Lehana Thabane

BSc (Lesotho), MSc (Sheffield), PhD (Western)

Academic Interests

Dr Thabane is a research methodologist with research interests in the development and application of statistical methods health research. He collaborates with researchers in cardiology, internal medicine, nephrology, HIV-AIDS, evidence-based medicine and health technology assessment. He provides statistical leadership in studies in various areas of population health research, clinical research and health services and outcomes research. As research methodologist, his research interests cover a wide spectrum of research areas including clinical trials, research ethics, conjoint analysis of patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening, the applications of Bayesian hierarchical methods to model medical data, systematic reviews and meta-analysis of RCTs using both Bayesian and classical approaches

Current HRM Graduate Students
Juan Guzman, MSc
Lorena Rios, MSc
Lisa-Ann Fraser, MSc
Janice Pogue, PhD in Biostatistics
Sameer Parpia, PhD in Biostatistics
Jinhui Ma, PhD in Biostatistics
Rong (Rachel) Chu, PhD in Biostatistics
Ji (Emmy) Cheng, PhD in Biostatistics
Robert Hopkins, PhD in Biostatistics
Kristian Thorlund, PhD in Biostatistics
Courtney Kennedy, PhD in HRM - Clinical Epidemiology

Recent HRM Graduate Students
Luis Garrido-Olivares, MSc
George Ioannidis, PhD

Adefowope Odueyungbo, PhD

Recent Math & Stats Graduate Students
Ji (Emmy) Cheng, MSc 2007, currently Research Associate, Biostatistics Unit, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and part-time student in HRM PhD in Biostatistics
Jinhui Ma, MSc 2007, currently student in HRM PhD in Biostatistics
Weiwei Xiong, MSc 2008, currently Research Assistant, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Jennifer Liu, MSc 2009, Currently Data Analyst, Cancer Care Ontario
Chenglin Ye, MSc 2009, Currently Data Analyst, Systems Link Health Unit, McMaster University

Yanyun Liu, MSc 2010

Selected Publications

1.   Sawka AM^*, Ismaila N, Cranney A, Thabane L, Kastner M, et al. (2010) A Scoping Review of Strategies for
      the Prevention of Hip Fracture in Elderly Nursing Home Residents. PLoS ONE Journal 5(3): e9515. 
      doi:10.1371.
2.   Markle-Reid M, Miles M, Vaitonis V, Browne G, Weir R, Gafni A, Roberts J, Baxter P, Hecimovich C, 
      Thabane L, Henderson S. The Effects and Costs of a Multifactorial and Interdisciplinary Team Approach
      to Falls Prevention for Older Home Care Clients at Risk of Falling: A Randomized Controlled Trial. SEDAP 
      Special Issue of Canadian Journal on Aging 2010;29(1):139-61.
3.   Browne DT, Odueyungbo A*, Thabane L, Byrne C, Smart LA. Parenting-by-gender interactions in child
      psychopathology: attempting to address inconsistencies with a Canadian national database. Child and 
      Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2010;4(1);5 [Epub ahead of print].
4.   Rios LP*, Ye C, Thabane L. Association Between Framing of the Research Question Using the PICOT
      format and Reporting Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials. BMC Medical Research Methodology 
      2010;10(1):11 [Epub ahead of print].
5.   Kidd SA, George L, O'Connell M, Sylvestre J, Kirkpatrick H, Browne G, Thabane L. Fidelity and Recovery 
      in Assertive Community Treatment. Community Mental Health Journal 2009 24. [Epub ahead of print].
6.   Thabane L, Ma J*, Chu R*, Cheng J*, Ismaila A, Rios LP*, Robson RC, Thabane M, Giangregorio L*, 
      Goldsmith CH. A Tutorial on Pilot Studies: The What, Why and How. 
      BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010; 10:1.
7.   Carter M, Karwalajtys T, Chambers L, Kaczowski j, Dolovich L, Gierman T, Cross D, Laryea S; 
      CHAP Working Group (including Thabane L). Implementing a Standardized Community-based
      Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Program in 20 Ontario Communities. Health Promotion International 
      2009;24(4):325-33.
8.   Sword W, Jack S, Niccols A, Milligan K, Henderson J, Thabane L. Integrated programs for women with
      substance use issues and their children: a qualitative meta-synthesis of processes and outcomes. 
      BMC Harm Reduction Journal 2009;6:32. (Total accesses between November 20, 2009 and December 28,
      2009: 740)
9.   Giangregorio L*, Thabane L, deBeer J, Letcher K, Farrauto L, McCartney N, Adachi JD, Papaioannou A. 
      Body weight supported treadmill training for patients with hip fracture: a feasibility study. Archives of
      Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2009;90(12):2125-2130.
10. Lester R, Mills ED, Kariri A, Ritvo P, Chun M, Jack W, Habyarimana J, Karanja S, Barasa S, Nguti R,
      Estambale B, Ngugi E, Ball TB, Thabane L, Kimani J, Gelman L, Ackers M, Plummer F. 
      The HAART Cell Phone Adherence Trial (WelTel Kenya1): A randomized controlled trial protocol 
      [Trial Registration Number: NCT00830622]. BMC Trials 2009; 10:87. (Total accesses between September 22,
      2009 and December 28, 2009: 755)
11. Willison DJ, Steeves V, Charles C, Cheng J*, Agarwal G, Ranford J, Schwartz L, Thabane L. 
        Consent for use of personal information for health research: Do People with Potentially Stigmatizing 
      Health Conditions and the General Public Differ in their Opinions? BMC Medical Ethics 2009; 10:10. 
      (Total accesses between July 24, 2009 and December 28, 2009: 3134)
12. Pullenayegum E, Thabane L. Teaching Bayesian Statistics in a Health Research Methodology Program.
      Journal of Statistics Education 2009; 17:3.

^* Mentee or graduate student under my supervision.