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Michael Finkelstein

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Adjunct ProfessorClinical Public Health DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Michael Finkelstein

Adjunct Professor

Clinical Public Health Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

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Latest papers

Preparing for Mpox Resurgence: Surveillance Lessons From Outbreaks in Toronto, Canada.
The Journal of infectious diseases · 2024 · senior author
Risk factors associated with group A Streptococcus acquisition in a large, urban homeless shelter outbreak.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2020
Canada-Wide Epidemic of emm74 Group A Streptococcus Invasive Disease.
Open forum infectious diseases · 2018

All 15 publications

15 publications.

Preparing for Mpox Resurgence: Surveillance Lessons From Outbreaks in Toronto, Canada.

Sachdeva H, Shahin R, Ota S, Isabel S, Mangat CS, Stuart R, Padhi S, Chris A, Mishra S, Tan DHS, Braukmann TW, Eshaghi A, Mejia EM, Hizon NA, Finkelstein M

The Journal of infectious diseases2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad533 PMID: 38035826

Risk factors associated with group A Streptococcus acquisition in a large, urban homeless shelter outbreak.

Dohoo C, Stuart R, Finkelstein M, Bradley K, Gournis E

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2020

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-019-00258-5 PMID: 31605295

Canada-Wide Epidemic of emm74 Group A Streptococcus Invasive Disease.

Teatero S, McGeer A, Tyrrell GJ, Hoang L, Smadi H, Domingo MC, Levett PN, Finkelstein M, Dewar K, Plevneshi A, Athey TBT, Gubbay JB, Mulvey MR, Martin I, Demczuk W, Fittipaldi N

Open forum infectious diseases2018

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy085 PMID: 29780850

Randomized evaluation of live attenuated vs. inactivated influenza vaccines in schools (RELATIVES) cluster randomized trial: Pilot results from a household surveillance study to assess direct and indirect protection from influenza vaccination

Kwong JC, Pereira JA, Quach S, Pellizzari R, Dusome E, Russell ML, Hamid JS, Feinberg Y, Winter A-L, Gubbay JB

Vaccine201522 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.07.044

Randomized evaluation of live attenuated vs. inactivated influenza vaccines in schools (RELATIVES) pilot study: A cluster randomized trial

Kwong JC, Pereira JA, Quach S, Pellizzari R, Dusome E, Russell ML, Hamid JS, Feinberg Y, Winter A-L, Gubbay JB

Vaccine201520 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.11.044

The integration of barcode scanning technology into Canadian public health immunization settings.

Pereira JA, Quach S, Hamid JS, Quan SD, Diniz AJ, Van Exan R, Malawski J, Finkelstein M, Samanani S, Kwong JC, Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) Program Delivery and Evaluation Group

Vaccine2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.11.015 PMID: 24252700

Electronic immunization data collection systems: application of an evaluation framework.

Heidebrecht CL, Kwong JC, Finkelstein M, Quan SD, Pereira JA, Quach S, Deeks SL

BMC medical informatics and decision making2014

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-14-5 PMID: 24423014

Barriers to the use of reminder/recall interventions for immunizations: a systematic review.

Pereira JA, Quach S, Heidebrecht CL, Quan SD, Kolbe F, Finkelstein M, Kwong JC, Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) Vaccine Coverage Theme Group

BMC medical informatics and decision making2012

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-145 PMID: 23245381

Exploring the feasibility of integrating barcode scanning technology into vaccine inventory recording in seasonal influenza vaccination clinics.

Pereira JA, Quach S, Hamid JS, Heidebrecht CL, Quan SD, Nassif J, Diniz AJ, Van Exan R, Malawski J, Gentry A, Finkelstein M, Guay M, Buckeridge DL, Bettinger JA, Kalailieff D, Kwong JC, Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) Vaccine Coverage Theme Group

Vaccine2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.11.043 PMID: 22119585

Incorporating scannable forms into immunization data collection processes: a mixed-methods study.

Heidebrecht CL, Quach S, Pereira JA, Quan SD, Kolbe F, Finkelstein M, Buckeridge DL, Kwong JC, Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) Vaccine Coverage Theme Group

PloS one2012

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049627 PMID: 23272047

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Michael Finkelstein

Latest papers

Preparing for Mpox Resurgence: Surveillance Lessons From Outbreaks in Toronto, Canada.

Risk factors associated with group A Streptococcus acquisition in a large, urban homeless shelter outbreak.

Canada-Wide Epidemic of emm74 Group A Streptococcus Invasive Disease.

Randomized evaluation of live attenuated vs. inactivated influenza vaccines in schools (RELATIVES) cluster randomized trial: Pilot results from a household surveillance study to assess direct and indirect protection from influenza vaccination

Randomized evaluation of live attenuated vs. inactivated influenza vaccines in schools (RELATIVES) pilot study: A cluster randomized trial

The integration of barcode scanning technology into Canadian public health immunization settings.

Electronic immunization data collection systems: application of an evaluation framework.

Barriers to the use of reminder/recall interventions for immunizations: a systematic review.

Exploring the feasibility of integrating barcode scanning technology into vaccine inventory recording in seasonal influenza vaccination clinics.

Incorporating scannable forms into immunization data collection processes: a mixed-methods study.

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Mark Loeb

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Herveen Sachdeva

Barbara Yaffe

Allison McGeer

Sharmistha Mishra

Laura Rosella

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Rita Shahin

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