Past Projects
Assessing the Feasibility of ARC - single arm, prospective, sequential mixed methods study
In 2018, we studied the feasibility of the ARC Model across seven focus areas: demand, implementation, adaptation, integration, practicality, acceptability, and potential for efficacy.
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- ARC was easily integrated in primary care practices and was extremely valued by patients. It supported primary care providers in their function (especially non-interprofessional practices).
Randomized Control Trial – 1st Social Prescribing Trial in Canada
In 2019, we conducted a prospective, multi-site, mixed methods, patient randomized controlled trial comparing the ARC navigation approach to the traditional Ontario-211 navigation services within a social prescribing initiative to evaluate the effectiveness of the ARC navigation model on optimizing appropriate access to community-based services for socially complex primary care patients, including Franco-Ontarians living in minority situations.
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- Access to needed resources was higher in the ARC compared to the 211 arm. The study also demonstrated the benefit of the ARC navigation services in reducing access inequities across education level, an in achieving better language concordance of services for francophones
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- Patients highly valued ARC's patient-centered navigation approach and reported higher benefits from ARC navigation sevices compared to the 211 navigation approach
ARC – COVID Pilot Study
In 2020, in response to the disruption of services and elevated levels of health and social needs resulting from the pandemic, we conducted a pragmatic, prospective, cluster (regions) randomized controlled trial comparing the ARC navigation model to usual care in supporting community members access needed health and social resources.
- We evaluated whether the ARC social prescribing approach is feasible to address COVID related needs.
Past Project Team Members

Francois Durand
Co-Principle Investigator
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University of Ottawa

Alain P. Gauthier
Co-Principle Investigator
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Laurentian University

Manon Lemonde
Investigator
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University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Patrick Timony
Project Coordinator
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Center for Rural and
Northern Health Research

Marie-Helene Chomienne
Investigator
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Montfort Hospital

Rose Anne Devlin
Investigator
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University of Ottawa

Claire Kendall
Investigator
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University of Ottawa
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Darene Toal-Sullivan
Research Associate
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Bruyere Research Institute

Rachelle Ashcroft
Investigator
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University of Ottawa

Kim Corace
Investigator
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The Royal Ottawa

Lisa Dolovich
Investigator
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University of Toronto

Mohamed Gazarin
Investigator
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Winchester District Memorial Hospital

Andrea Perna
Project Coordinator
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Bruyere Research Institute


Monica Taljaard
Investigator
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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Kamila Premji
Investigator
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University of Ottawa
Denis Prud'homme
Investigator
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Institut du Savoir Montfort

Justin Presseau
Investigator
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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Methods Centre

John Hoyles
Investigator
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Community Information Center of Ottawa

Karen James
Investigator
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Rideauwood Addiction and Family Counseling

Laura Muldoon
Investigator
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University of Ottawa

Suzanne Obiorah
Investigator
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Somerset West Community Health Center

Jennifer Rayner
Investigator
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Alliance for Healthier Communities

Kednapa Thavorn
Investigator
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University of Ottawa

Meltem Tuna
Investigator
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The International Credential Evaluation Service

Merrick Zwarenstein
Investigator
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University of Western Ontario

Carolynn Warnet
Research Assistant
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Bruyere Research Institute

Chloe Jutras
Research Assistant
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Center for Rural and
Northern Health Research

Natacha Nbihokubwayo
Patient Navigator
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Bruyere Research Institute

Nicholas Kathen
Patient Navigator
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Bruyere Research Institute
