Astrid Guttmann
Astrid Guttmann is a Clinician Scientist at the Hospital for Sick
Children in the Division of Paediatric Medicine and a Senior Scientist and
Program Leader of the Health System, Planning and Evaluation Program at the Institute
for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. She is
an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and the Institute for
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.
Dr. Guttmann received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University
and a second BA from Oxford University where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She earned a medical degree from McGill
University and an MSc in Epidemiology from McMaster University. Dr. Guttmann is
funded by a CIHR Applied Research Chair in Child Health Services and Policy
Research and she holds multiple research grants for research in the area of child
health services and policy research. Her research interests include the
development and implementation of quality of care measures for children, and
the relationship of policies to integrate care across sectors and transition
points with child and youth outcomes.
She is co-PI of a large evaluation of Ontario's Mental Health Strategy
for Children and Youth which involves
the development of a cross-sectoral data repository for the province of
Ontario.
Current Projects:
- Youth with Chronic Conditions Transitioning to Adult Care
- Projects in Evaluating Ontario Initiatives Theme
Past Projects:
- Understanding and Identifying Target Populations for Integrated Care.
- Youth with Chronic Conditions Transitioning to Adult Care
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