IMPROVING DRUG THERAPY
OUTCOMES

Our research

We do patient-oriented research to help patients use drugs more effectively and to help clinicians prescribe drugs more appropriately. We focus mainly on cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, coronary artery disease, and atrial fibrillation. We are particularly interested in how patients' medication-taking behaviours, beliefs, satisfaction, and interactions with care providers affect clinical outcomes. We generate evidence to help care providers and policymakers make better decisions and policies to improve patient outcomes. We also make tools that can be used by clinicians in everyday practice to make better decisions.

We use various methods including observational (population-based, prospective, and cross-sectional) designs, advanced modelling methods, systematic reviews, qualitative, and decision analysis.

Keywords: pharmacotherapy, pharmacoepidemiology, atrial fibrillation, stroke, medication adherence, patient decision aids, evidence-based practice, quality of care