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Dr. Catherine Ji
Staff Physician at Toronto Western Family Health Team
Assistant Professor and Clinician-Investigator, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Education
Master of Science (MSc) in Family Medicine, McGill University.
Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (MD, CM), McGill University.
Research Interests
Epidemiology and public health research focusing on vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization coverage.
Leveraging primary care electronic medical records data to investigate and improve primary health care services in Ontario
Interprofessional collaboration within family health teams
Training and roles of community health workers in chronic disease prevention and management
Notable Work
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Immunization Coverage: A retrospective cohort study published in Vaccine.
Prescription Trends of Thiazide Diuretics: A study on trends in a Canadian primary care population published in CJC Open.
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community health workers regarding noncommunicable diseases in São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study, published in Journal of Public Health
Dr. Ji has also led several research projects funded by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the College of Family Physicians of Canada.