Scientific Abstracts

We have disseminated our results in the form of peer-reviewed abstracts, posters, and academic presentations. Below is a list of scientific abstracts that have been presented.

2012

Amanda T. Lo, Arlene S. Bierman, Andrea Gruneir, Susan Bronskill. Are there Differences in Home Care Quality between Women and Men? (Oral Presentation) Canadian Geriatrics Society Annual Conference. Quebec City, ON. April 19-20, 2012.

2011

Arlene S. Bierman, Ashley Johns, Naushaba Degani. Identifying a Leading Set of Health Equity Indicators for Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) 2011 Health Research Showcase. Toronto ON. Poster Presentation December 1, 2011.

Susan E. Bronskill, Andrea Gruneir, Paula A. Rochon, Barbara Liu, Ashley Johns , Amanda T. Lo, Arlene S. Bierman. Findings from the POWER Study Supplement on Older Women’s Health (Oral presentation). Long Term Care, Seniors Care: Community & Home Applied Research Education Day. Toronto, ON. November 23, 2011.

Sheila Dunn, Ruth Croxford, Lorraine E. Ferris, Arlene S. Bierman. Socioeconomic and Regional Variation in Abortion Use in Ontario (Oral Presentation). Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) 67th Annual Clinical Meeting. Vancouver, BC. June 21-25, 2011.

Amanda T. Lo, Arlene S. Bierman, Andrea Gruneir, Susan Bronskill. Are there Differences in Home Care Quality between Women and Men? (Oral Presentation) Annual Research Day in Geriatric Medicine. Waterfront Conference Center, McMaster University, Hamilton ON. June 15, 2011.

Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. The effect of relational continuity with a primary care provider on compliance and disparities in colorectal cancer screening in Ontario (Oral Presentation). Trillium Primary Health Conference. Toronto ON.  June 8, 2011.

Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. The effect of relational continuity with a primary care provider on compliance and disparities in colorectal cancer screening in Ontario (Oral Presentation). Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR), Halifax NS. May 9-12, 2011.

Sheila Dunn. Chair: Dawn Fowler. Canadian Policy Session (Oral Presentation). National Abortion Federation Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 11, 2011.

Sheila Dunn, Ruth Croxford, Lorraine E. Ferris, Arlene S. Bierman. Socioeconomic and Regional Variation in Abortion in Ontario (Oral Presentation). National Abortion Federation Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 11, 2011.

Naushaba Degani, Arlene S. Bierman. Persistence of Income-Related Health Disparities among Ontarians: Results from the POWER (Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-based Report) Study (Oral Presentation). Promoting Health Equity: Action on the Social Determinants of Health Conference, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University. Marriott Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto, ON. February 11, 2011.

2010

Nahid Azad. POWER Study Results Related to Gender Differences in the Management of Congestive Heart Failure. Second Annual International Congress of Cardiology. Shanghai, China. December 7, 2010.

Arlene S. Bierman, Naushaba Degani. Using Performance Measurement and Reporting as a Mechanism for Knowledge Translation and to Drive Gender Equity in Health and Health Care (Poster Presentation). Innovations in Gender, Sex, and Health Research: Every Cell is Sexed, Every Person is Gendered. Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, ON. November 22, 2010.

Liisa Jaakkimainen, Arlene S. Bierman, Beth Abramson, Nahid Azad, Naushaba Degani. Heart Failure Management: Do Age, Sex and Socioeconomic Status Differences Exist in a Universally Funded Health Care System? (Distinguished Paper Presentation). 2010 North American Primary Care Research Group Meeting. Seattle, Washington. November 13, 2010.

Leena Amin, Gillian Booth, Arlene S. Bierman, Lorraine Lipscombe, Baju Shah. Impact of Gender and Socioeconomic Status on Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Individuals with Diabetes (Oral presentation). 2010 Canadian Society for Internal Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. Vancouver, BC. October 27, 2010.

Elizabeth Lin. Measuring Quality: Depression Care in Ontario (Poster Presentation). Social and Epidemiological Research Day: Science that Serves People, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Toronto, ON. October 14, 2010.

Lisa Barbera, Lori Elit, Monika Krzyzanoska, Refik Saskin, Arlene S. Bierman. End of Life Care for Women with Gynecologic Cancers (Poster Presentation). 18th International Congress on Palliative Care. Montreal, PQ. October 5, 2010.

Jisun Oh, Baju Shah, Arlene S. Bierman, Lorraine Lipscombe, Gillian Booth. The Impact of Gender on Cardiovascular Risk among Persons with Diabetes (Poster Presentation). American Diabetes Association’s 70th Scientific Sessions. Orlando, FL. Diabetes. 2010; 59 (suppl 1). June 25, 2010.
** abstract from the conference

Phoebe Bishara, Gillian L. Booth, Arlene S. Bierman, Lorraine L Lipscombe, Baju R. Shah. The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Cardiovascular Risk among Persons with Diabetes (Poster Presentation). American Diabetes Association’s 70th Scientific Sessions. Orlando, FL. Diabetes. 2010; 59 (suppl 1). June 25, 2010.
** abstract from the conference

Leena N. Amin, Gillian L. Booth, Arlene S. Bierman, Lorraine L. Lipscombe, Baju R. Shah. Impact of Gender and Socioeconomic Status on Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Individuals with Diabetes (Oral Presentation). American Diabetes Association’s 70th Scientific Sessions. Orlando, FL. Diabetes. 2010; 59 (suppl 1). June 25, 2010.
** abstract from conference

Jan Angus, Ruth Lowndes, Naomi Cechetto, Farah Ahmad, Arlene S. Bierman. Women’s access to health care in Ontario: A systematic review of qualitative research (Oral Presentation). The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) Centennial Conference (Public Health in Canada: Shaping the Future Together). Toronto, ON. June 13, 2010.

Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Does continuity of care mitigate disparities in screening: The case of the colon cancer check program (Poster Presentation). Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research CAHSPR) Conference. Toronto, ON. May 11, 2010.

Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Did the Colon Cancer Check Program Reduce the Gender Gap in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Ontario? (Oral Presentation). The Annual Women’s College Research Day, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON. May 10, 2010.

Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Does continuity of care mitigate disparities in screening: The case of the colon cancer check program (Poster Presentation). Annual Research Day—Health, Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME), University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. [Robert Duff Baron Award for best poster related to public health policy]. May 5, 2010.

Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Did the colon cancer check program reduce the gender gap in colorectal cancer screening in Ontario? (Poster Presentation). Annual Research Day. Health, Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME), University of Toronto. Toronto, ON. May 5, 2010.

Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Does continuity of care mitigate disparities in screening: The case of the colon cancer check program (Poster Presentation). Annual Research Retreat: St. Michael’s Hospital. Ontario Science Centre. Toronto, ON. May 4, 2010.

2009

Naushaba Degani, Monika Krzyzanowska, Liisa R. Jaakimainen, Elizabeth Lin, Pat Campbell, Arlene S. Bierman, on behalf of the POWER Study. Crossing the Great Divide: Bridging Population Health and Health System Measurement and Reporting to Drive Equity in Health (The POWER Study) (Oral Presentation). Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) Conference. Toronto, ON. November 3, 2009.

Elizabeth Lin, Natalia Diaz-Granados, Donna E. Stewart, Anne E. Rhodes, Asma Razzaq, Naira Yeritsyan, Ashley Johns, Minh Duong-Hua, Arlene S. Bierman. Income and gender inequities in access and utilization of depression care services in Ontario (Oral Presentation). Women’s Mental Health Provincial Conference. Toronto, ON. October 17, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman. Using Performance Measurement and Reporting to Drive Equity in Healthcare (Oral Presentation). International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) Conference, 2009. Dublin, Ireland. October 14, 2009.

Monika Krzyzanowska, Laurie Elit, Naira Yeritsyan, Refik Saskin, Lisa Barbera, Arlene S. Bierman. Incorporating equity into performance measurement: Results from the Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report (POWER) Study (Poster and Oral Presentation). International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) Conference. Dublin, Ireland. October 12, 2009.

Arlene Bierman on behalf of the POWER Study. Using Performance Measurement and Reporting to Drive Equity in Health and Health Care (Oral Presentation). Caring with Open Arms—Access and Equity. 2009 Health Research Showcase: Linking Health Research and Quality Health Care for Ontarians. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Toronto, ON. October 8, 2009.

Monika Krzyzanowska, Naira Yeritsyan, Lisa Barbera, Laurie Elit, Refik Saskin, Arlene S. Bierman. Sex, Income, and Regional Differences In Cancer Screening: Insights from the POWER Study (Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report) (Poster and Oral Presentation). Caring with Open Arms—Access and Equity. 2009 Health Research Showcase: Linking Health Research and Quality Health Care for Ontarians. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Toronto, ON. October 8, 2009.

Nahid Azad, Beth Abramson, R. Liisa Jaakkimainen, Moira Kapral, Ruth Hall, Naushaba Degani, Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Sex and Age Differences in Heart Failure Management in Ontario: Results from the POWER Study (Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report) (Poster Presentation). 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA). Boston, MA. September 13, 2009.

Sheila Dunn, Geoff Anderson, Arlene S. Bierman. IUDs in Ontario: Are we using enough of a good thing? (Oral Presentation). 2009 Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) Annual Clinical Meeting. Halifax, NS. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2009;31:S21 June 17, 2009.

Monika Krzyzanowska, Lisa Barbera, Laurie Elit, Refik Saskin, Naira Yeritsyan, Arlene S. Bierman. Importance of stratification when measuring quality of care: Results from the Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report (POWER) Study (Poster Presentation). 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.Journal of Clinical Oncology 2009;27:15s (suppl;abstr 6573) May 29, 2009.

Lisa Barbera, Monika Krzyzanowska, Laurie Elit, Refik Saskin, Arlene S. Bierman. Differences in uptake of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for lung cancer: Results from the Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report (POWER) Study (Poster Presentation). 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2009;27:15s (suppl;abstr 6556) May 29, 2009.

Arlene S. Bierman, Susan K. Shiller, Yingzi Li, Naushaba Degani. Gender, Socioeconomic and Ethnic Disparities in Smoking in Ontario: Findings from the POWER Study (Poster Presentation). Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics/Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario (CSEB/APHEO) 2009 Joint Conference. Ottawa, ON. May 26, 2009.

Gladys Honein, Monika Krzyzanowska, Lisa Barbera, Laurie Elit, Refik Saskin, Naira Yeritsyan, Arlene S. Bierman. Gender, Socioeconomic and Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Screening in Ontario: Insights from the POWER Study (Poster Presentation). Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics/Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario (CSEB/APHEO) 2009 Joint Conference. Ottawa, ON. May 26, 2009.

Naushaba Degani, Beth Abramson, Liisa Jaakkimainen, Moira Kapral, Nahid Azad, Ruth Hall, Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Gender and Socioeconomic Inequities in Health and Functional Status among Individuals with Heart Disease or Stroke in Ontario: Insights from the POWER Study (Oral Presentation). Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics/Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario (CSEB/APHEO) 2009 Joint Conference. Ottawa, ON. May 25, 2009.

Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Improving Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening among Marginalized Populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Poster Presentation). 2009 Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference. Calgary, AB. May 12, 2009.

Nahid Azad , Arlene S. Bierman, Beth L. Abramson, Naushaba Degani, R. Liisa Jaakkimainen, Sherryn Rambihar, Cynthia Damba, Gladys Honein. The Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report – Gender and Regional Variation in Quality of Care for Congestive Heart Failure (Poster Presentation). Canadian Geriatric Society 2009 Annual Meeting. Toronto, ON. April 24, 2009.

Beth L. Abramson, Sherryn Rambihar, Liisa Jaakkimainen, Naushaba Degani, Gladys Honein, Nahid Azad, Moira Kapral, Arlene S. Bierman. Gender and Regional Variation in Quality of Care for Ischemic Heart Disease in a Large Canadian Cohort (Poster Presentation). American College of Cardiology 58th Annual Scientific Session. Orlando, FL. March 29, 2009.

Moira K. Kapral, Ruth Hall, Jiming Fang, Naushaba Degani, M. Patrice Lindsay, Frank L. Silver, Janice Richards, Annette Robertson, Beth Abramson, Arlene S. Bierman. Gender Differences in Stroke Care and Outcomes: A Population-Based Study (Poster Presentation). International Stroke Conference 2009. San Diego, CA. February 20, 2009.

2008

Sherryn Rambihar, Beth Abramson, Liisa Jaakkimainen, Nahid Azad, Moira Kapral, Ruth Hall, Naushaba Degani, Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Sex and Regional Variation in Quality of Care for Congestive Heart Failure in a Large Canadian Cohort (Oral Presentation). Heart Failure Management session, Canadian Cardiology Congress. Toronto, ON. October 28, 2008.

Sherryn Rambihar, Beth Abramson, Liisa Jaakkimainen, Nahid Azad, Moira Kapral, Ruth Hall, Naushaba Degani, Gladys Honein, Arlene S. Bierman. Sex and Regional Variation in Quality of Care for Ischemic Heart Disease in a Large Canadian Cohort (Oral Presentation). CAD: Gender, Age and Ethnicity session. Canadian Cardiology Congress. Toronto, ON. October 27, 2008.

Nahid Azad, Arlene S. Bierman, Beth Abramson, Naushaba Degani, Liisa Jaakkimainen, Sherryn Rambihar, Cynthia Damba, Gladys Honein, Mandana Vahabi. The Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card – Gender and Regional Variation in Quality of Care for Congestive Heart Failure (Poster Presentation). 3rd International Congress in Gender Medicine. Stockholm, Sweden. Journal of Gender Medicine; volume 5, number 3, Sept. 2008, page 347, #P74. September 12, 2008.

Laurie Elit, Monika Krzyzanowska, Refik Saskin, Lisa Barbera, Janice Kwon, Asma Razzaq, Arlene S. Bierman. Equity Indicators for Cervical Cancer prevention in Ontario women. Results from the POWER (Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card) Study (Oral Presentation). Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB. June 25, 2008.

Laurie Elit, Monika Krzyzanowska, Refik Saskin, Lisa Barbera, Janice Kwon, Asma Razzaq, Arlene S. Bierman. Equity Indicators for Ovarian Cancer prevention in Ontario women: Results from the POWER (Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card) Study (Poster Presentation). 64th Annual Meeting of the Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists of Canada – Society of Canadian Coposcopists (SOGC-SCC). Calgary, AB June 25, 2008.

Monika Kryzanowska, Lauie Elit, Refik Saskin, Lisa Barbera, David Hodgson, David Urbach, Asma Razzaq, Bierman Arlene. Sex, income and age-related differences in colorectal cancer care: results from the Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-Based Report Card (POWER) Study (Poster Presentation). American Society of Clinical Oncology, 44th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. June 1, 2008.

Sherryn Rambihar, Arlene S. Bierman, Cynthia Damba, Mandana Vahabi, Beth Abramson. Gender and regional variation in quality of care for ischemic heart disease in a large Canadian cohort (Poster Presentation). The American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting – 57th Annual Scientific Session. Chicago, IL. March 2008.

2007

Elizabeth Lin, Natalia Diaz-Granados, Donna E. Stewart, Anne E. Rhodes, Asma Razzaq, Min Duong-Hua, Arlene S. Bierman. Using administrative data to evaluate sex disparities in the treatment of depression – the POWER Study (Oral Presentation). The Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology (CAPE) Annual Scientific Symposium, Montreal, QC. November 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman, Beatrix Ko, Yingzi Li, J. Balinski, Rahim Moineddin. Chronic Illness and Unmet Need in a Single Payer Healthcare System (Poster Presentation). Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2007. Orlando FL. June 3, 2007.

Asma Razzaq, Mandana Vahabi, Cynthia Damba, Arlene S. Bierman. POWER: Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence Based Report Card (Oral Presentation). Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2007. Orlando FL. June 3, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman, Beatrix Ko, Yingzi Li, J. Balinski, Rahim Moineddin. Chronic Illness and Unmet Need in a Single Payer Healthcare System (Poster Presentation). Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 30th Annual Meeting. Toronto, ON. April 25, 2007.

Arlene S. Bierman, Beatrix Ko, Yingzi Li, J. Balinski, Rahim Moineddin. Chronic Illness and Unmet Need in a Single Payer Healthcare System (Poster Presentation). Annual Scientific Meeting of Canadian Geriatrics Society. Banff, AB. April 19, 2007.

Jocalyn P. Clark, Arlene S. Bierman, Mandana Vahabi, Gladys Honein. POWER Study: Action-Oriented Performance Measurement in Women’s Health (Poster Presentation). Community Campus Partnership for Health (CCPH) 10th Anniversary Conference. Toronto ON. April 11, 2007.

2006

Luciana Parlea, Gillian Booth, Lorraine L. Lipscombe, Yingzi Li, Arlene S. Bierman. The impact of Socioeconomic Status on Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Women with Diabetes (Poster Presentation). CDA/CSEM Professional Conference and Annual Meetings, Toronto ON. October 18-21, 2006.