Vanessa Redditt, University of Toronto

Latest papers

Virtual Care and Compassion for Migrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review.
Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026
Recommendations for Living Kidney Donor Follow‐Up in Canada
Clinical Transplantation · 2026
Ripple effects of a patient & health-system partnered engagement project: a co-developed protocol
Research Involvement and Engagement · 2026

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Uninsured Immigrants' Social and Health Care Use (UninSHured)
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$351,900
Advancing Equity-Focused Implementation Science: A Multiple Case Study of Best Practices for Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$688,500
Beyond Technology, Beyond Healthcare: Translating Intersectionality in the Promotion of Equitable Virtual Health Care Services for Newcomers to Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$75,661

All 5 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Virtual Care and Compassion for Migrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review.

Ha E, Choon-Kon-Yune I, Lee KG, Nguyen MD, Makanjuola O, Redditt V, Shaw J, Abejirinde IO

Journal of immigrant and minority health2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-026-01907-x PMID: 41940922

02

Recommendations for Living Kidney Donor Follow‐Up in Canada

Singh SK, Jaure A, Gill MP, Johnston O, Gill J, Caton N, Pâquet M, John P, Ogniben A, Chritchley S

Clinical Transplantation20261 citations

DOI: 10.1111/ctr.70571

03

Ripple effects of a patient & health-system partnered engagement project: a co-developed protocol

Chana I, Ladak Z, Medvedyuk S, Saka A, Amenu B, Freedman H, Jeji T, Ramasamy V, Camus J-C, Lofters A

Research Involvement and Engagement2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00937-x

04

Determinants, Prevention, and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease Among Immigrant and Refugee Populations.

Vyas MV, Redditt V, Mohamed S, Abraha M, Sheth J, Shah BR, Ko DT, Ke C

The Canadian journal of cardiology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.02.011 PMID: 38387721

05

Intestinal parasites in stool testing among refugees at a primary care clinic in Toronto, Canada.

Müller F, Chandra S, Bogoch II, Rashid M, Redditt V

BMC infectious diseases2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07226-4 PMID: 35282824

06

Concordance of self-reported varicella history and serology among adolescent and adult refugee patients at a primary care clinic in Toronto, Canada.

Müller F, Chandra S, Wright V, Rashid M, Redditt V

Vaccine2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.09.027 PMID: 34563396

07

Risk Factors for Varicella Susceptibility Among Refugees to Toronto, Canada.

Cadieux G, Redditt V, Graziano D, Rashid M

Journal of immigrant and minority health2017

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0313-y PMID: 26590922

08

Health Status of North Korean Refugees in Toronto: A Community Based Participatory Research Study.

Dorman K, Bozinoff N, Redditt V, Kim E, Glazier RH, Rashid M

Journal of immigrant and minority health2017

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0307-9 PMID: 26527588

09

Prediction of severe disease in children with diarrhea in a resource-limited setting.

Levine AC, Munyaneza RM, Glavis-Bloom J, Redditt V, Cockrell HC, Kalimba B, Kabemba V, Musavuli J, Gakwerere M, Umurungi JP, Shah SP, Drobac PC

PloS one2013

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082386 PMID: 24349271

Uninsured Immigrants' Social and Health Care Use (UninSHured)

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Vyas, Manav V; Lee, Charlotte; Rayner, Jennifer

Keywords: Health Coverage; Health Policy; Health Services Research; Interviews; Mixed Methods; Population-Based; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Identities; Social Services; Uninsured Immigrants

$351,900

Advancing Equity-Focused Implementation Science: A Multiple Case Study of Best Practices for Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shaw, James A; Clark, Nancy; O'Campo, Patricia J; Steele Gray, Carolyn A

Keywords: Case Study; Community Health Workers; Health Equity; Implementation Science; Intersectionality; Knowledge Translation; Primary Health Care; Qualitative

$688,500

Beyond Technology, Beyond Healthcare: Translating Intersectionality in the Promotion of Equitable Virtual Health Care Services for Newcomers to Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Abejirinde, Ibukun-Oluwa O.

Keywords: intersectionality; migrant health; equity; digital health; virtual care; community partnerships; toolkit

$75,661

Co-design and evaluation of a patient navigator intervention for migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs experiencing care transitions

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Transitions in Care

Principal investigators: Li, Patricia T; Banerjee, Ananya T; Cherisma, Aniel; Dhalla, Irfan; Elamin, Sara; Hanley, Jill; Hui, Charles; Suleman, Shazeen

Keywords: Children With Special Healthcare Needs; Co-Design; Migrant; Pediatrics; Qualitative Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

$960,000

Investigating COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Strategies for Marginalized Newcomer Communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerg. COVID Res. Gaps/Priorities - Vaccine Distribution Models

Principal investigators: Fabreau, Gabriel; Teare, Gary F; Pottie, Kevin; Spitzer, Denise L

Keywords: Covid-19; Immigrants And Refugees; Marginalized Communities; Occupational Health; Public Health; Social Determinants Of Health; Temporary Foreign Workers; Undocumented Migrants; Vaccine Delivery Models; Vaccines

$469,235

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

Nursing
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Clinical Public Health Division
Surgery
Medicine/Nephrology
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Other

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Christian John Finley

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Seychelle Yohanna

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Jagbir Gill

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Peter Selby

Department of Family and Community Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Aisha Lofters

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Aisha Lofters

Department of Family and Community Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

James Shaw

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Janet Parsons

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Calvin Ke

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Ambreen Sayani

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Sherry Espin

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Rahul Mainra

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Virtual Care and Compassion for Migrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review.

Recommendations for Living Kidney Donor Follow‐Up in Canada

Ripple effects of a patient & health-system partnered engagement project: a co-developed protocol

Determinants, Prevention, and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease Among Immigrant and Refugee Populations.

Intestinal parasites in stool testing among refugees at a primary care clinic in Toronto, Canada.

Concordance of self-reported varicella history and serology among adolescent and adult refugee patients at a primary care clinic in Toronto, Canada.

Risk Factors for Varicella Susceptibility Among Refugees to Toronto, Canada.

Health Status of North Korean Refugees in Toronto: A Community Based Participatory Research&#xa0;Study.

Prediction of severe disease in children with diarrhea in a resource-limited setting.

Uninsured Immigrants' Social and Health Care Use (UninSHured)

Advancing Equity-Focused Implementation Science: A Multiple Case Study of Best Practices for Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care

Beyond Technology, Beyond Healthcare: Translating Intersectionality in the Promotion of Equitable Virtual Health Care Services for Newcomers to Canada

Co-design and evaluation of a patient navigator intervention for migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs experiencing care transitions

Investigating COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Strategies for Marginalized Newcomer Communities

Frequent collaborators

Christian John Finley

Seychelle Yohanna

Jagbir Gill

Peter Selby

Aisha Lofters

Aisha Lofters

James Shaw

Janet Parsons

Calvin Ke

Ambreen Sayani

Sherry Espin

Rahul Mainra

Health Status of North Korean Refugees in Toronto: A Community Based Participatory Research Study.