POPLAR Blog

The Eastern Ontario Network (EON) is the PBLRN based out of Queen’s University’s Department of Family Medicine and one of the founding seven networks forming POPLAR. EON is made up of over 150 primary care providers across Kingston and southeastern Ontario. Since 2008, EON has collected de-identified EMR data from approximately 250,000 patients for research and quality improvement projects. EON works closely with researchers, health care providers, patients, administrators, a

POPLAR is pleased to support a clinical research project led by Dr. Rahul Chanchlani at McMaster University. Below is a summary of Dr. Chanchlani’s project: High blood pressure (also known as hypertension) is becoming more common in children. If it isn’t caught early, it can lead to serious health problems like kidney or heart disease later in life. Currently in Canada, less than 1 in 4 children get their blood pressure checked by their doctor or nurses, even though national

Hello POPLAR Community! Photo by Lisa Crouch: Claire Wooten leading a Dancing With Parkinson's Class. My name is Claire Wootten, and I have been a POPLAR patient partner since 2023. I also recently joined the Community Council for UPLEARN––the University of Toronto’s Practice and Community-Based Learning And Research Network. As a life-long user of Canada’s healthcare system, I wanted to put my personal experience to effective use and have happily found that avenue through PO