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The Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes Research in Diabetes (ACHORD) is an emerging team in diabetes research, in Canada and internationally. ACHORD Investigators and collaborators have been involved individually and in collaboration in various sectors of health research, namely the clinical, health services and population health sectors.

ACHORD is based at the University of Alberta, School of Public Health in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Deeper Insights into Health – Data Linkage with Alberta’s Tomorrow Project

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Your daily activities, such as eating, sleeping and physical exercise, can have great impact on your health. By filling out health and lifestyle questionnaires, participants of Alberta’s Tomorrow Project (ATP), the largest population-based cohort study of cancer and chronic diseases … Continue reading →

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Improving Diabetes Care for First Nations

The impact of diabetes on First Nations (FN) is well known and is compounded by limited community front-line health care. The RADAR study (Reorganizing the Approach to Diabetes through the Application of Registries), aims to improve clinical care of clients … Continue reading →

Making a difference…

ACHORD brings together researchers who are all working toward reducing the burden of diabetes for individuals and for society.” – Jeff Johnson, Chair – ACHORD Group The overall goal of the ACHORD Group is to improve the quality and efficiency … Continue reading →

Research that’s timely and relevant…

“As a Manager for Chronic Disease Management in South Zone-East Alberta, I have had the privilege, on a number of occasions, to host presentations communicating the results presented in the ADSS to our staff, physicians, & former board members. These … Continue reading →

Recent Publications

  • Jeff Johnson
  • Dean Eurich
  • Sumit Majumdar
  • Scot Simpson
  • Steve Johnson
Association of Depressive Symptoms and Diabetes Distress With Severe Hypoglycemia in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Population attributable fractions for Type 2 diabetes: an examination of multiple risk factors including symptoms of depression and anxiety
Minimally Important Difference of the EQ-5D-5L Index Score in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
The association of self-efficacy and hospitalization rates in people with type-2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study
Responsiveness of the anxiety/depression dimension of the 3- and 5-level versions of the EQ-5D in assessing mental health
Development and Validation of an Index Score to Adjust for Healthy User Bias in Observational Studies
Sex differences in obesity related cancer incidence in relation to type 2 diabetes diagnosis (ZODIAC-49)
Obstetrical provider knowledge and attitudes towards cell-free DNA screening: results of a cross-sectional national survey
Systemic use of antibiotics and risk of diabetes in adults: A nested case-control study of Alberta's Tomorrow Project
History of mood or anxiety disorders and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in a population-based cohort
Minimization of Immunosuppressive Therapy Is Associated with Improved Survival of Liver Transplant Patients with Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplantation is Associated with Episodes of Acute Rejections
Effect of a pharmacy comprehensive chronic diseases care plan on use of lipid-lowering drugs among patients with hypertension
Myosteatosis is prognostic in metastatic melanoma treated with nivolumab
Speckle Tracking Analysis Reveals Altered Left Atrial and Ventricular Myocardial Deformation in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease
Men's Physical Activity and Sleep Following a Workplace Health Intervention: Findings from the POWERPLAY STEP Up challenge
Characteristics and Outcomes of Physician-to-Physician Telephone Consultation Programs: Environmental Scan
Cerebral EBV-positive PTLD controlled by PD-1 checkpoint blockade in a liver transplant patient
Concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines/Z-drugs in Alberta, Canada and the risk of hospitalisation and death: a case cross-over study
Treatment of Anti-HLA Donor-Specific Antibodies Results in Increased Infectious Complications and Impairs Survival after Liver Transplantation
Patients' Experiences of Nurse Case-Managed Osteoporosis Care: A Qualitative Study
An Outreach Rehabilitation Program for Nursing Home Residents After Hip Fracture May Be Cost-Saving
Successful implementation of a Fracture Liaison Service through effective change management: a qualitative study
Impact of a household-level deductible on prescription drug use among lower-income adults: a quasi-experimental study
Cost-Effectiveness of Osteoporosis Interventions to Improve Quality of Care After Upper Extremity Fracture: Results From a Randomized Trial (C-STOP Trial)
Rehabilitation After Hip Fracture for Nursing Home Residents: A Controlled Feasibility Trial
Quality improvement strategies to prevent falls in older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Changes in employer-sponsored private health insurance among retirees in Ontario: a cross-sectional study
Engaging patients and primary care providers in the design of novel opinion leader based interventions for acute asthma in the emergency department: a mixed methods study
Reasons and outcomes for patients receiving ICS/LABA agents prior to, and one month after, emergency department presentations for acute asthma
Concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines/Z-drugs in Alberta, Canada and the risk of hospitalisation and death: a case cross-over study
Depression and antecedent medication adherence in a cohort of new metformin users
Targeting DNA Damage Response and Replication Stress in Pancreatic Cancer
Coherent oscillations of a levitated birefringent microsphere in vacuum driven by nonconservative rotation-translation coupling
HNF4A and GATA6 Loss Reveals Therapeutically Actionable Subtypes in Pancreatic Cancer
A Randomized Trial of Video-based Education in Patients With Heart Failure: The Congestive Heart Failure Outreach Program of Education (COPE)
Medication adherence in patients with mental illness and recent homelessness: contributing factors and perceptions on mobile technology use
Time to Treatment Intensification in Newly Treated Adult Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Comparison of Canada and the United States
Costarting sitagliptin with metformin is associated with a lower likelihood of disease progression in newly treated people with type 2 diabetes: a cohort study
Characterisation of concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepine/Z-drugs in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study
Evaluating the Evidence on Sitting, Smoking, and Health: Is Sitting Really the New Smoking?
Men's Perspectives of a Gender-Sensitized Health Promotion Program Targeting Healthy Eating, Active Living, and Social Connectedness
Dietary Patterns Prior to Pregnancy and Associations with Pregnancy Complications
Demographic and clinical correlates of accelerometer assessed physical activity and sedentary time in lung cancer survivors
Correlates of accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time among adults with type 2 diabetes
The HAT TRICK programme for improving physical activity, healthy eating and connectedness among overweight, inactive men: study protocol of a pragmatic feasibility trial
Examining sex differences in glycemic index knowledge and intake among individuals with type 2 diabetes
Healthy eating and active living after gestational diabetes mellitus (HEALD-GDM): Rationale, design, and proposed evaluation of a randomized controlled trial
Aquatic exercise for adults with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis
Objectively measured sleep and health-related quality of life in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study from the Alberta's Caring for Diabetes Study

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Congratulations Lilla!

Congratulations to Lilla Roy for successfully completing her PhD Candidacy Examination. Great work Lilla!

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