Kednapa Thavorn
Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Scientific Lead, Health Economics, The Ottawa Methods Centre
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital
Associate Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Adjunct Scientist, Chronic Disease Program
ICES (Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences)
Member, Centre for Implementation Research
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Research Interests
- Health Economics
- Health Technology Assessment
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Health Services Research
- Health Equity/Access to care
- Care for People with Complex Needs
- Global Health
- Population Health
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Brief 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), and a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. 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.
Selected Publications
Papers in refereed journals: (N=221)
- Singh S, Tahsin F, Nie JX, McKinstry B, Thavorn K, Upshur R, Harvey S, Wodchis W, Gray CS. Exploring the perspectives of primary care providers on use of the electronic Patient Reported Outcomes tool to support goal-oriented care: A qualitative study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2021;21, 366.
- Nochaiwong S, Ruengorn C, Awiphan R, Chai-Adisaksopha C, Sood MM, Hutton B, Thavorn K. Use of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressants Concomitant with Antithrombotic Therapy and the Risk of Bleeding Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Medicine. 2021;54(1):80-97
- Nochaiwong S, Chuamanochan M, Ruengorn C, Awiphan R, Tovanabutra N, Chiewchanvit S, Hutton B, Thavorn K. Impact of Pharmacological Treatments for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria with an Inadequate Response to H1-antihistamines on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2021; 22:S2213-2198(21)01141-7.
- Thavorn K, Kumar S*, Reis C, Lam J, Dobell G, Mulhall C, Grimshaw J, Ivers N. Audit Feedback Interventions to Address High-Risk Prescriptions in Long-Term Care Homes: A Costing Study and Return on Investment Analysis. Implementation Sciences and Complications. 2021; 28;2(1):125.
- Kumar S*, Shen J, Grimes D, Mestre T, Thavorn K. Return on Investment Analysis for the Integrated Parkinson’s Care Network: Lesson Learned from a Pilot Study. Journal of Parkinson's Disease. 2021. doi: 10.3233/JPD-212578.
Diseases, conditions and populations of interest
Research and clinical approaches
