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Biography

Dr. Christine (Tina) Fahim (PhD, MSc) is an implementation scientist and leads the Team for Implementation, Evaluation and Sustainability at the Knowledge Translation Program, St. Michael’s Hospital. She holds an Associate Scientist position in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. She obtained her MSc in Health Systems at the University of Ottawa followed by a PhD in Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact from McMaster University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management. Dr. Fahim’s research focuses on the science and practice of knowledge translation to implement evidence-based interventions at the provider, organization, and systems level.

Recent Publications

  1. Fahim, C, Hassan, AT, Togo, E, Ross, H, Straus, SE, Lee, DS et al.. Implementation of the Comparison of Outcomes and Access to Care for Heart Failure (COACH) Trial. CJC Open. 2024;6 (11):1307-1319. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.07.012. PubMed PMID:39582702 PubMed Central PMC11583862.
  2. Cooper, J, Pratt, J, Park, J, Fahim, C, Lovnicki, JM, Groeneweg, GSS et al.. Implementation of pharmacogenetic testing in pediatric oncology: barriers and facilitators assessment at eight Canadian academic health centres. Pharmacogenomics J. 2024;24 (6):36. doi: 10.1038/s41397-024-00356-9. PubMed PMID:39562543 .
  3. Tadrous, M, Aves, T, Fahim, C, Riad, J, Mittmann, N, Prieto-Alhambra, D et al.. Development of a Canadian Guidance for reporting real-world evidence for regulatory and health-technology assessment (HTA) decision-making. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024;176 :111545. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111545. PubMed PMID:39322123 .
  4. Strifler, L, Fahim, C, Hillmer, MP, Barnsley, JM, Straus, SE. Development and usability testing of an online support tool to identify models and frameworks to inform implementation. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2024;24 (1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12911-024-02580-6. PubMed PMID:38937692 PubMed Central PMC11209996.
  5. Gill, PJ, Buchanan, F, Fahim, C, Borkhoff, CM, Raza, S, Buba, M et al.. Parenteral versus enteral fluids for infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis: The PREFER shared decision-making prospective observational study protocol. J Hosp Med. 2024;19 (11):1090-1099. doi: 10.1002/jhm.13426. PubMed PMID:38923338 .
  6. Charlton, P, Nagel, DA, Azar, R, Kean, T, Campbell, A, Lamontagne, ME et al.. 'Snapshot in time': a cross-sectional study exploring stakeholder experiences with environmental scans in health services delivery research. BMJ Open. 2024;14 (2):e075374. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075374. PubMed PMID:38309766 PubMed Central PMC10840033.
  7. Hammond, M, Law, V, de Launay, KQ, Cooper, J, Togo, E, Silveira, K et al.. Using implementation science to promote the use of the fascia iliaca blocks in hip fracture care. Can J Anaesth. 2024;71 (6):741-750. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02665-2. PubMed PMID:38085456 .
  8. Rodrigues, IB, Fahim, C, Garad, Y, Presseau, J, Hoens, AM, Braimoh, J et al.. Developing the intersectionality supplemented Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and tools for intersectionality considerations. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2023;23 (1):262. doi: 10.1186/s12874-023-02083-4. PubMed PMID:37946142 PubMed Central PMC10636989.
  9. Bhuiya, AR, Sutherland, J, Boateng, R, Bain, T, Skidmore, B, Perrier, L et al.. A scoping review reveals candidate quality indicators of knowledge translation and implementation science practice tools. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024;165 :111205. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.10.021. PubMed PMID:37939744 .
  10. Patel, YS, Sullivan, KA, Churchill, IF, Beauchamp, MK, Wald, J, Mbuagbaw, L et al.. Preconditioning program reduces the incidence of prolonged hospital stay after lung cancer surgery: Results from the Move For Surgery randomized clinical trial. Br J Surg. 2023;110 (11):1467-1472. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad252. PubMed PMID:37643916 .
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Johns Hopkins University