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Susan Bronskill

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ProfessorEpidemiology DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Susan Bronskill

Professor

Epidemiology Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 14 research grants (14 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 8 trainee awards (8 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Health Services Research Older Women Health Administrative Data Older Adults Sex And Gender Behavioural Analysis Drug Therapy Prescribing Cascade

Latest papers

Peri-Covid-19 Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Older Adults.
2025
Paying for home care: a cross-sectional study of participants of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
BMC Health Services Research · 2025
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Is Associated With Reduced Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Older Adults With Confirmed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A Population-Wide Cohort Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2023

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating the Quality of Dementia Care in Equity-Deserving Populations using an Intersectional Framework
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Estimating the economic burden of loneliness among older adults in Ontario, Canada
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$69,996
Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$761,176

All 61 grants and awards

9 publications.

Peri-Covid-19 Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Older Adults.

MacFadden DR, Maxwell C, Bowdish D, Bronskill S, Brooks J, Brown K, Burrows LL, Clarke AE, Langford BJ, Leung E

20253 citations

DOI: 10.1056/evidoa2400108

Paying for home care: a cross-sectional study of participants of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Jones A, Lee J, Schumacher C, Sultan H, Mayhew A, Watt J, McArthur C, Tannahill-Wade M, Holyoke P, Bronskill S

BMC Health Services Research2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12975-4

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Is Associated With Reduced Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Older Adults With Confirmed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A Population-Wide Cohort Study

MacFadden DR, Maxwell C, Bowdish D, Bronskill S, Brooks J, Brown K, Burrows LL, Clarke A, Langford B, Leung E

Clinical Infectious Diseases202312 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad190 PMID: W4362038795

Public reporting of antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes: population-based interrupted time series analyses.

Ivers NM, Taljaard M, Giannakeas V, Reis C, Williams E, Bronskill S

BMJ quality & safety2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-007840 PMID: 30061102

Algorithm for predicting death among older adults in the home care setting: study protocol for the Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-life in the Community Tool (RESPECT)

Hsu AT, Manuel DG, Taljaard M, Chalifoux M, Bennett C, Costa AP, Bronskill S, Kobewka D, Tanuseputro P

BMJ Open201621 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013666 PMID: W2559405193

Unintentional Discontinuation of Chronic Medications for Seniors in Nursing Homes: Evaluation of a National Medication Reconciliation Accreditation Requirement Using a Population-Based Cohort Study.

Stall NM, Fischer HD, Wu CF, Bierman AS, Brener S, Bronskill S, Etchells E, Fernandes O, Lau D, Mamdani MM, Rochon P, Urbach DR, Bell CM

Medicine2015

DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000899 PMID: 26107679

Recent health care transitions and emergency department use by chronic long term care residents: a population-based cohort study.

Gruneir A, Bronskill S, Bell C, Gill S, Schull M, Ma X, Anderson G, Rochon PA

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.10.001 PMID: 22056922

Transitions in long-term care and potential implications for quality reporting in Ontario, Canada.

Gruneir A, Anderson GM, Rochon PA, Bronskill S

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2010Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.07.007 PMID: 21029997

Incidence of delirium in older adults newly prescribed lithium or valproate: a population-based cohort study.

Shulman KI, Sykora K, Gill S, Mamdani M, Bronskill S, Wodchis WP, Anderson G, Rochon P

The Journal of clinical psychiatry2005

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v66n0403 PMID: 15816783

Evaluating the Quality of Dementia Care in Equity-Deserving Populations using an Intersectional Framework

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Odugbemi, Oluwatomisin

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease And Other Dementias; Equity-Deserving Groups; Health System Research; Intersectionality; Policy And Planning; Quality Of Care

$120,000

Estimating the economic burden of loneliness among older adults in Ontario, Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: de Oliveira, Claire

Keywords: Administrative Data; Economic Burden; Health Economics; Loneliness; Older Adults; Quantitative Analysis; Survey Data

$69,996

Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Karunananthan, Sathya; Muray, Mwali; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Accès Aux Soins; Continuité Des Soins; Intersectionalité; Niveau Socio-Économique; Première Ligne; Racialisation; Sexe Et Genre; Troubles Neurocognitifs Majeurs; Équité

$761,176

Strengths-based approaches to assessing and measuring cognitive impairment, dementia, and frailty in older First Nations people in Canada and Australia

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Internation. Australia-Canada Indigenous Health Res.

Principal investigators: Walker, Jennifer; LoGiudice, Dina C

Keywords: Cognitive Impairment; Frailty; Indigenous Health; Population Health

$1,074,272

Canadian Dementia Health System Performance Team

Nominated PICIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Bronskill, Susan E; Jones, Aaron T; Kirkham, Julia; Kosteniuk, Julie G; Maxwell, Colleen J; Seitz, Dallas P

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease & Other Dementias; Cross-Provincial; Health Administrative Data; Health Policy; Health Services Research; Population-Based Analysis; Quality Of Care; Quality Of Life; Quality Reporting; Secondary Prevention & Treatment

$1,074,944

Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Training Grant: HRTP - Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging (IA)

Principal investigators: Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Badhwar, Amanpreet; Bechard, Lauren E; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bethell, Jennifer M; Bherer, Louis; Bronskill, Susan E; Burhan, Amer M; Chertkow, Howard M; Einstein, Gillian; Evans, Alan C; Faria, Frederico P; Feldman, Howard; Fraser, Sarah A; Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas; Ismail, Zahinoor; Kivipelto, Miia; Kobor, Michael S; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Mangialasche, Francesca; Monchi, Oury; Mullings, Delores V; Rajah, Maria N; Raymond, Lynn A; Roach, Pamela Marie; Savundranayagam, Marie Y; Schabrun, Siobhan; Seitz, Dallas P; Smith, Eric E; Vedel, Isabelle; Walker, Jennifer; Whitehead, Shawn N

Keywords: Cognition, Aging, Brain Health; Dementia Risk Factors; Training

$2,400,000

Advancing Equity in Dementia Care in Canada: An Intersectional and Participatory Approach

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Bergman, Howard; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Ismail, Zahinoor; Karunananthan, Sathya; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Dementia; Equity; Health Services Research; Intersectionality; Minority Language; Patient-Centered; Racialization; Sex And Gender; Socio-Economic Status

$1,074,460

Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: French applications related to health research

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Karunananthan, Sathya; Muray, Mwali; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Accès Aux Soins; Continuité Des Soins; Intersectionalité; Niveau Socio-Économique; Première Ligne; Racialisation; Sexe Et Genre; Troubles Neurocognitifs Majeurs; Équité

An intersectional and life course approach to loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: generating evidence for tailored and equitable action

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Savage, Rachel; Chamberlain, Stephanie A

Keywords: Aging; Intersectional; Life Course; Loneliness; Neighbourhood; Older Adults; Public Health; Social Connection

$474,300

An intersectional and life course approach to loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: generating evidence for tailored and equitable action

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Population and Public Health

Principal investigators: Savage, Rachel; Chamberlain, Stephanie A

Keywords: Aging; Intersectional; Life Course; Loneliness; Neighbourhood; Older Adults; Public Health; Social Connection

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on July 30, 2025 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Susan Bronskill

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Peri-Covid-19 Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Older Adults.

Paying for home care: a cross-sectional study of participants of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Is Associated With Reduced Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Older Adults With Confirmed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A Population-Wide Cohort Study

Public reporting of antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes: population-based interrupted time series analyses.

Algorithm for predicting death among older adults in the home care setting: study protocol for the Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-life in the Community Tool (RESPECT)

Unintentional Discontinuation of Chronic Medications for Seniors in Nursing Homes: Evaluation of a National Medication Reconciliation Accreditation Requirement Using a Population-Based Cohort Study.

Recent health care transitions and emergency department use by chronic long&#xa0;term care residents: a population-based cohort study.

Transitions in long-term care and potential implications for quality reporting in Ontario, Canada.

Incidence of delirium in older adults newly prescribed lithium or valproate: a population-based cohort study.

Frequent collaborators

Elizabeth Leung

Caroline Nott

Miranda So

Nick Daneman

Sharmistha Mishra

Andrew Costa

Colleen Maxwell

Paula Rochon

Allison McGeer

Dawn Bowdish

Lori Burrows

Monica Taljaard

Geoffrey Anderson

Daniel Kobewka

Caitlin McArthur

Vasily Giannakeas

Muhammad Mamdani

Peter Tanuseputro

Connie Schumacher

Jennifer Watt

Michael Schull

Bradley Langford

Aaron Jones

Chaim Bell

Recent health care transitions and emergency department use by chronic long term care residents: a population-based cohort study.