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Sisira Sarma

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Associate Professor (On Sabbatical)Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsWestern University

Sisira Sarma

Associate Professor (On Sabbatical)

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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16 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 12 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Publications

374

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Research

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Health Economics Avoidable Hospitalization Longitudinal Analysis Access To Primary Care And Mental Health Services Chronic Disease Management Physician Remuneration And Incentive Preventable Emergency Department Visit Preventive Care

Latest papers

The scope of practice of nurses and allied health professionals in primary care in Ontario, Canada: a scoping review.
Family practice · 2026 · first author
Income-related inequalities in ACSC hospitalization in Canada: evidence from 2005-2019 surveys linked with hospitalization and tax data.
The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026 · senior author
The Flow of Living Kidney Donor Candidates Through the Evaluation Process: A Single-Center Experience in Ontario, Canada
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease · 2025

All 63 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating the Safety, Clinical Efficacy, and Economic Impacts of Amalgam, Composite Resins, and Fluorides in Canadians
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$200,000
Interprofessional Primary Care Teams and Quintuple-aim Outcomes: Longitudinal Investigation
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$520,200
Access to primary care services, preventive care, chronic disease management and patient outcomes in alternative primary care remuneration models
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$596,700

All 19 grants and awards

63 publications.

The scope of practice of nurses and allied health professionals in primary care in Ontario, Canada: a scoping review.

Sarma S, Zhong T, Devlin RA, Rayner J

Family practice2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmag027 PMID: 42206625

Income-related inequalities in ACSC hospitalization in Canada: evidence from 2005-2019 surveys linked with hospitalization and tax data.

Begen N, Campbell MK, Devlin RA, Stranges S, Sarma S

The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10198-026-01961-0 PMID: 42518094

The Flow of Living Kidney Donor Candidates Through the Evaluation Process: A Single-Center Experience in Ontario, Canada

Habbous S, Montesi B, Masse C, Weernink C, Sarma S, Begen MA, Lam NN, Dipchand C, Yohanna S, Connaughton DM

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease20251 citations

DOI: 10.1177/20543581251323964

Predicting Health Utilities Using Health Administrative Data: Leveraging Survey-linked Health Administrative Data from Ontario, Canada.

Niu Y, Begen N, Zou G, Sarma S

Applied health economics and health policy2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s40258-025-00947-y PMID: 39913011

Interprofessional team-based primary care practice and preventive cancer screening: evidence from Family Health Teams in Ontario, Canada.

Bai Y, Reid J, Habbous S, Devlin RA, Jaakkimainen L, Sarma S

The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10198-024-01745-4 PMID: 39652221

Cost savings of outpatient versus inpatient hip and knee arthroplasty in Ontario, Canada.

Habbous S, Sarma S, Lanting B, Waddell J, Hellsten E

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320255 PMID: 40338887

Investigation of rural-urban differences in hospitalization for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: Analysis of linked survey, hospitalization, and tax data from Canada.

Bai Y, Stranges S, Sarma S

The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jrh.70010 PMID: 40029101

Management of Anterior Epistaxis in the Emergency Department Using Rapid Rhino and Merocel: A Cost Analysis.

Shukla D, Fowler J, Rocha T, Sarma S, Sowerby L

Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale2025

DOI: 10.1177/19160216251321459 PMID: 39980298

Physician payment models and preventive cancer screening: a population-based retrospective cohort analysis from Ontario, Canada.

Bai Y, Devlin RA, Habbous S, Jaakkimainen L, Sarma S

Family practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaf076 PMID: 41124589

Impact of team-based primary care on health care utilization among patients with mental and substance use disorders: a systematic review of English-language articles.

Rajaratnam E, Zhong T, Anderson KK, Somé NH, Sarma S

Family practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaf061 PMID: 40887870

Evaluating the Safety, Clinical Efficacy, and Economic Impacts of Amalgam, Composite Resins, and Fluorides in Canadians

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Oral Health Data Analysis - Clinical Research

Principal investigators: Gomaa, Noha A; Allison, Paul J; Cipriano, Lauren E

Keywords: Amalgam; Clinical Efficacy; Composite Resins; Dental Insurance; Dental Public Health; Fluoridation; Health Technology Assessment; High-Caries Risk; Oral Health Inequalities; Oral Health Policy

$200,000

Interprofessional Primary Care Teams and Quintuple-aim Outcomes: Longitudinal Investigation

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sarma, Sisira K

Keywords: Access To Primary Care; Chronic Disease Mangement; Health Care Costs; Health Equity; Interprofessional Primary Care Teams; Longitudinal Analysis; Preventable Ed Visits And Hospitalizations; Preventive Health Care; Quasi-Experimental Methods; Quintuple-Aim Outcomes

$520,200

Access to primary care services, preventive care, chronic disease management and patient outcomes in alternative primary care remuneration models

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sarma, Sisira K

Keywords: Access To Primary Care And Mental Health Services; Avoidable Hospitalization; Chronic Disease Management; Physician Remuneration And Incentive; Preventable Emergency Department Visit; Preventable Mortality; Preventive Care

$596,700

Access to primary care, preventive care, chronic disease management and patient outcomes in alternative primary care remuneration models

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Health Services and Policy Research

Principal investigators: Sarma, Sisira K

Keywords: Access To Primary Care And Mental Health Services; Avoidable Hospitalization; Chronic Disease Management; Physician Remuneration And Incentive; Preventable And Treatable Mortality; Preventable Emergency Department Visit; Preventive Care

$100,000

Ontario Family Health Teams and Quadruple-aim Outcomes: Investigation of the Dynamic Effects

Nominated PICIHR2022Cat Gr.: Policy Research for HST - IHSPR - Health Care Policy Res./Systems Res.

Principal investigators: Sarma, Sisira K; Rahman, Bahram

Keywords: Health Economics; Health Policy; Interdisciplinary Team-Based Practice; Long-Term Effects; Quasi-Experimental Evaluation

A Training Platform in Pragmatic Registry-Based Trials: Connecting Canada's Health, Data, and Biomanufacturing Sectors

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Basile, Erika; Bhatia, Rajan S; Clemens, Kristin K; Dixon, Stephanie N; Ethier, Jean-Francois; Fowler, Robert A; Gagnier, Joel J; Garrison, Scott R; Grimshaw, Jeremy M; Hohl, Corinne M; Ivers, Noah M; Jairath, Vipul; James, Matthew T; Jerath, Angela; Katz, Alan; Krzyzanowska, Monika K; LeBlanc, Annie; Lee, Douglas S; Mcalister, Finlay A; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McIntyre, Lauralyn A; Mittmann, Nicole; Naylor, Kyla; Presseau, Justin; Schull, Michael J; Sontrop, Jessica M; Spence, Jessica; Swartz, Richard; Taljaard, Monica; Tangri, Navdeep; Udell, Jacob A; Weijer, Charles E; Zwarenstein, Merrick F

Keywords: Administrative Healthcare Data; Implementation Science; Methods; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Training

$3,479,320

A Training Platform in Pragmatic Registry-Based Trials: Connecting Canada's Health, Data, and Biomanufacturing Sectors

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Keywords: Administrative Healthcare Data; Implementation Science; Methods; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Training

$869,831

Screening for Suicide Risk among Older Adults in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes: Assessing the Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation in a Vulnerable Demographic

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Heisel, Marnin J; Conn, David K

Keywords: Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Long-Term Care; Mental Health And Well-Being; Older Adults; Provider Education And Support; Psychological Resiliency; Psychometrics; Screening; Suicide Ideation; Suicide Risk Detection And Response

$608,176

Formation of Ontario Health Teams and Quadruple-aim Outcomes: Quasi-experimental Evaluation

Nominated PICIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: Sarma, Sisira K; Hayes, Anne

Keywords: Health Economics; Health Policy; Integrated Care; Ontario Health Team; Quasi-Experimental Evaluation

$100,000

Monitoring inequities in the utilization of preventative services at the local decision-making level: developing a practical approach using cancer screening data in Ontario

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: Ali, Shehzad; Biro, Suzanne C

Keywords: Cancer Screening; Health Equity; Indicators; Performance Monitoring; Preventative Services

$99,919

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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Sisira Sarma

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The scope of practice of nurses and allied health professionals in primary care in Ontario, Canada: a scoping review.

Income-related inequalities in ACSC hospitalization in Canada: evidence from 2005-2019 surveys linked with hospitalization and tax data.

The Flow of Living Kidney Donor Candidates Through the Evaluation Process: A Single-Center Experience in Ontario, Canada

Predicting Health Utilities Using Health Administrative Data: Leveraging Survey-linked Health Administrative Data from Ontario, Canada.

Interprofessional team-based primary care practice and preventive cancer screening: evidence from Family Health Teams in Ontario, Canada.

Cost savings of outpatient versus inpatient hip and knee arthroplasty in Ontario, Canada.

Investigation of rural-urban differences in hospitalization for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: Analysis of linked survey, hospitalization, and tax data from Canada.

Management of Anterior Epistaxis in the Emergency Department Using Rapid Rhino and Merocel: A Cost Analysis.

Physician payment models and preventive cancer screening: a population-based retrospective cohort analysis from Ontario, Canada.

Impact of team-based primary care on health care utilization among patients with mental and substance use disorders: a systematic review of English-language articles.

Frequent collaborators

Amit Garg

Amardeep Thind

York Pei

Blayne Welk

Saverio Stranges

Scott Klarenbach

Jason Gilliland

Eric Winquist

Muriel Brackstone

Piotr Wilk

Braden Manns

Leigh Sowerby

Guangyong Zou

Charmaine Lok

Yihong Bai

Janet Martin

Yun-Hee Choi

George Rodrigues

Matthew Miller

Jennifer Rayner

Marc Mitchell

Matthew Rochon

Robert Petrella

Brent Lanting

Rahel Eynan

Shauna Burke

Stewart Harris

Seychelle Yohanna

Paul Links

Amit Garg

Arsh Jain