Kristi Randhawa, MPH

Radiation and Health Sciences Officer, Health Sciences and Environmental Compliance Division, CNSC

Expertise

Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Sciences, Risk Assessment, Nuclear Safety, Radiation Protection, Human Health Risk Assessment, Systematic Reviews, Outreach, Risk Communication

Preferred language

English

Other languages

French

Roles and responsibilities

Ms. Randhawa is a radiation and health sciences officer at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Her role involves studying the health effects of ionizing radiation exposure, particularly exposure to low doses of radiation or radiation delivered at low dose rates. She serves as the project coordinator for the review of United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) reports within the CNSC. She also works as a coordinator and advisor for various research projects and working groups and as a technical authority on external research contracts through the CNSC’s research and support program. Another primary component of her role involves the dissemination of objective regulatory, technical and scientific information. She is a member of the COHERE Scientific Committee.

Current research and/or projects

The Canadian Uranium Workers Study (CANUWS), which includes 80,000 Canadian uranium workers, with mortality (1945–2017) and cancer incidence (1969–2017) follow-up. The large epidemiological study will assess the radon / lung cancer relationship of different types of uranium workers, focusing on low radon exposures and low exposure rates.
Conducting the systematic review on how biological sex modifies the risk of ionizing radiation-induced health effects

Education

Bachelor of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa
Graduate Diploma in Population Health Risk Assessment and Management, University of Ottawa
Masters of Public Health, Queen’s University

Professional activities/interests

ISoRED Webinar Working Group

Affiliations

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Key publications

Shearer HM, Carroll LJ, Côté P, Randhawa K, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Wong JJ, Yu H, Sutton D, van der Velde G, Nordin M, Gross DP, Mior S, Stupar M, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A .The course and factors associated with recovery of whiplash-associated disorders: an updated systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration, European Journal of Physiotherapy 2020 Mar 25. doi: 10.1080/21679169.2020.1736150

Côté P, Yu H, Shearer HM, Randhawa K, Wong JJ, Mior S, Ameis A, Carroll LJ, Nordin M, Varatharajan S, Sutton D, Southerst D, Jacobs C, Stupar M,

Taylor-Vaisey A, Gross DP, Brison RJ, Paulden M, Ammendolia C, Cassidy JD, Loisel P, Marshall S, Bohay RN, Stapleton J, Lacerte M. Non-pharmacological management of persistent headaches associated with neck pain: A clinical practice guideline from the Ontario protocol for traffic injury management (OPTIMa) collaboration. Eur J Pain. 2019 Jul;23(6):1051-1070. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1374. Epub 2019 Feb 28. Review.

Johnson CD, Haldeman S, Chou R, Nordin M, Green BN, Côté P, Hurwitz EL, Kopansky-Giles D, Acaroğlu E, Cedraschi C, Ameis A, Randhawa K, Aartun E, Adjei-Kwayisi A, Ayhan S, Aziz A, Bas T, Blyth F, Borenstein D, Brady O, Brooks P, Camilleri C, Castellote JM, Clay MB, Davatchi F, Dudler J, Dunn R, Eberspaecher S, Emmerich J, Farcy JP, Fisher-Jeffes N, Goertz C, Grevitt M, Griffith EA, Hajjaj-Hassouni N, Hartvigsen J, Hondras M, Kane EJ, Laplante J, Lemeunier N, Mayer J, Mior S, Mmopelwa T, Modic M, Moss J, Mullerpatan R, Muteti E, Mwaniki L, Ngandeu-Singwe M, Outerbridge G, Rajasekaran S, Shearer H, Smuck M, Sönmez E, Tavares P, Taylor-Vaisey A, Torres C, Torres P, van der Horst A, Verville L, Vialle E, Kumar GV, Vlok A, Watters W 3rd, Wong CC, Wong JJ, Yu H, Yüksel S. The Global Spine Care Initiative: model of care and implementation. Eur Spine J. 2018 Sep;27(Suppl 6):925-945. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5720-z. Epub 2018 Aug 27.

Kopansky-Giles D, Johnson CD, Haldeman S, Chou R, Côté P, Green BN, Nordin M, Acaroğlu E, Ameis A, Cedraschi C, Hurwitz EL, Ayhan S, Borenstein D, Brady O, Brooks P, Davatchi F, Dunn R, Goertz C, Hajjaj-Hassouni N, Hartvigsen J, Hondras M, Lemeunier N, Mayer J, Mior S, Moss J, Mullerpatan R, Muteti E, Mwaniki L, Ngandeu-Singwe M, Outerbridge G, Randhawa K, Torres C, Torres P, Vlok A, Wong CC. The Global Spine Care Initiative: resources to implement a spine care program. Eur Spine J. 2018 Sep;27(Suppl 6):915-924. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5725-7. Epub 2018 Aug 27.

Haldeman S, Johnson CD, Chou R, Nordin M, Côté P, Hurwitz EL, Green BN, Kopansky-Giles D, Cedraschi C, Aartun E, Acaroğlu E, Ameis A, Ayhan S, Blyth F, Borenstein D, Brady O, Davatchi F, Goertz C, Hajjaj-Hassouni N, Hartvigsen J, Hondras M, Lemeunier N, Mayer J, Mior S, Mmopelwa T, Modic M, Mullerpatan R, Mwaniki L, Ngandeu-Singwe M, Outerbridge G, Randhawa K, Sönmez E, Torres C, Torres P, Watters W 3rd, Yu H. The Global Spine Care Initiative: classification system for spine-related concerns. Eur Spine J. 2018 Sep;27(Suppl 6):889-900. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5724-8. Epub 2018 Aug 27.

Haldeman S, Johnson CD, Chou R, Nordin M, Côté P, Hurwitz EL, Green BN, Cedraschi C, Acaroğlu E, Kopansky-Giles D, Ameis A, Adjei-Kwayisi A, Ayhan S, Blyth F, Borenstein D, Brady O, Brooks P, Camilleri C, Castellote JM, Clay MB, Davatchi F, Dunn R, Goertz C, Griffith EA, Hondras M, Kane EJ, Lemeunier N, Mayer J, Mmopelwa T, Modic M, Moss J, Mullerpatan R, Muteti E, Mwaniki L, Ngandeu-Singwe M, Outerbridge G, Randhawa K, Shearer H, Sönmez E, Torres C, Torres P, Verville L, Vlok A, Watters W 3rd, Wong CC, Yu H. The Global Spine Care Initiative: care pathway for people with spine-related concerns. Eur Spine J. 2018 Sep;27(Suppl 6):901-914. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5721-y. Epub 2018 Aug 27.

Hurwitz EL, Randhawa K, Torres P, Yu H, Verville L, Hartvigsen J, Côté P, Haldeman S. The Global Spine Care Initiative: a systematic review of individual and community-based burden of spinal disorders in rural populations in low- and middle-income communities. Eur Spine J. 2017 Dec 27. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5393-z. [Epub ahead of print] Review

Cedraschi C, Nordin M, Haldeman S, Randhawa K, Kopansky-Giles D, Johnson CD, Chou R, Hurwitz EL, Côté P. The Global Spine Care Initiative: a narrative review of psychological and social issues in back pain in low- and middle-income communities. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jan 27. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5434-7. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Acaroğlu E, Mmopelwa T, Yüksel S, Ayhan S, Nordin M, Randhawa K, Haldeman S. The Global Spine Care Initiative: a consensus process to develop and validate a stratification scheme for surgical care of spinal disorders as a guide for improved resource utilization in low- and middle-income communities. Eur Spine J. 2017 Oct 16. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5332-z. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Ameis A, Randhawa K, Yu H, Côté P, Haldeman S, Chou R, Hurwitz EL, Nordin, Wong JJ, Shearer HM, Taylor-Vaisey A. The Global Spine Care Initiative: a review of reviews and recommendations for the non-invasive management of acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture pain in low- and middle-income communities. Eur Spine J. 2017 Oct 16. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5273-6. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Chou R, Côté P, Randhawa K, Torres P, Yu H, Nordin M, Hurwitz EL, Haldeman S, Cedraschi C. The Global Spine Care Initiative: applying evidence-based guidelines on the non-invasive management of back and neck pain to low- and middle-income communities. Eur Spine J. 2018 Sep;27(Suppl 6):851-860. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5433-8. Epub 2018 Feb 19. Review.

Dion S, Wong JJ, Côté P, Yu H, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Stern PJ, Nordin M, Chung C, D’Angelo K, Dresser J, Brown C, Menta R, Ammendolia C, Shearer HM, Stupar M, Ameis A, Mior S, Carroll LJ, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are passive physical modalities effective for the management of common soft tissue injuries of the elbow? A Systematic Review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Clin J Pain. 2017 Jan;33(1):71-86.

Wong JJ, Shearer HM, Mior S, Côté P, Randhawa K, Yu H, Southerst D, Sutton D, Carroll LJ, Ameis A, Ammendolia C, Nordin M, Stupar M, Taylor-Vaisey A. Re: Chow, misleading negative conclusions on LLLT efficacy in an updated review of physical modalities in neck pain treatment [letter; comment]. Spine J. 2016 Dec;16(12):1631-1633.

Wong JJ, Shearer HM, Mior S, Jacobs C, Côté P, Randhawa K, Yu H, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Sutton D, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, Ameis A, Ammendolia C, Brison R, Nordin M, Stupar M, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are manual therapies, passive physical modalities, or acupuncture effective for the management of patients with whiplash-associated disorders or neck pain and associated disorders? An update of the Bone and Joint Decade Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders by the OPTIMa collaboration. Spine J. 2016 Dec;16(12):1598-1630.

Shearer HM, Carroll LJ, Wong JJ, Côté P, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Sutton DA, Randhawa KA, Yu H, Mior SA, van der Velde GM, Nordin MC, Stupar M, Taylor-Vaisey AL. Are psychological interventions effective for the management of neck pain and whiplash-associated disorders? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Spine J. 2016 Dec;16(12):1566-1581.

Wong JJ, Côté P, Sutton DA, Randhawa K, Yu H, Varatharajan S, Goldgrub R, Nordin M, Gross DP, Shearer HM, Carroll LJ, Stern PJ, Ameis A, Southerst D, Mior S, Stupar M, Varatharajan T, Taylor-Vaisey A. Clinical practice guidelines for the noninvasive management of low back pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Eur J Pain 2016 Oct 6. doi: 10.1002/ejp.931.

van der Velde G, Yu H, Paulden M, Côté P, Varatharajan S, Shearer HM, Wong JJ, Randhawa K, Southerst D, Mior S, Sutton D, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. Which interventions are cost-effective for the management of whiplash-associated and neck pain-associated disorders? A systematic review of the health economic literature by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Spine J. 2016 Dec;16(12):1582-1597.

Sutton DA, Côté P, Wong JJ, Varatharajan S, Randhawa KA, Yu H, Southerst D, Shearer HM, van der Velde GM, Nordin MC, Carroll LJ, Mior SA, Taylor-Vaisey AL, Stupar M. Is multimodal care effective for the management of patients with whiplash-associated disorders or neck pain and associated disorders? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Spine J. 2016 Dec;16(12):1541-1565.

Southerst D, Nordin MC, Côté P, Shearer HM, Varatharajan S, Yu H, Wong JJ, Sutton DA, Randhawa KA, van der Velde GM, Mior SA, Carroll LJ, Jacobs CL, Taylor-Vaisey AL. Is exercise effective for the management of neck pain and associated disorders or whiplash-associated disorders? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Spine J. 2016 Dec;16(12):1503-1523.

Yu H, Randhawa K, Côté P, Optima Collaboration. The effectiveness of physical agents for lower-limb soft tissue injuries: A Systematic review. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Jul;46(7):523-54.

Cox J, Varatharajan S, Côté P, Yu H, Wong JJ, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Goldgrub R, Southerst D, Shearer HM, Stern PJ, Dion S, D’Angelo K, Brown C, Menta R, Bohay R, Nordin M, Carroll LJ, Mior S, Stupar M, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are acupuncture therapies effective for the management of musculoskeletal disorders of the extremities? A Systematic Review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Apr 26:1-80.

Randhawa K, Bohay R, Côté P, van der Velde G, Sutton D, Wong JJ, Yu H, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Mior S, Stupar M, Shearer HM, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of noninvasive interventions for temporomandibular disorders: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Clin J Pain 2016 Mar;32(3):260-78.

Côté P, Wong JJ, Sutton D, Shearer HM, Mior S, Randhawa K, Ameis A, Carroll LJ, Nordin M, Yu H, Lindsay GM, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Jacobs C, Stupar M, Taylor-Vaisey A, van der Velde G, Gross DP, Brison RJ, Paulden M, Ammendolia C, David Cassidy J, Loisel P, Marshall S, Bohay RN, Stapleton J, Lacerte M, Krahn M, Salhany R. Management of neck pain and associated disorders: A clinical practice guideline from the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Eur Spine J. 2016 Mar 16.

Varatharajan S, Ferguson B, Chrobak K, Shergill Y, Côté P, Wong JJ, Yu H, Shearer HM, Southerst D, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Jacobs C, Abdulla S, Woitzik E, Marchand AA, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, Nordin M, Ammendolia C, Mior S, Ameis A, Stupar M, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are non-invasive interventions effective for the management of headaches associated with neck pain? An update of the Bone and Joint Decade Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Eur Spine J 2016 Feb 6.

Sutton DA, Nordin M, Côté P, Randhawa K, Yu H, Wong JJ, Stern P, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Shearer HM, Stupar M, Chung C, Goldgrub R, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of multimodal care for soft tissue injuries of the lower extremity: A Systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2016 Feb; 39(2): 95-109.

Sutton D, Gross DP, Côté P, Randhawa K, Yu H, Wong JJ, Stern P, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Shearer HM, Stupar M, Goldgrub R,Van der Velde GM, Nordin M, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. Multimodal care for the management of musculoskeletal disorders of the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Chiropr & Manual Ther. 2016 ;24(8): Online access only 20 p.

Piper S, Shearer HM, Côté P, Wong JJ, Yu H, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Randhawa KA, Sutton DA, Stupar M, Nordin MC, Mior SA, van der Velde GM, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of soft-tissue therapy for the management of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper and lower extremities: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Man Ther 2016 Feb;21:18-34.

Wong JJ, Côté P, Ameis A, Varatharajan S, Varatharajan T, Shearer HM, Brison RJ, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Yu H, Southerst D, Goldgrub R, Mior S, Stupar M, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs effective for the management of neck pain and associated disorders, whiplash-associated disorders, or non-specific low back pain? A systematic review of systematic reviews by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Eur Spine J 2016 Jan;25(1):34-61.

Goldgrub R, Côté P, Sutton D, Wong JJ, Yu H, Randhawa K, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Mior S, Shearer HM, Jacobs C, Stupar M, Chung CL, Abdulla S, Balogh R, Dogra S, Nordin M, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of multimodal care for the management of soft tissue injuries of the shoulder: A systematic Review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2016; 39(2): 121- 139.

Brown CK, Southerst D, Côté P, Shearer HM, Randhawa K, Wong JJ, Yu H, Varatharajan S, Sutton D, Stern PJ, D’Angelo K, Dion S, Cox J, Goldgrub R, Stupar M, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of exercise on recovery and clinical outcomes in patients with soft tissue injuries of the hip, thigh, or knee: A Systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2016; 39(2):110-120.

Randhawa K, Côté P, Gross DP, Wong JJ, Yu H, Sutton D, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Mior S, Stupar M, Shearer HM, Lindsay GM, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of structured patient education for the management of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the extremities: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Can Chiropr Assoc 2015 Dec;59(4):349-62.

Southerst D, Yu H, Randhawa K, Côté P, D’Angelo K, Shearer HM, Wong JJ, Sutton D, Varatharajan S, Goldgrub R, Dion S, Cox J, Menta R, Brown CK, Stern PJ, Stupar M, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of manual therapy for the management of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper and lower extremities: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Chiropr Man Therap 2015;23:30.

Woitzik E, Jacobs C, Wong JJ, Côté P, Shearer HM, Randhawa K, Sutton D, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Brison RJ, Yu H, van der Velde G, Stern PJ, Taylor-Vaisey A, Stupar M, Mior S, Carroll LJ. The effectiveness of exercise on recovery and clinical outcomes of soft tissue injuries of the leg, ankle, and foot: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Man Ther 2015 Oct;20(5):633-45.

Abdulla SY, Southerst D, Côté P, Shearer HM, Sutton D, Randhawa K, Varatharajan S, Wong JJ, Yu H, Marchand AA, Chrobak K, Woitzik E, Shergill Y, Ferguson B, Stupar M, Nordin M, Jacobs C, Mior S, Carroll LJ, van der Velde G, Taylor-Vaisey A. Is exercise effective for the management of subacromial impingement syndrome and other soft tissue injuries of the shoulder? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Man Ther 2015 Oct;20(5):646-56.

Southerst D, Marchand AA, Côté P, Shearer HM, Wong JJ, Varatharajan S, Randhawa K, Sutton D, Yu H, Gross DP, Jacobs C, Goldgrub R, Stupar M, Mior S, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of noninvasive interventions for musculoskeletal thoracic spine and chest wall pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2015 Sep;38(7):521-31.

D’Angelo K, Sutton D, Côté P, Dion S, Wong JJ, Yu H, Randhawa K, Southerst D, Varatharajan S, Cox Dresser J, Brown C, Menta R, Nordin M, Shearer HM, Ameis A, Stupar M, Carroll LJ, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of passive physical modalities for the management of soft tissue injuries and neuropathies of the wrist and hand: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2015 Sep;38(7):493-506.

Menta R, Randhawa K, Côté P, Wong JJ, Yu H, Sutton D, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, D’Angelo K, Cox J, Brown C, Dion S, Mior S, Stupar M, Shearer HM, Lindsay GM, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. The effectiveness of exercise for the management of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015 Sep;38(7):507-20.

Yu H, Côté P, Shearer HM, Wong JJ, Sutton DA, Randhawa KA, Varatharajan S, Southerst D, Mior SA, Ameis A, Stupar M, Nordin M, van der Velde GM, Carroll L, Jacobs CL, Taylor-Vaisey A, Abdulla S, Shergill Y. Effectiveness of passive physical modalities for shoulder pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management Collaboration. Phys Ther 2015 Mar;95(3):306-18.

Varatharajan S, Côté P, Shearer HM, Loisel P, Wong JJ, Southerst D, Yu H, Randhawa K, Sutton D, van der Velde G, Mior S, Carroll LJ, Jacobs C, Taylor-Vaisey A. Are work disability prevention interventions effective for the management of neck pain or upper extremity disorders? A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. J Occup Rehabil 2014 Dec;24(4):692-708.

Maier A, Krolik J, Randhawa K, Majury A. (2014). Bacteriological testing of private well water: A trends and guidelines assessment using five years of submission data from southeastern Ontario. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 105(3), e203-8.

Hall G, Maier A, Bennell MC, Randhawa K, Majury A. 2012. Heat burden and socioeconomic status in Ontario, Canada. Report for the Climate Change Office, Health Canada.

Conference Presentations and Posters

The Canadian Uranium Workers Study (CANUWS). National Research Council of Canada (NRC) symposium for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Ottawa, February 2020. [Poster]
The Canadian Uranium Workers Study (CANUWS). CRPA Conference, Ottawa, May 2019. [Presentation]
Investigation of private well water submission trends in southeastern Ontario. AMMI-CACMID Annual Conference, Quebec City, April 2013. [Poster]

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