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null Meranda Nakhla, MD, M.Sc.

Scientist, RI-MUHC, 5252 de Maisonneuve site

Child Health and Human Development Program

Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, MUHC

 

Keywords

Health services research • clinical trials • pediatric diabetes • transition to adult care

Research Focus

My research focuses on evaluating the organization and delivery of healthcare services to children and youth with type 1 diabetes, particularly as they transition from pediatric to adult care. I am particularly interested in developing and evaluating innovative transition care interventions that aim to improve the outcomes of youth as they transition into adulthood as well as ultimately help inform health system changes.

Selected Publications

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  • Nakhla M, Rahme E, Simard M, Boiteau V, Dasgupta K. Association of age with gaps in diabetes-related care and hospitalisations from childhood to young adulthood in Quebec, Canada: a cohort study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024 Oct;12(10):695-697. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00186-4. Epub 2024 Aug 20. PMID: 39178872.

  • Vaillancourt M, Mok E, Frei J, Dasgupta K, Rahme E, Bell L, Da Costa D, Nakhla M. Qualitative study exploring the perspectives of emerging adults with type 1 diabetes after transfer to adult care from a paediatric diabetes centre in Montreal, Canada. BMJ Open. 2023 Oct 24;13(10):e076524. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076524. PMID: 37879699.

  • Ladd JM, Sharma A, Rahme E, Kroeker K, Dubé M, Simard M, Plante C, Blais C, Brownell M, Rodd C, Nakhla M. Comparison of Socioeconomic Disparities in Pump Uptake Among Children With Type 1 Diabetes in 2 Canadian Provinces With Different Payment Models. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2;5(5):e2210464. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.10464. PMID: 35507342.

  • Mok E, Henderson M, Dasgupta K, Rahme E, Hajizadeh M, Bell L, Prevost M, Frei J, Nakhla M. Group education for adolescents with type 1 diabetes during transition from paediatric to adult care: study protocol for a multisite, randomised controlled, superiority trial (GET-IT-T1D). BMJ Open. 2019 Nov 11;9(11):e033806. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033806. PMID: 31719096.

  • Soufi A, Mok E, Henderson M, Dasgupta K, Rahme E, Nakhla M. Association of stigma, diabetes distress and self-efficacy with quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes preparing to transition to adult care. Diabet Med. 2024 Jan;41(1):e15159. doi: 10.1111/dme.15159. Epub 2023 Jun 21. PMID: 37269172.