Natalie Crown, University of Toronto

Research

Health Policy Health Workforce Human Health Resources Pharmacy Practice Scope Of Practice

Latest papers

Designing a computerized decision support system for asthma chronic disease management in community pharmacies.
International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026
Co-developing an inclusive interprofessional health workforce minimum data standard for enhanced planning and decision-making: A Canadian case with international relevance
Health Policy · 2026
Using the CARD system for university-based pop-up vaccination clinics: A two-stage hybrid effectiveness-implementation study.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025

All 9 publications

Latest funding

U-Prep: Understanding scope of Practice expansion in pharmacy
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$143,523
A Scoping Review of Medication Reconciliation Initiatives in Ambulatory Care
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$47,274

All 2 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Designing a computerized decision support system for asthma chronic disease management in community pharmacies.

Ning TX, Li T, Kellar J, Tadrous M, Crown N, Dolovich L, Gupta S

International journal of clinical pharmacy2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11096-026-02142-y PMID: 42043691

02

Co-developing an inclusive interprofessional health workforce minimum data standard for enhanced planning and decision-making: A Canadian case with international relevance

Zagrodney K, Bourcier D, Gupta N, Simkin S, Ashcroft R, Bath B, Ben-Ahmed HE, Crown N, Gamble B, Leslie K

Health Policy20264 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105485

03

Using the CARD system for university-based pop-up vaccination clinics: A two-stage hybrid effectiveness-implementation study.

Gudzak V, Logeman C, Crown N, Ilersich ANT, Folinas M, McMurtry CM, Bucci LM, Shea C, Shah V, Boon H, Katz J, Dolovich L, Taddio A

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2509484 PMID: 40773168

04

Development and refinement of an online CARD (Comfort Ask Relax Distract) course for organizations and providers delivering vaccinations and other needle procedures.

Taddio A, Ilersich ANT, McMurtry CM, Constantin K, Bucci LM, Gudzak V, Logeman C, Crown N, Kohli M, Ledrew E, MacDonald NE, Card Knowledge Translation Team

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2491853 PMID: 40768557

05

Before the first class: Engaging students early in curriculum design to support program reform

Steenhof N, Abela H, Ye S, Vuong A, Perry L, Kellar J, Lake J, Ho C, Crown N

Medical Teacher2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2025.2572994

06

Pharmacists as Personalized Medicine Experts (PRIME): Experiences Implementing Pharmacist-Led Pharmacogenomic Testing in Primary Care Practices.

Luke MJ, Krupetsky N, Liu H, Korenvain C, Crown N, Toenjes S, Sproule BA, Piquette-Miller M, Guirguis LM, McCarthy LM

Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2021

DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy9040201 PMID: 34941633

07

A Continuing Professional Development Program for Pharmacists Implementing Pharmacogenomics into Practice.

Crown N, Sproule BA, Luke MJ, Piquette-Miller M, McCarthy LM

Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2020First author

DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy8020055 PMID: 32231164

08

Integrating medication samples into the traditional community pharmacy supply chain: a feasibility study

McCarthy LM, Brown TER, Crown N, Jobanputra N, Lui M, Laporte L, Taylor VH

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice20181 citations

DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12390

09

Medication reconciliation interventions in ambulatory care: A scoping review.

McCarthy L, Su XW, Crown N, Turple J, Brown TE, Walsh K, John J, Rochon P

American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists2016

DOI: 10.2146/ajhp150916 PMID: 27821397

U-Prep: Understanding scope of Practice expansion in pharmacy

Nominated PICIHR2022Cat Gr:Policy Res. for Health Sys. Transf.- Canadian Healthcare Workforce

Principal investigators: Crown, Natalie; Bishop, Andrea C

Keywords: Health Policy; Health Workforce; Human Health Resources; Pharmacy Practice; Scope Of Practice

$143,523

A Scoping Review of Medication Reconciliation Initiatives in Ambulatory Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: McCarthy, Lisa; Turple, Jennifer

Keywords: Ambulatory Care; Intervention; Medication Reconciliation; Outcomes; Patient Safety; Primary Care; Scoping Review; Synthesis Methods

$47,274

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

Sociology
Pharmacy Practice
Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences
Economics
Rehabilitation Sciences
Family Medicine
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Other

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.

Anna Taddio

Pharmacy Practice

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Jennifer Lake

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Christine Shea

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Certina Ho

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Valerie Taylor

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Paula Rochon

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Angela Mashford-Pringle

Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Vibhuti Shah

Clinical Developmental Psychology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Brenna Bath

Rehabilitation Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Kathleen Leslie

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Policy Dear Professor Crown, 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 "Designing a computerized decision support system for asthma chronic disease management in community pharmacies." (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "U-Prep: Understanding scope of Practice expansion in pharmacy" (2022), 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]

Natalie Crown

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Designing a computerized decision support system for asthma chronic disease management in community pharmacies.

Co-developing an inclusive interprofessional health workforce minimum data standard for enhanced planning and decision-making: A Canadian case with international relevance

Using the CARD system for university-based pop-up vaccination clinics: A two-stage hybrid effectiveness-implementation study.

Development and refinement of an online CARD (Comfort Ask Relax Distract) course for organizations and providers delivering vaccinations and other needle procedures.

Before the first class: Engaging students early in curriculum design to support program reform

Pharmacists as Personalized Medicine Experts (PRIME): Experiences Implementing Pharmacist-Led Pharmacogenomic Testing in Primary Care Practices.

A Continuing Professional Development Program for Pharmacists Implementing Pharmacogenomics into Practice.

Integrating medication samples into the traditional community pharmacy supply chain: a feasibility study

Medication reconciliation interventions in ambulatory care: A scoping review.

U-Prep: Understanding scope of Practice expansion in pharmacy

A Scoping Review of Medication Reconciliation Initiatives in Ambulatory Care

Frequent collaborators

Jamie Kellar

Lisa Dolovich

Micheline Piquette-Miller

Anna Taddio

Certina Ho

Jennifer Lake

Christine Shea

Sarah Simkin

Naomi Steenhof

Danielle Rice

Certina Ho

Ivy Bourgeault

Valerie Taylor

Lisa McCarthy

Jennifer Turple

Paula Rochon

Samir Gupta

Joel Katz

Vibhuti Shah

Heather Boon

Angela Mashford-Pringle

Vibhuti Shah

Brenna Bath

Mina Tadrous

Neeru Gupta

Paula Rochon

Arthur Sweetman

Kathleen Leslie