Vandana Ahluwalia

Research

Comparative Effectiveness Research Implementation Science Interdisciplinary Model Of Care Learning Health System Musculoskeletal Health And Arthritis Quality Improvement Quality Of Care Rheumatic Diseases

Latest papers

The Effect of Triage Assessments on Identifying Inflammatory Arthritis and Reducing Rheumatology Wait Times in Ontario.
The Journal of rheumatology · 2020 · first author
Encounters with Rheumatologists in a Publicly-Funded Canadian Healthcare System: A Population-Based Study
Journal of Rheumatology · 2020
Feasibility of Measurement and Adherence to System Performance Measures for Rheumatoid Arthritis in 5 Models of Care.
The Journal of rheumatology · 2018

All 6 publications

Latest funding

The Ontario Rheumatology Learning Health System for Transforming Integrated Care for Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disorders
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,981,515
Creating an information system from a Primary Care Electronic Medical Record Administrative data Linked Database to improve Rheumatoid Arthritis Surveillance and Quality of Care
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$337,240

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

The Effect of Triage Assessments on Identifying Inflammatory Arthritis and Reducing Rheumatology Wait Times in Ontario.

Ahluwalia V, Lineker S, Sweezie R, Bell MJ, Kendzerska T, Widdifield J, Bombardier C, Allied Health Rheumatology Triage Investigators

The Journal of rheumatology2020First author

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180734 PMID: 31154411

02

Encounters with Rheumatologists in a Publicly-Funded Canadian Healthcare System: A Population-Based Study

Widdifield J, Bernatsky S, Pope JE, Ahluwalia V, Barber CEH, Eder L, Kuriya B, Ling V, Paterson JM, Thorne JC

Journal of Rheumatology202016 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190034 PMID: W2951465486

03

Feasibility of Measurement and Adherence to System Performance Measures for Rheumatoid Arthritis in 5 Models of Care.

Barber CEH, Thorne JC, Ahluwalia V, Burt J, Lacaille D, Marshall DA, Hazlewood GS, Mosher D, Denning L, Szamko I, Chin R, Hamilton S, Benseler S, Twilt M, Shiff NJ, Bykerk V, Homik J, Barnabe C

The Journal of rheumatology2018

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171284 PMID: 29907674

04

Development of a Canadian Core Clinical Dataset to Support High-quality Care for Canadian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Barber CEH, Mosher DP, Ahluwalia V, Zummer M, Marshall DA, Choquette D, Lacaille D, Bombardier C, Lyddiatt A, Chandran V, Khodyakov D, Dao E, Barnabe C, RACCD Working Group

The Journal of rheumatology2017

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170421 PMID: 28966205

05

Stand Up and Be Counted: Measuring and Mapping the Rheumatology Workforce in Canada

Barber CEH, Jewett L, Badley EM, Lacaille D, Cividino A, Ahluwalia V, Averns H, Baillie C, Ellsworth J, Pope J

Journal of Rheumatology201788 citations

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160621

06

Access to rheumatologists among patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis in a Canadian universal public healthcare system

Widdifield J, Paterson JM, Bernatsky S, Tu K, Thorne JC, Ivers N, Butt D, Jaakkimainen RL, Gunraj N, Ahluwalia V

BMJ Open201445 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003888

The Ontario Rheumatology Learning Health System for Transforming Integrated Care for Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: THINC Implem. Science - Care of Patients Covered in IMHA mandate

Principal investigators: Widdifield, Jessica; Appleton, Thomas C; Ahluwalia, Vandana; Eder, Lihi; Laur, Celia; Thorne, Carter J

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness Research; Implementation Science; Interdisciplinary Model Of Care; Learning Health System; Musculoskeletal Health And Arthritis; Quality Improvement; Quality Of Care; Rheumatic Diseases; Rheumatology

$1,981,515

Creating an information system from a Primary Care Electronic Medical Record Administrative data Linked Database to improve Rheumatoid Arthritis Surveillance and Quality of Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Bombardier, Claire; Jaakkimainen, R. Liisa

Keywords: Chronic Disease Surveillance; Electronic Medical Records; Health Administrative Data; Quality Of Care; Rheumatoid Arthritis

$337,240

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

Medicine
Pediatrics
Toronto General Research Institute
Dermatology and Skin Science
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Family Medicine
Internal Medicine
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2022

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Comparative Effectiveness Research Dear Professor Ahluwalia, 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 "The Effect of Triage Assessments on Identifying Inflammatory Arthritis and Reducing Rheumatology Wait Times in Ontario." (2020), 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 "The Ontario Rheumatology Learning Health System for Transforming Integrated Care for Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disorders" (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]