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Samir Sinha

ResearcherInstitute for Human Development, Life Course & AgingUniversity of Toronto

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Samir Sinha

Researcher

Institute for Human Development, Life Course & Aging

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.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Aging-In-Place Community-Based Seniors Services Health Equity Health Systems Integration Participatory Research Population Health Service Coordination Social Care Systems

Latest papers

Building a Rational Clinical Information System for Older Adults in Acute Care: The Role of the interRAI Acute Care Suite.
Healthcare management forum · 2026 · senior author
Volunteer Programs for Hospitalized Older Adults in North America, Europe, and Australia: A Scoping Review.
Sage open aging · 2025 · senior author
It's time for a healthy aging strategy for Canada's Veterans.
Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025 · senior author

All 28 publications

Latest funding

A Population Health Approach for Coordinating Community-Based Seniors' Services and Strengthening Health System Resilience
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$750,000
Advancing Culturally Sensitive Support for Ethnically Diverse, Precariously Housed Older Adults Across Canada
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$24,963
Planning a National Older Adult Living with HIV Action Plan
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 10 grants and awards

28 publications.

Building a Rational Clinical Information System for Older Adults in Acute Care: The Role of the interRAI Acute Care Suite.

Heckman GA, Jantzi M, Hirdes JP, Nova A, Elliott J, Sinha S

Healthcare management forum2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08404704251389449 PMID: 41145114

Volunteer Programs for Hospitalized Older Adults in North America, Europe, and Australia: A Scoping Review.

Kokorelias KM, Jamieson LM, Saragosa M, Singh H, Serapio CB, Jasiem S, Sinha S

Sage open aging2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/30495334251337259 PMID: 40611852

It's time for a healthy aging strategy for Canada's Veterans.

Brydges M, Pedlar D, Muscedere J, Held N, Sinha S

Journal of military, veteran and family health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2024-0095 PMID: 42534097

Resilience for working in Ontario home and community care: registered practical nurses need the support of themselves, family and clients, and employers.

Connelly DM, Garnett A, Prentice K, Hay ME, Guitar NA, Snobelen N, Smith-Carrier T, McKay SM, King EC, Calver J, Sinha S

BMC health services research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11635-3 PMID: 39350131

Ageing with grace and graft.

Attree C, Kokorelias K, Sinha S, Bhat M

The lancet. Healthy longevity2024

DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(24)00111-9 PMID: 38945126

Impact of an intergenerational program to improve loneliness and social isolation in older adults initiated at the time of emergency department discharge: study protocol for a three-arm randomized clinical trial.

Zheng D, Rose L, Borgundvaag B, McLeod SL, Melady D, Mohindra R, Sinha S, Wesson V, Wiesenfeld L, Kolker S, Kiss A, Lowthian JA, Lee JS

Trials2024

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08250-2 PMID: 38943176

Transitions of care for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: an inductive thematic content analysis of patient comments.

Couture V, Germain N, Côté É, Lavoie L, Robitaille J, Morin M, Chouinard J, Couturier Y, Légaré F, Hardy MS, Chartier LB, Brousseau AA, Sourial N, Mercier É, Dallaire C, Fleet R, Leblanc A, Melady D, Roy D, Sinha S, Sirois MJ, Witteman HO, Émond M, Rivard J, Pelletier I, Turcotte S, Samb R, Giguère R, Abrougui L, Smith PY, Archambault PM, Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers

BMC geriatrics2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04482-0 PMID: 38172725

Caregivers' burden of care during emergency department care transitions among older adults: a mixed methods cohort study.

Germain N, Jémus-Gonzalez E, Couture V, Côté É, Morin M, Toulouse-Fournier A, Bert L, Giguère R, Sinha S, Sourial N, Chartier LB, Witteman HO, Légaré F, Samb R, Turcotte S, Chandavong S, Abrougui L, Robitaille J, Archambault PM, Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers

BMC geriatrics2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05388-1 PMID: 39342196

A Leave of Absence Might Not Be a Bad Thing: Registered Practical Nurses Working in Home Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Connelly DM, Guitar NA, Garnett A, Smith-Carrier T, Prentice K, Calver J, King E, McKay S, Pearson D, Sinha S, Snobelen N

Home health care management & practice2024

DOI: 10.1177/10848223241232408 PMID: 39431206

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Self-Reported Rates of Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Canadian 2023-2024 National Influenza and Respiratory Viruses Survey.

Sinha S, Iciaszczyk N, Roy B, Boivin W

Vaccines2024First author

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12111230 PMID: 39591133

A Population Health Approach for Coordinating Community-Based Seniors' Services and Strengthening Health System Resilience

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Strength.Resilient/Equitable Public Health Systems- Community Sector

Principal investigators: Mirza, Raza M; Sinha, Samir K; Tamblyn Watts, Laura E

Keywords: Aging-In-Place; Community-Based Seniors Services; Health Equity; Health Systems Integration; Participatory Research; Population Health; Service Coordination; Social Care Systems; Social Determinants; Vulnerable Populations

$750,000

Advancing Culturally Sensitive Support for Ethnically Diverse, Precariously Housed Older Adults Across Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kokorelias, Kristina M; Hatzifilalithis, Stephanie; Hoang, Peter; Sheppard, Christine L

Keywords: Equity; Housing; Older Adults; Social Determinants Of Health; Vulnerable Populations

$24,963

Planning a National Older Adult Living with HIV Action Plan

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kokorelias, Kristina M; Eaton, Andrew D; Harris, Maurita T; Josewski, Viviane; McGarity-Shipley, Ellen

Keywords: Aging; Hiv; Policy

$20,000

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

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

Development of Machine Learning Models to Characterize Homebound Status in Older Adults in Canada.

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Khan, Shehroz; Iaboni, Andrea

Keywords: Depression; Falls; Frail; Gender; Homebound; Mental Health; Mobility; Physical Activity; Sedentary; Social Isolation

$60,000

The Invisible Epidemic: A Spotlight on the Opioid Crisis Among Seniors

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: Opioid Crisis Knowledge Synthesis

Principal investigators: McDonald, Lynn; Shnall, Adriana

Keywords: Knowledge Synthesis; Opioid Crisis; Scoping Review; Seniors

$59,999

Identifying and Understanding the Health and Social Care Needs of Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions and their Caregivers: A Scoping Review

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network - Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: McGilton, Katherine S; Bergman, Howard; Grimes, Sheena; McNeil, David R; Sampalli, Tara; Andrew, Melissa K; Morgan, Debra G; Puts, Maria (Martine) T; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Multimorbidity; Preferences And Needs; Scoping Review; Social Determinants Of Health

$25,000

Establishing a Research and Practice Collaboration for the Evaluation of Emergency Department Avoidance Interventions in Home Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Costa, Andrew P; Bell, Chaim M; Bronskill, Susan E

Keywords: Census Level Clinical Data; Chronic Disease And Symptom Management; Clinical Epidemiology; Emergency Department; Emergency Department Avoidance; Frail Elderly; Health Services Evaluation; Health Services Research; Home Care

$20,000

Creating a Sustainable System of Care for Older People with Complex Needs: Learning from International Experience

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Healthcare Renewal Policy Analysis-Institute of Aging

Principal investigators: Anderson, Geoffrey M; Sinha, Samir K

Keywords: International Comparison; Older People; Policy Analysis

$132,425

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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Samir Sinha

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Building a Rational Clinical Information System for Older Adults in Acute Care: The Role of the interRAI Acute Care Suite.

Volunteer Programs for Hospitalized Older Adults in North America, Europe, and Australia: A Scoping Review.

It's time for a healthy aging strategy for Canada's Veterans.

Resilience for working in Ontario home and community care: registered practical nurses need the support of themselves, family and clients, and employers.

Ageing with grace and graft.

Impact of an intergenerational program to improve loneliness and social isolation in older adults initiated at the time of emergency department discharge: study protocol for a three-arm randomized clinical trial.

Transitions of care for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: an inductive thematic content analysis of patient comments.

Caregivers' burden of care during emergency department care transitions among older adults: a mixed methods cohort study.

A Leave of Absence Might Not Be a Bad Thing: Registered Practical Nurses Working in Home Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Self-Reported Rates of Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Canadian 2023-2024 National Influenza and Respiratory Viruses Survey.

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Annie LeBlanc

Lisa Burry

Debra Eagles

Yves Couturier

Louise Rose

Andrew Costa

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Craig Dale

Pranesh Chakraborty

Jean-Louis Denis

Mamatha Bhat

Gary Naglie

Olivier Beauchet

David Williamson

Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy

Patrick Archambault

Claire Ludwig

John Hirdes

Ross Upshur

Amanda Bailey Canfield

Anne-Claude Gingras

Dean Fergusson

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Ryan Strum

Rupert Kaul

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