Sharon Straus

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Sharon Straus
NationalityCanadian
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  • mentorship in the field of epidemiology
  • knowledge translation
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Sharon Elizabeth Straus is a Canadian professor of geriatric medicine at the University of Toronto, and geriatrician and Squires-Chalmers Chair and physician-in-chief at Unity Health Toronto. Straus was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada in 2021. [1]

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Early life and education

Straus completed her medical degree and Master of Science degree from the University of Toronto (U of T) [2] and a research fellowship at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford. [3]

Career

In 2005, Straus was the recipient of a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation. [4] While serving in this role, she also served as the director of the knowledge translation program at St. Michael's Hospital's Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. [5] In 2013, Straus was appointed a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. [6] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Straus worked with the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and oversaw a study of people in 72 long-term care facilities in the Greater Toronto Area and the Ottawa-Champlain region. [7] In 2021, Straus was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada [8] and received the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine's Lifetime Achievement International/Global Impact Award. [9]

Research

Straus has authored over 400 publications primarily in the areas of evidence-based medicine, knowledge translation and mentorship. She was awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation and Quality of Care. She was elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the College of New Scholars, Royal Society of Canada in 2021. She is the co-author of 4 textbooks including, "Evidence-based Medicine: How to practice and teach it" and "Knowledge Translation in Health Care". [2]

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References

  1. "Governor General announces 135 new appointments to the Order of Canada". Governor General of Canada. 20 December 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Sharon E Straus". University of Toronto. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. "Dr. Sharon Straus". University of Waterloo. 23 January 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. "ProActive Disclosure for the Canada Research Chairs (2005)" (PDF). Canada Research Chair. 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. "Learning to use it or lose it". Red Deer Advocate. February 14, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2021 via newspapers.com.
  6. Mitchell, Liam (September 24, 2013). "Meet 18 new Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences". University of Toronto. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  7. "Pan-Canadian studies investigate why COVID-19 has been so devastating to long-term care facility residents and staff". COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. March 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  8. "Dr. Sharon Straus Elected Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada Class of 2021". University of Toronto. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  9. "Honouring Impact: 2021 Dean's Alumni Awards". University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. April 22, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.