Melanie A. Smithman

St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Toronto, ON M5B1W8, Canada

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Implementing the screening for poverty and related social determinants and intervening to improve knowledge of and links to resources (SPARK) in primary care clinics across Canada.

Implementing the screening for poverty and related social determinants and intervening to improve knowledge of and links to resources (SPARK) in primary care clinics across Canada.

Journal: Family practice

Published: April 22, 2026

Primary care provider and clinic staff perspectives on the collection of demographic and social needs data in primary care clinics across five Canadian provinces.

Primary care provider and clinic staff perspectives on the collection of demographic and social needs data in primary care clinics across five Canadian provinces.

Journal: Family medicine and community health

Published: February 20, 2026

The use of centralized waiting lists for attachment to family physicians in Quebec, Canada: predictive factors and association with non-urgent emergency department use.

The use of centralized waiting lists for attachment to family physicians in Quebec, Canada: predictive factors and association with non-urgent emergency department use.

Journal: BMC health services research

Published: August 20, 2025

Advancing Health Equity Through Primary Care: Protocol for the Spread, Scale, and Multimethod Developmental Evaluation of the Deep End Canada Network.

Advancing Health Equity Through Primary Care: Protocol for the Spread, Scale, and Multimethod Developmental Evaluation of the Deep End Canada Network.

Journal: JMIR research protocols

Published: April 09, 2025

Collecting and using social needs data in health settings: a systematic review of the literature on health service utilization and costs.

Collecting and using social needs data in health settings: a systematic review of the literature on health service utilization and costs.

Journal: BMC health services research

Published: November 28, 2024

Determinants associated with receiving a medical appointment through the primary care access points for unattached adults in Quebec: A cross-sectional study.

Determinants associated with receiving a medical appointment through the primary care access points for unattached adults in Quebec: A cross-sectional study.

Journal: Healthcare management forum

Published: November 24, 2024

Care-seeking experiences of unattached patients in the Canadian health care system: Qualitative study.

Care-seeking experiences of unattached patients in the Canadian health care system: Qualitative study.

Journal: Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien

Published: June 17, 2024

Organizational innovations related to Primary Care Access Points (GAP) for unattached patients in Quebec: a multi-case qualitative study.

Organizational innovations related to Primary Care Access Points (GAP) for unattached patients in Quebec: a multi-case qualitative study.

Journal: BMC primary care

Published: May 19, 2024

Through the big top: An exploratory study of circus-based artistic knowledge translation in rural healthcare services, Québec, Canada.

Through the big top: An exploratory study of circus-based artistic knowledge translation in rural healthcare services, Québec, Canada.

Journal: PloS one

Published: November 06, 2023

Evaluation of the implementation of single points of access for unattached patients in primary care and their effects: a study protocol.

Evaluation of the implementation of single points of access for unattached patients in primary care and their effects: a study protocol.

Journal: BMJ open

Published: March 03, 2023

Evaluation of a Dragons' Den-inspired symposium to spread primary health care innovations in Quebec, Canada: a mixed-methods study using quality-improvement e-surveys.

Evaluation of a Dragons' Den-inspired symposium to spread primary health care innovations in Quebec, Canada: a mixed-methods study using quality-improvement e-surveys.

Journal: CMAJ open

Published: March 23, 2022

Strategies used throughout the scaling-up process of eConsult - Multiple case study of four Canadian Provinces.

Strategies used throughout the scaling-up process of eConsult - Multiple case study of four Canadian Provinces.

Journal: Evaluation and program planning

Published: March 11, 2022

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026