Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program

Research Administrative Coordinator: Danielle Vassallo
Email: Danielle.Vassallo@ices.on.ca

Education:

• B.Sc., 1993, Economics, University of Toronto
• M.Sc., 1996, Health Administration, University of Toronto
• PhD, 2001, Health Policy, Harvard University

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Senior Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
• Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
• Fellow, Trinity College, University of Toronto

Research Focus:

• Health services research, clinical effectiveness, older adults, women’s health, community & long-term care, drug utilization, quality of care. 

Research Summary:

In her research, Dr. Bronskill makes use of population-based administrative databases to study transitions between health care sectors and her research focusses on improving quality of care, medication use, health services utilization and health care outcomes for older adults — particularly persons with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, women, residents of nursing homes and those who are frail. Susan Bronskill is a senior scientist and scientific lead, Life Stage Program at ICES, Canada’s largest health services and policy research institute.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

Related Links:

• Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences profile