Research & Policy

Chomik Consulting & Research Ltd, led by Treena A. Chomik, PhD, works together with health care partners to raise key questions and generate evidence-based solutions that inform health practice and policy.

Services

The company helps clients meet wide-ranging research needs through study design and management, literature review and synthesis, needs assessment, environmental scans, best practices, policy development and analysis, and knowledge exchange and application of research findings in the “real world.”

Achievements & Partners

Identified funding priorities for the Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC's) emerging Innovation Fund by highlighting and synthesizing key findings and promising practices from national projects supported by PHAC's Population Health Fund. Developed a National Consultation Framework to guide consultations related to priority funding areas with wide-ranging stakeholders across Canada.
- Public Health Agency of Canada, Strategic Initiatives & Innovations Directorate, 2009

Determined key considerations and implications for health inequalities in Canada through the review and analysis of lessons learned in England's experience in addressing population health inequalities over the past decade.
- Public Health Agency of Canada, 2009

Researched and reported on Canadian experiences using intersectoral action to address the social factors leading to ill health and health inequities, as part of an international effort headed by the World Health Organization’s “Commission on the Social Determinants of Health.”
- Public Health Agency of Canada, 2007

Researched “shared care” models of health care delivery leading to recommendations to increase collaboration across the health disciplines, link service provision to the most appropriate provider, and bridge care for patients across the health continuum.
- Provincial Health Services Authority, 2005

Added value to cholesterol testing through the development and implementation of a research study, “Cholesterol Plus,” engaging multiple partners to undertake comprehensive cardiovascular risk assessment within the medical laboratory setting.
- St. Paul’s Hospital, MDS Laboratories & AstraZeneca Canada, 2003 & 2004

Researched methods to build capacity for population health and health services research in British Columbia, based on broad consultation with the research and academic communities, leading to a widely-distributed white paper with recommendations for change.
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, 2002

Worked to mitigate prescription drug-related problems among the elderly population through the development and management of two research studies that examined medication issues among (i) seniors living in intermediate care facilities in the urban setting, and (ii) seniors living independently in the community.
- AstraZeneca Canada, 2002 & 2003

Researched and established a core set of measurement indicators for the systematic reporting of diabetes across Canada, representing one of several initiatives to support improved management of diabetes nationwide.
- Health Canada, Coordinating Committee on the National Diabetes Strategy, 2002

Worked to improve rehabilitation services for people living with chronic lung disease through a multi-stakeholder initiative, which included a provincial consensus-building conference and development of the “Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service and Research Plan for British Columbia.”
- Public-Private Partnership on Chronic Lung Disease: St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Thoracic Society, British Columbia Lung Association, and AstraZeneca Canada, 2002

Conducted an environmental scan of population health initiatives in British Columbia and the Yukon to support regional efforts to address the social, economic and environmental factors that influence the health of people over their lifespan.
- Social & Planning Research Council of British Columbia & Health Canada, 2001