Recreational Cannabis Use and Diabetes
The Effects of Recreational Cannabis Use in People with Diabetes: A Rapid Review
Project Status:Complete
Knowledge User(s)
Diabetes Canada
Funding Source(s)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance
- Diabetes Canada
Project Objectives
To synthesize available evidence on the effects of recreational cannabis use on metabolic factors and self-management behaviours in people aged 13 years and older who have diabetes.
Research Approach
Rapid Review
Project Lead(s)
Andrea Tricco
Andrea C Tricco, PhD, MSc
Dr. Andrea Tricco holds a MSc in Epidemiology and PhD in Population Health. She is a Scientist and the Executive Director of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. She is a Professor at the University of Toronto in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. She is also an Adjunct and Associate Graduate Faculty with Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University. She is Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
Dr. Tricco’s research interests are related to responding to decision-makers (including policy-makers, healthcare providers, and patient partners) through knowledge synthesis. Her research focuses on advancing the science of knowledge synthesis and she is leading research projects related to rapid reviews, network meta-analysis, and scoping reviews. She currently holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis for Knowledge Users and has been recognized as one of the most highly cited researchers in the world.
Andrea Tricco
St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Andrea C Tricco, PhD, MSc @ATricco @andreatricco.bsky.social Dr. Andrea Tricco...
