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Pediatric primary care in Ontario and Manitoba after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study
Natasha Saunders, Astrid Guttmann, Marni Brownell, Eyal Cohen, Longdi Fu, Jun Guan, Joykrishna Sarkar, Alyson Mahar, Sima Gandhi, Lisa Fiksenbaum, Alan Katz, Nkiruka Eze and Therese A. Stukel
December 14, 2021 9 (4) E1149-E1158; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210161
Natasha Saunders
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
MD MScAstrid Guttmann
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
MDCM MScMarni Brownell
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
PhDEyal Cohen
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
MD MScLongdi Fu
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
MScJun Guan
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
MScJoykrishna Sarkar
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
MScAlyson Mahar
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
PhDSima Gandhi
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
MScLisa Fiksenbaum
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
PhDAlan Katz
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
MBChB MScNkiruka Eze
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
MScTherese A. Stukel
The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
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- Natasha Saunders, MD MSc,
- Astrid Guttmann, MDCM MSc,
- Marni Brownell, PhD,
- Eyal Cohen, MD MSc,
- Longdi Fu, MSc,
- Jun Guan, MSc,
- Joykrishna Sarkar, MSc,
- Alyson Mahar, PhD,
- Sima Gandhi, MSc,
- Lisa Fiksenbaum, PhD,
- Alan Katz, MBChB MSc,
- Nkiruka Eze, MSc,
- Therese A. Stukel, PhD
- The Hospital for Sick Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen); Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fu, Guan, Gandhi, Stukel); Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Fiksenbaum), SickKids Research Institute; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen, Stukel), Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen) and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Saunders, Guttmann, Cohen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Brownell, Mahar, Katz), University of Manitoba; Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Brownell, Sarkar, Mahar, Katz, Eze); Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Brownell); Department of Family Medicine (Katz), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
- Correspondence to: Natasha Saunders, Natasha.saunders{at}sickkids.ca
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Pediatric primary care in Ontario and Manitoba after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study
Natasha Saunders, Astrid Guttmann, Marni Brownell, Eyal Cohen, Longdi Fu, Jun Guan, Joykrishna Sarkar, Alyson Mahar, Sima Gandhi, Lisa Fiksenbaum, Alan Katz, Nkiruka Eze, Therese A. Stukel
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Pediatric primary care in Ontario and Manitoba after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study
Natasha Saunders, Astrid Guttmann, Marni Brownell, Eyal Cohen, Longdi Fu, Jun Guan, Joykrishna Sarkar, Alyson Mahar, Sima Gandhi, Lisa Fiksenbaum, Alan Katz, Nkiruka Eze, Therese A. Stukel
Oct 2021, 9 (4) E1149-E1158; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210161
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