VIP Research Lab
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Improving health by facilitating equitable access and linkage to primary care for vulnerable populations in Canada and Internationally. Director: @GinaAgarwall
Hamilton, ON, Canada
Joined December 2020
Interested in the research that happens at the VIP Research Lab?. Watch our research video to learn more! ⬇️.
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RT @CPatClinic: 📣 The CP@clinic Program, and Dr. Gina Agarwal have been highlighted as one of the @CIHR_IRSC Faces of Health Research 2025….
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RT @CPatClinic: ‼️New on our CP@clinic Website! Check out the ‘For Family Physicians’ tab to find details about our Community Paramedicine….
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RT @CPatClinic: Read about CP@clinic’s impact in our 2024 Annual Report!. A few highlights:.2,034 patients helped.18,544 Health Risk Assess….
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🌍📊The VIP Research Lab is excited to be at the #GACD2025 Annual Scientific Meeting! @GinaAgarwall, @ricangeles, and @Jasdeep_B presented four projects: Scale-up Research Reporting Checklist (SPARK), CHAP-P in Philippines, eCHEC in Thailand, and health literacy in LMICs.🎉
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RT @CPatClinic: We’re celebrating & expressing gratitude to our CP@clinic community paramedicine teams! Thank you for your commitment to pr….
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RT @CPatClinic: In CP@clinic, paramedics on modified duty stay meaningfully connected to their profession and ensure safe health outcomes f….
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RT @HeartandStroke: Paramedics save lives every day. This #ParamedicServicesWeek (May 18-24), we honour their dedication to emergency care….
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RT @CPatClinic: For #EMSeducationday, the CP@clinic team is proud to support our paramedic partners in expanding their skill set. Over 1,00….
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🎉 Welcome to the team, Simran! 🌟 Excited to have you onboard as our new MPH practicum student in the VIP Research Lab. Looking forward to working together this summer!. @HEI_mcmaster @McMasterFamMed
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Thrilled to host our Khon Kaen University, Thailand partners! They visited to learn the Canadian Health System & strengthen our collaborative community-based primary care research in Thailand. Highlights: McMaster Campus, Idlewyld Manor LTC tour, and a resident’s 105th birthday!
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RT @CPatClinic: Enroll in our free Mainpro+ Accredited CME about Community Paramedicine (CP)!. Who:.🩺 Ontario Family Physicians & Residents….
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Dr @GinaAgarwall presented her program of research from the Social Housing of Ontario (SHO) Registry and Cohorts to the Local Housing Corporation (LHC) Forum. 🏬 Looking forward to leveraging this unique research to address priority issues facing housing providers across Ontario.
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📢 New Study Alert 📢. Older adults in social housing in Ontario have:.📈 Higher rates of chronic disease &.📉 Lower cancer screening uptake than non-residents. 🔗Read more:
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📢 New Policy Note. Older adults in social housing face:.🫀high rates of chronic illness.📖 low health literacy.😔 poor quality of life. We recommend tailored programs to improve their health outcomes & ease system strains. Read the full study here!
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Feasibility of BP measures & data collection in community health programming in a LMIC (Philippines 🇵🇭). 🎯 For Accuracy: automated BP measure device > manual BP. 📱 For Data Collection: tablets & cell phones > paper. Read the full study here!
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📢 New Research Alert!. The CP@clinic Program created a low-cost, secure database to calculate health risk scores, track changes, & link to resources 💻🔐. User feedback ensured it’s easy to use for all tech levels—a model for healthcare research 👩💻
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RT @McMasterFamMed: DFM researchers found that patients in the @CPatClinic program had fewer long term care transfers compared to those not….
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This randomized clinical trial of social housing building residents in Ontario, Canada, evaluates the effects of a community paramedicine program vs usual care on health service use.
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