Hello, Bonjour.
I am Clare Liddy,
MD, MSc, CCFP, FCPP,
Research Chair in eConsult and Primary Healthcare Delivery,
Department Chair,
Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa,
Proud Family Doctor.
Family medicine at is the heart of our healthcare
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La médecine familiale est au cœur de nos soins de santé
English Bio
Dr. Clare Liddy is the Chair and a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Department of Family Medicine, a University of Ottawa Research Chair in eConsult and Primary Healthcare Delivery, a Senior Investigator at the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Digital Clinical Lead at Ontario Health, and a practicing family physician in Ottawa. She is the Primary Care Lead for the award-winning Champlain eConsult BASE™ service and the Evaluation Lead of the Ontario eConsult Centre of Excellence, which is managing the expansion of eConsult across Ontario.
Bio en Français
Dre Clare Liddy est Directrice et Professeure titulaire au sein du Département de médecine familiale à l'Université d'Ottawa, chercheuse principale au Centre de recherche en soins de santé primaires C.T. Lamont, à l'Institut de recherche Bruyère, Responsable clinique numérique à Santé Ontario, et pratique en tant que médecin de famille au sein de l'équipe universitaire de santé familiale de l'Hôpital d'Ottawa. Elle est la principale responsable des soins primaires pour le service primé Champlain eConsult BASE™ (ChamplainBaseeConsult.com) et le chef de l'évaluation du Centre d'excellence eConsult de l’Ontario (OntarioeConsult.ca), qui gère l'expansion d'eConsult dans l'ensemble de l'Ontario.
Recent Activities
Recent Publications
Nabieva K, McCutcheon T, Liddy C. (2023, February). Connecting unattached patients to comprehensive primary care: A rapid review. Prim Health Care Res Dev. Accepted
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Sethuram C, McCutcheon T, Liddy C. (2023, January). An Environmental Scan of Ontario Health Teams: A Descriptive Study. BMC Health Serv. Res. Accepted
Hakimjavadi R, Karunananthan S, Alexander G, Fung C, Gazarin M, Houghton
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Hakimjavadi R, Karunananthan S, Alexander G, Fung C, Gazarin M, Houghton D, Hsu AT, LaPlante J, Levi C, Tanuseputro P, Liddy C. (2023, January). What is the level of information technology maturity in Ontario’s long-term care homes? A cross-sectional survey study protocol. BMJ Open 2023, 13, e064745. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064745
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Archibald D, Grant R, Tuot DS, Liddy C, Sewell JL, Price DW, Grad R, Shipman SA, Campbell C, Guglani S, Wood TJ & Keely E. (2023, January). Development of eConsult reflective learning tools for healthcare providers: a pragmatic mixed methods approach. BMC Prim. Care 25,15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01948-9
Recent Media Interviews
Interviewer: Anil Jhalli. (2023, Feb 8). Chair of uOttawa's department of family medicine discusses shortage of family doctors across Ottawa and Canada. CityNews. Retrieved from https://ottawa.citynews.ca/local-news/chair-of-uottawas-department-of-family-medicine-discusses-shortage-of-family-doctors-across-ottawa-and-canada-6509116
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Interviewer: Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco (2023, Jan 30). University of Ottawa department of family medicine Chair discusses the unattached patient problem. CBC TV Ottawa.
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(2022, Nov 15). New grads aren't attracted to old models of family medicine, department head says. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2111666755828
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Interviewer: Elizabeth Payne. (2020, July 9). Ottawa program recognized for bringing virtual specialists to long-term care residents. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved from https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-program-recognized-for-bringing-virtual-specialists-to-long-term-care-residents 
 
(2019, November 17). uOttawa launches new partnership with Montfort. Ottawa Matters. Retrieved from https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/uottawa-launches-new-partnership-with-montfort-1853481
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