Kednapa Thavorn

Dr. Kednapa Thavorn

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Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at uOttawa | Senior Scientist and Scientific Lead of Health Economics at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Adjunct Scientist at ICES


NMD4C Involvement: Pillar 3: Clinical Practice Research

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Research Interests: Pharmacoeconomics, Health Economics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Outcome Research

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Biography

Dr. Kednapa Thavorn is a Senior Scientist and a Scientific Lead of Health Economics at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She is also an Associate Professor with the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa, an Adjunct Scientist at ICES (Full Status). She holds a Ph.D. in Health Services Research from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto. She completed post-doctoral fellowship programs in Applied Pharmacoeconomics from the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital and Health Services Research from the IHPME, University of Toronto. Her research focuses on health economics, health technology assessment, pharmacoepidemiology, health equity, care for people with complex needs, and population health. As a health economist, she has collaborated with patient partners, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers in Canada and other countries on various health services research and health technology assessment projects.  


Recent Publications

Giguère, L, Mutsaers, B, Babiker, D, Garcia, P, Langmuir, T, MacDonald-Liska, C et al.. Breast and colorectal cancer survivors' experience with transition to primary care provider follow-up care : A qualitative study on cancer type and sex. Can Oncol Nurs J. 2025.35 (3)463-481 PMID:40873748

Grant, A, Smith, IC, Lessard, LER, Osman, H, Lochmuller, H, McMillan, HJ et al.. Financial Toxicity and Its Determinants in Individuals Living With Inherited and Acquired Neuromuscular Disorders: The BIND Study. Neurology. 2025.105 (5)e213982 PMID:40834345

Bjerre, LM, Catley, C, Smith, G, Halil, R, Ramsay, T, Cahir, C et al.. Prevalence and predictors of potentially inappropriate prescribing using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario's older population. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025.187 111932 PMID:40825511

Smith, IC, Abusetah, Y, Osman, H, Garg, A, Grant, A, Lochmuller, H et al.. Assessing the socio-economic burden of inherited and inflammatory neuromuscular diseases (BIND study): a study protocol. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2025.20 (1)404 PMID:40770363

Tran, A, Ramchandani, R, Brehaut, J, Hudek, N, Haines, J, Watpool, I et al.. Assessing Clinical Impressions of Early Warning Score Integration With the Rapid Response Team: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025.14 e65360 PMID:40742731

Ahn, HS, Leclerc, A, Shamess, J, Pardo, J, Dube, C, Rostom, A et al.. Testing the precautionary principle: a scoping review comparing potable tap and sterile water for irrigation in colonoscopy. Can J Surg. 2025.68 (4)E281-E288 PMID:40639847

Saqib, K, Ivers, N, Brown, KA, Daneman, N, Leung, V, Langford, BJ et al.. Spillover From an Intervention on Antibiotic Prescribing for Family Physicians: A Post Hoc Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025.8 (7)e2518261 PMID:40591360

McIntyre, L, Fergusson, D, McArdle, T, English, S, Cook, DJ, Fox-Robichaud, AE et al.. A Crossover Trial of Hospital-Wide Lactated Ringer's Solution versus Normal Saline. N Engl J Med. 2025.393 (7)660-670 PMID:40503714

Roberts, R, Tanuseputro, P, Lawlor, P, Bush, SH, Watt, CL, Pugliese, M et al.. Long-Term Care Ownership and Operator Factors in Probable Delirium: A Population-Based Study from Ontario, Canada. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025.26 (7)105610 PMID:40311659

D'Silva, OA, Lancione, S, Ananthakrishnan, O, Addae, A, Shrestha, S, Alsdurf, H et al.. The catastrophic cost of TB care: Understanding costs incurred by individuals undergoing TB care in low-, middle-, and high-income settings - A systematic review. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025.5 (4)e0004283 PMID:40173113

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