Dr. Paul Ronksley

Dr. Paul Ronksley is an Associate Professor and health services researcher in the Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary. He has a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Calgary and completed a Post-doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Paul's research focuses on patients with multiple chronic conditions (multi-morbidity). Specifically, his program of research aims to improve our understanding of the subset of chronic disease patients that drive health care utilization and spending. Using novel data-linkage methodologies, his work explores the clinical (co-morbid) profiles of patients with multi-morbidity, how they engage with the health care system, and whether care pathways can be modified to improve health outcomes for patients.

Research

Areas of Research

Administrative Health Data, Electronic Medical Records, Data Linkage, Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis, Chronic Disease Management, Multi-morbidity

My research contributions centre around two common themes: (1) The use of computerized databases for health services research, (2) Improving care and outcomes for patients with non-communicable chronic conditions (with a focus on multi-morbidity and high system use).

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Child health and wellness

Courses

Course number	Course title	Semester
MDCH 741	Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analysis	Fall
MDCH 740	Advanced Epidemiology	Winter

Projects

Canadian Primary Care Research Network (CPCRN)

CKD Epidemiology, Management, and Prevention in Canadian Primary Care

Awards

Telemachus Distinguished Mentorship Award, University of Calgary - Clinical Investigator Program (CIP). 2019
Great Supervisor Award, University of Calgary - Faculty of Graduate Studies. 2018

Publications

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