Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care

Peter Tanuseputro completed all his higher education at the University of Toronto. He subsequently conducted post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada before obtaining his first academic appointment as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa in 2016. In 2017 his primary appointment was transferred to the Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. He has held several competitive salary awards, including a Tier 2 Clinical Research Chair in Palliative Care and Predictive Analytics and a Physician Services Incorporated Knowledge Translation Fellowship.

His main focus of research is health services research on frail, older, and marginalized populations. He has published over 275 PubMed papers including several in high impact journals such as JAMA (4), BMJ (6), NEJM (2), CMAJ (12), JAMA Psychiatry (3), PLOS Medicine (2), JAMA Network Open (15) and Intensive Care Medicine (3). He has also obtained over 140 grants totaling $50+ million CAD (HKD $280+ million), including 62 grants from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). He and his trainees have received numerous research and teaching awards. He is excited to start his academic career in 2024 in the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong.

Key Research Areas

Health Services Research
Public Health and Population Health
Palliative Care and Primary Care

Key Publications

Summary: 275 total PubMed publications (110 first/last author)
Publications in last 5 years: 215 publications
Publications in Notable journals (# papers):

1) BMJ (6), JAMA (4), CMAJ (12), NEJM (2)

2) Palliative Medicine – highest impact factor Palliative Care Journal (13), JAMDA – highest impact factor long-term care journal (21)

3) JAMA Psychiatry (3), PLOS Medicine (2), JAMA Network Open (15), Intensive Care Medicine (3), Addiction (3), Gastroenterology, Chest (3), JAIDS, Pediatrics, Critical Care (7), Vaccine (3), American Journal of Epidemiology (2)

Select Publications

Tanuseputro P, Webber C, Downar J. Illness trajectories in the age of big data. BMJ. 2024 Mar 1;384:q510. doi: 10.1136/bmj.q510. PMID: 38428967. Invited Editorial.
Myran DT, Harrison LD, Pugliese M, Solmi M, Anderson KK, Fiedorowicz JG, Perlman CM, Webber C, Finkelstein Y, Tanuseputro P. Transition to Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Following Emergency Department Visits Due to Substance Use With and Without Psychosis. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Sep 27:e233582. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.3582. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37755727; PMCID: PMC10535000.
Fernando SM, Scott M, Talarico R, Fan E, McIsaac DI, Sood MM, Myran DT, Herridge MS, Needham DM, Hodgson CL, Rochwerg B, Munshi L, Wilcox ME, Bienvenu OJ, MacLaren G, Fowler RA, Scales DC, Ferguson ND, Combes A, Slutsky AS, Brodie D, Tanuseputro P*, Kyeremanteng K*. * = co-senior authors. Association of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation With New Mental Health Diagnoses in Adult Survivors of Critical Illness. JAMA. 2022 Nov 8;328(18):1827-1836. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.17714. PMID: 36286084.
Webber C, Myran DT, Milani C, Turcotte L, Imsirovic H, Li W, Tanuseputro P. Cognitive Decline in Long-term Care Residents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada. JAMA. 2022 Sep 12.
Myran DT, Tanuseputro P, Auger N, Konikoff L, Talarico R, Finkelstein Y. Edible Cannabis Legalization and Unintentional Poisonings in Children. N Engl J Med. 2022 Aug 25;387(8):757-759.
Seale E, Reaume M, Batista R, Eddeen AB, Roberts R, Rhodes E, McIsaac DI, Kendall CE, Sood MM, Prud'homme D, Tanuseputro P. Patient-physician language concordance and quality and safety outcomes among frail home care recipients admitted to hospital in Ontario, Canada. CMAJ. 2022 Jul 11;194(26):E899-E908.
Hsu, A. T., Manuel, D. G., Spruin, S., Bennett, C., Taljaard, M., Beach, S., Sequeira, Y., Talarico, R., Chalifoux, M., Kobewka, D., Costa, A. P., Bronskill, S. E., & Tanuseputro, P. (2021). Predicting death in home care users: derivation and validation of the Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in the Community Tool (RESPECT). CMAJ, 193(26), E997-E1005. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200022
Fisher S, Manuel DG, Hsu AT, Bennett C, Tuna M, Bader Eddeen A, Sequeira Y, Jessri M, Taljaard M, Anderson GM, Tanuseputro P. Development and validation of a predictive algorithm for risk of dementia in the community setting. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2021 Jun 24:jech-2020-214797. doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-214797. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34172513.
Fernando SM, Qureshi D, Sood MM, Pugliese M, Talarico R, Myran DT, Herridge MS, Needham DM, Rochwerg B, Cook DJ, Wunsch H, Fowler RA, Scales DC, Bienvenu OJ, Rowan KM, Kisilewicz M, Thompson LH, Tanuseputro P*, Kyeremanteng K*. *Co-senior authors. Suicide and self-harm in adult survivors of critical illness: population based cohort study. BMJ. 2021 May 5;373:n973. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n973. PMID: 33952509.
Huyer G, Brown C, Spruin S, Hsu AT, Fisher S, Hsu AT, Manuel D, Bronskill S, Qureshi D, Tanuseputro P. Describing five-year risk of institutionalization and death for older adults diagnosed with dementia: A population-based retrospective cohort study. CMAJ. 2020 Apr 20;192(16):E422-E430. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.190999
Tanuseputro P, Budhwani S, Bai YQ, Wodchis W. Palliative care delivery across health sectors: A population-level observational study in Ontario. Palliative Medicine. Mar 2017;31(3):247-257.
Tanuseputro P, Chalifoux M, Bennett C, Walker P, Bronskill SE, Gruneir A, Manuel D. Hospitalization and mortality rates in long-term care facilities: Does for-profit status matter? Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA). 2015 Oct 1;16(10):874-83.

Research Funding

Research Funding Summary (Updated August, 2024)

145 grants, $50,596,084 CAD (HKD $286,344,010) in grant funding.
As Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator: 61 grants, $23,260,193 CAD (HKD $131,638,981)
Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Grants: 66 grants, $20,691,352 (HKD $117,100,855); 32 grants as NPI/Co-PI, $11,043,596 CAD (HKD $62,500,243)

Recent Committees

2023-ongoing	College of Reviewers member. Peer reviewer at CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research).
2023	Wilfrid Laurier Technical Working Group Member Palliative care Quality Indicators. To create the QI definitions and the client-level risk adjusters.
2023	External referee for Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto Promotions. To provide reference for senior promotion within DCFM.
2023-ongoing	Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians Standardized Quality Indicator Committee. To advise on a national data set of standardized quality indicators and patient reported outcome measures in Canada.
2022-2023	University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine Faculty Career Support i-Team. To advise on initiatives that support career progression of faculty members in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
2021-2023	Access to Palliative Care in Canada Expert Advisory Group. Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Invited to advise on the production of a follow-up report measuring the progress made and important developments and innovations in palliative care across the country.
2021-2024	Ontario Health Data Council. Invited committee member, Ontario Ministerial appointment. Headed by Dr. Jane Philpott to advise the Ministry of Health on strategic management of Ontario’s health data to foster a Person-Centred Learning Health System.
2021-2023	Ontario Ministry of Long-term Care Indicator Selection Panel. To advise and recommend to the Ministry of Long-term Care quality indicators to be measured for nursing homes across Ontario.
2021-2023	Shared Health Priorities Indicator Expert Advisory Group. Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Invited to participate in expert group on the development of a death-at-home not in-hospital indicator.
2020-2022	Ontario Palliative Care Network DIAC Subgroup. Supporting the integration of palliative care indicators into OntarioMD dashboards.
2020	Ontario Health Teams. Expert advisor. Invited by Ontario Ministry of Health and Rapid Improvement Support and Exchange. Consultant to Ontario Health Teams working on palliative populations as a priority population. Consultant on indicators for performance measurement for Ontario Health Teams.
2020-2023	Residency Competency Committee, Public Health and Preventive Medicine School of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
2019-2023	Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Expert Advisory Group on Long-Term Care Provided at the Appropriate Time. Provide feedback on the definition and methodology development of indicator for appropriate timing of long-term care.
2019-2023	Shared Health Priorities (SHP) Expert Advisory Group, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Create indicators that measure access to mental health and addictions services and to home and community care.
2019-2023	Ottawa Methods Centre (OMC), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI). Steering Committee Member. Provide advice on strategic plans and the future role of the OMC in research.
2019-2023	Health Quality Ontario (HQO) Health System Reporting. External Reviewer for Palliative care indicators
2018-2023	Caregiver Distress: Expert Advisory Group, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Aims to address caregiver distress and burden in healthcare.
2018-onggiong	Chronic Palliative Care Working Group, Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program. Develop a model and recommendations to support the population with chronic palliative care needs.
2018-onggiong	Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborative (PCPCRC). Health services lead. Research network of investigators across Canada conducting research in palliative care.
2018-2020	The Ottawa Hospital End-of-life Council, The Ottawa Hospital. Committee member of council that advises the hospital on end-of-life clinical and policy decisions.
2018-2020	Palliative Care Physician Capacity Planning Committee, Ontario Palliative Care Network (OPCN). Describing the current capacity state for physician delivery of palliative care, and recommendations for reforms to increase access across Ontario.
2018-2020	Cancer Care Ontario/ICES Integrate Project Value Assessment committee. Evaluation of a program that identifies patients for palliative care.
2017-2020	Health Services Delivery Framework Working Group, Ontario Palliative Care Network (OPCN). Advising Ministry of Health and Long-term Care on reforms to the models and funding of palliative care in the province.
2017-2020	Population Health Task Force, The Ottawa Hospital. Advices on activities for the Ottawa Hospital to improve population health for patients, staff, and the community.
2017-2023	Research Committee – Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital.
2017-2023	Research Advisory Committee – Bruyère Research Institute. Advises BRI CEO on matters impacting scientific activities.
2016-2023	Statistics Canada Analytical Projects Initiative (API). Developing a design plan for increasing the microsimulation capacity for long-term care, homecare and informal care for an aging population. Health Analytics Division.
2016-2020	Ontario Palliative Care Network (OPCN). Data and Information Advisory Council (DIAC) member. Advising Ministry of Health and Long-term Care on performance measurement and quality improvement efforts. - Additional involvement in Indicator Working Group
2016-2023	Residency Program Committee (RPC), Public Health and Preventive Medicine School of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
2016-2022	Ontario Palliative Care Capacity Planning Group, Health Quality Ontario. Collaborator and Consultant to capacity planning and performance measurement.
2015-2022	Academy of Scientists (AOS), Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa.
2015-2023	Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO), Community Tapestry Research Community of Practice Member. Advises on practice and interventions to improve care for the frail in the community.
2015-ongoing	Interdisciplinary Research Group: Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), Faculty of Social Science, Department of Economics, University of Ottawa
2015-ongoing	Resource Optimization Network (RON), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Committee member.
2013-2023	Health System Performance Network (HSPN), Investigator

Awards

2022-2024	First place – Academic Protected Time Awards, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Highest number of points awarded (out of about 300 academic clinicians) based on productivity, as weighted by the number of high impact factor publications + number of high-value competitive grants. Points are translated to salary and are calculated annually from January to December; rankings are determined based on a rolling average of the past 3 years (I’ve been first for 2020-2022, 2021-2023, and 2022-2024 years).
2023	Early-Career Researcher of the Year. Pure and Applied Sciences (Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, etc.), University of Ottawa. $10,000 CAD prize.
2022	CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR) and Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Top 10 Articles of the Year (2021 and 2022) – Co-author. Association between palliative care and healthcare outcomes among adults with terminal non-cancer illness: population based matched cohort study. BMJ 2020; 370 :m2257 doi:10.1136/bmj.m2257
2021	Early-Career Researcher of the Year. Faculty of Medicine Awards in Education and Research Committee, University of Ottawa.
2021-2025	Early Researcher Award. Ministry of Colleges and Universities Data, Research and Innovation Division. $30,000 CAD/year x 5 years (total $150,000).
2020-2021	Publication of the Year. Faculty of Medicine Awards in Education and Research Committee. Rates of Emergency Department Visits Attributable to Alcohol Use in Ontario from 2003 to 2016: A Retrospective Population-Level Study. Public Health and Epidemiology Award, University of Ottawa.
2020-2025	Tier 2 Clinical Research Chair. Palliative Care and Predictive Analytics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. $100,000 CAD/year x 5 years, renewable.
2020-2021	Outstanding Original Research Article for 2020. Rates of Emergency Department Visits Attributable to Alcohol Use in Ontario from 2003 to 2016: A Retrospective Population-Level Study. Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa.
2019-2020	Outstanding Supervisor Award. Public Health & Preventive Medicine (PHPM) Residency Program. School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa.
2020-2023	PSI Foundation. Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowship. Salary Award: $100,000 CAD/year x 3.5 years. April 1, 2020 – September 30, 2023.
2020-2021	CFPC Outstanding Research Article for 2019 nominated by Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa for: Myran DT, Hsu AT, Smith G, Tanuseputro P. Rates of emergency department visits attributable to alcohol use in Ontario from 2003 to 2016: a retrospective population-level study. CMAJ. 2019 Jul 22;191(29):E804-E810.
June 2018	Outstanding Support to the Resident Scholarly Project Award 2018, Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa
2016-2019	Department of Medicine, Division of Palliative Care Recruitment Award. The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa. Salary support of $100k CAD/year x 3 years. Note: Stopped after 1 year due to points for productivity (grants/publications – Academic Protected Time Awards) translating to higher salary.
June 2017	Dr. Geoffrey Dunkley Award for Excellence in Teaching. Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Residency Program. Inaugural award recipient.
2016-2019	New Investigator in Population Health and Health System Innovation. Bruyère Research Institute (BRI) & Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI). Salary support of $100k/year x 3 years.
2013-2015	Post-doctoral Fellowship, Population Health Intervention Research Network (PHIRNET), Ottawa
2012-2015	Clinical Research Fellowship, Bruyère Research Institute (BRI), Bruyère Centre for Learning, Research, and Innovation in Long-term Care (CLRI)
2014	Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Annual Research Day Oral Presentation Award – 2nd place.
2012-2013	Post-doctoral Fellowship, Health System Performance Research Network. Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.
2012	Dr. C.P. Shah Research Award, University of Toronto Public Health and Preventive Medicine convocation award.
2008	Dr. D. V. Vakil Memorial Award, University of Toronto convocation award for highest academic standing through four years of public health coursework in the Undergraduate Medicine Program.
2006	Dr. Robert E. Beamish Award, Canadian Cardiovascular Society: “First author of an original research article published during the preceding three years in The Canadian Journal of Cardiology and judged to have the greatest (potential) impact on cardiovascular medicine”. Tanuseputro et al., Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2003. Award accepted with other first authors from the Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team.
2006	University of Toronto Medical Journal Author Award – Second place. Betts, Tanuseputro, Yanagawa, UTMJ, 2005.
2005	University of Toronto Medical Alumni Association Summer Research Scholarship
2002/03	University of Toronto Open Fellowship
1996/97	University of Toronto Erindale College Entrance Scholarship