Gruneir

Andrea Gruneir, Ph.D.

Department of Family Medicine
University of Alberta
6-10 University Terrace
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2T4
Ph: (780)248-2006
gruneir@ualberta.ca

Date Updated: August 6, 2014

Education

Ph.D. Community Health (Epidemiology), Brown University, 2007
Masters of Science, Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, 2003
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Biology and Psychology, McMaster University, 2001

Research Experience

August 2014-* Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of
Alberta
August 2014 -* Adjunct Scientist, Womens College Research Institute, Womens
College Hospital
September 2009- J uly 2014 Scientist, Womens College Research Institute, Womens College
Hospital
J anuary 2012-* Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health
Sciences, University of Calgary
December 2009-* Adjunct Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
November 2009-* Assistant Professor (status), Department of Health Policy,
Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
September 2007-2009 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Womens College Research Institute,
Womens College Hospital
Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest
(jointly held through April, 2009)
2003-2007 Research Assistant, Brown University
- Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research (V. Mor)

Honours and Awards

Salary Awards
2014-2019 New Investigator Salary Award, Canadian Institutes of Health
Research ($300,000)
2009-2014* Career Scientist Award, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-
Term Care ($437,500)
*Career Scientist program terminated Sept. 30, 2011
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2008-2009 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award in the Area of Aging, Canadian
Institutes for Health Research ($90,000)

Other Awards
2012 Honourable Mention, Best Abstract, Gender & Health Interest
Group Meeting, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting,
Orlando, FL, J une 23, 2012.
2010 Database SIG Poster Award, 26
th
International Conference on
Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management,
Brighton, UK, August 19-22, 2010
2009 Early Researcher Award, Ontario Research Coalition (travel funds)
2008 Early Research Award, Ontario Research Coalition (salary top-up)
2007 Sigma Xi Honor Society, Brown University chapter
2006 Student Poster Award, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting,
Seattle, WA, J une, 2006
2006 Student Poster Panel Selection, AcademyHealth Annual Research
Meeting, Seattle, WA, J une, 2006
2006 Student Workshop Participant, Society for Epidemiologic
Research, North American Congress of Epidemiology,
Seattle, WA, J une 2006
2005 Scholars Award, American Association for Retired Persons
(AARP), ($10,000 US)
2005 Student Poster Award, Institute on Aging, Canadian Institutes for
Health Research, Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual
Meeting, October, 2005 ($500)
2003 Finalist, Canadian Evaluation Society Student Case Competition
2002 Third Age Learning Award, Third Age Learning Society,
Kitchener-Waterloo ($1000)
2001 Merit Award, University of Waterloo

Grants
Peer-Reviewed
2014-17 Exploring frailty and its role in the assessment of high risk
medications and risk for poor health outcomes in vulnerable
populations. Principal investigators: Maxwell CJ , Bronskill SE
Co-investigators: Austin P, Gill S, Gruneir A, Hogan D, Patten S,
Seitz D, Teare GF, Thavorn K, Wodchis W. CIHR Operating
Grant: $330,803.
2014-2017 Predictors of Admission to Long-Term Care Facilities in the
Population. Principal investigator: DG Manuel, Co-investigators:
SE Bronskill, A Costa, A Gruneir, J Patrick, P Tanuseputro, V
Welch. CIHR Operating Grant: $84,737.
2014-2017 Transitions Across the Continuum of Care for Older People with
Complex Needs. Principal investigators: PA Rochon, GM
Anderson, Co-investigators: P Austin, C Bell, SE Bronskill, SS
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Gill, A Gruneir, DP Seitz, S Sinha, W Wodchis. CIHR Operating
Grant: $599,463 (under review).
2014-2015 Exploring frailty and its role in the assessment of high risk
medications and risk for poor health outcomes in vulnerable
populations. Principal investigators; C Maxwell, SE Bronskill,
Co-investigators: P Austin, S Gill, A Gruneir, D Hogan, S Patten,
D Seitz, GF Teare, K Thavorn, W Wodchis. CIHR-Drug Safety
and Effectiveness Bridge Funding: $100,000.
2013-2014 Transitions Across the Continuum of Care for Older People with
Complex Needs: A Program of Research. Principal investigators:
PA Rochon, GM Anderson, Co-investigators: P Austin, C Bell, S
Bronskill, I Dhalla, S Gill, A Gruneir, D Seitz, W Wodchis.
CIHR Operating Grant - Priority Announcement: Aging (Bridge
Funding) from the Institute of Aging: $100,000.
2013-2015 Estimating Health Service Utilization Associated with
Multimorbidity: A Comparison of Self-Reported Health Service
Utilization and Chronic Disease Status Data with Routinely
Collected Administrative Health Care Utilization Data. Principal
investigators: L Griffith, A Gruneir, Co-investigators: MF
Markle-Reid, C Patterson, J Ploeg. CIHR Operating Grant:
$246,988.
2013-2018 Innovative Community-based Approaches to Promote Optimal
Aging for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions and their
Caregivers. Principal investigators: MF Markle-Reid, J Ploeg, Co-
investigators: DA Bournes, C Anderson, M Farrell, S Paetkau, N
Akhtar-Danesh, S Baptiste, D Bender, W Duggleby, A Emili, S
Feldman, D Forbes, K Fraser, A Gafni, R Ganann, S Ghosh, M
Gibson, L Griffith, A Gruneir, S Hirst, S Kaasalainen, J Keefe, N
Matthew-Maich, C McAiney, C Patterson, S Peacock, C Rojas-
Fernandez, C Sadowski, J Triscott, REG Upshur, R Valaitis, A
Williams. CIHR Team Grant: Community-Based Primary
Healthcare $2,500,000.
2013-2016 Centre for Research in Community Interventions to Promote
Optimal Aging at Home. Principal investigators: MF Markle-
Reid, J Ploeg, Co-investigators: D Bender, D Forbes, K Fraser, A
Gafni, R Ganaan, L Griffith, A Gruneir, S Kaasalainen, N
Matthew-Maich, C McAiney, C Patterson, C Rojas-Fernandez, C
Taberner, L Thabane, J Triscott, R Upshur, R Valaitis, A Williams.
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: Health System Research
Fund Program Awards $3,265,903.
2013-2016 Health System Performance Research Network. Principal
Investigator: W Wodchis, Co-investigators: GM Anderson, J L
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Denis, E Cohen, A Guttmann, J Barnsley, P Tanuseputro, D
Manuel, A Bierman, W Berta, SE Bronskill, S, A Gruneir, K
Kuluski, A Laporte, J Lum, R Lyons, P Williams, C Cott, J
Durbin, E Lin, D Morisano, W Ungar, C Maxwell, I McKillop, J
Denis, A Kone, C Moore Hepburn, A Peckham, D Rudoler, J
Watkins. Funding: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term
Care $4,645,190.
2013-2014 Lithium and Renal Disease in Older Adults. Principal
Investigators: A Gruneir, N Herrmann, Co-investigators: S Rej, K
Shulman, Z Harel. Funding: CIHR Catalyst Grant: Health Services
and Systems for an Aging Population Funding Opportunity
$64,827.
2012-2016 Transitions Across the Health Care System and the Risk of
Rehospitalization in Older Women and Men. Principal
Investigator: A Gruneir, Co-investigators: GM Anderson, CM
Bell, SE Bronskill, I Dhalla, PA Rochon. Funding: CIHR
Operating Grant $268,384.
2012-2014 Repeat Emergency Department Visits Among Long-Term Care
Residents in Ontario. Principal Investigator: A Gruneir, Co-
investigators: GM Anderson, SE Bronskill, C Cigsar, PA Rochon.
Funding: CIHR Operating Grant $110,258.
2012-2014 A pilot study of a nurse-led, community-based diabetes
intervention for frail older adults with Type 2 diabetes and
comorbid chronic conditions. Principal Investigator: M Markle-
Reid, Co-investigators: S Kaasalainen, J Ploeg, A Gafni, N
Akhtar-Danesh, A Gruneir, R Kirkconnell, M Hedley, S Marzouk,
C Rojas-Fernandez, REG Upshur. Funding: McMaster Optimal
Aging Initiative $100,000.
2012-2013 Risk of Readmission to Acute Psychiatric Units in Ontario: A
Gender-based Analysis. Principal Investigator: S Vigod, Co-
investigators: DP Seitz, E Lin, A Gruneir, PA Rochon, N
Herrmann, V Taylor. Funding: Ontario Ministry of Health and
Long Term Care AFP Provincial Innovation Fund $30,000.
2012-2013 Schizophrenia Understood in the Perinatal period: Psychiatric
Outcomes and Reproductive Trajectories (The SUPPORT Study) -
Phase 2: Psychiatric Outcomes. Principal Investigator: S Vigod,
Co-investigators: M Seeman, J Ray, A Gruneir, C Dennis, S
Grigoriadis, P Kurdyak, PA Rochon, GM Anderson. Funding:
CIHR Operating Grant - PA: Reproductive and Child Heath (start-
up grants) $95,988.
2011-2013 Schizophrenia Understood During Pregnancy and Post-Partum
(SUPPORT). Principal Investigator: S Vigod, Co-investigators: C
Dennis, J Ray, S Grigoriadis, A Gruneir, MV Seeman, GM
Anderson, PA Rochon. Funding: Schizophrenia Society of Ontario
$35,000.
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2011-2012 Improving diabetes care for frail community-dwelling older adults
with comorbid chronic conditions. Principal Investigator: M
Markle-Reid, RD Kirkconnell, REG Upshur, Co-investigators: N
Akhtar-Danesh, A Gafni, A Gruneir, S Kaasalainen, O Marzouk, J
Ploeg, C Tracy. Funding: CIHR Meetings, Planning, and
Dissemination Grant $25,000.
2010-2013 A Virtual Ward to Reduce Readmissions after Hospital Discharge.
Principal Investigators: A Laupacis, PA Rochon. Principal
decision-Maker: W Levinson. Co-Investigators: I Dhalla, A
Gruneir, DJ Morra, GM Anderson, CM Bell, WS Chan, G Lewis,
K Thorpe, C van Walraven. Decision-Makers: S Daub, L Greaves.
Funding: CIHR Partnership for Health System Innovation (PHSI)
$349,951.
2010-2012 Safety at Home: A Pan-Canadian Home Care Safety Study.
Principal Investigators: D Doran, R Blais, Co-investigators:
GR Baker, DM Dill, S Donaldson, L Droppo, AC Easty,
KE Elliott, A Gruneir, MB Harrison, GA Heckman, J P
Hirdes, H Lacroix, A Lang, M Macdonald, L Mitchell, MT
Morrissey, M OBeirne, AE Sales, NA Sears, RL
Stevenson, J L Storch, NE White. Funding: Canadian Patient Safety
Institute $1,369,860.
2009-2012 Enhancing System Capacity to Improve the Quality and Continuity
of Mental Health Care for Seniors in Assisted Living and Long-
Term Care. Principal Investigator: CJ Maxwell. Academic
Investigators: LA Strain, DB Hogan, SB Patten, B Hagen, AE
Sales, A Gruneir. Decision-maker Partners: K LeClair, K
Wilson, D Stelmachovich, C Grabusic, B West, C Schalm, EA
Andison, M Dharma-Wardene, B Berry, C Zieber. Funding:
Alberta Mental Health Research Partnership Program
Collaborative Research Grant Initiative $210,000.
2009-2012 Prescribing Quality in Long-Term Care Homes: Correlations
Between Indicators or Overuse, Underuse, and Misuse. Principal
Investigator: SE Bronskill, Co-Investigators: GM Anderson, CM
Bell, A Gruneir, PA Rochon, WP Wodchis. Funding: CIHR
$187,794.
2008-2011 Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents in
Ontario: Descriptive Patterns of Resident Visits by Timing,
Location, and Physician Availability. Principal Investigators: A
Gruneir, PA Rochon, Co-Investigators: GM Anderson, SE
Bronskill, CM Bell, MJ Schull. Funding: CIHR $228,348.
2009-2011 Exploring the disease-modifying potential of calcium channel
blockers in Parkinsons disease: Using population-based
administrative data to inform clinical trials. Principal Investigator:
CM Marras, Co-Investigators: GM Anderson, P Austin, CM Bell,
J Brotchie, S Fox, A Gruneir, PA Rochon. Funding: CIHR
$65,453.
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Non-Peer-Reviewed
2011-2012 Improving diabetes care for frail community-dwelling older adults
with comorbid chronic conditions: A pilot project. Principal
Investigator: M Markle-Reid, Co-Investigators: REG Upshur, A
Gruneir, R Kirkconnell, M Hedley, S Kaasalainen, A Gafni, N
Akhtar-Danesh, J Ploeg, S Marzouk, S Tracy. Funding: Ontario
Research Coalition: A Coalition of Institutes & Centres on Health
and Aging $35,000.


Interruption(s) and Delays

1. Parental leave of absence: J uly 2013 - J une 2014, Womens College Research Institute,
Womens College Hospital.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed

1. Vozoris NT, Fischer HD, Wang X, Stephenson AL, Gershon AS, Gruneir A, Austin PC,
Anderson GM, Bell CM, Gill SS, Rochon PA. (2014). Benzodiazepine drug use and adverse
respiratory outcomes among older adults with COPD. European Respiratory J ournal,
44(2):332-40.
2. Seitz DP, Gill SS, Gruneir A, Austin PC, Anderson GM, Bell CM, Rochon PA. (2014).
Effects of Dementia on Postoperative Outcomes of Older Adults with Hip Fractures: A
Population-Based Study. J ournal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15(5):334-
41.
3. Vigod SN, Kurdyak P, Dennis CL, Gruneir A, Newman A, Seeman MV, Rochon P,
Anderson GM, Grigoriadis S, Ray J G (2014). Maternal and newborn outcomes among
women with schizophrenia: a retrospective population-based cohort study. British J ournal of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 121(5):566-74.
4. Rej S, Shulman K, Herrmann N, Harel Z, Fischer HD, Fung K, Gruneir A. (2014).
Prevalence and Correlates of Renal Disease in Older Lithium Users: A Population-Based
Study. American J ournal of Geriatric Psychiatry, S1064-7481(14)00049-9.
5. Gruneir A, Kwong J C, Campitelli MA, Newman A, Anderson GM, Rochon PA, Mor V.
(2014). Influenza and seasonal patterns of hospital use by older adults in long-term care and
community settings in Ontario, Canada. American J ournal of Public Health, 104(2):e141-7.
6. Seitz DP, Anderson GM, Austin PC, Gruneir A, Gill SS, Bell CM, Rochon PA. Effects of
Impairment in Activities of Daily Living on Predicting Mortality Following Hip Fracture
Surgery in Studies Using Administrative Healthcare Databases. (2014). BMC Geriatrics,
14:9.
7. Rochon PA, Gruneir A, Wu W, Gill SS, Bronskill SE, Seitz DP, Bell CM, Fischer HD,
Stephenson AL, Xuesong W, Gershon AS, Anderson GM. (2014). Demographic
Characteristics and Healthcare Use of Centenarians: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
J ournal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62(1):86-93.
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8. Hogan D, Amuah J , Strain L, Wodchis W, Soo A, Eliasziw M, Gruneir A, Hagen B, Teare
G, Maxwell, C. (2014). High rates of hospital admission among older residents in assisted
living facilities: opportunities for intervention and impact on acute care. Open Medicine,
8(1): 33-45.
9. Lega IC, Austin PC, Gruneir A, Goodwin PJ , Rochon PA, Lipscombe LL. (2013).
Association between metformin therapy and mortality following breast cancer: a population-
based study. Diabetes Care, 36(10):3018-26.
10. Doran DM, Hirdes J P, Blais R, Baker GR, Poss J W, Li X, Dill D, Gruneir A, Heckman G,
Lacroix H, Mitchell L, O'Beirne M, White N, Droppo L, Foebel AD, Qian G, Nahm SM,
Yim O, McIsaac C. (2013). Adverse events associated with hospitalization or detected
through the RAI-HC assessment among Canadian home care clients. Healthcare Policy.
9(1):76-88.
11. Doran DM, Hirdes J P, Blais R, Baker GR, Poss J W, Li X, Dill D, Gruneir A, Heckman G,
Lacroix H, Mitchell L, O'Beirne M, White N, Droppo L, Foebel AD, Qian G, Nahm SM,
Yim O, McIsaac C, J antzi M. (2013). Adverse events among Ontario home care clients
associated with emergency room visit or hospitalization: a retrospective cohort study. BMC
Health Services Research, 13(1): 227.
12. Gruneir A, Forrester J , Camacho X, Gill SS, Bronskill SE. (2013). Gender differences in
home care clients and admission to long-term care in Ontario, Canada: A population-based
retrospective cohort study. BMC Geriatrics, 13(48):1-12.
13. Daneman N, Gruneir A, Bronskill SE, Newman A, Fischer HD, Rochon PA, Anderson GM,
Bell CM. (2013). Prolonged antibiotic treatment in long-term care: Role of the prescriber.
J AMA Internal Medicine, 173(8):673-82.
14. Rochon PA, Gruneir A, Gill SS, Wu W, Fischer HD, Bronskill SE, Normand SL, Austin
PC, Seitz DP, Bell CM, Fu L, Lipscombe L, Anderson GM, Gurwitz J H. (2013). Older men
with dementia are at greater risk than women of serious events after initiating antipsychotic
therapy. J ournal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61(1):55-61.
15. Seitz D, Vigod S, Lin E, Gruneir A, Anderson GM, Rapoport M, Rochon P, Blumberger D,
Herrmann N. (2012). Characteristics of Older Adults Hospitalized in Acute Psychiatric Units
in Ontario: A Population-Based Study. The Canadian J ournal of Psychiatry, 57(9):554-63.
16. Vigod S, Seeman MV, Ray J G, Anderson GM, Dennis CL, Grigoriadis S, Gruneir A,
Kurdyak P, Rochon P. (2012). Temporal trends in general and age-specific fertility rates
among women with schizophrenia (19962009): A population-based study in Ontario,
Canada. Schizophrenia Research, 139(1):169-175.
17. Austin G, Anderson GM, Cigsar C, Gruneir A. (2012). Comparing the cohort design and the
nested casecontrol design in the presence of both time-invariant and time-dependent
treatment and competing risks: bias and precision. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety,
21(7):714-724.
18. Ho J M, Gruneir A, Fischer HD, Fu L, Lipscombe LL, Bell CM, Cavalcanti RB, Anderson
GM, Rochon PA. (2012). Serious events in older Ontario residents receiving bowel
preparations for outpatient colonoscopy with various comorbidity profiles: A descriptive,
population-based study. The Canadian J ournal of Gastroenterology, 26(7):436-440.
19. Lipscombe LL, Fischer HF, Yun L, Gruneir A, Austin P, Paszat L, Anderson GM, Rochon
PA. (2012). Association between Tamoxifen Treatment and Diabetes: A Population-Based
Study. Cancer, 118(10):2615-2622.
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20. Seitz DP, Campbell RJ , Bell C, Gill SS, Gruneir A, Herrmann N, Newman AM, Anderson
GM, Rochon PA. (2012). Short-term exposure to antidepressant drugs and risk of acute
angle-closure glaucoma among older adults. J ournal of Clinical Psychopharmacology,
32(3):403-407.
21. Marras C, Gruneir A, Rochon PA, Wang, X, Anderson GM, Brotchie J , Bell C, Fox S,
Austin PC. (2012). Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers and the Progression of
Parkinsonism. Annals of Neurology, 71(3):362-369.
22. Hutson J , Fischer H, Wang X, Gruneir A, Daneman N, Gill SS, Rochon PA, Anderson GM.
(2012). Use of clarithromycin and adverse cardiovascular events among older patients
receiving donepezil: a population-based, nested case-control study. Drugs and Aging, 29(3):
205-211.
23. Stephenson A, Seitz DP, Fischer HD, Gruneir A, Bell CM, Gershon AS, Fu L, Anderson
GM, Austin PC, Rochon PA, Gill SS. (2012).Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Adverse
Pulmonary Events in Older People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and
Concomitant Dementia: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Drugs & Aging, 29(3): 213-223.
24. Gruneir A, Bronskill S, Bell CM, Gill SS, Schull MJ , Ma X, Anderson GM, Rochon PA.
(2012). Recent health care transitions and emergency department use by chronic long term
care residents: a population-based cohort. J ournal of the American Medical Directors
Association, 13(3): 202-206.
25. Marras C, Gruneir A, Wang X, Fischer H, Gill SS, Herrmann N, Anderson GM, Hyson C,
Rochon PA. (2012). Antipsychotics and mortality in parkinsonism. American J ournal of
Geriatric Psychiatry, 20(2):149-58.
26. Lipscombe LL, Lvesque LE, Gruneir A, Fischer HD, J uurlink DN, Gill SS, Hermann N,
Hux J E, Anderson GM, Rochon PA. (2011). Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk of
Hyperglycemia in Older Adults without Diabetes: A Population-Based Observational Study.
The American J ournal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19(12): 1026-1033.
27. Daneman N, Gruneir A, Newman A, Fischer H, Bronskill SE, Rochon PA, Anderson GM,
Bell C. (2011). Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care Facilities. J ournal of Antimicrobial
Chemotherapy, 66(12): 2856-2863.
28. Seitz DP, Gill SS, Gruneir A, Austin PC, Anderson G, Reimer CL, Rochon PA. (2011).
Effects of Cholinesterase Inhibitors on Postoperative Outcomes of Older Adults with
Dementia Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery. American J ournal of Geriatric Psychiatry,
19(9): 803-813.
29. Gruneir A, Dhalla, I, Van Walraven C, Fischer HD, Camacho X, Rochon PA, Anderson
GM. (2011). Unplanned readmissions after hospital discharge among patients identified as
being at high risk for readmission using a validated predictive algorithm. Open Medicine,
5(2): 104-111.
30. Stephenson A, Seitz DP, Bell CM, Gruneir A, Gershon AS, Austin PC, Fu L, Anderson
GM, Rochon PA, Gill SS. (2011). Inhaled Anticholinergic Drug Therapy and the Risk of
Acute Urinary Retention in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Population-Based
Study. Archives of Internal Medicine, 171(10): 914-920.
31. Berall LE, Choptiany J R, Gill SS, Bell CM, Rochon PA, Gruneir A. (2011).
Conceptualizing Drug Therapies as Risk Factors for Chronic Disease. Aging Health, 7(2):
173-178.
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32. Gruneir A, Silver M, Rochon PA. (2011). Review: emergency department use by older
adults: A literature review on trends, appropriateness, and consequences of unmet health care
needs. Medical Care Research and Review, 68(2): 131-55.
33. Gruneir A, Marras CM, Fischer HD, Wang X, Gill SS, Rochon PA, Anderson GM. (2010).
Confounders and Intermediaries in Case-Control Study Designs: A Strategy for
Distinguishing Between the Two when Measured Using the Same Variable.
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 20(3): 221-228.
34. Seitz DP, Adunuri N, Gill SS, Gruneir A, Herrmann N, Rochon PA. (2011). Antidepressants
for agitation and psychosis in dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (online),
16(2): CD008191.
35. Rochon PA, Sekeres M, Hoey J , Lexchin J , Ferris LE, Moher D, Wu W, Kalkar SR, Van
Laethem M, Gruneir A, Gold J , Maskalyk J , Streiner DL, Taback N, Chan AW. (2011).
Investigator Experiences with Financial Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Trials. Trials, 12(9).
36. Mor V, Gruneir A, Feng Z, Grabowski DC, Intrator O, Zinn J . (2011). The effect of state
policies on nursing home resident outcomes. J ournal of the American Geriatrics Society,
59(1): 3-9.
37. Gruneir A, Anderson GM, Rochon PA, Bronskill S. (2010). Transitions in long-term care
and potential implications for quality reporting in Ontario, Canada. J ournal of the American
Medical Directors Association, 11(9): 629-635.
38. Gruneir A, Bell CM, Bronskill SE, Schull MJ , Anderson GM, Rochon PA. (2010).
Frequency and pattern of emergency department visits by long-term care residents A
population-based study. J ournal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(3): 510-517.
39. Rochon PA, Sekeres M, Lexchin J , Moher D, Wu W, Kalkar SR, Van Laethem M, Hoey J ,
Chan AW, Gruneir A, Gold J , Maskalyk MJ , Streiner DL, Taback N, Ferris L. (2010).
Institutional financial conflicts of interest policies at Canadian academic health science
centres: a national survey. Open Medicine, 4(3): e134-138.
40. Rochon PA, Sekeres M, Lexchin J , Moher D, Ferris L, Wu W, Kalkar SR, Van Laethem M,
Hoey J , Gruneir A, Gold J , Maskalyk MH, Streiner DL, Taback N, Chan A-W. (2010).
Financial Conflicts of Interest Checklist 2010 for clinical research studies. Open Medicine,
41(1): e69-91.
41. Seitz DP, Gruneir A, Konn D, Rochon PA. Cholinesterase Inhibitor use in U.S. Nursing
Homes: Results from the National Nursing Home Survey. (2009). J ournal of the American
Geriatrics Society, 57(12): 2269-2274.
42. Lipscombe LL, Levesque L, Gruneir A, Fischer HD, J uurlink DN, Gill S, Herrmann N, Hux
J E, Anderson GM, Rochon PA. (2009). Antipsychotic Drugs and Hyperglycemia in Older
Patients with Diabetes. Archives of Internal Medicine, 169(14): 1282-1289.
43. Bell CM, Hatch WV, Fischer HD, Cernat G, Paterson J M, Gruneir A, Gill SS, Anderson
GM, Rochon PA. (2009). Association between Tamsulosin and Serious Opthalmic Adverse
Events in Older Men Following Cataract Surgery. J ournal of the American Medical
Association (J AMA), 301(19): 1991-1996.
44. Thomson MS, Gruneir A, Lee M, Baril J , Field TS, Gurwitz J , Rochon PA. (2009). Nursing
Time Devoted to Medication Administration in Long-Term Care: Clinical, Safety, and
Resource Implications. J ournal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57(2): 266-272.
45. Gruneir A, Lapane KL, Miller SC, Mor V. (2008). Does the Presence of a Dementia Special
Care Unit Improve Overall Nursing Home Quality? J ournal of Aging and Health, 20(7): 837-
854.
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46. Gruneir A, Miller SC, Feng Z, Intrator O, Mor V. (2008). Relationship Between State
Medicaid Policies, Nursing Home Racial Composition, and the Risk of Hospitalization for
Black and White Residents. Health Services Research, 43(3): 869-881.
47. Seitz D, Gruneir A, Rochon P. (2008). Second-generation antipsychotics did not improve
outcomes and increased costs for patients with Alzheimer disease and psychosis. American
College of Physicians J ournal Club, 148(2): 53.
48. Gruneir A, Mor V. (2008). Nursing Home Safety: Current Issues and Barriers to
Improvement. Annual Reviews of Public Health, 29: 369-382.
49. Gruneir A, Lapane K, Miller SC, Mor V. (2008). Is Dementia Special Care Really Special?
A New Look at an Old Question. J ournal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56(2): 199-205.
50. Gruneir A, Miller SC, Intrator O, Mor V. (2007). Hospitalization of Nursing Home
Residents with Cognitive Impairments: The Influence of Organizational Features and State
Policies. The Gerontologist, 47(4): 447-456.
51. Gruneir A, Mor V, Roy J , Weitzen S, Truchil R, Teno J . (2007). Where People Die: A
Multi-Level Approach to Understanding Influences on Site of Death in America. Medical
Care Research and Review, 64(4): 351-378.
52. Gruneir A, Lapane K, Miller SC, Mor V. (2007). Long-Term Care Market Competition and
Nursing Home Dementia Special Care Units. Medical Care, 45(8): 739-745.
53. Teno J M, Gruneir A, Schwartz Z, Nanda A, Wetle T. (2007). Association between advance
directives and quality of end-of-life care: a national study. J ournal of the American Geriatrics
Society, 55(2): 189-194.
54. Gruneir A, Miller SC, Lapane K, Kinzbrunner B. (2006). Hospice Care in the Nursing
Home: Changes in Visit Volume from Enrollment to Discharge Among Longer-Stay Hospice
Residents. J ournal of Pain and Symptom Management, 32(5): 478-487.
55. Ryan EB, Anas AP, Gruneir A. (2006). Evaluations of overhelping and underhelping
communication. Do old age and physical disability matter? J ournal of Language and Social
Psychology, 25(1): 97-107. (Publication from undergraduate thesis)
56. Gruneir A, Smith TF, Hirdes J P, Cameron R. (2005). Depression in patients with advanced
illness An examination of Ontario complex continuing care using the Minimum Data Set
2.0. Palliative and Supportive Care, 3(2): 99-105. (Publication from Masters thesis)

Manuscript Under Review

Manuscripts Invited for Resubmission
1. Gruneir A, Bronskill SE, Newman A, Gozdyra P, Bell CM, Anderson, GA, Rochon PA.
Variation in Emergency Department Transfer Rates from Nursing Homes. Journal of the
American Geriatrics Society.

In Preparation

1. Karam G, Radden Z, Berall L, Cheng C, Gruneir A. Efficacy of Emergency Department-
Based Interventions Designed to Reduce Repeat Visits and Other Adverse Outcomes for
Older Patients Following Discharge A Systematic Review. Target J ournal: Annals of
Emergency Medicine.
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2. Gruneir A, Cigsar C, Karam G, J ean-Baptiste A, Anderson GM. The Handling of
Competing Risks in Observational Cohort Studies in the Medical Literature. Target J ournal:
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety.

Peer-Reviewed Letters
1. Lipscombe LL, Gruneir A, Levesque LE, Gill SS, Rochon PA. (2009). Antipsychotic Use
and Risk for Hyperglycemia in Elderly Patients with DM Reply. Archives of Internal
Medicine, 169(22).
2. Bell CM, Gruneir A, Rochon PA. (2009). Tamsulosin and Ophthalmic Adverse Events After
Cataract Surgery In Reply. J ournal of the American Medical Association (J AMA), 302(10):
1055.
3. Gruneir A, Lapane KL. (2008). It is time to assess the role of organizational culture in
nursing home prescribing patterns. Archives of Internal Medicine, 168(2): 238-239.

Book Chapters
1. Thomson MS, Gruneir A, Lee M, Field TS, Gurwitz J H, Rochon PA. Chapter 7:
Improvement Initiatives at Other Organizations - Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System:
Improved Prescribing Behaviour and Patient Safety by Guided Medication Use in Patients
with Renal Impairment. In: J eannell M. Mansur, Steven Berman. A Guide to The J oint
Commission's Mediation Management Standards, Second Edition. Oakbrook Terrace,
Illinois: J oint Commission Resources, J une 2009. pp. 142-146.

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Gruneir A. (2013). Avoidable Emergency Department Transfer from Long-Term Care
Homes: A Brief Review. Healthcare Quarterly 16(2):13-15.
2. Bronskill SE, Camacho X, Gruneir A, Ho M. Health System Use by Frail Ontario Seniors:
An in-depth examination of four representative cohorts. Toronto: Institute for Clinical
Evaluative Sciences; 2011.
3. Rochon PA, Bronskill SE, Gruneir A, Liu B, Bierman AS. POWER Study Supplement:
Older Womens Health. In: Bierman AS, editor. Project for Ontario Womens Evidence-
Based Report (POWER): Supplement. Toronto: 2011.
4. Bronskill SE, Carter MW, Costa AP, Esensoy AV, Gill SS, Gruneir A, Henry DA, Hirdes
J P, J aakkimainen RL, Poss J W, Wodchis WP. Aging in Ontario: An ICES Chartbook of
Health Service Use by Older Adults. Toronto: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences;
2010.
5. Gruneir A, Rochon PA. Research News and Views: Nursing Time Devoted to Medication
Administration in Long-Term Care: Clinical, Safety, and Resource Implications (J uly, 2009)
Ontario Long-Term Care Association (OLTCA). Available at
http://www.oltca.com/en/research/newsandviews.html.

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications (Upcoming)

Presentations/Abstracts

Peer-Reviewed

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1. Vigod SN, Kurdyak P, Gruneir A, Seeman MV, Dennis CL, Rochon P, Anderson GM,
Grigoriadis S, Ray J G. Maternal and Newborn Health Disparities for Women with
Schizophrenia: A Systematic Population Health Analysis in Canada. Oral presentation at the
Perinatal Mental Health Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 9, 2013.
2. Burden AM, Paterson J M, Gruneir A, Cadarette SM. Potential Impact of Errors in the Days
Supply of Osteoporosis Medications on Estimates of Drug Adherence.
Pharmacoepidemiology Drug Safety. In Press.
3. Burden AM, Paterson J M, Gruneir A, Cadarette SM. Measuring compliance with oral
bisphosphonates potential impact of days supply errors in pharmacy data. J ournal of Bone
and Mineral Research. In Press.
4. Burden AM, Paterson J M, Gruneir A, Cadarette SM. Potential impact of days supply errors
in pharmacy data on measurement of compliance with osteoporosis medications. J ournal of
Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology. In Press.
5. Burden AM, Paterson J M, Gruneir A, Cadarette SM. Potential impact of days supply errors
in pharmacy data on measurement of compliance with osteoporosis medications. Poster
presentation at the Canadian Association for Population Therapeutics Annual Meeting,
Toronto, Ontario, November 17-19, 2013.
6. Burden AM, Paterson J M, Gruneir A, Cadarette SM. Measuring compliance with oral
bisphosphonates potential impact of days supply errors in pharmacy data. Poster presentation
at the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research,
Baltimore, MD, October 4-7, 2013.
7. Burden AM, Paterson J M, Gruneir A, Cadarette SM. Potential Impact of Errors in the Days
Supply of Osteoporosis Medications on Estimates of Drug Adherence. Poster presentation at
the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk
Management, Montreal, QC, August 25-28, 2013.
8. Kon A, Calzavara A, Bai Y, Bronskill S, Gruneir A, Thavorn K, Maxwell C, Wodchis W.
Prevalence and Characteristics of Multimorbidity in Ontario. Poster panel presentation at the
CAHSPR Conference, Vancouver, BC, May 28-31, 2013.
9. Gruneir A, Bronskill S, Maxwell C, Kon A, Petrosyan Y, Bai Y, Wodchis W.
Multimorbidity and Hospitalization Outcomes Over One Year. Poster panel presentation at
the CAHSPR Conference, Vancouver, BC, May 28-31, 2013.
10. Thavorn K, Wodchis W, Maxwell C, Kon A, Gruneir A, Bronskill S, Petrosyan Y, Bai Y.
Economic burden of multimorbidity in the Ontarios health care system. Poster panel
presentation at the CAHSPR Conference, Vancouver, BC, May 28-31, 2013.
11. Petrosyan Y, Wodchis W, Bronskill S, Kon A, Gruneir A, Thavorn K, Maxwell C, Bai Y.
The impact of comorbid conditions on the quality of diabetes care in Ontario. Poster panel
presentation at the CAHSPR Conference, Vancouver, BC, May 28-31, 2013.
12. Gruneir A, Bronskill S, Newman A, Bell C, Rochon P, Anderson G. Variation in emergency
department visit rates from long-term care homes in Ontario. Poster presentation at the
CAHSPR Conference, Vancouver, BC, May 28-31, 2013.
13. Seddon G, J ackson L, Naglie G, Feldman S, Liu B, Chan G, Katz P, Gruneir A, Moser A.
An Integrated Primary care Team: A unique, comprehensive spectrum of integrated care for
frail, older, high risk adults in North Toronto. Presented at the 32
nd
Annual Ontario
Gerontology Association Annual Conference, Toronto, ON, May 1-2, 2013. .
14. Gruneir A, Rochon P, Du Mont J , Dunn S, Hawker G, Lipscombe L. The Implications of
Older Womens Health. Presentation at the POWER Study Forum: A Discussion about
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Cutting-Edge Issues in Womens Health, Toronto, ON, October 22, 2012. Webcast available
online:
http://alex2.sunnybrook.ca/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=9683ae22af484188951aca2e0ca42be8.
15. Lega IC, Austin PC, Gruneir A, Goodwin PJ , Rochon PA, Lipscombe LL. The association
of metformin therapy with survival following breast cancer: an illustration of immortal time.
Poster presentation at the 15
th
Annual CDA/CSEM Professional Conference and Annual
Meetings, Vancouver, BC, October 10-13, 2012.
16. Lega IC, Austin PC, Gruneir A, Goodwin P, Rochon PA, Lipscombe LL. The association of
metformin therapy with survival following breast cancer: an illustration of immortal time
bias. Canadian J ournal of Diabetes. October 2012, 36(5): S48.
17. Vigod S, Seeman M, Ray J , Anderson G, Dennis CL, Grigoriadis S, Gruneir A, Kurdyak P,
Rochon P. Temporal trends in birth rates among women with schizophrenia: A population-
based study. Presented at the Congress of the Marc Society, Paris, FR, October 10, 2012.
18. Maxwell C, Amuah J E, Cepoiu-Martin M, Soo A, Gruneir A, Hogan DB, Patten SB, Clair
KL, Wilson K, Strain LA. Resident and Facility Predictors of Hospitalization among Older
Adults with Dementia in Assisted Living Facilities. Presented at Canadian Coalition for
Seniors Mental Health/Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry Conference, Banff, AB,
September 21-22, 2012.
19. Cepoiu-Martin M, Soo A, Strain LA, Hogan DB, Patten SB, Gruneir A, Clair KE, Wilson
K, Amuah J E, Maxwell CJ . The Influence of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Social
Engagement on Long Term Care Admission among Older Adults with Dementia in Assisted
Living Facilities. Presented at Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health/Canadian
Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry Conference, Banff, AB, September 21-22, 2012.
20. Vigod SN, Kurdyak PA, Gruneir A, Seeman MV, Dennis CL, Rochon PA, Anderson GM,
Grigoriadis S, Ray J G. Schizophrenia understood in perinatal period: Psychiatric outcomes
and reproductive trajectories (the SUPPORT studies). Keynote/invited presentation at the
Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Sept 14, 2012.
21. Bronskill SE, Gruneir A, Leah J , Camacho X, Stevenson J E. Factors associated with acute
care use during the wait for placement in long-term care homes in Ontario. Poster
presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Orlando, FL, J une 24-26,
2012.
22. Gruneir A, Stevenson J E, Leah J , Bronskill SE. Differences between male and female home
care clients and subsequent admission to long-term care in Ontario, Canada. Poster
presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Orlando, FL, J une 24-26,
2012.
23. Wodchis W, Gruneir A, Camacho X, Bronskill SE, Gill SS, Poss J . Clinical and Functional
Risk Factors for Acute Care and Long-Term Care Admission among Older Adults with
Complex Care Needs. Presentation at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Orlando,
FL, J une 24-26, 2012.
24. Gruneir A, Stevenson J E, Leah J , Bronskill SE. Differences between male and female home
care clients and subsequent admission to long-term care in Ontario, Canada. Presented at
AcademyHealth Gender & Health Interest Group Meeting, Orlando, FL, J une 23, 2012.
25. Lo AT, Bierman AS, Gruneir A, Bronskill SE. Are there differences in home care equality
between women and men? Canadian Geriatrics J ournal. J une 2012, 15(2):45.
26. Bierman AS, Lo AT, Gruneir A, Bronskill SE. Are there differences in home care equality
between women and men? Poster Presentation at the Canadian Geriatrics Society 32
nd

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Annual Scientific Meeting, Quebec City, QC, April 19-21, 2012.
27. Bronskill SE, Gruneir A. Findings from the ICES report on health system use by frail
Ontario seniors. Oral presentation at Ontario Long Term Care Association Research
Education Day, Toronto, ON, November 23, 2011.
28. Gruneir A, Bronskill SE. Findings from the POWER Study on Older Womens Health. Oral
presentation at Ontario Long Term Care Association Research Education Day, Toronto, ON,
November 23, 2011.
29. Maxwell CJ , Soo A, Strain LA, Hogan, DB, Patten SB, Cepoiu-Martin M, Gruneir A, Le
Clair K, Wilson K, Amuah J E. (2011). Factors associated with long term care placement
among older adults with dementia residing in Assisted Living facilities at the 6
th
Canadian
Conference on Dementia, Montreal, QC, October 27, 2011.
30. Bronskill SE, Camacho X, Gruneir A, Wodchis W. Health System Use by Frail Ontario
Seniors. Invited Symposium at Canadian Association of Gerontology Annual Scientific and
Educational Meeting, Ottawa, ON, October 21-23, 2011.
31. Lo AT, Bierman AS, Gruneir A, Bronskill SE. Are there differences in home care quality
between women and men? Annual Research Day in Geriatric Medicine, McMaster
University, Hamilton, ON, J une 15, 2011.
32. Gruneir A. Improving Care of Older Adults by Studying Emergency Department Visits at
Ontario Ministry of Health of Long-Term Care Career Scientist Dialogue Series, Toronto,
ON, February 17, 2011.
33. Gruneir A, Bronskill SE, Schull M, Bell CM, Anderson GM, Rochon PA. Emergency
Department Transfers Following Different Types of Transitions into Long-Term Care. Poster
presentation at Ontario Long Term Care Association Research Education Day, Toronto, ON,
November 23, 2010.
34. Gruneir A. Sex differences in mental indicators for placement in long-term care facilities
(Symposium: Health Services Research: Womens Mental Health Across the Lifespan).
Presented at Womens Mental Health Conference: Building Networks and Research
Capacity, Toronto, ON, October 1, 2010.
35. Bronskill SE, Camacho X, Comrie R, Gruneir A. Characterizing the waiting list for long-
term care in Ontario. Poster presentation at Canadian Institute for Health Information, Data
Users Conference 2010: Understanding Health Outcomes, Ottawa, ON, September 20-21,
2010.
36. Gruneir A, Marras C, Fischer H, Wang X, Gill SS, Rochon PA, Anderson GM. Exposure
Classification for Case-Control Studies when Variables are Both Confounders and
Intermediaries. Poster presented at the 26
th
International Conference on
Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management, Brighton, UK, August 19-22,
2010.
37. Gruneir A, Bronskill S, Bell C, Schull M, Anderson GM, Rochon PA. Emergency
department transfers following health care transitions among long-term care residents in
Ontario. Poster presented at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA, J une
26-28, 2010.
38. Marras CM, Gruneir A. Antipsychotic Use and Parkinsons Disease at Regional North
American Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group in
Neuroepidemiology, Toronto, ON, April 16, 2010.
39. Gruneir A, Bell CM, Bronskill SE, Schull MJ , Anderson GM, Rochon PA. Emergency
department visits by long-term care residents in Ontario. Poster to be presented at the Ontario
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Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Health Research Showcase, Toronto, ON, October
8, 2009. (Invited for additional oral presentation).
40. Rochon PA, Hoey J , Chan A-W, Ferris LE, Lexchin J , Van Laethem M, Sekeres M, Wu W,
Gruneir A, Moher D. Assessing investigator financial conflicts of interest: a checklist for
authors, editors, and readers. 6
th
Peer Review Congress, Vancouver, BC, September, 2009.
41. Rochon PA, Ferris LE, Sekeres M, Lexchin J , Hoey J , Moher D, Wu W, Kalkar SR, Gruneir
A, Van Laethem M, Maskalyk J , Chan A-W. Investigator Experiences with Financial
Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Trials Survey. 6
th
Peer Review Congress, Vancouver, BC,
September, 2009.
42. Gruneir A, Bell CM, Bronskill SE, Schull MJ , Anderson GM, Rochon PA. Emergency
Department Visits by Long-Term Care Home Residents in Ontario. Poster presented at
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, J une 27-29, 2009.
43. Gruneir A, Bell CM, Bronskill SE, Schull MJ , Anderson GM, Rochon PA. Emergency
department visits by long-term care residents in Ontario a population-based study.
Presented at Ontario Research Council/Seniors Health Research Transfer Network meeting,
Toronto, ON, May 20, 2009.
44. Gruneir A, Lapane KL, Miller SC, Mor V. Multilevel Confounding in
Pharmacoepidemiologic Research: An Application of Propensity Score Methods. Presented
at the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Annual Meeting, Quebec City, QB,
August 19-22, 2007.
45. Gruneir A, Lapane KL, Miller SC, Mor V. Does receiving care on a dementia special care
unit decrease the likelihood of receiving psychotropic medications for residents with
dementia? Presented at the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Annual Meeting,
Quebec City, QB, August 19-22, 2007.
46. Gruneir A, Lapane KL, Miller SC, Mor V. Dementia Special Care Units in U.S. Nursing
Homes: Use of the MDS to Evaluate Differences in Care Processes. Presented at the
Canadian RAI Conference, Ottawa, ON, May 2-4, 2007.
47. Gruneir A, Lapane K, Miller SC, Mor V. Dementia Special Care Units in U.S. Nursing
Homes: A Current Description. Poster presented at The Gerontological Society of America
Meeting, Austin, TX, November 16-20, 2006.
48. Gruneir A, Miller S, Mor V. Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents with Cognitive
Impairments: Influence of Facility Features and State Policies. Poster and invited student
panel presented at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA, J une 25-27,
2006.
49. Gruneir A, Mor V, Roy J , Weitzen S, Truchil R, Teno J . Where People Die: A Multi-Level
Analysis of Predictors of Site of Death in America. Poster presented at AcademyHealth
Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA, J une 25-27, 2006.
50. Gruneir A, Smith T, Hirdes J , Cameron R. Depression in patients with advanced illness
prevalence, treatment, and correlates. Poster presented at Canadian Association on
Gerontology Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS, October 2022, 2005.
51. Gruneir A, Lapane K, Miller S. Hospice Care in the Nursing Home: Is Diagnosis associated
with Configuration of Care? Poster presented at AcademyHealth Research Meeting, Boston,
MA, J une 24-26, 2005.
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52. Teno J , Gruneir A, Wetle T, Mor V. Association of advance directives with quality end-of-
life care: A national study. Presented at Gerontological Society of America Meeting,
Washington, DC, November 19-22, 2004.
53. Gruneir A, Smith T, Hirdes J , Cameron R. Depression in patients with advanced illness
An examination of Ontario Complex Continuing Care with the Minimum Data Set 2.0.
Poster presented at 15
th
International Congress on Care of the Terminally Ill, Montreal, QC,
September 19-23, 2004. (Abstract printed in J ournal of Palliative Care. 20(3), 2004.)

Invited
1. Gruneir A, Rochon P, Du Mont J , Dunn S, Hawker G, Lipscombe L. The Implications of
Older Womens Health at the POWER Study Forum: A Discussion about Cutting-Edge
Issues in Womens Health, Toronto, ON, October 22, 2012. Webcast available online:
http://alex2.sunnybrook.ca/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=9683ae22af484188951aca2e0ca42be8.
2. Maxwell CJ , Soo A, Strain LA, Hogan DB, Patten SB, Cepoiu-Martin M, Gruneir A, Le
Clair K, Wilson K, Amuah J E, on behalf of the ACCES-Mental Health Research Group.
Factors associated with long term care placement among older adults with dementia residing
in Assisted Living facilities. Poster presented at the 6
th
Canadian Conference on Dementia,
Montreal QC, October 27-29, 2011.
3. Gruneir A. Improving Care of Older Adults by Studying Emergency Department Visits.
Ontario Ministry and Health of Long-Term Care. Career Scientist Dialogue Series, Toronto,
ON, February 17, 2011.
4. Marras CM, Gruneir A. Antipsychotic Use and Parkinsons Disease. Keynote address at the
Regional North American Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Neurology Research
Group in Neuroepidemiology, Toronto, ON, April 16, 2010.
5. Gruneir A, Miller S, Mor V. Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents with Cognitive
Impairments: Influence of Facility Features and State Policies. Student Panel Selection.
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA, J une 25-27, 2006.

Other Activities and Affiliations

Reviewer for Aging Health, Health Care Financing Review, Health Care Management Review,
Health Services Research, Healthcare Policy, International J ournal of Geriatric
Psychiatry, International J ournal of Nursing Studies, J ournal of Applied Gerontology,
J ournal of Pain and Symptom Management, J ournal of Quality and Patient Safety,
J ournal of the American Geriatrics Society, J ournal of the American Medical
Association, J ournal of the American Medical Directors Association, The Lancet
Member of AcademyHealth, Canadian Association on Gerontology, Canadian for Epidemiology
and Biostatistics, Gerontological Society of America, Society for Epidemiologic
Research
Subject Matter Expert, Ontario Health Quality Council Residents First Initiative
Member of Measurement and Evaluation Working Group, Ontario Health Quality Council
Residents Fist Initiative

Student Supervision

Current Students
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Masters

Nadia Nandlall (Health Services Research, September 2013-*)
Thesis title: to be determined
Committee: to be determined

Ph.D.

Andrea Burden (Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 2009-*)
Thesis title: Bisphosphonate Discontinuation and Re-Initiation in Older Women
Supervisor: S Cadarette
Committee: H Boon, M Patterson, A Gruneir

Past Students
PhD

Dallas Seitz (Clinical Epidemiology, September 2008-April 2014)
Thesis title: Effects of Cholinesterase Inhibitors on postoperative outcomes of older adults with
dementia
Supervisor: PA Rochon
Committee: GM Anderson, S Gill, P Austin, A Gruneir

Morgan Slater (Institute for Medical Sciences, J anuary 2009-J une 2014)
Thesis title: Nephrotoxic Adverse Events in Critically Ill Children: A Pharmacoepidemiologic
Evaluation
Supervisor: C Parshuram
Committee: G Koren, A Howard, P Rochon, A Gruneir

Masters
Iliana Lega (Clinical Epidemiology, September 2010-2013)
Thesis title: The Effects of Metformin on Reducing Adverse Outcomes in Women with Early
Stage Breast Cancer
Supervisor: L Lipscombe
Committee: PA Rochon, GM Anderson, A Gruneir, AW Chan, P Goodwin, L Levesque

Shawna McDonald (Health Services Research, September, 2010-2012)
Thesis title: The Association between Long-Term Care Home Quality and Accreditation in
Ontario
Supervisor: L Wagner
Committee: A Gruneir

Thiwanke Wijeratne, MD, MSc (Clinical Epidemiology, September 2008-2010)
Thesis title: Tamoxifen and risk of ischemic stroke in older adult female breast cancer survivors:
A population based retrospective cohort study
Supervisor: PA Rochon
Committee: GM Anderson, L Lipscombe, L Paszat
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Undergraduate (Summer Students)
2012 Zoe Radden
Ting Ting Liu
2011 Zoe Radden
2010 Kathryn Mosley
2009 Laura Berall
2008 Laura Berall
Mara Silver
Rachel Laxer

Medical
2010 Lior Flor (DOC2 Research Project)

Teaching

Teaching Assistant/Tutor
2012


2010/2011
HSOC408, Health Research Methods and Research Practicum (preceptor),
University of Calgary
Instructors: Gavin McCormack, Ann Casebeer
HAD5306H, Introduction to Health Services Research Using Administrative Data
University of Toronto
Instructors: Elizabeth Linn, Astrid Guttman
2004 BC 212, Research Methods in Epidemiology (graduate level)
Brown University
Instructor: Sally Zierler
2002

Hlth 352, Sociology of Aging
University of Waterloo
Instructor: Trevor Smith
2002 Hlth 442, Introduction to Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
University of Waterloo
Instructor: J anice Husted
2001 Hlth 245, Introduction to the Canadian Health Care System
University of Waterloo
Instructor: Trevor Smith
2000-01 Psych 1A03/1AA3, Introduction to Psychology
McMaster University
Instructor: Richard Day

Lectures
2012


2011
HAD5306H, Introduction to Health Services Research Using Administrative Data
University of Toronto
Lecture Title: Confounding The Basics and A Little Bit Beyond
HAD5306H, Introduction to Health Services Research Using Administrative Data
University of Toronto
Lecture Title: Co-Morbidity and Risk Adjustment
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2010 HAD5763H, Advanced Methods in Health Services Research
University of Toronto
Lecture Title: Case-Control Study Designs
2010 HAD5306H, Introduction to Health Services Research Using Administrative Data
University of Toronto
Lecture Title: Co-Morbidity and Risk Adjustment

Peer Review Committees

2012-*


Service

2012-*
2012-2014
Reviewer, Health Services Evaluation and Interventions Research (HS1) Peer
Review Committee, Canadian Institutes of Health Research



Scientific Lead, Womens College Research Institute, ICES@UofT site
Editorial Review Board, J ournal of Hospital Administration
2010-2011 WCRI Peer Review Implementation, Lead
2009-2011 WCRI Trainee Breakfast, Organizer
Womens College Research Institute
2009

WCRI Graduate Students and Fellows Committee, Lead Organizer
Womens College Research Institute
2009 Research Development Rounds, Planning Committee Member
Womens College Research Institute
2008 KLARU Rounds, Organizer
Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest
2006 Student Representative
2007 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting Planning Committee
2006 Student Representative
Canadian Association on Gerontology, Student Connection


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