Research Programs

Biography

Dr. Watt completed medical school at the University of Ottawa, residency in internal medicine at Western University, fellowship training in geriatric medicine at the University of Toronto, and a PhD in clinical epidemiology and health care research at the University of Toronto. She was a 2019 recipient of the CIHR Institute of Health Sciences and Policy Research Rising Star Award and the Thomas & Edna Naylor Memorial Award for the best paper based on a thesis in Health Services and Health Care Research at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. More recently, she was awarded the 2021 Outstanding Junior Research Manuscript by the American Geriatrics Society.

Her research focuses on using knowledge synthesis methods (e.g., pairwise and network meta-analysis) and health administrative data to better understand the comparative efficacy and safety of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions in older adults, specifically, those with geriatric syndromes such as frailty, falls and cognitive impairment. She is also supporting evidence-informed and equitable access to virtual care for older adults.

Recent Publications

  1. Chuen, VL, Dholakia, S, Kalra, S, Watt, J, Wong, C, Ho, JM et al.. Geriatric Specialists' Perspectives on Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Concurrent Triangulation Mixed-Methods Study. Can Geriatr J. 2023;26 (2):283-289. doi: 10.5770/cgj.26.645. PubMed PMID:37265985 PubMed Central PMC10198678.
  2. Watt, J, Hofmeister, M, Del Giovane, C, Turner, R, Tricco, AC, Mavridis, D et al.. Implementing hierarchical network meta-analysis incorporating exchangeable dose effects compared to standard hierarchical network meta-analysis. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2023; :. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2022-112136. PubMed PMID:37076267 .
  3. Wong, WJ, Emdin, C, Bick, AG, Zekavat, SM, Niroula, A, Pirruccello, JP et al.. Clonal haematopoiesis and risk of chronic liver disease. Nature. 2023;616 (7958):747-754. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05857-4. PubMed PMID:37046084 .
  4. Weinstock, JS, Gopakumar, J, Burugula, BB, Uddin, MM, Jahn, N, Belk, JA et al.. Aberrant activation of TCL1A promotes stem cell expansion in clonal haematopoiesis. Nature. 2023;616 (7958):755-763. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05806-1. PubMed PMID:37046083 .
  5. Watt, JA, Veroniki, AA, Goodarzi, Z, Straus, SE. Reader Response: Effect of Cholinesterase Inhibitors on Mortality in Patients With Dementia: A Systematic Review of Randomized and Nonrandomized Trials. Neurology. 2023;100 (15):736-737. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207226. PubMed PMID:37037609 PubMed Central PMC10103115.
  6. Veroniki, AA, Tricco, AC, Watt, J, Tsokani, S, Khan, PA, Soobiah, C et al.. Rapid antigen-based and rapid molecular tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2: a rapid review with network meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies. BMC Med. 2023;21 (1):110. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02810-0. PubMed PMID:36978074 PubMed Central PMC10049780.
  7. Huang, YQ, Liu, L, Goodarzi, Z, Watt, JA. Diagnostic accuracy of eHealth literacy measurement tools in older adults: a systematic review. BMC Geriatr. 2023;23 (1):181. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-03899-x. PubMed PMID:36978033 PubMed Central PMC10049781.
  8. Watt, JA, Bronskill, SE, Lin, M, Youngson, E, Ho, J, Hemmelgarn, B et al.. Comparative Risk of Harm Associated with Zopiclone or Trazodone Use in Nursing Home Residents: a Retrospective Cohort Study in Alberta, Canada. Can Geriatr J. 2023;26 (1):9-22. doi: 10.5770/cgj.26.622. PubMed PMID:36865408 PubMed Central PMC9953503.
  9. Tricco, AC, Nincic, V, Darvesh, N, Rios, P, Khan, PA, Ghassemi, MM et al.. Global evidence of gender equity in academic health research: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2023;13 (2):e067771. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067771. PubMed PMID:36792322 PubMed Central PMC9933760.
  10. Li, X, Quick, C, Zhou, H, Gaynor, SM, Liu, Y, Chen, H et al.. Powerful, scalable and resource-efficient meta-analysis of rare variant associations in large whole genome sequencing studies. Nat Genet. 2023;55 (1):154-164. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01225-6. PubMed PMID:36564505 PubMed Central PMC10084891.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Geriatrician, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto