Dr. Giulio DiDiodato

Dr. Giulio DiDiodato is an intensive care physician with over 20 years of experience and currently serves as the Chief Research Scientist in the Research Institute at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH). Prior to relocating to Barrie in 2005, he worked as an Intensivist in Thunder Bay and Windsor, Ontario. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Queen’s University, and fellowships in Critical Care and Infectious Diseases at McMaster University. In the past, Dr. DiDiodato has been the Chief Medical Officer at the Trillium Gift of Life Network, Infection Prevention and Control Consultant for Public Health Ontario, Medical Lead for the North Simcoe Muskoka Regional Infection Control Network, and Medical Lead for Antimicrobial Stewardship at the RVH. In addition to his role at the RVH, Dr. DiDiodato is a part-time assistant professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact at McMaster University.

After completing his PhD in health research methodology at McMaster University, Dr. DiDiodato has been supporting his community hospital-based peers to pursue their research interests. His expertise in research methodology and biostatistics has promoted the widespread uptake of locally relevant applied healthcare research. Dr. DiDiodato has been active across the province in promoting the value of community hospital-based research, and being a strong advocate for funding support for community hospital-based researchers. As a co-principal investigator of the ASKmeGOC study, he is part of a community-based research group that has just completed the largest ever randomized trial in a Canadian community hospital, enrolling approximately 1900 patients. Looking forward, Dr. DiDiodato is excited to translate the success and findings of the ASKmeGOC study to other hospitals, primary care practices and assisted living facilities with the hope of ensuring patient autonomy and eliminating low-value care.