Evaluative Clinical Sciences

Research Administrative Coordinator: Leigh-Anne Yeung
Phone: 416-480-6100 ext. 62764
Fax: 416-480-6048
Email: Leigh-Anne.Yeung@ices.on.ca

Education:

• B.Sc., 1985, life sciences, Queen's University, Canada
• M.Sc., 1988, community health and epidemiology, Queen's University, Canada
• MD, 1995, McMaster University, Canada
• Fellowship, 1999, health services research, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Integrated Community Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Senior scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
• Staff physician, department of family medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Associate professor, department of family and community medicine, University of Toronto

Research Foci:

• Health services research in primary care
• Wait time measurements from primary care
• Using electronic medical records to measure performance in primary care
• Primary care for frail seniors

Research Summary:

• Primary health care services access, quality, continuity of care, cost-effectiveness, including co-editorial leadership for "Primary Care in Ontario: An ICES Atlas"
• Primary health care indicators and benchmarks
• Measuring wait times from primary to specialist care
• Improving the coordination of care in primary care
• Caring for marginalized and frail seniors in the community
• Performance feedback to primary care providers

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

Related News and Stories:

• Medical specialist wait times longer than thought: study (Toronto Star, Feb. 7, 2014)
• Metro Morning (CBC Radio, Feb. 7, 2014)
• First-ever measurement shows wait times before seeing specialists (Ottawa Citizen & Montreal Gazette, Feb. 6, 2014)
  
• Competition spurs high scores: Scientists secure funding with federal agency (July 25, 2013)

Related Links:

• Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences profile
• Primary Care Research Unit