Jamie Falk, B.Sc. (Pharm), PharmD

Research summary

Dr. Falk’s research program focuses on evidence-based therapeutics, clinical epidemiology, medication safety and knowledge translation, with an emphasis on generating, synthesizing and translating evidence to improve clinical decision-making, healthcare policy and patient care. His work spans systematic reviews and meta-analyses, population-based studies, clinical practice guidelines and the development of practical evidence summaries and decision-support tools for clinicians and patients.

Through interdisciplinary collaborations, his research has addressed chronic disease management, medication safety, opioid stewardship and sustainable healthcare utilization. He has contributed to research supported by national, provincial and professional funding agencies, including CIHR, Diabetes Canada, Research Manitoba and the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba.

A major focus of Dr. Falk’s scholarship is making research evidence accessible and actionable. His work has contributed to national clinical practice guidelines as well as evidence resources supporting primary care and shared decision-making. He currently co-chairs the national PEER Simplified Diabetes Guideline initiative and the Making Evidence Matter for Everyone (MEME) Conference. His research program also emphasizes mentorship and capacity building through supervision and collaboration with graduate and PharmD trainees.

Research interests

• Medication prescribing patterns
• Overtreatment in older adults
• Rapid review and systematic review of pharmacotherapy for common conditions
• Real world evaluation of medication harm
• Test utilization

Research themes

• Translational pharmacotherapy and practice
• Population therapeutics and health outcomes research

Research affiliations

• University of Manitoba Centre on Aging, research affiliate

Research groups

• Patients Experience Evidence Research (PEER) Team Member

Keywords

• Chronic disease
• Drug utilization
• Opioids
• Overtreatment
• Pharmacoepidemiology