VIP Research Lab

Improving health by facilitating equitable access and linkage to primary care for vulnerable populations in Canada and Internationally. Director: @GinaAgarwall

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

Interested in the research that happens at the VIP Research Lab?

Watch our research video to learn more! ⬇️
https://t.co/0KML3jokna

[Community Paramedicine at Clinic @CPatClinic]

Visit our poster ! The CP@clinic team is at Community Paramedicine Knowledge Exchange Main Expo 2026 this week presenting our smoking cessation pilot in collaboration with Sault Ste. Marie Paramedic Services. #OCPKEE

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

🌟Last week, Dr @GinaAgarwall presented @CAHSPR on ‘Healthcare utilization and preventive care among social housing residents compared to the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada’

Read the paper here: https://t.co/gR2OqBUwrJ

[Community Paramedicine at Clinic @CPatClinic]

Happy #ParamedicServicesWeek! 🚑

Behind every response, there is compassion, teamwork, and dedication. CP@clinic would like to thank our paramedic service partners for their continued commitment to strengthening our communities. Let's keep “Improving Outcomes, Together” ! 💙

[Community Paramedicine at Clinic @CPatClinic]

On #DoctorsDay, discover new ways to help support patients in collaboration with community paramedics. Join our FREE, 1‑hour CME to learn how programs like CP@clinic improve access, prevention & chronic disease care.
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Register ➡️ https://t.co/IM1CqpZC40

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

Happy #DoctorsDay to all the incredible physicians across Canada, including the amazing doctors in our Department of Family Medicine! 🩺💙 Today we celebrate your dedication, compassion, and commitment to your patients and communities.

[Community Paramedicine at Clinic @CPatClinic]

On International Social Prescribing Day, McMaster Community Paramedicine Research team members joined the Hamilton Paramedic Service at the Red Cross Community Fair to showcase our joint collaboration on a social prescribing module within the CP@clinic program.

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

Dr. @GinaAgarwall & PhD candidate @Jasdeep_B, working with colleagues Dr. @HarrietElizab15 & Dr. Amogh Mudbhaktal today at the Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health (LIRCH) on a collaborative project in the UK

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📢 New in @FrontPubHealth

This paper describes the new Social Housing of Ontario (SHO) registry, which has 2,109 social housing sites. This ground-breaking resource will impact future health research and decision making for social housing
@GinaAgarwall

🔗https://t.co/a83qt85xnF

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

Dr @GinaAgarwall has joined the Quarter Century Club @McMasterU! Yesterday, Dr. Agarwal attended the celebratory lunch and received a McMaster tartan blanket to acknowledge her contribution of 25 Years of Service. Congratulations Gina!

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

Drs @ginaagarwall & @ricangeles, & the @AdZUOfficial CHAP-P team are hosting a KT meeting in the Philippines with national, regional, and local policy makers to present the impact of CHAP-P in a geopolitical region & discuss knowledge uptake into the Philippine health system.

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

📢 New in @FrontPubHealth

Using administrative health data in Ontario, social housing residents had lower uptake of preventive health services, such as cancer screening and flu vaccination, compared to the general public during COVID-19

🔗https://t.co/OqueKv0hSb

@GinaAgarwall

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

📢 New Study!

Free legal assistance was given to patients in a primary care office, providing referrals, resources and direction on legal issues. Future iterations may include additional scope/support and inclusion of patient advocate roles.

🔗https://t.co/8mAIRcemLs

[Community Paramedicine at Clinic @CPatClinic]

From all of us at the McMaster Community Paramedicine Research Team, we want to wish you a safe and happy holiday season! ❄️

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

📢 New in @PubHealth_BMC

Through interviews, we found older adults prefer one-on-one, in-person interactions with family physicians. Educational brochures can be promoted during patient visits for chronic disease prevention efforts.

🔗 https://t.co/XLwrHa6urv

@GinaAgarwall

[Community Paramedicine at Clinic @CPatClinic]

Thank you to our paramedic service and social housing partners for their commitment to the CP@clinic Program!

[Community Paramedicine at Clinic @CPatClinic]

The CP@clinic Program, led by @GinaAgarwall, won the Ontario Health System Quality & Innovation Award for Improved Population Health. This recognizes positive health changes, addressing health disparities through culturally responsive care and strong community partnerships

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@Jasdeep_B, PhD Candidate supervised by @GinaAgarwal, presented at the Asian Health Literacy Conference in Taiwan on sex/gender differences impacting functional health literacy in chronic conditions & health behaviours of low-income older adults in the Philippines and Canada

[VIP Research Lab @VIPResearchLab]

Members of the VIP Research Lab attended the @McMasterFamMed Taking Flight Conference where Dr. @GinaAgarwall presented on the Scalability of the @CPatClinic Program from Ontario to B.C. and Australia

[Community Paramedicine at Clinic @CPatClinic]

The CP@clinic Program would not be what it is without the support of all the incredible patients that utilize it. We want to say THANK YOU to all patients for their participation in CP@clinic and the paramedics who implement it!

Here's what patients have said about CP@clinic: