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Paula Rochon

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ProfessorSocial & Behavioural Health Sciences DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Paula Rochon

Professor

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 20 research grants (20 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 11 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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126

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Research

Older Adults Sex And Gender Older Women Aging Geriatrics Diabetes Population Health Prescribing Cascade

Latest papers

Midlife and beyond: Integrating menopause and cervical screening for women and gender-diverse people living with HIV.
HIV medicine · 2026
SUCCEED guideline for reporting studies of scaling evidence-informed interventions, with explanations and examples.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2026 · senior author
Risk factors and circumstances associated with homelessness in older adults: a scoping review of quantitative and qualitative studies.
The Gerontologist · 2026 · senior author

All 50 publications

Latest funding

Developing a Person- and Family-Centered Care Model for Older Adults Living with HIV and their Family and Chosen Family Caregivers
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$367,200
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Exploring Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Prevalence and risk of dementia in adults who have experienced homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$2,000

All 65 grants and awards

50 publications.

Midlife and beyond: Integrating menopause and cervical screening for women and gender-diverse people living with HIV.

Kokorelias KM, Rochon P, Zhabokritsky A, Walmsley SL, Sirisegaram L

HIV medicine2026

DOI: 10.1111/hiv.70186 PMID: 41448948

SUCCEED guideline for reporting studies of scaling evidence-informed interventions, with explanations and examples.

Gogovor A, Légaré F, Moher D, Zomahoun HTV, Ben Charif A, Ekanmian G, McLean RKD, Milat A, Wolfenden L, Prévost K, Aubin E, Rochon P

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2026-069389 PMID: 42468985

Risk factors and circumstances associated with homelessness in older adults: a scoping review of quantitative and qualitative studies.

Hoang PM, Samra RA, van Ballegooie C, Whaley CRJ, Huang YQ, Ghosh M, Duong V, Kokorelias K, Alston J, Rochon P

The Gerontologist2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaf307 PMID: 41397904

Prevalence and Risk of Dementia Among Adults Who Have Experienced Homelessness, a Meta-Analysis.

Hoang PM, Huang YQ, Jay M, Berg V, van Ballegooie C, Reppas-Rindlisbacher C, Lane NE, Alston J, Rochon P

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70072 PMID: 40874424

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Clinical Validation of TIME Criteria to Detect Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults: Methodological Report from the TIME International Study Group.

Bahat G, Erdogan T, Can B, Ozkok S, Ilhan B, Tufan A, Karan MA, Benetos A, Cherubini A, Drey M, Garfinkel D, Gąsowski J, Renom-Guiteras A, Kotsani M, McCarthy L, Onder G, Pazan F, Piotrowicz K, Rochon P, Ruppe G, Thompson W, Topinkova E, van der Velde N, Petrovic M

Drugs & aging2025

DOI: 10.1007/s40266-024-01164-3 PMID: 39688727

Establishing primary care physician commitment in Canadian long-term care homes: a protocol for a modified e-Delphi study

Dash D, Potter M, Siu HY-H, Quail P, Katz P, McCarthy LM, Peck S, Tripp D, Costa AP, Rochon P

BMJ Open20254 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093277

Primary Care Provider Commitment in Canadian and International Long-Term Care Homes: A Comparative Policy Analysis

Potter M, Dash D, Poirier A, Olah A, Quail P, Costa AP, Rochon P, Hillmer MP, Kaplan D, Stall NM

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association20251 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105846

Sex differences in patterns of potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug reactions in hospitalized older people: Findings from the SENATOR trial.

O'Mahony D, Cruz-Jentoft AJ, Gudmundsson A, Soiza RL, Petrovic M, Cherubini A, Byrne S, Rochon P

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19071 PMID: 38979859

Integrating gender analysis into research: reflections from the Gender-Net Plus workshop.

Cederroth CR, Earp BD, Gómez Prada HC, Jarach CM, Lir SA, Norris CM, Pilote L, Raparelli V, Rochon P, Sahraoui N, Simmon C, Vissandjee B, Mour C, Arbogast M, Armengol JM, Mason R

EClinicalMedicine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102728 PMID: 39105192

Sex-Related Differences in Dispensation of Rheumatic Medications in Older Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis: A Population-Based Study.

Tarannum S, Widdifield J, Wu CF, Johnson SR, Rochon P, Eder L

The Journal of rheumatology2024

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2023-1148 PMID: 38692668

Developing a Person- and Family-Centered Care Model for Older Adults Living with HIV and their Family and Chosen Family Caregivers

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kokorelias, Kristina M; Cameron, Jill I; Eaton, Andrew D; Sirisegaram, Luxey; Wasilewski, Marina

Keywords: Aging; Caregiving; Gender; Hiv; Qualitative; Stigma

$367,200

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Exploring Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Rochon, Paula A; Stall, Nathan M

Keywords: Adverse Drug Events; Aging; Glp-1 Receptor Agonists; Older Women; Ozempic; Rybelsus

$100,000

Prevalence and risk of dementia in adults who have experienced homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SupervisorCIHR2025Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hoang, Peter

Keywords: Dementia; Health Policy; Homelessness; Population Health; Prevalence

$2,000

SPOR Network in Diabetes and its Related Complications

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science - Extension

Principal investigators: Lewis, Gary F; Chouinor, Kathleen A; Farnsworth, Kate; Murphy, Christine A; Ramdass, Seeta; St Pierre, Martha M; Banerjee, Ananya T; Campbell, David J; Carpentier, André C; de Mestral, Charles; Dogba, Maman A; Forbes, Thomas; Ganann, Rebecca L; Kaplan, Alexander J; Kastner, Monika; King, Malcolm; Lipscombe, Lorraine; Maberley, David; McGavock, Jonathan M; Northwood, Melissa; Perkins, Bruce A; Rac, Valeria E; Rochon, Paula A; Selby, Peter L; Senior, Peter A; Sherifali, Diana T; Singer, Alexander G; Tchernof, André; Weisman, Alanna; Witteman, Holly M; Yeung Laiwah, Roseanne O

Keywords: Diabetes

$2,000,000

Optimizing Prescribing for Older Women and Men: Building the future of the iKASCADE international collaboration

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rochon, Paula A

Keywords: Adverse Drug Events; Medication; Medication Harm; Older Adults; Prescribing; Sex And Gender

$25,000

Exploring the healthcare disparities and health needs for older adults experiencing homelessness

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Hoang, Peter

Keywords: Aging; Clinical Epidemiology; Community Care; Geriatric Medicine; Health Equity; Health Services Research; Homelessness And Housing; Lived Experiences; Qualitative Research

$120,000

Reducing Inappropriate Prescribing: Integrating Social Factors into Deprescribing Practices for Older Adults

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award : Priority Announcement - Geroscience

Principal investigators: Kthupi, Altea

Keywords: Deprescribing; Inappropriate Prescribing; Medication Harm; Older Adults; Polypharmacy

$120,000

BREATHe: B-type natriuretic peptides to reduce events and advance treatment in heart failure

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Douglas S

Keywords: Heart Failure; Hospitalization; Laboratory Testing; Outcomes Research; Population Health; Prediction Modeling

$661,724

Health and social disparities among older adults with lived experiences of homelessness

SupervisorCIHR2024Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Hoang, Peter

Keywords: Aging; Geriatric Medicine; Health Equity; Health Services And Systems; Population And Health

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

Principal 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

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Paula Rochon

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Midlife and beyond: Integrating menopause and cervical screening for women and gender-diverse people living with HIV.

SUCCEED guideline for reporting studies of scaling evidence-informed interventions, with explanations and examples.

Risk factors and circumstances associated with homelessness in older adults: a scoping review of quantitative and qualitative studies.

Prevalence and Risk of Dementia Among Adults Who Have Experienced Homelessness, a Meta-Analysis.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Clinical Validation of TIME Criteria to Detect Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults: Methodological Report from the TIME International Study Group.

Establishing primary care physician commitment in Canadian long-term care homes: a protocol for a modified e-Delphi study

Primary Care Provider Commitment in Canadian and International Long-Term Care Homes: A Comparative Policy Analysis

Sex differences in patterns of potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug reactions in hospitalized older people: Findings from the SENATOR trial.

Integrating gender analysis into research: reflections from the Gender-Net Plus workshop.

Sex-Related Differences in Dispensation of Rheumatic Medications in Older Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis: A Population-Based Study.

Frequent collaborators

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Connie Marras

Anna Taddio

Andrea Gruneir

Claire Bombardier

Andrea Gruneir

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Jessica Widdifield

Lihi Eder

Muhammad Mamdani

David Moher

Andrew Costa

Robin Mason

Anthony Lang

Allison McGeer

Nadia Roumeliotis

Susan Bronskill

Geoff Anderson

Dallas Seitz

Geoffrey Anderson

Lauren Griffith

David Moher

Lisa McCarthy

Amol Verma

Gary Naglie

Pamela Leece

Mina Tadrous

Stephanie Chamberlain

Aaron Jones

Peter Tugwell

Monica Taljaard

Martin Osmond

David Kaplan

Michael Brudno

Barbara Farrell

Jamie Brehaut

Elizabeth Lin

Louise Pilote