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Our mission is translating data into trusted evidence that makes policy and health care better and people healthier. Reposts are not endorsements. www.ices.on.ca

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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
#ICESOntario will be closed Dec 25–Jan 1 ✨ Wishing our partners, collaborators & communities a peaceful, joyful holiday season. Enjoy cozy celebrations, festive fun & restorative downtime! We look forward to reconnecting in the new year for Data. Discovery. Better Health.
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
#ICESOntario ICYMI: New studies, fresh insights & opportunities across health data, patient-centred outcomes, AI in health care & more—and our final edition of 2025. ICYMI will return on Jan. 9, 2026. Wishing everyone a warm & restful holiday season! Read the ed.: www.linkedin.com/pulse/decemb...
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December 12 - 19, 2025
NEW STUDY—Identifying patients with obesity from health administrative data: diagnostic accuracy of surgical billing claims Read the study This study evaluated whether surgeon and anesthetist billing ...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
What makes a leader unforgettable? In the Season 2 finale of In Our VoICES, former ICES CEO Dr. Michael Schull reflects on his 25 years at #ICESOntario and the moments that show leadership is human, humble, and people-first. 🎧Listen now: www.ices.on.ca/podca...
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PSI Foundation @psifoundation.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Congratulations to the 2026 PSI Mid-Career KT Fellow, Dr. Andrea Gershon @sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social @icesontario.bsky.social who will improve the health & health equity for people with respiratory & other chronic diseases. www.psifoundation.org/dr-andrea-ge...
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Dr. Andrea Gershon: 2026 PSI Mid-Career Knowledge Translation Fellowship Recipient - PSI Foundation
“As Ontario’s health-care system faces unprecedented pressure, remote clinical monitoring offers a transformative path forward. Supported by the PSI Mid-Career Knowledge Translation Fellowship, my res...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Proportion of female physicians in a specialty and median annual payments in Ontario, Canada Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publications...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🎙️ Season 2 finale of In Our VoICES is here! From a dark omen on his first day to nearly 25 years shaping health data in Ontario, we reflect with former #ICESOntario CEO Dr. Michael Schull on leadership, impact, and what’s next. 🎧 Listen now: www.ices.on.ca/podcast/lead...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
"That's still a big number, but it is a big improvement at a time when we've actually had some population growth," said Dr. Tara Kiran, #ICESOntario Senior Adjunct Scientist & a family physician and researcher who led the initiative from her base at St. Michael’s Hospital www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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More Canadians have a regular family doctor than in 2022, survey suggests | CBC News
More Canadians have a family doctor or nurse practitioner compared with three years ago, though satisfaction remains low, a comprehensive new survey suggests.
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Beyond the pandemic surge: building a resilient system for adolescent and young adult eating disorder care Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publications...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Domperidone use in lactation and risk of severe postpartum mental health outcomes Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publi...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
#ICESOntario Study finds domperidone not associated with severe mental health outcomes in new mothers Read more: research.sunnybrook.ca/2025/12/stud...
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Study finds domperidone not associated with severe mental health outcomes in new mothers
Recent case reports and media stories have emerged suggesting that people using domperidone, a drug commonly prescribed off-label to stimulate breast milk production, may be at risk of developing…
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
#ICESOntario ICYMI: New studies reveal rising stimulant use, missed HCV treatment in pregnancy & high self-harm risks after cannabis-related hospital visits. Plus: a webinar on Veteran health data, new pragmatic trials modules & an In Our VoICES episode on homelessness. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4ep8zkey
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December 5 - 12, 2025
Holiday pause for ICES ICYMI: Dec. 19 will be the last ICES ICYMI of 2025.
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Population-level trends in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication prescribing Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publications...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Have you heard the latest #ICESOntario In Our VoICES? Researchers and lived-experience experts explore homelessness and Housing First, sharing insights that shape housing, health, and support in Canada. Listen now and catch up: www.ices.on.ca/podcast/putt...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Medical imaging and pediatric and adolescent hematologic cancer risk Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publi...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
What does it take to improve health and stability for people experiencing homelessness? In the latest #ICESOntario In Our VoICES, researchers and peer experts explore housing, health, lived experience, and Housing First. 🎧Listen & hear the stories: www.ices.on.ca/podcast/putt...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
#ICESOntario ICYMI will pause Dec 19 and return Jan 9. New research highlights dementia prescribing patterns & links between early-life famine exposure & cardiometabolic risk. Explore the Mental Health & Addictions Dashboard. Events ahead: Dec 9, Dec 10, Feb 5–6 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/novemb...
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November 28 - December 5, 2025
Holiday pause for ICES ICYMI: Dec. 19 will be the last ICES ICYMI of 2025.
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
New #ICESOntario data show progress, but gaps remain in vaccine coverage for newcomer children in Ontario. Linking immunization and immigration data helps identify under-immunized groups and close immunity gaps. Every child deserves equal protection. 🔗www.ices.on.ca/publi...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Curious about Ontarians’ mental health? The #ICESOntario Mental Health & Addictions Dashboard shows 10+ years of trends in service use, access, and outcomes by age, sex, and more. Explore refreshed indicators, highlights, and downloadable data: www.ices.on.ca/dashb...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Registration is open for the first OSSU World Café Conversation! We will explore what “meaningful engagement” means, who defines it, and how to move beyond tokenism toward real co-production. Dec 10 at 12 p.m. EST. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meet... #PatientEngagement #HealthResearch #OSSUtweets
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we honour the leadership and lived experiences of people with disabilities. This year’s theme highlights inclusion—explore our Reflection Workbook from #ICESOntario: www.ices.on.ca/wp-content/u...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Early life exposure to the Great Chinese Famine and cardiometabolic outcomes Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publi...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🌟 Meet our new #ICESOntario scientists! 🌟 Andra Nica, Jordan Edwards, Anna Durbin and Christopher Noel are driving innovation in health care, improving care for women, children and adults, and using data and AI to make health more equitable and evidence-driven.
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Using medication dispensation data to identify clusters with similar prescribing patterns in older adults living with dementia Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publi...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Ever wondered how social factors, follow-up care, or past injuries affect outcomes? 🚦 This #ICESOntario Roundup highlights 3 studies on heart-failure follow-up, cancer-surgery equity & concussion crash risk. Key takeaways: lnk.bio/ICESOntario
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
#ICESOntario ICYMI: A roundup of new research, insights & events—from sex differences in BNP prognostics to RSV hospitalization trends, opioid toxicity in shelters & more. Plus: webinars, reports, forum recordings & a new In Our VoICES episode. 📬 www.linkedin.com/pulse/novemb...
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November 21 - 28, 2025
NEW STUDY—Modification of the association of B-type natriuretic peptides with mortality and hospitalization outcomes by sex Read the study Sex significantly alters how B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP ...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
“You are not Tom Cruise. If you have a concussion, you are not going to snap right out of it,” said #ICESOntario Senior Core Scientist Dr. Donald Redelmeier. Read more: www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
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‘Use your brain,’ says doctor after studying heightened risk of getting in a car crash after a concussion
The risk of traffic collision increased by 500 per cent in the month following a concussion and by 50 per cent in the five years following a concussion, shows a Sunnybrook study
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
📢 Our #ICESOntario 2024–2025 Annual Report is here! Advancing with Evidence highlights how insight, innovation & impact are driving better health for everyone. Explore our stories and breakthroughs 👉 www.ices.on.ca/accountabili...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
🎙️Who controls First Nations health data? Tune into #ICESOntario’s In Our VoICES as we mark a decade with the Chiefs of Ontario, exploring the Data Governance Agreement and how OCAP is shaping First Nations data sovereignty. Listen: www.ices.on.ca/podcast/a-de...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Long-stay psychiatric inpatients with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities: an Ontario population-based study Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publi...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
We're hiring: Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure & Ops at #ICESOntario! Lead IT support, system & cloud administration, and team development to meet evolving tech needs. Strong IT background required. Apply now➡️ices.bamboohr.com/ca...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Our privacy & legal team at #ICESOntario is growing! We’re hiring a Managing Privacy Counsel to lead our Privacy Office, guide stakeholders, manage a team, and support complex PIAs. Apply ➡️https://ices.bamboohr.com/careers/159?source=aWQ9NA%3D%3D
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Our privacy & legal team at #ICESOntario is growing! We seek skilled privacy, legal & tech professionals to support our research. Conduct PIAs, advise on data governance, and help mitigate risks. Apply ➡️https://ices.bamboohr.com/careers/158?source=aWQ9NA%3D%3D
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
What does “research with community—not just for it” mean to you? ICYMI: Afternoon Panel — 2025 #ICESOntario Research Forum — we explored how research and community perspectives can shift paradigms through co‑created partnerships and lived experience. 📺 Watch here:
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2025 ICES Research Forum: Afternoon Panel
This panel discussion will explore how community organization perspectives and lived experience can complement traditional scientific inquiry and how research co-created through partnership can be mutually beneficial. The panel includes two ICES scientists and their research partners to discuss how
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
#ICESOntario ICYMI: New research, insights & events you won’t want to miss. This week highlights studies on concussion risk, urosepsis treatment & cancer symptom reporting in adults with IDD—plus new webinars, summit updates & a major scientist milestone. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/novemb...
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November 14 - 21, 2025
NEW STUDY—Concussions and risk of a subsequent traffic crash: retrospective cohort analysis in Ontario, Canada Read the study Adults in Ontario who had a concussion showed a substantially higher risk ...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
💡 ICYMI: Our Rapid‑Fire Session at the 2025 #ICESOntario Research Forum covered urgent health‑data topics—from chronic disease and cancer survivorship to health equity, system access, and population vulnerability. 📺 Watch the full session here:
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2025 ICES Research Forum: Morning Panel
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming healthcare, research, and policy. With opportunities for discovery and health system improvement come significant risks to privacy, equity, and public trust. This panel brings together leading experts to discuss how healthcare organizations, policymake
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Concussions and risk of a subsequent traffic crash: retrospective cohort analysis in Ontario, Canada Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publications...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
What keeps you up at night about AI in healthcare? ICYMI: We just shared highlights from our morning panel at the 2025 #ICESOntario Research Forum, where experts explored how to harness AI in health data without undermining trust, privacy, or equity. 📺 Watch here:
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2025 ICES Research Forum: Morning Panel
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming healthcare, research, and policy. With opportunities for discovery and health system improvement come significant risks to privacy, equity, and public trust. This panel brings together leading experts to discuss how healthcare organizations, policymake
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
11th consecutive year of excellence! 👏 We’re proud to celebrate #ICESOntario Senior Core Scientist Dr. Peter Austin, named by Clarivate Analytics as 1 of the Most Highly Cited Researchers of 2025 — recognizing research that ranks among the top 1% worldwide. 🔗 www.ices.on.ca/annou...
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Ontario Drug Policy Research Network @odprn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
New research highlights: Starting OAT after a hospital-treated opioid toxicity significantly lowers the risk of a repeat overdose. odprn.ca/research/pub... @icesontario.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The #ICESOntario Public Advisory Council (PAC) recently completed its 5th year of operation. Learn more about the Council, its members, and how we contributed to health data research in Ontario this past year. Access the annual report: www.ices.on.ca/wp-co...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and cancer symptom reporting: a matched retrospective cohort study Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publi...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
#ICESOntario ICYMI: From fresh studies on care access to new insights on dementia & homelessness, this edition is packed. Plus—two must-attend webinars on AI at work and health data & a powerful episode on abortion access in Canada. Here’s what you missed this week: www.linkedin.com/pulse/novemb...
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November 7 - 14, 2025
NEW STUDY—Distance to primary care and its association with health care use and quality of care in Ontario: a cross-sectional study Read the study In this Ontario-based cross-sectional study of nearly...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
ICYMI: We dove into why Canada's abortion access is uneven, despite policy gains from mifepristone. The data confirms: Systemic barriers (like pharmacy issues & isolation) make care hard. We discuss solutions, like expanding care to midwives. 🎧 Listen now: tinyurl.com/nz9aus3b
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Association of neighborhood socioeconomic status and ethnic diversity with failure to rescue in curative-intent colorectal cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publications...
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
#ICESOntario NEW STUDY: Sexual and reproductive health in female adolescents and young adults with disabilities: a population-based study Read more: www.ices.on.ca/publi...
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Ontario Drug Policy Research Network @odprn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
NEW ODPRN study shows high variability in harm reduction supply distribution and opioid-related mortality across Public Health Units (PHUs) in Ontario. odprn.ca/research/pub... @icesontario.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Did mifepristone fix Canada's abortion access issues? Experts Liz Darling, Laura Schummers & TK Pritchard share data and experience to reveal why access is still "flimsy." We cover safety, global trends & the real barriers (stigma, rural care, pharmacy stocking). 🎧Listen now: tinyurl.com/nz9aus3b
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Living kidney donation saves lives. A new #ICESOntario study found a link to scrotal surgery in male donors — but it's rare and shouldn't deter donation. Screening, counselling & follow-up care are key. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yetnj82h
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
From drug safety to critical care, mental health to HIV research — our newest scientists are transforming the future of health in Canada. 🌍 Welcome Drs. Gamble, Fernando, Lam & Mbuagbaw to Team #ICESOntario!
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Ontario Drug Policy Research Network @odprn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
NEW ODPRN study found that nearly 60% of patients who began take-home methadone treatment during the first month of COVID-19 switched back to daily supervised dosing within 6 months. Learn more at odprn.ca/research/pub... @icesontario.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social #methadone #OAT
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