics and delayed acute care discharge post-hip fracture surgery: a cohort study using linked health administrative data in Ontario, Canada" (2025), 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]