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Michael Hillmer

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Michael Hillmer

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Publications

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Research

Medication Safety Older Adults Older Women Polypharmacy Population-Level Data Prescribing Cascade Prevalence Reducing Medication Harm

Latest papers

A qualitative assessment of the use of artificial intelligence in public sector health organisations in Ontario, Canada.
Swiss medical weekly · 2026
Association between delayed outbreak identification and SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality among long-term care home residents, Ontario, Canada, March to November 2020: a cohort study
Eurosurveillance · 2024
Short-term mortality and palliative care use after delayed hospital discharge: a population-based retrospective cohort study
BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care · 2024

All 15 publications

Latest funding

Canadian Dementia Health System Performance Team
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,074,944
A National Study on the Health Impacts and Experience of Family Caregiving for Canadians Living with Dementia
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$573,750
Avian influenza suRveillance in Companion animal and Human healthcare settings [ARCH]
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$150,000

All 16 grants and awards

15 publications.

A qualitative assessment of the use of artificial intelligence in public sector health organisations in Ontario, Canada.

Habbous S, Herring J, Badiani T, Brown A, Hillmer M, Rosella LC

Swiss medical weekly2026

DOI: 10.57187/4942 PMID: 41962065

Association between delayed outbreak identification and SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality among long-term care home residents, Ontario, Canada, March to November 2020: a cohort study

Brown KA, Buchan SA, Chan AK, Costa A, Daneman N, Garber G, Hillmer M, Jones A, Johnson JM, Kain D

Eurosurveillance20245 citations

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2024.29.41.2300719

Short-term mortality and palliative care use after delayed hospital discharge: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Jones A, Lapointe-Shaw L, Brown K, Babe G, Hillmer M, Costa A, Stall N, Quinn K

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care20242 citations

DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004647

Quality improvement strategies for diabetes care: Effects on outcomes for adults living with diabetes

Konnyu KJ, Yogasingam S, Lépine J, Sullivan K, Alabousi M, Edwards A, Hillmer M, Karunananthan S, Lavis JN, Linklater S

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews202361 citations

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd014513

Attributes and Features of Context Relevant to Knowledge Translation in Health Settings: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Squires JE, Santos WJ, Graham ID, Brehaut J, Curran JA, Francis JJ, Grimshaw JM, Hillmer M, Ivers N, Lavis J

International Journal of Health Policy and Management20234 citations

DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7908

Inappropriate use of clinical practices in Canada: a systematic review

Squires JE, Cho-Young D, Aloisio LD, Bell R, Bornstein S, Brien SE, Decary S, Varin MD, Dobrow M, Estabrooks CA

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL202261 citations

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.211416

Stakeholder Perspectives of Attributes and Features of Context Relevant to Knowledge Translation in Health Settings: A Multi-Country Analysis

Squires JE, Hutchinson AM, Coughlin M, Bashir K, Curran J, Grimshaw JM, Dorrance K, Aloisio L, Brehaut J, Francis JJ

International Journal of Health Policy and Management202245 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.32 PMID: W3165553039

COVID-19 Case Age Distribution: Correction for Differential Testing by Age.

Fisman DN, Greer AL, Brankston G, Hillmer M, O'Brien SF, Drews SJ, Tuite AR

Annals of internal medicine2021

DOI: 10.7326/m20-7003 PMID: 34399059

Derivation and Validation of Clinical Prediction Rules for COVID-19 Mortality in Ontario, Canada.

Fisman DN, Greer AL, Hillmer M, Tuite R

Open forum infectious diseases2020

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa463 PMID: 33204755

Identifying and selecting implementation theories, models and frameworks: a qualitative study to inform the development of a decision support tool.

Strifler L, Barnsley JM, Hillmer M, Straus SE

BMC medical informatics and decision making2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12911-020-01128-8 PMID: 32408909

Canadian Dementia Health System Performance Team

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Bronskill, Susan E; Jones, Aaron T; Kirkham, Julia; Kosteniuk, Julie G; Maxwell, Colleen J; Seitz, Dallas P

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease & Other Dementias; Cross-Provincial; Health Administrative Data; Health Policy; Health Services Research; Population-Based Analysis; Quality Of Care; Quality Of Life; Quality Reporting; Secondary Prevention & Treatment

$1,074,944

A National Study on the Health Impacts and Experience of Family Caregiving for Canadians Living with Dementia

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stall, Nathan M; Armstrong, Joshua J; Gruneir, Andrea; Lix, Lisa M; Rochon, Paula A; Saragosa, Marianne; Sivananthan, Saskia N

Keywords: Caregiving; Dementia

$573,750

Avian influenza suRveillance in Companion animal and Human healthcare settings [ARCH]

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Avian Influenza OneHealth Research

Principal investigators: Fralick, Michael P; Hug, Laura A; Kassen, Rees; MacFadden, Derek R; Nott, Caroline; Wong, Alex

Keywords: Animal Shelters; Avian Influenza A; Environmental Surface Surveillance; H5n1; Hospitals; One Health; Pandemic Surveillance; Veterinary Clinics; Whole Genome Sequencing; Wildlife Rehabilitation

$150,000

Establishing Optimal Medical Care Provider Commitment in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes

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

Principal investigators: Stall, Nathan M; Quail, Patrick B; Costa, Andrew P; Savage, Rachel

Keywords: Delphi; Health Human Resources; Long-Term Care; Nursing Homes; Older Adults; Physician Standards

$149,879

Reimagining Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) for 21st Century Cities: What Works Best to Support Older Adults to Age in Place?

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: HCIS - Healthcare systems, services and policies

Principal investigators: Rochon, Paula A; Hahn-Goldberg, Shoshana; Huynh, Tai; Lehman, Jeff; Ivers, Noah M; Savage, Rachel

Keywords: Community Programming; Loneliness; Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; Norc; Older Adults; Population Health; Quality Of Life; Reducing Social Isolation; Sex And Gender; Supportive Environments

$2,948,181

Prescribing Cascades: Putting the Pieces Together to Optimize Prescribing

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rochon, Paula A; Hillmer, Michael

Keywords: Medication Safety; Older Adults; Older Women; Polypharmacy; Population-Level Data; Prescribing Cascade; Prevalence; Reducing Medication Harm; Sex And Gender

$493,425

Identifying Service Gaps in Virtual Palliative Care to Inform Health Policy Across Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: CMA Foundation - Virtual Care

Principal investigators: Quinn, Kieran L; Bell, Chaim M; Sinnarajah, Aynharan

Keywords: End Of Life Care; Health Services Research; Palliative Care; Virtual Care

Understanding the effects of hospital capacity strain on quality of hospital care for patients admitted to medical and ICU wards during the pandemic and evaluating interventions to mitigate hospital capacity strain

Co-investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Razak, Fahad; Baker, Andrew J; Chan, Timothy; Cheung, Angela M; Gibson, Jennifer; Hellsten, Erik; Herridge, Margaret S; Kapral, Moira K; Lee, Nelson L; Mamdani, Muhammad; Rosella, Laura C; Sarhangian, Vahid; Verma, Amol

Keywords: Health Equity; Health Systems; Hospital Capacity; Large-Scale Patient Transfers; Patient Outcomes; Processes Of Care; Quality Of Inpatient Care

$499,577

The Response of Provincial Health Systems to COVID-19: Service Provision and Costs Across Health Sectors, First Nations and other populations

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Krahn, Murray D; Kulkarni, Girish S

Keywords: Access To Health Care; Cost; Cost Effectiveness Analysis; Covid-19; Equity; First Nations; Indigenous Health; Quality Indicators; Regional Variation; Resource Use

$393,753

Keeping in Touch (KiT) with Young Adults as They Transition Through Type 1 Diabetes Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: TiC - Stream 2 - eHIPP solutions for transitions in care gaps

Principal investigators: Shulman, Rayzel; Booth, Gillian L; Brazeau, Anne-Sophie; Desveaux, Laura; Dhalla, Irfan; Goyal, Shivani; Greenberg, Marley; Nakhla, Meranda

Keywords: Adolescents; Emerging Adults; Type 1 Diabetes

$898,194

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Michael Hillmer

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Latest funding

A qualitative assessment of the use of artificial intelligence in public sector health organisations in Ontario, Canada.

Association between delayed outbreak identification and SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality among long-term care home residents, Ontario, Canada, March to November 2020: a cohort study

Short-term mortality and palliative care use after delayed hospital discharge: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Quality improvement strategies for diabetes care: Effects on outcomes for adults living with diabetes

Attributes and Features of Context Relevant to Knowledge Translation in Health Settings: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Inappropriate use of clinical practices in Canada: a systematic review

Stakeholder Perspectives of Attributes and Features of Context Relevant to Knowledge Translation in Health Settings: A Multi-Country Analysis

COVID-19 Case Age Distribution: Correction for Differential Testing by Age.

Derivation and Validation of Clinical Prediction Rules for COVID-19 Mortality in Ontario, Canada.

Identifying and selecting implementation theories, models and frameworks: a qualitative study to inform the development of a decision support tool.

Frequent collaborators

Michael Hillmer

John Lavis

Noah Ivers

Noah Ivers

Thomas Noseworthy

Jamie Brehaut

Janet Curran

Gary Teare

Alan Katz

Joshua Tepper

Michael Wilson

Mark Dobrow

Wendy Levinson

Andrew Costa

Aaron Jones

Tanya Horsley

Amanda Vandyk

David Moher

Marcello Tonelli

Stephen Bornstein

Adrian Levy

John Lavis

Alan Katz

Jennie Johnstone

Simon Décary

John Lavis

Sathya Karunananthan

Timothy Ramsay

Aaron Jones

Gary Garber