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Dr. Paula N. Goering
Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
33 Russell Street, T317
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S1
(416) 979-6844
paula_goering@camh.net
Dr. Paula Goering is Head of the Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit in the Social Prevention and Health Policy Research Department. She is Vice-Chair of Programs and Planning and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry with cross-appointments to Faculty of Nursing, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and the Institute for Medical Science at the University of Toronto. Dr. Goering also holds a Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR )/Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) Health Services Chair. She is Vice-Chair of CIHR’s Health Services and Policy Research Institute Advisory Board.
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Areas of Research
Dr. Goering is committed to research that includes rigorous methods and is focused upon practical solutions. She has an ongoing, related interest in the transfer of knowledge and has consequently worked creatively with diverse constituencies and audiences, including government policy makers. Dr. Goering’s expertise includes psychiatric epidemiology, case management evaluation, homelessness, mental health services delivery and policy reform. Studies include: “Mental Health Supplement to the Ontario Health Survey”, “The Hostel Outreach Program”, “Best Practices in Mental Health Reform”, “The Pathways into Homelessness Project” and “The Community Mental Health Evaluation Initiative”. Dr. Goering is currently leading the Service Enhancement Evaluation Initiative for the Ontario Ministry of Health that includes two longitudinal studies as well as a knowledge exchange network. This initiative is designed to: fill gaps in the knowledge base; support collaborations between providers and researchers; and provide opportunities for training in research.
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Publications
Durbin J, Goering P, Streiner DL, Pink G. Does systems integration affect continuity of mental health care? Adm Policy Ment Health & Ment Health Serv Res. 2006.
Goering P, Durbin J, Sheldon CT, Ochoka J, Nelson G, Krupa T. Who Uses Self-Help? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. July 2006;76(3).
Jacobson N, Goering P. Credibility and Credibility Work in Knowledge Transfer. Evidence and Policy. May 2006;2(2): 151-166.
Jacobson N, Butterill D, Goering P. Research-Based Consulting as a Strategy for Knowledge Transfer. Milbank Quarterly. 2006;83(2): 299-321.
Dewa C, Butterill D, Durbin J, Goering P. No matter how you land: challenges of a longitudinal multi-site evaluation. The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation.19(3 Special Issue): 2005;167-73.
Durbin J, Goering, P, Streiner D, Pink G. Continuity of Care: Validation of a New Self-Report Measure for Individuals Using Mental Health Services. Journal of Behavioural Health Services and Research. 2004;31(3), 279-296.
Dewa CS, Hoch JS, Goering P, Lin E, Paterson M. Use of antidepressants among Canadian workers receiving depression-related short-term disability benefits. Psychiatric Services. 2003;54(5):724-729.
Goering P, Butterill D, Jacobson N, Sturtevant D. Linkage and exchange at the organizational level: A model of collaboration between research and policy. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. 2003;8(Suppl. 2):14-19.
Goering P, Tolomiczenko G, Sheldon T, Boydell K, Wasylenki D. Characteristics of persons who are homeless for the first time. Psychiatric Services. 2002;53(11):1472-1474.
Goering P, Wasylenki D, Durbin J. Canada’s mental health system. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 2000;23(3—4):345-359.
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