Sharon Elizabeth Straus is a professor of geriatric medicine at the

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, and

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and Squires-Chalmers Chair and physician-in-chief at

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. Straus was appointed as a member of the

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in 2021.

Early life and education

Straus completed her

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and

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degree from the

(U of T) and a research fellowship at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the

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Career

In 2005, Straus was the recipient of a Tier 2

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in Knowledge Translation. 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. In 2013, Straus was appointed a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. During the

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, 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. In 2021, Straus was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and received the

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's Lifetime Achievement International/Global Impact Award.

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".

References

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