Vladimir Khanassov, McGill University

Research

Dementia Primary Care Covid-19 Family Physicians Telemedicine Caregiver Needs Quality Of Care

Latest papers

Red flags for remote cognitive diagnostic assessment: A Delphi expert consensus study by the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease · 2025
Development and Feasibility Study of HOPE Model for Prediction of Depression Among Older Adults Using Wi-Fi-based Motion Sensor Data: Machine Learning Study.
JMIR aging · 2025
Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians.
BMC primary care · 2025 · first author

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Dissemination activities to support the uptake of sex and gender recommendations into dementia research to guide equitable interventions and policies
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Telemedicine in the care of people living with dementia and their caregivers in the rural and urban community of Canada during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
Measuring vaccine hesitancy and examining reasons behind vaccination choices for the COVID-19 vaccines in patients followed in primary care clinics
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$199,900

All 5 grants and awards

19 publications.

01

Red flags for remote cognitive diagnostic assessment: A Delphi expert consensus study by the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Friedman NH, Hallot S, Itzhak I, Camicioli R, Henri-Bhargava A, Pettersen JA, Lee L, Fisk JD, McLaughlin P, Khanassov V

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease20251 citations

DOI: 10.1177/13872877251338186

02

Development and Feasibility Study of HOPE Model for Prediction of Depression Among Older Adults Using Wi-Fi-based Motion Sensor Data: Machine Learning Study.

Nejadshamsi S, Karami V, Ghourchian N, Armanfard N, Bergman H, Grad R, Wilchesky M, Khanassov V, Vedel I, Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi S

JMIR aging2025

DOI: 10.2196/67715 PMID: 40053734

03

Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians.

Khanassov V, Cetin-Sahin D, Feldman S, Sivananthan S, Grill A, Vedel I

BMC primary care2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02710-7 PMID: 39810146

04

Latest Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: What's in It for Primary Care?

Rojas-Rozo L, Lee L, Khanassov V, Sivananthan S, Ismail Z, Gauthier S, Vedel I

Canadian Journal on Aging20244 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980823000521 PMID: W4387764823

05

Telemedicine in primary care of older adults: a qualitative study.

Khanassov V, Ilali M, Ruiz AS, Rojas-Rozo L, Sourial R

BMC primary care2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-024-02518-x PMID: 39020277

06

Artificial Intelligence for Detection of Dementia Using Motion Data: A Scoping Review.

Puterman-Salzman L, Katz J, Bergman H, Grad R, Khanassov V, Gore G, Vedel I, Wilchesky M, Armanfard N, Ghourchian N, Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi S

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extra2023

DOI: 10.1159/000533693 PMID: 37927529

07

Telemedicine in the primary care of older adults: a systematic mixed studies review.

Ilali M, Le Berre M, Vedel I, Khanassov V

BMC primary care2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02085-7 PMID: 37468871

08

Protocol of a multiphase study on telemedicine for older adults in primary care.

Khanassov V, Ilali M, Vedel I

BMJ open2022First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057061 PMID: 35440456

09

Needs of patients with dementia and their caregivers in primary care: lessons learned from the Alzheimer plan of Quebec.

Khanassov V, Rojas-Rozo L, Sourial R, Yang XQ, Vedel I

BMC family practice2021First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-021-01528-3 PMID: 34525960

10

Typology of organizational innovation components: building blocks to improve access to primary healthcare for vulnerable populations.

Smithman MA, Descôteaux S, Dionne É, Richard L, Breton M, Khanassov V, Haggerty JL, IMPACT research team

International journal for equity in health2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-020-01263-8 PMID: 33023575

Dissemination activities to support the uptake of sex and gender recommendations into dementia research to guide equitable interventions and policies

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Knowledge Translation And Dissemination; Sex And Gender Comparison

$20,000

Telemedicine in the care of people living with dementia and their caregivers in the rural and urban community of Canada during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Nominated PICIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity - CMA Foundation

Principal investigators: Khanassov, Vladimir; Dumas Pilon, Maxine

Keywords: Covid-19; Dementia; Family Physicians; Primary Care; Telemedicine

Measuring vaccine hesitancy and examining reasons behind vaccination choices for the COVID-19 vaccines in patients followed in primary care clinics

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

Principal investigators: de Pokomandy, Alexandra; Gauthier, Annick

Keywords: Cross-Sectional Study; Learning Health System; Patient Engagement Approach; Primary Care Resarch

$199,900

Improving the care of older adults living with dementia across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study to inform policy and practice

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Vedel, Isabelle; Sivananthan, Saskia N; Bronskill, Susan E; Couturier, Yves; Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; McAiney, Carrie A; Morgan, Debra G; Seitz, Dallas P; Sourial, Nadia; Wilchesky, Machelle

Keywords: Adminsitrative Databases; Community; Covid-19; Dementia; Experiences Of Persons Living With Dementia And Caregivers; Health Services Research; Mortality; Public Health; Use Of Services

$602,522

Needs of patients with dementia and their caregivers: planning of a quality improvement project in primary care

Nominated PICIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Khanassov, Vladimir

Keywords: Caregiver; Dementia; Needs; Primary Care; Quality Of Care

$12,500

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

Isabelle Vedel and Nadia Sourial: 23 shared papers
Claire Godard-Sebillotte and Nadia Sourial: 22 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Claire Godard-Sebillotte: 21 shared papers
Serge Gauthier and Zahinoor Ismail: 19 shared papers
Howard Bergman and Isabelle Vedel: 16 shared papers
Howard Bergman and Nadia Sourial: 15 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Vladimir Khanassov: 14 shared papers
Serge Gauthier and Howard Chertkow: 12 shared papers
Howard Bergman and Howard Chertkow: 9 shared papers
Pierre Pluye and Isabelle Vedel: 9 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Machelle Wilchesky: 8 shared papers
Linda Lee and Zahinoor Ismail: 7 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Saskia Sivananthan: 6 shared papers
Mylaine Breton and Nadia Sourial: 6 shared papers
Serge Gauthier and Isabelle Vedel: 5 shared papers
Pierre Pluye and Vladimir Khanassov: 5 shared papers
Howard Chertkow and Zahinoor Ismail: 5 shared papers
Linda Lee and Howard Chertkow: 4 shared papers
Linda Lee and Isabelle Vedel: 4 shared papers
Howard Bergman and Claire Godard-Sebillotte: 4 shared papers
Serge Gauthier and Saskia Sivananthan: 4 shared papers
Pierre Pluye and Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi: 4 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Mylaine Breton: 4 shared papers
Howard Bergman and Vladimir Khanassov: 3 shared papers
Howard Bergman and Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi: 3 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Saskia Sivananthan: 3 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Sid Feldman: 3 shared papers
Mylaine Breton and Claire Godard-Sebillotte: 3 shared papers
Machelle Wilchesky and Nadia Sourial: 3 shared papers
Zahinoor Ismail and Saskia Sivananthan: 3 shared papers
Saskia Sivananthan and Sid Feldman: 3 shared papers
Linda Lee and Vladimir Khanassov: 2 shared papers
Howard Bergman and Machelle Wilchesky: 2 shared papers
Howard Bergman and Narges Armanfard: 2 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi: 2 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Narges Armanfard: 2 shared papers
Machelle Wilchesky and Vladimir Khanassov: 2 shared papers
Machelle Wilchesky and Narges Armanfard: 2 shared papers
Zahinoor Ismail and Vladimir Khanassov: 2 shared papers
Zahinoor Ismail and Sid Feldman: 2 shared papers
Vladimir Khanassov and Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi: 2 shared papers
Vladimir Khanassov and Saskia Sivananthan: 2 shared papers
Vladimir Khanassov and Narges Armanfard: 2 shared papers
Serge Gauthier and Vladimir Khanassov: 1 shared paper
Howard Chertkow and Vladimir Khanassov: 1 shared paper
Mylaine Breton and Vladimir Khanassov: 1 shared paper
Machelle Wilchesky and Saskia Sivananthan: 1 shared paper
Vladimir Khanassov and Saskia Sivananthan: 1 shared paper
Vladimir Khanassov and Claire Godard-Sebillotte: 1 shared paper
Vladimir Khanassov and Sid Feldman: 1 shared paper
Vladimir Khanassov and Nadia Sourial: 1 shared paper

Family Medicine
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Sociology
Médecine familiale
Oncology
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Serge Gauthier

Neurology and Neurosurgery

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dementia Dear Professor Khanassov, 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 "Red flags for remote cognitive diagnostic assessment: A Delphi expert consensus study by the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging" (2025), 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 "Telemedicine in the care of people living with dementia and their caregivers in the rural and urban community of Canada during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021), 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]