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

Kwok, C, Thavorn, K, Amjadi, K, Aaron, SD, Kendzerska, T. Mortality after treatment of malignant pleural effusions with indwelling pleural catheters versus chemical pleurodesis: a population-based study. Respir Res. 2024.25 (1)409 PMID:39538263

McIsaac, DI, Tandon, P, Kidd, G, Branje, K, Hladkowicz, E, Hallet, J et al.. STRIVE pilot trial: a protocol for a multicentre pragmatic internal pilot randomised controlled trial of Structured TRaining to Improve fitness in a Virtual Environment (STRIVE) before surgery. BMJ Open. 2024.14 (11)e093710 PMID:39510784

Awiphan, R, Kowatcharakul, W, Ruengorn, C, Noppakun, K, Thavorn, K, Nochaiwong, S et al.. Temporal trend in quality indicators of diabetes care performance among persons with type 2 diabetes in primary care practice: a serial cross-sectional analytical study, 2013/14 to 2021/22. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024.15 1359904 PMID:39507052

Howie, AH, Tingley, K, Inbar-Feigenberg, M, Mitchell, JJ, Angel, K, Gentle, J et al.. Review of clinical trials and guidelines for children and youth with mucopolysaccharidosis: outcome selection and measurement. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2024.19 (1)393 PMID:39443985

Barrett, KA, Sheikh, F, Chechulina, V, Chung, H, Dodek, P, Rosella, L et al.. High-cost users after sepsis: a population-based observational cohort study. Crit Care. 2024.28 (1)338 PMID:39434142

Promruck, N, Ruengorn, C, Thavorn, K, Bandhaya, P, Nochaiwong, S. Association between oral health conditions and the risk of major noncommunicable diseases: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. SAGE Open Med. 2024.12 20503121241290385 PMID:39420995

Lafrance, S, Santaguida, C, Perreault, K, Bath, B, Hébert, LJ, Feldman, D et al.. Is One Enough? The Effectiveness of a Single Session of Education and Exercise Compared to Multiple Sessions of a Multimodal Physiotherapy Intervention for Adults With Spinal Disorders in an Advanced Practice Physiotherapy Model of Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2024.54 (10)1-13 PMID:39348218

Shuldiner, J, Lacroix, M, Saragosa, M, Reis, C, Schwartz, KL, Gushue, S et al.. Process evaluation of two large randomized controlled trials to understand factors influencing family physicians' use of antibiotic audit and feedback reports. Implement Sci. 2024.19 (1)65 PMID:39285305

Nochaiwong, S, Chuamanochan, M, Ruengorn, C, Awiphan, R, Bernstein, JA, Thavorn, K et al.. Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of the Management Strategies of Chronic Urticaria: A Systematic Review. JAMA Dermatol. 2024.160 (11)1225-1236 PMID:39196583

Agarwal, A, Kekre, N, Atkins, H, Imsirovic, H, Hutton, B, Coyle, D et al.. Phase-Based and Lifetime Health System Costs of Care for Patients Diagnosed with Leukemia and Lymphoma: A Population-Based Descriptive Study. Curr Oncol. 2024.31 (8)4192-4208 PMID:39195296

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