Cliff Ledwos, York University

Research

Community Health Center Depression Ehealth Interactive Screening Mental Health Multi-Language Primary Care

Latest papers

An Equity-Driven Analysis of the Implications of Attachment and Attachment Readiness Within Primary Care Healthcare Systems in Canada.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
Co-Design of strategies to enhance access to Virtual Urgent Care models by equity-deserving populations.
PLOS digital health · 2026
Exploring barriers and enablers to implementation of cancer screening among primary care professionals seeing marginalized patients.
BMC public health · 2025

All 8 publications

Latest funding

Interactive Computer-assisted Screening (iCAS) for Depression in Primary Care
CIHR · 2012 · Principal investigator
$89,933

All 1 grants and awards

8 publications.

01

An Equity-Driven Analysis of the Implications of Attachment and Attachment Readiness Within Primary Care Healthcare Systems in Canada.

Alamgir A, Rahman S, Allana S, Yoon R, Filaber K, Ledwos C, Yanzom P, Goldman F, Naimer M, Rayner J

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14172840 PMID: 42736997

02

Co-Design of strategies to enhance access to Virtual Urgent Care models by equity-deserving populations.

Hitzig SL, Ahmed YHE, Alamgir A, Kupka CF, Ledwos C, Sothilingam R, Alitawi R, Motsenok M, Orr J, Reis L, Siqueira I, Sivakumaran S, Brush T, Devotta K, Haseeb MK, Huynh E, Jalil E, Khorasheh T, Ky K, McLeod SL, MacLellan W, Mills S, Pilested K, Rosenstein D, Sheppard CL, Stothers S, Zhang J, Yoon R, Zhang C, Mehta S, Najeeb U, Hall JN

PLOS digital health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001368 PMID: 41996312

03

Exploring barriers and enablers to implementation of cancer screening among primary care professionals seeing marginalized patients.

Ruco A, Khalil A, Ledwos C, Tinmouth J, Kiran T, Lofters A

BMC public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22835-9 PMID: 40296079

04

Navigating Equitable Access to Cancer and Mental Health Services During Pandemics: Stakeholder Perspectives on COVID-19 Challenges and Community-Based Solutions for Immigrants and Refugees-Proceedings from Think Tank Sessions.

Vahabi M, Devotta K, Ledwos C, Wong JP, Narushima M, Rayner J, Hawa R, Fung K, Datta GD, Janczur A, Damba C, Lofters A

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13050564 PMID: 40077126

05

Assessing the Risks and Cultural Relativity of Diabetes in Black Individuals of African Caribbean Ancestry (ACB) Aged 18-39 Years in Toronto.

Alamgir A, Raghunauth R, Momoh O, Ledwos C

International journal of environmental research and public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22010085 PMID: 39857538

06

A qualitative study on the Virtual Emergency Department care experiences of equity-deserving populations.

Hall JN, Vijayakumar A, Reis L, Alamgir A, Kokorelias KM, Hemphill J, Pattni N, Legere L, Halperin IJ, Di Prospero L, Elman D, Domb S, Arafeh D, Ledwos C, Sheppard CL, Hitzig SL

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304618 PMID: 38833484

07

Patients' Mental Health Journeys: A Qualitative Case Study with Interactive Computer-Assisted Client Assessment Survey (iCASS).

Ferrari M, Shakya Y, Ledwos C, McKenzie K, Ahmad F

Journal of immigrant and minority health2018

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0643-z PMID: 28831628

08

Computer-assisted client assessment survey for mental health: patient and health provider perspectives.

Ferrari M, Ahmad F, Shakya Y, Ledwos C, McKenzie K

BMC health services research2016

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1756-0 PMID: 27663508

Interactive Computer-assisted Screening (iCAS) for Depression in Primary Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Catalyst Grant: eHealth Innovations

Principal investigators: Ahmad, Farah; Ledwos, Cliff

Keywords: Community Health Center; Depression; Ehealth; Interactive Screening; Mental Health; Multi-Language; Primary Care

$89,933

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

Aisha Lofters and Aisha Lofters: 134 shared papers
Kwame Mckenzie and Kwame Mckenzie: 99 shared papers
Farah Ahmad and Farah Ahmad: 57 shared papers
Mandana Vahabi and Mandana Vahabi: 48 shared papers
Jennifer Rayner and Jennifer Rayner: 43 shared papers
Jennifer Rayner and Jennifer Rayner: 43 shared papers
Jennifer Rayner and Jennifer Rayner: 43 shared papers
Mandana Vahabi and Aisha Lofters: 16 shared papers
Mandana Vahabi and Aisha Lofters: 16 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Mandana Vahabi: 16 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Mandana Vahabi: 16 shared papers
Rosanra Yoon and Rosanra Yoon: 11 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Tara Kiran: 9 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Tara Kiran: 9 shared papers
Farah Ahmad and Kwame Mckenzie: 7 shared papers
Farah Ahmad and Kwame Mckenzie: 7 shared papers
Kwame Mckenzie and Farah Ahmad: 7 shared papers
Kwame Mckenzie and Farah Ahmad: 7 shared papers
Jill Tinmouth and Arlinda Ruco: 5 shared papers
Mandana Vahabi and Kimberly Devotta: 5 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Kimberly Devotta: 5 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Kimberly Devotta: 5 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Akm Alamgir: 4 shared papers
Jill Tinmouth and Aisha Lofters: 4 shared papers
Jill Tinmouth and Aisha Lofters: 4 shared papers
Mandana Vahabi and Kenneth Fung: 4 shared papers
Kenneth Fung and Mandana Vahabi: 4 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Jennifer Rayner: 3 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Jennifer Rayner: 3 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Jennifer Rayner: 3 shared papers
Tara Kiran and Kimberly Devotta: 3 shared papers
Laurie Legere and Lisa Di Prospero: 3 shared papers
Kenneth Fung and Rosanra Yoon: 3 shared papers
Kenneth Fung and Rosanra Yoon: 3 shared papers
Farah Ahmad and Cliff Ledwos: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Kwame Mckenzie: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Aisha Lofters: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Aisha Lofters: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Kwame Mckenzie: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Jennifer Rayner: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Jennifer Rayner: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Rosanra Yoon: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Kimberly Devotta: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Rosanra Yoon: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Jennifer Rayner: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Farah Ahmad: 2 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Arlinda Ruco: 2 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Arlinda Ruco: 2 shared papers
Lisa Di Prospero and Arlinda Ruco: 2 shared papers
Saleema Allana and Akm Alamgir: 2 shared papers
Rosanra Yoon and Akm Alamgir: 2 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Jill Tinmouth: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Mandana Vahabi: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Tara Kiran: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Laurie Legere: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Lisa Di Prospero: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Kenneth Fung: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Saleema Allana: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Marina Motsenok: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Arlinda Ruco: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Mandana Vahabi: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Roula Hawa: 1 shared paper
Mandana Vahabi and Roula Hawa: 1 shared paper
Aisha Lofters and Roula Hawa: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Rayner and Saleema Allana: 1 shared paper
Laurie Legere and Akm Alamgir: 1 shared paper
Rosanra Yoon and Marina Motsenok: 1 shared paper
Marina Motsenok and Kimberly Devotta: 1 shared paper

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Health Policy and Management
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Kinesiology
Psychology
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1 shared papers, latest 2024

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