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#OurCare is led by Dr. @tarakiran.bsky.social from @map-health.bsky.social, with collaborators including Dr. @andrewpinto.bsky.social and Dr. Archna Gupta from @upstreamlab.bsky.social: www.ourcare.ca

2025 #OurCare national survey results are out! OurCare surveyed more than 16,000 people about their experiences with #primarycare in Canada. The survey finds that primary care access has improved — but many people are still struggling to get the care they need. See results: issuu.com/dfcm/docs/ou...

📣WE'RE HIRING: Upstream Lab is looking for a full-time permanent Research Coordinator II to support our PREPARED initiative. Learn more & apply by December 10, 2025 via the Unity Health Toronto job portal: gen-ezjf9k52wb5ac52e-prd.tam.ca1.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/...

Check out Upstream Lab's November newsletter for new research and publications on primary care, a Research Assistant job opportunity (closing date: November 25), upcoming events & more ➡️ mailchi.mp/0cae64610e95...

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Update: Due to the high level of interest in this opportunity, please submit your application through the Unity Health Toronto portal: gen-ezjf9k52wb5ac52e-prd.tam.ca1.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/...

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Closing date: November 25, 2025

Register for the 2025 Solutions for Healthy Cities Symposium on Nov. 25, featuring Globe and Mail health columnist @picardonhealth.bsky.social: maphealth.ca/shc2025/

These patients have a family doctor, but they’re hours away. The hidden health-care struggle for thousands in Ontario A study published Monday measured how geographical distance between family doctors and their patients might affect quality of care.

These patients have a family doctor, but they’re hours away. The hidden health-care struggle for thousands in Ontario

Distance to primary care and its association with health care use and quality of care in Ontario: a cross-sectional study Background: In Canada, patients who move may choose to stay on their original family physician’s roster, creating long distances to seek primary care. We sought to explore how distance to primary care...

Distance to primary care:
More than 1 in 10 patients in urban or suburban regions who were rostered to a family physician in a patient enrolment model in Ontario lived farther than 30 km from their family doctor.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250265

Canada's #primarycare crisis: Upstream Lab scientist Dr. Archna Gupta's new study, published in @cmaj.ca, shows that #Ontario patients who have a family doctor may still face barriers to accessing healthcare, such as travelling long distances to see their doctor: doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth today at the BioHubNet symposium in Toronto to chat about PREPARED! One of PREPARED's goals is to partner with the #biomanufacturing industry to develop vaccines, treatments and diagnostic tests faster. Sign up for newsletter: mailchi.mp/495f5d882d99...

Meet a member of our PREPARED team: James White has joined PREPARED, our national initiative aimed at creating a coordinated early warning system for pandemics across Canada, as a project manager. Learn more about James & see updates on PREPARED in our October newsletter: mailchi.mp/4c842198505b...

New guidelines for using #MachineLearning in #PopulationHealth and #PublicHealth: Upstream lab director @andrewpinto.bsky.social and a diverse team of experts from multiple fields have 5️⃣ key recommendations in a newly published research paper in @jmirpub.bsky.social :
doi.org/10.2196/68952

📣 Callout: We're seeking facilitators who can help shape short courses for PREPARED, our research study to help Canada prepare for a future pandemic: upstreamlab.org/facilitators...

To learn more, contact @benita-hosseini.bsky.social at benita.hosseini@utoronto.ca

Respiratory virus season in Alberta The weather is getting colder, which means we’re not only closer to winter but also respiratory virus cases going up. Edward Djan has more.

📺Watch: Several pharmacies in #Alberta are now offering free rapid testing for respiratory viruses through PREPARED, Upstream Lab's national research study to help prepare Canada for future pandemics: calgary.citynews.ca/video/2025/0...

📍Locations: preparedcanada.org/locations/al...

Voucher for Healthy Foods and Diabetes Control This randomized clinical trial measures the effects of a monthly voucher that allows primary care patients with elevated hemoglobin A1c to access healthy foods.

For patients with Type 2 #diabetes and food insecurity, can a monthly grocery store voucher for healthy foods help with diabetes control?🍎🥦See results of a randomized clinical trial of 390 adults in Toronto, published in @jamainternalmed.com & co-authored by @andrewpinto.bsky.social: ja.ma/4qm87rg

📸 Former Upstream Lab summer student Sarah Ahmed presenting her poster, 'Patient Perspectives on the Collection of Demographic and Social Needs Data in Primary Care Clinics across Four Canadian Provinces,' at Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day. Learn more: sparktool.ca

Collecting and using social needs data in health settings: a systematic review of the literature on health service utilization and costs » Upstream Lab

A new research paper from the Upstream Lab finds that collecting and using data to address patients’ social needs – such as income, education, housing, and food security – may be associated with reduced healthcare costs and decreased health service use: upstreamlab.org/publication/...

#SDOH

Addressing housing insecurity as a social determinant of health: A systematic review of interventions in healthcare settings » Upstream Lab

The healthcare system can play a role in addressing the #HousingCrisis: A new research paper from the Upstream Lab identifies three ways healthcare providers can help refer their patients to stable housing: upstreamlab.org/publication/...

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In our September newsletter, Upstream Lab Scientist @benita-hosseini.bsky.social introduces the PEACH research project, which is using machine learning to predict #asthma flare-ups in children: mailchi.mp/fc6c669bf639...

We're getting PREPARED for cold and flu season and future pandemics.

Dr. @andrewpinto.bsky.social, director of the Upstream Lab at St. Michael's Hospital, @unityhealthto.bsky.social, shares an update on PREPARED: preparedcanada.org

The Upstream Lab team at our September lab meeting! Our backgrounds include: medicine, public health, pharmacy, nursing, epidemiology, computer science & more. Meet our team: upstreamlab.org/meet-our-team/

📣 A new scoping review funded by the Institute for Pandemics highlights how COVID-19 disproportionately impacted racialized communities in Canada—driven by longstanding structural inequities and systemic racism, worsened during public health crises.

Check out our August newsletter ➡️ mailchi.mp/e2c2702379bc...:

In this issue:
Dr. @andrewpinto.bsky.social looks ahead to Upstream Lab's 10th anniversary
Community members and #UofT international students invited to get involved in research
And more!

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WE'RE HIRING an experienced Project Manager II to lead the coordination, implementation, and operational oversight of the PREPARED initiative (Pandemic Preparedness Engaging Primary Care and Emergency Departments). Apply by Aug. 5: gen-ezjf9k52wb5ac52e-prd.tam.ca1.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/...

Join us to hear Dr. Karen Nicolson from @uniofstandrews.bsky.social speak about Adverse Childhood Experiences (#ACEs) research from a primary care perspective:
July 23
Noon EDT in Toronto / 5 p.m. BST in St Andrews
In-person in Toronto & on Zoom
Contact to register: upstreamlab.comms@unityhealth.to

Featured in our July newsletter: Message from Dr. Archna Gupta ... Jobs and research opportunities ... Upcoming Upstream Lab Speaker Series event ... New publications & more ➡️ mailchi.mp/37f0e997e456...

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