Michael Brent, University of Toronto

Research

Diabetes Diabetic Retinopathy Health Services Research Healthcare Administrative Data Preventative Medicine Primary Care Screening Clinical Trials

Latest papers

Switching between anti-VEGF agents in the management of refractory diabetic macular edema: A systematic review.
Survey of ophthalmology · 2022
Impact of Intersecting Systems of Oppression on Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Among Those Who Identify as Women of Low Socioeconomic Status: Protocol for a Convergent Mixed Methods Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2021
Cardiovascular disease guideline adherence and self-reported statin use in longstanding type 1 diabetes: results from the Canadian study of longevity in diabetes cohort.
Cardiovascular diabetology · 2016

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetic Retinopathy: Guiding Primary Care Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Canada Through the Use of Provincial Healthcare Administrative Data
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$1,710,384
Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetic Retinopathy: Guiding Primary Care Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Canada Through the Use of Provincial Healthcare Administrative Data
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$10,000
SPOR Network in Diabetes and its Related Complications
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$12,450,001

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Switching between anti-VEGF agents in the management of refractory diabetic macular edema: A systematic review.

Madjedi K, Pereira A, Ballios BG, Arjmand P, Kertes PJ, Brent M, Yan P

Survey of ophthalmology2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.04.001 PMID: 35452685

02

Impact of Intersecting Systems of Oppression on Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Among Those Who Identify as Women of Low Socioeconomic Status: Protocol for a Convergent Mixed Methods Study.

Stanimirovic A, Francis T, Cooper Reed A, Meerai S, Sutakovic O, Merritt R, Brent M, Rac V

JMIR research protocols2021

DOI: 10.2196/23492 PMID: 33666559

03

Cardiovascular disease guideline adherence and self-reported statin use in longstanding type 1 diabetes: results from the Canadian study of longevity in diabetes cohort.

Bai JW, Boulet G, Halpern EM, Lovblom LE, Eldelekli D, Keenan HA, Brent M, Paul N, Bril V, Cherney DZ, Weisman A, Perkins BA

Cardiovascular diabetology2016

DOI: 10.1186/s12933-015-0318-9 PMID: 26809442

04

Tubular aggregate myopathy associated with retinal degeneration.

Parulekar MV, Halliday W, Brent M, Kong K, Wong AM

Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie2008

DOI: 10.3129/i08-038 PMID: 18443606

Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetic Retinopathy: Guiding Primary Care Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Canada Through the Use of Provincial Healthcare Administrative Data

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Diabetes Mechanisms and Translational Solutions - General Pool

Principal investigators: Rac, Valeria E; Brent, Michael H; Maberley, David; Manca, Donna P; sissmore, Debbie

Keywords: Diabetes; Diabetic Retinopathy; Health Services Research; Healthcare Administrative Data; Preventative Medicine; Primary Care; Screening

$1,710,384

Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetic Retinopathy: Guiding Primary Care Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Canada Through the Use of Provincial Healthcare Administrative Data

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Team Grant: Diabetes Mechanisms and Translational Solutions - LOI - General

Principal investigators: Rac, Valeria E; Brent, Michael H; Lewis, Gary F; Maberley, David; sissmore, Debbie

Keywords: Diabetes; Diabetic Retinopathy; Health Services Research; Healthcare Administrative Data; Preventative Medicine; Primary Care; Screening

$10,000

SPOR Network in Diabetes and its Related Complications

Principal investigatorCIHR2015SPOR Networks in Chronic Disease

Principal investigators: Lewis, Gary F; Brown, Adalsteinn D; Maberley, David; Rochon, Paula A; Sullivan, Frank; Bélanger, Mathieu; Brent, Michael H; Cafazzo, Joseph A; Carpentier, André C; Després, Jean-Pierre; Farkouh, Michael E; Fernyhough, Paul; Légaré, France; McGavock, Jonathan M; Perkins, Bruce A

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Diabetes; Diabetes Complications; Knowledge Translation; National Network

$12,450,001

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

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Medicine

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.

Valeria Rac

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Alanna Weisman

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Diabetes Dear Professor Brent, 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 "Switching between anti-VEGF agents in the management of refractory diabetic macular edema: A systematic review." (2022), 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 "Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetic Retinopathy: Guiding Primary Care Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Canada Through the Use of Provincial Healthcare Administrative Data" (2021), 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]