VIP Research Lab
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Improving health by facilitating equitable access and linkage to primary care for vulnerable populations in Canada and Internationally.
📢 New in @FrontPubHealth
Using administrative health data in Ontario, social housing residents had lower uptake of preventive health services, such as cancer screening and flu vaccination, compared to the general public during COVID-19.
🔗https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1729767
Using administrative health data in Ontario, social housing residents had lower uptake of preventive health services, such as cancer screening and flu vaccination, compared to the general public during COVID-19.
🔗https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1729767
January 8, 2026 at 7:38 PM
📢 New in @FrontPubHealth
Using administrative health data in Ontario, social housing residents had lower uptake of preventive health services, such as cancer screening and flu vaccination, compared to the general public during COVID-19.
🔗https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1729767
Using administrative health data in Ontario, social housing residents had lower uptake of preventive health services, such as cancer screening and flu vaccination, compared to the general public during COVID-19.
🔗https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1729767
📢 New Study!
Free legal assistance was given to patients in a primary care office, providing referrals, resources and direction on legal issues. Future iterations may include additional scope/support and inclusion of patient advocate roles.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Free legal assistance was given to patients in a primary care office, providing referrals, resources and direction on legal issues. Future iterations may include additional scope/support and inclusion of patient advocate roles.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s129...
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
📢 New Study!
Free legal assistance was given to patients in a primary care office, providing referrals, resources and direction on legal issues. Future iterations may include additional scope/support and inclusion of patient advocate roles.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Free legal assistance was given to patients in a primary care office, providing referrals, resources and direction on legal issues. Future iterations may include additional scope/support and inclusion of patient advocate roles.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s129...
From all of us at the McMaster Community Paramedicine Research Team, we want to wish you a safe and happy holiday season! ❄️
December 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
From all of us at the McMaster Community Paramedicine Research Team, we want to wish you a safe and happy holiday season! ❄️
📢 New in BMC Public Health!
Through interviews, we found older adults prefer one-on-one, in-person interactions with family physicians. Educational brochures can be promoted during patient visits for chronic disease prevention efforts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Through interviews, we found older adults prefer one-on-one, in-person interactions with family physicians. Educational brochures can be promoted during patient visits for chronic disease prevention efforts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
December 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
📢 New in BMC Public Health!
Through interviews, we found older adults prefer one-on-one, in-person interactions with family physicians. Educational brochures can be promoted during patient visits for chronic disease prevention efforts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Through interviews, we found older adults prefer one-on-one, in-person interactions with family physicians. Educational brochures can be promoted during patient visits for chronic disease prevention efforts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
🎉Congratulations to Peel Regional Paramedic Services on their Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for Improved Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement (PROM)! This is such a well deserved recognition.
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎉Congratulations to Peel Regional Paramedic Services on their Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for Improved Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement (PROM)! This is such a well deserved recognition.
🎊Congratulations to Oxford County Paramedic Services on their Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for Improved Patient-Reported Experience Measurement (PREM)! A wonderful achievement for your team!
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🎊Congratulations to Oxford County Paramedic Services on their Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for Improved Patient-Reported Experience Measurement (PREM)! A wonderful achievement for your team!
Thank you to our paramedic service and social housing partners for their commitment to the CP@clinic Program!
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November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thank you to our paramedic service and social housing partners for their commitment to the CP@clinic Program!
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The CP@clinic Program, led by Dr. Gina Agarwal, won the Ontario Health System Quality & Innovation Award for Improved Population Health. This recognizes positive health changes, addressing health disparities through culturally responsive care and strong community partnerships
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The CP@clinic Program, led by Dr. Gina Agarwal, won the Ontario Health System Quality & Innovation Award for Improved Population Health. This recognizes positive health changes, addressing health disparities through culturally responsive care and strong community partnerships
Jasdeep Brar, PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Gina Agarwal, presented at the Asian Health Literacy Conference in Taiwan on sex/gender differences impacting functional health literacy in chronic conditions & health behaviours of low-income older adults in the Philippines and Canada
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Jasdeep Brar, PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Gina Agarwal, presented at the Asian Health Literacy Conference in Taiwan on sex/gender differences impacting functional health literacy in chronic conditions & health behaviours of low-income older adults in the Philippines and Canada
Members of the VIP Research Lab attended the @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social Taking Flight Conference where Dr. Gina Agarwal presented on the Scalability of the CP@clinic Program from Ontario to B.C. and Australia
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Members of the VIP Research Lab attended the @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social Taking Flight Conference where Dr. Gina Agarwal presented on the Scalability of the CP@clinic Program from Ontario to B.C. and Australia
The CP@clinic Program would not be what it is without the support of all the incredible patients that utilize it. We want to say THANK YOU to all patients for their participation in CP@clinic and the paramedics who implement it!
Here's what patients have said about CP@clinic:
Here's what patients have said about CP@clinic:
October 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The CP@clinic Program would not be what it is without the support of all the incredible patients that utilize it. We want to say THANK YOU to all patients for their participation in CP@clinic and the paramedics who implement it!
Here's what patients have said about CP@clinic:
Here's what patients have said about CP@clinic:
Today is #NationalSeniorsDay!
At CP@clinic, paramedics help seniors manage their health so they can live independently and thrive at home 🌟
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At CP@clinic, paramedics help seniors manage their health so they can live independently and thrive at home 🌟
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October 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Today is #NationalSeniorsDay!
At CP@clinic, paramedics help seniors manage their health so they can live independently and thrive at home 🌟
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At CP@clinic, paramedics help seniors manage their health so they can live independently and thrive at home 🌟
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
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Read our recent systematic review in the Journal of Cancer Education with Khon Kaen University that highlights 5 key components for effective cancer prevention:
📚 Health education
🤝 Participant engagement
🔔 Reminders
💝 Patient support
😎 Health influencers
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📚 Health education
🤝 Participant engagement
🔔 Reminders
💝 Patient support
😎 Health influencers
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Read our recent systematic review in the Journal of Cancer Education with Khon Kaen University that highlights 5 key components for effective cancer prevention:
📚 Health education
🤝 Participant engagement
🔔 Reminders
💝 Patient support
😎 Health influencers
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📚 Health education
🤝 Participant engagement
🔔 Reminders
💝 Patient support
😎 Health influencers
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📢 New in @annalsofepi.bsky.social
📊 Our population-based panel study reveals key disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ontario, Canada
🏘️ By end of 2021, 75% of adults in social housing were fully vaccinated vs. 87% in general population
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
📊 Our population-based panel study reveals key disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ontario, Canada
🏘️ By end of 2021, 75% of adults in social housing were fully vaccinated vs. 87% in general population
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
September 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
📢 New in @annalsofepi.bsky.social
📊 Our population-based panel study reveals key disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ontario, Canada
🏘️ By end of 2021, 75% of adults in social housing were fully vaccinated vs. 87% in general population
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
📊 Our population-based panel study reveals key disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ontario, Canada
🏘️ By end of 2021, 75% of adults in social housing were fully vaccinated vs. 87% in general population
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
📣The CP@clinic Program, and Dr. Gina Agarwal have been highlighted as one of the CIHR Faces of Health Research 2025!🍁 Check out the story here:https://bit.ly/3HCecy6
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Celebrating Health Research: The faces of health research 2025 - CIHR
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August 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
📣The CP@clinic Program, and Dr. Gina Agarwal have been highlighted as one of the CIHR Faces of Health Research 2025!🍁 Check out the story here:https://bit.ly/3HCecy6
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‼️New on our CP@clinic Website! Check out the ‘For Family Physicians’ tab to find details about our Community Paramedicine CME course designed for physicians and the link to register 🩺
Click here to find more: cpatclinic.ca/education/
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Click here to find more: cpatclinic.ca/education/
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August 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
‼️New on our CP@clinic Website! Check out the ‘For Family Physicians’ tab to find details about our Community Paramedicine CME course designed for physicians and the link to register 🩺
Click here to find more: cpatclinic.ca/education/
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Click here to find more: cpatclinic.ca/education/
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Read about CP@clinic’s impact in the 2024 Annual Report!
A few highlights:
2,034 patients helped
18,544 Health Risk Assessments completed
33 Canadian Paramedic Services
122 Paramedic Training Microcredentials issued
Read the whole report here 👉https://cpatclinic.ca/media/2024-Annual-Report-1-1.pdf
A few highlights:
2,034 patients helped
18,544 Health Risk Assessments completed
33 Canadian Paramedic Services
122 Paramedic Training Microcredentials issued
Read the whole report here 👉https://cpatclinic.ca/media/2024-Annual-Report-1-1.pdf
June 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Read about CP@clinic’s impact in the 2024 Annual Report!
A few highlights:
2,034 patients helped
18,544 Health Risk Assessments completed
33 Canadian Paramedic Services
122 Paramedic Training Microcredentials issued
Read the whole report here 👉https://cpatclinic.ca/media/2024-Annual-Report-1-1.pdf
A few highlights:
2,034 patients helped
18,544 Health Risk Assessments completed
33 Canadian Paramedic Services
122 Paramedic Training Microcredentials issued
Read the whole report here 👉https://cpatclinic.ca/media/2024-Annual-Report-1-1.pdf
🌍📊The VIP Research Lab is excited to be at the #GACD2025 Annual Scientific Meeting! Gina Agarwal, Ric Angeles and Jasdeep Brar presented four projects: Scale-up Research Reporting Checklist (SPARK), CHAP-P in Philippines, eCHEC in Thailand, and health literacy in LMICs.🎉 @gacdmedia.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🌍📊The VIP Research Lab is excited to be at the #GACD2025 Annual Scientific Meeting! Gina Agarwal, Ric Angeles and Jasdeep Brar presented four projects: Scale-up Research Reporting Checklist (SPARK), CHAP-P in Philippines, eCHEC in Thailand, and health literacy in LMICs.🎉 @gacdmedia.bsky.social
We’re celebrating & expressing gratitude to our CP@clinic community paramedicine teams! Thank you for your commitment to providing care to our communities #EMSrecognitionday ♥️ 🩺
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May 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We’re celebrating & expressing gratitude to our CP@clinic community paramedicine teams! Thank you for your commitment to providing care to our communities #EMSrecognitionday ♥️ 🩺
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In CP@clinic, paramedics on modified duty stay meaningfully connected to their profession and ensure safe health outcomes for both patients and paramedics! #EMSsafetyday 🚑 🩺
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May 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In CP@clinic, paramedics on modified duty stay meaningfully connected to their profession and ensure safe health outcomes for both patients and paramedics! #EMSsafetyday 🚑 🩺
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For #EMSeducationday, the CP@clinic team is proud to support our paramedic partners in expanding their skill set. Over 1,000 paramedics have enrolled in our training program and paramedics can earn a Microcredential from @McMasterU upon completion. ✏️📚🏅
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May 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For #EMSeducationday, the CP@clinic team is proud to support our paramedic partners in expanding their skill set. Over 1,000 paramedics have enrolled in our training program and paramedics can earn a Microcredential from @McMasterU upon completion. ✏️📚🏅
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🎉 Welcome to the team, Simran! 🌟 Excited to have you onboard as our new MPH practicum student in the VIP Research Lab. Looking forward to working together this summer!
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May 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🎉 Welcome to the team, Simran! 🌟 Excited to have you onboard as our new MPH practicum student in the VIP Research Lab. Looking forward to working together this summer!
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Happy Ontario Doctor's Day to all the dedicated physicians! 🩺👩⚕️👨⚕️
This year, why not enroll in our free Mainpro+ Accredited CME about Community Paramedicine (CP)! CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community! ♥️
Register: bit.ly/CMECP
This year, why not enroll in our free Mainpro+ Accredited CME about Community Paramedicine (CP)! CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community! ♥️
Register: bit.ly/CMECP
May 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Happy Ontario Doctor's Day to all the dedicated physicians! 🩺👩⚕️👨⚕️
This year, why not enroll in our free Mainpro+ Accredited CME about Community Paramedicine (CP)! CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community! ♥️
Register: bit.ly/CMECP
This year, why not enroll in our free Mainpro+ Accredited CME about Community Paramedicine (CP)! CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community! ♥️
Register: bit.ly/CMECP
Thrilled to host our Khon Kaen University, Thailand partners! They visited to learn the Canadian Health System & strengthen our collaborative community-based primary care research in Thailand. Highlights: McMaster Campus, Idlewyld Manor LTC tour, and a resident’s 105th birthday!
April 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Thrilled to host our Khon Kaen University, Thailand partners! They visited to learn the Canadian Health System & strengthen our collaborative community-based primary care research in Thailand. Highlights: McMaster Campus, Idlewyld Manor LTC tour, and a resident’s 105th birthday!
Enroll in our free Mainpro+ Accredited CME about Community Paramedicine (CP)!
Who:
🩺 Ontario Family Physicians & Residents
What:
🚑 CP & its relevance to Family Medicine
Why:
♥️CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community!
Register: bit.ly/CMECP
Who:
🩺 Ontario Family Physicians & Residents
What:
🚑 CP & its relevance to Family Medicine
Why:
♥️CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community!
Register: bit.ly/CMECP
March 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Enroll in our free Mainpro+ Accredited CME about Community Paramedicine (CP)!
Who:
🩺 Ontario Family Physicians & Residents
What:
🚑 CP & its relevance to Family Medicine
Why:
♥️CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community!
Register: bit.ly/CMECP
Who:
🩺 Ontario Family Physicians & Residents
What:
🚑 CP & its relevance to Family Medicine
Why:
♥️CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community!
Register: bit.ly/CMECP