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(Names in bold denote CRaNHR investigators and research staff. Names with an * denote former CRaNHR investigators and research staff.)

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2011

April 2011
Putting Away the Stethoscope for Good?
Toward a New Perspective on Physician Retirement
Pong, R.W.
Report (English)
Rapport (Français)

March 25, 2011
Social Inclusion of Seniors and Informal Caregivers in Elliot Lake:
A Scoping Study
Sherman, J.E. and P.E. Timony
Final Report

2010

June 30, 2010
Underserviced Area Program:
Recommendations for Baseline Data Collection Requirements for the
Development of Specific Performance Measurements
Wenghofer, E.F. and J.C. Hogenbirk
Final Report

May 2010
Mental Health Services in Smaller Northern Ontario Communities:
A Survey of Family Health Teams

Sherman, J.E., R.W. Pong, J.R. Swenson, M.G. Delmege,
A. Rudnick, R.G. Cooke, P. Ravitz, and P. Montgomery

Final Report

May 2010
Mental Health Services in Smaller Northern Ontario Communities:
A Survey of Psychiatric Outreach Consultants

Sherman, J.E., R.W. Pong, J.R. Swenson, M.G. Delmege,
A. Rudnick, R.G. Cooke, P. Ravitz, and P. Montgomery

Final Report

February 2010
Exploring the Socio-Economic Impact of the
Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Pong, R.W., B. Minore, D.R. Robinson, J.C. Hogenbirk, M.E. Hill,
R. Strasser, G. Bandoh, O. Mian, R. Page, and M.G. Delmege

Final Report

2010
Understanding Respiratory Conditions Among Ontario's Aboriginal Population
Minore, B., M.E. Hill, J. Park, G. Bandoh, R. Page, S. Perry, and M. Tiernan
Full Report

2009

November 2009
Outcomes of the 2003-2004 Rural and
Northern Networks Funding Initiative

Wenghofer, E.F., J.E. Sherman, and M.G. Delmege
Summary Report

July 15, 2009
Evaluation of @YourSide Colleague®
E-learning and Support Initiative for
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia First Nations
Hill, M.E., M. Katt, B. Minore, G. Bandoh, and R. Page
Final Report (English)
Rapport Final (Français)

March 28, 2009
Environmental Scan:
Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for the North West LHIN
Minore, B., M.E. Hill, and S. Perry
LHIN Report

2009
Diabetes Management and Prevention:
Environmental Scan for the North West Local Health Integration Network
Hill, M.E., B. Minore, and S. Perry
LHIN Report

2009
Evaluation of the Kenora Wound Care Pilot Project
Minore, B., M.E. Hill, G. Bandoh, R. Page, S. Perry, and M. Tiernan
Full Report
PowerPoint Summary

2009
The North West LHIN "Share Your Story, Shape Your Care" Initiative:
Themes and Issues
Hill, M.E., B. Minore, G. Bandoh, R. Page, and I. Pugliese
LHIN Report

2008

July 18, 2008
Forestry and Health:
An Exploratory Study of Health Status and Social Well-Being Changes in Northwestern Ontario Communities
Hill, M.E., I. Pugliese, J. Park, B. Minore, and T. Gauld
LHIN Report

February 1, 2008
Rurality Literature Review
Minore, B., M.E. Hill, I. Pugliese, and T. Gauld
LHIN Report

2008
Aboriginal Health Human Resources in Ontario: A Current Snapshot
Minore, B. and M.E. Hill
Final Report

2008
Ontario's Aboriginal Health Information Challenge
Katt, M., B. Minore, M.E. Hill, T. Gauld, and I. Pugliese
Full Report

2007

2007
Community Mental Health Human Resource Issues Pertaining to Aboriginal Clients
Minore, B., M.E. Hill, M. Boone, M. Katt, R. Kuzik, T. Gauld, and A. Lyubechansky
Final Report

2006

August 2006
Full-Time/Part-Time Employment of Nurses in Small Hospitals in
Rural and Northern Ontario: Current Status, Issues and Options

Sloan, C.*, R.W. Pong, E. Rukholm, S. Larocque, and R. Pitblado
Final Report

June 2006
Converting Stroke Best Practices Nursing Education
Into a Province Wide Tele-education Module

Schroeder, C., E. Rukholm, L. Kelloway, L. Liboiron-Grenier*,
L. Carter, M. Wheelwright, and N. Hladin

Evaluation Report

May 12, 2006
Using Telehealth to Augment Delivery of Mental Health Services by
Family Health Teams: Potential Barriers and Possible Solutions

Hogenbirk, J.C., P. Montgomery, K.M. Boydell, R.W. Pong, and D. Cudney*
Final Report
Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3

March 31, 2006
Keewaytinook Okimakanak Telehealth/NORTH Network Expansion Project
Hogenbirk, J.C., R. Ramirez, A. Ibanez, R.W. Pong, and S. Hardy
Final Evaluation Report
Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5

March 30, 2006
Development of a Work Plan for the Collaborative Delivery of Public Health Education to Rural and Aboriginal Communities
Boone, M., M.E. Hill, B. Minore, R. Kuzik, C. Macdonald, and K. Shields
Full Report

March 2006
Nurse Practitioner Workforce Survey and
NPAO Electronic Registry Project Report

Sloan, C.*, R.W. Pong, E. Rukholm, and S. Caty*
Complete Document

2006
Assessing the Quality of Primary Care Services Available to Ontario's Aboriginal Residents: Phase I Report
Katt, M., B. Minore, M.E. Hill, R. Kuzik, and M. Rantala
Phase I Report

2006
Community Mental Health Human Resource Issues Pertaining to Aboriginal Clients: A Preliminary Literature Scan
Minore, B., M. Boone, M.E. Hill, R. Kuzik, and A. Lyubechansky
Final Report

2005

August 2005
The Link between Rural Medical Education and
Rural Medical Practice Location:
Literature Review and Synthesis

Pong, R.W. and D. Heng*
Final Report

May 31, 2005
How Can Telehomecare Support Informal Care?
Examining What is Known and Exploring the Potential

Hogenbirk, J.C., L. Liboiron-Grenier*, R.W. Pong, and N.L. Young
Final Report (English)
Rapport Final (Français)

March 2005
Triage Practices and Procedures in Ontario's Emergency Department
Sloan, C.*, R.W. Pong, V. Sahai*, R. Barnett, M. Ward, and J. Williams
Complete Document

2005
Learning More Today For Ourselves and Our Children: An Assessment of Consumer Health Information For Aboriginal Women In Ontario
Hill, M.E., B. Minore, and J. Hardy
Final Report

2005
Managing Continuity of Care for Children with Special Needs in Rural and Remote Parts of Northern Ontario
Minore, B., M. Boone, A. Arthur, and J. O'Sullivan
Final Report

2005
Toward Using Family Health Teams to Care for Chronic Mental Health Clients in Northern Ontario: Barriers, Opportunities and Training Needs
Minore, B., M. Boone, M.E. Hill, A. Lyubechansky, R. Kuzik, and C. Macdonald
Full Report

2004

June 2004
Strengthening the Medical Workforce in Rural Canada:
The Roles of Rural/Northern Medical Education
Component 1: Rural Medical Education: A Review of the Literature

Curran, V., S. Bornstein, M. Jong, and L. Fleet
Pong, R.W., G. Tesson, R. Strasser, J. Hogenbirk, and F. Wang*

PDF

May 26, 2004
Evaluating Continuing Education for Rural Nurse Practitioners:
Literature Review and Annotated Summary

Tilleczek, K.*, L. Liboiron-Grenier*, and R.W. Pong
PDF

March 8, 2004
Nature of Rural Medical Practice in Canada:
An analysis of the 2001 National Family Physician Survey

Hogenbirk, J.C., F. Wang*, R.W. Pong, G. Tesson, and R. Strasser
Report

2003

April 30, 2003
Environmental Scan for Developing Standards and
Guidelines for Telehealth Accreditation

Pong, R.W., T. Cradduck, J. Finley, P. Jennett, P. Brockway,
J. Hogenbirk, L. Liboiron-Grenier*, M. Yeo, C. Szpilfogel, and K. Byrne*

Executive Summary
Complete Document
Literature Summary

April 2003
Continuity of Care for Community-Dwelling Seniors
Salmoni, A.*, R.W. Pong, E. Rukholm, M. Lemonde, J. Horne, R. Knight,
R. Joly, B. MacLellan, D. McMillan, L. Andrighetti, L. Martin*, and K. Byrne*

Executive Summary (English)
Sommaire (Français)
Full Report (English only)
Continuity of Hospital to Home Care Webpage

April 2003
Inventory of National Rural Health Research Related Databases
A component of the "Canada's Rural Communities:
Understanding Rural Health and its Determinants" study

Heng, D.*
PDF

2003
A Review and Synthesis of Strategies and
Policy Recommendations on the Rural Health Workforce

Pong, R.W. and N. Russell*
Complete Document

2003
Suicide Response Plans: A Comparative Cross-Jurisdictional Analysis
Minore, B. and H. Hopkins
PDF

2002

October 30, 2002
Evaluation of the "Free Tuition" Physician Recruitment Incentives
Minore, B., R. Pong, and M.E. Hill
Final Report

September - October 2002
A strategy for developing environmental health indicators for rural Canada
Pong, R.W., J.R. Pitblado, and A. Irvine*
(This article is posted with permission from the Canadian Journal of Public Health)
For citing purposes, please use: Pong, R.W., J.R. Pitblado, and A. Irvine (2002).
"A strategy for developing environmental health indicators for rural Canada."
Canadian Journal of Public Health 93(Supplement 1): S52-S56.

Full Text Article

January 2002
It's Just So Different Up Here: Continuity of Care for Cancer Patients in Northwestern Ontario First Nation Communities
Minore, B., M. Boone, H. Cromarty, M. Katt, P. Kinch, and M. Power
Final Report

2001

September 30, 2001
Facilitating the Continuity of Care for First Nation Clients within a Regional Context
Minore, B., M. Boone, M. Katt, P. Kinch, and S. Birch
Research Report

July 2001
A Situational Analysis of Physician Recruitment and Retention in Rural and Northern Canada: Models, Programs and Evaluations
Minore, B., R. Pong, and R. Ariss
Final Report

May 2001
Rural Health Research Training in Canada: Where Do We Stand?
Minore, B., J. Kulig, N. Stewart, and G. Mack
Final Report

April 2001
Fee-for-service Reimbursement of
Telemedicine Services in Canada, 1999/2000

Hogenbirk, J.C., R.W. Pong, and L.J. Liboiron*
Complete Document

2000

March 2000
Ready or Not: A Study of Nurses' Perceptions About Northern Practice
Boone, M., B. Minore, M.E. Hill, and C. Hartviksen
Final Report

2000
Reimbursing physicians for telehealth practice: Issues and policy options
Pong, R.W. and J.C. Hogenbirk
(This article is posted with permission from the Health Law Review)
For citing purposes, please use: Pong, R.W. and J.C. Hogenbirk (2000).
"Reimbursing physicians for telehealth practice: Issues and policy options."
Health Law Review 9(1): 3-12.

Full Text Article

1999

June 1999
Assessing Rural Health: Toward Developing
Health Indicators for Rural Canada

Pitblado, J.R., R.W. Pong, A. Irvine*, K.V. Nagarajan,
V. Sahai*, J. Zelmer, L. Dunikowski, and D.A. Pearson*

Complete Document
Index Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 References
Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III

1999

1999
Licensing physicians for telehealth practice: Issues and policy options
Pong, R.W. and J.C. Hogenbirk
(This article is posted with permission from the Health Law Review)
For citing purposes, please use: Pong, R.W. and J.C. Hogenbirk (1999).
"Licensing physicians for telehealth practice: Issues and policy options."
Health Law Review 8(1): 3-14.

Full Text Article

1999
Rural Health Research in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Pong, R.W., A.M. Atkinson, A. Irvine*, M. MacLeod, B. Minore,
A. Pegoraro, J.R. Pitblado, M. Stones, and G. Tesson

Complete Document

1996

1996
Mental Health Status and Service Utilization in
Northeastern/Northern Ontario

Pitblado, J.R., T. Managhan, L.G. Houle*, R.W. Pong, and D. Lapalme
Complete Document

1995

September 1995
Evaluation of Palliative Care Education Programs in Northern Ontario
Caty, S.*, M.E. Hill, J.B. Minore, and R.W. Pong
Final Report