In Our VoICES is an ICES podcast that takes you beyond the data to meet the people – and hear the stories – that help shape health and healthcare, for all of us...
Reclaiming the Narrative of Aging for Older Women with Dr. Paula Rochon
Our Guest: Dr. Paula Rochon is the Founding Director of Women’s Age Lab, at Women’s College Hospital, Professor in the Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and RTOERO Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Toronto. Her career is focused on promoting the health and well-being of older adults, particularly women, and finding new ways to improve their lives. She has published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals, is Chair of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aging Advisory Board, Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society and was awarded the Eugenie Stuart Award for Best Thesis Supervisor from the University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. She founded Women's Age Lab, the first and only research centre of its kind, to focus on improving the health and well-being of older women. Through decades of experience and leadership, Dr. Rochon is creating a space for collaboration on science-driven health and social change that will improve the lives of older adults, specifically women.Read the research from Dr. Rochon:Women’s Age LabThe impact of age, sex, and gender on polypharmacy and potential prescribing cascades: lessons from five databasesSex-based trajectories of health system use in lonely and not lonely older people: a population-based cohort studyThe impact of sex and gender on prescribing cascades in older adults
EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Will Mcintyre and Pop Up PodcastingArtwork designed by Stella-Luna HaMusic licensed through Melodie MusicLINKS:Be sure to follow and tag ICES on Bluesky, X, Instagram and LinkedIn. To find out more about our organization, visit us at ices.on.ca
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The Mental Health Moment with Dr. Paul Kurdyak
Our Guest:Dr. Paul Kurdyak joined ICES in April 2009 where he leads the Mental Health and Addictions research program. He is a senior scientist with the Institute of Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Chair, Addictions and Mental Health Policy at CAMH and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Since 2020, he has held the role of Vice President, Clinical, with the Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence at Ontario Health.Dr. Kurdyak studies clinical epidemiology and health service utilization. His work provides better understanding for the determinants of and barriers to treatment for mental illnesses; explores the relationship and interaction between chronic medical and mental illnesses; and develops methodology expertise in observational research design as it relates to the study of mental health epidemiology.Read the research from Dr. Kurdyak: Mental Health DashboardPayment incentives for community-based psychiatric care in Ontario, CanadaDisparities in access to early psychosis intervention services
EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Will Mcintyre and Pop Up PodcastingArtwork designed by Stella-Luna HaMusic licensed through Melodie MusicLINKS:Be sure to follow and tag ICES on Bluesky, X, Instagram and LinkedIn. To find out more about our organization, visit us at ices.on.ca
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Turning the Page on Autism Research with Dr. Yona Lunsky and Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai
Dr. Yona Lunsky is an adjunct scientist at ICES and Scientific Director of the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre and Director of the Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities Program (H-CARDD) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Dr. Lunsky has focused her research on the mental health needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families. She studies psychosocial risk factors for psychiatric disorders and health service utilization patterns in this population.Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai is a senior scientist and staff psychiatrist at CAMH. He is also an associate professor and co-chair of the Advisory Council for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigeneity and Accessibility in Clinical Care in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Dr. Lai’s research focuses on understanding and improving the mental health and wellbeing of autistic and other neurodivergent individuals, across sexes and genders, as well as their families. His research particularly concerns the experiences of female and gender-diverse autistic people and the relations between neurodivergence, sex differentiation, gender socialization, and mental health.Read the research from Dr. Yona Lunsky and Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai: Hospital use among autistic adults in CanadaSelf-harm events and suicide deaths among autistic individuals in Ontario, CanadaAzrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at CAMH Resources: Autistic SPACE: a novel framework for meeting the needs of autistic people in healthcare settings | British Journal of Hospital Medicine CAMH Resources: Autism and Mental Health
EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Will Mcintyre and Pop Up PodcastingArtwork designed by Stella-Luna HaMusic licensed through Melodie MusicLINKS:Be sure to follow and tag ICES on Bluesky, X, Instagram and LinkedIn. To find out more about our organization, visit us at ices.on.ca
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Weeding through Cannabis Research with Dr. Daniel Myran
Please note, this podcast was recorded before the holidays, which is why we refer to holiday dinners in one of our questions.Our guest:Dr. Daniel Myran is a public health and family medicine physician and researcher. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Social Accountability at the University of Ottawa, and is an ICES Adjunct Scientist, Investigator at the Bruyère Health Research Institute, and a Clinician Investigator at The Ottawa Hospital. His program of research involves using health administrative data to examine the burden and societal impact of mental health conditions and substance use. Dr. Myran’s primary focus is examining the health impacts of changes in alcohol/cannabis and drug policies and their influence on health inequities. As a secondary area of interest, he uses big data to examine the health of physicians and their practice patterns.Read the research from Dr. Myran:Read the Op‐Ed: There are good reasons to be anxious about growing cannabis use in Canada - The Globe and Mail1. Transition to schizophrenia spectrum disorder following emergency department visits due to substance use with or without psychosis2. Emergency department visits involving hallucinogen use and risk of schizophrenia spectrum disorder3. Association between non-medical cannabis legalization and emergency department visits for cannabis-induced psychosis4. Changes in emergency department visits for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome following recreational cannabis legalization and subsequent commercialization in Ontario, Canada5. Unintentional pediatric poisonings before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study
EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Will Mcintyre and Pop Up PodcastingArtwork designed by Stella-Luna HaMusic licensed through Melodie MusicLINKS:Be sure to follow and tag ICES on Bluesky, X, Instagram and LinkedIn. To find out more about our organization, visit us at ices.on.ca
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Welcome to In Our VoICES
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EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Will Mcintyre and Pop Up PodcastingArtwork designed by Stella-Luna HaMusic licensed through Melodie MusicLINKS:Be sure to follow and tag ICES on Bluesky, X, Instagram and LinkedIn. To find out more about our organization, visit us at ices.on.ca
In Our VoICES is an ICES podcast that takes you beyond the data to meet the people – and hear the stories – that help shape health and healthcare, for all of us.
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