Sara Shearkhani, University of Toronto

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Mental health Forensic mental health Reverse integeration Physical health equity for marginalized populations- Cancer screening Integrated care Learning health systems Equity in health outcomes for marginalized populations Healthcare utilization and cost Community-focused research

Latest papers

Bridging diagnostic safety and mental health: a systematic review highlighting inequities in autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.
BMJ quality & safety · 2026
Scoping review of patient and family engagement interventions in diagnosis: a paradox of too much, yet so little.
BMJ quality & safety · 2026
Informal Caregiving: Health System Cost Implications.
Western journal of nursing research · 2025 · first author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Towards Developing Pan-Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation Metrics for Remote Care Monitoring for Aging-in-Place
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Championing Change: Enhancing Support for Older Adults with Chronic Conditions Through the Use of Champions within Community-Based Organizations
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$24,410
Planning an Innovative Self-Management Education and Support Program to Reduce Inequities in Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Racialized Populations
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$50,000

All 7 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Bridging diagnostic safety and mental health: a systematic review highlighting inequities in autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.

Srivarathan A, Bradford A, Shearkhani S, Heimlich L, Jefferson S, Miller KE, Smith K, Haskell H, Giardina TD

BMJ quality & safety20265 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-018723 PMID: 40854799

02

Scoping review of patient and family engagement interventions in diagnosis: a paradox of too much, yet so little.

Hill MA, Haskell H, Dainty KN, Kuluski K, Shea C, Heimlich L, Kazi S, Sochaniwskyj M, Priore A, Mason TLM, Coppinger T, Isani S, Scala N, Shearkhani S, Kazi S, Giardina TD, Miller KE, Smith KM, Patient-Partnered Diagnostic Center of Excellence

BMJ quality & safety20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019145 PMID: 41436174

03

Informal Caregiving: Health System Cost Implications.

Shearkhani S, Bai YQ, Kuluski K, Anderson GM, Wodchis WP

Western journal of nursing research20256 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/01939459241310285 PMID: 39849894

04

The Impact of the Long-term Care Homes Act and Public Reporting on Physical Restraint and Potentially Inappropriate Antipsychotic Use in Ontario’s Long-term Care Homes

Kevin Walker, Sara Shearkhani, Yu Bai, Katherine S. McGilton, Whitney Blair Berta, Walter P. Wodchis

The Journals of Gerontology Series A20197 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz143 PMID: 31356654

Towards Developing Pan-Canadian Monitoring and Evaluation Metrics for Remote Care Monitoring for Aging-in-Place

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Saragosa, Marianne; Kilby-Lechman, Danielle; Egbujie, Bonaventure A; Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren; Tran, Jake; Woo, Kevin Y

Keywords: Aging In Place; Delphi; Evaluation; Outcome Measures; Pan-Canadian; Remote Care Monitoring

$10,000

Championing Change: Enhancing Support for Older Adults with Chronic Conditions Through the Use of Champions within Community-Based Organizations

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kokorelias, Kristina M; Sheppard, Christine L; Singh, Hardeep

Keywords: Aged Health Care; Chronic Illness; Community-Based Care; Health And Community Services; Health Care Administration

$24,410

Planning an Innovative Self-Management Education and Support Program to Reduce Inequities in Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Racialized Populations

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Ke, Calvin; Bliss, Anil; Campbell, David J; Rashed, Razia; Shabani, Mohammad; Smith, Kelly M

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Health Equity; Patient-Oriented Research; Racialized Populations; Self-Management Education And Support

$50,000

Advancing an Equity-first Research Agenda in an East Toronto Ontario Health Team

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Shearkhani, Sara; Powis, Jeff

Keywords: Community Engagement; Community Of Science; Cross Organizational Partnership; Equity

$9,834

Caring for Caregivers of Aging Canadians: Assessing and Prioritizing Promising Practices and Selecting Interventions for Future Implementation

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kuluski, Kerry H; Fairclough, Lee

Keywords: Aging; Caregiver Experience; Caregivers; Community Engagement; Health Services

$20,000

Co-Designing Strategies to Address Alternate Level of Care Challenges: Patient and Caregiver Engagement for Quality Improvement

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Kuluski, Kerry H; Bilotta, Lucy

Keywords: Co-Design; Patient And Caregiver Engagement; Qualitative

$40,000

Alternate Level of Care: Using the Patient and Caregiver Experience to Guide Health System Performance Measurement

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kuluski, Kerry H; Johnson, Tracy; Leeb, Kira H

Keywords: Alternate Level Of Care; Canada; Delayed Discharge; Patient And Caregiver Experience; Performance Measurement; Qualitative

$10,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke, Brain Canada and the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Frequent collaborators

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
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