Saad Ahmed, University of Toronto

Research

Drug Shortages Supply Chain Drug Safety Health Outcomes Health Policy Pharmaceutical Formulary Pharmaceuticals

Latest funding

Strengthening Canada's Drug Supply Chain: Establishing the Canadian Drug Shortage Observatory
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Building solutions to address drugs shortages in Canada: developing an evidence-based at-risk medicine list
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$149,850

All 2 grants and awards

Strengthening Canada's Drug Supply Chain: Establishing the Canadian Drug Shortage Observatory

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Global Health Research - CRPPHE

Principal investigators: Tadrous, Mina; Ahmed, Saad; Beall, Reed; Fahim, Christine; Gomes, Tara

Keywords: Drug Safety; Drug Shortages; Health Outcomes; Health Policy; Pharmaceutical; Supply Chain

$100,000

Building solutions to address drugs shortages in Canada: developing an evidence-based at-risk medicine list

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Cat. Gr:Policy Res. for Health Sys. Trans.- CRPPHE - Pandemic Prep./Health Emerg

Principal investigators: Tadrous, Mina; Mittmann, Nicole; Ahmed, Saad; Fahim, Christine; Gomes, Tara

Keywords: Drug Shortages; Formulary; Pharmaceuticals; Supply Chain

$149,850

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Drug Shortages Dear Professor Ahmed, 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]. Your research on drug shortages 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 "Strengthening Canada's Drug Supply Chain: Establishing the Canadian Drug Shortage Observatory" (2024), 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]