June 2010 - University of Calgary

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Department of
Community Health Sciences
and
Calgary Institute for Population and
Public Health
Annual Report
July 2009 to June 2010
Department of Community Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
MISSION STATEMENT
The Department of Community Health Sciences is committed to enhancing the wellbeing of individuals and communities through education, research and service. We
value the diversity of our Department, which is evident in the multidisciplinary nature
of our faculty and student body. Our commitment to our community is reflected in
responsive educational programs; collaborative, relevant research; and consulting and
clinical services that make the expertise of the Department available to a wide
constituency.
Calgary Institute for Population & Public Health
MISSION STATEMENT
To be the hub and catalyst for population and public health and health
systems and services research at the University of Calgary and in the
Province of Alberta.
Department of Community Health Sciences and
Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health
3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6
Fax: (403) 270-7307
www.ucalgary.ca/communityhealthsciences
http://www.ucalgary.ca/cipph/
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................... 1
FACULTY MEMBERS
Full-Time Faculty ............................................................................................................................ 5
Part-Time Faculty .......................................................................................................................... 14
Emeritus Faculty ............................................................................................................................ 22
SUPPORT AND RESEARCH STAFF ................................................................................................... 23
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Undergraduate Medical Education ................................................................................................ 25
Undergraduate BHSc Education ................................................................................................... 26
Graduate Education........................................................................................................................ 27
Graduate Courses offered in July 2009 to June 2010 .................................................................... 29
Graduate Students .......................................................................................................................... 31
Postgraduate Medical Education.................................................................................................... 34
Continuing Education .................................................................................................................... 35
Swift Efficient Application of Research in Community Health (SEARCH) ................................. 36
CHS Seminars offered in July 2009 to June 2010 ......................................................................... 37
CENTRES, UNITS AND PROGRAMS
Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health (CIPPH) ........................................................ 42
Population Health Intervention Research Centre (PHIRC) ........................................................... 43
Health Innovation and Information Technology Centre (HiiTeC) ................................................ 44
Health Economics Program (HEP) ................................................................................................ 45
Health Technology Assessment and Appraisal Unit (HTA) .......................................................... 45
Western Canada Waiting List Investigators (WCWL) .................................................................. 46
RESEARCH GROUPS
Health Promotion Research Group ................................................................................................ 47
Women‟s Health Research Group.................................................................................................. 47
RESEARCH CHAIRS/PROFESSORSHIPS
Markin Chair in Health and Society .............................................................................................. 48
Canada Research Chair in Complementary Medicine ................................................................... 49
Canada Research Chair in Health Services Research .................................................................... 50
The John A. Buchanan Chair in General Internal Medicine .......................................................... 50
CIHR/PHAC Chair in Applied Public Health................................................................................ 51
CIHR Career Transition Chair in Gender and Health .................................................................... 51
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Summary of Funding Sources ........................................................................................................ 52
Sources of Research Funding in July 2009 to June 2010 .............................................................. 53
Faculty Research Activities and Publications ................................................................................ 58
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INTRODUCTION
The Department of Community Health Sciences and the newly emerged Calgary Institute for Population
and Public Health (CIPPH) are pleased to table this Annual Report for the period of July 1, 2009 to
June 30, 2010.
The Department and CIPPH moved into the Teaching, Research and Wellness Building in January of
2010 and, with the hard work and dedication of our consultants and support staff, and with cooperation
and goodwill of all faculty, staff and students, have successfully “moved in.”
In April, 2010 a substantial step was taken with the formal creation of the Calgary Institute for Population
and Public Health, with its new Scientific Director being appointed. Dr. William Ghali will be taking up
his position on July 1, 2010. We wish Dr. Ghali every success. At the same time, the Department of
Community Health Sciences has evolved and its graduate education programs have been continuously
improved and revised to meet student needs. The specializations have been maturing and students are
making choices based on these specializations and the competencies that they provide.
The Department changes administrative leadership on July 1, 2010 and we welcome Dr Chip Doig as the
new Department Head.
2007-08
2008-09
30
41
40
56
59
60
87
96
98
11
12
12
10
11
10
18
11
22
2
55,551,467
2
76,896,584
1
84,643,094
19,874,377
28,972,116
28,708,086
Full-Time Faculty:
– primary appointment in Department
2009-2010
(08-09 includes CRDS Faculty)
– primary appointment in other
departments
Part-Time Faculty
(Adjunct=54;Clinical=37;Research=57)
Administrative Staff
Faculty with Competitive Salary Awards
(AHFMR/CIHR/Other):
– primary appointment in Department
– primary appointment in other
departments
– adjunct appointments
Total Research Funding
Research Funding for which Principal
Investigator is a member of this
Department
Research Funding for which Co-Investigator
is a member of this Department
**Co-investigator totals include
35,677,090** 47,924,468** 55,935,008**
6,305,054
approximate amounts for multi-centre studies
Graduate Courses
Graduate Students
Students receiving Scholarships and External
Funding
Community Medicine Residents
1
22,295,011
32,584,909
29
107
46
128
40
132
37
37
45
5
5
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In 2009-2010, the Department was very pleased to appoint one new full-time faculty member with
primary appointment in Community Health Sciences:
Dr. Bonnie Lashewicz, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, effective July
1, 2009
In 2009-2010, the Department was also pleased to offer joint full-time appointments to three faculty
members whose primary appointments were in other departments:
Dr. Robert Myers, Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine,
effective April 1, 2010
Dr.Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, effective July 1, 2010
Dr. Robert Quinn, Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, effective July
1, 2010
Six individuals received part-time (adjunct/clinical/research) faculty appointments in the Department:
Dr. Mark Hardy, Clinical Assistant Professor, effective September 1, 2009
Dr. Gavin McCormack, Adjunct Assistant Professor, effective March 1, 2010
Dr. Wayne Hammond, Adjunct Assistant Professor, effective April 1, 2010
Dr. Julia Keenliside, Adjunct Assistant Professor, effective April 1, 2010
Dr. Lorraine Shack, Adjunct Assistant Professor, effective April 1, 2010
Dr. Jeffrey Caird, Adjunct Professor, effective July 1, 2010
Faculty promotions were granted to the following faculty members whose primary or joint appointments
were in the Department of Community Health Sciences:
Dr. Susan Cran was promoted from the rank of Instructor to Assistant Professor, (effective April 1, 2010)
Dr. Tyrone Donnon was promoted from the rank of Assistant Professor to Associate Professor (effective
April 1, 2010)
Dr. Colleen Maxwell was promoted from the rank of Associate Profess or Professor (effective April 1, 2010
Dr. Steven Edworthy was promoted from the rank of Associate Professor to Professor (effective April 1,
2010)
Dr. Ronald Sigal was promoted from the rank of Associate Professor to Professor (effective April 1, 2010)
In 2009-2010, individuals who were successful in new competitive salary award competitions included the
following:
Full-time faculty with primary appointment in Community Health Sciences:
Scott Patten
AI-HS Health Senior Scholar
Full-time faculty with joint appointment in Community Health Sciences:
Robert Hilsden
- AI-HS Health Scholar
Gilaad Kaplan
- CIHR New Investigator
Doreen Rabi
- AI-HS Population Health Investigator
Ronald Sigal
- AI-HS Health Senior Scholar
Eric Smith
Suzanne Tough
- AI-HS Terminal Award for Population Health Investigator/AI-HS
Health Scholar
Continuing award holders of AHFMR, CIHR and other competitions are:
Full-time faculty with primary appointment in Community Health Sciences:
Penny Hawe
- AI-HS Health Scientist
Deborah Marshall
- Tier II Canada Research Chair
Colleen Maxwell
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Lindsay McLaren
Lynn McIntyre
Hude Quan
Melanie Rock
Alan Shiell
Marja Verhoef
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AI-HS Population Health Investigator
CIHR Mid-Career Research Chair
AI-HS Population Health Investigator
AI-HS Population Health Investigator and CIHR New Investigator
AI-HS Health Scientist and CIHR Applied Public Health Chair
Tier II Canada Research Chair in Complementary Medicine
Full-time faculty with joint appointment in Community Health Sciences:
Norman Campbell
- CIHR Chair in Hypertension Prevention and Control
Elijah Dixon
- AI-HS Population Health Investigator and CIHR New Investigator
Carolyn Emery
Derek Exner
- AI-HS Scholar
William Ghali
- AI-HS Health Senior Scholar and Tier II Canada Research Chair
Walter Glannon
- Tier II Canada Research Chair
Brent Hagel
Brenda Hemmelgarn
Michael Hill
Nathalie Jette
Kathryn King
Braden Manns
Robert Myers
- AI-HS Clinical Investigator and CIHR New Investigator
Thomas Stelfox
JianLi Wang
David Zygun
- AI-HS Clinical Investigator and CIHR New Investigator
Faculty with adjunct appointment in Community Health Sciences:
Christine Friedenreich
- AI-HS Health Senior Scholar
Fourteen students completed MSc degrees. These students, and their supervisors, were:
Anita Agrawal (Dr. Sue Ross)
Mohammed Yasir Al-Hindi (Dr. Reg Sauve)
Luc Berthiaume (Dr. Christopher Doig/Dr. Braden Manns)
Morgan Blair (Dr. Colleen Maxwell)
Jennifer deBruyn (Dr. Robert Hilsden)
Rhonda Fur (Dr. Elizabeth Henderson/Dr. Ronald Read)
Emily Medd (Dr. Margaret Russell)
Robyn Mills (Dr. Wilfreda Thurston)
Shainur Premji (Dr. Richard E. Scott/Dr. Gillian Currie)
Amuchou Singh Soraisham (Dr. Reg Sauve)
Xiaochun (Grace) Wang (Dr. Gordon Fick/Dr.Misha Eliasziw)
Krista Wilkinson (Dr. Elizabeth Henderson)
Stephen Wilton (Dr. Derek Exner/Dr. William Ghali)
Jennifer Yelland (Dr. Scott Patten)
Five students completed the course-based MDCS (Master of Disability and Community Studies)
Liesha Adediran (Dr. Susan Cran)
Anna-Marie Kopec (Dr. Susan Cran)
Dana MacDonald (Dr. Susan Cran)
Urszula Naszynska (Dr. Susan Cran)
Surekha Thiyagarajah (Dr. Susan Cran)
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Six students completed the PhD program. These students, and their supervisors, were:
Fabiola Aparicio-Ting (Dr. Heather E. Bryant)
Brian Benson (Dr. Willem Meeuwisse)
Karen Davison (Dr. Bonnie Kaplan)
Deirdre Ann Hennessy (Dr. Christopher Doig)
Tara MacCannell (Dr. Elizabeth Henderson/Dr. Nigel Waters)
Diane McGregor (Dr. Nancy Marlett)
Seven students completed their Candidacy Examinations. These students, and their supervisors, were:
Salma Khaled (Dr. Scott Patten)
Aliyah Mawji (Dr. Ardene Robinson Vollman/Dr. Jennifer Hatfield)
Amy Metcalfe (Dr. Suzanne Tough)
Alka Patel (Dr. William Ghali)
Heather Ray (Dr. Marja Verhoef)
Paul Ronksley (Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn)
Greg Yelland (Dr. Catherine Scott/Dr. Marja Verhoef)
I would like to thank Dr. Marja Verhoef for her leadership as Deputy Head of the Department in this past
year, and particularly thank Merle Dalip and Sylvia Bolt for their unbending support for the Department.
I would also thank Peter Freeman who ably assisted us as the inaugural Executive Director of the Calgary
Institute for Population and Public Health, and Kathy Dirk for her diligence and work during the
formative phase of the Institute. Thanks, as well, to Lindsay Bradshaw for her administrative support and
assistance with our major relocation and to Kim Noseworthy for her assistance in compiling this report.
Finally, I thank all faculty and staff for a tremendously rewarding opportunity to have served as
Department Head for a period of seven years.
Respectfully submitted
Thomas W. Noseworthy, MC, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCPC
Professor and Head, Department of Community Health Sciences
Director, Centre for Health and Policy Studies
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FACULTY MEMBERS
The Department of Community Health Sciences remains the most multidisciplinary group of faculty
members in the Faculty of Medicine. Academic backgrounds vary, from the „basic‟ sciences of
community medicine (biostatistics, epidemiology, economics, and social and behavioural sciences), to
clinical and applied aspects of community medicine (occupational health, geriatric health services, health
policy and management, international health, maternal and child health, aboriginal health, health
promotion, nutrition, public health and hospital epidemiology). Many faculty members have joint
appointments with other departments within the Faculty of Medicine (Family Medicine, Medicine,
Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and Surgery), or in other faculties of the University
(Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Kinesiology, and Social Sciences).
For the period July 2009 to June 2010, the Department of Community Health Sciences had 100 full-time
faculty members (40 primary and 60 joint appointments). The faculty members with joint appointments
had major responsibilities in either another department within the Faculty of Medicine or in another
faculty.
For the period July 2009 to June 2010, there were 98 part-time faculty members (54 Adjunct, 37 Clinical
and 7 Research) associated with the Department and 5 who held Emeritus appointments. Responsibilities
of the part-time faculty included teaching in the Undergraduate, Graduate, and Post-Graduate Medical
Education Programs of the Department.
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Primary Appointment
Tanya N. Beran, BA, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Medical Education and Research
Unit
Andrew G.M. Bulloch, BA, PhD
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Physiology and Biophysics, and Psychiatry
Ann L. Casebeer, BA, MPA, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Susan P. Cran, BSW, MEd, EdD
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Graduate Student Advisor, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Tyrone Donnon, BSc, BEd, MEd, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Medical Education and Research
Unit
Chris J. Eagle, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FANZCA
President and Chief Operating Officer, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Anaesthesia
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Misha Eliasziw, BSc, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Oncology and Clinical Neurosciences
Gordon H. Fick, BSc, MSc, PhD
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Glenys Godlovitch, BA, LLB, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Office of Medical Bioethics
Chair, Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board
Stan Godlovitch, BA, B.Litt., PhD
Peter H. Harasym, BSc, MEd, PhD
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences (to February 2010)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Jennifer Hatfield, BA, M.App.Sci, PhD
Associate Dean, Global Health and International Partnerships, Faculty of Medicine
Chair, IDRC Funded, Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research Partnerships
Director, Development and International Projects, Institute for Gender Research
Penelope Hawe, BScPsych, MPH, PhD
Director, Population Health Intervention Research Centre
Markin Chair in Health and Society
AI-HS/AHFMR Health Scientist
Visiting Scholar, University of California Berkeley
Marilynne A. Hebert, BSc, MEd, PhD
Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Community Health Sciences
Elizabeth Ann Henderson, BSc, RT, MSc, PhD
Director, IPC Surveillance, Infection Prevention and Control, Alberta Health Services
E. Anne Hughson, BA, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Community Rehabilitation
Disability Studies
Program Director, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Bonnie Lashewicz, BEd, MEd, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Community Rehabilitation Disability
Studies
Jocelyn M. Lockyer, BA, MHA, PhD
Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine
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Nancy J. Marlett, BA, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies and Department of Community
Health Sciences
Deborah A. Marshall, BSc, MHSA, PhD
Canada Research Chair, Health Services and Systems Research
Director, Health Technology Assessment, Alberta Bone Joint Health Institute, Faculty of Medicine
Colleen J. Maxwell, BSc, MA, PhD
Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Medicine
AI-HS/AHFMR Health Scholar
Lynn McIntyre, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
CIHR Chair in Gender and Health
Lindsay McLaren, BA, MA, PhD
AI-HS/AHFMR Population Health Investigator
Lynn M. Meadows, BA, MA, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Adjunct Professor, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology and Department of Family
Medicine, University of Alberta
Thomas W. Noseworthy, BMedSc, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCPC, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, CHE
Co-Director, Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health
Beth L. Parrott, BA, MSc
Instructor II and Graduate Student Advisor, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies and
Scott B. Patten, BMedSc, MD, FRCPC, PhD
Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry
Director of Research, Department of Psychiatry
Hude Quan, DipMCH, MPH, MD, PhD
Melanie J. Rock, BA, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences
CIHR New Investigator
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Margaret L. Russell, BSc, MD, FRCPC, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences
Reg S. Sauve, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Paediatrics
Director, Perinatal Follow-Up Program, Alberta Children's Hospital
Richard E. Scott, BSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Global e-Health Research and
Training (GeHRT) Program, Health Innovation and Information Technology Centre (HiiTeC)
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Health Information, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of
Victoria, British Columbia
Alan M. Shiell, BSc, MSc, PhD
CIHR/PHAC Chair in Applied Public Health
Frank Stahnisch, MSc, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and History
AMF/Hannah Professor in the History of Medicine and Health Care, Faculty of Medicine
Lloyd R. Sutherland, BA, MDCM, MSC, FRCPC, FACP
Wilfreda E. Thurston, BA, MSc, PhD
Professor, Department of Ecosystems and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Director, Institute for Gender Research, University of Calgary
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Faculty of Kinesiology
Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta
Guido van Rosendaal, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Medicine (to June 30, 2010)
Marja J. Verhoef, BA, MA, MSc, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Complementary Medicine
Adjunct Professor, University of Tromsø, Norway
Affiliated Scientist at the Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation,
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
Associate Scientist, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research and Evaluation Program,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta
Claudio Violato, BSc, MA, PhD
Director, Medical Education and Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine
Coordinator, Graduate Program in Medical Education, Department of Medical Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Division of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Education
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Gregor Wolbring, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Community Rehabilitation and
Disability Studies
Joint Appointment
Herman Barkema, DVM, PhD
Head, Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Professor, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Department of Production Animal Health,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Susan G. Barr, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health
Sciences
Cynthia Beck, BSc(Eng.),MASc.MD,FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences
Bonnie Buntain, BSc, MSc, DVM, DABVP, DACVPM
Assistant Dean, Government and International Relations and Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Norman Campbell, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology and
Therapeutics, and Community Health Sciences
CIHR Canada Chair in Hypertension Prevention & Control
Robert L. Cowie, MB ChB, MD, MSc, FCPSA, MFOM
Professor, Division of Respirology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Gillian R. Currie, BComm, MA, MPhil, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences
Warren Davidson, BSc, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, FCCP
Assistant Professor, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Community Health
Sciences
Deborah Dewey, BA, MA, MSc, PhD
Professor, Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology
Director, Behavioural Research Unit, Alberta Children‟s Hospital
James A. Dickinson, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, FAFPHM
Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Elijah Dixon, MD, BSc, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery, Oncology and Community Health Sciences
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Christopher J. Doig, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Medical Director, Multisystem ICU, Foothills Medical Centre
Joseph C. Dort, BSc, MSc, MD, CCFP, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Departments of Surgery, Clinical Neurosciences, Oncology and Community Health Sciences
Neil Drummond, BA, MFPHM (UK), PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Director of Research, Department of Family Medicine
Steven M. Edworthy, BSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Carolyn A. Emery, BSc, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health
Sciences
Professorship in Paediatric Rehabilitation
J.C. Herbert Emery, BA, MA, PhD
Professor, Departments of Economics and Community Health Sciences
Svare Professor in Health Economics
Derek V. Exner, BSc, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Cardiac Sciences, Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Director, CON-ECT Clinical Coordinating Centre, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
Medical Director, Cardiac Device Program, Alberta Health Services
AI-HS/AHFMR Scholar
William J. Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Community Health
Sciences
AI-HS/AHFMR Senior Health Scholar
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health Services Research
John A. Buchanan Chair in General Internal Medicine
Walter Glannon, BA, MA, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Philosophy and Community Health Sciences
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Medical Bioethics and Ethical Theory
Brent Hagel, BPE, MSc, PhD
Professorship in Child Health and Wellness, Alberta Children‟s Hospital Foundation
David A. Hanley, BA, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Departments of Medicine, Oncology and
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Kenton G.Hecker, BSc,MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Medical Research Unit
Brenda Hemmelgarn, DipNurs, BScN, MN, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Michael D. Hill, BSc, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medicine, Radiology and Community
Health Sciences
Associate Dean, Clinical Research, University Of Calgary
Robert J. Hilsden, MSc, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health
Sciences
David B. Hogan, MD, FACP, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Departments of Medicine, Clinical Neurosciences and Community
Health Sciences
Brenda Strafford Chair in Geriatric Medicine
Program Director, Residency Program in Geriatric Medicine
Gwendolyn Hollaar, BS, MD, FRCSC, MPH
Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery and Community Health Sciences
Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, BSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Divisions of Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine, Departments of Medicine and
Russell Hull, MBBS, MSc, FRACP, FACP, FCCP, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Director, Thrombosis Research Unit
Nathalie Jetté, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Community Health Sciences
Charlotte A. Jones, BSc, MSc, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Departments of Medicine and
Director, Hypertension and Cholesterol Centre, Alberta Health Services
Medical Director, LIBIN Center of Excellence in Hypertension Prevention and Control
Bonnie J. Kaplan, BA, MA, PhD, CPsych
Research Psychologist, Behavioural Research Unit, Alberta Children's Hospital
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Gil Kaplan, BSc, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine
and Community Health Sciences
James D. Kellner, BSc, MSc, MD
Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics
Professor, Departments of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Community Health Sciences
Kathryn M. King, BScN, RN, MN, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Department of Community Health Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Kevin B. Laupland, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Braden J. Manns, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Fellow, Institute of Health Economics
John D. McLennan, BMedSc, MD, PhD, MPH, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Psychiatry and Paediatrics
Robert P. Myers, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine
Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, BSc, MSc, PhD
Maeve O‟Beirne, BSc, MSc, MD, PhD, CCFP, IBCLC
Clinician/Preceptor, UCMC Sunridge, University of Calgary Teaching Clinics
Clinician/Preceptor, Low Risk Maternity Clinic, Alberta Health Services
Elizabeth Oddone-Paolucci, BA, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Surgery and Community Health Sciences
Associate Director of Research, Office of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery
Robert R.Quinn, BSc, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Doreen M. Rabi, BSc, MSc, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine, Cardiac Sciences and Community Health Sciences
Pietro Ravani, MSc, MD, FNCPI
Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
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Susan Ross, BSc, PhD, MBA
Professor, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Family Medicine, Surgery and Community
Health Sciences
Director of Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Alaa Rostom, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health
Sciences
Chad Saunders, BSc, MBA, PhD
Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems, Haskayne School of Business and Department of
Research and Innovation Lead, Health Innovation and Information Technology Centre (HiiTeC)
Cynthia H-T. Seow, MBBS, MSc, FRACP
Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health
Sciences
Ronald J. Sigal, BSc, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Departments of Medicine, Cardiac Sciences and
Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology
Eric E. Smith, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology and Community Health Sciences
Antonio S. Stang, Bsc, MD/MBA, MSc
Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Departments of Paediatrics
H. Thomas Stelfox, BMSc, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Critical Care Medicine
and Medicine
Craig Stephen, DVM, PhD
Professor, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
and Department of Community Health Sciences
Clinical Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Vancouver Island University
Adjunct Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Saskatchewan
Special Graduate Faculty, Population Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Guelph
Suzanne C. Tough, BSc, MSc, PhD
Jian Li Wang, BMed, MMed, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences
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Samuel Wiebe, MD, FRCPC, MSc
Head, Division of Neurology, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Professor, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences
Director of Clinical Research, Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Stephen Wood, MD, FRCS(C), MSc
Associate Professor, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Community Health Sciences
David Zygun, BSc, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Neurosciences
PART-TIME FACULTY
Research Faculty
Guanmin Chen, MD, PhD, MPH
Biostatistician/Epidemiologist, Hypertension Outcomes and Surveillance Team
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Barbara Conner-Spady, BSc, MN, PhD
Research Associate, Western Canada Waiting List Project
Carolyn De Coster, RN, MBA, PhD
Director, Clinical Service Optimization, Data Integration, Measurement & Reporting,
Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Associate Director, Western Regional Training Centre for Health Services Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
Cameron R. Donaldson, BA, MSc, PhD
Health Foundation Chair in Health Economics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Centre for Health Services Research, School of Population and Health Sciences
Research Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Christine Kennedy, BS, MSc, DPhil
Resident in Community Medicine and Family Medicine, Queen‟s University, Ontario
Robert C. Lee, BSc, BScEd, MSc
Consultant, Neptune and Co. Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico
Claudia San Martin, BArtsSc, MSc, PhD
Senior Analyst, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Research Associate, Western Canada Waiting List Project
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Adjunct Faculty
Carol E. Adair, BA, MSc, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences
Lubna A. Baig, MBBS, MPH, PhD
Managing Director, Alberta International Medical Graduate Program
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Rollin F. Brant, BMath, MMath, PhD
Biostatician, Centre for Community Child Health
BC Research Institute for Children and Women‟s Health
Adjunct Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
David R.L. Cawthorpe, BSc, MSc, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences
Gary Cole, BSc, MA, PhD
Senior Research Associate and Manager, Educational Research and Development Unit, Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Linda S. Cook, BSc, MSc, PhD
Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Scientific Associate, Population Health and Information,
Ilona Csizmadi, BA, MSc, PhD
Research Scientist/Epidemiologist, Population Health Research,
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences
Sandra Delon, BA, MPsych, PhD
Director, Chronic Disease Management, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
John Dennis, BSc, MSc, PhD
President, SolAero Limited
Tam Truong Donnelly, RN, BScN, MScN, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing
Stephen J. Duckett, BEc, MHA, PhD, DSc, DBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Health Services
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James R. Dunn, BArtsSc, MA, PhD
Associate Professor, Inner City Health Research Unit, St. Michael‟s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Peter Faris, BSc, MSc, PhD
Director of Evaluation, Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute
Tanis R. Fenton, BSc, MHSc, PhD
Clinical Nutrition Research Coordinator, Foothills Medical Centre, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Christine Friedenreich, BSc, MSc, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Oncology and Faculty of Kinesiology
Leader, Population Health Research -Cancer Care, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
AI-HS/AHFMR Health Senior Scholar
Helen P. Gardiner, BA, MSc, PhD
Director, H. Gardiner & Associates Inc.
Heather H. Gifford, MPH, PhD
Researcher, Whakauae Research Service, Whanganiui, New Zealand
Cornelius Guenter, BA, MA, PhD
International Health Program, Faculty of Medicine
Juliet R. Guichon, BA, MA, SJD
Senior Associate, Office of Medical Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine
Wayne Hammond, BA, MSc, PhD
CEO and President, Resiliency Initiatives
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Alexandra Harrison, BSc, MSc, PhD
Consultant, Health Care: Organizations, Leadership, Education
Marianna L. Hofmeister, BA, MA, PhD
Manager, Physician Learning Program, Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
Robert L. Innes, BA, DHA, ACHAF
RLI Consulting Inc.
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Paul Egon Jonsson, MBA, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Executive Director and CEO, Institute of Health Economics
Don Juzwishin, BA, MHSA, PhD
Director, Health Technology Assessment and Innovation, Alberta Health Services (Edmonton Area)
Julia Keenliside, DVM, MSc
Veterinary Epidemiologist, Government of Alberta, Agriculture and Rural Development, Food Safety
Division
Shariq Khoja, MBBS, MSc,PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and
Medical Director‟s Office, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Judge Heather A. Lamoureux, BA, LLB, LLM
Provincial Court Judge, The Provincial Court of Alberta
Steven Lewis, BA, MA
President, Access Consulting Limited
Diane Lorenzetti, BA, MLS
Research Librarian, Institute of Health Economics and Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health
Mingshan Lu, BEng, MA, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Research Fellow, Institute of Health Economics
Christine M. MacFarlane, BA, MSc, PhD, R. Psych
Consultant, Possberg and Associates
Gail MacKean, MPA, PhD
Health Research Consultant, Griffith Ridge Group Inc.
Bretta Maloff, BHEc, DNut
Executive Director, Health Promotion, Disease and Injury Prevention, Population and Public Health,
Alberta Health Services
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Community Health Sciences
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Maureen McCall, BSc, MD, CCFP, MPH
Community Health Development Specialist
Gavin McCormack, BSc, MSc, PhD
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Population Health Intervention Research Centre
Adjunct Assistant, Department of Community Health Sciences
S. Elizabeth McGregor, BSc, MSc, PhD
Research Scientist, Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care
Adjunct Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Oncology
Willem Meeuwisse, BA, MD, PhD
Professor, Sports Medicine Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology
Stacey Page, BSc, MSc, PhD
Senior Research Associate, Office of Medical Bioethics
Deputy Chair, Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board
Catherine Pryce, BScN, MN
Vice President, Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services
Sheila A. Robinson, BSc, MA, PhD
Consultant, River Run Associates
Donald P. Schopflocher, BA, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor and Research Statistician, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Catherine Scott, BSc, MSc, PhD
Executive Director, Knowledge Management, Alberta Health Services
Elaine Seifert, BA, LLB, LLM
Barrister and Solicitor, Appointed Queen‟s Counsel
Lorraine Shack, BSc, MSc, PhD
Research Leader, Research Evaluation Unit, Health Promotion, Disease and Injury Prevention, Population
and Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Gene Marie Shematek, BA, MT, MScA
President, GMS & Associates Ltd.
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Community Health Sciences
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Douglas Smith, MA, PhD
President, Organomics Inc
Sharon E. Straus, HBSc, MD, FRCPC, MSc
St. Michael‟s Hospital, Toronto
Adjunct Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine and Division of Geriatric Medicine,
Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Lawrence (Larry) W. Svenson, BSc
Manager, Epidemiologic Surveillance, Public Health Surveillance and Environmental Health, Population
Health Division, Alberta Health and Wellness
Richard Tay, BSc, MSc, PhD, PEng
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and AMA Chair in Road Safety
Angus Thompson, BA, MSc, PhD
Ardene R. Vollman, BScN, MA, PhD
Health and Evaluation Consultant, Robinson Vollman Inc.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, and
Faculty of Kinesiology
Fulin Wang, BMed, MMed, PhD
Epidemiologist, Health Surveillance Branch, Alberta Health and Wellness
Warren Wilson, BA, MA, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology
Clinical Faculty
Kirk Barber, BMSc, MD, FRCPC
Dermatologist
Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Nick J. Bayliss, MB, BS, MPH
Heather Bryant, BSc, MD, CCFP, PhD, FRCPC
Vice President, Cancer Control, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Clinical Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Oncology
Jeffrey Caird, BSc, MSc, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
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Lorne Clearsky, MD, FRCPC
Program Director, Community Medicine Residency Training Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Kenneth J. Corbet, MD, CCFPC, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
André E. Corriveau, BSc, MDCM, MBA, FRCPC
Chief Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health and Wellness
Clinical Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
John W.F. Cowell, BSc, MSc, MD, CCFP, CCBOM, FRCPC
Dr. John Cowell Consulting Ltd.
Clinical Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Dr. John W. Cutbill, BEng, MSc, MD, Dip SportMed, FCBOM, FCFP, FAADEP
Chief Medical Officer, Canadian Pacific Railway
Diane Dahlman, BMedSc, MD, DPH
Director of Occupational Health, Occupational Health Division, Imperial Oil Ltd.
Albert S. deVilliers, MBChB, MMed
Lead, Medical Officer of Health, Peace County Health, Public Health Centre, Alberta Health Services,
North Zone
Erick Dillmann, MD
Community Health Development Specialist, University of Calgary International
J. Catherine Dube, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine and
Dwayne R. Elford, BPE, MD, MSc
Family Physician and Urgent Care Physician, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Brent Friesen, MD, FRCPC
Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Adel Gabriel, MBCHB, FRCPC, MSc
Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences
Ronald G. Gorsche, BSc, MD, CCFP, MMSc
Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences
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Andrew J. Graham, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Community
Health Sciences
Mark R. Hardy, MB MS, MSc, FRCSC
Surgical Oncologist, Division of Surgical Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Surgery, Oncology and Community Health Sciences
Murray C. Lee, BSc, MD, MPH
Senior Partner, Habitat Health Impact Consulting
Judy MacDonald, BSc, MD, MCM, FRCPC
Elizabeth MacKay, BSc, MD, FRCPC, MPH
Director of Medical Teaching, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Laura J. McLeod, BSc, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Coordinator, Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Community Health Sciences
Linda A. Mrkonjic, BSc, MD, FRCSC, MSc
Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Surgery and Community Health Sciences
Richard J. Musto, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Lead, Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Carolyn Pim, BSc, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Community Medicine Consultant
Stuart A. Ross, MB, ChB, FRACP, MRACP
Clinical Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Salim Samanani, BSc, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Medical Officer, Health Surveillance and Informatics Projects, Treaty 7 First Nations
Christopher Sarin, BSc, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Community Medical Consultant, Health Canada, Alberta Region First Nations and Inuit Health
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David Strong, BSc, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
Director, Health Surveillance and Medical Officer of Health, Healthy Communities, Alberta Health
Services, Calgary Zone
David Swann, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
MLA for Constituency of Mountain-View and Public Health Consultant
Willis Tsai, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Rockyview
General Hospital
Douglas A. Urness, BMSc, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Director, Provincial Telemental Health Program and Staff Psychiatrist,
The Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury
Shainoor (Virani) Ismail, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Chief of Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Control, Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious
Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada
Cameron D. Waddell, MD, MHA
Medical Lead Accreditation with OH&S, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Wadieh Yacoub, MBBCh, MSC, FRCPC
Regional Community Medicine Consultant, Medical Services Branch, Health Canada
Rudolf A.G. Zimmer, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Community Medicine Specialist
EMERITUS FACULTY
Penny A. Jennett, BA, MA, PhD, CCHRA(C)
Emeritus Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Donald E. Larsen, BA, MA, PhD
Edgar J. Love, MD, PhD, CRCS(C)
Emeritus Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Alfred Neufeldt, BA, MA, PhD
Guido van Rosendaal, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
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SUPPORT/RESEARCH STAFF
Administrative Staff
Rae Barolet
Sylvia Bolt
Lindsay Bradshaw
Beth Cusitar
Merle Dalip
Sandra Dewar
Crystal Elliott
Sabrina Anderson
Jeannie Halmo
Moon Ahmed (temp)
Kim Noseworthy
Lydia Vaz
Victoria Stagg
Diane Lorenzetti
Administrative Secretary to Drs. M. Eliasziw, W. Ghali and H. Quan
Administrative Assistant to Drs. C. Doig and T. Noseworthy
Administrative Assistant to Drs. P. Hawe and A. Shiell and
Executive Assistant to Population Health Intervention Research Centre
Administrative Assistant to Drs. S. Godlovitch, F. Stahnisch and History of
Medicine and Health Care Program
Administrative Assistant to the Department
Administrative Secretary to Drs. S. Patten, L. McIntyre, L.McLaren and M.Verhoef
Graduate Program Administrator (shared) to Dr. M. Hebert
Graduate Program Administrator (shared) to Dr. M. Hebert
Administrative Assistant to Drs. G. Fick, R. Sauve and W. Thurston and
Department Newsletter and Website Administrator
Administrative Secretary to M. Russell and Community Medicine Residency
Training Program
Administrative Secretary to Drs. M. Hebert, L. Sutherland, Part-Time Teaching
Faculty and Departmental Assistant
Administrative Assistant to Drs. A. Casebeer, C. Maxwell, J. McLennan,
L. Meadows and M. Rock
Statistical Programmer to the Department
Research Librarian, Institute of Economics, Population Health Intervention
Research Centre and Community Health Sciences
Assistant/Associate Research Staff to Faculty
Chantel Hansen
Dr. L. McIntyre
Jody Pow
Dr. L. McIntyre
Jesse Matheson
Dr. L. McIntyre
Krista Rondeau
Dr. L. McIntyre
Mahmood Zarabi
Dr. L. McIntyre
Daniel Dutton
Dr. L. McLaren
Jamie McElgunn
Dr. L. McLaren
Natalie Wall
Dr. L. McLaren
Amanda Barberio
Dr. L. McLaren
Susan Huculak
Dr. J. McLennan
Heather Rowe
Dr. L. Meadows
Jeanne Williams
Dr. S. Patten
Dina Lavorato
Dr. S. Patten
Kathy Dirk
Dr. W. Thurston
Rebecca Brundin-Mather
Dr. M. Verhoef
Ania Kania
Dr. M. Verhoef
Emily McKenzie
Dr. M. Verhoef
Andrea Mulkins
Dr. M. Verhoef
Heidi Rasmussen
Dr. M. Verhoef
Patricia Longair
Drs. M. Verhoef/J. McLennan
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Assistant/Associate Research Staff to Faculty
Danielle Southern
Dr. W. Ghali
Susan Brien
Dr. W. Ghali
Erin Gilbart
Dr. C. Maxwell
Joseph Amuah
Dr. C. Maxwell
Elizabeth Freiheit
Dr. C. Maxwell
Andrea Soo
Dr. C. Maxwell
Tyler Williamson
Dr. C. Maxwell
Anna Zorawski
Dr. C. Maxwell
Guanmin Chen
Dr. H. Quan
Ceara Cunningham
Dr. H. Quan
Robin Walker
Dr. H. Quan
Anita Blackstaffe
Dr. P. Hawe
Claudia Canales
Dr. P. Hawe
Rebecca Davidson
Dr. P. Hawe
Darlene Omstead
Dr. P. Hawe
Patrick Patterson
Dr. P. Hawe
Rosemary Perry
Dr. P. Hawe
Louise Seguin
Dr. P. Hawe
Tara Smith
Dr. P. Hawe
Adam Thomas
Dr. M. Rock
Ann Toohey
Dr. M. Rock
Christopher Cameron
Dr. A. Shiell
Pierre Guenette
Dr. A. Shiell
Dan Sperber
Dr. A. Shiell
Kendra Swanson
Dr. A. Shiell
Post-Doctoral Research Fellows
Sharon Kirkpatrick (to Sept.2009) Dr. L. McIntyre
Aaron Bartoo
Dr. L. McIntyre
Isabelle Gaboury
Dr. M. Verhoef
Dr. Farah-naaz Habib
Dr. P. Hawe
Dr.Gavin McCormack
Dr. A. Shiell
Perinatal Follow-Up Program
Heather Christianson
Research Coordinator
Selphee Tang
Research Assistant
Health Technology Assessment Unit
Monica Cepoiu-Martin Research Associate
Laura Higgins
Research Assistant
Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health
Peter Freeman (to June 2010)
Kathy Dirk
Executive Director
Resources Coordinator
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
Program Coordinator: Dr. Laura McLeod
Most Community Health teaching is concentrated in the Healthy Populations course, now in its fifth
iteration. As well, some community health content is covered in other clinical presentations, and in the
Medical Skills course.
Healthy Populations (MDCN 340) is a horizontal course running throughout the first year, from August to
March. Healthy Populations is based on a set of national population health objectives for the Medical
Council of Canada, and has 5 units: health care system, determinants of health, population health
assessment, prevention, and specific populations. It is taught in a mixture of lectures, small groups, panel
discussions and client presentations, along with a photovoice display on living in poverty.
Though Dr. Ken Corbet did not renew his medical education grant with WCB Alberta, the curriculum
theme in Occupational Medicine continues as several lectures integrated into courses in the first two years
of the undergraduate medical curriculum. Dr. John Cutbill has assumed the „Fitness to Drive‟ lecture in the
Medical Skills course; lectures on occupational skin and respiratory disease continue in the systems
courses. Lecture presentations and supporting materials from prior years are posted on the Occupational
Medicine Learning Resources website (presently under revision).
The Medical Skills course, which is another horizontal course in the first two years of the curriculum, has
a unit with significant community health content, Global Health. Another of their units, Ethics, touches on
some related content such as resource allocation, ethics in pandemics etc. Dr. McLeod worked with both
unit leads to ensure integration of community health content.
Another clinical presentation relevant to community health is Family Violence, which was integrated into
the Mind course. As well, other courses cover some disease prevention topics, such as smoking cessation
in respiratory teaching and prevention of cardiovascular disease by treatment of hyperlipidemia and
hypertension in cardiovascular and endocrine teaching, so these are not duplicated in Healthy
Populations. We are working with the Master Teachers to try to better integrate prevention concepts into
the small group exercises in other courses.
Community health elective experiences are also offered. First year and clerkship electives in Community
Medicine are available in urban or rural public health programs, and there are also a limited number of
electives with First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada. A Clinical Encounter elective is
available in Occupational Medicine in second year, as well as a clerkship elective. Clerkship electives in
Community Medicine, and Occupational/ Environmental Medicine are available for visiting students as
well as our own students.
The total amount of teaching time in UME courses by department faculty members for the period July 1,
2009 to June 30, 2010 was:
Healthy Populations= 155 hours
Occupational Health = 6 hours
Teaching time by departmental graduate students in Healthy Populations = 41 hours
Teaching time by community medicine residents = 4 hours
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UNDERGRADUATE BHSc EDUCATION
Health and Society Program Director: Dr. Jennifer Hatfield
BHSc HSOC Admissions – 2009/2010 saw a significant increase in our HSOC admissions with 30
students accepted. We are continuing to attract transfer students into the HSOC Major from other
programs at the University of Calgary. The HSOC Minor has also become a popular option for students
from our Biomedical and Bioinformatics streams. The Minor enables students to take courses on our
Canadian Health System, the Social Determinants of Health, Public and Population Health issues, Global
Health and Philosophy of Science.
Curriculum Strengthening- Our “Inquiry” courses are founded on principals of problem based learning
where students from all three majors come together to share a trans disciplinary approach to health
challenges. Each year students participate in shared learning:
Common Core Curriculum („Inquiry‟ Courses) From Cell to Society
• Year 1 – scientific literacy and logic. Year 2 – introduction to the 3 streams (scope of health
sciences)
•
Year 3 – understanding a health challenge (HIV Aides) from Biomedical, Bioinformatics and
HSOC perspectives..Year 4 – Honors Thesis Project (Integrated trans disciplinary „Journal‟
Club)
Staffing and Recruitment- the HSOC Major has become a staffing priority for the Faculty of Medicine
after a period of fiscal constraints. We will be happy to welcome several new instructors and faulty to the
program this September. We will be adding strength to our ability to teach Health Research Methods,
Philosophy of Science and Introduction to Health and Society.
Engagement of Community Health Science Faculty –the BHSc is a research intensive degree and the
program has benefitted from the continued engagement of CHS staff in supervisory roles in our HSOC
408 and MDSC 508 research projects. In addition CHS staff have welcomed our students into summer
research activities. Our HSOC students have been very successful in obtaining external and internal
grants for their summer research through the USRP, PURE, and AHFMR and O‟Brien Centre Summer
Research Awards.
Graduates – Each year we see a growing number of our HSOC students pursuing Masters programs in
Public Health across Canada, the US and Europe. Public Health, Law and Medicine continue to be the
most popular choices for our students after completing the health and Society Major in the BHSC. We are
very happy with the leadership roles we see our students taking here in our own Faculty of Medicine.
BHSc students have played an important role on an emerging leadership team to create a new Global
Health Concentration in UME.
Future Directions- Our goals for 2011 include developing a closer relationship to the Centre of
Community Engaged Learning on main campus. We would like to offer our students an opportunity to
develop research projects with community partners.
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GRADUATE EDUCATION
During the period July 2009 to June 2010, the Department offered four degree programs under the
auspices of the Faculty of Graduate Studies:
a thesis-based MSc program
a PhD program
a course-based MDCS (Master of Disability and Community Studies) program
a course-based MCM (Master of Community Medicine) program for Community Medicine
residents
During 2009-2010, graduate study programs were provided to 132 students within the graduate programs:
67 students in the MSc Program
44 students in the PhD Program
21 students in the MDCS Program
0 students in the MCM Program
Students in the MSc and PhD programs may specialize in Biostatistics, Epidemiology (including
Healthcare Epidemiology and Clinical Epidemiology), Health Services Research, Population/Public
Health or Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies (CRDS). The distribution by degrees and
specializations were as follows:
Specialization
Degree
July 2008June 2009
July 2009June 2010
Biostatistics
MSc
PhD
2
3
1
3
Epidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology
& Healthcare Epidemiology
MSc
PhD
37
19
36
18
Health Research
MSc
PhD
11
5
4
4
Health Services Research
MSc
PhD
10
8
13
9
Population/Public Health
MSc
PhD
7
7
12
8
Community Rehabilitation &
Disability Studies
MSc
PhD
1
1
1
2
68
43
67
44
Total MSc
Total PhD
Master of Disability & Community Studies
MDCS
17
21
Master of Community Medicine
MCM
0
0
128
132
Grand Total
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During 2009-2010, 25 students completed their programs:
and 35 students entered the program:
Members of the Department of Community Health Sciences offered 40 graduate courses during 2009-10:
24 MDSC courses in the Community Health Sciences program, with a total registration of 292
students
12 CORE courses in the Community Health Sciences CRDS program, with a total registration
of 69 students
4 courses in the Medical Education program, with a total registration of 33 students.
These graduate courses had a total registration of 394 students. In addition to the scheduled courses, the
faculty provided 11 Directed Study courses requested by individual students.
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GRADUATE COURSES OFFERED IN 2009-2010
MDSC COURSES IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAM
Core courses
MDSC 644.01
MDSC 644.02
MDSC 643.01
MDSC 647.01
MDSC 659.02
Course Coordinator(s)
Introduction to Community Health Sciences
Determinants of Health Winter Block Week
Biostatistics I: Essentials of Biostatistics
Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Health Research Methods
Dr. Lynn Meadows
Dr. Lynn McIntyre
Dr. Michael Eliasziw
Dr. Scott Patten
Dr. Lindsay McLaren
Biostatistics
MDSC 643.02 Biostatistics II: Models for Health Outcomes
MDSC 643.03 Biostatistics III: Models for Repeated
Measures Studies and Time-to-Event Studies
Dr. Gordon Fick
Dr. Gordon Fick
Epidemiology
MDSC 613.01 Epidemiology Infectious Diseases
MDSC 647.07 Research in Infection Control & Hospital
Epidemiology
MDSC 647.12 Introduction to Population Health Surveillance
MDSC 660
On-line Basic Infection Control
MDSC 711
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analysis
MDSC 709
Advanced Epidemiology
Dr. Elizabeth Henderson
Dr. Margaret Russell
Drs. Reg Sauve, William Ghali, Brenda
Hemmelgarn & Doreen Rabi
Drs. Brent Hagel & Colleen Maxwell
Health Services Research
MDSC 679
Health Economics I
MDSC 755-33 Foundations of Heath Services Research
Dr. Herb Emery
Drs. Brenda Hemmelgarn &
Nathalie Jette
Population/Public Health
MDSC 645.16 Global Health And Development
MDSC 645.03 Environmental Health
MDSC 651.03 Community Interventions: Theory, Research
and Practice
MDSC 653.01 Foundations of Population and Public Health
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Dr. Erick Dillman
Dr. Ken Corbet
Dr. Penny Hawe
Dr. Alan Shiell
Health Research Methods
MDSC 659.06 Decision Analysis In Health Care Economic
Evaluation
MDSC 659.07 Administrative Data Analysis Methodology
MDSC 705
Advanced Methods in Health Research
MDSC 755-62 Economic Evaluation
Dr. Braden Manns
Drs. Hude Quan & Peter Faris
Dr. Marja Verhoef
Drs. Gillian Currie & Alan Shiell
CORE (COMMUNITY REHABILITATION) COURSES IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
SCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAM
CORE 603.01
CORE 603.02
CORE 603.12
CORE 603.13
CORE 603.15
CORE 624
CORE 624.16
CORE 676
CORE 691.32
CORE 691.33
CORE 691.42
CORE 691.50
Advanced Topics in Disability & Law
New Alliances in Community Rehabilitation
Interprofessional Ethics
Politics of Inclusion & Exclusion: A study of
law, policy, and ethics
Leadership and Innovation in CRDS
Foundations & Futures of Disability and
Community Studies
Specialization Theory and Practice: A
collaborative inquiry capstone
Locate the Professional Inquirer
Consultations and Evaluation of Human
Services and Systems
Inclusive Education: Addressing Challenging
Behaviours in the Classroom
Inclusive Education: Current Issues in
Collaborations, Ethics and Management and
Related Topics
Research, Technology & Marginalized
Groups
Family & Disabled Adult Children
Dr. James Conway
Dr. Jean Pettifor
Dr. Cheryl Crocker
Drs. Susan Cran & Gregor Wolbring
Dr. Bonnie Lashewicz
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Nancy Marlett
Drs. Anne Hughson & Beth Parrott
Dr. Carol Johnson
Drs. Anne Hughson & Bruce Uditsky
Dr. Gregor Wolbring
Dr. Anne Hughson
MDSC COURSES IN THE MEDICAL EDUCATION GRADUATE PROGRAM
MDSC 733
MDSC 735
MDSC 737
MDSC 739
Research Design & Statistics In Medical
Education
Teaching Methods in the Medical Sciences
Curriculum Design and Evaluation in the
Medical Sciences
Medical Education Measurement
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Dr. Claudio Violato
Dr. Tyrone Donnon
Dr. Jocelyn Lockyer
Dr. Tyrone Donnon
GRADUATE STUDENTS
MSc Students
Fatin Adams
Anita Agrawal (completed in 2009-10)
Mohammed Al-Hindi (completed in 2009-10)
Mohammed Almekhlafi
Ghazwan Altabbaa
Cheryl Barnabe
Luc Berthiaume (completed in 2009-10)
Morgan Blair (completed in 2009-10)
Simona Burs
Sonia Butalia
Elisabeth Cardoso-Pereira
Trevor Cook
Jennifer deBruyn (completed in 2009-10)
Vinay Deved
Allen Dong
Brian Forzley
Rhonda Fur (completed in 2009-10)
Ken Fyie
Carola Guardia Tello
Steven Heitman
Jeremy Ho
Amy Johnston
Joseph Kaunda
Christopher Kenyon
Joseph Kim
Valerie Kiss
Lawrence Korngut
Stacy Kozak
Julie Kryzanowski
Parabhdeep (Prabh) Lail
Shelley Langstaff
Jenine Leal
Karen Leung
Kathryn Linton
Lorrie Maffey
Brian Marriott
Emily Medd (completed in 2009-10)
Robyn Mills (completed in 2009-10)
Geeta Modgill
Halima Mohamed
Natalie Molodecky
Mona Motamedi
Cherie Nicholson
Craig Pearce
Sachin Pendharkar
Supervisor/Co-Supervisor
Dr. Robert Hilsden
Dr. Sue Ross
Dr. Reg Sauve
Dr. Michael D. Hill
Dr. William Ghali
Dr. Susan Barr/Dr. Marja Verhoef
Dr. Chip Doig/Dr. Braden Manns
Dr. Colleen Maxwell
Dr. Doreen Rabi/Dr. William Ghali
Dr. Doreen Rabi
Dr. Ardene Robinson Vollman
Dr. Jianli Wang
Dr. Robert Hilsden
Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn
Dr. Glenys Godlovitch
Dr. Glenys Godlovitch/Dr. Chip Doig
Dr. Elizabeth Henderson/Dr. Ronald Read
Dr. Deborah Marshall
Dr. Braden Manns/Dr. Robert Hilsden
Dr. Jennifer Hatfield
Dr. Gregor Wolbring/Dr. Richard Scott
Dr. Robert Hilsden
Dr. Hude Quan
Dr. Samuel Wiebe/Dr. Nathalie Jette
Dr. Chad Saunders
Dr. Lynn McIntyre
Dr. Melanie Rock/Dr. Gavin McCormack
Dr. Gregor Wolbring
Dr. Kevin Laupland/Dr. Elizabeth Henderson
Dr. Neil Drummond
Dr. Carolyn Emery
Dr. Gillian Currie
Dr. Wilfreda Thurston
Dr. Scott Patten/Dr. Nathalie Jette
Dr. Herb Emery
Dr. Gilaad Kaplan
Dr. William Ghali
Dr. Lynn McIntyre
Dr. Thomas Noseworthy
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Megan Piket
Shainur Premji (completed in 2009-10)
Leah Jeanne Ricketson
Paul Renfrew
Magali Robert
Mahnoush Rostami
Heather Rowe
Nicole Ruest
Tara Smith
Ing Shian Soon
Amuchou Singh Soraisham (completed in 2009-10)
Tina Strudsholm
Adam Thomas
Ann Toohey
Waqar Waheed
Xiaochun (Grace) Wang (completed in 2009-10)
Carol Weller
Krista Wilkinson (completed in 2009-10)
Stephen Wilton (completed in 2009-10)
Jennifer Yelland (completed in 2009-10)
Dean Yergens
Anna Zadunayski
Dr. Colleen Maxwell
Dr. Richard E. Scott/Dr. Gillian Currie
Dr. James Kellner
Dr. Elijah Dixon
Dr. Susan Ross
Dr. Lynn McIntyre
Dr. Lynn Meadows
Dr. Brent Hagel
Dr. Penny Hawe
Dr. Gilaad Kaplan
Dr. Reg Sauve
Dr. Melanie Rock/Dr. Jennifer Hatfield
Dr. Melanie Rock/Dr. Gavin McCormack
Dr. Scott Patten
Dr. Gordon Fick/Dr. Misha Eliasziw
Dr. Suzanne Tough
Dr. Derek Exner/Dr. William Ghali
Dr. Scott Patten
Dr. William Ghali
PhD Students
Dr. Richard Scott
Dr. Heather Bryant
Dr. Penny Hawe
Dr. Willem Meeuwisse
Dr. Scott Patten/Dr. Andrew Bulloch
Dr. Suzanne Tough/Dr. Carol Adair
Dr. Bonnie Kaplan
Dr. Lindsay McLaren
Dr. Misha Eliasziw/Dr. Gordon Fick
Dr. Christopher Doig
Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn/Dr. Marcello Tonelli
Dr. Marja Verhoef
Dr. Scott Patten
Dr. Gillian Currie
Dr. Bonnie Kaplan
Dr. Lindsay McLaren
Dr. Elizabeth Henderson/Dr. Nigel Waters
Dr. Ardene Robinson Vollman/Dr. Jennifer Hatfield
Dr. Nancy Marlett
Dr. Suzanne Tough
Dr. Richard Scott
Dr. Hude Quan/Dr. Kathryn King
Sajid Ali
Lisa Allen
Fabiola Aparicio-Ting (completed in 2009-10)
Donna Baird
Lianne Barnieh
Brian Benson (completed in 2009-10)
Sandra Berzins
Lauren Birks
Kathleen Chaput
Isabelle Chouinard
Karen Davison (completed in 2009-10)
Daniel Dutton
Elizabeth Freiheit
Rose Geransar
Deirdre Hennessy (completed in 2009-10)
Matthew James
Anna Kania
Salma Khaled
Helen Lee
Brenda Leung
Jordana Linder
Tara MacCannell (completed in 2009-10)
Aliyah Mawji
Diane McGregor (completed in 2009-10)
Amy Metcalfe
Duyen Nguyen
Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi
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Alka Patel
Antony Porcino
Melissa Potestio
Rithesh Ram
Heather Ray
Paul Ronksley
Amrita Roy
Kelly Russell
Kimberley Simmonds
Andrea Soo
Adrian Specogna
Deanne Taylor
Susan van Rheenen
Tyler Williamson
Alanah Woodland
Greg Yelland
Sharon Zhang
Dr. William Ghali
Dr. Marja Verhoef
Dr. Lynn McIntyre/Dr. Lindsay McLaren
Dr. Preston Wiley/Dr. Willem Meeuwisse
Dr. Marja Verhoef
Dr. Wilfreda Thurston
Dr. Brent Hagel/Dr. Willem Meeuwisse
Dr. Kevin Laupland/Dr. Elizabeth Henderson
Dr. Gordon Fick/Dr. Misha Eliasziw
Dr. Michael D. Hill/Dr. Scott Patten
Dr. Gregor Wolbring
Dr. Michael D. Hill
Dr. Misha Eliasziw/Dr. Gordon Fick
Dr. Wilfreda Thurston/Dr. Diane Finegood
Dr. Catherine Scott/Dr. Marja Verhoef
Dr. Reg Sauve
MDCS Students
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Dr. Susan Cran
Liesha Adediran (completed in 2009-10)
Nadia Asghar
Kimberley Broomfield
Marie Dancsok
Kueth Diew
Shelley Genest
Anna-Marie Kopec (completed in 2009-10)
Linda Langevin
Jennifer Catherine Laughy
Dana MacDonald (completed in 2009-10)
Catharyn Miller
Urszula Naszynska (completed in 2009-10)
Lee-Anne Sadowsky
Marianna Sasvari
Shannon Smid
Jennifer Surette-Lemon
Zsuzsanna Tamas
Monique Celine Tambay-Roest
Surekha Thiyagarajah (completed in 2009-10)
Jill Wagar
Leslie-Ann Webster
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POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
The Department offers a five-year Residency Training Program in Community Medicine with optional conjoint
training in Family Medicine and Master‟s training in Community Health. A three-year stream is also available
for physicians re-entering training from practice. The Program is under the leadership of Program Director,
Dr. Lorne Clearsky, and the Community Medicine Residency Training Committee.
The Program received full Accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in
February 2003.
During the academic year, July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, a total of nine residents were enrolled in the
Community Medicine Program and were distributed across all five years of training. A list of residents is found
below.
In 2010, 4 new residents were enrolled in the Community Medicine Residency Training Program.
Community Medicine Residents
Ongoing:
Dr. Flora Aladi
Dr. Julie Kryzanowski
Dr. Silvina Mema
Dr. Will Pynten
Dr. David Sabapathy
New in July 2010
Dr. Jason Cabaj
Dr. Carmen Gittens
Dr. Emily Newhouse
Dr. Anila Ramaliu
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
The Department played a key role in the delivery of several opportunities for health personnel to participate in
educational activities. These activities included, but were not limited to, the following:
Annual Health Research Methods Course
Co-Chairs: Dr. Lindsay McLaren and Ms. Nadine Gall
The Health Research Methods Course is typically held annually and incorporates a wide array of health research
training opportunities. The 2-day course offers a broad range of workshops on the research process, methods and
tools.
The 2009 course was not held pending discussions with Alberta Health Services related to their directions and
staff learning needs.
Learning Resources in Occupational Medicine
Coordinator: Dr. Kenneth Corbet
Departmental activities related to Occupational Health and Medicine included lectures and small group teaching
in the undergraduate curriculum, supervising student clinical and research projects, seminars in three residency
training programs, and continuing education sessions organized by the Office of Continuing Medical Education
and Professional Development. Learning resources from these educational activities will be available on a new
website for medical students, residents and practicing physicians in Alberta.
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SEARCH (Swift Efficient Application of Research in Community Health) Canada
Academic Co-Director: Dr. Ann Casebeer
Vision:
Knowledge Unbound
Mission: To bring research closer to practice in health care by developing people in health
service and research organizations, building relationships across academic and
practice sectors, and providing local research information and access.
The SEARCH program of practice-based training and networking was launched in 1996 by the Alberta Heritage
Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR). For over a decade, it has provided a learning platform for an
introduction to health research, information retrieval, management decision-making, health policy and
organizational dynamics. SEARCH has always been a collaborative partnership of the Alberta Heritage
Foundation for Medical Research, Alberta Health and Wellness, regional health authorities and universities and
colleges across Alberta. In the latter part of 2004, SEARCH embarked on merging with the Alberta Consultative
Health Research Network (ACHRN) and began transitioning to a not-for-profit member organization. In April
2005, SEARCH Canada was launched as a public service member organization with all of the same
organizational partners contributing. In late 2006, an international Review Board indicated that “Alberta‟s
system-wide collaboration through SEARCH is unique in Canada and probably worldwide. It is having a
substantial, sustained impact on service quality and research capacity”. In 2008, in the context of economic
downturn and substantial health care restructuring, SEARCH Canada‟s funding base was lost and the
organization closed its doors at the end of September. While the organization is gone, there is a living legacy - a
network of close to 200 practitioners and academics working to support evidence-informed practice and practiceinformed research throughout Alberta‟s health system and among its universities and colleges.
For 15 years, members of the Department formed a central part of an active and ongoing learning and mentoring
system that SEARCH Canada provided. This innovative learning community was supported by a curriculum
that highlighted using and choosing existing evidence for improved decision-making and enhanced research
access and use. It also encouraged opportunities for health practitioners to participate in creating new evidence
through collaborative applied research efforts.
Dr. Ann Casebeer was a member of the core development and leadership group for SEARCH from 1995 and
served as Faculty Director for SEARCH Canada from July of 2005 until she became Academic Co-Director in
2009 – sharing leadership with Dr. Sarah Bowen at the University of Alberta. SEARCH Canada drew its faculty
members from across Alberta, including all three major universities and several community colleges. Drs.
Gordon Fick, Marja Verhoef, Sheila Evans, Gail MacKean, and Cathie Scott were core SEARCH faculty based
at the University of Calgary. The central office for „SEARCH Custom‟ also was established within the
Department of Community Health Sciences and in partnership with the Centre for Health and Policy Studies
(CHAPS). The just-in-time advice and support it provided benefited both the research and practice communities
and strengthened our ability to access and use research to make a difference in practice.
From January 2010, a collaboration of individuals and organizations - including Alberta Health Services, The
Centre for Health Evidence as well as universities and colleges across the Province - have been working to find
ways to continue supporting the use of SEARCH assets to keep enhancing capacity for better use of better
evidence for better practice and ultimately better health. Our thanks to all those who have supported
advancements, and who continue to contribute to these efforts.
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2009-2010 SEMINAR SERIES
Seminar Coordinator: Dr. Gordon Fick
Note: Speakers whose names are in BOLD are faculty members of the
Date
Title
Speaker
September 11, 2009
Exploring Predictors of Cognitive Function
in Older Adults
Dr. Alexandra Jasmine Fiocco
Postdoctoral Fellow
September 18, 2009
The Development of an Appropriateness
and Necessity Rating Tool to Identify
Patients Who Should be Referred For and
Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation
Dr. Nathalie Jette
Assistant Professor, Departments of
Clinical Neurosciences and Community
Health Sciences
September 25, 2009
Dietary Sodium, the Hidden Killer and
Hypertension, the Silent Killer: the
Canadian Effort to Put Them in Jail
Dr. Norman Campbell
Professor, Division of General Internal
Medicine, Departments of Medicine,
Pharmacology and Therapeutics and
Community Health Sciences and
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
CIHR Canada Chair in Hypertension
Prevention & Control
October 2, 2009
Tensions Among Siblings in Parent Care
Dr. Bonnie Lashewicz
Assistant Professor, Department of
Community Rehabilitation and
Disability Studies
October 9, 2009
Evidence-Based Self-Management:
Translation of Knowledge into a SelfManagement Tool for Patients with
Urinary Incontinence
Dr. Jayna M. Holroy-Leduc
Assistant Professor, Divisions of
Geriatrics and General Internal
Medicine, Departments of Medicine and
October 16, 2009
The Path to Informing Decision for New
Existing Health Technologies
Dr. Feng Xie
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
McMaster University
October 23, 2009
Understanding Influenza Better: The Role
of Surveillance
Dr. James A. Dickinson
Professor, Departments of Family
Medicine and Community Health
Sciences
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October 30, 2009
Beyond Markov – Modeling Health Care
Interventions from a Systems Perspective
Dr. Deborah A. Marshall
Associate Professor, Department of
Canada Research Chair in Health
Systems and Services Research
November 6, 2009
Cross-Provincial Perspectives on
Supportive/Assisted Living: an Emerging
Portrait of a Growing Care Sector with
Multiple Identities
Dr. Colleen Maxwell
Professor, Departments of Community
Health Sciences and Medicine
AHFMR Health Scholar
November 13, 2009
The Law Related to consent to Medical
Treatment s Developed in the Unusual
Context of Religious Refusal of Blood
Dr. Juliet Guichon
Senior Associate, Office of Medical
Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine and
Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Department of Community Health
Sciences
November 20. 2009
Open Forum on the Community Health
Sciences Friday Seminar
Dr. Lynn Meadows
Adjunct Associate Professor,
Department of Sociology, Faculty of
Social Sciences
Adjunct Professor, International
Institute for Qualitative Methodology
and Department of Family Medicine,
University of Alberta
and
Jenine Leal, MSc Student, Department
of Community Health Sciences
November 27, 2009
Being Quartered and More: What an
Academic Life
Dr. Gregor Wolbring
Community Rehabilitation and
Disability Studies
December 4, 2009
Emergency Medical Services Response
Time and Mortality in an Urban Setting:
Does a Faster Response Save Lives?
Mr. Ian Blanchard
Quality Assurance Strategist, Research
System Performance and Innovation
Administrative Services, Emergency
Medical Services, Alberta Health
Services
January 15, 2010
Quarantine: Disease Exposure Control to
Reduce Transmission of Respiratory
Infection
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January 22, 2010
The Interplay between Sex and Treatment
on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Diabetes
Dr. Doreen M. Rabi
Assistant Professor, Departments of
Medicine, Cardiac Sciences and
AHFMR Population Health Investigator
January 29, 2010
Alberta’s Health Spending Challenge
Dr. Stephen J. Duckett
President & Chief Executive Officer
February 5, 2010
Tom Murray’s “Obligations to the Not-yet
Born” A Critique
Office of Medical Bioethics
Chair, Conjoint Health Research Ethics
Board
February 12, 2010
The Environment and the Inflammatory
Bowel Diseases: Challenges and Prospects
Dr. Gil Kaplan
Assistant Professor, Division of
Gastroenterology, Department of
Medicine and Community Health
Sciences
February 26, 2010
Understanding Interdisciplinary Research
Collaborations as Social Networks
Dr. Penelope Hawe
Professor, Department of Community
Health Sciences
Director, Population Health Intervention
Research Centre
AHFMR Health Scientist
Visiting Scholar, University of
California Berkeley
March 5, 2010
Generational Accounts for Health Care
Spending in Canada
Dr. J.C. Herbert Emery
Professor, Departments of Economics
and Community Health Sciences and
March 12, 2010
Australian Administrative Data Collection
and Linkage for Health System Decision
Making
Dr. Vijaya Sundararajan
Director, Victorian Data Linkages and
Seminar Medical Adviser, Health
Strategy Victorian Department of
Health, Australia Senior Research
Fellow, Department of Medicine,
Monash University, Australia
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March 19, 2010
Realist Reviews: A Method in the Making
Dr. Marilynne Hebert
Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Community Health
Sciences
March 26, 2010
The Women’s Health Initiative, Cohort
Studies, and the Population Science
Research Agenda
Dr. Ross L. Prentice
Senior Vice President, Director of
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre,
University of Washington, Seattle
April 9, 2010
Declining One or More Conventional
Cancer Treatments and Using CAM: A
Case-Controlled Study of Women with
Breast Cancer
Dr. Marja Verhoef
Professor, Departments of Community
Health Sciences and Medicine
Canada Research Chair in
Complementary Medicine
Adjunct Professor, University of
Tromsø, Norway
Affiliated Scientist at the Centre for
Behavioural Research and Program
Evaluation, Faculty of Applied Health
Sciences, University of Waterloo
Associate Scientist, Complementary and
Alternative Medicine Research and
Evaluation Program, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Alberta
April 16, 2010
A Research Partnership Addressing
Aboriginal Homelessness
Dr. Wilfreda E. Thurston
Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Ecosystems
and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine
Director, Institute for Gender Research,
University of Calgary
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Nursing
and Faculty of Kinesiology
Adjunct Professor, Centre for Health
Promotion Studies, University of
Alberta
April 30, 2010
Policy Drives Food Insecurity in Canada:
Evidence from National Surveys
Dr. Lynn McIntyre
Health Sciences
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May 7, 2010
Multiple Imputation for Measurement
Error Correction in Health Administrative
Data
Dr. Lisa Lix
Associate Professor & Centennial Chair,
School of Public Health, University of
Saskatchewan
Visiting Faculty, Department of
May 14, 2010
Forging New Directions in Public and
Population Health Intervention Research:
Strategic Priorities of the CIHR Institute of
Population and Public Health
Dr. Nancy Edwards
Professor, School of Nursing,
University of Ottawa
Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of
Population and Public Health
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CENTRES, UNITS AND PROGRAMS
CALGARY INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH (CIPPH)
Scientific Director: Dr. William Ghali
The Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health (CIPPH) is a partnership between the University of
Calgary and Alberta Health Services, and brings together researchers and health professionals with a collective
vision of devising innovative responses to our pressing public health problems. The mission of CIPPH is “to be
the hub and catalyst for population and public health and health systems and services research at the University
of Calgary and in the Province of Alberta”. Members are drawn from multiple University faculties and schools,
health service providers, government agencies, and community organizations. The Institute fosters the
development of transdisciplinary knowledge, and acts to transfer the latest and best knowledge between the
scientific and public communities, thereby ensuring rapid assimilation and practical application of scientific
knowledge to improve health outcomes.
The Institute was formed in 2009, as the Faculty of Medicine‟s seventh research institute. It is unique among
these Faculty institutes in not focusing on particular anatomical systems or physiological processes, and rather
advances the quality and nature of population and public health research (in alignment with the Canadian
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Pillar 4) and research on health systems and services (CIHR Pillar 3). The
original Strategic Plan that guided creation of CIPPH defined three themes by which to organize and measure the
Institute‟s activities: knowledge generation, knowledge mobilization, and stakeholder engagement. CIPPH‟s
success within these themes will be assessed by the Faculty according to several key performance indicators,
including capacity building (both membership and infrastructure), fundraising, education, and the support of
interdisciplinary research themes.
In this first year of inclusion within the Department of Community Health Science‟s annual report, CIPPH has
defined the principles and structure that will advance the above vision, mission, and key performance indicators.
Operating principles include: a commitment to excellence in population and public health research;
inclusiveness, with focused programs of collaborative, interdisciplinary, system‐ level research supported at
multiple levels in a distributive, integrated hub‐ and‐ node model; and facilitation of community partnerships
and educational programs for capacity‐ building in health research. The governance structure is based on a
collaborative management team comprising representatives from both partners to the Institute. For the purpose
of the initial implementation, the Department Head of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and
the Chief Medical Officer of Health, AHS – Calgary have taken lead roles, and a supporting Operations Planning
Committee has become active. A major accomplishment in this first year has been the successful recruitment of
Dr. William Ghali as Scientific Director, and he will officially take up this position early in the next annual
reporting period.
An early indication of CIPPH‟s success is the continuing growth of its membership, from approximately 150 to
200 members during this annual reporting period. Membership is intended to be inclusive of a variety of
individuals, involved in population and public health, in various stages of research, knowledge advancement, or
research utilization. The benefits of membership include: opportunities to link, exchange, and work with others
across disciplines, bridging research and practice; the ability to add expertise, broaden perspectives, and expand
use of collected and generated data through new and innovative interdisciplinary teams; and mentorship for
research and funding applications.
For more information on the Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health, see our website at:
www.ucalgary.ca/cipph.
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POPULATION HEALTH INTERVENTION RESEARCH CENTRE (PHIRC)
Founding Director: Dr. Penny Hawe
Director from July 2010: Dr Melanie Rock
The mission of the Population Health Intervention Research Centre (PHIRC) is to provide the evidence needed
to justify more resources going into population-level disease prevention, health promotion and policies which
promote health equity.
The Centre is one of seven research centres established across Canada in 2004 by the Canadian Institutes of
Health Research in its Centres for Research Development in population health program. The Centre is also the
Calgary hub of the CIHR-funded International Collaboration on Complex Interventions which links the Centre
with investigators in USA, UK and Australia. The Centre is interdisciplinary made up from faculty and students
from the Department of Community Health Sciences as well as Sociology, Anthropology, Pediatrics,
Environmental Design and Kinesiology.
PHIRC was established to investigate how social and physical environments influence health. Within this our
priority area is interventions to change social and physical environments and thereby improve health.
Many of the studies in PHIRC concern the reach of population health interventions, their quality, suitability to
local context, effectiveness, the people most/least affected, the sustainability of effects, the cost-effectiveness,
the side-effects, the multiplier effects and the meanings, value or benefit people ascribe to having interventions
in the community to improve their health. We are exploring issues associated with interventions under four
themes: theory, methods, ethics and economics. Health authorities, provincial departments, municipal
authorities, employers and industries, schools, community associations and organisations are partners in our
research.
The Centre also conducts macro level analyses of policies in areas such as housing, food security, global trade,
education, environmental design, mining and employment and the consequent impact on heath. Much of the
work involves policy advice to government, that is, advice on what works best based on systematic reviews.
There is a strong focus in health inequalities research and an innovative program on animal and human
relationships and health, partnering with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
The main training investments are post doctoral and graduate level. PHIRC is a hub for PHIRNET, a CIHRfunded Pan-Canadian Training Network in Population Health Intervention Research. This is a collaboration
among nine universities across Canada and which focuses on four main themes/priority areas in Population
Health Intervention Research: methods; economic evaluation, ethics and research governance; and interventions
addressing social health inequalities. PHIRNET produces a shared curriculum around key competencies in
Population Health Intervention Research, with web-based resources for offsite learning. PHIRNET was
designed to steward more students to the U of C, corresponding with the establishment of the Population and
Public Health Specialization Stream in the Department of Community Health Sciences. A partnership with the
National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) has been created in order to maximize contacts and
relationships between researchers, policy makers and practitioners and provide an internship scheme for trainees
outside of their thesis experience.
For more information on the Population Health Intervention Research Centre, see our website at:
www.ucalgary.ca/PHIRC.
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HEALTH INNOVATION & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (HIITEC) –
GLOBAL eHEALTH RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM
HiiTeC provides an interdisciplinary environment where research, IT services, education, and industry
engagement can collaboratively address the use of ICT for health.
HiiTeC is committed to supporting the efforts of the research community within the Faculty of Medicine through
the provision of a range of services aimed at improving the ability of researchers to produce and disseminate
quality research. In addition to this support role, HiiTeC contributes directly to the research output of the
Faculty of Medicine through an internal Program of Research focused on technology enabled change within
health (eHealth) by addressing three key questions (see figure below).
Our Global eHealth Research and Training Program, administered within the Department of Community
Health Sciences, provides Masters or Doctoral level graduate students with the training required to become
ehealth researchers, as well as the instruction and experience necessary to prepare future evaluators,
professionals, and telehealth „aware‟ consumers.
Our newest undertaking, the Environmental eHealth Research and Training Program, provides the
opportunity for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professionals to gain experience in this new field,
established at the University of Calgary, which examines the environmental impact (costs and benefits) of
ehealth solutions.
Our Research Services, through consultation, evaluation, and networking, address the crucial need to
demonstrate the value required for successful and sustainable integration of e-health initiatives.
Our Global Outreach ensures we actively support the University of Calgary‟s Internationalisation goals,
through contributing to and learning from eHealth development activities throughout the world.
Our Research Team includes Dr. Marilynne Hebert, Dr. Richard Scott, and Dr. Chad Saunders.
For more information, visit our website at www.ucalgary.ca/hiitec, or contact Dr. Chad Saunders, Research &
Innovation Lead at 403-210-7859.
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HEALTH ECONOMICS PROGRAM
Coordinator: Dr. J.C. Hebert Emery
The Health Economics Program (HEP) is an inter-departmental research and teaching program involving faculty
members from Medicine and Social Sciences at the University of Calgary. Health economics is concerned
primarily with the way that society‟s resources are used to promote health. This includes not just those resources
allocated formally by the health care system, but also those of other social agencies such as housing and
education, and also of individuals. The research interests of the program‟s members are correspondingly broadranging but united by their focus on the use of economic techniques to understand and improve health-related
resource allocation. Members of the program are engaged in a variety of research activities that span both health
services and population health. Current projects can be grouped around three main themes. These are: (1) The
development of methods of economic evaluation and their application to health care and population
health promoting interventions, (2) Assessment of health system performance, (3) The analysis of health-related
behaviors.
In Community Health Sciences, health economics education and training is part of the Health Services Research
and Population Health Graduate Specializations. In the Department of Economics, the MA program has a
specialization in Health Economics and the PhD program has a field of Health Economics. Course delivery for
the field of health economics is delivered through both CHS and Economics. At the core, ECON/MDSC 679
(Health Economics I) is a cross-listed course that will be scheduled annually for the fall term. Community
Health Sciences will deliver a course sequence on the economic evaluation of health care. MDSC 659.08
(Economic Evaluation) will be offered annually in the Winter term and MDSC 659.06: Decision Analysis In
Health Care Economic Evaluation will be offered every second year in the Spring term.
Gillian Currie coordinates and organizes a monthly meeting of our group where group members and invited
health economists present work in progress. In addition, members of our group invite seminar speakers to
campus which provides additional opportunities to build awareness of health economics research at the
University of Calgary.
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND APPRAISAL UNIT
Director: Dr. Lloyd Sutherland
With the support of the Department of Community Health Sciences and the Centre for Health and Policy Studies,
we have developed a Health Technology Assessment and Appraisal Unit. Together with other provincial work,
this Unit is responsive to an agenda set by the Alberta Health Technology Decision Process. Accordingly, the
Unit is responsible for conducting several assessments each year as prioritized and directed by the process. A
five-year multi-faceted proposal was developed for the unit with the mandate to building evidence-informed
policy decision-making capacity in Alberta.
Dr. Sutherland‟s research interest is focused on measurement of efficacy and/or effectiveness of medications or
other interventions that involve clinical trials. As Director of the Health Technology Assessment Unit, he
provides evidence-based information regarding the acquisition of new technologies to enhance the health of
Albertans.
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WESTERN CANADA WAITING LIST INVESTIGATORS
Chair: Dr. Tom Noseworthy
The nature of our Team and collaboration reflects the characteristics and ideals designated by CIHR. Our group
is national, with team members from five Provinces (AB, MB, ON, NS, QC); five Universities (University of
Calgary, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, University of Montreal, Dalhousie University); three
regional health authorities (Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority,
Capital Health District Health Authority); and, represents expertise in orthopedic surgery, rheumatology,
medicine, health economics, social science, industrial engineering, business and library science, drawn from
three pillars (clinical, health services and policy, population health research). Collaboration, linkage and
exchange with the Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute (ABJHI) substantially expands this expertise to a
network of diverse scope, which includes amongst others, practicing physicians and decision-makers from
regional health authorities across Alberta. The core investigative Team (n=14) members have had many and
variable associations as individuals over the years, with several as research members of the Western Canada
Waiting List Project (WCWL). From 1999-2006, WCWL represented an action research collaboration that
worked on improving fairness by developing and testing priority-setting tools for scheduled services or referrals;
formulating maximum acceptable waiting times and informing benchmark waiting times; and, elucidating the
determinant of satisfaction and expectations for those on waiting lists.
Investigators of the WCWL joined ABJHI in collaboration in 2007, added new members and applied for and
received an AHFMR Team Grant April 1, 2008 (File #200700596). This proposed body of work synergizes with
and is inextricably linked to that AHFMR Grant, whose designated principal applicant is Dr. Cy Frank.
Representatives from Alberta Health Services in Alberta, Manitoba and Nova Scotia will participate in this
research work, interpretation and implementation, as well as sharing the benefits from knowledge transfer and
exchange throughout and upon completion of this work. The core investigative team meets biweekly
(teleconference) and will meet in-person (semi-annually). These meetings will be expanded to include decisionmakers, where appropriate. In short, the AHFMR Team Grant has provided some of the infrastructure necessary
for this research. In 2008, the team applied for and received a CIHR Emerging Team Grant. Our current work is
focused on hip and knee replacement and includes four thematic areas: appropriateness; patient expectations;
operations research and modeling; and, waiting time management strategies. The outcomes from this work will
have practical and applied significance to waiting time management.
The convergence of the former WCWL, addition of new team members and association with the ABJHI create
exciting synergies that promise meaningful impact on improving access to TJR, at a time when such knowledge
and action is sorely needed.
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RESEARCH GROUPS
Research groups in the Faculty of Medicine serve to facilitate multi-disciplinary research and education. As well
as being members of their Department, many faculty members belong to informal research groups. Members of
the Department of Community Health Sciences participated in the following research groups:
HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH GROUP
Chair: Dr. Ardene Robinson Vollman; Treasurer: Dr. Cathie Scott
The Health Promotion Research Group (HPRG) is a multidisciplinary University research group with members
from several Faculties linked with field practitioners and health care policy and decision-makers. It supports
innovation in population health promotion practice through the initiation and conduct of research and
evaluation. The Health Promotion Research Group was affiliated with the Canadian Consortium for Health
Promotion Research (CCHPR) until its dissolution in September 2008. Members of this research group have
played a leadership role in the CCHPR and have been a contributor to several national-level projects such as
developing an Evaluation Model for Health Canada to use in assessing the effectiveness of their funded
programs. As the Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health evolves, the Health Promotion Research
Group sees itself becoming a research group within the Institute.
WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH GROUP
Co-Chairs: Drs. Lynn Meadows and Wilfreda Thurston
While individual researchers across the campus and in Community Health Sciences have continued to produce
leading edge research on women‟s health issues, the WHRG as a group was inactive for much of the past year
due to lack of resources. Given the development of the Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health
(CIPPH), the co-chairs have decided to encourage members to join the CIPPH and to bring women‟s health
research into the programs sponsored there. Communication around the implications of such a decision will
begin in 2010.
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RESEARCH CHAIRS
MARKIN CHAIR IN HEALTH AND SOCIETY
Chair: Dr. Penny Hawe
The Markin Chair in Health and Society was the first endowed research Chair in the Faculty of Medicine
devoted exclusively to disease prevention and health promotion. It was established with the generous donation to
the Faculty from local businessman and philanthropist Dr. Allan P. Markin.
Dr. Penny Hawe was recruited from the University of Sydney in Australia to take up this Chair in July 2000.
Under the endowment terms and conditions, the Chair can only be held by one person for no longer than two five
year terms.
During her time in the position Dr. Hawe built an outstanding program and she was a founding leader in the
development of a new field of research, population health intervention research. Population health intervention
research examines the best ways to improve health and reduce inequities in health by investments in policies and
programs that are delivered at the population level e.g, seat belt legislation, tobacco taxation, food pricing, trade
policies, employment policies, urban planning, poverty reduction strategies, strategies to encourage high school
completion, and creating everyday environments (schools, workplaces and neighbourhoods) that foster welcome
and social inclusion. Science indicates that it is changes to practices and investments at this level, rather than
simply changes in the way we treat people when they get sick, that will make the largest lasting differences to
disease rates and premature mortality.
In 2004 Dr. Hawe established the Population Health Intervention Research Centre (PHIRC), the first-ever
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Centre at the University of Calgary. In her role as an Institute
Advisory Board member for the Institute of Population and Public Health for CIHR she also established and cochaired PHIRIC, the Population Health Intervention Research Initiative for Canada from 2007-2010. PHIRIC is
a pan-Canadian collaboration of research funding agencies, policy makers and researchers to build capacity in
population health intervention research and to advance the science of the field. On her watch PHIRIC has
overseen the establishment of new funding streams in population health intervention research, new innovations
and investment in prevention across Canada, new investments in graduate and post doctoral training, new peer
review guidelines and the establishment of 15 new research Chairs in universities across Canada, focussed on
population health intervention research. The Canadian Journal of Public Health has created a new section of the
journal on population health intervention research to cater for the expansion of the field, as well as there being
numerous new symposia and workshops to widen awareness and skill development. New alliances have been
formed between Canada and research funders and policy makers in the UK, Australia and the USA to advance
population health intervention research.
In Calgary, Dr. Hawe was instrumental in the graduate community health sciences curriculum redevelopment
that eventually led to the establishment of the Population and Public Health specialisation stream. She and Dr
Louise Potvin at the University of Montreal established PHIRNET (Population Health Intervention Research
Training Network) in 2008 with a CIHR training grant. This links U of C investigators and their graduate
students to nine other universities across Canada and the USA in a collaboration to increase competency in
population health intervention research. In particular, PHIRNET is designed to create training pathways and
mentorship that would bring more graduate students to the U of C. The creation of her Chair led directly to the
recruitment of another three new faculty members in the Department and the number of graduate students and
post doctoral trainees at PHIRC increased by 440% in 6 years. The infrastructure provided by the Centre
establishment grant enabled unprecedented opportunities for students at the U of C, highlighted for example by
the six month internship undertaken by undergraduate Health and Society student Karolina Kowalewski at the
World Health Organisation in Geneva with one of Dr. Hawe‟s international colleagues. The Centre broke new
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ground in providing support for faculty at the U of C in disciplines outside of population health – seed funds,
trainees, and opportunities for establishing international networks, enabling them to branch into the field for the
first time. The Departments of Sociology and Philosophy were the chief beneficiaries. Overall, Dr. Hawe secured
$10.7m in research funding, a return of investment of about ten dollars for every one dollar made available each
year through the endowment.
Dr. Hawe was a Senior Scholar of Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (now Alberta InnovatesHealth Solutions). She successfully transitioned in 2007 to the award of Health Scientist for a research program
in how complex systems-thinking can be tapped to improve the effectiveness of population-level health
promotion. During her time as Markin Chair, she became best known for her work in demonstrating how social
capital can be harnessed to improve health and well being. Her research program in whole school mental health
promotion identified how the formation (and breakage) of supportive ties among children and adolescents at
schools may help explain mental well being and substance abuse. Dr. Hawe is also known for pioneering an
alternative way of standardising a group-level intervention in a cluster randomised trial that could allow it to
fully adapt to context and potentially make the intervention more effective, while retaining integrity of the trial
design. This is a break through because previously it was thought that many of the most important macro-level
actions we can take to promote health cannot be tested with the type of design that is most used in medicine to
reliably determine the difference between what is effective and what is not. This advance is now being used in
the design of randomised trials of large scale neighbourhood housing and renewal interventions to improve
health in the UK, physical activity interventions in Germany, and it is put forward as best practice in populationlevel obesity prevention design and evaluation. In the last two years Dr. Hawe‟s innovative new theory on
population-level system change processes has earned her invitations to speak to scientists and policy makers in
Geneva, Brussels, London, Edinburgh, Chicago and Perth.
Dr. Hawe stepped down as Director of PHIRC in July 2010 to allow her to concentrate on the expansion of her
research on whole school interventions to prevent adolescent depression. Dr. Melanie Rock has taken over as
Director of PHIRC. Dr. Rock is set to build further on the legacy established not simply by Dr. Hawe, but by all
the faculty members, collaborators and trainees who have realised the vision of the foundation Markin
investment and taken it further.
CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Chair: Dr. Marja Verhoef
The increased use of and demand for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has major implications
for research and practice. Dr. Verhoef's research program focuses on CAM use in cancer. The main objectives
of her research program are to (1) explore, describe and explain CAM decision-making, (2) contribute to the
development of appropriate methodological approaches to evaluate CAM interventions (mixed methods and
whole systems research), and 3) to evaluate integrative health care models in which both conventional medicine
and CAM are used. Dr. Verhoef is a member of an international working groups to further develop whole
systems and outcomes research.
Aside from research, (1) building research literacy and capacity in CAM practitioners, (2) building
understanding of CAM core concepts in undergraduate medical education and (3) training graduate students in
CAM research are of great importance in Dr. Verhoef's program.
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CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Chair: Dr. William Ghali
The Canada Research Chair in Health Services Research focuses on a combination of applied and
methodological projects in the related areas of (1) cardiac disease, (2) diabetes, (3) cerebrovascular disease, and
(4) venous thromboembolic disease. These all represent serious medical conditions that clearly have a large
impact on the Canadian health care system and influence the health and quality of life of many Canadians.
Cardiac disease, cerebrovascular disease, and venous thromboembolic disease share the common thread of being
serious vascular diseases that constitute the focus of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Meanwhile,
diabetes is a high prevalence condition that in many instances leads to these vascular diseases. Improved health
care delivery to individuals with diabetes has the potential to positively impact the health care system through a
reduced burden of vascular disease in Canada.
THE JOHN A. BUCHANAN CHAIR IN GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
Chair: Dr. William Ghali
The vision for this Professorship is an effective, efficient, and equitable health care system for Canadians with
the mission to develop a world-class clinical research and academic training program housed within the Division
of General Internal Medicine at the University of Calgary that focuses on the evaluation and improvement of
health care delivery.
The specific objectives are:
- To recruit qualified faculty to academic appointments in the Department of Medicine (time-protected,
research-focused positions, with anticipation that most would seek cross-appointments to the Department of
Community Health Sciences.)
-
To recruit promising trainees to research fellowship and/or clinical scholar appointments in the Department
of Medicine (with expectation that the majority of these individuals would seek graduate training in the
Department of Community Health Sciences.
-
To invite accomplished academic researchers to Calgary for either typical academic visits (i.e., lectures,
meetings with selected faculty over 2 to 3 days) or for more extended „visiting scholar‟ periods. These visits
will present “John A. Buchanan lectures‟ or in the case of extended visits, will be designated the „John A.
Buchanan Visiting Scholar.”
-
To contribute to infrastructure development (and/or maintenance or existing infrastructure) for academic
research in health services. This will be achieved through ongoing contributions to the “Ward of the 21st
Century Initiative” (www.w21c.org), and through maintenance of the holder‟s existing human and
equipment infrastructure for research.
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CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH/PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF
CANADA CHAIR IN APPLIED PUBLIC HEALTH
Chair: Dr. Alan Shiell
Program Title: Economics of Public Health: Economic evaluation of social interventions to promote health and
reduce inequalities
There is no shortage of things that we can do to promote population health and reduce inequalities in health. The
range of options increases substantially when one also considers social interventions (those provided by agencies
other than the formal health care system). One thing lacking is good quality evidence on the cost-effectiveness of
these interventions. The CIHR Chair program sets out to address this issue primarily through the application of
economic modeling to public health interventions of demonstrated effectiveness, and to do so in a way that
increases research capacity in public health economics and receptor capacity within relevant decision making
agencies.
CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH CHAIR IN GENDER AND HEALTH
Chair: Dr. Lynn McIntyre
This program of research aims to bring us closer to achieving the First Millennium Development Goal by
assembling the food provisioning experiences of vulnerable women in diverse parts of the world to inform local
and global action.
The objectives of this five-year research program (July 2008 - June 2013) are to:
1) Extend the collection of vulnerable women's narratives on their food provisioning experiences to
additional global and domestic settings and life circumstances;
2) Analyse and contextualize these new narratives and those that have been accumulated over past studies to both
inform local intervention and to create a synthetic 'voice' articulating what women share in terms of their food
provisioning experience and how their experiences differ;
3) Create and disseminate a gender-based theory of women's food provisioning experiences; and
4) Work with selected groups of women, research collaborators, civil society organizations, and policy makers to
use the information collected from women on their food provisioning experiences to achieve social action and
policy change.
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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Summary of Research Funding Sources
List of Research Funding Sources
********
SUMMARY OF FUNDING SOURCES FOR RESEARCH
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 2009 TO JUNE 2010
RESEARCH: ............................................................................................... 2009/10 Allocation
Pharmaceutical industry and other private donors ..................................................... $1,809,401
International ............................................................................................................... $3,278,586
National .................................................................................................................... $51,792,727
Provincial ................................................................................................................. $25,804,977
Local .......................................................................................................................... $1,957,403
TOTAL .................................................................................................................... $84,643,094
The following lists of funding sources are inclusive of Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator held
resources.
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SOURCES OF RESEARCH FUNDING IN 2009-2010
Pharmaceutical Industry and Other Private Donors
GE Healthcare ......................................................................................................................
Genome Canada.....................................................................................................................
Glaxo Smith-Kline.................................................................................................................
Hoffman La-Roche ................................................................................................................
Johnson & Johnson ................................................................................................................
Medtronic Incorporated .........................................................................................................
Merck Frosst Canada Ltd ......................................................................................................
NoNO Inc. .............................................................................................................................
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals ..........................................................................................................
Phenomenome Discoveries Inc. ............................................................................................
Ross Labs...............................................................................................................................
Sanofi Aventis .......................................................................................................................
Servier Canada Inc ................................................................................................................
Various Pharmaceutical Companies ......................................................................................
Wyeth ....................................................................................................................................
Total Funding from Pharmaceutical and Other Private Donors ....................................
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50,000
80,000
41,250
268,189
40,000
27,500
33,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
125,000
335,000
224,462
240,000
195,000
$1,809,401
International Sources of Research Funding
American Academy of Pediatrics ...........................................................................................
Albert Einstein College of Medicine ......................................................................................
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation ....................................................................................
American Epilepsy Society ....................................................................................................
China Natural Science Foundation .........................................................................................
DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service .....................................................................
Danone Institute......................................................................................................................
Gerda Henkel Foundation for Research in History and the Humanities ................................
IMI Charitable Foundation .....................................................................................................
International Olympic Committee: Research Centres for Prevention of Injury
and Protection of Athlete Health ........................................................................................
International Science and Technology Center ........................................................................
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science .....................................................................
National Institutes of Health ...................................................................................................
St. Jude Medical Incorporated ................................................................................................
U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ...............................................
University of Karlsruhe, Germany .........................................................................................
World Health Organization ....................................................................................................
Total International Funding ................................................................................................
54
57,000
70,000
8,000
37,500
15,150
5,000
35,000
8,000
25,175
100,000
100,000
1,700
2,063,087
400,000
360,000
3,000
46,974
$3,278,586
National Sources of Research Funding
Associated Medical Services (AMS), Ontario ........................................................................
Canada Foundation for Innovation ........................................................................................
Canada Research Chairs Secretariat .......................................................................................
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health .......................................................
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Community Grant Program .........................................
Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance ............................................................................
Canadian Cancer Etiology Research Network ........................................................................
Canadian Diabetes Association...............................................................................................
Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research ...........................................................................
Canadian Foundation for Innovation ......................................................................................
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation.....................................................................
Canadian Institutes of Health Research ..................................................................................
Canadian Intensive Care Foundation ......................................................................................
Canadian International Development Agency ........................................................................
Canadian Patient Safety Institute ............................................................................................
Canadian Stroke Network .......................................................................................................
Cancer Care Ontario / Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.................................................
Health Canada .........................................................................................................................
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada .................................................................................
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada ...............................................................
Hypertension Canada ..............................................................................................................
International Development Research Centre ..........................................................................
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation .................................................................................
Kidney Foundation of Canada ................................................................................................
Lupina Foundation ..................................................................................................................
Lupus Society of Canada ........................................................................................................
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research .....................................................................
MS Foundation of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada .................................................
MUHC Research Institute. McGill University .......................................................................
National Cancer Institute of Canada – Canadian Cancer Society ...........................................
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health ....................................................
National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases ...........................................................
National Population Health Study of Neurological Conditions PHAC Grant Competition ...
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ............................................
Neuroscience Canada ..............................................................................................................
NSERC Healthcare support through Information Technology Enhancements (hSITE),
project sponsored by Alberta Health Services ..................................................................
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care ...................................................................
Public Health Agency of Canada ............................................................................................
Quebec Ministry of Education, Leisure & Sport ....................................................................
Saint Francis Xavier University ..............................................................................................
Social Science and Humanities Research Council ..................................................................
TEKTIC (Technology Enabled Knowledge Translation Investigative Centre) .....................
Terry Fox Research Institute ...................................................................................................
The Arthritis Society ...............................................................................................................
Van Iterson Fund for Alternative Cancer Treatments, administered by the Holistic Health
Research Foundation of Canada .............................................................................................
Vancouver Island Health Authority ........................................................................................
WorkSafe British Columbia, Research Secretariat .................................................................
Total National Funding ........................................................................................................
55
15,000
80,000
100,000
50,000
50,000
378,362
5,412
91,303
5,000
434,000
403,000
20,573,987
54,000
100,000
190,000
485,000
115,039
22,100,000
375,000
24,999
67,000
653,009
120,786
48,295
125,000
15,000
211,000
921,290
4,000
350,000
22,000
26,350
134,000
66,125
100,000
17,500
749,410
1,409,262
23,950
20,000
221,704
9,300
571,700
82,680
30,000
60,000
58,264
$51,792,727
Provincial Sources of Research Funding
3 Cheers for the Early Years, Alberta Health and Wellness...................................................
Alberta Addiction and Mental Health Research Partnership Program ...................................
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology .......................................................................
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development..........................................................................
Alberta Cancer Board .............................................................................................................
Alberta Cancer Foundation.....................................................................................................
Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund................................................................................
Alberta Cancer Research Institute .........................................................................................
Alberta Centre for Child, Family, and Community Research ................................................
Alberta Child and Family Services, Calgary and area, Family Services Authority
and Alberta Association for Community Living ...................................................................
Alberta Children‟s Hospital Perinatal Funding Competition .................................................
Alberta Education ...................................................................................................................
Alberta Employment and Immigration and Citizenship and Immigration Canada ................
Alberta Health and Wellness ..................................................................................................
Alberta Health Services ..........................................................................................................
Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Machine Learning ....................................................................
Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions........................................................................................
Alberta Livestock and Meat Association................................................................................
Alberta Lung Association .......................................................................................................
Alberta Medical Foundation (AMF) ......................................................................................
Alberta Mental Health Research Partnership Program ..........................................................
Alberta Provincial Stroke Strategy .........................................................................................
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT, & Nunavut ..................................................
Institute of Child & Mother Health/Alberta Children‟s Hospital Foundation Starter Grant ..
The Lung Association Alberta and NWT ...............................................................................
Women and Children's Health Research Institute ..................................................................
Total Provincial Funding .....................................................................................................
56
250,489
70,000
531,250
24,000
694,269
2,382,938
356,000
591,567
168,329
96,600
235,732
10,000
345,667
284,495
368,155
100,000
18,457,645
50,729
25,000
9,000
140,000
100,000
282,000
46,112
150,000
35,000
$25,804,977
Local Sources of Research Funding
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre .........................................................................................
Calgary Children‟s Initiative (United Way) ..........................................................................
Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank ..............................................................................................
Calgary Laboratory Services Competition .............................................................................
Calgary Surgical Research Development Fund .....................................................................
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary....................................................................
Division of Neurology University of Calgary (ARP retro grant program) ...........................
Faculty of Medicine ...............................................................................................................
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry & Capital Health New Emerging Research Teams Grant
Foothills Development Fund ..................................................................................................
Hotchkiss Brain Institute........................................................................................................
Libin Cardiovascular Institute ................................................................................................
Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation .........................................................................
Markin Endowment ...............................................................................................................
Max Bell Foundation .............................................................................................................
University Research Grants Committee .................................................................................
Total Local Funding ............................................................................................................
57
75,000
40,000
41,132
19,400
6,500
19,980
80,000
160,000
100,000
250,000
283,000
25,000
441,123
101,700
115,725
198,843
$1,957,403
FACULTY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS
JULY 1, 2009 TO JUNE 30, 2010
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Carol E. Adair, BA, MSc, PhD
Policy and Research Consultant, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Adjunct Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Community Health
Sciences
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Key Words: psychiatric epidemiology and mental health services and policy research, maternal and child mental
health; severe and persistent mental illness, eating disorders, health surveys, epidemiologic research design,
performance measurement (healthcare), outcome assessment (healthcare), quality of life assessment, population
surveillance, community mental health services, pragmatic trials, evidence-based healthcare, knowledge transfer
and exchange
Dr. Adair provided mental health services and policy research and psychiatric epidemiologic consultation on a
range of research related projects and activities to the Mental Health Commission of Canada. About half of her
time was spent as the quantitative lead of the At Home/Chez Soi project – a national multi-site trial of a housing
intervention for homeless individuals with mental illnesses. She also completed a systematic literature review on
adolescent concurrent disorders in early 2009 for the Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research
(ACCFCR) and presented to several Alberta audiences on its findings.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Co-Principal
Investigator
Alberta Heritage
Foundation for Medical
Research
KT Transfer Grant Diversity in Mental
Health Services
CoInvestigator
Health Canada
At Home/Chez Soi
Canadian Institutes of
Health Research
EMBODY: Centre for Research and
Prevention in Eating Disorders Mental
Health and Body Image (Proposal
Development Grant)
2009/10
ALLOCATION
10,000
22,000,000
10,000
PUBLICATIONS
Monographs
Adair CE, Lin E, Kisely S. Information for Mental Health System Transformation. Mental Health Commission
of Canada, May 19, 2010.
Adair CE. Research to Practice Spotlight: Concurrent Disorders in Adolescents. On the Horizon: Addiction and
Mental Health: Linking Research and Practice. An e-publication of the Alberta Addiction and Mental
Health Research Partnership Program, March 19, 2010.
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Joyce AS, Adair CE, Wild TC, McDougall GM, Gordon A, Costigan N, Pasmeny G. Continuity of care:
Validation of a self-report measure to assess client perceptions of mental health service delivery. Community
Mental Health Journal 2010;46(2):192-208.
Addington D, Norman R, Adair CE, McKenzie E, Manchanda R, Mitchell B, Pryce C. A comparison of early
psychosis treatment services using consensus and evidence-based performance measures: Moving towards
setting standards. Early Intervention in Psychiatry 2009;3(4):274-81.
Suter E, Oelke ND, Adair CE, Armitage GD. Ten key principles for successful health systems integration. Healthcare
Quarterly 2009;13(Sp):16-23.
McLaren L, Adair CE, von Ranson K, Russell-Mayhew S, deGroot J, Laverty S, Ball G, Campbell K, Clark
CG, deFreitas T, Hall K, McNeil D, Pacaud D, Porteous T, Sharma A, Waterman M, Watson-Jarvis K. First
do no harm. Obesity Management 2009;5(5):249-251.
GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
Jordana Linder, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Body dissatisfaction and body change behaviours in young adolescent boys and girls: A
prospective examination of the influence of self-identified and assigned peer groups
Kathleen Chaput, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Examining the association between breastfeeding difficulties and postpartum depression: Healthy
moms, healthy babies
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Herman Barkema, PhD, DVM
Head, Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Professor Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Key Words: epidemiology, gastro-intestinal system, microbiology, nutrition
Dr. Barkema‟s research program applies epidemiology to the prevention and control of infectious diseases on
dairy farms, such as Johne‟s disease and mastitis, with animal and public health perspectives. The over-all goal
of his research program is to ensure a safe and economical food supply with a reduced risk to transmission of
zoonotic diseases to farm families and the general population.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Dairy Farmers of
Canada
Transmission Pattern Profiling of
Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis
Between and Within Canadian Dairy Herds by
Fast and Discriminating Strain Typing
ongoing
Agriculture and AgriFood Canada and Dairy
Farmers of Canada,
Dairy Cluster
Rapid Identification and Consequences of
Intramammary Infection with CoagulaseNegative Staphylococci
ongoing
Farmers of Canada,
Dairy Cluster
Enhancing Sustainable Production of Safe,
High Quality Milk by Optimizing Dairy Farm
Best Management Practices for Preventing
Mastitis and Reducing its Environmental
Impact
ongoing
Alberta Livestock and
Meat Agency
The Influence of Management Practices on
Claw Health, Lameness and Animal Welfare on
Alberta Dairy Farms
ongoing
Organic Science
Cluster
Assessment of Health, Welfare and Milk
Composition on Organic and Conventional
Dairy Farms
ongoing
Farmers of Canada,
Dairy Cluster
Reducing Intramammary Infection in Free-Stall
Housed Dairy Cows: Interaction of PostMilking Standing Time with Cow Cleanliness,
Lameness, and Social Status
ongoing
CoPrincipal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
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TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoInvestigator
Agricultural Funding
Consortium
Developing a Molecular Phenotype to Select for
Robust Beef Cattle to Reduce Cost of
Production and Improve Animal Health, Animal
Welfare and Food Safety
ongoing
Farmers of Canada,
Dairy Cluster
Improving Cow Comfort to Increase Longevity
in Tie Stalls and Free Stalls
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Chapter in Book
Barkema HW, Hesselink JW, McKenna SLB, Benedictus G, Groenendaal H. Global prevalence and economics
of infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in ruminants (Chapter 2). In:
Paratuberculosis: Organism, disease, control, Behr MA, Collins DM (eds). CAB International, 2010:10-21.
Sampimon O, Barkema HW, Berends I, van den Borne BHP, Lam TJGM. The effect of coagulase-negative
staphylococci on somatic cell count in Dutch dairy herds. Journal of Dairy Research 2010;77(3):318-24.
Dufour S, Barkema HW, DesCôteaux L, DeVries TJ, Dohoo IR, Reyher K, Roy JP, Scholl DT. Development
and validation of a bilingual questionnaire for measuring udder health related management practices on dairy
farms. Preventative Veterinary Medicine 2010;95(1-2):74-85.
Piepers S, Opsomer G, Barkema HW, de Kruif A, De Vliegher S. Heifers infected with coagulase-negative
staphylococci in early lactation have fewer cases of clinical mastitis and a higher milk production in their
first lactation than non-infected heifers. Journal of Dairy Science 2010;93(5):2014-24.
Ceballos A, Kruze J, Barkema HW, Dohoo I, Sanchez J, Uribe D, Wichtel JJ, Wittwer F. Barium selenate
supplementation and its effect on intramammary infections in pasture-based dairy cows. Journal of Dairy
Science 2010;93(4):1468-77.
Steeneveld W, van der Gaag LC, Barkema HW, Hogeveen H. Simplify the interpretation of alert lists for
clinical mastitis in automatic milking systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2010;71(1):50-6.
van der Meer FJUM, Orsel K, Barkema HW. The new influenza A H1N1 virus: Balancing on the interface of
humans and animals. Canadian Veterinary Journal 2010;51(1):56-62.
Lievaart JL, Barkema HW, Heesterbeek JAP, van den Broek J, Kremer WDJ. Prediction of the herd somatic
cell count of the consecutive month using a linear mixed effect model. Journal of Dairy Science
2010;93(1):234-41.
Lievaart JL, Barkema HW, Hogeveen H, Kremer WDJ. Reliability of the bulk milk somatic cell count as an
indication of the average herd somatic cell count. Journal of Dairy Research 2009;76(4):490-6.
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Barkema HW, Green MJ, Bradley AJ, Zadoks RN. Invited review: The role of contagious disease in udder
health. Journal of Dairy Science 2009;92(10):4717-29.
Piepers S, Opsomer G, Meyer E, Demeyere K, Barkema HW, de Kruif A, De Vliegher S. Heifer and quarter
characteristics associated with periparturient blood and milk neutrophil apoptosis in healthy heifers and in
heifers with subclinical mastitis. Journal of Dairy Science 2009;92(9):4330–9.
Sampimon OC, de Vliegher S, Barkema HW, Sol J, Lam TJGM. Effect of prepartum dry cow antibiotic
treatment in dairy heifers on udder health and milk production. Journal of Dairy Science
2009;92(9):4395-4403.
Papers in Published Conference Proceedings
Ajitkumar P, Barkema HW, De Buck J. Rapid identification of bovine mastitis pathogens by high resolution
melt analysis of 16S rDNA sequences. Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network (CAHLN) 9th
Annual Meeting, Calgary, 2010.
Klugkist D, Barkema HW, Orsel K, Atkins G, Vernooy E, De Buck J. Herd-level prevalence of MAP-infection
in Alberta dairy herds. Western Canadian Association for Bovine Practitioners Conference, Calgary, 2010.
Lievaart JJ, Barkema HW, Kremer WDJ, van den Broek J, Heesterbeek JAP. Prediction of the herd somatic cell
count of the consecutive month using a linear mixed effect model. Proc 12th ISVEE Symp, August 10-14,
2009, Durban, South-Africa.
Saini V, Olde Riekerink RGM, McClure JT, Barkema HW. Determining diagnostic agreement between
Sensititre® and Agar Disk Diffusion for antimicrobial resistance profiling of udder pathogens. Proceedings,
12th ISVEE Symposium, Durban, South-Africa, August 10-14, 2009.
Orsel K, Kutz S, De Buck J, Branigan M, Croft B, Cuyler C, Davison T, Veitch A, Rivard S, Brodeur V, Taillon
J, Elkin B, Barkema HW. Presence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in free-ranging
caribou. Proceedings, 12th ISVEE Symposium, Durban, South-Africa, August 10-14, 2009.
Piepers S, Barkema HW, Opsomer G, de Kruif A, de Vliegher S. Heifer mastitis in early lactation: To worry or
not to worry? Proceedings, 12th ISVEE Symposium, Durban, South-Africa, August 10-14, 2009.
Reyher K, Dufour S, Barkema HW, Des Coteaux L, DeVries T, Dohoo I, Roy JP, Scholl D. The core research
platform for the Canadian Bovine Mastitis Research Network - A national and international resource.
Proceedings, 12th ISVEE Symposium, Durban, South-Africa, August 10-14, 2009.
Ceballos A, Sanchez J, Dohoo IR, Barkema HW, Wichtel J. Meta-analysis of longitudinal data: Effect of oral
selenium supplementation on milk selenium concentration in cattle. Proceedings, 12th ISVEE Symposium,
Durban, South-Africa, August 10-14, 2009.
Ceballos A, Stryhn H, Barkema HW, Neumann J, Mella A, Kruze J, Espindola S, Wichtel JJ, Wittwer F.
Selenium supplementation in pasture-based primiparous cows and its effect on somatic cell count around
calving. Proceedings, 12th ISVEE Symposium, Durban, South-Africa, August 10-14, 2009.
Sampimon OC, De Vliegher S, Barkema HW, Sol J, Lam TJGM. Treatment of dairy heifers prepartum with dry
cow antibiotics. Proceedings, 12th ISVEE Symposium, Durban, South-Africa, August 10-14, 2009.
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Maria Negron, PhD student, Department of Production Animal Health (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: The role of animals and environment in the etiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Rienske Mortier, PhD student, Department of Production Animal Health (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Age and dose dependent susceptibility of infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp.
paratuberculosis
Robert Huggins, MSc student, Department of Production Animal Health (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Effect of intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci on somatic cell count,
milk production and culling
Praseeda Ajith, PhD student, Department of Production Animal Health (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Culture-negative mastitis
Vineet Saini, PhD student, Department of Production Animal Health (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Antimicrobial resistance in mastitis pathogens
Andrea Wasko, MSc student, Department of Production Animal Health (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Epidemiology of heaves in Alberta horses
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Ajitkumar Gopinathamenon, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Production Animal Health
Research Topic: An epidemiologic analysis of the incidence and causes of culling in Alberta beef bulls
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Susan G. Barr, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Departments of Medicine and
Director, Rheumatology Residency Training Program
Key Words: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, biologic agents, epidemiology
As Co-director of the Pharmacovigilance Program, Dr. Barr is involved in research on the effectiveness and
safety of biologic agents for rheumatoid arthritis in usual clinical practice. In collaboration with colleagues in
Edmonton, this work has expanded to a Province-wide program under the Alberta Biologics for Inflammatory
Arthritis Research Initiative. She is also involved in collaborative research with the Canadian Network for
Improved Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (CaNIOS) ongoing multicentre studies, including
malignancy in lupus and the genetic and environmental risk factors for lupus. In addition, Dr. Barr is interested
in access to health services and has directed the successful implementation of the Central Referral and Triage in
Rheumatology (CReATe Rheum) Program, with the goal of having the right patient see the right physician at the
right time. This is of critical importance for patients with early inflammatory arthritis and this program has aided
in the development of our Early Arthritis Clinic and other Specialty Clinics.
PUBLICATIONS
Abstracts Published in Journals
Barnabe C, Hazlewood G, Fahlman N, Barr SG, Martin L. Rational selection of next biologic after anti-TNF
discontinuation in rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2009;68(Suppl 3):739.
Maksymowych WM, Martin, L, Russell AS, Barr S, Sholter D, Penney C, Lier D, Yan C, Anderson C, Ohinmaa
A. Improvements in health related quality of life, work productivity and resource utilization with anti-TNF
therapies by clinical status at baseline: the Alberta Biologics Registry. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
2009;68(Suppl 3):539.
Barnabe C, Hazlewood G, Barr SG, Martin L. Use of rituximab or abatacept after anti-TNF discontinuation in
patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology 2009;36(11):2564.
McMillan L, Barr SG, Barnabe C, Martin L. Achieving remission in rheumatoid arthritis with biologic
therapies. Journal of Rheumatology 2009;36(11):2576.
Hazlewood GS, Martin L, Barr SG. The impact of a centralized referral system in rheumatology. Arthritis &
Rheumatism 2009;60(Suppl 10):S120.
Ohinmaa A, Martin L, Russell AS, Barr SG, Maksymowych WP. Economic modeling in rheumatoid arthritis in
real world practice: The DAS has minimal impact on HRQoL data categorized by the HAQ. Arthritis &
Rheumatism 2009;60(Suppl 10):S451.
Hazlewood GS, Martin L, Barr SG. Methods to improve the triage accuracy of referrals for possible
inflammatory polyarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2009;60(Suppl 10):S523.
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Barnabe C, Hazlewood G, Barr SG. Predictors of radiographic progression in RA patients treated with anti-TNF
therapy. Journal of Rheumatology 2010;37(6):1277.
Hazlewood G, Lupton T, Martin L, Barr SG. Methods to improve the triage accuracy of referrals for possible
inflammatory arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology 2010;37(6):1288.
Hazlewood G, Lupton T, Martin L, Barr SG. The impact of a centralized referral system in rheumatology.
Journal of Rheumatology 2010;37(6):1288.
Martin L, Russell A, Barr SG, Sholter D, Penney C, Yan C, Maksymowych W. Economic modelling in
rheumatoid arthritis in real world practice: The DAS has minimal impact on HRQOL data categorized by the
HAQ score. Journal of Rheumatology 2010;37(6):1337.
Mosher D, Barr SG, Fahlman N, Fitzgerald A, LeClercq S, Lupton T, Morris G, Martin L, Penney C. Wait time
for assessment in early inflammatory arthritis clinic. Journal of Rheumatology 2010;37(6):1339.
Sardana V, Ehrmann-Feldman D, Barr SG, Rahman P, Hazeltine M, Bessette L, Dagenais P, Fortin I, Lupton T,
Lungu E, Bissonauth A, Veilleux M-E, Bernatsky S. Nurse-led triage in musculoskeletal care. Journal of
Rheumatology 2010;37(6):1345.
Barnabe C, Szabo E, Barr SG, Boyd S, Martin L. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography
(HR-pQCT) identification of bony damage in rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology
2010;37(6):1350.
Barnabe C, Hazlewood G, Barr SG, Martin L. Comparison of radiographic scoring methods in a cohort of RA
patients treated with anti-TNF therapy. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2010;69(Suppl 3):302.
Barnabe C, Barr S, Boyd S, Martin L. High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HRpQCT) Identification of Bony Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
2010;69(Suppl 3):711.
Cheryl Barnabe, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Assessment of bony damage using high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography
(HR-pQCT) in rheumatoid arthritis
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Cynthia Beck, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: mental health services, health services research, epidemiology,
comorbidity, schizophrenia, mood disorders, administrative data
Dr. Beck‟s research interests lie broadly in psychiatric epidemiology and health service. In the 2009 – 2010 year
her research on psychosis and on comorbidities between mental and general medical (physical) disorders (eg.
Early psychosis and diabetes) continued. In addition, a newer interest area has been the quality of administrative
data, including chart documentation quality and the impact of shadow billing on the completeness and validity of
the resultant coded data. In particular, she is looking at ways to measure and improve the quality of physician
documentation as an approach to increasing the validity of the resultant administrative data.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
University of Calgary/ Calgary
Health Region Centre For
Advancement Of Health
Variability and Validity of
Administrative Data in the
Calgary Health Region
4,910
Co-Principal
Investigator
Calgary Health
Region/University of Calgary
Centre for Advancement of
Health; Regional Clinical
Department of Psychiatry
Preventative Health Care
Among Canadian Adults with
Major Mental Illness
1,650
Co-Investigator
Canadian Institutes Of Health
Research
Effect of Physician
Alternative Payment Plans
on the Completeness and
Validity of Administrative
Data
102,070
PUBLICATIONS
So L, Beck CA, Brien S, Kennedy J, Feasby TE, Ghali WA, and Quan H. Chart documentation quality and its
relationship to the validity of administrative data discharge records. Health Informatics Journal
2010;16(2):101-13.
Addington DE, Beck CA, Wang J, Adams B, Pryce C, Zhu H, Kang J, and McKenzie E. Predictors of
hospitalization in first-episode psychosis: developing a risk adjustment model for service comparisons.
Psychiatric Services 2010;61(5):483-8.
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Hennessy DA, Quan H, Faris PD, Beck CA. Do coder characteristics influence validity of ICD-10 hospital
discharge data? BMC Health Services Research 2010;10:99.
Wang JL, Keown LA, Patten SB, Williams JVA, Currie SR, Beck CA, Maxwell CJ, ElGuebaly N. A populationbased study on ways of dealing with daily stress: Comparisons among individuals with mental disorders,
with long-term general medical conditions and healthy people. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric
Epidemiology 2009;44(8):666-74.
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Tanya Beran, BA, MSc, PhD, RPsych
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and
Medical Education and Research Unit
Key Words: measurement, performance evaluation, childhood victimization
Dr. Beran has published many studies on child heath, evaluation, assessment, and measurement. Specific recent
projects include research in teaching evaluation; assessment of professional competencies; neonatal simulation;
identity development and study strategies in clerkship; and workforce and psychological characteristics of
international medical graduates. She was an invited guest editor of the Canadian Journal of School Psychology
for a special issue on childhood victimization. Her research has recently branched into the area of developmental
robotics by examining how robotic models can be applied to understanding children‟s behaviors, particularly in
the context of medicine.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
Co-Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Alberta Centre for Child, Cyber-Harassment: A New Form of
Family, and Community Peer Harassment
Research
20,000
Social Sciences and
Humanities Research
Council
The Impact of Cyber Bullying
50,000
Health Research
Understanding the Psychological,
Emotional, and Social
Consequences of Stuttering in
Preschoolers
ongoing
Social Sciences and
Humanities Research
Council
Developing an Interactive Virtual
Forum to Study Children's On-Line
Interactions
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Saklofske DH, Beran TN. Assessing intelligence with the Wechsler scales. In: Corsini Encyclopedia of
Psychology (4th Edition), Weiner IB, Craighead WE (eds.). Wiley, New York, NY, 2010;2:1851-4.
Beran TN, Tutty L. Evaluation of a workshop for pre-service teachers on how to manage bullying. In: Rise up
for Respectful Relationships: Prevent Bullying, Craig W, Pepler D, Cummings J (eds.). National Printers,
Ottawa, Ontario, 2009;81-90.
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Beran TN, Stanton L. The new bullying and harassment: From face to face to interface. In: Rise up for
Respectful Relationships: Prevent Bullying, Craig W, Pepler D, Cummings J (eds.). National Printers,
Ottawa, Ontario, 2009;169-82.
Beran TN. From the guest editor. Canadian Journal of School Psychology 2010;25(1):3-4.
Donnon T, Delver H, Beran TN. Course and student characteristics related to ratings of instruction in medical
sciences graduate programs. Medical Teacher 2010;32(4):327-32.
Walden LM, Beran TN. Attachment quality and bullying behavior in school-aged youth. Canadian Journal of
School Psychology 2010;25(1):5-18.
Quilliams L, Beran TN. Children at risk for academic failure: A model of individual and family factors.
Exceptionality Education International 2009;19(2):63-76.
Beran TN, Violato C. Student engagement and course characteristics. Canadian Journal of Higher Education
2009;39(1):1-13.
Stanton L, Beran TN. A review of legislation and bylaws relevant to school bullying. McGill Journal of
Education 2009;44(2):245-60.
Canivez GL, Beran TN. Adjustment scales for children and adolescents: Factorial validity in a Canadian sample.
Canadian Journal of School Psychology 2009;24(4):284-302.
Whitley J, Lupart JL, Beran TN. The characteristics and experiences of Canadian students receiving special
education services for emotional/behavioural difficulties. Exceptionality Education International
2009;19(1):14-31.
Beran TN, Rokosh J. The consequential validity of student ratings: What do instructors really think? Alberta
Journal of Educational Research 2009;55(4):497-511.
Beran TN, Violato C, Kline D, Frideres J. What do students consider useful about student ratings? Assessment
and Evaluation in Higher Education 2009;34(5):519-27.
Beran TN, Stanton L. Legislation and bylaws on bullying. Presented at the World Council of Comparative
Education Studies. Istanbul, June 2010.
Dittrick C, Beran TN. Physical and cyber space relationships: A reliable and valid measure of the multiple
effects of bullying. World Council of Comparative Education Studies. Istanbul, June 2010.
Beran TN, Ramirez-Serrano A. Can children have a relationship with a robot? International Conference on
Human-Robot Personal Relationships. The Netherlands, June 2010.
Nugent S, Beran TN. Can robots help us understand children‟s prosocial behaviour? Presented to the Canadian
Psychological Association Convention. Winnipeg, June 2010.
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Amin H, Beran TN, Halamek L, Aziz K. Simulated immersive learning environments (sILEs) workshop
evaluation for experienced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Trainers. Canadian Pediatric Society
Conference. Vancouver, June 2010.
Amin H, Beran TN, Halamek L, Aziz K. Evaluation of a simulated immersive learning environments (sILEs)
workshop for experienced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Trainers. Pediatric Academic Societies
Conference. Vancouver, May 2010.
Delver H, Beran,TN, Donnon T. Student and teaching characteristics related to ratings of instruction in medical
sciences graduate programs. Presented at the International Ottawa Conference on Medical Education.
Miami, May 2010.
Nugent S, Beran TN. Can robots help us understand children‟s prosocial behaviour? British Columbia
Association of School Psychologists Conference. Vancouver, November 2009.
Suzette Cooke, PhD student, Medical Education and Research
Thesis Topic: Role of patient simulation and debriefing
Kathy Lee, MSc student, Medical Education and Research
Thesis Topic: Emerging surgical competencies in undergraduate students
Crystal Dittrick, PhD student, Educational Studies (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: The relationship among bullying, body image, and self esteem
Lauren Stanton, PhD student, Educational Studies
Thesis Topic: Impact of cyber bullying: A national study
Sara Smith, MSc student, Medical Education and Research
Thesis Topic: Practice analysis of chiropractic radiologists: An electronic survey and qualitative study
Jennifer Athayde, MSc student, Medical Education and Research
Thesis Topic: Medical education intervention for residents in paediatrics
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Andrew Bulloch, MA, PhD
Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Psychiatry,
Physiology and Pharmacology
Key Words: depressive disorder, health survey, marital status, non-adherence, psychotropic medication
Dr. Bulloch has continued to pursue research into risk factors for major depression and also into aspects of
pharmacoepidemiology. He examined the non-adherence with psychotropic medication in the general population
of Canada and found high degrees of non-adherence, the principal reason being forgetfulness. In terms of risk
factors for depression he showed that a bidirectional relationship exists between marital disruption and major
depression, that is depression can lead to separation and divorce, but also marital disruption can lead to
depression. Using longitudinal date he showed that major depressive episodes in the general population are
heterogeneous, including a mixture of brief and more protracted episodes. Some of the factors that are generally
regarded as risk factors for major depression such as a positive family history are also associated with a negative
course.
ROLE
CoPrincipal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Pilot Prospective Study of Major
Depression in Calgary
20,000
Alberta Addiction and
Mental Health Research
Partnership Program
Disability, Impairment, Participation
and Mental Health in Multiple
Sclerosis
70,000
PUBLICATIONS
Bulloch AGM, Williams JV, Lavorato DH and Patten SB. The relationship between major depression and
marital disruption is bidirectional. Depression and Anxiety 2009;26(12):1172-7.
Patten SB, Wang JL, Williams JVA, Lavorato DH, Bulloch AGM, Eliasziw M. Prospective evaluation of the
effect of major depression on working status in a population sample. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
2009;54(12):841-5.
Bulloch AGM, Patten SB. Non-adherence with psychotropic medications in the general population. Social
Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2010;45(1):47-56.
Sandy Berzins, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Determinants of mental health and well-being in Multiple Sclerosis
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Bonnie Buntain, BSc, MSc, DVM, DABVP, DACVPM
Assistant Dean, Government and International Relations, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine
Professor, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
and Department of Community Health Sciences
Key Words: food safety, public health policies, zoonotic diseases, global health, ecohealth, one health, humananimal bond, syndemics
Dr. Buntain‟s research interests include building capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa to address the interface of
animal-human-ecosystem health and the related health equity challenges. She is specifically interested in climate
change and animal health and its relationship to food security and safety in vulnerable indigenous cultures, and
how food systems policies and programs may be improved with evidenced based research. She has worked this
past year in Tanzania to build partnerships between the Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine there and
at the University of Calgary to strengthen our “One Health” Research Field School in Tanzania. Most of her
2009-2010 activities have focused on promoting the health of animals, people and ecosystems through training
and education in One Health, and the inter-professional competencies and partnerships required to work in
successful One Health/Global Health teams. Important activities related to her joint appointment revolve around
building One Health collaboration between the Department of Community Health Sciences and the Department
of Ecosystem and Public Health in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
University International
Grants Committee
TITLE
International Opportunities with
Tanzania to Better Address Global
Health Using an Innovative One
Health Approach to Develop New
Professional Curriculum
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09/10
ALLOCATION
10,000
Norman Campbell, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Departments of Medicine,
Physiology and Pharmacology, and Community Health Sciences
CIHR Canada Chair in Hypertension Prevention & Control
Key Words: hypertension, surveillance
Dr. Campbell‟s research activities include interventions to improve population treatment and control of
hypertension and for the prevention of hypertension, and surveillance systems for hypertension.
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Health Research
CIHR Canada Chair in Hypertension
Prevention and Control
150,000
Public Health Agency
of Canada
Development of Educational
Resources to Support a Reduction in
Dietary Sodium among Canadians
298,442
Various pharmaceutical
companies
Canadian Hypertension Education
Program
240,000
Servier Canada Inc
Innovative Hypertension Knowledge
Translation Programs
188,462
of Canada
Hypertension in Canadian's with
Diabetes - Closing a Substantive Care
Gap
162,023
of Canada
Closing the Care Gap on Hypertension
in Indo-Asian People with Diabetes
34,487
Libin Cardiovascular
Institute
Alberta Hypertension Initiative
25,000
Health Research
Assessment of Hypertension
Occurrence, Management and
Outcomes in Canada
50,000
Alberta Heritage
Research
Improving the Efficient and Equitable
Care of Patients with Chronic Medical
Conditions Interdisciplinary Chronic
Disease Collaboration (ICDC)
Co-Investigator
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
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1,000,000
PUBLICATIONS
Neutel CI, Campbell NRC, Morrison HI. Trends in diabetes treatment in Canadians, 1994–2004. Chronic
Disease in Canada 2010;30(3):107-11.
Klarenbach SW, McAlister FA, Johansen H, Tu K, Hazel M Walker R, Zarnke KB Campbell NRC.
Identification of factors driving differences in cost-effectiveness of first line pharmacologic therapy for
uncomplicated hypertension. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2010;26(5):e158-63.
Hackam DG, Khan NA, Hemmelgarn BR, Rabkin SW, Touyz RM, Campbell NRC, et al. The 2010 Canadian
hypertension education program recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part 2 – Therapy.
Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2010;26(5):249-58.
Campbell NRC, Kaczorowski J, Lewanczuk RZ, Feldman R, Poirier L, Kwong MML, Lebel M, McAlister FA,
Tobe SW, the Canadian Hypertension Education Program. The scientific summary - An update of the 2010
theme and the science behind new CHEP recommendations. Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2010;26(5):236-40.
Bancej CM, Campbell NRC, McKay DW, Nichol M, Walker RL, Kaczorowski J. Home blood pressure
monitoring among Canadian adults with hypertension: Results from the 2009 survey on living with chronic
diseases in Canada. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2010;26(5):e152-7.
Allu SO, Bellerive J, Walker RL, Campbell NRC. Hypertension: Are you and your patients up to date?
Campbell NRC, Legowski B, Legetic B, Wilks R, Vasconcellos A for the PAHO/WHO Regional Expert Group
on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Dietary Salt Reduction. A new initiative to prevent
cardiovascular disease in the Americas by reducing dietary salt. CVD Prevention and Control
2009;4(4):185-7.
Campbell NRC, Legowski B, Legetic B, Wilks R and Vasconcellos A for the PAHO/WHO Regional Expert
Group on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Dietary Salt Reduction. The Pan American health
organization policy statement - Preventing cardiovascular disease in the Americas by reducing dietary salt
intake population-wide. CVD Prevention and Control 2009;4(4):189-91.
Friedman O, McAlister FA, Yun L, Campbell NRC, Tu K for the CHEP Outcomes Research Taskforce.
Antihypertensive drug persistence and compliance among incident elderly hypertensives in Ontario.
American Journal of Medicine 2010;123(2):173-81.
Thompson A, Semchuk B, Campbell NRC, Kaczorowski J, Tsuyuki RT for the Canadian Hypertension
Education Program. Hypertension guidelines for pharmacists: 2009 update. Canadian Pharmacists Journal
2010;143(1):20-7.
Campbell NRC, Mohan S. Selecting initial antihypertensive therapy in the elderly. Geriatrics and Aging
2009;12(4):178-85.
Chen G, Hemmelgarn B, Alhaider S, Quan H, Campbell NRC, Rabi D. Meta-analysis of adverse cardiovascular
outcomes associated with antecedent hypertension after acute myocardial infarction. American Journal of
Cardiology 2009;104(1):141-7.
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Genest J, McPherson R, Frohlich J, Anderson T, Campbell NRC, Carpentier A, MD, Patrick Couture MD,
Robert Dufour MD, George Fodor MD, Gordon A, Grover S, Gupta M, Hegele RA, Lau DC, Leiter L, Lewis
GF, Lonn E, Mancini GBJ, Ng D, Pearson GJ, Sniderman A, Stone J, Ur E. Guidelines for the diagnosis and
treatment of dyslipidemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease 2009 - 2009 Recommendations.
Mohan S, Campbell NRC, Willis K. Effective population wide public health interventions to promote sodium
reduction. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2009;181(9):605-9.
Poulter NR, Dobson JE, Sever PS, Dahlöf B, Wedel H, Campbell NRC On behalf of the ASCOT Investigators.
Baseline heart rate, antihypertensive treatment and prevention of cardiovascular outcomes in the AngloScandinavian cardiac outcomes trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2009;54(13):1154-64.
Falaschetti E, Campbell NRC, Mohan S, Poulter N. Implementation of pay for performance policy in England.
Hypertension 2009;54(1):e5.
Marianne Nichol, PhD student, Queen‟s University (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Hypertension and diabetes
Sailesh Mohan, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Research Topic: Information unavailable
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Ann Casebeer, BA, MPA, PhD
Site Director, Western Regional Training Centre (WRTC)
Key Words: health policy; organizational learning and systems change; knowledge exchange and use; applied
research methods
Dr. Casebeer‟s primary research efforts involve longitudinal research on organizational learning and systems
change within health and health care jurisdictions. She continues to be interested in healthy public policy as a
mechanism for health gain and in enlarging the voice of the public in health decision-making processes, as well
as the development and use of learning networks for enhanced system capacity and responsiveness. She provides
health policy, organizational change and qualitative/mixed methods contributions to a number of courses and
active grants – the overarching focus of these efforts is to contribute to the improvement of health care system
delivery and the enhancement of health within communities.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
SEARCH Canada
Investigator
CoPrincipal
Investigator
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Custom Grant in Aid, Applied
Research and Evidence Use
Capacity Development
200,000
Southern Alberta Child and Youth
Health Network Impact Analysis
10,500
Canadian Institutes of Health
Research
Enhancing Existing Capacity in
Applied Health Services and Policy
Research in Western Canada
360,000
Research, Alberta Heritage
Research
Alberta Evaluating the Impacts of
Public Engagement in Health
Systems: A Comparative ResearchPractice Collaboration
100,000
Canadian Patient Safety Institute Evaluation of an Innovative
Research
Disclosure Initiative in a Regional
health System
CoCanadian Institutes of Health
Investigator Research
CIHR Emerging Team: Colorectal
Cancer Screening
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50,000
23,467
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoCanadian Health Services
Investigator Foundation; Research,
Exchange and Impact for
System Support Competition;
Alberta Heritage Foundation for
Medical Research; and, Calgary
Health Region
Canadian Health Services
Research Foundation, Canadian
Patient Safety Institute,
Research, and Alberta Heritage
Research
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Strengthening Primary Healthcare
Services Through Innovative
Practice Network
133,000
Medical Safety in Community
Practice
250,000
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Casebeer A, Reay T, Golden-Biddle K, Hinings B, GermAnn K. Primary health care innovation sites: Learning
to create new cultures of care. In: Culture and Climate in Health Care Organizations, Braithwaite J, Hyde P,
Pope C (eds). Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2010:149-60.
Casebeer A, Popp J, Scott C. Positively deviant networks: What are they and why do we need them? Journal of
Health Organization and Management 2009;23(6):610-26.
Casebeer A, Reay T. Taking the gap seriously: The experience of primary health care networks in Western
Canada. Organizational Behaviour in Health Care, Mind the Gap. Birmingham UK, April 2010.
(http://www.hsmc.bham.ac.uk/events/Conference/papers.shtml)
MacKean G, Casebeer A. Improving palliative care decision-making by narrowing gaps between vision and
reality. Organizational Behaviour in Health Care, Mind the Gap. Birmingham UK, April 2010
(http://www.hsmc.bham.ac.uk/events/Conference/papers.shtml)
Abstract Published in Journal
Casebeer A, Reay T. Learning to practice better primary health care. Innovation in Primary Health Care. Annual
Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference (CAHSPR), Toronto, May
2010:28.
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Robynn Hargroder-Lemaire, PhD Student, School of Government and Public Policy, University Of Arizona
(Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Network impact analysis
Luz Palacios-Derflinger, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences
(Co-Supervisor)
Research Topic: Safety culture in community practice
79
Guanmin Chen, MD, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist/Statistician, Hypertension Outcomes and Surveillance Team
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Key Words: health services research, surveillance, medical research methodology, hypertension, administrative
data, cardiovascular disease, injury
Dr. Chen‟s primary research interests are in the areas of health service research, particularly in the area of
hypertension, cardiovascular disease and its complications among high risk population. His medical
methodological study focuses on the evaluation of the quality and validity with regards to the use of health
administrative data. He utilizes administrative data to study the progression of cardiovascular disease, as well as
issues regarding ethnical difference for home care services and outcomes of cardiovascular disease among
elderly.
PUBLICATIONS
Campbell N, Chen G. Canadian efforts to prevent and control hypertension. Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2010;26(Suppl C):14C-7C.
Chen G, Khan N, Walker R, Quan H. Validating ICD coding algorithms for diabetes mellitus from
administrative data. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2010;89(2):189-95.
Lv Y, Zou Z, Chen G, Jia H, Zhong J, Fang W. Amlodipine and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
combination versus Amlodipine monotherapy in Hypertension: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled
trials. Blood Pressure Monitoring 2010;15(4):195-204.
Chen G, Khan, N, King K, Brenda Hemmelgarn B, Quan H. Home care service utilization and congestive heart
failure outcomes: comparing Asian and Other Canadian patients. BMC Cardiovascular Disorder 2010;10:12.
Quan H, Khan N, Hemmelgarn B, Tu K, Chen G, Campbell N, Hill MD, Ghali WA, McAlister FA. Validation
of a case definition to define hypertension using administrative data. Hypertension 2009;54(6):1423-18.
Chen G, Hemmelgarn B, Alhaider S, Quan H, Campbell N, Rabi D. Meta-analysis of adverse cardiovascular
outcomes associated with antecedent hypertension after myocardial infarction. American Journal of
Cardiology 2009;104(1):141-7.
Abstract Published in Conference Proceedings
Chen G, Campbell N. Hypertension surveillance and outcome: an administrative data approach. Proceedings,
World Hypertension Conference 2009, Beijing, China, October 2009.
Chen G, Khan N, King KM, Hemmelgarn BR, Quan H. Home care utilization and outcomes among Asian and
other Canadian patients with heart failure. Proceedings, WHO- FIC Network Annual Meeting 2010
Toronto, 2010.
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Chen G, Khan N, King KM, Walker R, Quan H. Validating ICD coding algorithms for diabetes mellitus from
administrative data. Proceedings, WHO- FIC Network Annual Meeting 2010, Toronto, 2010.
Chen G, Campbell N. Hypertension surveillance and outcome: An administrative data approach. International
Journal of Cardiology 2009;137(supplement 1):S52.
81
Barbara Conner-Spady, BScN, MN, PhD
Senior Analyst, Western Canada Waiting List Project (WCWL)
Key Words: waiting times, quality of life, priority, arthroplasty, measurement, evaluation
Dr, Spady‟s research activities relate primarily to work with the WCWL research group. She is the project lead
on two team grant projects: Study 1 The role of patient expectations and preferences on willingness to undergo
total joint replacement and health outcomes; Study 2 A discrete choice analysis of patients‟ willingness to choose
an alternate surgeon to reduce waiting time. She also collaborated on reliability and validity studies for priority
referral forms.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Principal
Investigator
EuroQol Group
Validity of the EQ-5D in Children and
Adolescents with Rheumatic Diseases
CoApplicant
Canadian Institutes of Health Total Joint Replacement: Strategic
Research
Management for Timely Treatment
09/10
ALLOCATION
ongoing
300,000
PUBLICATIONS
Conner-Spady B, Sanmartin C, Johnston G, McGurran J, Kehler M, Noseworthy T. „There are too many of us
to fix‟. Patients‟ views of acceptable waiting times for hip and knee replacement. Journal of Health Services
Research and Policy 2009;14(4):212-8.
Maksymowych WP, Crowther S, Dhillon S, Conner-Spady B, Lambert R. Systematic assessment of
inflammation by MRI in the posterior elements of the spine in ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Care and
Research 2010;62(1):4-10.
Chiowchanwisawakit P, Ostergaard M, Pedersen S, Lambert R, Conner-Spady B, Maksymowych WP.
Validation of definitions for structural lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging in the spine of
patients with spondyloarthritis. Journal of Rheumatology 2009;84(Suppl 36):39-47.
Fitzgerald A, Conner-Spady B, DeCoster C, Naden R, Hawker G, Noseworthy T. WCWL rheumatology
priority referral score testing with rheumatologists. Journal of Rheumatology 2009;36(11):2570-1.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
Zaheed Damani, BHSc student, Faculty of Medicine (Co-Supervisor)
Project Topic: Single-entry models: Value and acceptability
82
Kenneth Corbet, MD, FRCPC
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and
Dentistry, University of Alberta
Key Words: occupational medicine, medical education, health risk assessment, inhalational exposure, medical
fitness to work
Dr. Corbet‟s research interests include the completion of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical
education activities supported by an unrestricted grant from the Workers‟ Compensation Board Alberta (20072010). Corporate consultation projects include determining the work-relatedness of hearing loss, medical fitness
protocols for industrial firefighters and offshore drilling and production, and medical surveillance programs for
workers exposed to benzene, noise, or asbestos.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
Worker‟s Compensation
Board Alberta
TITLE
Medical Education Grant in Workers‟
Compensational and Occupational Health
83
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ongoing
Robert L. Cowie, MD, MSc, MB ChB FCP(SA)
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases, asthma, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, occupational lung disease
Dr. Cowie‟s research includes the study of the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the
general population of Calgary, 40 years of age and older – the Canadian Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) is
the study of which Calgary was one of the five Canadian study centres. Dr. Cowie also reviews cases of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, as well as ongoing review of cases of tuberculosis in Calgary with
emphasis of role, if any, of vitamin d deficiency in the pattern of disease. He is also interested in the role of
respiratory educators in the investigation and management of chronic cough.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
(Calgary)
FUNDING AGENCY
Research and Pharma
TITLE
The Canadian COPD Cohort Study
(CanCOLD)
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Cowie RL, Murray J, Becklake MR. Pneumoconioses and other Mineral-dust-Related Diseases. In: Textbook of
Respiratory Medicine (5th edition), Mason RJ, Broadus VC, Murray J, Nadel J (eds). Elsevier, Philadelphia,
2010:1554-86.
Cowie RL. Mining. In: Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease, Tarlo S, Cullinan P, Nemery B (eds).
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 2010:177-89.
Field SK, Conley D, Thawer A, Leigh R, Cowie RL. Effect of the management of chronic cough patients by
pulmonologists and certified respiratory educators on quality of life: A randomized trial. Chest
2009;136:1021–8.
Cowie RL, Giembycz MA, Leigh R. Mometasone furoate: An inhaled glucocorticoid for the management of
asthma in children and adults. Expert Opinion Pharmacotherapy 2009;10(12):2009-14.
Tan WC, Bourbeau J, Chapman K, Cowie RL, Hernandez P, FitzGerald M, Sin D. The Canadian obstructive
lung disease (COLD) initiative. Canadian Respiratory Journal 2010;17(Suppl A):38A-39A.
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Tan WC, Bourbeau J, Fitzgerald JM, Chapman KR, Cowie RL, Hernandez P, Sin DD. Regional variation in
the severity of COPD in Canada: The multisite population-based prevalence study (COLD Study).
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2010;181(Part 2):A4111.
Tan WC, Bourbeau J, Hernandez P, Cowie RL, Chapman KR, Fitzgerald JM, Sin DD. The impact of different
spirometric definitions on the population prevalence of chronic airflow limitation in Canada-the Canadian
Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2010;181(Part 2):A4116.
Tan WC, Sin DD, Chapman KR, Bourbeau J, Hernandez P, Cowie RL, Fitzgerald JM. Comparison of GOLD Stage
II and the lower limits of normal for defining Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease in Canada- results from the
Canadian Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care
Medicine 2010;181(Part 2):A4379.
Tan WC, Hernandez P, Bourbeau J, Chapman KR, Cowie RL, Fitzgerald JM, Sin DD. Under-diagnosis and
misdiagnosis of COPD: Results from the Canadian Obstructive Lung Disease(COLD) study. American Journal
of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2010;181(Part 2):A4378.
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Susan Cran, EdD, MEd, BSW
Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Specialization Graduate Advisor, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Key Words: professional identity and certification of disability services workforce, leadership, management,
innovation, employment and vocational rehabilitation of adults with onset disabilities
Dr. Susan Cran‟s research activities include the investigation of professional identity of disability service
professionals and the recognition that associations‟ “discipline specific” scope of practice are too narrowly
defined and does not meet the interdisciplinary nature of the work. Dr. Cran‟s research interests also led to the
creation of a leadership and innovation course that targets non-profit organizations engaging in innovative
practices, recognizing the need for new leadership and management.
As well, Dr. Cran is the Graduate Supervisor/Advisor of the Masters of Disability & Community Studies
(MDCS) course based program ensuring student registration, course selection and completion of the program.
Her responsibilities also include marketing and recruiting students for the MDCS, and coordinating the
distributed learning format for the program.
MDCS (Course-Based) GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISOR/ADVISOR
Liesha Adediran, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
(Completed in Jul. 2010)
Urszula Naszynska, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
(Completed in July 2010)
Nadia Asghar, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Kimberley Broomfield, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Marie Dancsok, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Kueth Diew, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Shelley Genest, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Cathy Gerow, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Linda Langevin, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Jennifer Catherine Laughy, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Catharyn Miller, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Lee-Anne Sadowsky, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Marianna Sasvari, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Shannon Smid, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Jennifer Surette-Lemon, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Zsuzsanna Tamas, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Monique Celine Tambay-Roest, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Jill Wagar, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Leslie-Ann Webster, MDCS student, Department of Community Health Sciences
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Ilona Csizmadi, BA, MSc, PhD
Research Scientist/Epidemiologist, Division of Population Health and Information,
Alberta Health Services-Cancer Care
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: epidemiologic methods, energy expenditure, energy balance, dietary intake assessment, physical
activity, sedentary behaviour, metabolic syndrome, aging, cancer risk
Dr. Csizmadi‟s research interests include improving dietary intake and activity-related energy expenditure
assessment methods in large populations. In this period she completed the recruitment to the MAREE Study, a
CIHR funded study designed to measured total energy expenditure (TEE) in 106 free-living individuals using the
stable isotopes 2H and 18O (doubly labelled water, DLW). The objective of the MAREE Study was to validate
activity energy expenditure and dietary intake assessment methods against DLW, the objective biomarker and
„gold standard‟ measure of TEE. Dr. Csizmadi extended the follow-up of this study from six months to one year
in order to validate additional activity questionnaires that have been widely used and/or newly developed in our
research group. Additional funding is also being sought to examine the relation between biomarkers of aging and
cancer risk and activity energy expenditure.
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Health Research
Development of a Multidimensional
Measure of Activity Energy Expenditure
for Use in Large Populations
79,390
Alberta Cancer
Research Institute
Development of a Multidimensional
Measure of Activity Energy Expenditure
for Use in Large Populations
ongoing
Social Sciences and
Humanities Research
Council of Canada
Capturing Food Intake in
Epidemiologic Research: Using the
Canadian Community Health Survey to
Improve Dietary Assessment Methods
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Linder J, McLaren L, Lo Siou G, Csizmadi I, Robson PJ. The epidemiology of weight perception: perceived
versus self-reported actual weight status among Albertan adults. Canadian Journal of Public Health
2010;101(1):56-60.
Linder J, McLaren L, Lo Siou G, Csizmadi I, Robson PJ. Self-reported anthropometric data. Reply to letter to
the editor. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2010;101(4):345.
87
Hu J, Mao Y, DesMeules M, Csizmadi I, Friedenreich CM, Mery L and the Canadian Cancer Registries
Epidemiology Research Group. Total fluid and specific beverage intake and risk of renal cell carcinoma in
Canada. Cancer Epidemiology 2009;33(5):355-62.
Janine Dueck, BSc student, Department of Nutrition, St Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia
Project Topic: Sources of food group intakes in the Canadian population: Analysis of the Canadian community
health survey (CCHS nutrition 2.2)
88
Gillian Currie, BComm, MA, MPhil, PhD
Key Words: health economics, stated preference methods, economic evaluation, child
health
Dr. Currie‟s research is in the area of health economics. She works on the methods and application of economic
evaluation primarily in the maternal, infant, child and youth content area. Within economic evaluation, her
primary methodological focus is on the benefit side of economic evaluation, and the use of stated preference
methods, such as contingent valuation and discrete choice experiments, to elicit preferences for health and health
care. Her methodological research in preference measurement also includes its application on broader priority
setting contexts.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Team
Member
Alberta Heritage Foundation for AHFMR Team in Vaccine Design
Medical Research
and Implementation
1,000,000
CoInvestigator
Research
CIHR Team in Pediatric
Emergency Medicine
783,433
Collaborator
International Olympic
Committee: Research Centres
for Prevention of Injury and
Protection of Athlete Health
Sport Injury Prevention Research
Centre
100,000
PUBLICATIONS
Baker R, Currie GR, Donaldson C. What needs to be done in contingent valuation: Have Smith and Sach
missed the boat? Journal of Health Economics, Policy and Law 2010;5(1):113-21.
Marshall D, McGregor E, Currie GR. Measuring preference for colorectal cancer screening – What are the
implications for moving forward? The Patient 2010,3(2):79-89.
Davison S, Kromm SK, Currie GR Patient and health care provider preferences for organ allocation and
procurement, end-of-life care and organization of care at the program level for patients with chronic kidney
disease using a discrete choice experiment. Nephrology Dialysis Transplant 2010;25(7):2334-41.
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Helen Lee, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The economics of obesity intervention
Shainur Premji, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
(completed January 2010)
Thesis Topic: The development of a framework to evaluate the organizational and policy impacts of the
Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) in the Philippines
Brian Marriott, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Evaluating the impact of policy change regarding income earned on AISH recipients benefits and
employment
90
Warren Davidson, MD, FRCPC, MHSC, FCCP
Assistant Professor, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Departments of Medicine and
Key Words: airway inflammation, epidemiology, clinical outcomes
Dr. Davidson‟s research includes the effect of exercise on pulmonary and systemic inflammation in patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the effect of circadian variation on airway inflammation, the utility of
induced sputum analysis for asthma management, and transition pathways for community asthma care.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Alberta Lung Association
Implementation of a Pediatric-to-Adult
Asthma Transition Program
Department of Medicine,
Circadian Variations on Induced Sputum
Cell Counts in Healthy Subjects
09/10
ALLOCATION
25,000
9,980
PUBLICATIONS
Verity W, Davidson W, Traves S, Ford G, Leigh R, Eves N. The effect of exercise intensity on airway and
systemic inflammation in patients with COPD. American Thoracic Society Meeting, May 2010.
Wendy Linnell, MSc student, Departments of Kinesiology and Medicine
Thesis Topic: The effect of exercise intensity on airway and systemic inflammation in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease
Rodel Padua, MRespSc student, Respiratory Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Implementation of a pediatric-to-adult asthma transition program
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Carolyn De Coster, PhD, MBA, RN
Director, Clinical Services Optimization, Data Integration, Measurement & Reporting, Alberta Health Services
Associate Director, Western Regional Training Centre, University of Calgary
Key Words: access, health services, quality assurance, administrative data
Dr. De Coster has been a co-investigator with Tom Noseworthy on the development and testing of point-count
score referral criteria for rheumatology, gastroenterology, nephrology and geriatric medicine. The rheumatology
tool was pilot-tested; results are in analysis now. The gastroenterology tool was reliability-tested among GI
specialists. Literature reviews related to the nephrology and geriatric medicine tool were published. She has also
participated in research concerning the appropriateness of knee-hip replacement surgery (an AHFMR interdisciplinary team grant led by Dr. Cy Frank). She led a project in collaboration with other researchers to produce
risk-adjusted surgeon-specific cardiac surgery mortality scores, for use in FMC Cardiac Sciences quality
assurance activities.
FUNDING AGENCY
Co-Investigator
Health Research
Total Joint Replacement: Strategic
300,000
Health Research Strategic Training
Initiative in Health
Research
Enhancing Existing Capacity in Applied
Health Services and Policy Research in
Western Canada
298,038
Alberta Health and
Wellness
Development of Priority Referral
Scores for Medical Sub-Specialties
ongoing
Alberta Heritage
Research
Creating Bone and Joint Health from
the Bedside to the Bench and Back
Again: Reducing the Burden of
Osteoarthritis (OA) - from Mechanisms
to Prevention
100,000
Collaborator
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
PUBLICATIONS
Singh H, Penfold R, De Coster C, Au W, Bernstein CN, Moffatt M. Predictors of serious complications
associated with lower gastrointestinal endoscopy in a major city-wide health region. Canadian Journal of
Gastroenterology 2010;24(7):425-30.
92
Pomey M, Forest P, Sanmartin C, De Coster C, Drew M. Wait time management strategies for scheduled care:
What makes them succeed? Healthcare Policy 2010;5(3):66-81.
De Coster C, Quan H, Elford R, Li B, Mazzei L, Zimmer S. Use of healthcare services after calling a nurse
telephone advice line in Calgary, Canada. Family Practice 2010;27(3):271-8.
De Coster C, McLaughlin K, Noseworthy T. Criteria for referring patients with renal disease for nephrology
consultation: A review of the literature. Journal of Nephrology 2010;23(4):399-407.
Singh H, De Coster C, Shu E, Fradette K, Latosinsky S, Pitz M, Cheang M, Turner D. Wait times from
presentation to treatment for colorectal cancer: A population-based study. Canadian Journal of
Gastroenterology 2010;24(1):33-9.
Fitzgerald A, Conner Spady B, De Coster C, Naden R, Hawker G, Mian S, Noseworthy T and the Investigators
of the Western Canada Waiting List Project (WCWL). WCWL rheumatology priority referral score:
Reliability and validity testing (abstract). Arthritis and Rheumatism 2009;60(10):Suppl S19.
93
Deborah Dewey, BA, MA, MSc, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology
Director, Behavioural Research Unit, Alberta Children‟s Hospital
Key Words: motor skills disorders, attention deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders, learning disorders,
mental disorders diagnosed in childhood, mental health, family health, physical fitness, resilience, psychological
Dr. Dewey is currently leading a research project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research that is
examining the heritability and neurobiology of developmental coordination disorder, ADHD and learning
disabilities in children and their families. In addition, she is also involved in investigations of neuropsychological
outcomes in children exposed to adverse events in utero and perinatally; the impact of maternal nutrient status
during pregnancy on maternal mental health and child development; psychosocial outcomes of children with
chronic conditions (e.g. diabetes, autism, very low birth weight, developmental coordination disorder, cancer);
stress in parents of children with chronic conditions (e.g. very low birth weight, neuromuscular disorders,
autism); and, physical activity in preschool aged children and their families.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Health Research
Developmental Motor Disorders: From
Genes to Behaviour
Alberta Children‟s
Hospital Foundation
Bridging the Gap: Parent vs. Self-Reports
of Social Competence Outcomes Among
Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Co-Team
Leader
Alberta Innovates-Health
Solutions
The Impact of Maternal Nutrient Status
During Pregnancy on Maternal Mental
Health and Child Development
Co-Principal
Investigator
Health Research
Efficacy and Safety of Methlyxanthlines in
Very Low Birthweight Infants
407,627
CoApplicant
Health Research
CIHR Training Program in Genetic, Child
Development and Health
325,000
CoInvestigator
Health Research
Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity
348,948
Health Research
National Epidemologic Database for the
Study of Autism in Canada (NEDSAC):
Phase II: Refining Approaches for
Prevalence and Incidence Determinations
122,179
94
226,319
2,992
1,000,000
PUBLICATIONS
Dewey D, Crawford SG. Developmental trajectories of adaptive behaviours in children with autism spectrum
disorders. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 2009;15(Sup S2):82.
Dewey D, Crawford SG, Hill C, Alderson J, Larkin D. Can a parent report measure of activities of daily living,
play preferences and movement differentiate children with developmental coordination disorder from
typically developing children? Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 2009;15(Sup S2):83.
Kennedy CD, Dewey D, Cantell, M. Has the Alberta Daily Physical Activity Initiative been successfully
implemented in Calgary Schools? Paediatrics and Child Health 2009;14(Sup SA):51.
Smyth K, Sandhu S, Crawford SG, Dewey D, Barlow KM. A population-based cross-sectional study to
investigate depressive symptoms in children with post-concussive symptoms following a mild traumatic
brain injury. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2009;36(Sup 1).
Pacaud D, Meltzer S, Edwards A, Donovan L, Crawford S, Dewey D. Maternal characteristics and neonatal
outcome of children born to mothers with Type 1 Diabetes who experienced severe hypoglycemia during
pregnancy. Canadian Journal of Diabetes 2009;33:186.
Dewey D, Chapell C, Crawford SG, Sauve R. Changes in stress and adaptation over time in mothers and fathers
of very low birth weight infants. Pediatric Research 2010;E-PAS:64.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS
Fiona Schultz, Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments of Paediatrics and Oncology
Research Topic: Bridging the gap: Parent vs. self-reports of social competence outcomes among survivors of
childhood cancer
Lisa Marie Langevin, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Paediatrics
Research Topic: Diffusion tensor imaging of children with developmental coordination disorder
Gerry Giesbrecht, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Paediatrics (Co-Supervisor)
Research Topic: Influences of maternal stress on infant behaviour
RESIDENT PROJECT SUPERVISION
Christine Kennedy, Resident Research Project, Department of Paediatrics
Research Project: Principals - perceptions of whether the Alberta daily physical activity initiative is being
implemented in Calgary elementary schools
Carolyn Hutzal, Resident Research Project, Department of Paediatrics
Research Project: What can we learn about the experiences of overweight children participating in a familycentered healthy lifestyle intervention in theirc ommunity? A qualitative study
Oana Caluseriu, Resident Research Project, Department of Medical Genetics
Research Project: Familial aggregation in children with developmental coordination disorder
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James A. Dickinson, MBBS, CCFP, PhD, FRACGP, FAFPHM(RACP)
Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: family medicine, primary health services, prevention, screening, influenza, immunization, cancer
epidemiology
Dr. Dickinson was appointed to the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which entails literature
synthesis to produce recommendations for primary care providers. He continued the development of a
spreadsheet providing guidance for primary care clinicians on preventive services (http://www.ucalgary.ca/
familymedicine/preventative). The TARRANT influenza surveillance network in Alberta continued and
measured the pandemic H1N1 outbreak. They continued as part of the national SAVIOUR network, assessing
vaccine effectiveness and undertook surveys of Family Physicians preparedness and attitudes to working in
epidemic situations.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
TARRANT Influenza Surveillance
Network
142,567
Assessment of Family Physicians
Responses to Pandemic Influenza
28,000
Co-Principal
Investigator
Health Research, Influenza
Team Grant
Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
60,000
Co-Investigator
Alberta Cancer Board
Alberta Preventive Guidelines
30,000
PUBLICATIONS
Skowronski D, De Serres G, Crowcroft N, Janjua N, Boulianne N, Hottes T, Rosella L, Dickinson J, Gilca R,
Sethi P, Ouhoummane N, Willison D, Rouleau I, Petric M, Fonseca K, Drews S, Rebbapragada A, Charest
H, Hamelin ME, Boivin G, Gardy J, Li Y, Kwindt T, Patrick D, Brunham R. Association between the 200809 seasonal influenza vaccine and pandemic H1N1 illness during spring-summer 2009: Four observational
studies from Canada. PLoS Medicine 2010;7(4):e1000258.
Skowronski DM, De Serres G, Dickinson J, Petric M, Mak A, Fonseca K, Kwindt TL, Chan T, Bastien N,
Charest H, Li Y. Component-specific effectiveness of trivalent influenza vaccine as monitored through a
sentinel surveillance network in Canada, 2006–2007. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2009;199(2):168-79.
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Elijah Dixon, MD, BSc, MSc(Epi), FRCSC, FACS
Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery, Oncology and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: outcomes, health services research, patient safety, health technology assessment
Dr. Dixon‟s research interests include the development of quality indicators of care for patients undergoing
hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer. He is also interested in wait times for cancer surgery in Canada
and using administrative data to measure surgical wait times.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Calgary Surgical
Research Development
Fund
Is N-Acetylcysteine Protective After
Major Hepatic Resection? A Randomized
Clinical Trial
ongoing
Canadian Institute for
Health Research
Rates and Waits for Cancer Surgery in
Canada: Mixed Method Assessment
85,000
Calgary Surgical
Fund
The Effects of Call and Call Scheduling
on General Surgeons‟ and General
Surgery Residents‟ Perceived Quality of
Life
ongoing
Calgary Surgical
Fund
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute
Calculous Cholecystitis: How Urgent is
„Urgent‟
ongoing
M.S.I. Foundation
Postoperative Outcomes Following
Colectomy in Elderly Ulcerative Colitis
Patients
ongoing
Calgary Surgical
Fund
Harmonic Scalpel vs. Electrocautery in
Modified Radical Neck Dissection: A
Single Blinded Prospective Randomized
Trial
ongoing
Health Research
Effect of Physician Alternative Payment
Plans on the Completeness and Validity of
Administrative Data
ongoing
97
PUBLICATIONS
McColl R, Brar B, Ghali WA, Dixon E. Hepatic resection in Canada: Rates and geographic variation. Canadian
Journal of Surgery 2009;52(6):e264-e8.
Ball CG, Dixon E, Kirkpatrick AW. The utility of organ procurement procedures for operative trauma training.
Journal of Trauma 2009;67(5):1128.
Leung TW, Dixon E, Gill M, Mador BD, Moulton KM, Kaplan GG, Maclean AR. Bowel obstruction following
appendectomy: What is the true incidence? Annals of Surgery 2009;250(1):51-3.
Dixon E, Armstrong C, Maddern G, Sutherland FR, Hemming A, Wei A, Sherman M, Moore M, Mckay A,
Urbach D, Labrie M, Gordon L, Barkun J, Quan ML, Dowden S, Bigam D, Gallinger S. Development of
quality indicators of care for patients undergoing hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer using a
delphi process. Journal of Surgical Research 2009;156(1):32-8.
McKay A, Dixon E, Bathe O, Sutherland F. Umbilical hernia repair in the presence of cirrhosis and ascites:
Results of a survey and review of the literature. Hernia 2009;13(5):461-8.
Pitt HA, Kilbane M, Strasberg SM, Pawlik TM, Dixon E, Zyromski NJ, Aloia TA, Henderson JM, Mulvihill SJ.
ACS-NSQIP has the potential to create an HPB-NSQIP option. Journal of the International Hepato
Pancreato Biliary Association 2009;11(5):405-13.
McLeod R, Evangelistta R, Evans S, Meterissian S; Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Group (including
Dixon E). Review of surgical clerkship and student quality of life. Journal of the American College of
Surgeons 2009;209(3):408-10.
Kaplan GG, Dixon E, Panaccione R, Fong A, Chen L, Szyszkowicz M, Wheeler A, MacLean A, Buie WD,
Leung T, Heitman SJ, Villeneuve PJ. Effect of ambient air pollution on the incidence of appendicitis.
Canadian Medical Association Journal 2009;181(9):591-7.
Schieman C, Rudmik LR, Dixon E, Sutherland F, Bathe OF. Complementary and alternative medicine use
among general surgery, hepatobiliary surgery and surgical oncology patients. Canadian Journal of Surgery
2009;52(5):422-6.
Neumayer L, Thompson J, Vair B; Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Group (including Dixon E). CAGS and
ACS Evidence-based reviews in surgery. 30: Prophylactic antibiotics for mesh inguinal hernioplasty.
Canadian Journal of Surgery 2009;52(5):441-2.
Chaudhury P, Barkun J, Marshall J, Napolitano L; Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group (including Dixon
E). CAGS and ACS evidence based reviews in surgery. 31: The use of intensive insulin therapy and
pentastarch resuscitation in patients with severe sepsis. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2009;52(6):512-4.
Latosinsky S, Thirlby R, Urbach D, Baxter NN, Brasel KJ, Brown CJ, Chaudhury P, Cutter CS, Divino C, Dixon
E, Dubois L, Fitzgerald GW, Henteleff HJ, Kirkpatrick AW, Latosinsky S, MacLean A, Mastracci TM,
McLeod RS, Morris A, Neumayer LA, Temple LR, McKenzie ME; Members of the Evidence Based
Reviews in Surgery Group. CAGS and ACS evidence based reviews in surgery. 32: Use of a surgical safety
checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2010;53(1):64-6.
98
Chambers AJ, Longman RS, Pasieka JL, Dixon E, Rorstad O, Rach-Longman K, Jones J. Impairment of
cognitive function reported by patients suffering from carcinoid syndrome. World Journal of Surgery
2010;34(6):1356-60.
Neumayer L, Marcaccio M, Visser B; Members of the Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Group (including
Dixon E). Management of biliary tract disease during pregnancy. Journal of the American College of
Surgery 2010;210(3):367-9.
Brown C, Poritz L, Stephen W; Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group (including Dixon E). Canadian
Association of General Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colorectal
Surgeons, and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: Evidence based reviews in surgery colorectal surgery. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2010;53(4):483-5.
Ball CG, Dixon E, Kirkpatrick AW, Sutherland FR, Laupland KB, Feliciano DV. A decade of experience with
injuries to the gallbladder. Journal of Trauma Management and Outcomes 2010;4(1):3.
Paun BC, Cassie S, MacLean AR, Dixon E, Buie WD. Postoperative complications following surgery for rectal
cancer. Annals of Surgery 2010;251(5):807-18.
Reso A, Brar MS, Church N, Mitchell P, Dixon E, Debru E. Outcome of laparoscopic splenectomy with
preoperative splenic artery embolization for massive splenomegaly. Surgical Endoscopy 2010;24(8):200812.
Walen SG, Rudmik LR, Lipkewitch S, Dixon E, Mechor B. Training, practice, and referral patterns in rhinologic
surgery: Survey of otolaryngologists. Journal of Otolaryngol - Head and Neck Surgery 2010;39(3):297-303.
Morris A, Bailey R, Woolfson K; Members of the Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group (including Dixon
E). Canadian Association of General Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. Diseases of the Colon
and Rectum 2010;53(6):953-5.
Maclean AR, Leung T, Dixon E. Bowel obstruction following appendectomy: What is the true incidence?
Annals of Surgery 2010;250(1):51-3.
Dixon E, Leung T, Maclean AR. Bowel obstruction following appendectomy: A protective role implied for
laparoscopy? Annals of Surgery 2010;251(6):1191.
Abstracts Published In Journals
Ball CG, Navsaria P, Kirkpatrick AW, Vercler C, Dixon E, et al. The impact of country on end of life care for
injured patients: Results from an international survey. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2010;trauma
supplement.
Drolet S, Shaheen A, Maclean AR, Dixon E, Myers RP, Buie WD. increased rate of sphincter preservation
following rectal cancer resection in high volume hospitals. Gastroenterology 2010;138(5)(Suppl 1):S868.
Drolet S, Shaheen A, Maclean AR, Dixon E, Myers RP, Buie WD. Elective resection of colon cancer is
associated with decreased morbidity and mortality in high-volume surgeons. Gastroenterology
2010;(138)(5)(Suppl 1):S868-9.
99
Drolet S, Shaheen A, Maclean AR, Dixon E, Myers RP, Buie WD. Morbidity and mortality following colorectal
surgery in patients with end-stage renal failure: A population-based study. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
2010;53(4):558.
Drolet S, Stewart D, Dixon E, Paolucci E, Maclean AR, Buie WD. Colorectal lymphoma: Do outcomes differ
based on anatomic location and treatment modality? Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2010.
Ball CG, Pitt H, Kilbane M, Dixon E, Sutherland FR, Lillemoe K. Perioperative blood transfusion and operative
time are quality indicators for pancreaticoduodenectomy. Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato
Biliary Association 2010.
100
Christopher (Chip) J. Doig, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine and
Medical Director, Multisystem ICU, Foothills Medical Centre
Key Words: sepsis, sepsis syndrome, multiple organ failure, critical care, critical illness, tissue and organ
procurement, medical ethics
Dr. Doig‟s research is in the area of validation of scoring systems for organ dysfunction and acute lung injury in
the Intensive Care Unit; ethics and outcome for organ donations, and outcome assessment in trauma.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Co-Principal
Investigator
Alberta Heritage Foundation
for Medical Research
The Alberta Sepsis Network
Co-Investigator
Research
Prophylaxis of
Thromboembolism in Critical
Care Trial (PROTECT)
2009/10
ALLOCATION
1,000,000
16,000
PUBLICATIONS
Shapori R, Stelfox HT, Doig CJ, Boiteau P, Zygun D. Sequential organ failure assessment in pandemic
planning. Critical Care 2010;14(Suppl 1):P477.
Easton PA, Hawes HG, Doig CJ, Johnson MW, Yokoba M, Wilde ER. Parasternal muscle activity decreases in
severe COPD with salmeterol-fluticasone propionate. CHEST 2010;137(3):558-65.
Berthiaume LR, Peets AD, Schmidt U, Shahpori R, Doig CJ, Boiteau PJE, Stelfox HT. Time series analysis of
use patterns for common invasive technologies in critically ill patients. Journal of Critical Care
2009;24(3):471.
Quach S, Hennessy DA, Faris PD, Fong A, Quan H, Doig CJ. A comparison between the APACHE II and
Charlson Index Score for predicting hospital mortality in critically ill patients. BMC Health Services
Research 2009;9:129.
Duggan MA, Doig CJ. Pathology reviews in the research context: Future directions. Surgery 2010;147(6):887-9.
101
Deirdre Hennessey, PhD Student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed February 2010)
Thesis Topic: Effect of socioeconomic status on mortality and care provision among critically ill adult patients
Ian Blanchard, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed July 2009)
Thesis Topic: Emergency medical services response time and mortality in an urban setting: A retrospective
cohort study
Luc Berthiaume, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed September 2009)
Thesis Topic: A cost-utility analysis of decompressive hemicraniectomy in patients with malignant middle
cerebral artery (MCA) infarction
Kevin Solverson, MSc student, Department of Medical Sciences (completed September 2009)
Thesis Topic: Assessment of long term outcomes in survivors of ICU
Juan Posadas Calleja, MSc student, Department of Medical Sciences (completed August 2009)
Thesis Topic: Derivation and validation of a mortality predictive model based on PIRO in sepsis
Brian Forzley, MSc student (Health Services Research), Department of Community Health Sciences
(Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: A mixed-methods assessment of clinical variables identified in published literature as useful for
predicting mortality among critically ill individuals with acute renal failure
102
Tyrone Donnon, BSC, BED, MED, PHD
Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences,
and Medical Education and Research Unit
Key Words: medical education, psychometrics, program assessment, resiliency development, program
evaluation, learning theory, instructional methods, curriculum development
Dr. Donnon‟s research includes medical education, learning theory and quantitative research methods as it
pertains to measurement and evaluation in post-secondary education. In addition, he has a range of experience in
curriculum development, instructional methods, psychometrics, questionnaire development, and program
assessment and evaluation. Current research interests and activities have focus on the predictive validity of
medical school admission criteria, assessment in preclinical and clinical medical education, use of simulation to
measure clinical and performance competencies, interprofessional patient-centred education, and the
development of psychometric measures of students‟ approaches to learning, non-cognitive attributes and
resiliency factors.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoInvestigator
Health Research
TITLE
Adversity and Resilience Among Early
Teens: What Predicts Positive Outcomes
in Late Adolescence?
2009/10
ALLOCATION
136,000
PUBLICATIONS
Donnon T, Delver H, Beran T. Student and teaching characteristics related to ratings of instruction in medical
sciences graduate programs. Medical Teacher 2010;32(4):327-32.
Violato C, Donnon T. A new journal in medical education: The Canadian Medical Education Journal. Canadian
Medical Education Journal 2010;1(1):e1-3.
Donnon T. Understanding how resiliency development influences adolescent bullying and victimization.
Canadian Journal of School Psychology 2010;25(1):101-13.
Tsai T-C, Harasym PH, Coderre S, Donnon T. Assessing ethical problem solving by reasoning rather than
decision making. Medical Education 2009;43(12):1188-97.
Langhan TS, Rigby I, Walker I, Howes D, Donnon T, Lord J. Simulation based training in procedural skills
improves residents' competence. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009;11(6):535-9.
Donnon T, Woloschuk W, Myhre D. Issues related to medical students engagement in rural placements: An
exploratory factor analysis of the Integrated Community Clerkship questionnaire. Canadian Journal of Rural
Medicine 2009;14(3):105-10.
103
Hecker K, Donnon T, Fuentealba C, Hall D, Illanes O, Morck D, Muelling C. Assessment of applicants to the
Veterinary curriculum using a multiple mini-interview method. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
2009;36(2):166-73.
Abstracts in Published Conference Proceedings
LeBlanc J, Hutchinson C, Hu Y, Donnon T. A comparison of orthopedic residents‟ performance on the surgical
fixation of an ulna fracture using virtual reality and sawbones models. Proceedings of the 2010 Canadian
Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Edmonton, Alberta, June 17-20, 2010.
Donnon T, McIlwrick J. Using a minimum performance level standard to compare checklist and global rating
scales for assessing clinical performance on a clerkship OSCE. Proceedings of the Canada Association of
Medical Education Annual Conference. St. John‟s, Newfoundland, May 1-5, 2010.
Trotter T, Webster M, Paterson AHG, Donnon T. Evaluation of a teaching module to enhance family physician
involvement in the distribution of Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitors after Tamoxifen in postmenopausal breast
cancer patients in Southern Alberta. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Canadian Association of Radiation
Oncology. Quebec City, Quebec, September 30 – October 3, 2009.
Donnon T. Using item analysis to improve the internal reliability of the Calgary-Cambridge communication
medical student OSCE. Proceedings of the 14th Biannual International Ottawa Conference. May 15-20,
2010.
Ortiz-Neira CL, Oddone Paolucci E, Donnon T. Validating the risk factors for developmental dysplasia of the
hip: A meta-analysis. Proceedings of the 2010 Society of Pediatric Radiology Annual Conference. Boston,
Massachusetts, April 13-16, 2010.
Bajammal S, Zaini R, Abuznadah W, Al-Rukban M, Moyn Aly S, Boker A, Al-Zalabani A, Al-Omran M, AlHabib A, Al-Sheikh M, Al-Sultan M, Fida N, Alzahrani K, Hamad B, Al Shehri M, Bin Abdulrahman K, AlDamegh S, Al-Nozha M, Donnon T. The need for national medical licensing examination in Saudi Arabia.
Proceedings of the 7th Gulf Cooperation Council Medical Colleges Conference: Medical Education
Research and Application. Dammam, Saudi Arabia, November 18-19, 2009.
Donnon T. Promoting item writing, standard setting and blueprinting for MCQ examinations through the use of
a local online question bank. Proceedings of the International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE).
Victoria, British Columbia, September 24-26, 2009.
Donnon T, Mudrick-Donnon L, Redwan H, Amin H. Assessing the CanMEDs roles: measurements and
approaches used in residency programs at the University of Calgary. Proceedings of the International
Conference on Residency Education (ICRE). Victoria, British Columbia, September 24-26, 2009.
Justin LeBlanc, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: The feasibility and fidelity of practicing surgical fixation of an ulna fracture on virtual bone
Clara Ortiz, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Educating pediatricians about the best practices for the diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the
hip: A meta-analysis
104
Heather Patterson, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Use of simulation to enhance inter-professional team success in paediatric emergency medicine
Jason Lord, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Does a multimedia tool and repeated practice improve knowledge and performance of central
venous catheter insertion compared to standard teaching?
Fiona Dunne, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Internal medicine clerkship curriculum: Can we enhance medical student performance and
satisfaction?
Trevor Langhan, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Development of an emergency medicine undergraduate clerkship curriculum
Hani Redwan, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Exploring the use of In-Training Evaluation Reports (ITERs) in a residency program:
Measurement of the CanMED roles and core competencies
Lori Darroch, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Using chiropractic judgment vignettes interview to assess chiropractor‟s noncognitive attributes: A
generalizability study
Mohammed Alanazy, MSc student, Department of Medical Science (Medical Education Specialization)
Thesis Topic: Evaluation of the neurology program in Saudi Arabia
Hamed Al Ghamdi, MSc student, Department of Medical Science (Medical Education Specialization) (CoSupervisor)
Thesis Topic: Surgical skills development
Sohail Bajammal, PhD student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Understanding surgical education in Saudi Arabia: A sequential exploratory mixed methods study
using grounded theory
Alicia Ponton-Carss, PhD student, Department of Medical Science (Medical Education Specialization)
Thesis Topic: Assessment of surgical skills and four CanMEDS competencies simultaneously: A psychometric
study of a surgical education program
Elaine Sigalet, PhD student, Department of Medical Science (Medical Education Specialization)
Thesis Topic: Using a simulation training and assessment centre to enhance the clinical competency of nursing
students
105
Joseph C. Dort, BSc, MSc, MD, CCFP, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Departments of Surgery, Clinical Neurosciences, Oncology and
Ohlson Professor of Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Ohlson Research Initiative
Key Words: head and neck oncology, clinical outcomes, tumour biomarkers, molecular epidemiology
Dr. Dort‟s research program is focused on determining clinical outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer.
Using a prospectively collected cohort he follows patients longitudinally in order to better understand clinical
outcomes in the context of 3 broad themes: the impact and influence of tumour biology as an independent
predictor of clinical outcome; understanding the role of image processing as a tool for staging and
prognostication in patients with head and neck cancer; understanding the utility and application of bioinformatics
in head and neck cancer outcomes research.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Calgary Surgical Research
Development Fund
Harmonic Scalpel Resident Research
Project
3,000
Ohlson Research Initiative
Molecular Markers in Head and
Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
Co-Principal
Investigator
Calgary Surgical Research
Development Fund
PET-CT Resident Research Project
3,500
CoInvestigator
ACRI Bridge/Pilot/Limited
Term Project
HPV, Hypoxia and Head and Neck
Cancer
ongoing
Alberta Ingenuity Centre
for Machine Learning
Machine Learning and MR Texture
Analysis to Assess Human Papilloma
Virus (HPV) Status in Head and
Neck Tumors
100,000
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Deutschmann MW, McDonough A, Dort JC, Matthews TW. Assessing the safety of FEES in the head and neck
cancer population. Journal of Otolaryngology 2010;39(Suppl 1):S13.
Klein M, Matthews TW, Dort JC. Can pathologic differentiation predict N status in head and neck squamous
cell carcinoma? Journal of Otolaryngology 2010;39(Suppl 1):S15.
106
Neil Drummond, BA, MFPHM, PhD
Director of Research, Department of Family Medicine
Key Words: primary care, survey methods, health care evaluation, dementia and aging, population health
surveillance, health technology assessment, homelessness and health
Dr. Drummond‟s research includes a Canadian cohort study of the effectiveness and efficiency of care for
dementia during transitional episodes and a study of health expectations and dementia. He is also involved in the
Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance System and he is the Chair of the Southern Alberta Primary Care
Research Network. Other research includes group medical visits for diabetes and pre and post-natal care at the
Calgary Urban Project Society and studies in obstetrical care in the community. He is currently developing
research methods training for family medicine residents and a proposed primary care research theme for the
Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Research/Alberta Heritage
Foundation for Medical Research
Dementia Services and
Health Outcomes/PHSI
100,000
Co-Principal
Investigator
Public Health Agency of Canada
Canadian Primary Care
Sentinel Surveillance System
(CPCSSN)
155,787
PUBLICATIONS
Slaughter SE, Eliasziw M, Morgan D, Drummond N. Incidence and predictors of excess disability in walking
among nursing home residents with middle-stage dementia: A prospective cohort study. International
Psychogeriatrics 2010;1-11: doi:10.1017/S1041610210000116.
Leung KK, Silvius JL, Pimlott N, Dalziel W, Drummond N. Why health expectations and hopes are different:
the development of a conceptual model. Health Expectations 2009;12(4):347-60.
Brar S, Clark V, Drummond N, Tang S, John M, Palacios L, Ross S. Perinatal care for South Asian immigrant
women and women born in Canada – Telephone survey of users. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Canada 2009;31(8):708-16.
107
Drummond N, Koehn S, Cohen C, Emerson V, Garcia L, Leung K, Persaud M, McCleary L, Dalziel W.
Pathways to diagnosis: Canadian cross-cultural experiences of the prediagnosis period of Alzheimer‟s
disease. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta,
November 18-22, 2009.
Birtwhistle R, Chen T, Rosser W, Godwin M, Pike A, Dominique Beaulieu M, Griever M, Stewart M, Manca D,
Drummond N, Putnam W. Development of the Canadian primary care sentinel surveillance network
(CPCSSN): The Newfoundland perspective. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG),
Nov 14, 2009.
Drummond N, Birtwhistle R. Building a Canadian primary care sentinel surveillance network (CPCSSN).
Family Medicine Forum, Calgary, October 29-31, 2009.
Helen Tam, MSc student, Department of Family Medicine
Thesis Topic: The construction and importance of social networks among homeless individuals
Karen Leung, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Towards the development of an expectations assessment instrument for caregivers of people
with Alzheimer‟s Disease and related dementias: A pilot study
108
Stephen Duckett, PhD, DSc
President and Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Health Services
Key Words: health care economics and organizations, health services research, quality of health care
As leader of the publicly-funded services in Alberta, Dr. Duckett is responsible for directing knowledge
development and translation of research into health care for the Province. He has a major role in operational
policy and influences system health policy.
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Duckett SJ. Accountability, transparency and participation: process values underpinning the new approach to
governance of patient safety in Queensland Health. In: Patient Safety First: Strategies for Regulating Health
Care, Healy J, Dugdale P (eds). Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2009:124.
Duckett SJ. Interdependence of the health and education sectors in meeting health human resource needs.
Healthcare Papers 2009;9(2):30-4.
Duckett SJ. Are we ready for the next big thing? Medical Journal of Australia 2009;190(12):687-8.
Howell S, Coory M, Martin J, Duckett SJ. Using routine inpatient data to identify patients at risk of hospital
readmission. BioMed Central Health Services Research 2009;9:96.
Glover J, Tennant S, Duckett SJ. The geographic distribution of private health insurance in Australia in 2001.
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2009;6:19.
Crethar M, Phillips J, Stafford P, Duckett SJ. Leadership transformation in Queensland Health. Australian
Health Review 2009;33(3):357-64.
109
Steven M. Edworthy, BSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Departments of Medicine and
Key words: medical informatics, data stewardship, rheumatology, electronic health record
Dr. Edworthy‟s research area of interest is in electronic medical records and medical informatics. This includes
formulation of policy regarding stewardship of medical records. He is also involved in the application of clinical
epidemiology to large collections of patient information using statistical and clinical reasoning. Dr. Edworthy‟s
work in the modeling of ambulatory clinic scheduling demonstrates the convergence of medical information
systems with statistical approaches. His interests in the use of clinical information systems to prognosticate on
the outcomes of specific disease sets, including SLE, and rheumatoid arthritis provide insights into the use of
valid and reliable clinical data sets.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
CoInvestigator
Lupus Society of Canada
National Databank for Systemic
Lupus Erythematosus
15,000
Investigator
Pfizer Inc – Canada
50,000
Site Principal
Investigator
Canadian Cancer Etiology
Research Network
Referral strategies for specialty and
primary care
Lymphoma Risk: A Consequence of
Immune Suppression or Stimulation?
The Arthritis Society
82,680
MUHC Research Institute
4,000
Health Research
Administrative Database Research in
Rheumatic Diseases: Novel
Techniques
113,800
Melike Beeby, MSc student, Faculty of Medicine
Thesis Topic: Lupus nephritis – cytokine markers of disease activity
Ian Reinhart, MSc student, Department of Computing Science (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: A web-based referral system for Alberta primary care and specialist
Khaled Dawoud, MSc student, Department of Computing Science (Co-Supervisor)
110
5,412
Omair Shafig, PhD student, Department of Computing Science (Co-Supervisor)
111
Misha Eliasziw, BSc, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences,
Clinical Neurosciences and Oncology
Key Words: interobserver variation, reliability of results, regression analysis, biostatistics, epidemiologic
methods, research design, data interpretation, clinical trials, cerebrovascular disease, cancer biomarkers
Dr. Eliasziw is a biostatistician who seeks out opportunities to apply mathematical and probabilistic methods to
solve clinical and public health questions through numb3rs. Her areas of application include stroke diagnosis and
prevention of disability, deep brain stimulation for prevention of seizures in epilepsy patients, an evaluation of
minocycline in multiple sclerosis, the relationship between maternal nutritional intake during pregnancy and
child mental health, and the diagnostic accuracy of oncologic biomarkers in predicting patient outcomes.
Although methods for measuring interobserver agreement and reliability still remain her theoretical interests, she
has recently expanded her interests to clinical prediction models and estimating risk ratios from binomial
regression models.
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
MS Foundation of the
Multiple Sclerosis
Society of Canada
A Phase III Double-Blind, Randomized,
Placebo-Controlled Trial of Minocycline in
Clinically Isolated Syndromes
Alberta Heritage
Research
The Impact of Maternal Nutrient Status
During Pregnancy on Maternal Mental
Health Research
CT and MRI in the Triage of TIA and Minor
Cerebrovascular Events to Identify High
Risk Patients (CATCH)
122,796
Health Research
Major Depression and Health Status
Changes
70,002
Health Research
Dementia Services and Health Outcomes
100,000
- Alberta Cancer Board
Biomarkers in Nasopharygneal Carcinoma:
Evaluating the Prognostic and Predictive
Value of ERCC1, TS, E-cadherin and THY1
in Patients with NPC Undergoing Curative
Therapy
25,000
Alberta Heritage
Research
Smart Neural Prostheses to Restore Motor
and Sensory Function
1,000,000
112
900,000
1,000,000
ROLE
CoInvestigator
Collaborator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Terry Fox Research
Institute
Predicting Benefit and Improving Outcomes
of High Dose Therapy and Autologous Stem
Cell Transplantation for Myeloma Patients
Through Tissue Array Based Classification
438,368
Women and Children's
Health Research
Institute
Assessing Folate Status Early in Pregnancy:
A Pilot Project of APrON
15,000
Terry Fox Research
Institute
Development of a Predictive Gene Signature
for Radiotherapy Chemotherapy Response in
Cervical Cancer
133,332
Neuroscience Canada
Developing Neuroprotection and Repair
Strategies in MS: Phase IIa Randomized,
Controlled Trial of Minocycline in Acute
Optic Neuritis
100,000
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography in
Assessing Treatment Response in Patients
with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Treated with Anti-Angiogenic Agents
7,500
Brain Injury
Rehabilitation Centre
A Preliminary Investigation of Cognitive
Rehabilitation Effects in Multiple Sclerosis
75,000
MS Foundation of the
Multiple Sclerosis
Society of Canada
Measures of Corpus Callosum Function in
Multiple Sclerosis: Development of an
Outcome Measure
21,290
Canadian Breast Cancer
Research Alliance
Exploring a Genetic Predictor of Distress in
the First Year of Breast Cancer Survivorship
32,500
Role of c-Src Activation in Women with
Breast Cancer
222,046
PUBLICATIONS
Wilson SR, Gupta C, Eliasziw M, Andrew A. Volume imaging in the abdomen with ultrasound: How we do it.
American Journal of Roentgenology 2009;193(1):79-85.
Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Lyon AW, Tough SC, Brown JP, Hanley DA. Low 5-year stability of within-patient ion
excretion and urine pH in fasting-morning-urine specimens. Nutrition Research 2009;29(5):320-6.
113
Fenton TR, Lyon AW, Eliasziw M, Tough SC, Hanley DA. Phosphate decreases urine calcium and increases
calcium balance: a meta-analysis of the osteoporosis acid-ash diet hypothesis. Nutrition Journal 2009;8:41.
Fenton TR, Lyon AW, Eliasziw M, Tough SC, Hanley DA. Meta-analysis of the effect of the acid-ash
hypothesis of osteoporosis on calcium balance. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2009;24(11):1835-40.
Patten SB, Williams JVA, Lavorato DH, Eliasziw M. A longitudinal community study of major depression and
physical activity. General Hospital Psychiatry 2009;31(6):571-5.
Patten SB, Wang JL, Williams JVA, Lavorato DH, Bulloch A, Eliasziw M. Prospective evaluation of the effect
of major depression on working status in a population sample. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
2009;54(12):841-5.
Mathew A, Eliasziw M, Devereaux PJ, Merino JG, Barnett HJM, Garg AX. Carotid endarterectomy benefits
patients with CKD and symptomatic high-grade stenosis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2009;21(1):145-52.
Sylaja PN, Dzialowski I, Puetz V, Eliasziw M, Hill MD, Krol A, O'Reilly C, Demchuk AM. Does intravenous
rtPA benefit patients in the absence of CT angiographically visible intracranial occlusion? Neurology India
2009:57(6):739-43.
Girard LP, Feasby TE, Eliasziw M, Quan H, Kennedy J, Barnett HJM, Ghali WA. Complication rates after leftversus right-sided carotid endarterectomy. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
2009;2(6):642-7.
House AA, Eliasziw M, Cattran DC, Churchill DN, Oliver MJ, Fine A, Dresser GK, Spence JD. Effect of Bvitamin therapy on progression of diabetic nephropathy: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the
American Medical Association 2010;303(16):1603-9.
Shankar A, Labelle N, Derwent L, Bonfield S, Eliasziw M, Hu B, Suchowersky O. Treadmill-walking with
music shows a synergistic improvement in gait and balance in patients with Parkinson's disease: A
randomized controlled trial. Movement Disorders 2009;24:S281.
Freiheit E, Hogan DB, Eliasziw M, Meekes MF, Ghali W, Maxwell C. A frailty index for older cardiovascular
patients consisting of physical, cognitive, emotional and social domains. Gerontologist 2009;49:499.
Brendan M, Fairey AS, Eliasziw M, Estey E, Venner P, Eigl B. Clinical practice guideline impact on referral
and treatment rates of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: A comparative
analysis between two Canadian tertiary care centres. EJC Supplements 2009;7(2):444.
Magliocco AM, Craighead PS, Ghatage P, Eliasziw M, Bieda MC, Lees-Miller SP, Doll CM. Gene expression
profiling identifies biologic processes predictive of radiation response in patients with advanced cervical
cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2009;75(3):S363.
114
Xiaochun (Grace) Wang, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
(completed in May 2010)
Thesis Topic: A comparison of two different logistic regression models for analyzing data from case-control
studies
Tyler Williamson, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Measuring observer agreement on binary data: Assumptions, recommendations, models and
sample spaces
Elizabeth Freiheit, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Biostatistical methods to improve the performance of clinical prediction models
Andrea Soo, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: The analysis of case-control studies using logistic regression
115
Carolyn A. Emery, BSc, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Departments of Pediatrics and Community
Health Sciences
Professorship in Paediatric Rehabilitation
Key Words: injury Prevention, epidemiology, athletic injury, child and adolescent
Dr. Emery‟s research is ongoing regarding injury prevention in youth ice hockey, evaluation of preseason
evaluation and neuromuscular training programs in youth soccer and junior high school, and implications
regarding the reduction of injury and subsequent decreased levels of physical activity and risk of early
osteoarthritis. In 2010, the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre (Co-Chairs Carolyn Emery and Willem
Meeuwisse) was recognized internationally as one of the four Centres of Excellence in Research in Injury
Prevention in Sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Completion and publication of a National
multicentre cohort study of injuries related to body checking in youth ice hockey in JAMA were followed by a
great deal of media attention and subsequent consideration of policy change related to body checking
regulations.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
Co-Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Alberta Innovates Health Solutions
Injury Prevention in Youth Sport –
Population Health Investigator
140,000
Health Research
The Effect of Body Checking in Youth Ice
Hockey
16,000
Health Research
Injury Prevention in Youth Soccer – New
Investigator
50,000
Quebec Ministry of
Education, Leisure &
Sport
The risk of injury associated with body
checking among pediatric ice hockey
players in Quebec and Alberta
23,950
Alberta Centre for Child,
Family and Community
Vestibular Rehabilitation PostConcussion
13,375
Max Bell Foundation
A Program of Research in Minor Hockey
59,030
Health Research
IMPAKT-HIP – Investigations of
Mobility, Physical Activity and KT in Hip
Pain
Creating Bone and Joint Health from the
Bedside to the Bench and Back Again
ongoing
Alberta Innovates Health Solutions
116
64,784
ROLE
Co-Chair
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre
100,000
FUNDING AGENCY
Committee
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Emery CA. Types of evaluation studies in research methods in sport medicine. In: Sport Injury Research,
Vergahen E, van Mechelen W (eds). Blackwell Publishing, 2009.
Emery CA. Epidemiology of injuries in soccer. In: Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine: Injuries in Olympic
Sports, Caine DJ (ed). Blackwell Publishing, 2009.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Sole A, Emery CA, Hagel B, Morrongiello B. Risk taking in avalanche terrain: A study of the human factor
contribution. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;20(6):445-51.
Schneider K, Emery CA, Kang J, Schneider G, Meeuwisse WH. Examining sport concussion assessment tool
ratings for male and female youth hockey players with and without a history of previous concussion. British
Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;44(15):1112-7.
Emery CA, Meeuwisse WH, Hagel B, Shrier I, Goulet C, Benson B, Hamilton G. The risk of injury associated
with body checking in youth ice hockey players. Journal of the American Medical Association
2010;303(22):2265-72.
Emery CA, Meeuwisse WH. The effectiveness of a neuromuscular prevention strategy to reduce injuries in
youth soccer: A cluster randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;44(8):555-62.
Emery CA. Injury prevention in pediatric sport related injuries: A scientific approach. British Journal of Sport
Medicine 2010;44(1):64-9.
Emery CA, Hagel B, Decloe M, McKay C. Risk factors for injury and severe injury in youth ice hockey: A
systematic review of the literature. Injury Prevention 2010;16(2):113-8.
Nigg BM, Davis E, Lindsay D, Emery CA. The effectiveness of an unstable shoe on golf performance and low
back pain. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 2009;19(6):464-70.
Emery CA, Tyreman H. Sport participation, sport injury, risk factors and sport safety practices in Calgary and
area junior high schools. Paediatric and Child Health 2009;14(7) 439-44.
Emery CA, Shrier I, Goulet C, Kang J, Hagel B, Benson B, Meeuwisse WH. Is policy related to body checking
a risk factor for injury in youth ice hockey players? Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;20:232.
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Richmond S, Emery CA, Doyle-Baker PK, Nettel-Aguirre A. Sport injury and obesity prevention through a high
intensity neuromuscular training program in a junior high school. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
2010;20:230.
Kang J, Emery CA, Hagel B, Senger T, Meeuwisse WH. Comparison of the CHIRPP and local injury
surveillance system in Calgary. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;20:229.
Allen S, Emery CA, Meeuwisse WH. A preliminary study to determine if components of a pre-participation
examination in female adolescent soccer players predict lower extremity injuries in soccer. Clinical Journal
of Sport Medicine 2010;20:229.
Russell K, Meeuwisse WH, Nettel-Aguirre A, Emery CA, Ruest N, Rowe B, Goulet C, Hagel B. The
relationship between injuries and terrain park apparatus use among snowboarders in Alberta. Clinical
Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;20:232.
Schneider K, Emery CA, Kang J, Schneider G, Meeuwisse WH. What is the risk of concussion in Pee Wee and
Bantam male ice hockey players reporting pre-season symptoms of neck pain, headaches and dizziness?
Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;20:232-3.
Schneider K, Emery CA, Kang J, Schneider G, Meeuwisse WH. Baseline Sport Concussion Assessment Tool
(SCAT) ratings in youth ice hockey players. Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;20:233.
Hamilton G, Shrier I, Emery CA, Meeuwisse WH. Risk of subsequent injury in circus artists. Journal of Sport
Medicine 2010;20:235.
Sole A, Emery CA, Meeuwisse WH. Risk taking in avalanche terrain: A study of the human factor contribution.
Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;20:230.
Emery CA. Neuromuscular training prevents injuries in youth sport. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
2009;12(Suppl 2):e18-9.
Emery CA. The risk of injury related to body checking in youth ice hockey. Journal of Science and Medicine in
Sport 2009;12(Suppl 2):e208-9.
Melissa Decloe, MSc student, Faculty of Kinesiology
Thesis Topic: Risk of Injury in youth female ice hockey players
Albi Sole, MSc student, Faculty of Kinesiology
Thesis Topic: Risk factors for avalanche incident in back country activities
Kathryn Schneider, PhD student, Faculty of Kinesiology (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Evaluation of vestibular rehabilitation post-concussion in youth
Sarah Richmond, PhD student, Faculty of Kinesiology
Thesis Topic: Evaluation of a combined injury prevention and obesity prevention strategy in junior high school
Shawn Allen, MSc student, Faculty of Kinesiology
Thesis Topic: Evaluation of a physiotherapist delivered preseason evaluation in female youth soccer players
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Kirsten Taylor, MSc student, Faculty of Kinesiology
Thesis Topic: Examination of a neurocognitive screening tool post-concussion in youth ice hockey players
Nathalie Trottier, MSc student, Faculty of Kinesiology
Thesis Topic: Evaluation of the effectiveness of osteopathic manual treatment in addition to standard
physiotherapy management of children with plagiocephaly and congenital muscular torticollis
119
J. C. Herbert Emery, BA, MA, PhD
Professor, Departments of Economics and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: health economics, health policy, health care finance
Over the past two years Dr. Emery has been research coordinator for the Health Policy paper series for the
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary. As part of that series and a longer running research program, he
has been publishing work on the transition from voluntary private health insurance to universal state provided
health insurance and sustainability of Canada‟s single payer health care systems. In addition, Dr. Emery has been
conducting research on the impact of the introduction of public pensions on elderly mortality in Canada.
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoInvestigator
Health Research
Policy Drivers of Food Insecurity in Canada
1994-2006
131,205
Enhancing Participation in Cancer
Screening in Alberta: Innovative
Partnerships And Approaches
310,979
PUBLICATIONS
Monographs
Emery JCH. Understanding the Political Economy of the Evolution and Future of Single-Payer Public Health
Insurance in Canada. The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, SPP Briefing Papers, The Health
Series 2010;3(2):1-16.
Brown CL, Emery JCH. The impact of disability on earnings and labour force participation in Canada:
Evidence from the 2001 PALS and from Canadian case law. Journal of Legal Economics 2010;16(2):19-59.
Emery JCH. Un-American or unnecessary? America‟s rejection of compulsory government insurance in the
progressive era. Explorations in Economic History 2010;47(1):68-81.
Emery JCH, Ferrer A. Marriage market imbalances and labor force participation of Canadian women. Review of
Economics of the Household 2009;7(1):43-57.
120
Halima Mohamed, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis topic: The efficacy of directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) for controlling Tuberculosis (TB)
in resource-poor settings: A cross-national evidence of 1996-2006
Almos Tassonyi, PhD student, Department of Economics
Thesis topic: Evolution of municipal finance in Ontario
Ken Fyie, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Evaluating an electronic referral system from primary to specialist care for patients with hip and
knee osteoarthritis
Leocadie Kossou, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics
Research Topic: International Medical Graduate accreditation
121
Derek V. Exner, BSc, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Cardiac Sciences, Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Director, CON-ECT Clinical Coordinating Centre, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
Medical Director, Cardiac Device Program, Alberta Health Services
AI-HS/AHFMR Scholar
Key Words: arrhythmias, clinical trials, defibrillators, epidemiology, pacemakers, quality of life,
resynchronization therapy, statistical modeling, sudden death
Dr. Exner‟s research utilizes clinical trial and epidemiologic methods to study cardiovascular disease. His main
interests include better identification patients at risk / most likely to benefit from device therapies and optimizing
therapeutic response in patients treated with cardiovascular therapies.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Research
RCT Funding (INCREMENTAL)
400,000
Alberta Advanced Education
and Technology
Grant (REFINE ICD)
500,000
Heart and Stroke Foundation
of Alberta
Grant-In-Aid
40,000
St. Jude Medical
Incorporated
Grant-In-Aid (OPTIMISE CRT)
400,000
Sanofi Canada / McMaster
University
Industry Sponsored Trial (ACTIVE)
ongoing
Medtronic Incorporated
Industry Sponsored Trial (Attain Model
4196)
ongoing
Industry Sponsored Trial (FuseOpt)
12,500
Industry Sponsored Trial (Model 4396)
15,000
GE Healthcare
Equipment Donation (TORSION)
50,000
Research
Clinical Trial Sponsorship (RAFT)
25,000
122
PUBLICATIONS
Exner DV. Is it time to expand the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy to patients with mildly symptomatic
heart failure? Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2009;54(20):1847-9.
Krahn AD, Healey JS, Chauhan V, Birnie DH, Simpson CS, Champagne J, Gardner M, Sanatani S, Exner DV,
et al. Systematic assessment of patients with unexplained cardiac arrest: Cardiac arrest survivors with
preserved ejection fraction registry (CASPER). Circulation 2009;120(4):278-85.
Gillis AM, Morck M, Exner DV, Kavanagh KM, Duff HJ, Mitchell LB, Wyse DG. Impact of atrial
antitachycardia pacing therapy and atrial pace prevention therapies on atrial fibrillation burden over longterm follow-up. Europace 2009;11(8):1041-7.
Exner DV. Assessing the risk of sudden death after myocardial infarction. Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2009;25(Suppl A):21A-27A.
Krahn AD, Simpson CS, Parkash R, Yee R, Champagne J, Healey JS, Cameron D, Thibault B, Mangat I, Tung
S, Sterns L, Birnie DH, Exner DV, et al. Utilization of a national network for rapid response to the
Medtronic Fidelis lead advisory: The Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Device Advisory Committee. Heart
Rhythm. 2009;6(4):474-7.
Sandhu S, Har BJ, Aggarwal SG, Shibata MA, Kavanagh KM, Ramadan D, Exner DV. Predictive value of
repeated versus single N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide measurements early after myocardial
infarction. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 2009;32(Suppl 1):S86-9.
ACTIVE Investigators (including Exner DV). Effect of clopidogrel added to aspirin in patients with atrial
fibrillation. New England Journal of Medicine 2009;360(20):2066-78.
Khalid SM, Bulloch A, Exner DV, Patten SM. Cigarette smoking, “stages of change”, and major depression in
the Canadian population. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2009;54(3):204–8.
Slawnych MP, Nieminen T, Kahonen M, Kavanagh KM, Lehtimäki T, Ramadan, Viik J, Aggarwal SG, Lehtinen
R, Ellis L, Nikus K, Exner DV. Post-exercise assessment of cardiac repolarization alternans in patients with
coronary artery disease using the modified moving average method. Journal of the American College of
Cardiology 2009;53(13):1130-7.
Kuriachan V, Exner DV. Risk stratification therapy for post-myocardial infarction. Current Treatment Options
in Cardiovascular Medicine 2009:11:10-21.
Exner DV. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy for patients with less severe left ventricular
dysfunction. Current Opinion in Cardiology 2009, 24(1):61–7.
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Exner DV, Semeniuk LM, Kavanagh KM, Wyse DG, Cowan K, Aggarwal SG, Mitchell LB, the
INCREMENTAL Investigators. Long-term survival in cardiac resynchronization patients randomized to
targeted versus usual left ventricular lead placement. Heart Rhythm 2010;7:S75.
Exner DV, Wathen MS, Volosin KJ, Sherfesee LN, Scinicariello AP, Gillberg JM. Time course and
characterization of defibrillator shocks using a virtual ICD model. Heart Rhythm 2010;7:S179.
Decker M, Ellis L, Berard A, Ramadan D, Exner DV. Unmasking T wave alternans: What level of physiologic
stress is sufficient? Heart Rhythm 2010;7:S173.
Volosin KJ, Exner DV, Wathen MS, Sherfesee LN, Scinicariello AP, Gillberg JM. Virtual ICD: A model to
evaluate shock reduction strategies. Heart Rhythm 2010;7:S240.
Crossley G, Gras D, Coutu B, Gallinghouse GJ, Hesselson A, Li S, Exner DV. Left ventricular lead placement
in small veins: Utility of a novel 4 Fr straight dual electrode lead. Heart Rhythm 2010;7:S56.
Haighney MC, Feeley M, Kavanagh KM, Klein M, Aggarwal SG, Ellis L, Ramadan D, Slawnych MP, Exner
DV for the REFINE Investigators. The prognostic value of dynamic changes in repolarization after
myocardial infarction. Heart Rhythm 2010;7:S19.
Wilton SB, Fundytus A, Veenhuyzen G, Quinn FR, Mitchell LB, Exner DV. What is the utility of atrial
fibrillation ablation in patients with left ventricular dysfunction? A systematic review. Heart Rhythm
2010;7:S215.
Owen S, Aggarwal SG, Weeks S, Lane C, Cowan C, Sumner GL, Wu D, Exner DV. Radial strain to assess
dyssynchrony: Beat-to-beat reproducibility in patients with heart failure and in controls. Journal of the
American Society of Echocardiography 2010;23:B16.
Exner DV, Semeniuk LM, Mitchell LB, Kavanagh KM, Aggarwal SG, Cowan K, Brasher P, Philippon F, Yee
R, Sivakumaran S, Wyse DG. Randomized comparison of targeted versus usual left ventricular lead
placement in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy. Late-breaking trials, Canadian
Cardiovascular Society 2009. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2009;25(Suppl B):302B-303B.
Jorgensen A, Kavanagh KM, Ellis L, Berard A, Ramadan D, Aggarwal SG, Exner DV. Coronary artery bypass
surgery and autonomic function after myocardial infarction: A simple explanation to an apparent paradox.
Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2009;25(Suppl B):42B.
Owen S, Khaykin Y, Exner DV, Birnie D, Sapp J, Aggarwal S, Sambelashvilli A. Left-ventricular pacing is
associated with higher right-ventricular contractility compared to bi-ventricular pacing in patients with short
atrio-ventricular conduction. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2009;25(Suppl B):53B.
Khaykin Y, Exner DV, Birnie D, Sapp J, Aggarwal S, Owen S, Sambelashvilli A, Mullen T. Acute benefit of
cardiac resynchronization therapy at follow-up depends more on PR interval than QRS duration. Canadian
Journal of Cardiology 2009;25(Suppl B):214B.
Sumner GL, Sheldon RS, Cassidy P, Exner DV, Kavanagh KM, Gillis AM, Duff HJ, Quinn R, Mitchell LB,
Wyse DG.Upgrade of ICD to CRT: Baseline predictors of rate of progression. Canadian Journal of
Cardiology 2009;25(Suppl B):215B-216B.
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Parkash R, Simpson C, Birnie D, Sterns L, Exner DV, Thibault B, Crystal E, Connors S, Healey J, Champagne
J, Bashir J, Cameron D, Mangat I, Verma A, Wolfe K, Essebag V, Kus T, Ayala-Paredes F, Davies T,
Sanatani S, Gow R, Coutu B, Krahn A. Complications associated with revision of Sprint Fidelis leads: A
report from the CHRS device advisory committee. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2009;25(Suppl B):270B.
Essebag V, Champagne J, Birnie D, Verma A, Healey J, Simpson C, Kus T, Thibault B, Mangat I, Tung S,
Sterns L, Exner DV, Parkash R, Davies T, Coutu B, Crystal E, Stephensen EA, Connors S, Ayala-Paredes F,
Krahn A. Non-physiologic noise early post defibrillator implantation in Canada – incidence and
implications: A report from the CHRS device advisory committee. Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2009;25(Suppl B):271B.
Exner DV, Ramza B for the Model 4196 Investigators. More frequent achievement of a desirable pacing site and
enhanced clinical benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy with a small dual electrode left ventricular
lead. Europace 2009;11(S2):548.
Har BJ, Wilton SB, Aggarwal SG, Cowan C, Kavanagh KM, Exner DV. Baseline functional reserve predicts
benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm 2009;6(5):S316-7.
Wilton SB, Veenhuyzen GD, Quinn FR, Aggarwal SG, Cowan C, Exner DV. Resynchronization therapy in
patients with permanent atrial fibrillation versus sinus rhythm - symptomatic benefit and structural
remodeling. Heart Rhythm 2009;6(5):S27.
Exner DV, Decker M, Berard A, Ellis L, Ramadan D, Kavanagh KM, Mitchell LB. Ambulatory ECG evaluation
of T wave alternans using the modified moving average method. Methodological considerations and
prognostic significance. Heart Rhythm 2009;6(5):S304.
Krahn AD, Gollob MH, Healey JS, Chauhan V, Birnie D, Simpson CS, Champagne J, Gardner M, Sanatani S,
Exner DV et al. Early repolarization in patients with unexplained cardiac arrest. Heart Rhythm
2009;6(5):S20.
Gillis AM, Exner DV, Kavanagh KM, Cassidy P, Niven D, Wong MD, Sheldon RS, Duff HJ, Quinn
FR,Veenhuyzen GD, Wyse DG, Mitchell LB. Ventricular tachyarrhythmia risk and characteristics in
implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients with left ventricular dysfunction. Heart Rhythm
2009;6(5):S259.
Krahn AD, Birnie D, Champagne J, Healey JS, Cameron D, Simpson CS, Thibault B, Mangat I, Tung S, Sterns
L, Exner DV et al. Acceleration of fidelis failure rate in the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Device
Advisories Committee Registry. Heart Rhythm 2009;6(5):S74.
Derval N, Krahn AD, Healey JS, Chauhan V, Birnie D, Simpson CS, Champagne J, Gardner M, Sanatani S,
Exner DV et al. Early repolarization in patients with unexplained cardiac arrest. Heart Rhythm
2009;6(5):S414.
Gillis AM, Exner DV, Kavanagh KM, Cassidy P, Laffin MR, Wong MD, Sheldon RS, Duff HJ, Veenhuyzen
GD, Quinn FR, Wyse DG, Mitchell LB. Mortality risk in implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients
with left ventricular dysfunction: Are secondary prevention recipients at higher risk? Heart Rhythm
2009;6(5):S463.
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Stephen Wilton, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed June 2010)
Thesis Topic: Investigation of non-pharmacological therapies in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation:
Rationale for and design of a randomized clinical trial
Adam Bryant, Med 440 (Medical Student), Cardiovascular Research Group
Thesis Topic: ECG predictors of resynchronization therapy response
Michael Slawnych, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Group
Research Topic: Dynamic alterations in Cardiac repolarization
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Tanis Fenton, BSc, MHSc, PhD, RD
Nutrition Research Lead, Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services
Key Words: nutrition, growth, infant nutrition, very low birth weight infants, bone health
As an epidemiologist and dietitian/nutritionist, Dr. Fenton‟s research interests include five main themes: nutrition
laboratory assessment, growth, nutrition support, bone health, and critical appraisal. In collaboration with others,
she supports a variety of practice-based clinical nutrition projects among high risk populations including infants,
children, and adults. One focus of her research is the multicentre validation of the preterm infant growth chart
she published in 2003.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Canadian Foundation
Investigator for Dietetic Research
International Multicentre Validation of a
Preterm Growth Chart for the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit
5,000
CoDepartment of
Investigator Medicine Research
Grant Competition
The Vitamin A Absorption Test and Fecal
Volatile Organic Compounds: Clinical and
Laboratory Methods to Assess Fat
Malabsorption
10,000
Calgary Laboratory
Services Competition
The Vitamin A Absorption Test and Fecal
Volatile Organic Compounds: Clinical and
Laboratory Methods to Assess Fat
Malabsorption
10,000
Hospital Foundation
Immunological Factors in Reduced Fat
Human Milk for Infants with Chylous Pleural
Effusions
9,500
Hospital Foundation
A Refrigerated Centrifuge for Reduced Fat
Human Milk for Infants with Chylous Pleural
Effusions
8,000
Sarkisian S, Fenton TR, Shaheen AA, Raman M. Parenteral nutrition hyperglycemia in non-critically ill
inpatients is associated with higher mortality. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;24(7):453-7.
Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Tough SC, Lyon AW, Brown JP, Hanley DA. Low urine pH and acid excretion do not
predict bone fractures or the loss of bone mineral density: a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal
Disorders 2010;11:88.
127
Yeung SE, Fenton TR. Colorectal surgery patients prefer simple solid foods to clear fluids as the first
postoperative meal. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2009;52(9):1616-23.
Abstracts Published in Conference Proceedings
Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Tough SC, Lyon AW, Brown JP, Hanley DA. The Alkaline Diet: Acid, nutrient
excretion, urine pH, and disease. Proceedings of Dietitians of Canada 13th Annual Conference, Montreal,
May 27-29, 2010. 2010:104.
Fenton TR, Lyon AW, Antunes A, Rose MS. Calcium phosphate, magnesium, and alkaline phophatase
laboratory reference intervals for preterm infants. Proceedings of Dietitians of Canada 13th Annual
Conference, Montreal, May 27-29, 2010. 2010:135.
Fenton TR, Tough SC, Lyon AW, Eliasziw M, Hanley DA. A systematic review and causal assessment of the
diet acid load, the Alkaline Diet and disease, based upon Bradford Hill‟s epidemiologic criteria for causality.
Proceedings of the Canadian Nutrition Society, Edmonton, June 3-5, 2010. 2010:305.
Fenton TR, Lyon AW, Rose MS, Antunes A. Calcium phosphate, magnesium, and alkaline phophatase
laboratory reference intervals for preterm infants. Proceedings of Canadian Nutrition Society, Edmonton,
June 3-5, 2010. 2010:288.
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Gordon H. Fick, BSc, MSc, PhD
Key Words: biostatistics, epidemiologic methods, research design, data interpretation
Dr. Fick's research interests are in the development and assessment of biostatistical methodology and in the
application of biostatistical methodology in collaboration with colleagues in epidemiology and other areas of
health research. His recent collaborations have been in the areas of addiction, circadian rhythm surgery and
ophthalmology. He has recently expanded his interests to the analysis of data from case-control studies and to the
study of nonignorable missing data in clinical prediction models and to estimating risk ratios from binomial
regression models. In addition he is engaged in biostatistical collaborations with a number of other researchers in
the Faculty of Medicine.
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoInvestigator
Health Research
Interferon Effectiveness
ongoing
Health Research
Electrothermal Arthroscopic
Capsulorrhaphy versus Open Inferior
Capsular Shift in Patients with Shoulder
Instability: A Multicentre Randomized
Clinical Trial
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Monument M, Fick GH, Buckley R. Quantifying the amount of padding improves the comfort and function of a
fibreglass below-elbow cast. Injury 2009;40(3):257-61.
Hodgins DC, Currie SR, Currie G, Fick GH. Randomized trial of brief motivational treatments for pathological
gamblers: More is not necessarily better. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 2009;77(5):950-60.
Fick LJ, Fick GH, Belsham DD. Rhythmic clock and neuropeptide gene expression in hypothalamic mHypoE44 neurons. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 2010;323(2):298-306.
Deschênes MC, Descovich D, Moreau M, Granger L, Kuchel GA, Mikkola TS, Fick GH, Chemtob S, Vaucher
E, Lesk MR. Postmenopausal hormone therapy increases retinal blood flow and protects the retinal
nerve fiber layer. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2010;51(5):2587-600.
129
Andrea Soo, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Analysis of data from case-control studies
Elizabeth Freiheit, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Non-ignorable missing data
Tyler Williamson, PhD Student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Measuring observer agreement on binary data: Assumptions, recommendations, models and
sample spaces
Xiaochun (Grace) Wang, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed May 2010)
Thesis Topic: A comparison of two different logistic regression models for analyzing data from case-control
studies
130
Christine Friedenreich, BSc, MSc, PhD
Acting Division Head, Division of Preventive Oncology, Department of Oncology
Adjunct Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Oncology and Faculty of Kinesiology
Leader, Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services-Cancer Care
AI-HS/AHFMR Health Senior Scholar
Key Words: epidemiology, cancer, etiology, physical activity, obesity, measurement, biologic mechanisms
Dr. Friedenreich‟s main research interest is on the role physical activity in cancer etiology as well as in cancer
rehabilitation and survival. She is currently examining the association of physical activity with prostate and
endometrial cancer survival and is conducting a case-control study of lifetime physical activity and endometrial
cancer risk that is also examining the role of the metabolic syndrome in this cancer. She is publishing results
from a randomized controlled intervention trial of exercise for breast cancer prevention, the so-called ALPHA
Trial (Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention Trial), and is now conducting a second exercise
intervention trial known as the Breast Cancer and Exercise Trial in Alberta (BETA Trial) that is examining how
different doses of aerobic exercise influence biologic mechanisms involved in breast cancer etiology.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Alberta Cancer
Investigator Foundation
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Population Health Research Unit, Division of
Population Health and Information
418,175
Alberta Cancer
Foundation
Division of Population Health and
Information
139,445
Alberta Cancer
Foundation
ACRI priority funding: Population Health
Research
Alberta Cancer
Foundation
Breast Cancer and Exercise Trial in Alberta:
The BETA Trial
539,394
CoCanadian Institutes of
Principal
Health Research
Investigator
The Moving Beyond Breast Cancer Cohort
Study. CIHR Team Grant in Physical Activity
and Breast Cancer Survivorship
504,647
CoNational Institute of
Investigator Health
Determinants of Breast Tissue Composition in
Young Women
867,626
Economic Evaluation of Using Urban Form
to Increase Activity
197,881
Health Research
131
1,128,678
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoCanadian Breast
Investigator Cancer Research
Alliance
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Randomized Controlled Trial of Combined
Aerobic and Resistance Exercise in Breast
Cancer Survivors Receiving Chemotherapy:
The CARE trial
192,929
National Cancer
Institute of Canada –
Canadian Cancer
Society
A Phase III Study of the Impact of a Physical
Activity Program on Disease-Free Survival in
Patients with Early Stage Colon Cancer: A
Randomized Controlled Trial
(CHALLENGE).
350,000
Development of a Multidimensional Measure
of Activity Energy Expenditure for Use in
Large Populations
9,667
Health Research
Development of a Multidimensional Measure
of Activity Energy Expenditure for Use in
Large Populations
83,151
Alberta Cancer
Research Institute
Breast Cancer to Bone Metastases (B2B)
Research Program: A Multi-Disciplinary
Approach to the Investigation of Bone
Metastasis of Breast Cancer
463,630
Alberta Cancer
Research Institute
Breast Cancer to Bone (B2B) Metastases
Research Program: Research Equipment
Application
10,000
Health Research
Facilitating physical activity behavior and
health outcomes in breast cancer survivors
receiving chemotherapy: A practical
behavioral trial
62,654
Health Research
Effects of Regular Exercise on
cerebrovascular Reserve in Older Adults:
Role in the Prevention of Age-Related
Cognitive Decline
134,786
PUBLICATIONS
Chapter in Book
Friedenreich CM. Physical activity and breast cancer: Review of the epidemiologic evidence and biologic
mechanisms. In: Clinical Cancer Prevention, Recent Results in Cancer Research, Senn HJ, Otto F (eds.).
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
132
McCormack G, Friedenreich CM, Shiell A, Giles-Corti B, Doyle-Baker PK. Gender and age-specific seasonal
variations in physical activity among adults. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2009; DOI:
10.1136/jech.2009.092841.
Courneya KS, Sellar CM, Stevinson C, McNeely M, Friedenreich CM, Peddle CJ, Basi S, Chua N, Tankel K,
Mazurek A, Reiman T. Moderator effects in a randomized controlled trial of exercise training in lymphoma
patients. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2009;18(10):2600-7.
Pialoux V, Brown AD, Leigh R, Friedenreich CM, Poulin M. Effect of cardiorespiratory fitness on vascular
regulation and oxidative stress in postmenopausal women. Hypertension 2009;54(5):1014-20.
Lahmann PH, Cust AE, Friedenreich CM, Schulz M, et al. Anthropometric measures and epithelial ovarian
cancer risk in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. International Journal of
Cancer 2010;126(10):2404-15.
Hu J, Yang M, DesMeules M, Csizmadi I, Friedenreich CM, Mery L, The Canadian Registries Epidemiology
Research Group. Total fluid and specific beverage intake and risk of renal cell carcinoma. Cancer
Epidemiology 2009;33(5):355-62.
Tamburrini AL, Woolcott CG, Boyd NF, Yaffe M, Terry T, Yasui Y, Jones, C, Patten S, Courneya KS,
Friedenreich CM. Associations between mammographic density and serum and dietary cholesterol. Breast
Cancer Research and Treatment 2010;DOI: 10.1007/S10549-010-0927-7.
Woolcott CW, Courneya KS, Boyd NF, Yaffe MJ, Terry T, McTiernan A, Brant RF, Ballard-Barbash R, Irwin
ML, Jones CL, Brar S, Campbell KL, McNeely ML, Karvinen KH, Friedenreich CM. Mammographic
density change with one year of aerobic exercise among postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled
trial. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention;2010:19(4):1112-21.
Friedenreich CM, Woolcott CG, McTiernan A, Ballard-Barbash R, Brant RF, Stanczyk FZ, Terry T, Boyd NF,
Yaffe MJ, Irwin ML, Jones CA, Yasui Y, Campbell KL, McNeely ML, Karvinen KH, Wang Q, Courneya
KS. The Alberta physical activity and breast cancer prevention trial: Sex hormone changes in a year-long
exercise intervention among postmenopausal women. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2010;28(9):1458-66.
Friedenreich CM, Cook LS, Magliocco AM, Duggan MA, Courneya KS. Case-control study of lifetime total
physical activity and endometrial cancer risk. Cancer Causes Control 2010;21(7):1105-16.
Courneya KS, Stevinson C, McNeely ML, Sellar CM, Peddle CJ, Friedenreich CM, Mazurek A, Chua N,
Tankel K, Basi S, Reiman T. Predictors of adherence to supervised exercise in lymphoma patients
participating in a randomized controlled trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2010;40(1):30-9.
Friedenreich CM, Neilson, HK, Lynch BM. State of the epidemiologic evidence on physical activity and cancer
prevention. European Journal of Cancer 2010;46(14):2593-604.
Friedenreich CM. The role of physical activity in breast cancer etiology. Seminars in Oncology
2010;37(3):297-302.
133
Rita Biel, MSc student (Epidemiology), Department of Community Health Sciences (completed in January 2009)
Thesis topic: Dietary patterns and endometrial cancer risk
POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Brigid Lynch, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health
Services-Cancer Care
Research Topic: Physical activity in cancer control
134
Adel Gabriel, MBBCH, MSc, FRCPC, DPM, DPIP, DTM&H
Associate Clinical Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences
Key words: patient education, depression, adult ADHD, anxiety disorders
Dr. Gabriel and Dr. Violato were successful in developing instruments to measure different educational objectives
which are recently published in respected journals of Psychiatry. The availability of these measures will allow them to
examine more closely the extent of clinical outcomes as the result of psychoeducational intervention programs. This is
being examined in an ongoing study. Dr. Gabriel‟s other research interests and activities include purely clinical
research projects aiming at examining outcomes in treating partially responsive, and comorbid adult psychiatric
disorders with ADHD, mood disorders, and GA and schizophrenic disorders.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
Alberta Addiction and
Mental Health
Research Partnership
program
TITLE
Randomized Single Blinded Study to
Examine the Educational and Clinical
Outcomes of a Systematic Group PsychoEducation for Patients Suffering From
Non-Psychotic Depression
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Gabriel A, Violato C. Depression literacy among patients and the public: A literature review. Primary Psychiatry
2010;17(1):55-64.
Gabriel A, Violato C. The development and psychometric assessment of an instrument to measure attitudes towards
depression and its treatments in patients suffering from non-psychotic depression. Journal of Affective Disorders
2010;124(3):241–9.
Gabriel A, Violato C. The development of a knowledge test of depression and its treatment for patients suffering
from non-psychotic depression: a psychometric assessment. BMC Psychiatry 2009;9:56.
Gabriel A. The mixed amphetamine salt extended release (Adderall XR, MAX – XR) as an adjunctive to SSRIs
or SNRIs in the treatment of adult patients with comorbid partially responsive generalized anxiety: an open
label study. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders 2010;2(2): 87–92.
135
Gabriel A. The mixed amphetamine salt extended release (Adderall XR, MAX – XR) as an adjunctive to SSRIs
or SNRIs in the treatment of adult patients with comorbid partially responsive generalized anxiety: An open
label study. Proceedings of ISAD 5th Biennal Conference, Journal of Affective Disorders 2010;(supp11):58.
Gabriel A. Quetiapine XR adjunctive treatment in partially responsive generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): An
open label study. Proceedings of ISAD 5th Biennal Conference, Journal of Affective Disorders
2010:(supp11):58.
Gabriel A. Gabapentin adjunctive treatment to risperidone or olanzapine in partially responsive schizophrenia:
An open label pilot study. Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting, American Neuropsychiatric Association,
Tampa Florida, March 19, 2010. 2010:22.
136
William A. Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Departments of Medicine and
AI-HS/AHFMR Senior Health Scholar
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health Services
John A. Buchanan Chair in General Internal Medicine
Scientific Director, Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health
Key Words: health services, quality of care, outcomes and processes of care, cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
venous vascular disease, epidemiology, clinical epidemiology
Dr. Ghali‟s research is in the general area of health services research with a focus on quality of health care
delivery for four inter-related conditions: cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, venous vascular
disease, and diabetes. He conducts a combination of applied studies assessing care delivery for these conditions
and methodological research relating to the assessment of quality of care and outcomes. In related research, he is
also the lead investigator of a research and innovation initiative – „the Medical Ward of the 21ST Century‟ – that
has as its focus the development of innovations to improve the quality of health care delivery.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoPrincipal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Canada Research Chairs
Secretariat
Canada Research Chair in Health
Services Research
100,000
Canadian Patient Safety
Institute
CPSI Support for WHO Quality and
Safety TAC
15,000
Health Research
Health System Capacity and
Infrastructure for Adopting Innovations in
Venous Thromboembolic Disease Care
30,000
Canada Foundation for
Innovation
Alberta Advanced
Education and
Technology
Broadening the Scope of APPROACH – 2
80,000
Evaluation of a Novel Pressure-Sensing
Technology for Pressure-Ulcer
Prevention
31,250
Health Information
The Quality and Safety Topic Advisory
Group
25,000
Health Research/Alberta
Heritage Foundation for
Medical Research
Physical Plant Design and Risk of
Nosocomial Infections: A Prospective
Controlled Trial
107,000
137
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
CoPrincipal
Investigator
Health Research
Understanding „Troponinitis‟: Exploring
Myocardial Injury and its Clinical and
Health Services Implications
54,000
CoInvestigator
Health Research
Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes
Research in Diabetes. New Emerging
Team Grant
180,000
Health Research and
Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Canada
Genesis: Gender and Sex Determinants of
Cardiovascular Disease
250,000
Health Research
Chronic Kidney Disease among First
Nations People in Alberta
70,000
Health Research
The Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes
Research Team - 2
840,000
Alberta Health Research
Fund, Alberta Heritage
Research
Determinants of Physician Well-Being
('W21C' Research)
43,000
Health Research
Validation of a Coding Algorithm to
Define Hypertension Using
Administrative Data
62,500
Health Research
Development, Validation, and Application
of ICD-10 Patient Safety Indicators
70,000
Health Research
From Adherence to Outcomes: A Study of
Sex Differences in the Use and Impact of
Cardio-Protective Medications in
Diabetes
40,000
Health Research
Progression and Management of Chronic
Kidney Disease among First Nations
People
53,000
Health Research
Rates and Waits for Cancer Surgery in
Canada: A Mixed Methods Assessment
140,000
Health Research
Access and Quality of Cardiac Care for
First Nations People
73,000
138
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Health Research
Development of Audit with Feedback
Intervention to Improve Acute
Cardiovascular Care Using APPROACH
50,000
Health Research
Developing Quality Indicators to Assess
the Care of Adults with Major Traumatic
Injuries
74,000
Health Research
Body Mass Index, Gender, and the
Decision to Undergo Coronary Artery
Bypass Graft Surgery
50,000
Health Research
Administrative Data
68,000
PUBLICATIONS
Patel AB, Tu JV, Waters NM, Ko DT, Eisenberg MJ, Huynh T, Rinfret S, Knudtson M, Ghali WA. Access to
primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in Canada: A
geographic analysis. Open Medicine 2010;4(1):13.
Deyell MW, Ghali WA, Ross DB, Zhang J, Hemmelgarn BR; for the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome
Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) Investigators. Timing of nonemergent coronary artery
bypass grafting and mortality after non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome. American Heart Journal
2010;159(3):490-6.
Brien SE, Lorenzetti DL, Lewis S, Kennedy J, Ghali WA. Overview of a formal scoping review on health
system report cards. Implementation Science 2010;5:2.
Rabi DM, Edwards AL, Svenson LW, Graham MM, Knudtson ML, Ghali WA; Alberta Provincial Project for
Assessing Outcomes in Coronary Heart Disease Investigators. Association of median household income with
burden of coronary artery disease among individuals with diabetes. Circulation, Cardiovascular Quality and
Outcomes 2010;3(1):48-53.
Conley J, Jordan M, Ghali WA. Medical subspecialists‟ views on consultations from a general medical services
team. Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine 2010;4(3):192-4.
Girard LP, Feasby TE, Eliasziw M, Quan H, Kennedy J, Barnett HJ, Ghali WA. Complication rates after leftversus right-sided carotid endarterectomy. Circulation, Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
2009;2(6):642-7.
McColl RJ, Brar B, Ghali WA, Dixon E. Hepatic resection in Canada: Rates and geographic variation. Canadian
Journal of Surgery 2009;52(6):E264-8.
139
McAlister FA, Fradette M, Majumdar SR, Williams R, Graham M, McMeekin J, Ghali WA, Tsuyuki RT,
Knudtson ML, Grimshaw J. The enhancing secondary prevention in coronary artery disease trial. Canadian
Medical Association Journal 2009;181(12):897-904.
Wallace JE, Lemaire JB, Ghali WA. Physician wellness: A missing quality indicator. Lancet
2009;374(9702):1714-21.
Shahid R, Bertazzon S, Knudtson ML, Ghali WA. Comparison of distance measures in spatial analytical
modeling for health services planning. BMC Health Services Research 2009;9:200.
Quan H, Khan N, Hemmelgarn BR, Tu K, Chen G, Campbell N, Hill MD, Ghali WA, McAlister FA. Validation
of a case definition to define hypertension using administrative data. Hypertension 2009;54:1423-1428.
Austin D, Oldroyd KG, Holmes DR Jr, Rihal CS, Galbraith PD, Ghali WA, Legrand V, Taeymans Y,
McConnachie A, Pell JP. Drug-eluting stents: A study of international practice. American Heart Journal
2009;158(4):576-84.
Johansen H, Bernier J, Finès P, Brien S, Ghali WA, Wolfson M, for the Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes
Research Team. Variations by health region in treatment and survival after heart attack. Health Reports
2009;20(2):29-34.
King KM, Norris CM, Knudtson ML, Ghali WA. Risk-taking attitudes and their association with process and
outcomes of cardiac care: A cohort study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009;9(1):36.
Wu CM, Manns BJ, Hill MD, Ghali WA, Donaldson C, Buchan AM. Rapid evaluation after high-risk TIA is
associated with lower stroke risk. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2009;36(4):450-5.
Rabi DM, Lewin AM, Brown GE, Edwards AL, Johnson JA, Ghali WA. Lay media reporting of rosiglitazone
risk: Extent, messaging, and quality of reporting. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2009;8:40.
Ghali WA, Kendall C, Palepu A. Pharmaceutical representation on CIHR‟s governing council. Open Medicine
2010;1(1):E26-7.
Boone RH, Parsons GA, Southern DA, Knudtson ML, Ghali WA. Description of CABG surgery wait time
intervals: Implications for system tracking of wait times and access. Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2009;25(10).
Rabi DM, Lewin AM, Dasgupta K, Pilote L, Simpson SH, Ghali WA, Johnson JA. Cardiovascular medication
use in recent onset type 2 diabetes: Effects of age, sex, and cardiovascular disease status. Canadian Journal
of Cardiology 2009;25(10).
Graham MM, Galbraith D, O‟Neill D, Dando C, Rolfson D, Ghali WA. The Edmonton Frail Scale: A userfriendly assessment tool in elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes. Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2009;25(10).
140
Alka Patel, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Evaluating geographic access to cardiac catheterization facilities to inform regionalized models of
care for acute myocardial infarction
Mona Motamedi, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Seamless discharge: Understanding the challenges of hospital discharge and development of a
web-based solution
Ghazwan Altabbaa, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The visualization of uncertainty in clinical diagnostic reasoning for pulmonary embolism: A
randomized controlled study
Dean Yergens, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: To be determined
Simona Burs, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Stephen Wilton, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
(completed in June 2010)
Thesis Topic: Investigation of non-pharmacological therapies in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation:
Rationale for and design of a randomized clinical trial
Billie-Jean Martin, PhD student, Department of Cardiac Sciences
Thesis Topic: Obesity and cardiovascular disease
Jian Kang, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Statistical methods for determining diagnostic test performance
Pin Li, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine
Research Topic: Transitions of care from ICU to medical wards
141
Glenys Godlovitch, BA, LLB, PhD
Acting Director, Office of Medical Bioethics
Chair, Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board
Key Words: bioethics, health law, research ethics, perinatal screening, genetic screening, biobanking
Dr. Godlovitch‟s area of research is in law and ethics interface in health care and research. Her current focus of
personal research is in the areas of research ethics, responsibility and transparency in governance; legal liabilities
of ethics committees; and, respectful healthcare research and practice, in particular in relation to perinatal
screening, genetic screening and biobanking.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
Alberta Law Foundation
TITLE
Legal Implications of Newborn Screening
for Prenatal Exposure to Drugs and
Alcohol: The Case for Policy
Development and Law Reform
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Godlovitch G. Ethics. In: Health Care and the Law (4th Edition), Keenan R (ed). Brookers, Wellington, New
Zealand, 2010:487.
Rose Geransar, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The meaning and significance of informed consent in tissue/blood donation: An exploration of
theoretical foundations and donor perspectives through a collective case study of Canadian public cord blood
banks
Isabelle Chouinard, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Informed consent for video consultations in Canada: Toward recommendations using theoretical,
legal, and practical perspectives
Brian Forzley, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: A mixed-methods assessment of clinical variables identified in published literature as useful for
predicting mortality among critically ill individuals with acute renal failure
142
Anna Zadunayski, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Legal and ethical of newborn screening for prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol: The case for
policy development and law reform
Allen Dong, MSc Student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Data stewardship in electronic medical records and its policy challenges for research programs
143
Juliet R. Guichon, BA, MA, BCL, SJD
Senior Associate, Office of Medical Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine
Key Words: consent to medical treatment; religious intervention in health care; law and ethics of reproductive
technology
Juliet Guichon‟s research focuses on the intersection of law and medicine, where religion and journalism can
also play a significant role. Her interests include the legal regulation of assisted human reproduction, religious
influence in consent to medical treatment and preventative health measures, and injunction applications in end of
life care.
PUBLICATIONS
Monograph
Guichon J. Book review: Foundational facts, relative truths: A comparative law study on children's right to
know their genetic origins by Richard J. Blauwhoff. Osgoode Hall Law Journal 2010;48:175.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Guichon J, Mitchell I. Free and informed choice in medical treatment: Making it safe to choose for Jehovah‟s
witnesses. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2009;116(11):1540.
144
Brent Hagel, BPE, MSc, PhD
Professorship in Child Health and Wellness, Alberta Children‟s Hospital Foundation
Key Words: wounds and injuries, prevention & control, epidemiology, child, adolescent
Dr. Hagel‟s key research interest area is child and adolescent injury prevention, in particular, sport and
recreational injuries. His research has focused on the evaluation of protective equipment effectiveness and the
evaluation of policies related to injury prevention.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
Co-Applicant
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Establishment
75,000
Incentive
24,000
Alberta Children‟s Hospital
Foundation
Professorship in Child Health and
Wellness
75,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Child and Youth Injury Prevention
Research: Strategic Teams
In Applied Injury Research
100,000
Committee: Research
Centres for Prevention of
Injury and Protection of
Athlete Health
Sport Injury Prevention Research
Centre
100,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Child Pedestrian Injury:
Research
Advancing research methods,
knowledge of injury etiology, and
prevention approaches
120,467
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Russell K, Hagel BE, Goulet C. Snowboarding Injuries. In: Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine: Epidemiology of
Injuries in Olympic Sports, Caine DJ, Harmer PA, Schiff MA. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009:447-72.
Meeuwisse WH, Hagel BE. The Multi-Causality of Injury – Current Concepts. In: Methodology in Sports Injury
Research, Verhagen EALM and Van Mechelen W (Eds). Oxford University Press, 2010:99-108.
145
Emery CA, Kang J, Goulet C, Shrier I, Hagel BE, Benson B, Nettel-Aguirre A, Hamilton G, Meeuwisse WH.
The risk of injury associated with body checking among pediatric ice hockey players. Journal of the
Hagel BE, Lee RS, Karkhaneh M, Voaklander D, Rowe BH. Factors associated with incorrect bicycle helmet
use. Injury Prevention 2010;16(3):178-84.
Hagel BE, Russell K, Goulet C, Nettel-Aguirre A, Pless IB. Neck injury risk and helmet use in skiers and
snowboarders. American Journal of Epidemiology 2010;171(10):1134-43.
Emery CA, Hagel BE, Decloe M, McKay C. Risk factors for injury and severe injury in youth ice hockey: A
systematic review of the literature. Injury Prevention 2010;16(2):113-8.
Russell K, Christie J, Hagel BE. The effect of helmets on the risk of head and neck injury among snowboarders
and skiers: A meta-analysis. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2010;182(4):333–40.
Goulet C, Hagel BE, Hamel D, Légaré G. Self-reported skill level and injury severity in skiers and
snowboarders. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2010;13(1):39-41.
Thakore S, Tram J, Hagel BE, Kyle T, Senger T, Belanger F. Injuries among wheeled shoe users: A comparison
with other non-motorized wheeled activities. Paediatrics and Child Health 2009;14(8):504-8.
Karkhaneh M, Rowe BH, Saunders LD, Voaklander DC, Hagel BE. The association between bicycle helmet
legislation and the rate of cycling in Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
2010;12(3):266.
Nicole Ruest, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The environmental determinants of cycling injuries
Kelly Russell, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: The relationship between severe injuries and terrain park equipment use among pediatric
snowboarders in Alberta
146
David A. Hanley, BA, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Oncology and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: epidemiology of osteoporosis, vitamin D and health, disorders of bone and
mineral metabolism
Dr. Hanley‟s research includes examining the changes in skeletal structure with aging, using High Resolution
Quantitative Computed Tomography of the distal radius and tibia, in the Calgary cohort of CaMOS. He has also
been involved in industry sponsored clinical trials of new osteoporosis therapies.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Co-Principal
Investigator
Health Research
A Biomedical Engineering Approach to
Investigating Bone Quality Across the
Lifespan
150,000
CoInvestigator
Health Research
Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis
Study
100,000
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Hanley DA. Vitamin D deficiency in Canada. In: Vitamin D: Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical
Applications (2nd Edition), Holick MF (ed). Springer/Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey, 2010:425-34.
Davison KS, Hanley DA. Chapter 4:Fundamentals of mineral homeostasis. In: Osteoporosis in Men, Orwoll ES,
Bilezikian JP, Vanderschueren D (eds). Elsevier/Academic Press, San Diego, California, 2010:41-50.
Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Tough SC, Lyon AW, Brown JP, Hanley DA. Low urine pH and acid excretion do not
predict bone fractures or the loss of bone mineral density: A prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal
Genant HK, Engelke K, Hanley DA, Brown JP, Omizo M, Bone HG, Kivitz AJ, Fuerst T, Wang H, Austin M,
Libanati C. Denosumab improves density and strength parameters as measured by QCT of the radius in
postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density. Bone 2010;47(1):131-9.
Hopman WM, Berger C, Joseph L, Towheed T, Prior JC, Anastassiades T, Poliquin S, Zhou W, Adachi JD,
Hanley DA, Papadimitropoulos EA, Tenenhouse A; CaMos Research Group. Health-related quality of life in
Canadian adolescents and young adults: normative data using the SF-36. Canadian Journal of Public Health
2009;100(6):449-52.
147
Langsetmo L, Poliquin S, Hanley DA, Prior JC, Barr S, Anastassiades T, Towheed T, Goltzman D, Kreiger N;
CaMos Research Group. Dietary patterns in Canadian men and women ages 25 and older: relationship to
demographics, body mass index, and bone mineral density. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010;11:20.
Jamal SA, Swan VJ, Brown JP, Hanley DA, Prior JC, Papaioannou A, Langsetmo L, Josse RG; Canadian
Multicentre Osteoporosis Study Research Group. Kidney function and rate of bone loss at the hip and spine:
the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2010;55(2):291-9.
Davison KS, Kendler DL, Ammann P, Bauer DC, Dempster DW, Dian L, Hanley DA, Harris ST, McClung MR,
Olszynski WP, Yuen CK. Assessing fracture risk and effects of osteoporosis drugs: Bone mineral density
and beyond. American Journal of Medicine 2009;122(11):992-7.
Nishiyama KK, Macdonald HM, Buie HR, Hanley DA, Boyd SK. Postmenopausal women with osteopenia have
higher cortical porosity and thinner cortices at the distal radius and tibia than women with normal aBMD: An
in vivo HR-pQCT study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2010;25(4):882-90.
calcium balance: a meta-analysis of the osteoporosis acid-ash diet hypothesis. Nutrition Journal 2009:8:41.
Fenton TR, Lyon AW, Eliasziw M, Tough SC, Hanley DA. Meta-analysis of the effect of the acid-ash
hypothesis of osteoporosis on calcium balance. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2009;24(11):1835-40.
Langsetmo L, Goltzman D, Kovacs CS, Adachi JD, Hanley DA, Kreiger N, Josse R, Papaioannou A, Olszynski
WP, Jamal SA; CaMos Research Group. Repeat low-trauma fractures occur frequently among men and
women who have osteopenic BMD. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2009;24(9):1515-22.
Heather Macdonald, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Kinesiology (Co Supervisor)
Research Topic: High resolution peripheral quantitative tomography of the skeleton and prediction of fracture
risk
148
Jennifer M. Hatfield, BA Hons, MAppSci, PhD
Associate Dean, Global Health & International Partnerships, Faculty of Medicine
Director, Health & Society Major, O‟Brien Centre for Bachelor of Health Sciences
Key Words: global health, gender analysis, qualitative research methods, public health
The focus of Dr. Hatfield‟s activity has been on the creation of a socially responsible Global Health Program for
the Faculty of Medicine. This program encompasses the building of our own capacity to conduct ethical clinical
work and research in low and middle income countries. She has provided leadership to build post graduate
educational capacity (Masters in Public Health) in a partner institution in Tanzania and has graduate students
working on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Brucellosis. She is part of a partnership with the Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine to strengthen our “One Health” Research Field School in Tanzania. Dr. Hatfield has also been a gender
consultant on a wide variety of projects in Bangladesh, Tanzania and Afghanistan, and is a UN Senior Mentor
for Afghanistan reconstruction project to build leadership in the Ministries of Health and Public Health.
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FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
McLaughlin Travelling
Fellowship Fund
Masters of Public Health: A capacity
Building Initiative Between Tanzania
and the University of Calgary
14,485
CoInvestigator
National Collaboration
Centre for Determinants of
Health
Synthesis of the SDOH Paradigm Gap
22,000
CoApplicant
International Development
Research Centre
Food, Health and Adaptation to
Climate Change in East and South
Africa
10,000
Host
Alberta Innovates - Health
Solutions
Pan-Alberta Forum on Global Health
Research
1,500
PUBLICATIONS
Allen LK, Hetherington E, Manyama M, Hatfield JM, van Marle G. Using the social entrepreneurship approach
to generate innovative and sustainable Malaria diagnosis interventions in Tanzania: A case study.
Malaria Journal 2010;9:42.
Hetherington E, Hatfield JM. Book Review - Our bodies, ourselves: Mirroring the journey of feminist
consciousness, by Kathy Davis. Psychology and Theory 2009;19:858.
149
Lauren Birks, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Participatory knowledge mobilization: A gender analysis characterizing the understanding of
mother-to-child HIV transmission in Maasai women and outreach healthcare workers in rural Tanzania
Lisa Allen, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Public health interventions and unintended harm: A theoretical framework for intervention
planning, evaluation and knowledge translation
Aliya Mawji, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Plagiocephaly in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Incidence, public health nursing roles, and follow-up
by the Head Shape Clinic, Alberta Children‟s Hospital
Adam Thomas, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Animal and human health, Tanzania
Jeremy Ho, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Brucellosis as a potential missed disease in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms in
rural, pastoralist Tanzania
150
Penelope Hawe, BScPsych, MPH, PhD
Director, Population Health Intervention Research Centre
Key Words: community interventions, social climate, social networks, health promotion, social environments,
neighbourhoods, community intervention evaluation, network analysis
Dr. Hawe‟s research interests are in social context and health, and the design and evaluation of community
interventions to promote health. For more information about her work program visit the website of the
Population Health Intervention Research Centre at www.ucalgary.ca/PHIRC.
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
of Canada
CORE Whole School Mental Health
Promotion
207,644
Hotchkiss Brain
Institute
Health Promotion Intervention in Schools
100,000
Markin Endowment
101,700
Health Research
International Collaborative Centre for the
Study of Social and Physical Environments
and Health
ongoing
Health Research
Pan-Canadian Strategic Training in
Population Health Intervention Research
282,667
Co-Principal
Investigator
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
PUBLICATIONS
Patterson PB, Hawe P, Clarke P, Krause C, van Dijk M, Penman Y, Shiell A. The world-view of hospital
security staff: Implications for health promotion policy implementation. Journal of Contemporary
Ethnography 2009;38(3):336-57.
Haines VA, Godley J, Hawe P, Shiell A. Socioeconomic disadvantage within a neighborhood, perceived
financial security and self-rated health. Health and Place 2009;15(1):383-9.
Hawe P, Bond L, Butler H. Knowledge theories can inform evaluation practice. What can a complexity lens
add? New Directions in Evaluation 2009;124:89-100.
151
Hawe P. The social determinants of health: how can a radical agenda be mainstreamed? Canadian Journal of
Public Health 2009;100(4):291-3.
Riley T, Hawe P. A typology of practice narratives within a preventive, community intervention trial.
Implementation Science 2009;4:80.
Patrick Patterson, PhD student, Departments of Anthropology and Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Concept of risk, safety and health in a Canadian energy firm
Rebecca Davidson, PhD student, Department of Sociology (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Social support in workplace settings
Tara Smith, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Can we identify and quantify mental health promotion in schools?
Donna Baird, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS
Farah Habib, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Change processes in whole school interventions: Cultural diversity perspectives
James Greenwood-Lee, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Social, organizational and economic network analysis for intervention development and
evaluation
Stephanie Dixon, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Time-to-event methodology in cluster randomization trials
152
Marilynne A. Hebert, BSc, MEd, PhD
Graduate Program Director, Department of Community Health Sciences
Key Words: international e-health and e-learning program evaluation, realist synthesis and evaluation
Dr. Hebert‟s research interests are in the evaluation of interventions in international health, particularly where ehealth and e-learning technologies are employed. She is developing expertise in realist evaluation and synthesis,
which are relatively new methodologies in this area and expected to contribute to understanding how programs
work. As well, Dr. Hebert‟s efforts have been focused on renewing and re-energizing the Graduate Education
Program in the Department of Community Health Sciences. This has included identifying sets of core and
specialist competencies, validating these competencies and developing an on-line portal to support graduate
student success. Implementation and evaluation of these program changes will be a focus for the next few years.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Teaching and Learning
Award, University of Calgary
Pilot for a Graduate Competencies
Blueprint in Health Sciences
21,250
Co-Investigator
Michael Smith Foundation
for Health Research Team
Grant, Health Services and
Policy Research Priorities
Fund
BC Alliance on Telehealth Policy and
Research (BCATPR) to Enhance
Home and Community Care and
Chronic Disease Management
196,000
Research
A Collaborative Health Informatics
Research Training Program
10,500
Foundation Community
Grant Program
Follow-Up Survivorship Care for
Breast Cancer: A Standardized
Approach for Development and
Delivery
25,000
Foundation, Community
Grant Program
Healthy Living After Breast Cancer
Program
25,000
TEKTIC (Technology
Enabled Knowledge
Translation Investigative
Centre)
How Global is e-Health and e-Health
Related KT?
9,300
Co-Applicant
153
PUBLICATIONS
Shahpori R, Kushniruk A, Hebert MA, Zuege D. Tele-ICU; Is there a need? 2010 e-Health Conference,
Vancouver, May 2010.
Scott RE, Saunders C, Hebert MA, Smith A. Just how "global" is eHealth and knowledge translation? TEKTIC
Workshop 2009, Vancouver, BC, September 2009.
Scott RE, Ho K, Kushniruk A, Hebert MA. Technology for KT to facilitate 3-health policy development.
TEKTIC Workshop 2009, Vancouver, BC, September 2009.
Reza Shahpori, MSc student, University of Victoria
Thesis Topic: ICU telehealth and remote monitoring (Tele-ICU): Is there a need?
154
Kent Hecker, BSc, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Clinical Diagnostics Sciences,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Medical Education Research Unit
Key Words: medical education, veterinary education, admissions, curriculum development, program evaluation,
psychometrics
Dr. Hecker‟s research is in the area of the reliability and validity of veterinary school admission criteria,
assessment of preclinical and clinical veterinary education, development of workplace assessment criteria, and
health professional student‟s attitudes to the rural environment.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
University of Calgary,
Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine
TITLE
Veterinary Medicine Students‟ Perceptions
of the Rural Environment and Veterinary
Practice: A Longitudinal Study
09/10
ALLOCATION
12,000
PUBLICATIONS
Montgomery G, Crockford D, Hecker K. The coordinators of psychiatric education (COPE) residency intraining exam: A psychometric assessment. Academic Psychiatry 2010;34(3): 203-7.
Hecker K. A longitudinal study of the effects of medical school curricula on student performance in the United
States medical licensing examinations: A multi-level, multivariate study. Medical Teacher 2010;32(3):322-3.
Hecker K, Violato C. Validity, reliability, and defensibility of assessment in veterinary education. Journal of
Veterinary Medical Education 2009;36(3):271-5.
Hecker K, Violato C. Reliability of standardized essays for admissions. Proceedings of the 14th Ottawa
International Conference on Clinical Competence, Miami, 2010: 143.
Hecker K, Violato C. An analysis of a veterinary school MMI: How the number of interviewers, the type of
interviewers and number of stations affect reliability. American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, 2010.
Hecker K, Read E, Krebs G, Caulkett N, Freeman S, Vallevand A, Muelling C. Assessment of 1st year
veterinary student clinical skills: Development, delivery and analysis of a series of OSCEs. American
Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, 2010.
155
Hecker K, Read E, Adams C, Muelling C. The measurement of communication and clinical skills across a
veterinary curriculum: A competency assessment program. American Association of Veterinary Medical
Colleges Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, 2010.
Hecker K, Woloschuk W. 1st year veterinary students perceptions of the rural environment and veterinary
practice: A preliminary analysis. American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Conference,
Alexandria, Virginia, 2010.
Conlon P, Hecker K, Sabatini S. Survey of the veterinary profession in Ontario to determine the non-academic
characteristics deemed most important for an applicant to have for admission to the Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine (DVM) Program at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), University of Guelph. American
Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, 2010.
Adams C, Hecker K. Teaching and assessment of 1st year veterinary student‟s communications skills:
Development delivery and assessment of a first year communication program. American Association of
Veterinary Medical Colleges Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, 2010.
Fuentealba C, Hecker K, Illanes O, Warren A. Academic performance: Relationship between first year
pathology grades and admission requirements. American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, 2010.
Cribb A, Muelling C, Hecker K, Janzen E. The University of Calgary DVM program: Ensuring core
competencies with an integrated core elective curriculum and a distributed veterinary teaching hospital
(DVTH). American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, 2010.
Hecker K. A longitudinal study of the effect of medical school curricula on student performance on the United
States medical licensing examinations: A multi-level, multivariate study. Proceedings of the 2009 AMEE
Conference, Malaga, Spain, 2009: S229.
Jill Norris, PhD student, Department of Medical Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Assessing physicians‟ competencies using the theory of planned behaviour: A preliminary analysis
Hamed Ghamdi, MDSc student, Department of Medical Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Surgical skills development
156
Brenda R Hemmelgarn, BScN, MN, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Hemmelgarn‟s primary research interests are in the areas of health services research and in particular the
study of chronic kidney disease and its complications among high risk populations including the elderly and
Aboriginal people. She utilizes computerized data sources including laboratory data and administrative health
data to study the prevalence and progression of chronic kidney disease in high risk populations, as well as issued
regarding access to care. She is also involved in several randomized controlled trials in the dialysis population.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Alberta Heritage
Research
Conditions: The Interdisciplinary Chronic
1,000,984
Health Research
Access to and Quality of Cardiac Care for
First Nations
71,958
Kidney Foundation of
Canada
Contrast Induced Nephropathy and
Progression of Kidney Disease After
Coronary Angiography
48,295
Public Health Agency of
Canada
Validation of a Coding Algorithm to
Define Chronic Kidney Disease Using
Administrative Data
96,725
Health Research
Progression and Management of Chronic
Kidney Disease Among First Nation
People
39,710
Health Research
The Impact of Reduced ICU Bed
Availability Due to the H1N1 Pandemic
on the Care and Outcomes of Acutely
Unwell Hospitalized Patients
ongoing
Health Research
Predicting Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in
Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
57,826
Hospital Foundation
End Stage Renal Disease in Canadian
Aboriginal Children
49,556
157
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Health Research
The BK:KIDNI Trial (BK:Kinase
Inhibition to Decrease Nephropathy
Intervention Trial
829,922
Health Research
Assessment of Hypertension Occurrence,
Management and Outcomes in Canada
190,072
Health Research Training
Program Grant
Western Canada
49,722
Health Research
Assessment of Survey Sampling
Methodologies for Studying Hard To
Reach Population: Minority
Francophones in Calgary
50,000
Health Research
Longitudinal Comparison of Quality of
Life Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
and Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis
Patients
45,333
Health Research Industry
Partnered Program (with
Abbott Labs)
Genetic Markers of Risk in Hemodialysis
Patients
731,800
Health Research
Health Service Utilization: Survey of Less
English Proficient Francophones in
ongoing
Health Research
Role of Residence Location in the Care of
Elderly Canadians with Kidney Failure
26,095
Health Research
Access to Health Research: Participation
and Empowerment of Aboriginal Peoples
in Research to Improve Health and WellBeing (APH-NEAHR Proposal)
437,499
Health Research
Influence of Deficiency and Excess of
Trace Elements on Outcomes in
Hemodialysis Patients
199,200
Health Research
Type 2 Diabetes in Aboriginal Peoples in
Alberta: Validation of Incidence,
Prevalence, Complications and Health
Care Utilization
49,991
158
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
Hoffman La-Roche
TITLE
Prevention of Catheter Lumen Occlusion
with rT-PA Versus Heparin (Pre_CLOT):
A Double Blind Randomized Trial
2009/10
ALLOCATION
268,189
PUBLICATIONS
Monographs
Oster RT, Hemmelgarn BR, Toth EL, King M, Crowshoe L, Ralph-Campbell K. Diabetes and the Status
Aboriginal population in Alberta: In Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2009. Institute of Health Economics, 2009:189212.
Klarenbach S, Hemmelgarn BR, Jindal KK, Tonelli M. Diabetes and Kidney Disease in Alberta: In Alberta
Diabetes Atlas 2009. Institute of Health Economics, 2009:141-51.
Quan H, Svenson LW, Hemmelgarn BR. Diabetes and hypertension in Alberta: In Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2009.
Institute of Health Economics, 2009:118-26.
Koshy SM, Garcia-Garcia G, Pamplona JS, Renoirte-Lopez K, Perze-Cortes G, Guitierrez ML, Hemmelgarn
BR, Lloyd A, Tonelli M. Screening for kidney disease in children on World Kidney Day in Jalisco, Mexico.
Pediatric Nephrology 2009;24(6):1219-25.
Vickers MM, Heng DY, Hemmelgarn BR, Eigl BJ. Tolerance of Sunitinib in dialyzed patients with metastatic
Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2009;7(3):E104-6.
James MT, Manns, BJ, Hemmelgarn BR, Ravani P. What‟s next after “fistula first”; is an arteriovenous grafts
or central venous catheters preferable when an arteriovenous fistula is not possible? Seminars in Dialysis
2009;22(5):539-44.
Barnieh L, McLaughlin K, Manns B, Klarenbach S, Yilmaz S, Hemmelgarn BR. Development of a survey to
identify barriers to living donation in kidney transplant candidates. Progress in Transplantation
2009;19(4):304-11.
Heitman ST, Ronksley PE, Hilsden RJ, Manns BJ, Rostom A, Hemmelgarn BR. Prevalence of adenomas and
colorectal cancer in average risk individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2009;7:1272-8.
Deved V, Poyah P, James MT, Tonelli M, Manns BJ, Walsh M, Hemmelgarn BR. Ascorbic acid for anemia
management in hemodialysis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Kidney
Diseases 2009;54(6):1089-97.
Walker R, Hemmelgarn BR, Quan H. Incidence of gestational hypertension in the Calgary Health Region from
1995 to 2004. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2009;25(8):e284-7.
159
Ronksley PE, Hemmelgarn BR, Heitman SJ, Hanly PJ, Faris PD, Quan H, Tsai WH. Obstructive sleep apnea is
associated with diabetes in sleepy subjects. Thorax 2009;64(10):834-9.
Tonelli M, Wang W, Hemmelgarn BR, Lloyd A, Manns B. Phosphate removal with several thrice weekly
dialysis methods in overweight hemodialysis patients. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2009;
54(6):1108-15.
Quan H, Khan N, Hemmelgarn BR, Tu K, Chen G, Campbell N, Hill MD, Ghali WA, McAlister F. Validation
of a case definition to define hypertension using administrative data. Hypertension 2009;54(6):1423-8.
Hemmelgarn BR, Clement F, Manns BJ, Klarenbach S, James MT, Ravani P, Pannu N, Ahmed SB, MacRae J,
Scott-Douglas N, Jindal K, Quinn R, Culleton BF, Wiebe N, Krause R, Thorlacius L, Tonelli M. Overview
of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network. BMC Nephrology 2009;10:30.
James MT, Hemmelgarn BR, Tonelli M. Early recognition and prevention of chronic kidney disease. Lancet
2010;375(9722):1296-309.
Walsh M, Sar A, Lee D, Yilmaz S, Benediktsson H, Manns BJ, Hemmelgarn BR. Histopathologic features aid
in predicting risk of progression of IgA Nephropathy. Clinical Journal of the American Society of
Nephrology 2010;5(3):425-30.
O‟Hare AM, Hailpern SM, Pavkov ME, Rios-Burrows N, Gupta I, Maynard C, Todd-Stenberg J, Rodriguez RA,
Hemmelgarn BR, Saran R, Williams DE. Prognostic implications of the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio
in Veterans with diabetes of different ages. Archives of Internal Medicine 2010;170(11):930-6.
Klarenbach S, Manns BJ, Lee H, Lloyd A, Wiebe N, Hemmelgarn BR, Tonelli M, Reaume N, Reiman A.
Economic evaluation of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for anemia related cancer. Cancer
2010;116(13):3224-32.
Tai DJ, Lim TW, James MT, Manns BJ, Tonelli M, Hemmelgarn BR. Cardiovascular effects of Ace Inhibition
or Angiotensin Receptor Blockage in hemodialysis: A meta-analysis. Clinical Journal of the American
Society of Nephrology 2010;5:623-30.
Hemmelgarn BR, Manns BJ, Lloyd A, James MT, Klarenbach S, Quinn RR, Wiebe N, Tonelli M. Relation
between kidney function, proteinuria, and adverse outcomes. Journal of the American Medical Association
2010;303(12):1201-3.
Walsh M, Manns BJ, Klarenbach S, Tonelli M, Hemmelgarn BR, Culleton B. The effects of nocturnal
compared with conventional hemodialysis on mineral metabolism: A randomized-controlled trial.
Hemodialysis International 2010;14(2):174-81.
Deyell MW, Ghali WA, Ross DB, Zhang J, Hemmelgarn BR. Timing of non-emergent coronary artery bypass
grafting and mortality after non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome. American Heart Journal
2010;159(3):490-6.
James MT, Wald R, Bell CM, Tonelli M, Hemmelgarn BR, Waikar SS, Chertow GM. Weekend hospital
admissions with acute kidney injury and mortality. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2010;21(5):845-51.
Al-Ghamdi G, Hemmelgarn BR, Klarenbach S, Manns B, Wiebe N, Tonelli M. Dialysate potassium and risk of
death in chronic hemodialysis patients. Journal of Nephrology 2010;23(1):33-40.
160
Ngwakongnwi E, Hemmelgarn BR, Quan H. Documentation of preventive screening interventions by general
practitioners: A retrospective chart audit. BMC Family Practice 2010;11:21.
Chen G, Khan N, King KK, Hemmelgarn BR, Quan H. Home care utilization and outcomes among Asian and
other Canadian patients with heart failure. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2010;10:12.
Walker RL, Sykes L, Hemmelgarn BR, Quan H. Authors‟ opinions on publication in relation to annual
performance assessment. BMC Medical Education 2010;10:21.
Hemmelgarn BR, Zhang J, Manns BJ, James MT, Quinn RR, Ravani P, Klarenbach SW, Culleton BF, Krause
R, Thorlacius L, Jain AK, Tonelli M. Nephrology visits and health care resource use before and after
reporting estimated glomerular filtration rate. Journal of the American Medical Association
2010;303(12):1151-8.
Ravani P, Parfrey P, MacRae J, James M, Quinn R, Malberti F, Brunori G, Mandolfo S, Tonelli M,
Hemmelgarn BR, Manns B, Barrett B. Modeling survival of arteriovenous accesses for hemodialysis:
semiparametric versus parametric methods. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2010;5(7):1243-8.
Quinn RR, Hemmelgarn BR, Padwal RS et al. The 2010 Canadian Hypertension Education Program
recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part 1 – blood pressure measurement, diagnosis and
assessment of risk. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2010;26(5):241-8.
Hackam DG, Khan NA, Hemmelgarn BR et al. The 2010 Canadian Hypertension Education Program
recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part 2 – therapy. Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2010;26(5):249-58.
Khangura J, Culleton B, Manns B, Zhang J, Walsh M, Klarenbach S, Tonelli M, Barnieh L, Sarna M,
Hemmelgarn BR. Association between routine and standardized blood pressure measurements and left
ventricular hypertrophy among patients on hemodialysis. BMC Nephrology 2010;11:13.
Quinn RR, Laupacis A, Austin PC, Hux JE, Garg AX, Hemmelgarn BR, Oliver MJ. Using administrative
datasets to study outcomes in dialysis patients: A validation study. Medical Care 2010;48(8):745-50.
Samuel S, Tonelli M, Foster BJ, Nettel-Aguirre A, Na Y, Williams R, Soo A, Hemmelgarn BR. Overview of
the Canadian pediatric end-stage renal disease database. BMC Nephrology 2010;11:21.
Deved V, Altabbaa G, Hemmelgarn BR. Growth hormone treatment in patients with end-stage renal disease: A
systematic review and meta-analysis. Proceedings, Canadian Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting,
Edmonton, 2009:16.
James MT, Ghali WA, Knudtson M, Faris P, Tonelli M, Pannu N, Klarenbach S, Manns BJ, Hemmelgarn BR.
Effect of acute kidney injury on progression of chronic kidney disease following coronary angiography.
Proceedings, Canadian Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, Edmonton, 2009:18.
Ahmed SB, Muruve D, MacRae JM, Sola DY, Hemmelgarn BR. Vitamin D status predicts the plasma renin
activity response to angiotensin II challenge. Proceedings, Canadian Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting,
Edmonton, 2009:43.
161
Hemmelgarn BR, Zhang J, Manns B, Toneli M, Klarenbach S, Culleton B, Krause R, Thorlacius L, Ravani P.
Impact of GFR reporting on rate of new nephrology visits. Proceedings, World Congress of Nephrology,
Milan, Italy, 2009.
Ahmed SB, Muruve DA, MacRae JM, Sola DY, Hemmelgarn BR. Vitamin D status and the renin angiotensin
system in healthy humans. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2009:20.
Sarna M, Hemmelgarn BR, Muruve DA, MacRae JM, Sola DY, Ahmed SB. The effect of Cyclooxygenase 2
inhibition on hemodynamic function and the renin angiotensin system in healthy humans. Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology 2009:20.
Tai DJ, Lim TW, James MT, Hemmelgarn BR. The effect of ACE inhibition or angiotensin receptor blockade
on cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology 2009:20.
Hochman JS, Ronksley PE, Hemmelgarn BR, Err L, Beaulieu M, MacRae JM. Maintenance of hepatitis B
antibody response in hemodialysis patients. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2009:20.
Jain AK, Akbari A, Cuerden M, Hemmelgarn BR, Huo C, McLeod I, Loiver MJ, Ping L, Quinn RR, Tonelli M,
Garg AX. eGFR reporting increased the use of kidney protective medications in the population of
Southwestern Ontario with CKD. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2009:20.
James MT, Ghali WA, Knudtson ML, Tonelli M, Faris P, Pannu N, Klarenbach S, Manns BJ, Hemmelgarn BR.
Acute kidney injury and progression of chronic kidney disease following coronary angiography. Journal of
the American Society of Nephrology2009:20.
Casilla VR, Hemmelgarn BR, Laupland KB, James MT. Risk of bone and joint infections in patients with
chronic kidney disease not receiving renal replacement therapy. Journal of the American Society of
Nephrology 2009:11.
Lianne Barnieh, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: A patient centered educational intervention to improve the choice of living kidney donation among
renal transplant recipients: a randomized controlled trial
Paul Ronksley, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Association between current health care needs and chronic disease
Matthew James, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Contrast induced nephropathy and progression of kidney disease after coronary angiography
Vinay Deved, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Quality of care and outcomes for First Nation and Non-First Nations People with diabetes mellitus
and chronic kidney disease
162
Susan Samuel, Post-Graduate Trainee, Department of Medicine
Research Topic: Transition from pediatric to adult care for subjects with kidney disease
Tanvir Chowdhury Turin, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topics: 1) Chronic kidney disease progression, 2) Dynamics of glycemic control and cardiovascular
diseases
Lauren Bresee, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Association between mental health and chronic disease
163
Elizabeth A. Henderson, BSc, RT, MSc, PhD
Director, IPC Surveillance, Infection Prevention and Control, Alberta Health Services
Key Words: healthcare epidemiology and infection control; surveillance, on-line learning, surveillance, infection
control professional and health care worker education, web-based surveillance
Dr. Henderson‟s research is in the area of infection control and healthcare epidemiology focusing on the use of
different methodologies and technologies to enhance surveillance programs and on training Infection Control
Professionals in Canada especially using on-line learning and educating health care workers on infection control
practices. Her role as Director, IPC Surveillance for Alberta Health Services Infection Control Program involves
three inter-related functions: (1) service [surveillance, outbreak investigations, consultation and planning]; (2)
education, and (3) research. Her focus has been on investigating a variety of surveillance techniques used to
monitoring infection control and infectious diseases and exploring innovative ways of using technology to
streamline surveillance and increase data integrity including developing and implementing local, provincial and
national web-based data systems.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Canadian Hospital
Epidemiology Committee
Canadian Hospital Epidemiology
20,000
Co-Principal
Investigator
Health Research
2009 Pan-Canadian Influenza Research
Network (PICRN)
90,000
PUBLICATIONS
Ofner-Agostini M, Simor A, Mulvey M, McGeer A, Hirji Z, McCracken M, Gravel D, Boyd D, Canadian
Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (including Henderson EA), Bryce E. Risk factors for and
outcomes associated with clinical isolates of escherichia coli and klebsiella spp. resistant to extendedspectrum cephalosporins amongst patients admitted to Canadian hospitals. Canadian Journal of Infectious
Diseases and Medical Microbiology 2009;20(3):e43-e48.
Vayalumkal JV, Gravel D, Moore D, Matlow A, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
(including Henderson EA). Surveillance for healthcare-associated febrile respiratory infections in pediatric
hospitals participating in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program. Infection Control and
Hospital Epidemiology 2009;30(7):652-8.
Langley JM, Gravel D, Moore D, Matlow A, Embree J, McKinnon-Cameron D, Conly J, Canadian Nosocomial
Infection Surveillance Program (including Henderson EA). Study of cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated
infections in the first year following placement: A Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
(CNISP) study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2009;30(3):285-8.
164
Gravel D, Miller M, Simor AE, Taylor G, Gardam M, McGeer A, Hutchinson J, Moore D, Kelly S, Boyd D,
Mulvey M, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (including Henderson EA). Healthcareassociated clostridium difficile infection in adults admitted to acute-care hospitals in Canada: A Canadian
Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;48(5):568-76.
Gravel D, Gardam M, Taylor G, Miller M, Simor AE, McGeer A, Hutchinson J, Moore D, Kelly S, Mulvey M,
Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (including Henderson EA). Infection control
practices related to clostridium difficile infection within acute-care hospitals in Canada. American Journal of
Infection Control 2009;37(1):9-14.
Adam HJ, Louie L, Watt C, Gravel D, Bryce E, Loeb M, Matlow A, McGeer A, Mulvey M, Simor AE, Canadian
Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (including Henderson EA). Detection and characterization of
heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate staphylococcus aureus isolates in Canada: Results from the
Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, 1995-2006. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2010;54(2):945-9.
Dalton BR, Lye-McCannell T, Henderson EA, McCannell DR, Louie TJ. Proton pump inhibitors increase
significantly the risk of clostridium difficile infection in a low-endemicity, non-outbreak hospital setting.
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2009;29(6):626-34.
Simor AE, Gilbert NL, Gravel D, Mulvey MR, Bryne E, Loeb M, Matlow A, McGeer A, Louie L, Campbell J,
Canadian Nococomial Infectin Surveillance Program (including Henderson EA). Methicillin-resistant
staphyloccus aureas colonization or infection in Canada: National surveillance and changing epidemiology,
1995-2007. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2010;31(4):346-56.
Miller M, Gravel D, Mulvey M, Taylor G, Boyd D, Simor A, Gardem M, McGeer A, Hutchinson J, Moore D,
Kelly S, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (including Henderson EA). Health careassociated clostridium difficile infection in Canada: Patient age and infecting strain type are highly
predictive of severe outcome and mortality. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010;50(2):194-201.
Mulvey M, Boyd D, Gravel D, Hutchinson J, Kelly S, McGeer A, Moore D, Simor A, Suh K, Taylor G, Weese
JS, Miller M, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (including Henderson EA).
Hypervirulent clostridium difficile strains in hospitalized patients, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases
2010;16(4):678-81.
Krista Wilkinson, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed June 2010)
Thesis Topic: Use of accelerated hydrogen peroxide skin cleanser to reduce methicillin-resistant staphylococcus
aureus colonization in clients of the Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre
Rhonda Fur, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed April 2010)
Thesis Topic: The use of social network analysis to quantify the importance of social venues in an infectious
syphilis outbreak in Calgary, Alberta: A pilot study
Tara Lye-MacCannell, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed August 2009)
Thesis Topic: An epidemiologic investigation into the risk factors for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) transmission among acute care patient in the Calgary Health Region, 2000-2006. A novel use of
geographic information system (GIS) technology
165
Joseph Kaunda, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: To investigate the effectiveness of an FID/electronic exciter system in assessing compliance and
duration of hand hygiene practice; and to explore the hand hygiene beliefs of nurses in Unit 36 of the
Foothills Medical Centre
Craig Pearce, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Measuring the effectiveness of terminal cleaning by housekeepers at the Foothills Medical Centre
Jenine Leal, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: The validation of a novel surveillance system for monitoring bloodstream infections in the Calgary
Health Region
Joseph Kim, MSc Student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Comprehensive strategy to decolonize methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in the outpatient
setting: A randomized controlled study
Kathryn Linton, MSc Student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The impact of ventilator-associated pneumonia among pre-hospital intubated patients
Kimberly Simmonds, PhD Student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Modelling risk factors for of surgical site infections
166
Michael D. Hill, BSc, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medicine, Radiology and
Associate Dean, Clinical Research, University Of Calgary
Key Words: clinical epidemiology, neurology, cerebrovascular diseases, biochemistry, cerebral ischemia, stroke
prevention, thrombolytic therapy, intracerebral hemorrhage, clinical trials
Dr. Hill‟s area of research interests includes clinical trials in stroke and the use of administrative data for stroke
research and surveillance. He has participated in multiple clinical trials, leads the Calgary Stroke Program
Clinical Trials Group and is leading 5 large clinical trials as the PI, co-PI or Steering Committee member. He has
made contributions to the understanding of acute stroke thrombolytic treatment that have helped patients
worldwide heal from the devastation of stroke-related brain injury. He has begun fundamental work on stroke
surveillance using administrative data to monitor stroke rates and stroke outcomes.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Alberta,
NWT and Nunavut
Tissue Window in Stroke Thrombolysis (TWIST
study)
50,000
NoNO Inc.
ENACT study
50,000
Co-Principal
Investigator
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and
Stroke/National Institutes
of Health
ALIAS2 clinical trial
200,000
CoInvestigator
Heart and Stroke
NWT and Nunavut
Rehabilitation, Stroke Deficits and Robotic
Technology (RESTART)
90,000
Health Research
Rehabilitation, Stroke Deficits and Robotic
Technology (RESTART)
100,000
Health Research
Poise-2 Randomized Clinical Trial
100,000
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and
Stroke/National Institutes
of Health
IMS-3 study
200,000
167
PUBLICATIONS
Cramer SC, Fitzpatrick C, Warren M, Hill MD, Brown D, Whitaker L, Ryckborst KJ, Plon L. The beta-hCG +
erythropoietin in acute stroke (BETAS) study. A three center, single dose, open label, non-controlled, phase
IIa safety trial. Stroke 2010;41:927-31.
Shobha N, Sylaja PN, Kapral MK, Fang J, Hill MD, for the Investigators of the Registry of the Canadian Stroke
Network (RCSN). Stroke thrombolysis-by-sex treatment interaction: Evidence from the RCSN. Neurology
2010;74(9):767-71.
DeVetten G, Coutts SB, Hill MD, Goyal M, Eesa M, O‟Brien B, Demchuk AM, Kirton A, for the MONITOR
study group. Acute corticospinal tract Wallerian degeneration is associated with stroke outcome. Stroke
2010;41:751-6.
Mikulik R, Dusek L, Hill MD, Fulep E, Grotta JC, Molina C, Alexandrov AV for the CLOTBUST Investigators.
Pattern of response of the NIH stroke scale components to early recanalization in the CLOTBUST trial.
Stroke 2010;41(3):466-70.
Steffenhagen N, Campos CR, Poppe AY, Khan F, Kosior JC, Demchuk AM, Hill MD, Coutts SB. Reliability of
measuring lesion volumes in TIA and minor stroke patients. Stroke 2010;41:814-6.
Sylaja PN, Setiawan M, Hill MD, Demchuk AM, Wong J. Reversal of stroke after carotid endarterectomy using
intravenous abciximab. Neurology India 2009;57(6):739-43.
Sylaja PN, Dzialowski I, Puetz V, Eliasziw M, Hill MD, Krol A, O‟Reilly C, Demchuk AM for the CTA study
group. Does intravenous rtPA benefit patients in the absence of CT angiographically visible intracranial
occlusion? Neurology India 2009;57(6):780-2.
Quan H, Khan N, Hemmelgarn BR, Tu K, Guanmin Chen G, Campbell N, Hill MD, Ghali WA, McAlister FA
for the Hypertension Outcome and Surveillance Team of CHEP. Validation of a case definition to define
hypertension using administrative data. Hypertension 2009;54(6):1423-8.
Puetz V, Sylaja PN, Hill MD, Coutts SC, Dzialowski I, Becker U, Gahn G, von Kummer R, Demchuk AM. CT
angiography source images predict final infarct extension in patients with basilar artery occlusion. American
Journal of Neuroradiology 2009;30(10):1877-83.
Saposnik G, Kapral MK, Coutts SB, Fang J, Demchuk AM, Hill MD on behalf of the Investigators of the
Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network (RCSN) for the Stroke Outcome Research Canada (SORCan)
working group. Do all age groups benefit from organized inpatient stroke care? Stroke 2009;40(10):3321-7.
Coutts SB, O‟Reilly C, Hill MD, Steffenhagen N, Poppe AY, Boykol MJ, Puetz V, Demchuk AM for the
Calgary CTA study group. Computed tomography and computed tomography angiography findings predict
functional impairment in patients with minor stroke and TIA. International Journal of Stroke 2009;4(6):44853.
Poppe AY, Coutts SB, Kosior J, Hill MD, O‟Reilly CM, Demchuk AM. Normal magnetic resonance perfusionweighted imaging in lacunar infarcts predicts a low risk of early deterioration. Cerebrovascular Diseases
2009;28(2):201-2.
168
Al-mekhlafi MA, Wilton SB, Rabi DM, Ghali WA, Lorenzetti DL, Hill MD. Risk of recurrent cerebrovascular
events in patients with cryptogenic cerebral ischemia and patent foramen ovale. A meta-analysis of
observational studies. Neurology 2009;73(2):89-97.
Aichner FT, Topakian R, Alberts MJ, Bhatt DL, Haring HP, Hill MD, Montalescot G, Goto S, Touze E, Mas JL,
Steg G, Rother J for the REACH Registry Investigators. Clinical profile, management and outcomes in
patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: Insights from the REduction of atherothrombosis for
continued health (REACH) registry. European Journal of Neurology 2009;16(8):902-8.
Schieman C, Graham A, Gelfand G, McFadden SP, Tiruta C, Hill MD, Grondin S. Weather and chinook winds
in relation to spontaneous pneumothoraces. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2009;52(5):151-5.
Steffenhagen N, Hill MD, Poppe AY, Buchan AM, Coutts SB. Should you thrombolyse all or any stroke patients
with baseline NIHSS score ≤ 5? Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009;28(2):201-2.
Wu CM, Manns BJ, Hill MD, Ghali WA, Buchan AM. Admission to a rapid evaluation unit after transient
ischemic attack is associated with a lower risk of early stroke compared to standard care. The Canadian
Journal of Neurological Sciences 2009;36(4):450-5.
Davidoff A, Hill MD, Cramer S, Grosch K, Ceroni L, Yang Y, Moore A. Open labeled, uncontrolled
pharmacokinetic study of a single intra-muscular hCG administration in healthy male volunteers.
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Therapy, and Toxicology 2009;47(8):516-24.
Bell A, Hill MD, Herman R, on behalf of the Canadian REACH Registry Steering Committee. Prevalence and
management of atherothrombosis risk factors in Canadian outpatients. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2009;25(6):345-51.
Tomsick TA, Khatri P, Jovin T, Demaerschalk BM, Malisch TW, Demchuk AM, Hill MD, Jauch EC, Spilker J,
Broderick JP, for the IMS III Executive Committee. Equipoise exists amongst recanalization strategies.
Neurology 2010;74(13):1069-76.
Kent DM, Trikalinos T, Hill MD. Are clinical trials inappropriately biased toward the null? Stroke
2009;40(3):672-73.
Puetz V, Dzialowski I, Hill MD, Demchuk AM. The Alberta Stroke Program early CT score in clinical practice:
What have we learned? International Journal of Stroke 2009;4(5):354-64.
Subramaniam S, Hill MD. Decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant MCA infarction – an update.
Neurologist 2009;15(4):178-84.
Menon B, Goyal M, Coutts SB, Hill MD, Demchuk AM. Untangling the mystery of poor clinical outcomes
despite excellent recanalization: Analysis of data from the Penumbra Pivotal Stroke Trial. Abstracts from the
2010 International Stroke Conference: Poster Presentations. Stroke 2010;41(4):e254.
Menon B, Eesa M, Bhatia R, Hill MD, Demchuk AM, Goyal M. Does concurrent treatment with IV tPA
increase recanalization rate for endovascular management of acute ischemic stroke? Abstracts from the 2010
International Stroke Conference: Poster Presentations. Stroke 2010;41(4):e254.
169
Menon B, Watson TW, Goyal M, Hill MD, Demchuk AM. Anterior temporal artery sign in CT angiography
predicts reduced fatal brain oedema and mortality in acute M1 MCA occlusion. Abstracts from the 2010
Mittmann N, Seung SJ, Sharma M and the BURST study investigators (Gladstone D, Hill MD, Cote R, Mackey
A, Shuaib A, Teal P, Phillips SJ, Gubitz G, Bailey P, Howse D, Buck B, Hachinski V. Impact of disability
status on ischemic stroke costs. Abstracts from the 2010 International Stroke Conference: Poster
Presentations. Stroke 2010;41(4):e254.
Cramer SC, Hill MD for the REGENESIS-LED Study Investigators. A Phase IIb prospective, randomized,
double-blind, placebo controlled study of Ntx®-265: Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) and epoetin alfa
(EPO) in acute ischemic stroke patients. Abstracts from the 2010 International Stroke Conference: Oral
Presentations. Stroke 2010;41(4):e200.
Ginsberg MD, Palesch YY, Hill MD, Martin RH, Yeatts S, Moy CS, Tamariz D, Ryckborst KJ, Waldman BD.
ALIAS – part 2 phase III multicenter clinical trial of albumin therapy for neuroprotection in acute ischemic
stroke. Abstracts from the 2010 International Stroke Conference: Poster Presentations. Stroke
2010;41(4):e254.
Khatri P, Carrozzella JA, Martin RH, Yeatts SD, Hill MD, Furlan AJ, Higashida RR, Dillon WP, Broderick JP,
Lu Y, Tomsick TA. Intracranial hemorrhage and its relationship to reperfusion and clinical outcomes: An
exploratory analysis of the PROACT-2 trial. Abstracts from the 2010 International Stroke Conference:
Poster Presentations. Stroke 2010;41(4):e254.
Hall R, Kapral M, Hill MD, Bayley M, Silver F, Lindsay P, O‟Callaghan C. Developing benchmarks for acute
stroke care in Ontario - Using the registry of the Canadian Stroke Network. Abstracts from the 2010
Ginsberg MD, Martin RH, Hill MD, Palesch YY, Yeatts S, Moy CS, Tamariz D, Ryckborst KJ, Waldman BD.
The albumin in acute stroke (ALIAS) trial: Part 1 safety analysis. Abstracts from the 2010 International
Stroke Conference: Oral Presentations. Stroke 2010;41(4):e200.
Quan H, Khan N, Hemmelgarn B, Tu B, Chen G, Campbell N, Hill MD, Ghali W, McAlister F, for the
Hypertension Outcome and Surveillance Team. Validation of a coding algorithm to define hypertension
using administrative data: Variation due to geographic region and time. Healthcare Policy Journal
2009;54:1423.
Simpson SH, Hill MD, Balko SU, Hugel G, Johnson JA. Decreasing stroke rates among Albertans with and
without diabetes, 2003-2007. International Diabetes Federation Meeting, Montreal, October 2009.
Pillay N, Couillard P, Almekhlafi M, Pow J, Hill MD, Jetté, N. Seizure incidence in stroke patients treated with
thrombolysis. World Congress of Neurology, Bangkok, October 2009.
Chiu JF, Bell AB, Herman RH, Hill MD, Stewart JA, Cohen EA, Liau CS, Smith SC, Steg PG, Bhatt DL.
Cardiovascular risk profiles and outcomes of Chinese living in mainland China, Hong Kong/ Singapore/
Taiwan, Western Europe, and North America: The REACH OCEAN substudy. European Society for
Cardiology Congress, Barcelona, Spain, September 2009.
170
Adrian Specogna, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Clinical trials in intracerebral hemorrhage
Devika Kashyap, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Cognitive function, depression and stroke
Mohamed Al-mekhlafi, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Stroke severity in time
Susan van Rheenan, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Geographic factors in stroke
171
Robert Hilsden, MSc, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine and
Director of Research, Forzani and MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Centre,
Key Words: mass screening, colorectal cancer, health services research, biomarkers
Dr. Hilsden conducts clinical and health services research that focuses on population-based screening for
colorectal cancer. Ongoing projects include outcomes of screening colonoscopy, improving population uptake of
colorectal cancer screening, clinical trials of bowel preparations for colonoscopy and evaluation of novel noninvasive screening tests.
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Phenomenome
Discoveries Inc.
Evaluation of a novel serum-based
marker of colorectal cancer risk
50,000
Co-Investigator
Alberta Cancer
Foundation
Colon Cancer Screening Centre
Biorepository Infrastructure and
Equipment
157,246
Health Research
CIHR Team in Population-Based
Colorectal Cancer Screening
150,000
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Heitman S, Au F, Hilsden RJ, Manns B. Fecal immunochemical testing in colorectal cancer screening in
average risk individuals: an economic evaluation [Health Technology Inquiry Service]. Ottawa: Canadian
Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, 2009.
Heitman SJ, Ronksley PE, Hilsden RJ, Manns BJ, Rostom A, Hemmelgarn BR. Prevalence of adenomas and
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2009;7(12):1272-8.
Myers RP, Shaheen AAM, Wan AF, Swain MG, Hilsden RJ, Sutherland L, Quan H. Epidemiology and natural
history of primary biliary cirrhosis in a Canadian health region: A population-based study. Hepatology
2009;50(6):1884-92.
172
Myers RP, Shaheen AAM, Wan AF, Swain MG, Hilsden RJ, Sutherland L, Quan H. Validation of coding
algorithms for the identification of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis using administrative data.
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;24(3):175-82.
Mack LA, Cook LS, Temple, WJ, Carlson LE, Hilsden RJ, Paolucci EO. Colorectal cancer screening among
first-degree relatives of colorectal cancer patients: benefits and barriers. Annals of Surgical Oncology
2009;16(8):2092-100.
Jennifer deBruyn, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed in March 2010)
Thesis Topic: Immunogenicity and safety of influenza vaccination in children with inflammatory bowel disease
Fatin Adams, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: A randomized controlled pilot study comparing the diagnostic yield of wireless capsule endoscopy
versus standard care for patients with iron deficiency anemia
Christopher Kenyon, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Factors that influence the rate of detection of adenomatous polyps, an important indicator of the
technical performance of a high quality screening colonoscopy for colon cancer
Steven Heitman, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Economic evaluation of colorectal cancer screening for average risk individuals
173
David B. Hogan, MD, FACP, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Clinical Neurosciences and Community Health
Sciences
Professor and Brenda Strafford Chair in Geriatric Medicine
Program Director, Residency Program in Geriatric Medicine
RESEARCH INTERESTS AHD ACTIVITIES
Key Words: geriatrics, health services research, pharmacoepidemiology
Dr. Hogan has been heavily involved in the pending launch of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. He
has continued to collaborate with Dr. Colleen Maxwell in her studies (i.e. assisted living, the neurocognitive and
psychological consequences of coronary revascularization procedures) while developing working relationships
with Dr. Eric Smith on cognitive impairment registry, in the study of vascular function in cerebral small vessel
disease, as well as Dr. Marc Poulin on the effects of regular exercise on cerebrovascular reserve.
ROLE
CoInvestigator
Co-Applicant
09/10
ALLOCATION
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Alberta Mental Health
Research Partnership Program
– Collaborative Research
Grant Initiative: Mental
Wellness in Seniors and
Persons with Disabilities
Enhancing System Capacity to
Improve the Quality and Continuity
of Mental Health Care for Seniors
in Assisted Living and Long-Term
Care
50,000
Vascular Cognitive
Impairment Competition –
Canadian Stroke Network
Multi-Modal Study of Vascular
Function in Cerebral Small Vessel
Disease
250,000
Research
Dementia Services and Health
Outcomes
50,000
CHR Knowledge Translation
Competition
Preventing Delirium among
Hospitalized Older Hip Fracture
Patients
39,094
Research
Effects of Regular Exercise on
Cerebrovascular Reserve in Older
Adults
131,840
New Initiatives Fund,
Canadian Foundation of
Innovation
Canadian Longitudinal Study on
Aging
ongoing
Research
Aging
ongoing
174
ROLE
Site Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Alberta Science and Research
Investments Program
Aging
ongoing
Research
Willingness-to-Pay for Alzheimer‟s
Disease Medications
20,000
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Hogan DB. Geriatrics in North America. In: Brocklehurst‟s Textbook of Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology
(7th Edition), Fillit HM, Rockwood K, Woodhouse K (eds). Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2010:1005-9.
Walker JD, Teare GF, Hogan DB, Lewis S, Maxwell CJ. Identifying potentially avoidable hospital admissions
from Canadian long-term care facilities. Medical Care 2009;47(2):250-4.
Raina PS, Wolfson C, Kirkland SA, Griffith LE, Oremus M, Patterson C, Tukko H, Hogan DB, Wister A,
Payette H, Shannon H, Brazil K. The Canadian Longitudinal Study in Aging (CLSA). Canadian Journal on
Aging 2009;28(3):221-9.
Hogan DB. Practical approach to the use of cholinesterase inhibitors in patients with early Alzheimer‟s disease.
Geriatrics and Aging 2009, 12(4):202-7.
Maxwell CJ, Kang J, Walker JD, Zhang JX, Hogan DB, Feeny DH, Wodchis WP. Sex differences in the relative
contribution of social and clinical factors to the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 measure of health-related
quality of life in older home care clients. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009;7:80.
Williams JJ, Beck PL, Andrews CN, Hogan DB, Storr MA. Microscopic Colitis – A common cause of diarrhea
in older adults. Age and Ageing 2010;39(2):162-8.
Karunananthan S, Wolfson C, Bergman H, Béland F, Hogan DB. A multidisciplinary systematic literature
review on frailty: Overview of the methodology used by the Canadian Initiative on Frailty and Aging. BMC
Medical Research Methodology 2009;9:68.
Parmar J on behalf of the Medical Education Committee of the Canadian Geriatrics Society (Hogan DB
member). Core competencies in the care of older persons for Canadian medical students. Canadian Journal
of Geriatrics 2009;12(2):70-3.
Gorchynski B, Hogan DB. The 800 lb gorilla in the room: Cognitive impairment in middle-aged and older
hospitalized patients. Canadian Journal of Geriatrics 2009;12(3):97-100.
Lu PH, Edland SD, Teng E, Tingus K, Petersen RC, Cummings JL; Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study
Group (includes Hogan DB). Donepezil delays progression to AD in MCI subjects with depressive
symptoms. Neurology 2009;72(24):2115-21.
Maxwell CJ, Hogan DB. Antihypertensive agents and prevention of dementia. British Medical Journal
2010;340:b5409.
175
Moorhouse P, Song X, Rockwood K, Black S, Kertesz A, Gauthier S, Feldman H, on behalf of the consortium to
investigate vascular impairment of cognition (includes Hogan DB). Executive dysfunction in vascular
cognitive impairment in the consortium to investigate vascular impairment of cognition study. Journal of the
Neurological Sciences 2010;288(1-2):142-6.
Amuah JE, Hogan DB, Eliasziw M, Supina A, Beck P, Downey W, Maxwell CJ. Persistence with cholinesterase
inhibitor therapy in a population-based cohort of patients with Alzheimer‟s disease. Pharmacoepidemiology
and Drug Safety 2010;19(7):670-9.
Feldman HH, Doody RS, Kivipelto M, Sparks DL, Waters DD, Jones RW, Schwam E, Schindler R, Hey-Hadavi
J, DeMicco DA, Breazna A; LEADe Investigators (includes Hogan DB). Randomized controlled trial of
atorvastatin in mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: LEADe. Neurology 2010;74(12):956-64.
Cepoiu-Martin M, DeCoster C, Hogan DB, Noseworthy T. Prioritizing referrals from primary care physicians to
specialists in geriatric medicine: A systematic review of the literature. Canadian Geriatric Journal
2010;13(1):8-17.
Freiheit EA, Hogan DB, Eliasziw M, Meekes MF, Ghali WA, Partlo LA, Maxwell CJ. The Development of a
frailty index for patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
2010;58(8):1526-31.
Naglie G, Borrie M, Black S, Beattie B, Krahn M, Irvine J, Hogan DB, Bergman H, MacKnight C, Patterson C,
Byszewski A, Freedman M, Streiner D, Ritvo P, Comrie J, Kowgier M, Tomlinson G. Predictors of quality
of life in dementia caregivers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2009;57(S1):S107.
Supina AL, Hogan DB, Patten SB, Manns BJ, Downey W, Beck P, Maxwell CJ. The risk of institutionalization
with the concurrent use of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) and potentially contraindicated medications in
Alzheimer's disease. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2009;18:S86.
176
Gwendolyn L. Hollaar, BSc, MD, FRCSC, MPH
Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: global health, community based medical education, international surgery
Dr. Hollaar‟s research interests include community based medical education activities in Lao PDR where she has
been working for the past 8 years supporting Lao faculty in developing and improving a family/community
medicine postgraduate training program. She is also interested in understanding and addressing the difficulties in
maintaining effective health personnel in rural and remote regions, particularly in low-income countries. She is
interested in studying common surgical problems in low-income countries, developing general physician
competency to address these needs, and assessing resources to facilitate this care.
Denise Buchner, PhD student, Department of Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Study of health and illness narratives in rural Lao PDR
177
Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, BSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: quality improvement; knowledge translation; clinical decision support;
geriatrics
Dr. Holroyd-Leduc‟s research has focused on the translation of knowledge into clinical practice in an effort to
improve the quality of care provided to the older patient. This has included systematic reviews and pragmatic
trials. In addition to traditional research presentations and publications, her participation in provincial networks
and councils has helped to broadly implement and disseminate her research efforts.
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE OF PROJECT
2009/10
ALLOCATION
National Population Health
Study of Neurological
Conditions PHAC Grant
Competition
Understanding the Epidemiology
of Neurological Conditions and
Building the Methodological
Foundation for Surveillance
134,000
Canadian Foundation for
Innovation/Canadian Institutes
of Health Research
Regional/National Clinical
Research Initiative
Knowledge Translation Canada:
A National Research Network
2,448,291
Research Operating Grants
Competition
Transferring Knowledge of
Amiodarone Safety Monitoring
to the Community Practice
Setting Using a Formalized Care
Pathway
60,831
Research Partnerships For
Health System Improvement
Competition
The Value and Impact of Quality
and Safety Teams
20,000
Co-Applicant
Canadian Institutes Of Health
Research/Strategic Training
Initiative In Health Research
Grant
Knowledge Translation Canada:
Strategic Training Initiative in
Health Research
602,661
Supervisor
Department of Medicine
(Research Development Fund
Competition)
Resident Driven Order Set
Development
10,000
178
PUBLICATIONS
Straus S, Holroyd-Leduc JM, Orr MS. Validation of electronic urinary incontinence questionnaires. The
Canadian Journal of Urology 2010;17(3):5195-9.
Holroyd-Leduc JM, Khandwala F, Sink KM. Delirium: How can it be best prevented and managed among older
hospitalized patients? Canadian Medical Association Journal 2010;182(5):465-70.
Tannenbaum C, Drali R, Holroyd-Leduc JM, Richard L. Lessons learned: Impact of continence promotion
activity for older community-dwelling women. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2010;29(4):540-4.
Holroyd-Leduc J. Review: Exercise interventions reduce falls in elderly people living in the community.
Evidence-Based Medicine 2009;146(6):176.
Holroyd-Leduc JM, Straus SE, Thorpe K, Tannenbaum C. Translation of knowledge directly into a selfmanagement tool for use by women with urinary incontinence. Journal of General Internal Medicine
2010;25(5).
Holroyd-Leduc JM, Abelseth G, Khandwala F, Silvius J, Hogan D, Schmaltz H, Frank C, Straus SE. Preventing
delirium among hospitalized older hip fracture patients: applying evidence to routine clinical practice.
Canadian Journal of Geriatric Medicine May 2010.
Emmanuel Anokye, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: How online health tools can affect health care access for immigrants in Calgary
2010 CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Scholarship Recipient
RESIDENT PROJECT SUPERVISION
Evan Minty, Resident Research Project, Department of Medicine
Research Topic: Applying evidence to electronic order set development
Ranjani Aiyar, Resident Research Project, Department of Medicine
Research Topic: Evidence-based delirium chapter for EBM geriatric book
Svetlana Stajkovic, Resident Research Project, Department of Medicine
Research Topic: Diagnosing and managing unintentional weight loss in the older adult: a systematic review of
the evidence
Horacio Groshaus, Resident Research Project, Department of Medicine
Research Topic: Implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based nurse-initiated electronic geriatric order
set
Alejandra Boscan, Resident Research Project, Department of Medicine
Research Topic: Implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based nurse-initiated electronic geriatric order
set
179
E. Anne Hughson, PhD, R.Psych, MSc, BA
Director/Associate Professor, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, and
Key Words: disability studies, program evaluation and research, social movements and
advocacy, leadership development, inclusive practices, innovation and community based
service, mental health and developmental disability
Dr. Hughson is a co-applicant in the Community-University Research Alliances (CURA), Living Archives of
Eugenics in Western Canada. The University of Alberta is the chief university partner with Universities of
Saskatchewan, Lethbridge and Calgary and community partners. Living Archives will achieve two important
goals over the next five years: Identify and develop resources on the history of eugenics in Western Canada;
engage scholars, community organizations and members of the public in discussions about aspects of the past
that can inform current practices and policies. Dr. Hughson is the editor of the International Journal of Disability,
Community and Rehabilitation, publishing papers of research and critical analyses of issues at the intersection of
disability, community and rehabilitation. She is also involved in evaluation research of advocacy organization
projects to increase community capacity for inclusion.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Alberta Child and Family Services,
Calgary and area, Family Services
Authority and Alberta Association for
Community Living
Supportive Communities:
Strengthening Families
96,600
CoApplicant
Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council CommunityUniversity Research Alliances
Living Archives on Eugenics
in Western Canada
11,742
PUBLICATIONS
O‟Brien J, Bowman P, Chesley B, Hughson EA, Uditsky B. Measuring Quality in Post Secondary Inclusive
Education: An Evaluation Tool. Alberta Association for Community Living, Edmonton, 2010.
Ernie Alama, PhD student, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies Program
Thesis Topic: The experience of sponsored Filipino seniors in providing support to immigrant families in
Canada: Ground theory inquiry
Katrina Milaney, PhD student, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies Program
Thesis Topic: A critical analysis of how the woman offender is constructed and the implications for women in
Alberta provincial prisons
180
Russell Hull, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, FCCP, FRACP
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Hematology, Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Director, Thrombosis Research Unit
Key Words: thrombosis, clinical trials
Dr. Hull‟s research interest include: Use of CT angiography in venous thromboembolism; Advances in
anticoagulant treatment of venous thromboembolism and post-thrombotic syndrome; Diagnosis and management
of pulmonary embolism; Home treatment of deep vein thrombosis with long-term low molecular weight heparin
versus vitamin K antagonists; Bleeding end-points in clinical trial design; Assessing the safety profiles of new
anticoagulants.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
National Institutes of
Health, National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute
Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary
Embolism Diagnosis III(PIOPED III)
ongoing
Principal
Investigator
Sanofi-Aventis Canada
Inc
Medical Patients ThromboProphylaxis and
Late Outcomes, Retrospective Chart
Auditing.
335,000
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Raskob GE, Hull RD, Pineo GF. Venous Thrombosis. In: Williams Hematology, (8th Edition), Lichtman MA,
Kipps TJ, Seligsohn U, Kaushansky K, Prchal JT( eds). The McGraw-Hill Companies, China,
2010;12:134,2185-96.
Hull RD, Yusn RD, Bergqvist D. State-of-the-art review: Assessing the safety profiles of new anticoagulants for
major orthopedic surgery thromboprophylaxis. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
2009;15(4):377-88.
Hull RD. Oral antithrombotic inhibitors: Dabigatran etexilate, meeting an unmet need? Clinical and Applied
Thrombosis/Hemostasis 2009;15(S1):5-8s.
Hull RD, Pineo GF, Brant R, Liang J, Cook R, Solymoss S, Poon MC, Raskob G. Home therapy of venous
thrombosis with long-term LMWH versus usual care: patient satisfaction and post phlebitic syndrome.
American Journal of Medicine 2009;122(8):762-9.
Pineo GF, Hull RD. Disorders of the pulmonary circulation. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
2009;15(5):401-2.
181
Stein PD, Hull RD. Matta F, Yaekoub AY, Liang J. Incidence of thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients with
venous thromboembolism. American Journal of Medicine 2009;122(10):919-30.
Stein PD, Hull RD, Matta F, Yaekoub A. Anticoagulant therapy for acute venous thromboembolism: What we
think we know and what the data show for the timing of recurrent events. Clinical and Applied
Thrombosis/Hemostasis 2009;15(6):609-12.
Stein PD, Freeman LM, Sostman HD, Goodman LR, Woodard PK, Naidich DP, Gottschalk AY, Bailey DL,
Matta F, Yaekoub AY. Hales CA. Hull RD, Leeper KV, Tapson VF. Weg JG. SPECT in acute pulmonary
embolism. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2009;50(12):1999-2007.
Stein PD, Hull RD, Matta F, Yaekoub AY. Early discharge of patients with venous thromboembolism:
Implications regarding therapy. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 2010;16(2):141-5.
Stein PD, Chenevert TL, Fowler SE, Goodman LR, Gottschalk A, Hales CA, Hull RD, Jablonski KA, Leeper
KV, Naidich DP, Sak DJ, Sostman HD. Tapson VF, Weg JG, Woodard PK. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic
resonance angiography for pulmonary embolism: A multicenter prospective study(PIOPED III). Annals of
Internal Medicine 2010;152(7):434-43.
Janjua M, Younas F, Moinuddin I, Badshah A, Basoor A, Yaekoub AY, Matta F, Patel KC, Liang J, Hull RD,
Stein PD. Outcome with retrievable inferior vena cava filters. The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
2010;22(5):235-9.
Hull RD, Schellong SM, Tapson VF, Monreal M, Samama M, Nicol P, Vicaut E, Turpie AGG, Yusen RD.
Extended-duration venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients with recent reduced
mobility: A randomized controlled trial. Annals of Internal Medicine 2010;153(1):8-19.
Musani MH, Matta F, Yaekoub AY, Liang J, Hull RD, Stein PD. Venous compression for prevention of postthrombotic syndrome: a meta-analysis. American Journal of Medicine 2010;123(8):735-40.
Fareed J, Hull RD. Aprixaban to prevent venous thromboembolism after knee replacement. (Editorial) Lancet
2010;375(9717):779-80.
Fareed J, Hoppensteadt DA, Ramacciotti E, Hull RD. Contaminants in heparins: Are all facts known?
(Editorial). Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 2010;16(3):241-2.
Kalodiki E, Fareed J Tapson VF, Hoppensteadt DA, Sussman I, Carter CA, Parker S, Harenberg J, Hull RD, Rao
G, Lovinger DF, Ried LD, Kakkar A, Talarico L, Ofosu F, Bussey HI, Fanikos J, Groce JB, Skinner N,
Ahluwalia M, Iqbal O, Jackson CM, Jeske WP, Georges M, Ramacciotti E, Van Thiel D, Wahi R, Walenga
J. A consensus conference on complex biologics and low molecular weight heparins. International
Angiology 2010;29(2):193-6.
Cohen A, Spiro T, Buller HR, Haskell L, Hu D. Hull RD, Mebazza A, Merli G, Schellong S, Sotrioiykis A,
Tapson V. The MAGELLAN study methodology: Rivaroxeban compared with Enoxaparin for the
prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with medical illlness. 15th Congress of the European
Hematology Association. 2010:A2189.
182
Nathalie Jetté, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor Neurology, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Community
Health Sciences
Key Words: epilepsy, neurological conditions, health services research, appropriateness of care, access to care,
comorbidities, population health, surveillance
Dr. Jetté‟s research interests are focused on comprehensive health services and a population health research
program in epilepsy and other neurological conditions, using primarily national health surveys and
administrative databases. The program consists of four key elements: (1) surveillance; (2) appropriateness of care
and access to care; (3) health outcomes and (4) comorbidities.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Health Research
Rating Tool to Identify Candidates who
should be Referred for an Epilepsy
Surgery Evaluation
122,068
Alberta Heritage
Research (salary award
and operating funds)
Development of an Appropriateness and
Necessity Rating Tool to Identify Patients
with Potentially Resectable Focal Epilepsy
134,000
Health Research (salary
award)
Development of an Appropriateness and
Necessity Rating Tool to Identify Patients
with Potentially Resectable Focal Epilepsy
ongoing
Health Research
The Psychiatric and Somatic
Comorbidities of Epilepsy – The
Development of a Prospective Multicenter
Cohorts Using Observational and
Administrative Data
5,000
Co-Principal
Investigator
Health Research
Administrative Data
102,569
CoInvestigator
Health Research
Enhancing Capacity in Applied Health
Services and Policy Research in Western
Canada
Developing an Overarching Quality and
Safety Program for Adult Seizure
Monitoring Units in Alberta Health
Services, Calgary Health Region
359,799
Division of Neurology
(ARP retro grant
program)
183
80,000
ROLE
Site
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
American Epilepsy
Society
TITLE
Critical Care EEG Research Consortium
2009/10
ALLOCATION
37,500
PUBLICATIONS
Hinnell C, Williams J, Metcalfe A, Patten SB, Parker R, Wiebe S, Jetté N. Health status and health related
behaviours in epilepsy compared to other chronic conditions – a national population based study. Epilepsia
2010;51(5):853-61.
Almekhlafi MA, Couillard PL, Patry D, Jetté N. Herpes encephalitis presenting with an opercular syndrome and
epilepsia partialis continua. Neurologist 2010;16(3):208-10.
Burneo J, Jetté N, Theodore W, Begley C, Parko K, Thurman D, Wiebe S. Disparities in epilepsy care: Report
of a systematic review from the North American Commission of the International League against epilepsy.
Epilepsia 2009;59(10):2285-95.
Jetté N, Reid A, Quan H, Hill M, Wiebe S. How accurate is ICD coding for epilepsy? Epilepsia
2010;51(1):62-9.
Wiebe S, Camfield P, Jetté N, Burneo J. Epidemiological aspects of epilepsy: prevalence, impact, comorbidity
and disparities. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2009;36(Suppl 2):S7-16.
Liu M, Dean S, Quan H, Jetté N. The burden of hypertension is growing: A Canadian population-based study.
Proceedings of the Academy Health Research Meeting, Boston, June 2010.
Jetté N, Tellez-Zenteno J, Hader W, Macrodimitris S, Hamiwka L, Wirrell E, Quan H, Sherman E, Burneo J,
Metcalfe A, Hernandez-Ronquillo L, Wiebe S and the CASES Expert Panelists. Epilepsy: When to think
surgery? Proceedings of the Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation Meeting, Quebec City, June 2010.
Metcalfe A, Hernandez-Ronquillo L, Kwon C, Andermann F, Camfield P, Carmant L, Davenport J, Farmer
JP, Gross D, Huntsman R, Sadler M, Snead OC, Steven D, Wheatley M, Wiebe S. Epilepsy: When to think
surgery? Proceedings of the American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Toronto, April 2010.
Jetté N, Pow J, McChesney J, Patten S, Williams J and Wiebe S. A population-based study of health related
quality-of-life in migraine and epilepsy compared to asthma and diabetes. Proceedings of the American
Academy of Neurology Meeting, Toronto, April 2010.
Liu M, Dean S, Quan H, Bird C, Jetté N. Disparity in prevalence of hypertension among social districts of
different income levels – a population-based study. Proceedings of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and
Technologies in Health Symposium, Halifax, April 2010.
184
Modgill G, Wang JL, Jetté N, Patten S. Migraine as a risk factor for major depressive episodes: A longitudinal
community study. Proceedings of the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology, St. John‟s, August
2009.
Modgill G, Wang JL, Jetté N, Patten S. Migraine increases the risk of major depressive episodes: A national
population based study. Congress of the International Headache Society, Philadelphia, September 2009.
Cephalalgia 2009;29(12):1355.
JP, Gross D, Huntsman R, Sadler M, Snead OC, Steven D, Wheatley M, Wiebe S. Who should be referred
for an epilepsy surgery evaluation? Development of an appropriateness and necessity rating tool. American
Epilepsy Society, Boston, December 2009. Epilepsia 2009;50(Suppl. 11):452-3.
Hader W, Tellez-Zenteno J, Wiebe S, Kwon C, Jetté N. Complications after temporal or extra-temporal epilepsy
surgery – a systematic review. American Epilepsy Society, Boston, December 2009. Epilepsia
2009;50(Suppl. 11):457.
Kwon CS, Hamiwka L, Macrodimitris S, Tellez-Zenteno, Wiebe S, Jetté N. Social outcomes after temporal or
extra-temporal epilepsy surgery: a systematic review. American Epilepsy Society, Boston, December 2009.
Epilepsia 2009;50(Suppl. 11):458.
Dhaliwal H, Macrodimitris S, Wiebe S, Tellez-Zenteno, Metcalfe A, Hernandez-Ronquillo L, Jetté N. Qualityof-life outcome after temporal or extra-temporal epilepsy surgery – a systematic review. American Epilepsy
Society, Boston, December 2009. Epilepsia 2009;50 (Suppl. 11):454-5.
Macrodimitris S, Sherman E, Tellez-Zenteno J, Wiebe S, Metcalfe A, Hernandez-Ronquillo L, Jetté N.
Psychiatric outcomes after epilepsy surgery: a systematic review. American Epilepsy Society, Boston,
December 2009. Epilepsia 2009;50 (Suppl. 11):238.
Sherman E, Fay TB, Tellez-Zenteno J, Wiebe S, Jetté N. Neuropsychological outcomes after epilepsy surgery: a
systematic review. American Epilepsy Society, Boston, December 2009. Epilepsia 2009;50(Suppl.11):295-6.
Pillay N, Couillard P, Almekhlafi M, Hill M, Jetté N. Seizure incidence in stroke patients treated with
thrombolysis. World Congress of Neurology, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2009. Journal of Neurological
Sciences 2009;285(Suppl 1):S249.
Dr. Lawrence Korngut, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-supervisor)
Thesis topic: Intranasal insulin for the treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy
Geeta Modgill, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-supervisor)
Thesis topic: Investigating the association between migraine and major depression – A prospective cohort study
185
Dr. Arline Aude-Berube, Postdoctoral student, Clinical Neurosciences
Research Topic: Predictors of utilization and benefits of intracranial monitoring in patients with epilepsy
Dr. Eric Payne, Postdoctoral student, Pediatric Neurology
Research Topic: Predictors of five year outcome in children presenting with status epilepticus as their first
presentation of seizures
Dr. Bijoy Menon, Postdoctoral student, Clinical Neurosciences (Co-supervisor)
Research Topic: A systematic review on the incidence of seizures in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
Dr. Fatema Abdulla, Postdoctoral student, Clinical Neurosciences
Research Topics: (1) Knowledge about women‟ issues in epilepsy; (2) The development of a quality and safety
training tool for the management of generalized tonic clonic seizures in the seizure monitoring unit
Dr. Harvinder Dhaliwal, Postdoctoral student, Clinical Neurosciences
Research Topic: The development of a quality and safety training tool for the management of generalized tonic
clonic seizures in the seizure monitoring unit
Dr. Churl-Su Kwon, Postdoctoral student, Clinical Neurosciences
Research Topics: (1) The incidence of suicides, homicides and motor vehicle accidents in those with epilepsy
compared to those without epilepsy: a population-based study; (2) Comorbidity in epilepsy; (3)
Appropriateness of epilepsy surgery; (4) The incidence of injuries in those with and without epilepsy: A
population-based study
Drs. Mohammed Almekhlafi and Philippe Couillard, Postdoctoral students, Clinical Neurosciences
Research Topic: (1) Incidence of early and late seizures after TPA treatment; (2) Acute herpes encephalitis
presenting with an opercular syndrome and epilepsia partialis continua
Dr. Aylin Reid, Postdoctoral student, Clinical Neurosciences
Research Topic: (1) Validation of ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding in epilepsy; (2) Health resource utilization in
epilepsy compared to those without epilepsy
186
Charlotte A. Jones, BSc, MSc, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Departments of
Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Director, Hypertension and Cholesterol Centre, Alberta Health Services
Medical Director, LIBIN Center of Excellence in Hypertension Prevention and Control
Key Words: community, participatory, disparities
Dr. Jones‟ research interests and activities are in the area of community-based participatory research aimed at
reducing cardiovascular risk disparities among marginalized or vulnerable populations. She is also interested in
lifestyle factors and cancer risk.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Co-Investigator
TITLE
09/10 ALLOCATION
Alberta Provincial
Stroke Strategy
Urban CHAMP
100,000
Canada
Pyara Dil: Phase 1
68,750
Canada
Pyara Dil: Phase 2
25,000
Hypertension Canada
Alberta Hypertension
Initiative
67,000
Health Research
Chronic Disease Self
Management Supports for
Ethno-Cultural Minority
Older Adults
9,997
PUBLICATIONS
Friedenreich CM, Woolcott CG, McTiernan A, Ballard-Barbash R, Brant RF, Stancyzk FS, Terry T, Boyd NF,
Yaffe MJ, Irwin ML, Jones CA, Yasui Y, Campbell KL, McNeely ML, Karvinen KH, Wang Q, Courneya
KS. The Alberta physical activity and breast cancer prevention trial: Sex hormone changes in a year-long
exercise intervention among postmenopausal women. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2010;28(9):1458-66.
Woolcott CG, Courneya KS, Boyd NF, Yaffe MJ, Terry T, McTiernan A, Ballard-Barbash R, Brant RF, Irwin
ML, Jones CA, Brar S, Campbell KL, McNeely ML, Karvinen KH, Cameron B, Friedenreich CM.
Mammographic density changes with one year of aerobic exercise among postmenopausal women: A
randomized controlled trial. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2010;19(4): 1112-21.
187
Ho J, Sellers E, Dean H, Hadjiyannakis S, Mokashi A, Sauve R, Jones CA, Pacaud D. Prevalence and associated
risk factors for secondary diabetes in Canadian children. Canadian Journal of Diabetes 2010;34(2):107-12.
Hackam DG, Khan NA, Hemmelgarn BR, Jones CA et al. The 2010 Canadian hypertension education program
recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part 2 – Therapy. Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2010;26(5):249-58.
Barnachea CM, Hefferton KM, Koppel J, Mainville J, Wilson W, Yau A, Wiens S, Rutherford G, Jones CA.
Community health nursing practice - Indo-Asian CHAMP: Cardiovascular Health Awareness and
Management Program. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2010;26(Suppl D):89D.
Jones CA, Nanji A, Mawani S, Davachi S, Aggarwal S, Wang G, King K, Lewanczuk R, Campbell N. IndoAsian cardiovascular health assessment and management program: Sex and diabetes-based analysis of a
culturally-sensitive community pilot trial to reduce CVD risk in Indo-Asians. Canadian Journal of
Cardiology 2010;26(Suppl D):89D.
188
Egon Jonsson, PhD
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Health Economics
Key Words: cost, financing, evaluation, outcome assessments, health care quality assessments
Dr. Jonsson‟s research interests include evaluation of programs for prevention and treatment in health care;
health economics, economic evaluations, health technology assessment, systematic reviews of findings from
research, evaluation of clinical procedures, and management of health services.
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Effective and Cost Effective Innovations
that should be Introduced in AHS Now
ongoing
Identification of Innovations of Potential
Great Impact on Health and Quality of
Life in 2030
ongoing
Effective Population Health Interventions
Including Social Determinants for Health
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Martin W, Suchowersky O, Kovacs Burns K, Jonsson E (Eds). Parkinson Disease. A Health Policy Perspective.
Wiley Blackwell, 2010.
Rapoport J, Jacobs P, Jonsson E (Eds). Cost Containment and Efficiency in National Health Systems: A Global
Comparison. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Thanh NX, Jonsson E. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy: Evidence from Canadian Community Health Survey
2007/8. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology 2010;17(2):e302-7.
Paper in Published Conference Proceedings
Jonsson E. Health Technology Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness in Sweden. Value in Health
2010;13(s1): S6–7.
189
Donald W. M. Juzwishin, PhD, MHSA, BA
Director, Health Technology Assessment and Innovation, Alberta Health Services
Key Words: delivery of health care, technology, informatics, innovation, health care systems, politics, health
policy
Dr. Juzwishin‟s research interests are in health care reforms in Canada; political, social and economic barriers to
health system interoperability; opportunities and challenges of Web 2.0 for health care services in Canada; and,
health technology assessment for low income countries: practices and tools.
PUBLICATIONS
Juzwishin DWM. Political, policy and social barriers to system interoperability: Emerging opportunities of web
2.0 and 3.0. Healthcare Management Forum 2009;22(4):6-10.
Juzwishin DWM. Evidence informed decision making in health care: The case for health technology
assessment. World Hospital and Health Services,2010;46(1):10-2.
Chapters in Books
Juzwishin DWM. Enabling technologies and challenges for the future of ubiquitous health: The interoperability
framework. In: Ubiquitous Health and Medical Informatics: The Ubiquity of 2.0 Trend and Beyond,
Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J (eds). IGI Canada Global, 2010:596-622.
Juzwishin, DWM. Building virtual communities and social networking applications for health care policy
makers. Proceedings of Medicine 2.0, Toronto, September 17–18, 2009:27.
Juzwishin DWM, Nohr C, Borycki E, Kushniruk A. Health informatics evaluation and health technology
assessment: Lessons and warnings, in maximizing the value of HTA. Proceedings of Health Technology
Assessment International 7th Annual Meeting 2010, Dublin, June 7–9, 2010:38.
190
Bonnie J. Kaplan, BA, MA, PhD, CPsych
Research Psychologist, Behavioural Research Unit, Alberta Children‟s Hospital
Key Words: maternal nutritional physiological phenomena, nutrition therapy, mental health
Dr. Kaplan‟s research focuses on nutrition in relation to brain development and brain function. She has three
research programs. In order of size, they are 1) APrON (Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition;
www.apronstudy.ca) which is an interdisciplinary team grant looking at the role of maternal nutrition during
gestation in terms of outcomes for maternal mental health, birth outcomes, and developmental outcomes
(including cognitive function); 2) the use of broad spectrum micronutrient treatment as a primary intervention for
mental illness; and 3) understanding a new way to teach pill swallowing in people who difficulty swallowing
pills and capsules.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Medical Research/Alberta
Innovates-Health Solutions
Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes
and Nutrition (APrON)
1,000,000
Alberta Health Services Perinatal
Research Funding Competition
Pregnancy Mood and Cortisol
29,944
Danone Institute
Nutrient Intake and Status
During Pregnancy as Predictors
of Maternal Mental Health
35,000
PUBLICATIONS
Wilson BN, Crawford SG, Green D, Roberts G, Aylott A, Kaplan BJ. Psychometric properties of the revised
developmental motor coordination questionnaire. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
2009;29(2):182-202.
Kooistra L, Ramage B, Crawford S, Cantell M, Wormsbecker S, Gibbard B, Kaplan BJ. Can attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder be differentiated by motor and balance deficits?
Human Movement Science 2009;28(4):529-42.
Gately D, Kaplan BJ. Database analysis of adults with bipolar disorder consuming a micronutrient formula.
Clinical Medicine: Psychiatry 2009;4:3-16.
Rucklidge JJ, Johnstone J, Kaplan BJ. Nutrient supplementation approaches in the treatment of ADHD. Expert
Review of Neurotherapeutics 2009;9(4):461-76.
191
Leung B, Kaplan BJ. Perinatal depression: prevalence, risks and the nutrition link – A review of the literature.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2009;109(9):1566-75.
Kooistra L, Edwards JD, Kaplan BJ, van de Meere J, Crawford S, Goodyear BG. Differentiating attention
deficits in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2010;52(2):205-11.
Mehl-Madrona L, Leung B, Kennedy C, Paul S, Kaplan BJ. A naturalistic case-control study of micronutrients
versus standard medication management in autism. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
2010;20(2):95-103.
Kooistra L, van der Meere JJ, Edwards JD, Kaplan BJ, Crawford S, Goodyear BG. Preliminary fMRI findings
on the effects of event rate in adults with ADHD. Journal of Neural Transmission, 2010;117(5):655-62.
Kaplan BJ, Steiger RA, Pope J, Marsh A, Sharp M, Crawford SG. Better than a spoonful of sugar: Successful
treatment of pill swallowing difficulties with head posture practice. Paediatric Child Health 2010;
15(5):e1-5.
Brenda Leung, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The impact of nutrient status and nutrient intake during pregnancy on maternal mental health
Karen Davison, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed in November, 2009)
Thesis Topic: The determinants of food intake in individuals with mood disorders
Gerry Giesbrecht, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Paediatrics
Research Topic: Maternal mood, stress and cortisol levels in relation to infant stress reactivity
192
Julia Keenliside, DVM, MSc
Veterinary Epidemiologist, Food Safety Division, Government of Alberta, Agriculture and Rural Development
Key Words: influenza, swine, livestock disease surveillance, epidemiology, public health, zoonotic transmission
Dr. Keenliside‟s research interests include the transmission of influenza between people and pigs on commercial
pig farms, the development of swine health surveillance system based on private veterinary practice data in
Alberta, and veterinary pharmaceuticals in surface waters in Alberta. She also participates in livestock disease
investigations and responses that involve zoonotic disease such influenza and cryptosporidiosis.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Alberta Agriculture and Rural
Development
Veterinary Practice Surveillance
(VPS) for Swine Health – Pilot
Project
24,000
CoInvestigator
Research
Transmission and Prevention of
Influenza Among Hutterites: A Model
for Pandemic Preparedness
521,205
Alberta Livestock and Meat
Association
Zoonotic Transmission of Influenza
A: Swine and Swine Workers
50,729
PUBLICATIONS
Russell ML, Keenliside JM, Webby R, Fonseca K, Singh P, Moss L, Loeb M. Protocol: Transmission and
prevention of influenza in Hutterites: Zoonotic transmission of influenza A: Swine and swine workers. BMC
Public Health 2009;9(1):420.
Howden KJ, Brockhoff EJ, Caya FD, McLeod LJ, Lavoie M, Ing JD, Bystrom JM, Alexandersen S, Pasick JM,
Berhane Y, Morrison ME, Keenliside JM, Laurendeau S, Rohonczy EB. An investigation into human
pandemic influenza virus (H1N1) 2009 on an Alberta swine farm. Canadian Veterinary Journal
2009;50(11):1153-61.
Keenliside JM. Regulatory and industry response to pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus in an Alberta swine
herd. Advances in Pork Production, 2010;21:129-35.
Keenliside JM. Regulatory and industry response to pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus in an Alberta swine
herd. Proceedings of Western Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting, 2009:55-59.
193
Keenliside JM, Wilkinson C, Willis J, Forgie S, Lu P, Patterson J, Beltranena E, Stigger E, Webby R,. Fonseca
K, Marshall F, Babiuk L. Pandemic H1N1 influenza virus infection in a swine herd. 21st International Pig
Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress, 2010;254.
Forgie S, Keenliside JM, Wilkinson C, Webby R, Lu P, Sorenson O, Fonseca K, Barman S, Rubrum A, Stigger E,
Marrie T, Marshall F, Spady D, Hua J, Loeb M, Russell ML, Babiuk L. An outbreak of pandemic Influenza A
(H1N1) on a Canadian swine farm with human to swine transmission. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
and Medical Microbiology 2010;21(Suppl A):4A.
194
James D. Kellner, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics
Professor, Departments of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases and
Key Words: streptococcus pneumoniae, pneumococcus, heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine,
meningitis, pneumonia, otitis media
Dr. Kellner‟s research activities include: (1) Epidemiologic trends and clinical observations in S. pneumoniae
infections, (2) Vaccine design and implementation (www.ahfmr.ab.ca/press/2008-01-15.php); and (3)
Collaborations like the evaluation of Meningococcal C Conjugate vaccine programs in Canadian children.
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Hospital Foundation
and Lung Association,
Alberta and North West
Territories
Accuracy of Metabolomics for Diagnosing
Pediatric Pneumonia
20,000
Wyeth/Pfizer
Casper-PCV (Calgary Area Streptococcus
Pneumoniae Epidemiology Research –
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine) Study
III: Continuation of Surveillance and
Analysis of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
in Canada
150,000
Wyeth/Pfizer
Casper-PCV (Calgary Area Streptococcus
Pneumoniae Epidemiology Research –
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine) Study:
Continuation of Evaluation of Trends in
Nasopharyngeal Colonization in Canada
45,000
CoPrincipal
Investigator
Alberta Heritage
Research (AI-HS)
AHFMR Interdisciplinary Team Grant in
Vaccine Design and Implementation
1,000,000
CoInvestigator
Health Research
Evaluation of Meningococcal C Conjugate
Vaccine Programs in Canadian Children
100,000
of Canada/Canadian
Institutes of Health
Research
PHAC/CIHR Influenza Research Network
(PCIRN)
150,000
195
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Leung AK, Leung JS, Davies HD, Kellner JD. Rabies: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Prophylaxis. In:
Rabies: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention, Williamson JG (ed). Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York,
2010: 33-47.
Kellner JD, Vanderkooi OG, MacDonald J, Church DL, Tyrrell GL, Scheifele D. Changing epidemiology of
invasive pneumococcal disease in Canada 1998 to 2007: Update from the Calgary Area Streptococcus
Pneumoniae research (CASPER) study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;49(2):205-12.
Vanderkooi OG, McConnell A, Church DL, Kellner JD. Antimicrobial susceptibility of invasive and lower
respiratory tract isolates of Streptococcus Pneumoniae, 1998-2007. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
and Medical Microbiology 2009;20:e139-44.
Matute JD, Arias AA, Wright NAM, Wrobel I, Waterhouse CCM, Li XJ, Marchal CC, Stull ND, Lewis DB,
Steele M, Kellner JD, Yu W, Merough SO, Nauseef WM, Dinauer M. A new genetic subgroup of chronic
granulomatous disease with autosomal recessive defects in p40phox in a boy who presented with colitis. Blood
2009;114(15):3309-15.
Bettinger JA, Scheifele DW, Kellner JD, Halperin SA, Vaudry W, Law B, Tyrrell G. The effect of routine
vaccination on invasive pneumococcal infections in Canadian Children, IMPACT 2000 to 2007. Vaccine
2010;28(9):2130-6.
Wong A, Marrie TJ, Garg S, Kellner JD, Tyrrell, GJ and the SPAT Group. Increased risk of invasive
pneumococcal disease in hematologic and solid-organ malignancies. Epidemiology and Infection
2010;138:1804-10.
Waisman DC, Tyrrell GJ, Kellner JD, Garg S, Marrie TJ. Pneumococcal Peritonitis: Still with us and likely to
increase in importance. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology 2010;21:e23-7.
Chuck A, Jacobs P, Tyrrell G, Kellner JD. Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of 10 and 13-valent pneumococcal
conjugate vaccines. Vaccine 2010;28(33):5484-90.
Leah Ricketson, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Factors influencing early mortality in adults due to invasive pneumococcal disease in Calgary,
Alberta
196
Kathryn King, BScN, RN, MN, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Department of Community Health Sciences
Key Words: ethnicity, gender, sex, cardiovascular, symptoms, recovery, health services
Dr. King‟s research interests include the influence of ethnicity and gender on Acute Coronary Syndrome
symptoms and healthcare seeking processes.
09/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE OF PROJECT
Principal
Investigator
Heart and Stroke
NWT, & Nunavut
Understanding Ethnic- and Gender-Based
Differences in Presenting with Acute
Coronary Syndrome and in Accessing
Cardiac Care: A Qualitative Investigation
27,000
Health Research
Ethnic and Sex Differences in Presentation
of Acute Coronary Syndromes and in
Accessing Cardiac Care
104,100
Co-Principal
Investigator
Health Research
Acute Coronary Syndrome Management in
South Asian, Chinese and White Patients
30,000
CoInvestigator
Alberta Heritage
Research (Team Grant)
Improving the Efficient and Equitable Care
of Patients with Chronic Medical
Conditions. Interdisciplinary Chronic
1,000,000
PUBLICATIONS
Liu R., So L, Mohan S, Khan N, King KM, Quan H. Cardiovascular risk factors in Canadian ethnic populations:
Results from national cross-sectional surveys. Open Medicine 2010;4(3).
Chen G, Khan N, King KM, Hemmelgarn BR, Quan H. Home care utilization and outcomes among Asian and
other Canadian patients with heart failure. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2010;10:12.
Green TL, King KM. Biopsychosocial outcomes one year following minor stroke. Journal of Stroke and
Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;19(1):10-6.
McGregor L, Parker K, LeBlanc P, King KM. Using social exchange theory to guide successful study
participant recruitment and retention. Nurse Researcher 2010;17(2):74-82.
197
Seneviratne C, Stone JA, King KM. Achieving interprofessional practice in cardiac rehabilitation. Journal of
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 2009;29(6):380–4.
King KM, Norris CM, Knudtson ML, Ghali WA. Risk-taking attitudes and their association with process and
outcomes of cardiac care: A cohort study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009;9:36.
Green TL, King KM. Minor stroke: Experiences of male patients and wife-caregivers in the first year postdischarge. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2009;46(9):1194-200.
Catherine Eastwood, PhD student, Faculty of Nursing
Thesis Topic: Processes of care in heart failure
Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Well-being, health care access and services utilization among French speaking minorities:
Qualitative interviews and a cross sectional survey of Calgary and Canada
Twyla Ens, MN student, Faculty of Nursing
Thesis Topic: Ethnic differences in recovery from cardiac surgery
198
Bonnie Lashewicz, BEd, MEd, PhD
Key words: aging, disabled persons, siblings, caregivers, vulnerable populations
Dr. Lashewicz is conducting research about the capacities and complexities of caregiving families providing
support to people with disabilities, mental health issues and/or chronic conditions. She is especially interested in
the nature and potential of support provided by adult siblings. Much of our understanding of families, including
caregiving that occurs within families, has been built on the study of relationships between generations (parentchild) rather than within generations (sibling). Adult sibling relationships, being at once obligatory and
voluntary, provide a valuable framework for viewing support within families as a resource that is vital, yet not to
be assumed as automatically forthcoming.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
2009/10
ALLOCATION
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
University Of Calgary,
New Investigator Award
Understanding Sibling Capacity to Support
Adults with Disabilities and Mental Health
Issues
17,970
Health Research
Planning Grant
Building Sibling Capacity to Support
Adults with Disabilities And Mental Health
Issues
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Lashewicz B, Keating N, Phelan J. Undue influence as a family affair. Canadian Journal of Family and Youth
2009;2(1):1-23.
Lashewicz B, Keating N. Tensions among siblings in parent care. European Journal of Ageing
2009;6(2):127-35.
Laura Mooney, MSc student, Faculty of Education (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis topic: Inclusive versus segregated education: Deconstructing the debate among parents, teachers and
administrators
Cindy Deschenes, MSW student, Faculty of Social Work (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis topic: Indigenous assignment of meaning to serious physical disability
199
Kevin B. Laupland, MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and
Key Words: bacteraemia, population, mortality, incidence, anti-microbial
Dr. Laupland‟s research program is eclectic within the areas of epidemiology, critical care medicine and
infectious disease.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Canadian Intensive Care
Foundation
Assessment of the Safety of Antipyretic
Therapy in Critically Ill Adults
20,000
GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Epidemiology of Haemophilus Influenzae
Bacteremia: A Multi-National PopulationBased Assessment
41,250
PUBLICATIONS
Monograph
Laupland KB, National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). Statement on the recommended use of
herpes zoster vaccine. An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS). Canadian Communicable Disease Report
2010;36(ACS-1);1-19.
Chaubey VP, Pitout JDD, Dalton B, Ross T, Church DL, Gregson DB, Laupland KB. Clinical outcome of
empiric antimicrobial therapy of bacteremia due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia
coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. BMC Research Notes 2010;3:116.
Laupland KB, Schønheyder HC, Kennedy KJ, Lyytikäinen O, Valiquette L, Galbraith J, Collignon P,
International Bacteremia Surveillance Collaborative. Salmonella enterica bacteraemia: A multi-national
population-based study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010;10:95.
Ball CG, Dixon E, Kirkpatrick AW, Sutherland FR, Laupland KB, Feliciano DV. A decade of experience with
injuries to the gallbladder. Journal of Trauma Management and Outcomes 2010;4:3.
Laupland KB, Svenson LW, Grant V, Ball CG, Mercado M, Kirkpatrick AW. Long-term mortality outcome of
victims of major trauma. Injury 2010;41(1):69-72.
200
Meddings L, Myers RP, Hubbard J, Shaheen AA, Laupland KB, Dixon E, Coffin C, Kaplan GG. A populationbased study of pyogenic liver abscesses in the United States: Incidence, mortality, and temporal trends.
American Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;105(1):117-24.
Parkins MD, Gregson DB, Pitout JDD, Ross T, Laupland KB. Population-based study of the epidemiology and
the risk factors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection. Infection 2010;38(1)25-32.
Fisman DN, Laupland KB. Guess who‟s coming to dinner? Emerging foodborne zoonoses. Canadian Journal
of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology 2010;21(1):8-10.
Laupland KB, Fisman DN. Herpes Zoster Vaccine. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical
Microbiology 2009;20(4):105-6.
Fisman DN, Laupland KB. Influenza mixes its pitches: Lessons learned to date from the influenza A (H1N1)
pandemic. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology 2009;20(3):89-91.
Kumar A, Ellis P, Arabi Y, Roberts D, Light B, Parillo JE, Dodek P, Wood G, Kumar A, Simon D, Peters C,
Ahsan M, Chateau D, and the Cooperative Antimicrobial Therapy of Septic Shock Database Research Group
(including Laupland KB). Initiation of inappropriate antimicrobial therapy results in a fivefold reduction of
survival in human septic shock. Chest 2009;136(5):1237-48.
Dellinger RP, Tomayko JF, Angus DC, Opal S, Cupo MA, McDermott S, Ducher A, Calandra T, Cohen J; Lipid
Infusion and Patient Outcomes in Sepsis (LIPOS) Investigators (including Laupland KB). Efficacy and
safety of a phospholipid emulsion (GR270773) in gram-negative severe sepsis: Results of a phase II
multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-finding clinical trial. Critical Care Medicine
2009;37(11):2929-38.
Hartung HP, Mouthon L, Ahmed R, Jordan S, Laupland KB, Jolles S. Clinical applications of intravenous
immunoglobulins (IVIg) – Beyond immunodeficiencies and neurology. Clinical and Experimental
Immunology 2009;158(S1):23-33.
Parkins MD, McNeil SA, Laupland KB. Routine immunization of adults in Canada – Review of the
epidemiology of vaccine preventable diseases and current recommendations for primary prevention.
Canadian Journal of Infectious Disease and Medical Microbiology 2009;20(3):e81-90.
Ball CG, Navsaria P, Kirkpatrick AW, Vercler C, Dixon E, Zink J, Laupland KB, et al. The impact of country
and culture on end-of-life care for injured patients: Results from an international survey. Canadian Journal
of Surgery 2010;53:S3.
Laupland KB, Schonheyder H, Lyytikäinen O, Valiquette L, Kennedy K, Collignon P, International Bacteremia
Surveillance Collaborative. Incidence of zoonotic Salmonella species bacteraemia: A multi-national
population-based study. Proceedings of the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious
Diseases, Vienna, Austria, April 2010.
201
Dr. Daniel Niven, MSc student, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Thesis Topic: Assessment of the safety of antipyretic therapy in critically ill adults
Jenine Leal, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The validation of a novel surveillance system for monitoring bloodstream infections in the Calgary
Health Region
202
Robert C. Lee, BSc, BScEd, MSc
Risk and Decision Scientist, Neptune and Company Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico
Key Words: risk analysis, decision analysis, system dynamics modeling, economic evaluation
Mr. Lee led a study of risk attitudes and personality characteristics in emergency physicians, which was recently
presented at the Society for Risk Analysis. He published a commentary on use of multiple objectives and
performance criteria applied to medical education, a systematic review of vitamin D and ovarian cancer risk, a
systems analysis of a patient safety experience, and two book chapters on risk management in radiation treatment
for cancer. He continues to collaborate with others on a modeling project focused upon orthopedic services.
PUBLICATIONS
Cook LS, Neilson HK, Lorenzetti DL, Lee RC. A systematic literature review of vitamin D and ovarian
cancer risk. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010;203(1):70.e1-8.
Morrison M, Shuster W, Jacobs S, Dyson B, Lee RC, Balshi M, Fitzgerald M, Houghteling W, Stockton T. Lots
of opportunity: Green infrastructure and sustainable urban land use decision analysis approach for Cleveland.
Reclaiming Vacant Properties: The Intersection of Sustainability, Revitalization, and Policy Reform.
Cleveland, Ohio, 2010.
Lee RC, Malczynski L, Cooke DL, Rohleder T, Thompson K, Baker J, Sapien R, Elgie R, Richards M. Multimethod dynamic modeling applied to health systems safety research. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of
the International Society for Risk Analysis. Baltimore, Maryland, 2009.
203
Steven Lewis, BA, MA
President, Access Consulting Limited
Adjunct Professor, Community Health Sciences
Key Words: health policy, health services research, population health
Mr. Lewis‟s main research focus has been participating in a CIHR-funded project on exploring variations in
“physician footprints” – i.e., the use of health care services among primary care populations with individual
physicians and geographic clusters of physicians as the independent variables. The remainder of his work has
been on the policy side, examining issues such as pharmaceutical policy and proposals for health reform. Other
issues include critiquing the concept of health insurance as both metaphor and organizing principle for health
care systems, and lessons learned from the use of financial incentives to promote system change.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Coinvestigator
Canadian Institutes Of
Health Research
TITLE
Physician and Region-Level Variations
in Health Care Services Use
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
Lewis S. Making Patient-Centered Care Real: The Road to Implementation. Saskatchewan Ministry of Health,
November 2009.
Lewis S. Patent-Centered Care: An Introduction to What It Is and How to Achieve It. Saskatchewan Ministry of
Health, July 2009.
Canadian Institute for Health Information (including Lewis S). Health Care in Canada 2009: A Decade in
Review. Ottawa, Ontario, 2009.
Brien SE, Lorenzetti DL, Lewis S, Kennedy J, Ghali WA. Overview of a formal scoping review of health system
report cards. Implementation Science 2010;(5):2.
Lewis S. Neoliberalism, conflict of interest, and the governance of health research in Canada. Open Medicine
2010;4(1):online.
Leeder S, Beaton A, Lewis S. Criteria for assessing policy discussion documents containing proposals for health
reform. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management 2009;4(2):10-4.
Kelly Chessie, PhD student, Department of History, University of Saskatchewan (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Understanding health care regionalization
204
Jocelyn M. Lockyer, MHA, PhD
Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development,
Faculty of Medicine
Key Words: knowledge translation; education, dissemination, adult continuing education; medical education;
medical pedagogy; evaluation; teaching; curriculum development
Dr. Lockyer‟s research is focused on the development and psychometric assessment of multi source feedback
instruments for practicing physicians, mechanisms to provide physicians with data about their clinical work, the
assessment of outcomes following educational/administrative interventions, and understanding the dynamics of
self assessment and reflection.
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
American Academy of
Pediatrics
Evaluation of Helping Babies Breathe –
Part II An Examination of Clinical
Performance in India and Bangladesh
ongoing
Royal College of
General Practice (UK)
Comparison of Colleague and Patient
Multisource Feedback Instruments
Designed for GPs in UK
ongoing
Health Research
Impact of Acute Care of at Risk Newborn
(ACoRN) Education Program in Rural
China
ongoing
Co-Applicant
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
PUBLICATIONS
Lockyer JM, Violato C, Wright B, Fidler HM. An analysis of long term outcomes of the impact of curriculum:
A comparison of the 3 and 4 year medical school curricula. Academic Medicine 2009,84(10):1342-7.
Lockyer JM, Violato C, Fidler H, Alakija P. The assessment of pathologists/laboratory-medicine physicians
through a multi source feedback tool. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2009;133:(8):1301-8.
Légaré F, Kenny DA, Veldhuijzen W, van der Weijden, Leblanc A, Lockyer JM, Campbell C. Interpersonal
perception in the context of doctor-patient relationships: A dyadic analysis of doctor-patient communication.
Social Science and Medicine 2010;70(5):763-8.
Myhre D, Lockyer JM. Using a commitment to change strategy to assess faculty development. Medical
Education 2010;44(5):516-7.
205
Lockyer JM, Fidler H, de Gara C, Keefe J. Learning to learning to practice in Canada: The hidden curriculum of
international medical graduates. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions 2010;30(1):3743.
Sargeant J, Armson H, Chesluk B, Dornan T, Eva K, Holmboe E, Lockyer JM, Loney E, Mann K, van der
Vleuten C. The processes and dimensions of informed self-assessment: A conceptual Model. Academic
Medicine 2010;85(7):1212-20.
Lockyer JM, Fidler H, de Gara C, Keefe J. Mentorship for the physician recruited from abroad to Canada for
rural practice. Medical Teacher 2010;32(8):e322-7.
Grant E, Grant V, Cheng A, Bhanji F, Duff J, Lockyer JM. Use of simulation in the development of a valid and
reliable resuscitation team leadership evaluation tool. International Meeting on Simulation in Health Care,
Phoenix, January 2010.
Bucher S, Niermeyer S, Keenan W, Little G, Lockyer JM, Fidler H, Singhal N, Gisore P, Esamai. Educational
evaluation of helping babies breathe in Kenya: Qualitative analysis. Pediatric Academic Society, Vancouver,
May 2010.
Aziz K, Ma X, Singhal N, McMillan D, Lockyer JM, Qiu X, Du L, Lee SK. The acute care of at-risk newborns
(AcORN) program improves learner outcomes in rural China. Canadian Pediatric Society, Vancouver, June
2010.
McMillan D, Singhal N, Xiaolu M, Aziz K, Qiu X, Lee SK, Lockyer JM, Fidler H, Lizhong D. ACoRN (Acute
Care of at-risk newborns) improves confidence and skills in newborn care in rural China. International
Pediatric Association, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 2010.
Dr. Pauline Alakija, MSc student, Department of Medical Sciences (Medical Education stream)
Thesis Topic: Peer assessment and self assessment of professional behaviors in undergraduate medical students
at the University of Calgary
Dr. Oliver Haw For Chen, MSc student, Department of Medical Sciences (Medical Education stream)
Thesis Topic: Effectiveness of examiner training in high-stakes medical qualifying examinations
Dr. Amonpreet Sandhu, MSc student, Department of Medical Sciences (Medical Education stream)
Thesis Topic: Designing an integrative and comprehensive curriculum for pediatric bedside ward rounds: A
focus group study of learner needs
Gregg Trueman, PhD student, Department of Medical Sciences (Medical Education stream)
Thesis Topic: Validity of co-worker assessment of physicians: An across disciplinary assessment
Dr. Robert Chan, MSc student, Department of Medical Sciences (Medical Education stream)
Thesis Topic: Measurement of the operating room educational environment
Carmen Hurd, MSc student, Department of Medical Sciences (Medical Education stream)
206
Diane Lorenzetti, BA, MLS
Research Librarian, Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health and Institute for Health Economics
Key Words: systematic reviews, meta analysis, education, databases bibliographic
Dr. Lorenzetti‟s research activities focus on supporting systematic reviews and other literature review-based and
information-based research activities within the Department.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Co-Principal
Investigator
World Health
Organization
TITLE
Systematic Review of Yellow Fever
Vaccination Associated Adverse Events
2009/10
ALLOCATION
46,974
PUBLICATIONS
Babinec PM, Rock MJ, Lorenzetti DL, Johnson JA. Do researchers use pharmacists' communication as an
outcome measure? A scoping review of pharmacist involvement in diabetes care. International Journal of
Pharmacy Practice 2010;18(4):183-93.
Cook LS, Neilson HK, Lorenzetti DL, Lee RC. A systematic literature review of vitamin D and ovarian cancer.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010;203(1):70.e1-e8.
Brien SE, Lorenzetti DL, Lewis S, Kennedy J, Ghali WA. Overview of a formal scoping review on health
system report cards. Implementation Science 2010;5:2.
Thomas RE, Russell ML, Lorenzetti DL. Systematic review of interventions to increase influenza vaccination
rates of those 60 years and older. Vaccine 2010;28:1684-1701.
Cepoiu-Martin M, Rose S, Lorenzetti DL, Fyie K, Noseworthy T, Sutherland L. A meta-analysis and metaregression analysis of recent data on INR management using portable prothrombin systems. HTAi 2010
Annual Meeting, Dublin, 2010.
Sutherland L, Cepoiu M, Youssefi M, Lorenzetti DL, Nash C. Quality analysis of the GI literature on
endoscopic ultrasound. Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, San Diego, 2009.
207
Cepoiu M, Sutherland L, Faris P, Lorenzetti DL, Fyie K, Noseworthy T. Effectiveness of artificial cervical disc
arthroplasty (ACDA) compared to cervical fusion: A systematic review. Annals of the Academy of Medicine,
Singapore. 2009 June 38(Supplement):S111.
Brien SE, Lorenzetti DL, Lewis S, Kennedy J, Ghali WA. A scoping review of health system report cards.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 2009 June 38(Supplement):S78.
208
Mingshan Lu, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Key Words: health economics; health care financing and economic incentive; design and impacts of
health care payment systems; economics of knowledge translation in health care; economics of
substance abuse and mental health; disparities/inequalities in health and health care; global
health/health sector reform in China
Dr. Lu‟s research activity focuses on children‟s mental health. She has also been working on reviewing cancer
screening intervention programs targeting ethnic minority groups and developing intervention programs.
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Norlien Foundation
The Economics of Children‟s Mental
Health Care in Alberta
ongoing
Norlien Foundation
Children Mental Health Seed Project
ongoing
The National Natural
Science Foundation of
China
Evaluating Hospital Efficiency in China:
Theory and Empirical Analysis
ongoing
CoInvestigator
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
PUBLICATIONS
Eggleston K, Shen YC, Mingshan L, Li C, Wang J, Yang Z, Zhang J. Soft budget constraints in China:
Evidence from the Guangdong hospital industry. International Journal of Health Care Finance and
Economics 2009;9(2):233-42.
Eggleston K, Mingshan L, Wang J, Zhang J. Comparing public and private hospitals in China: Evidence from
Guangdong. BMC Health Services Research 2010;10:76.
Lien H, Mingshan L, Ma CT, McGuire TG. Treatment progress and patient compliance in alcohol therapy.
Journal of Health Economics 2010;29(2):213-25.
Mingshan L, Cawthorpe D, Guyn L, Li B, Wilkes TCR. The association between mental health and overall
health care cost: Evidence from a population-based study. Chinese Medical Journal 2010;123(2):160.
209
Christine MacFarlane, MSc. PhD, R. Psych
Consultant, Possberg & Associates Ltd.
Key Words: systems reform, policy development, citizen participation, disability studies, poverty reduction, food
insecurity
Dr. MacFarlane has been involved with research at the Calgary food Bank in examining the clientele of the
Emergency Food Hamper Program and the individual and structural conditions that impact their usage. She is
also involved in advancing the rights of all children, in particular children with vulnerabilities (e.g., children with
disabilities), through the application of the Convention on the Rights of Children and the building of alliances
with families and community members. Work was also completed in the areas of building human resource
networks for social service agencies as well as identifying the needs of seniors with developmental disabilities.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Calgary Inter-Faith
Food Bank
TITLE
Review of Calgary Inter-Faith Food
Bank Emergency Hamper Program
210
2009/10
ALLOCATION
41,132
Braden J. Manns, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, Departments of Medicine and
AI-HS/AHFMR Health Solutions Scholar
Key Words: economic evaluation, health economics, clinical trials
Dr. Manns‟ research interests include the practical application and methodological aspects of economic
evaluation, measurement of health outcomes (including HRQOL), and measurement of health care costs. He has
performed economic evaluations in several areas of medicine including the use of activated protein C for sepsis
patients, screening for chronic kidney disease, as well as a study examining the cost effectiveness of different
hemoglobin targets in hemodialysis patients.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Alberta Innovates –
Health Solutions
Determining the Effectiveness and CostEffectiveness of Chronic Disease
Management Programs for Patients with
Diabetes
100,000
Co-Principal
Investigator
Canadian Agency for
Drugs and Technologies
in Health
A Systematic Review and Economic
Evaluation of Statin Use in Primary
Prevention
50,000
Interdisciplinary Chronic
Disease Collaboration –
Alberta Heritage
Research Team Grant
Conditions – Interdisciplinary Chronic
Disease Collaboration
Health Research
Coronary Angiography and
Revasucularization for Patients with
Stage 4 and 5 Non-Dialysis Chronic
Kidney Disease: A Decision Analysis
50,000
Health Research
Availability Due to the H1N1 Pandemic
on the Care and Outcomes of Acutely
Unwell Hospitalized Patients
92,000
211
1,000,000
PUBLICATIONS
Walsh M, Manns BJ, Klarenbach S, Tonelli M, Hemmelgarn B, Culleton B. The effects of nocturnal compared
with conventional hemodialysis on mineral metabolism: A randomized-controlled trial. Hemodialysis
International 2010;14(2):174-81.
Hemmelgarn B, Manns BJ, Lloyd A, James MT, Klarenbach S, Quinn R, et al. Relation between kidney
function, proteinuria, and adverse outcomes. Journal of the American Medical Association
2010;303(5):423-29.
Al-Ghamdi G, Hemmelgarn B, Klarenbach S, Manns BJ, Wiebe N, Tonelli M; Alberta Kidney Disease
Network. Dialysate potassium and risk of death in chronic hemodialysis patients. Journal of Nephrology
2010;23(1):33-40.
Walsh M, Sar A, Lee D, Yilmaz S, Benediktsson H, Manns BJ, Hemmelgarn B. Histopathologic features aid in
predicting risk for progression of IgA Nephropathy. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2010;5(3):425-30.
Walsh M, Jayne D, Moist L, Tonelli M, Pannu N, Manns BJ. Practice pattern variation in oral glucocorticoid
therapy after the induction of response in proliferative lupus nephritis. Lupus 2010;19(5):628-33.
Tonelli M, Pannu N, Manns BJ. Drug therapy article: Oral phosphate binders in patients with kidney failure.
New England Journal of Medicine 2010;362:1312-24.
Hemmelgarn BR, Zhang J, Manns BJ, James MT, Quinn RR, Ravani P, Klarenbach SW, Culleton BF, Krause
R, Thorlacius L, Jain AK, Tonelli M. Nephrology visits and health care resource use before and after
reporting estimated glomerular filtration rate. Journal of the American Medical Association
2010;303(12): 1151-8.
Tai DJ, Lim TW, James MT, Manns BJ, Tonelli M, Hemmelgarn BR; Alberta Kidney Disease Network.
Cardiovascular effects of Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition or Angiotensin receptor blockade in
hemodialysis: A meta-analysis. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2010;5(4): 623-30.
Khangura J, Culleton BF, Manns BJ, Zhang J, Barnieh L, Walsh M, Klarenbach SW, Tonelli M, Sarna M,
Hemmelgarn BR; Alberta Kidney Disease Network. Association between routine and standardized blood
pressure measurements and left ventricular hypertrophy among patients on hemodialysis. BMC Nephrology
2010;11:13.
Klarenbach S, Manns BJ, Reiman T, Reaume MN, Lee H, Lloyd A, Wiebe N, Hemmelgarn B, Tonelli M.
Economic evaluation of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for anemia related to cancer. Cancer
2010;116(13):3224-32.
Manns BJ, Hodsman A, Zimmerman DL, Mendelssohn DC, Soroka SD, Chan C, Jindal K, Klarenbach S.
Canadian Society of Nephrology commentary on the 2009 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the
diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of CKD-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD). American Journal of
Kidney Diseases 2010;55(5):800-12.
212
Ravani P, Parfrey P, MacRae J, James M, Quinn R, Malberti F, Brunori G, Mandolfo S, Tonelli M, Hemmelgarn
B, Manns BJ, Barrett B. Modeling survival of arteriovenous accesses for hemodialysis: semiparametric
versus parametric methods. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2010;5(7):1243-8.
Wu CM, Manns BJ, Hill MD, Ghali WA, Donaldson C, Buchan AM. Rapid evaluation after high risk TIA is
associated with lower stroke risk. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2009;36(4):450-5.
Tonelli M, Wang W, Hemmelgarn B, Lloyd A, Manns BJ; Alberta Kidney Disease Network. Phosphate
removal with several thrice weekly dialysis methods in overweight hemodialysis patients. American Journal
of Kidney Diseases 2009;54(6):1108-15.
Klarenbach S, Manns BJ, Pannu N, Clement FM, Wiebe N, Tonelli M; Alberta Kidney Disease Network.
Economic evaluation of continuous renal replacement therapy in acute renal failure. International Journal of
Technology Assessment in Health Care 2009;25(3):331-8.
Muntner P, Mann D, Razzouk L, Klarenbach S, Manns BJ, Tonelli M, Farkouh ME. Is measuring C-reactive
protein useful for guiding treatment in women ≥ 60 years & men ≥ 50 years of age? American Journal of
Cardiology 2009;104(3):354-8.
Clement FM, Harris A, Li JJ, Yong K, Lee KM, Manns BJ. Using effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to make
drug coverage decisions: a comparison of Britain, Australia, and Canada. Journal of the American Medical
Association. 2009;302(13):1437-43.
Hemmelgarn BR, Clement F, Manns BJ, Klarenbach S, James MT, Ravani P, Pannu N, Ahmed SB, MacRae J,
Scott-Douglas N, Jindal K, Quinn R, Culleton BF, Wiebe N, Krause R, Thorlacius L, Tonelli M. Overview
of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network. BMC Nephrology 2009;10:30.
Deved V, Poyah P, James MT, Tonelli M, Manns BJ, Walsh M, Hemmelgarn BR; Alberta Kidney Disease
Network. Ascorbic acid for anemia management in hemodialysis patients: A systematic review and metaanalysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2009;54(6):1089-97.
Klarenbach S, Manns BJ. Economic evaluation of dialysis therapies. Seminars in Nephrology
2009;29(5):524-32.
James MT, Manns BJ, Hemmelgarn BR, Ravani P; Alberta Kidney Disease Network. What's next after fistula
first: Is an arteriovenous graft or central venous catheter preferable when an arteriovenous fistula is not
possible? Seminars in Dialysis 2009;22(5):539-44.
Barnieh L, McLaughlin K, Manns BJ, Klarenbach S, Yilmaz S, Hemmelgarn B; Alberta Kidney Disease
Network. Development of a survey to identify barriers to living donation in kidney transplant candidates.
Progress in Transplantation 2009;19(4):304-11.
213
Nancy Marlett, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies and
Key Words: health capacity in practice; rural health capacity, first responders, rural emergency care; health
capacity in collaborative research: open access, action publishing, seniors as researchers
Dr. Marlett‟s research is supported by the University of Calgary press and various funders to research Open
Access / Action Publishing to engage groups of seniors in learning about research, applying for research grants,
conducting research and submitting results for peer reviewed online publication. Implications for knowledge
transfer and patient engagement are also areas of interest, as well as action research related to first response in
rural emergencies. This is an ongoing project with fire chiefs, rural mayors and 911 dispatch involving analysis
of dispatch data, messaging and coordination of response to prepare risk management reports and supporting
documents from local and provincial action research sessions. She also has a focus on building community
capacity in medical emergencies.
PUBLICATIONS
Marlett N. Grey Matters: A guide to collaborative research with Seniors. University of Calgary Press, Calgary,
2010. Also available in Open Access Format at www.uofcpress.com/GreyMatters
Marlett N. Advantages and challenges of using narrative methods with seniors. Narrative Matters Conference,
Fredericton, New Brunswick, 2010.
Marlett N. Narrative study of resilience among seniors. Narrative Matters Conference, Fredericton, New
Brunswick, 2010.
Marlett N. Teaching narrative analysis of autobiographies to undergraduate and graduate students. Narrative
Matters Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 2010.
Svetlana Shklarov, PhD student, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (completed June 2009)
Thesis Topic: Narratives of resilience in aging Soviet Jewish child survivors of the Holocaust
Diane McGregor, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed December 2009)
Thesis Topic: Never say never: Struggle and determination in the lives of young adults with FASD
Denise Buchner, PhD student, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (CRDS, Medicine, Social Work)
Thesis Topic: Stories without endings: A study of illness and disability narratives in Rural Laos
214
Laura Mooney, MSc student, Department of Graduate Division of Education Research, Faculty of Education
(Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: to be determined
MDCS (Course-Based) GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISOR
Leisha Adediran, MDCS student, Faculty of Medicine
Project Topic: PTSD among Afghanistan Veterans
Ursala Naszynska, MDCS student, Faculty of Medicine
Project Topic: Supporting the decision making process for seniors and their families considering assisted living
and long term care
Teresa Morishita, MDCS student, Faculty of Medicine
Project Topic: Social media illiteracy among learning disabled college students
Monique Tambay-Roest, MDCS student, Faculty of Medicine
Project Topic: Doctors guide and family information about Alzheimer‟s Disease for patients with Down
Syndrome
215
Deborah Marshall, BSc, MHSA, PhD
Director, Health Technology Assessment, Alberta Bone Joint Health Institute
Canada Research Chair, Health Services and Systems Research
Key Words: patient preferences, cost-benefit analysis, health services research, biomedical technology
assessment, health care quality indicators, mass screening, breast neoplasms/eco[economics], arthroplasty, hip
replacement, decision modeling, health policy
Dr. Marshall‟s research interests include economic evaluation of health care programmes using decision analysis
methodologies, particularly diagnostic and screening interventions, methods for incorporating patient preferences
into evaluation of medical interventions – for example, using conjoint analysis, health technology assessment
and the incorporation of evidence based methods of appraisal, as well as musculoskeletal cancer.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoApplicant
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
NSERC Healthcare
support through
Information Technology
Enhancements (hSITE),
project sponsored by
New Opportunities to Reduce
Unnecessary Waiting for Hip and Knee
Arthroplasty Through Information
Technology Systems (“NO WAITS”)
17,500
Alberta Heritage
Research Team Grant
Planning a Sustainable System for the
Delivery of Integrated Care for Patients
with Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Hip and
Knee: A Pilot Project Using System
Dynamics Modeling
120,000
Cancer Care Ontario /
Ontario Institute for
Cancer Research
The Impact of Adherence to Guidelines
on Clinical Outcomes and the Use of
Cancer Care Services: Testing,
Treatment, and Monitoring Guidelines in
Patients with Early Stage Breast Cancer
115,039
United States National
Institute of Health
Personalized Medicine for Colorectal
and Breast Cancer
100,000
Ministry of Health and
A Systematic-Review of the CostLong-Term Care, Nursing Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners and
Research Fund
Clinical Nurse Specialists
ongoing
Ontario Ministry of
Health and Long-Term
Care
ongoing
The Evaluation of a Nurse PractitionerLed Intern-Professional Pain
Management Team in Longer Term Care
216
PUBLICATIONS
Marshall DA, Rogers P, Rohleder T, Vanderby S. System Dynamics Modeling: A Decision Support Tool to
Improve Care for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis. Institute for Health Economics, March 2010.
Mittmann N, Evans WK, Rocchi A, Longo CJ, Au HJ, Husereau D, Leighl N, Isogai P, Krahn M, Peacock S,
Marshall DA, Coyle D, Malfair Taylor SC, Jacobs P, Oh PI. Addendum to CADTH‟s Guidelines for the
Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies: Specific Guidance for Oncology Products. Canadian Agency
for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, 2009.
Marshall DA, Bridges JFP, Hauber B, Cameron RA, Donnalley L, Fyie KA, Johnson FR. Conjoint analysis
applications in health – How are studies being designed and reported? An update on current practice in the
published literature between 2005 and 2008. The Patient 2010;3(4):249-56.
Johnson FR, Ozdemir S, Mohamed AF, Huber BG, Marshall DA, Phillips KA. How does cost matter in healthcare discrete-choice experiments? Health Economics 2010;DOI:10.1002/hec.1591.
Van Bebber SL, Trosman J, Liang SY, Wang G, Marshall DA, Knight S, Phillips KA. Capacity building for
assessing new technologies: Approaches to examining personalized medicine in practice. Personalized
Medicine 2010;7(4):427–39.
Marshall DA, McGregor E, Currie G. Measuring preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening – What are
the implications for moving forward? The Patient 2010;3(2):79-89.
Menon D, McCabe C, Stafinski T, Edlin R, collaborators (including Marshall DA). Principles of design of
access with evidence development approaches: A consensus statement from the Banff Summit.
Pharmacoeconomics 2010;28(2):109-11.
McCarron E, Tarride JE, Marshall DA, Pullenayegum E, Goeree R. Handling uncertainty in economic
evaluations of patient level data: A review of the use of Bayesian methods. International Journal of Health
Technology Assessment 2009;25(4):546-54.
Phillips KA, Marshall DA, Haas J, Elkin E, Liang S-Y, Hassett M, Ferrusi I, Brock JE, Van Bebber S. Clinical
practice patterns and cost-effectiveness of HER2 testing strategies in breast cancer patients. Cancer
2009;115(22):5166-74.
Cernile G, Ferrusi IL, Marshall DA. Using artificial intelligence software to assist in documenting personalized
medicine testing practices. NAACCR Annual Conference, Quebec City, June 19–26, 2010.
Marshall, DA, Kulin NA, Elkin EB, Ferrusi IL, Phillips K. Translational and policy research in personalized
medicine for cancer. ISPOR 15th Annual International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 15-19, 2010.
217
Dionne JC, Marshall DA, Thabane L, Marshall JK. Conjoint analysis of patient preferences for 5ASA
maintenance therapy in ulcerative colitis. Digestive Disease 2010 Conference, New Orleans, May 1–5, 2010.
Drummond MF, Bridges JFP, Sculpher M, Marshall DA. What should be the role of patient preferences in
making healthcare resource allocation decisions? ISPOR European Meeting, Paris, France, October 24–27,
2009.
Ilia Ferrusi, MSc/PhD student, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University
Thesis Topic: Cost-effectiveness of trastuzmab in early-stage breast cancer
Joanna Dionne, MSc student, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University
Thesis Topic: Conjoint analysis of treatments for irritable bowel disease
Carla Rodrigues, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research topic: Cost-effectiveness of resurfacing vs. conventional total hip replacement
218
Colleen J. Maxwell, BSc(hon), MA, PhD
Key Words: aging, health services research, drug therapy, dementia, quality of health care, long-term care,
vulnerable populations
Dr. Maxwell‟s research activities focus on the application of health services research and epidemiologic methods
to the study of clinical and quality of care issues of direct relevance to the lives of vulnerable older Canadians.
Her projects target 4 main areas: (i) Health Services & Quality of Care for the Aged – with an emphasis on
supportive housing and long term care; (ii) Pharmacoepidemiology and Aging; (iii) Cognitive Decline and
Dementia; and (iv) Frailty Assessment and Prevention in older patient and care facility populations.
ROLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Alberta Mental Health Research
Partnership Program /Alberta
Health Services - Seniors and
Community Supports
Enhancing System Capacity to
Improve the Quality and Continuity
of Mental Health Care for Seniors
in Assisted Living and Long-Term
Care
70,000
Research
Frailty, Inflammatory Mechanisms
and Adverse Health Outcomes
Among Vulnerable Seniors
ongoing
Brenda Strafford Foundation
Chair-Geriatric Medicine
Economic Evaluation of Therapies
for Alzheimer‟s Patients in Alberta
and Canada
ongoing
CoPrincipal
Investigator
Canada
Innovations in Data, Evidence and
Applications (IDEAS) for Persons
with Neurological Conditions
ongoing
CoInvestigator
Canada
Understanding the Epidemiology of
Neurological Conditions and
Building the Methodological
Foundation for Surveillance
ongoing
Ontario Ministry of Health and
Long Term Care
Canadian Staff Time and Resource
Intensity Verification: CANSTRIVE
749,410
Research Knowledge To Action
Putting RAI to Work: Network of
RAI Data Users and Researchers
99,992
Principal
Investigator
219
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Data for Improvement and Clinical
Research Foundation and
Excellence (DICE) Program
Medical Research – Reiss
Competition
199,222
Research Catalyst Grant
ongoing
Enhancing the Use of Standardized
Assessment Data for Quality
Improvement in Home Care
PUBLICATIONS
Freiheit EA, Hogan DB, Eliasziw M, Meekes M, Ghali WA, Partlo L, Maxwell CJ. The development of a frailty
index for patients with coronary artery disease. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
2010;58(8):1526-31.
Amuah JE, Hogan DB, Eliasziw M, Supina AL, Beck P, Downey W, Maxwell CJ. Persistence with
cholinesterase inhibitor therapy in a population-based cohort of patients with Alzheimer‟s disease.
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2010;19(7):670-9.
Maxwell CJ, Hogan DB. Antihypertensive agents and the prevention of dementia. BMJ 2010;340:b5409.
Maxwell CJ, Kang J, Walker JD, Zhang JX, Hogan DB, Feeny DH, Wodchis WP. Sex differences in the relative
contribution of social and clinical factors to the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 measure of health-related
quality of life in older home care clients. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:80.
Freiheit E, Hogan DB, Eliasziw M, Meekes MF, Ghali W, Maxwell CJ. A frailty index for older cardiovascular
patients consisting of physical, cognitive, emotional and social domains. Gerontologist 2009;49:499.
Foebel A, Hirdes J, Heckman G, Tjam E, Tyas S, Maxwell CJ. Heart failure medication use in older home care
clients. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2009;18: S129, Abstract #295.
Alzheimer's disease. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2009;18: S86, Abstract #202.
Morgan Blair, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed in September 2009)
Thesis Topic: Prevalence and correlates of neurocognition in older adults presenting for coronary care
Megan Piket, MSc student, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The prevalence, correlates, and treatment of pain in older adults in home care and assisted living
settings
220
Gavin McCormack, PhD, MSc
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Population Health Intervention Research Centre
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, University
of Western Australia
Key Words: exercise; health behaviour; environment
Dr. McCormack‟s research has mainly focused on the built environment and its role in determining physical
activity behaviour among adults and adolescents. The majority of this research has involved working on the
EcoEUFORIA project which is an investigation on the relation between the built environment and physical
activity among Calgarian adults. In addition, he has been involved in three Western Australian studies, two
examining relations between the built environment and physical activity among adults (RESIDE) and
adolescents (TREK) and another measuring population-based levels of physical activity and nutrition among
children and adolescents (CAPANS).
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE OF PROJECT
TOTAL
AMOUNT
09/10
ALLOCATION
CoInvestigator
Family, and Community
Research
Environmental
Determinants of Cycling
Injuries
39994
ongoing
CoInvestigator
Western Australian
Department of Sport and
Recreation
Physical Activity Taskforce
Survey of Western
Australian Adults - 2009
149950
ongoing
PUBLICATIONS
McCormack GR, Shiell A, Doyle-Baker P, Friedenreich C, Sandalack B, Giles-Corti B. Testing the reliability
of neighborhood-specific measures of physical activity among Canadian adults. Journal of Physical Activity
and Health 2009;6(3):367-73.
McCormack GR, Spence JC, Berry T, Doyle-Baker T. Does perceived behavioral control mediate the
association between perceptions of neighborhood walkability and moderate and vigorous-intensity leisuretime physical activity? Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2009;6(5): 657-66.
McCormack GR, Rock M, Toohey A, Hignell D. Physical attributes of parks associated with their use and
patterns of physical activity behavior: A review of qualitative studies. Health and Place 2010;16(4): 712-26.
221
McCormack GR, Shiell A, Friedenreich C, Doyle-Baker PK, Giles-Corti B. Seasonal variations in physical
activity participation among Calgarian adults. Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference,
Winnipeg, 2009.
McCormack GR, Shiell A, Powell C. Test-retest reliability of the Abbreviated Neighbourhood Walkability
Scale among Canadian adults. Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference, Winnipeg, 2009.
Wood G, Giles-Corti B, Murray R, Van Niel K, Timperio A, Bulsara M, Pikora T, McCormack GR. The
Travel, Environment and Kids (TREK) project: Who walks to school and why? Australian Health Promotion
Association 18th National Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 2009.
Giles-Corti B, Wood G, Learnihan V, Bulsara B., van Niel K, Timperio A, McCormack GR. How much
potential is there for children to walk or cycle to school? The relationship between neighbourhood
walkability and active transport to school? International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity Conference Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009.
McCormack GR, Swanson K, Shiell A. The relative contributions of driving, physical activity, and sedentary
behavior to weight status and self-reported health among Calgarians. International Congress for Physical
Activity and Public Health, Toronto, 2010.
McCormack GR, Friedenreich CM, Giles-Corti B, Doyle-Baker PK. The association between neighborhood
walkability, social support, the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and neighborhood-specific walking.
International Congress for Physical Activity and Public Health, Toronto, 2010.
Lail P, McCormack GR, Rock M. Seasonal variation in physical activity: Can it be predicted by dog
ownership? Canadian Public Health Association Conference, Toronto, 2010.
Swanson K, McCormack GR, Shiell A. Driving behaviour, physical activity and overweight and obesity among
Calgarian adults. Canadian Public Health Association Conference, Toronto, 2010.
McCormack GR, Rock M, Toohey A, Hignell D. A review of qualitative research examining characteristics of
parks, park use, and physical activity. Canadian Public Health Association Conference, Toronto, 2010.
Parabhdeep (Prabh) Lail, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Physical activity and dog ownership: Prospective study of a cohort drawn from a heterogeneous
population in a variable climate
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S. Elizabeth McGregor, BSc, MSc, PhD
Research Scientist, Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care
Adjunct Associate Professor, Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: mass screening, cancer epidemiology, colorectal cancer, health surveys, cancer control research
Dr. McGregor‟s research focuses on early detection and screening as a means of cancer control. She has studied
knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the public and health professionals regarding both established and new
cancer screening procedures. Her current work focuses on identifying barriers to implementing population-based
screening for colorectal cancer and developing intervention strategies to increase adherence to screening
recommendations. More recent work focuses on the evaluation of novel biomarkers of colorectal cancer.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
2009/10
ALLOCATION
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Alberta Cancer Research
Institute
Building Capacity to Rapidly Evaluate
Promising New Biomarkers for Screening
for Colorectal Cancer
117,937
Alberta Cancer Board –
Research Initiatives
Program
Engaging Family Physicians and Patients
in an Intervention to Increase Uptake of
Colorectal Cancer Screening
114,077
PUBLICATIONS
Monograph
Brouwers M, De Vito C, Carol A, Carroll J, Cotterchio M, Dobbins M, Lent B, Levitt C, Lewis N, McGregor
SE, Paszat L, Rand C, Wathen N. Interventions to Increase the Uptake of Cancer Screening: Guideline
Recommendations. Evidence-Based Series #15-7: Section 1.Program in Evidence-Based Care, Cancer Care
Ontario 2009.
Gu W, Wang X, McGregor SE. Optimization of preventive health care facility locations. International Journal
of Health Geographics 2010;9:17.
McGregor SE, Hilsden RJ, Yang H. Colorectal cancer screening of average risk adults: Awareness and uptake
in Alberta in 2008. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;24(Suppl A):131A.
McGregor SE, Town S, Hilsden R, McGregor SE, Bathe O, Paszat L, Rabeneck L. A new biorepository to
support the development and validation of novel non-invasive colorectal cancer screening tests.
Biopreservation and Biobanking 2010;7(4): 202-3.
223
Hilsden RJ, Rostom A, Dube C, Pontifex D, McGregor SE. Effectiveness, tolerability and adverse events of
PEG-based and Pico-salz/bisacodyl-based bowel prepartions for colonoscopy in patients undergoing
colonoscopy or colon cancer screening. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;24(Suppl A):122A123A.
Au F, Heitman S, Hilsden R, Manns B, McGregor SE. Estimating non-medical costs incurred by individuals
undergoing colorectal cancer screening by computed tomographic colonography. Canadian Journal of
Gastroenterology 2009;23(Suppl A):134.
224
Lynn McIntyre, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
Key Words: hunger and food insecurity; women's health; global health; aboriginal health
Dr. McIntyre‟s research investigates gender and food insecurity both domestically and in lower- and middleincome countries. Her food insecurity research over the year led to an expanded team and productivity, yielding
important insights into the food insecurity experience of ultrapoor Bangladeshi female heads of household and
illuminating natural policy experiments which have led to increased food insecurity in Canada.
ROLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Health Research - Institute
for Gender and Health
Sharing Women's Food Provisioning
Experiences in Diverse Global
Settings to Reap the Food Security
Dividend
150,000
Health Research
Policy Drivers of Food Insecurity in
Canada 1994-2006
131,205
National Collaborating
Health
Synthesis of the SDOH Paradigm
Gap
22,000
Collaborator
for Population and Public
Health
Training Grant in Population Health
Intervention Research (PHIRNET)
282,667
CoInvestigator
Health Research Network
Environments for
Aboriginal Health
Research (NEAHR)
program
Access to Health Research:
Participation and Empowerment of
Aboriginal Peoples in Research to
Improve Health and Well-Being
ongoing
Principal
Investigator
PUBLICATIONS
McLaren L, McIntyre L, Kirkpatrick SI. Rose‟s population strategy of prevention need not increase social
inequalities in health. International Journal of Epidemiology 2010;39(2):372-7.
225
Russell ML, McIntyre L. Boundaries and overlap: Community medicine/public health doctors and primary care
physicians. Canadian Family Physician 2009;55(11):1102-3.e5.
McIntyre L, Rondeau K. Surviving BSE: Farm women‟s discussion of the effects of BSE on food. Journal of
Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A: Current Issues 2009;72(17-18):1083-5.
Glanville NT, McIntyre L. Beverage consumption in low income, “milk-friendly” families. Canadian Journal
of Dietetic Practice and Research 2009;70(2):95-8.
Cherie Nicholson, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Food insecurity screening in HIV population
Julie Kryzanowski, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Identification of environmental features of urban neighborhoods related to childhood injury
Mahnoush Rostami, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Assessing the value of the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a population measure of weight status in
adult stunted women in South Asia
Melissa Potestio, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: More than child‟s play: Understanding the prevalence of obesity in Canadian children of different
age groups as a function of diet quality, physical activity, and sociodemographic variables
Sharon Kirkpatrick, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Policy drivers of household food insecurity in Canada
Aaron Bartoo, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Science communication
226
Lindsay McLaren, BA, MA, PhD
Key Words: social and socioeconomic determinants of health, population health, obesity, body image, survey
research
Dr. McLaren‟s research interests include population-based survey research on the social determinants of body
weight and obesity, as well as research on impact of population health interventions on social inequalities in
health.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Social Sciences And
Humanities Research
Council – Research
Development Initiatives
Child Care and Related Social Policy:
Implications for Overweight/Obesity in
Canadian Children?
5,500
Alberta Heritage
Research
A Population Level Approach to
Understanding Obesity as a Social
Phenomenon in Canada
70,000
University of Calgary –
Starter Grant
Exploring the Social Determinants of
Weight Through an Analysis of Fitness
Centres
6,000
Health Research
Policy Drivers of Food Insecurity in
Canada, 1994-2006
Alberta Heritage
Research
Conditions Interdisciplinary Chronic
Disease Collaboration
Centre for Determinants
of Health
227
131,205
1,000,000
22,000
PUBLICATIONS
Linder J, McLaren L, Lo Siou G, Csizmadi I, Robson PJ. The epidemiology of weight perception: Perceived
versus self-reported actual weight status among Albertan adults. Canadian Journal of Public Health
2010;101(1):56-60.
McLaren L, Auld CM, Godley J, Still D, Gauvin L. Examining the association between socioeconomic position
and body mass index in 1978 and 2005 among Canadian working-age women and men. International
Journal of Public Health 2010;55(3):193-200.
McLaren L, McIntyre L, Kirkpatrick S. Rose‟s population strategy of prevention need not increase social
inequalities in health. International Journal of Epidemiology 2010;39(2):372-7.
McLaren L, Godley J, MacNairn IAS. Social class, gender, and time use: Implications for the social
determinants of body weight? Health Reports 2009;20(4):1-9.
Potestio M, Patel A, Powell C, McNeil D, Jacobson D, McLaren L. Is there an association between spatial
access to parks/green space and childhood overweight/obesity in Calgary, Canada? International Journal of
Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009;6:77-86.
McLaren L, Adair CE, von Ranson K, Russell-Mayhew S, de Groot J, Laverty S, et al. First do no harm (letter
to the editor). Obesity Management 2009;5:249-51.
Melissa Potestio, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: More than child‟s play: Understanding the prevalence of obesity in Canadian children of different
age groups as a function of diet quality, physical activity, and sociodemographic variables
Jordana Linder, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Body dissatisfaction and body change behaviours in young adolescent boys and girls: A
prospective examination of the influence of self-identified and assigned peer groups
Daniel Dutton, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: An investigation into the population-level determinants of obesity in Canada – policy,
demographics, and socio-cultural factors
228
John D. McLennan, BMedSc, MD, MPH, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Paediatrics, Psychiatry and
Key Words: child, health services, evidence-based medicine, mental disorders, diarrhea
Dr. McLennan‟s primary interest is in identifying how society is trying to improve the outcomes of vulnerable
children and to what effect. He has a particular interest in issues related to the use of evidence-based strategies in
“real-world” settings, or the lack-there-of. Recent work has included examining service utilization patterns of
children demonstrating aggressive behavior in school settings, evaluating child and family trajectories within a
respite service, determining the extent of societal reintegration of post-incarcerated youth, and tracking health
and development of young children at nutritional risk.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
University Research
Grants Committee
Examining a Child Growth Monitoring
Initiative in a Poor Community in the
Dominican Republic
5,413
Alberta Education
School Subproject (for FASD Trajectory
Study)
10,000
Alberta Centre for Child, Addressing Complex Aggressive Behavior
Family and Community Manifested by Children in
Research
the School Setting
CoInvestigator
09/10
ALLOCATION
Health Research
CIHR Team in Access to Children‟s Mental
Health Services
75,000
10,000
PUBLICATIONS
Little M, McLennan J. Teacher perceived mental and learning problems of children referred to a school mental
health service. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2010;19(2):94-9.
Huculak S, McLennan J. “The Lord is my shepherd:” Examining spirituality as a protection against mental
health problems in youth exposed to violence in Brazil. Mental Health, Religion and Culture
2010;13(5):467-84.
Farrelly A, McLennan J. Participation in a parent education program in the Dominican Republic: Utilization
and barriers. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2010;56(3):149-58.
229
McLennan J. Adopting parenting interventions in a Canadian community: Processes contributing to researchpractice gaps. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health 2010;29(1):95-106.
McLennan J, Huculak S, Longair P. Mapping the course of service patterns of children with aggressive school
behavior. Proceeding from the 6th Nordic Interdisciplinary Conference on Qualitative Methods in the Service
of Health, Uppsala, Sweden May 4, 2010. 2010:47.
McLennan J, Huculak S, Rigato F, Bordin I. Recidivism in youth released from detention facilities in São
Paulo, Brazil. Scientific proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct 28, 2009. 2009:1.7.
Little M, McLennan J, Huculak S. Comorbid mental and learning problems in a school referred population.
Scientific proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct 29, 2009. 2009;2.4.
McLennan, J, Farrelly A, Doig J, Urichuk L. Stress and relief: parents of young children attending a respite
program. Scientific proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct 28, 2009. 2009:1.6.
McLennan J, Huculak S. Mental disorder comorbidity in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A systematic review.
56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct
29, 2009. 2009:2.5.
Jovic M, McLennan J. Diarrhoea prevention practices of caregivers of young children in a poor urban district in
the Dominican Republic. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Canadian Conference on International Health,
Ottawa, Oct 25-28, 2009. 2009:232-3.
Huculak S, McLennan J. “The Lord is my shepherd:” Spirituality and resilience to violence among youth in
conflict with the law in Sao Paulo City, Brazil. 5th International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference:
Spirituality and Health, University of Calgary, September, 2009.
230
Laura McLeod, BSc, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Coordinator, Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Community Health
Sciences
Key Words: environmental health, sexual health and blood borne pathogens
As a Medical Officer of Health in central Alberta (relocated in February 2009 to Calgary), Dr. McLeod‟s
research agenda is driven by local needs. The areas she works most in now are environmental health and sexually
transmitted infections. For much of the year 09-10 she needed to focus on the H1N1 pandemic. Dr. McLeod is
currently supervising the former Alberta Cancer Board legacy projects on environmental carcinogens.
PUBLICATIONS
Howden KJ, Brockhoff EJ, Caya FD, McLeod LJ, et al. An investigation into human pandemic influenza virus
(H1N1) 2009 on an Alberta swine farm. Canadian Veterinary Journal 2009;50(11):1153-61.
Drobina MW, Tustin J, Colquhoun A, Yacoub W, Sihota S, Panero L, McLeod LJ. Case report: Environmental
risk assessment to investigate a suspected colon cancer cluster in a First Nation community in Alberta.
Environmental Health Review Winter 2009:100-9.
231
Lynn Meadows, BA, MA, PhD
Graduate Education Co-ordinator (June 1, 2009 – November 30, 2009)
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Adjunct Professor, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology and
Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta
Key Words: women‟s health, qualitative research, mixed methods, determinants of health, Aboriginal and Inuit
health, health promotion, population health
During this period, Dr. Meadows‟ focus turned from research to teaching and mentoring. However, her Five
Year Follow Up Post Fragility Fracture at Midlife: The Cohort Study continued during that time. She also
continued her collaboration with work on osteoporosis treatment and risk with Ontario collaborators. Her
Nunavut collaboration also continues, including a field trip to Iqaluit.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Centre for Advancement of
Health, Calgary Health
Region
Cohort Study of Midlife Women with
Fragility Fractures
ongoing
CoInvestigator
Social Sciences and
Humanities Research
Council
Exercise and Osteoarthritis:
Understanding the Contexts of Women
Through Sport
12,503
Health Research
A Training Program to Enhance
Qualitative Understanding of Illness
Processes and Prevention (EQUIPP)
ongoing
of Aging
What is the Fracture Patient's Role in
Receipt of Osteoporosis Investigation
and Treatment?
60,000
Health
8,000
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Meadows LM, Thurston WE, Lagendyk LE. Aboriginal women at midlife: Grandmothers as agents of Change.
In: First Voices: An Aboriginal Reader. INANNA Publications and Educations Inc, Toronto, 2009:188-199.
232
Stewart JK, Doyle-Baker P, Meadows LM. Understanding the lived experiences of physically active women
with knee osteoarthritis. Qualitative Health Research Conference, Vancouver, October 2009.
Meadows LM, Rowe HA, Mrkonjic L, Thurston WE. Midlife women and low trauma fractures: A longitudinal
study for understand the risk perception and risk mitigation for osteoporosis. Osteoporosis International
2010;21(Suppl 1):25-388.
Heather Rowe, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Exploring social support in young-old community-dwelling senior volunteers
233
Willem H. Meeuwisse, BA, MD, MPE, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
Key Words: sport injury prevention
Dr. Meeuwisse‟s research focuses on sport injury epidemiology. Project areas include surveillance, risk factor
assessment and prevention program development and implementation. These activities are currently being
carried out across as spectrum from recreational to elite sport, with a focus on child and adolescent injury.
Related areas of interest include sport concussion.
In 2009, the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, which he Co-Chairs with Dr. Carolyn Emery, was
recognized by the International Olympic Committee as one of the four international Centres of Excellence in
Research in Injury Prevention in Sport.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
The Sport Injury
Prevention Research
Centre
TITLE
International Olympic Committee Medical
Commission: Research Centres for
Prevention of Injury and Protection of
Athlete Health
2009/10
ALLOCATION
100,000
PUBLICATIONS
Shrier I, Feldman D, Akapko H, Mazer B, Goulet C, Khelia I, Meeuwisse WH, Swaine B. Discordance in injury
reporting between youth-athletes, their parents and coaches. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
2009;12(6):633-6.
Emery CA, Kang J, Shrier I, Goulet C, Hagel BE, Benson BW, Nettel-Aguirre A, McAlister JR, Hamilton GM,
Meeuwisse WH. Risk of injury associated with body checking among youth ice hockey players. Journal of
the American Medical Association 2010;303(22):2265-72.
Emery CA, Meeuwisse WH. The effectiveness of a neuromuscular prevention strategy to reduce injuries in
youth soccer: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2010;44: 555-62.
Creighton D, Shrier I, Shultz R, Meeuwisse WH, Matheson GO. Return-to-play in sport: A decision-based
model. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;20(5):379-85.
234
Brian Benson, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Completed in March 2010)
Thesis Topic: Concussion prevention in ice hockey
Kelly Russell, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: The relationship between injuries and terrain park equipment use among snowboarders in Alberta
Kathryn Schnieder, PhD student, Faculty of Kinesiology (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Balance therapy in pediatric sport concussion
Rithesh Ram, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: The efficacy of sclerosing therapy in the treatment of chronic painful Achilles tendinopathy and
comparison of outcome measures used in assessment procedures for Achilles tendinopathy intervention
studies
235
Richard Musto, MD, FRCPC
Lead, Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Key Words: public health, community services, health inequalities, injury control/prevention, Aboriginal health
Dr. Musto‟s interest in research has primarily been to support its application to health services. To that end, he
has participated as co-investigator, co-principal investigator, and decision maker partner on a number of studies.
Specific topics of interest include health promotion methodologies, injury control, Aboriginal health and health
inequities.
PUBLICATIONS
Ngwakognwi E, Quan H, Musto R, Hemmelgarn B, King MK. Understanding wellbeing and healthcare access
in Francophone minority communities in Calgary. Research Capsule 8: In Current Research Compendium
on Francophone Immigration in Canada, March 2010.
236
Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, BSc, MSc, PhD, PStat
Key Words: biostatistics, statistical methods, applied statistics, network analysis
Dr. Nettel-Aguirre‟s interests include Data Mining and Statistical Learning, Biostatistics, Shape analysis, Injury
Prevention, and Statistical methods for social network analysis.
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Canada
PHAC Innovations Strategy/Population
Health Fund Grant
211,904
Heart and Stroke
NWT and Nunavut
Modulation of Brain Plasticity After
Perinatal Stroke
75,000
The Lung Association
Alberta and NWT
A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled
Trial of Azithromycin for the Acute
Management of Wheezy Pre-School
Children
150,000
Hospital Foundation
Clinical and Prothrombotic Risk Factor
Profiles in Perinatal Stroke: A CaseControl Study
49,946
Institute of Child and
Mother Health/Alberta
Children‟s Hospital
Foundation Starter Grant
Health Outcomes During Transition to
Adulthood in Paediatric Patients with
End-Stage Renal Disease
46,112
Institute of Child and
Mother Health/Alberta
Children‟s Hospital
Foundation
Accuracy of Metabolomics for
Diagnosing Pediatric Pneumonia
50,000
Alberta Centre for Child, Effects of an Educational Intervention on
Family and Community Fathers‟ Interactions with Infants Born
Research
Between 34 and 36 Weeks Gestation
49,954
Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation
120,786
Corneal Confocal Miscroscopy to Detect
Diabetic Neuropathy in Children
237
ROLE
Co-Applicant
Researcher
FUNDING AGENCY
International
Development Research
Centre Global Health
Research
Initiative/Africa Health
Systems Initiative
TITLE
Healthy Child Uganda: Can Village
Health Volunteers Trained in Integrated
Community Case Management of
Childhood Illness Improve Access Care
for Africa‟s Most Vulnerable Children?
2009/10
ALLOCATION
112,066
PUBLICATIONS
Emery CA, Kang J, Goulet C, Shrier I, Hagel BE, Benson B, Nettel-Aguirre A, Hamilton G, Meeuwisse WH.
The risk of injury associated with body checking among pediatric ice hockey players. Journal of the
Hagel BE, Russell K, Goulet C, Nettel-Aguirre A, Pless IB. Helmet use and risk of neck injury in skiers and
snowboarders. American Journal of Epidemiology 2010;171(10):1134-43.
Yarema MC, Johnson DW, Nettel-Aguirre A, Silvilotti MLA. Reply to „comparison of the 20-hour intravenous
and 72-hour oral acetylcysteine protocols for the treatment of acute acetaminophen poisoning‟. Annals of
Emergency Medicine 2009;54(6):858.
Richmond SA, Emery CA, Doyle-Baker PK, Nettel-Aguirre A. Sport injury and obesity prevention through a
high intensity neuromuscular training program in a junior high school setting. Clinical Journal of Sport
Medicine 2010;20(3):228.
Russell K, Meeuwisse WH, Nettel-Aguirre A, Emery CA, Ruest N, Rowe BH, Goulet C, Hagel BE. The
relationship between injuries and terrain park apparatus use among snowboarders in Alberta. Clinical
Journal of Sport Medicine 2010;20(3):231-2.
Twele L, Haider S, Nettel-Aguirre A, Reslan A. Belanger F., Kellner J. Has the 7-valent pneumococcal
conjugate vaccine (PCV7) reduced hospital visits and admissions for pneumonia in young children in
Calgary? International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 2009;34(S2):S5-6.
James Greenwood-Lee, Postdoctoral student, Department of Community Health Sciences (PHIRC)
(Co-Supervisor)
Research Topic: Complex intervention modeling
238
Tom Noseworthy, CM, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCPC, FACP
Co-Director, Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health
Key Words: waiting times, access to scheduled services
Dr. Noseworthy‟s health services and policy research continues with a focus on access to scheduled health care
services. He chairs the Western Canada Waiting List Investigators, who continue their program of work on
improving access to hip and knee arthroplasty, funded by CIHR and AI-HS (formerly AHFMR). A multistakeholder perspective is being incorporated into the developing decision-support tool for determining the
appropriateness of joint replacement. Work continues on better understanding the waiting time experience and
the trade-offs that patients consider in choosing surgery, the surgeon, and modes of access. Improving supplyside management is the focus of the third component of this work, including a scheduling system for predictable
timing of surgery and a tool kit to allow regions to simulate their service and arrival rates in a dynamic and
predictive model for improving the match of supply and demand. Additionally, the Team is exploring waiting
time management strategies, with case studies intended to elucidate critical success and sustainability factors in
improving access.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Health Research
Total Joint Replacement: Strategic
295,700
Co-Applicant
Health Solutions
Creating Bone and Joint Health from the
Bedside and Back Again
200,000
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Noseworthy T. Some Observations on Physician Leadership. In: Lessons Learned. Reflections of Canadian
Physician Leaders, Chris Carruthers (ed). Canadian Medical Association, Toronto, 2009.
De Coster C, McLaughlin K, Noseworthy T. Criteria for referring patients with renal disease for nephrology
consultation: A review of the literature. Journal of Nephrology 2010;23(4):399-407.
Cepoiu-Martin M, De Coster C, Hogan D, Noseworthy T. Prioritizing referrals from primary care physicians to
specialists in geriatric medicine: A systematic review of the literature. Canadian Geriatric Journal
2010;13(1):8-17.
239
Conner-Spady B, Sanmartin C, Johnston G, McGurran J, Kehler M, Noseworthy T. There are too many of us to
fix. Patients' views of acceptable waiting times for hip and knee replacement. Journal of Health Services
Noseworthy T, DeCoster C, Naden R. Priority-setting tools for improving access to medical specialists.
Proceedings of the 6th Annual Meeting of HTAi, Singapore, June 2009. 2009;38(S6):S78.
Fitzgerald A, Conner-Spady B, De Coster C, Naden R, Hawker G, Noseworthy T and the Investigators of the
Western Canada Waiting List Project. WCWL rheumatology priority referral score; reliability and validity
testing. American College of Rheumatology 2009. Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, October, 2009.
Hennessy D, Noseworthy T, Doig C. Characteristics of homeless patients admitted to a critical care service in
Calgary over a five-year period. Award-winning poster, February, 2010.
Cepoiu-Martin M, Noseworthy T. A meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis of recent data on INR
management using portable prothrombin systems. International Scientific Programme Committee
presentation for the HTAi 2010 Conference, Dublin, June 6-9, 2010.
Sachin Pendharkar, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Optimizing patient flow: Using computer simulation to improve operational efficiency of an
academic sleep centre
Zaheed Damani, BHSc student, Faculty of Medicine
Project Topic: Patient acceptability of single-entry models and impact on waiting-times for scheduled services
240
Maeve O’Beirne, BSc, MSc, MD, PhD, CCFP, IBCLC
Clinician/Preceptor, UCMC Sunridge, University of Calgary Teaching Clinics
Clinician/Preceptor, Low Risk Maternity Clinic, Alberta Health Services
Key Words: patient safety, medical error, quality improvement, primary care, family medicine, low risk
obstetrics
Dr. O‟Beirne is a Family Physician and Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. She practices at the
Low Risk Maternity Clinic in Calgary and at an academic teaching clinic. Her research interests are in the areas
of prenatal care and patient safety. Dr. O‟Beirne is the principal investigator working on the Medical Safety in
Community Practice (MSCP) program. The purpose of the MSCP Program is to identify strategies to improve
patient safety and reduce incidents in community based primary care practice. Utilizing a voluntary safety
learning system, the MSCP program collects incident information from community practices located within the
Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone and collaborates with them to develop, implement and evaluate risk
management strategies to increase patient safety.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Canadian Health Services Research
Foundation, Alberta Heritage
Foundation for Medical Research,
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Medical Safety in Community
Practice
254,530
CoApplicant
Medical Research
The Impact of Maternal
Nutrient Status during
Pregnancy on Maternal Mental
520,000
PUBLICATIONS
O'Beirne M, Sterling PD, Reid R, Tink W, Hohman S, Norton P. Safety learning system development – Incident
reporting component for family practice. Quality and Safety in Health Care 2010;19(3):252-7.
Luz Palacios-Derflingher, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Family Medicine
Research Topic: Patient safety culture
241
Stacey Page, BSc, MSc, PhD
Deputy Chair, Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board
Senior Research Associate, Office of Medical Bioethics
Key Words: ethics, professional ethics, bioethics, ethics research, alternative medicine, mental health
Dr. Page‟s research interests include professional ethics and practice, ethics and the media, mental health, and
complementary and alternative medicine. Her role with the Office of Medical Bioethics comprises a blend of
research, teaching and administrative responsibilities relating to the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board.
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Short-Term Project
Grant
Practices and Perspectives of Chiropractors
in Alberta Regarding Health Products Sales:
A Pilot Study
ongoing
Holistic Health
A Synthesis of Information Available on the
“Bill Henderson Protocol:” Online Audit,
Literature Review and User Testimonials
ongoing
Calgary Health Trust
An Initial Evaluation of the Smart Camera
System for Assessing Risk of Patient Falls on
the Ward of The 21st Century (Unit 36 SSB):
Assessing the Bed Exit Alarm Feature
ongoing
CoInvestigator
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
PUBLICATIONS
Page SA, Grod J. An audit of health products and services marketed on chiropractic websites in Canada and
considerations of these practices in the context of chiropractic codes of conduct and ethics. Journal of
Chiropractic Education 2009;23(1):114-5.
242
Beth Parrott, BA (Psyc), MSc (Clinical Psychology/Community Rehabilitation)
Instructor/Student Advisor, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, and
Key Words: children with special needs, autism, human service management, community leadership, practical
experience
Beth Parrott is the Undergraduate Coordinator and Student Advisor for the Community Rehabilitation and
Disabilities Studies Program. The undergraduate program has approximately 220 students in Calgary, Edmonton,
Vancouver and on-line distance learners. She has developed and taught many in-class and on-line courses in the
areas of reflective practice, autism spectrum disorders, practicums in community leadership and human service
management, children with special needs and their families, and disability across the lifespan. Her
responsibilities include admissions, block transfers, as well as marketing and recruiting students for the Bachelor
of Community Rehabilitation (BCR) program.
243
Scott B. Patten, BMedSc, MD, FRCPC, PhD
Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry
Director of Research, Department of Psychiatry
Key Words: mood disorders, epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiological research methods
substance-induced mood disorder, mood disorders due to general medical conditions
The overall goal of Dr. Patten‟s current work is to clarify the dynamic aspects of major depressive disorder
epidemiology. Specifically, his goal is to develop an understanding of the patterns of incidence, recovery,
recurrence and mortality that are associated with this condition. Together, these factors determine prevalence in
different population sub-groups. Dr. Patten is particularly interested in associations between depressive disorders
and chronic medical conditions, with the current emphasis in his work being centred on multiple sclerosis.
However, interactions of depressive disorders with health determinants (such as obesity, physical activity and
smoking) and other health states (chronic conditions, pain) have also been a focus.
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Servier Canada Inc.
Quantify the Population Burden of MDE on
Weight Change and Sedative-Hypnotic Use
36,000
Health Research
Major Depression and Health Status
Changes
70,000
Health Research
A Population-Based Longitudinal Study of
Work and Health
60,000
Health Research
Perceived Needs and Utilization of
Workplace Mental Health Accommodations
Among Workers with Depressive and Anxiety
Disorders
60,000
Health Research
Frailty, Inflammatory Mechanisms and
Adverse Health Outcomes Among
Vulnerable Seniors
44,260
Health Research
Long-Term Outcome of Antidepressant
Treatment in a General Population Sample
48,157
CoInvestigator
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
244
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoInvestigator
Alberta Mental Health
Research Partnership
Program
Collaborative Research Grant Initiative:
Mental Wellness in Seniors and Persons with
Disabilities. Enhancing System Capacity to
Improve the Quality and Continuity of
Mental Health Care for Seniors in Assisted
Living and Long-Term Care
70,000
Health Research
Workplace Reintegration of Veterans with
Mental Disorders
80,000
Health Research
Post Market Drug Safety and Effectiveness
of Atypical Antipsychotics in Children with
Disruptive Behaviour Disorders, Mood
Disorders and Developmental Disorders
33,313
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Neutel CI, Patten SB. Chapter 32: Epidemiology of sleep medication use in the elderly. In: Principles and
Practice of Geriatric Sleep Medicine, Pandi-Perumal SR, Monti JM, Monjan AA (eds). Cambridge
University Press, 2010:332-43.
Bresee LC, Svenson LW, Patten SB. Diabetes and Mental Health Disorders in Alberta. In: Alberta Diabetes
Atlas, Johnson JA (ed). Institute of Health Economics, 2009:176-87.
Bulloch AG, Patten SB. Non-adherence to psychotropic medications in the general population. Social
Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2010;45(1):47-56.
Bulloch AG, Williams JV, Lavorator DH, Patten SB. The relationship between major depression and marital
disruption is bidirectional. Depression and Anxiety 2009;26(12):1172-7.
Neutel CI, Patten SB. Sleep medication use in the elderly. Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
2009;16(3):e442-52.
Patten SB, Meadows GM. Population-based service planning for implementation of MBCT: Linking
epidemiologic data to practice. Psychiatric Services 2009;60(11):1540-2.
Esposito E, Barbui C, Patten SB. Patterns of benzodiazepine use in a Canadian population sample.
Epidemiologia et Psichiatria Sociale 2009;18(3):248-54.
Kennedy SH, Milev R, Giacobbe P, Ramasubbu R, Lam RW, Rarikh SV, Patten SB, Ravindran AV. Canadian
Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) clinical guidelines for the management of major
depressive disorder in adults. IV. Neurostimulation therapies. Journal of Affective Disorders
2009;117(Suppl 1):S44-53.
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Ravindran AV, Lam RW, Filteau MJ, Lesperance F, Kennedy SH, Parikh SV, Patten SB. Canadian Network for
Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) clinical guidelines for the management of major depressive
disorder in adults. V. Complementary and alternative medicine treatments. Journal of Affective Disorders
2009;117(Suppl 1):S54-64.
Kennedy SH, Lam RW, Parikh SV, Patten SB, Ravindran AV. Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety
Treatments (CANMAT) clinical guidelines for the management of major depressive disorder in adults.
Journal of Affective Disorders 2009;117(Suppl 1):S1-2.
Parikh SV, Sega ZV, Grigoriadis S, Ravindran AV, Kennedy SH, Lam RW, Patten SB. Canadian Network for
disorder in adults. II. Psychotherapy alone or in combination with antidepressant medication. Journal of
Affective Disorders 2009;117(Suppl 1):S15-25.
Lam RW, Kennedy SH, Grigoriadis S, McIntyre RS, Milev R, Ramasubbu R, Parikh SV, Patten SB, Ravindran
AV. Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) clinical guidelines for the
management of major depressive disorder in adults. III. Pharmacotherapy. Journal of Affective Disorders
2009;117(Suppl 1):S26-43.
Patten SB, Kennedy SH, Lam RW, Donovan C, Filteau MJ, Parikh SV, Ravindram AV. Canadian Network for
disorder in adults. I. Classification, Burden and Principles of Management. Journal of Affective Disorders
2009; 117(Suppl 1):S5-14.
Wang JL, Keown L, Patten SB, Williams JA, Currie SR, Beck C, Maxwell CJ, El-Guebaly NA. A populationbased study on ways of dealing with daily stress: Comparisons among individuals with mental disorders,
with long-term general medical conditions and healthy people. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric
Epidemiology 2009;44(8):666-74.
Jones A, Patten SB. Major depression and health related quality of life in Parkinson Disease. General Hospital
Psychiatry 2009;31(4):334-40.
Block R, Slomp M, Patten SB, Jacobs P, Ohinmaa A, Dewa, C. Disability payments for persons with severe
mental illness in Alberta, Canada. Psychiatric Services 2009;60(5): 686-8.
Patten SB. Accumulation of major depressive episodes over time in a community cohort indicates that
retrospectively assessed lifetime prevalence estimates are too low. BMC Psychiatry 2009;9:19.
Mitton C, Adair CE, McKenzie E, Patten SB, Perry BW, Smith N. Designing a knowledge transfer and
exchange strategy for the Alberta Depression Initiative: Contributions of qualitative research with key
stakeholders. International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2009,3(1):11.
Patten SB, Williams J, Lavorato DH, Campbell N, Eliasziw M, Campbell T. Major Depression as a risk factor
for high blood pressure: epidemiologic evidence from a national longitudinal study. Psychosomatic Medicine
2009;71(3):273-9.
Wang J, Williams J, Lavorato D, Schmitz N, Dewa C, Patten SB. The incidence of major depression in Canada:
The National Population Health Survey. Journal of Affective Disorders 2010;123(1-3): 158-63.
246
Patten SB, Wang JL, Williams JVA, Lavorato DH, Bulloch A, Eliasziw M. Prospective evaluation of the effect
of major depression on working status in a population sample. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
2009;54(12):842-5.
Nabalamba A, Patten SB. Prevalence of mental disorders in a Canadian household population with dementias.
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2010;37(2):186-94.
Patten SB. Antidepressant treatment for major depression in multiple sclerosis: The evolving literature.
International Journal of MS Care 2009;11:174–9.
Streiner DL, Patten SB, Anthony JC, et al. Has 'lifetime prevalence' reached the end of its life? An examination
of the concept. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 2009;18(4):221-8.
Modgill G, Patten SB, Wang JL. Migraine increased the risk for major depressive episodes: National population
based study. Cephalalgia 2009;29(12):1355.
Sloka S, Silva C, Pryse-Phillips W, Wang J, Metz L, Patten SB, Yong VW. Environmental risks for multiple
sclerosis: Quantitative analyses and biological mechanisms. Multiple Sclerosis 2009;15(9):S158.
Bresee LC, Majumdar SR, Patten SB, Johnson, JA. Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes
with and without schizophrenia: A population-based cohort study. Diabetologia 2009;52(Suppl. 1):307.
Alzheimer's disease. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2009;18: S86.
Metcalfe A, Williams J, Patten SB, et al. Use of complementary and alternative medicine by people with chronic
diseases: A national population-based study. American Journal of Epidemiology 2009;169(SS11):S8.
Metcalfe A, Williams J, Patten SB, et al. Perceived unmet health care needs in those with chronic diseases
despite high resource use: a national population-based study. American Journal of Epidemiology
2009;169(S11):S8.
Sandy Berzins, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Determinants of mental health and well-being in Multiple Sclerosis
Salma Khaled, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: The association between cigarette smoking and major depression in the Canadian population: A
longitudinal investigation of competing non-causal and causal models
Geeta Modgill, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Investigating the association between migraine and major depression – A prospective cohort study
Adrian Specogna, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Defining neurologic changes in acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
247
Waqar Waheed, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis topic: To be determined
Jennifer Yelland, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: A descriptive study of the general health of the Canadian population with Schizophrenia
Dr. Scott Sloka, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Clinical Neurosciences (Co-Supervisor)
Research Topic: Environmental risk factors for Multiple Sclerosis
248
Catherine Pryce, BScN, MN
Vice President, Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary
Key Words: psychosis, risk adjustment model
Catherine Pryce‟s research includes the development of a risk adjustment model suitable for comparison of
services to patients with a first episode psychosis using hospital admission as an outcome.
PUBLICATIONS
Addington D, Beck C, Wang J, Adams B, Pryce C, Zhu H, Kang J, McKenzie E. Predictors of admission in
first-episode psychosis: Developing a risk adjustment model for service comparisons. Psychiatric Services
2010;61(5):483-8.
249
Hude Quan, MCH MPH, MD, PhD
Key Words: health services research, quality of care, surveillance, ethnicity, administrative data, epidemiology
Dr. Quan‟s research activities include health services research methodology, chronic disease surveillance and
ethnicity-related health services research. Methodological research focuses on the structure, quality and analysis
of large administrative and electronic health record databases for research purposes such as development and
validation of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 coding algorithms to define chronic disease, comorbidities, and patient
safety indicators. Surveillance studies include Canada national hypertension surveillance using administrative
data. Ethnicity-related research includes health services utilization, cardiac invasive procedures outcomes, health
disparity and risk factors among Canadian ethnic populations.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
Co-Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Canadian Institutes for
Medical Research
Health Service Utilization: Survey of Less
English Proficient Francophones in
50,000
Medical Research
Development, Validation and Application
of ICD-10 Patient Safety Indicators
69,867
Medical Research
Priority Grant: Assessment of
Hypertension Occurrence, Management
and Outcomes in Canada
50,000
Medical Research
Operating Grant: Assessment of
Hypertension Occurrence, Management
and Outcomes in Canada
190,072
Medical Research
Administrative Health Data
102,569
Alberta Heritage
Research
Research Implementation
11,667
Medical Research
Ethnic and Sex Differences in
Presentation of Acute Coronary
Syndromes and in Accessing Cardiac
Care
105,058
250
ROLE
Co-Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Medical Research
Western Canada
298,038
China Natural Science
Foundation
Development and Evaluation of
Cardiovascular Disease Quality of Care
Indicators
15,150
Innovation
Knowledge Translation Canada: A
National Research Network
434,000
Medical Research
1,969,458
Medical Research
Classification Algorithms to Distinguish
Chronic Disease Cases from Non-Cases
in Administrative Data
101,900
Medical Research
Rating Tool to Identify Candidates for
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
122,000
Medical Research
Using Prescription Drug Information in
NDSS: Validation of a Classification
Algorithm for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
98,666
Medical Research
Access to and Quality of Cardiac Care for
First Nations People
71,958
Heart and Stroke
Sex and Ethnic Differences in Stroke
Prognosis and Quality of Care
100,000
Heart and Stroke
Understanding Ethnic- and Gender-Based
Differences in Presenting with Acute
Coronary Syndrome and in Accessing
Cardiac Care: A Qualitative Investigation
28,500
Lupina Foundation
The Concept Dictionary
125,000
Alberta Heritage
Research
Interdisciplinary Team Grant on
Understanding and Treating Diastolic
Heart Failure: Novel Mechanisms,
Diagnostics and Potential Therapeutics
1,000,000
Medical Research
Equity in Pharmacare: The Effects of
Ethnicity and Policy in British Columbia
55,255
251
PUBLICATIONS
So L, Beck CA, Brien S, Kennedy J, Feasby TE, Ghali WA, Quan H. Chart documentation quality and its
relationship to the validity of administrative data discharge records. Health Informatics Journal
2010;16(2)101-3.
De Coster C, Quan H, Elford R, Li B, Mazzei L, Zimmer S. Follow-through after calling a nurse telephone
advice line: A population-based study. Family Practice 2010;27(3):271-8.
Sykes LL, Walker RL, Ngwakongnwi E, Quan H. A systematic literature review on response rates across racial
and ethnic populations. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2010;101(3):213-9.
Hennessy DA, Quan H, Faris PD, Beck CA. Do coder characteristics influence validity of ICD-10 hospital
discharge data? BMC Health Services Research 2010;10:99.
Myers RP, Shaheen AA, Fong A, Wan AF, Swain MG, Hilsden RJ, Sutherland L, Quan H. Validation of coding
algorithms for the identification of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis using administrative data.
Walker RL, Sykes L, Hemmelgarn BR, Quan H. Authors opinions on publication in relation to annual
performance assessment. BMC Medical Education 2010;10:21.
Eggleston K, Lu M, Li X, Wang J, Yang Z, Zhang J, Quan H. Comparing public and private hospitals in China:
Evidence from Guangdong. BMC: Health Services Research 2010;10:76.
Ngwakongnwi E, Hemmelgarn B, Quan H. Documentation of preventive screening interventions by general
practitioners: A retrospective chart audit. BMC Family Practice 2010;11:21.
Chen G, Nadia Khan N, King KM, Hemmelgarn BR, Quan H. Home care utilization and outcomes among
Asian and other Canadian patients with heart failure. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2010;10:12.
Nijjar APK, Wang H, Dasgupta K, Rabi DM, Quan H, Khan NA. Outcomes in a diabetic population of South
Asians and Whites following hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective cohort study.
Cardiovascular Diabetology 2010;9:4 (e-publication).
Jetté N, Reid AY, Quan H, Hill MD, Wiebe S. How accurate is ICD coding for epilepsy? Using administrative
databases for research in epilepsy: Validation of ICD-9/10 epilepsy codes. Epilepsia 2010;51(1):62-9.
Myers RP, Shaheen AAM, Fong A, Burak KW, Wan A, Swain MG, Hilsden RJ, Sutherland L, Quan H.
Epidemiology and natural history of primary biliary cirrhosis in a Canadian health region: A populationbased study. Hepatology 2009;50(6):1884-92.
Quan H, Khan N, Hemmelgarn BR, Tu K, Chen G, Campbell N, Hill MD, Ghali WA, McAlister FA for the
Hypertension Outcome and Surveillance Team of CHEP. Validation of a case definition to define
hypertension using administrative data. Hypertension 2009;54(6):1423-8.
Girard LP, Feasby TE, Eliasziw M, Quan H, Kennedy J, Barnett HJM, Ghali WA Complication rates after left
versus right-sided carotid endarterectomy. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
2009;2(6):642-7.
252
Ronksley PE, Hemmelgarn B, Heitman SJ, Hanly PJ, Faris PD, Quan H, Tsai WH. Obstructive sleep apnea is
associated with diabetes in sleepy subjects. Thorax 2009;64(10):834-9.
Walker R, Hemmelgarn B, Quan H. Incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in the Calgary Health
Region, 1995-2004. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2009;25(8):e284-7.
Drösler SE, Klazinga NS, Romano PS, Tancredi DJ, Gogorcena Aoiz MA, Hewitt M, Scobie S, Soop M, Wen E,
Quan H, Ghali WA, Mattke S, Kelley E. Application of patient safety indicators internationally: A pilot
among seven countries. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2009;21(4):272-8.
Amankwah EK, Ngwakongnwi E, Quan H. Why some visible minority women in Canada do not participate in
cervical cancer screening. Ethnicity and Health 2009;14(4):337-49.
Ronksley PE, Tsai WH, Quan H, Faris P, Hemmelgarn BR. Data enhancement for co-morbidity measurement
among patients referred for sleep diagnostic testing: An observational study. BMC Medical Research
Methodology 2009;9:50.
Quach S, Hennessy D, Faris P, Fong A, Quan H, Doig C. A comparison between the APACHE II and Charlson
Index Score for predicting hospital mortality in critically ill patients: A population based cohort study. BMC:
Health Services Research 2009,9(1):129.
Chen G, Quan H, Alhaider S, Campbell N, Rabi D, Hemmelgarn B. Adverse cardiovascular outcomes
associated with antecedent hypertension after acute myocardial infarction: Systematic review and metaanalysis. American Journal of Cardiology 2009;104(1):141-7.
Valerie Kiss, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Building knowledge about health services utilization by refugees
Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Well-being, health care access and services utilization among French speaking minorities:
Qualitative interviews and a cross sectional survey of Calgary and Canada
Xia Li, PhD student, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, China
Thesis Topic: Hypertension knowledge in rural China
Aman Nijjar, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia (Co-Supervisor)
Research Topic: Chronic disease management among ethnic population
253
Doreen Rabi, BSc MSc MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine, Community Health Sciences and
Cardiac Sciences
Key Words: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, sex and gender, drug efficacy and effectiveness, meta-analysis
Dr. Rabi‟s research program is focused on the cardiovascular complications of diabetes. She has a particular
interest in sex differences in vascular complications and vascular outcomes in diabetes, and is currently studying
the association of cardiovascular medication use and adherence with vascular outcomes in men and women with
diabetes. She is also investigating potential sex differences in cardiovascular drug efficacy in men and women.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Health Research
From Adherence to Outcomes- A Study of
Sex Differences in the Use and Impact of
Cardiovascular Medications in Diabetes
30,000
Co-Principal
Investigator
Heart and Stroke
Gender and Sex Determinants of
Premature Coronary Artery Syndrome
(GENESIS PRAXY)
ongoing
Health Research
Alliance of Canadian Health Outcome
Researchers in Diabetes
33,000
PUBLICATIONS
Chapter in Book
Johnson JA, Rabi DM, Edwards AL, Vermulen SU. Diabetes and Health Care Utilization in Alberta. In: Alberta
Diabetes Atlas 2009, Institute of Health Economics.
Chen G, Al Haider S, Hemmelgarn B, Quan H, Campbell X, Rabi DM. Meta-analysis of adverse cardiovascular
outcomes associated with antecedent hypertension after myocardial infarction. American Journal of
Cardiology 2009;104(1):141-7.
Rabi DM, Lewin AM, Brown GE, Edwards AL, Johnson JA, Ghali WA. Lay media reporting of rosiglitazone
risk: Extent, messaging and quality of reporting. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2009;8(1):40.
Rabi DM, Edwards AL, Svenson LW, Knudtson M, Ghali WA. The association between income and the burden
of coronary atherosclerosis among patients with diabetes. Circulation, Cardiovascular Quality and
Outcomes 2010;3(1):48-53.
254
Mount DL, Feeney P, Fabricatore AN, Coday M, Bahnson J, Byington R, Phelan S, Wilmoth S, Knowler WC,
Hramiak I, Osei K, Sweeney ME, Espeland MA; Look AHEAD and ACCORD Research Groups (including
Rabi DM). Constructing common cohorts from trials with overlapping eligibility criteria: Implications for
comparing effect sizes between trials. Clinical Trials 2009;6(5):416-29.
Rabi DM, Clement FM, McAlister FA, Majumdar SR, Sauve R, Johnson JA, Ghali WA. The effect of perioperative glucose-insulin-potassium infusions on morality and atrial fibrillation after coronary artery by-pass
graft surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2010;26(6):e178-84.
Nijjar APK, Wang D, Dasgupta K, Rabi DM, Quan H, Khan NA. Outcomes in a diabetic population of South
Asians and Whites following hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective cohort study.
Cardiovascular Diabetology 2010;9:4.
ACCORD Study Group (including Rabi DM), Ginsberg HN, Elam MB, Lovato LC, Crouse JR 3rd, Leiter LA,
Linz P, Friedewald WT, Buse JB, Gerstein HC, Probstfield J, Grimm RH, Ismail-Beigi F, Bigger JT, Goff
DC Jr., Cushman WC, Simons-Morton DG, Byington RP. Effects of combination lipid therapy in type 2
diabetes mellitus. New England Journal of Medicine 2010;362(17):1563-74.
ACCORD Study Group (including Rabi DM), Cushman WC, Evans GW, Byington RP, Goff DC Jr, Grimm RH
Jr, Cutler JA, Simons-Morton DG, Basile JN, Corson MA, Probstfield JL, Katz L, Peterson KA, Friedewald
WT, Buse JB, Bigger JT, Gerstein HC, Ismail-Beigi F. Effects of intensive blood pressure control in type 2
diabetes mellitus. New England Journal of Medicine 2010;362(17):1575-85.
Ismail-Beigi F, Craven T, Banerji MA, Basile J, Calles J, Cohen RM, Cuddihy R, Cushman WC, Genuth S,
Grimm RH Jr, Hamilton BP, Hoogwerf B, Karl D, Katz L, Krikorian A, O'Connor P, Pop-Busui R, Schubart
U, Simmons D, Taylor H, Thomas A, Weiss D, Hramiak I; ACCORD trial group (including Rabi DM).
Effect of intensive treatment of hyperglycaemia on microvascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes: An analysis
of the ACCORD randomised trial. Lancet 2010;376(9739):419-30.
Butalia S, Rabi DM. To test or not to test? Self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes
managed without insulin. Open Medicine 2010;4(2):114-6.
Rabi DM, Lewin AM, Dasgupta K, Pilote L, Simpson SH, Ghali WA, Johnson JA. Cardiovascular medication
use in recent onset type 2 diabetes: Effects of age, sex and cardiovascular disease status. Canadian
Cardiovascular Congress, 2009. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2009;25(Suppl SB):079.
Sonia Butalia, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Clinical, sociodemographic, and environmental factors associated with hospitalizations for acute
complications in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Simona Burs, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
255
Pietro Ravani, PhD, MSc (Biostatistics), MD, FNCPS(I)
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Community Health
Sciences
Key Words: health services research, computerized data sources, randomized clinical trials, administrative data,
and kidney disease
Dr. Ravani‟s research interests include the designs of clinical trials and longitudinal studies, survival analytical
methods, statistical methods for multiple and repeated events and multilevel modelling. He is also interested in
the outcomes of vascular access for hemodialysis, diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease and the outcome of
Chronic Kidney Disease.
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Applicant
Analytical Methods for Vascular Access
Survival Data
CoApplicant
Alberta Heritage
Foundation for
Medical Research
Conditions: The Interdisciplinary Chronic
ongoing
Health Research
The BK: Kidni Trial (BK: Kinase Inhibition
to Decrease Nephropathy Intervention Trial)
ongoing
Alberta Cancer
Foundation
Elucidating the Clinical Relevance of mRNA
in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphomas
ongoing
5,000
PUBLICATIONS
Cianciaruso B, Pota A, Bellizzi V, Ravani P. Effect of a low- versus moderate-protein diet on progression of
CKD: Follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2009;54(6):105261.
Hemmelgarn BR, Clement F, Manns BJ, Ravani P, et al. Overview of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network.
BMC Nephrology 2009;10:30.
James MT, Manns BJ, Hemmelgarn BR, Ravani P. What's next after fistula first: Is an arteriovenous graft or
central venous catheter preferable when an arteriovenous fistula is not possible? Seminars in Dialysis
2009;22(5):539-44.
256
Hemmelgarn BR, Zhang J, Manns BJ, Ravani P, et al. Nephrology visits and health care resource use before and
after reporting estimated glomerular filtration rate. Journal of the American Medical Association
2010;303(12):1151-8.
Palmer SC, Navaneethan SD, Craig JC, Ravani P, et al. Meta-analysis: Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in
patients with chronic kidney disease. Annals of Internal Medicine 2010;153(1):23-33.
Quinn RR, Ravani P, Hochman J. Technique failure in peritoneal dialysis patients: Insights and challenges.
Peritoneal Dialysis International 2010;30(2):161-2.
Ravani P, Gaggi R, Rollino C, et al. Lack of association between dialysis modality and outcomes in
atheroembolic renal disease. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2010;5(3):454-9.
Ravani P, Parfrey P, MacRae J, et al. Modeling survival of arteriovenous accesses for hemodialysis:
Semiparametric versus parametric methods. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2010;5(7):1243-8.
Scolari F, Ravani P. Atheroembolic renal disease. Lancet 2010;375(9726):1650-60.
Lucia Di Micco, PhD student, Universita' Fedrico Secondo, Naples
Thesis Topic: Malnutrition in chronic kidney diseases
Paul Ronksley, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Unmet health care needs
Turin Tanvir Chowdhury, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Management and outcomes of diabetes
257
Melanie Rock, BA, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work
Key Words: anthropology; ethnology; animals, domestic; social environment; city planning; urban health
Dr. Rock‟s research continues to focus on population health promotion at the animal-human interface. Recent
publications concern how people's perceptions of and actions in relation to pet health problems relate to human
health. In conjunction with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, she is currently conducting research on
dog-walking vis-à-vis physical activity and social cohesion in Calgary neighbourhoods. Theoretical inquiry to
support and guide the empirical research has led to refinements in the conceptualization of agency and structural
features in complex systems (i.e., syndemic prevention, manifold ontologies and trans-biopolitics).
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Sole
Investigator Health Research and
Alberta Innovates – Health
Solutions, Incentive Award
Health Information, Beliefs and Values
in Sociocultural Contexts: AnimalHuman Bonds as a Window into
Human Health
24,000
Health Information, Beliefs and Values
in Sociocultural Contexts: AnimalHuman Bonds as a Window into Human
Health
35,000
Patients, Models and Therapeutic
Agents: Animal-Human Relationships in
Western Health Care
25,579
WorkSafe British Columbia,
Research Secretariat
“What Was He Thinking?": Cultural
Factors in Manual Tree Felling Safety
58,264
Health Research and
Centres for Public Health,
Canada
Training Grant in Population Health
Intervention Research
288,625
Solutions, Establishment
Grant
Principal
Social Sciences and
Investigator Humanities Research
Council of Canada,
Standard Grants Program
CoInvestigator
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
258
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoInternational Development
Investigator Research Centre
TITLE
Maasai Food Security, Animal Health
and Climate Change: An Eco-Health
Concept Note
09/10
ALLOCATION
10,000
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Singer M, Herring A, Livingston J, Rock M. Syndemics in global health. In: Companion to Medical
Anthropology, Singer M, Erickson P (eds). Blackwell Publishers, 2010.
Rock M, Babinec P. Prototypes connect human diabetes with feline and canine diabetes in the context of animalhuman bonds: An anthropological analysis. Anthrozoös: A Multidisciplinary Journal of the Interactions
Between People and Animals 2010;23(1):5-20.
Rock M. Harnessing social networks along with consumer-driven electronic communication technologies to
identify and engage members of 'hard-to-reach' populations: A methodological case report. BMC Medical
Research Methodology 2010;10(1):8.
Babinec P, Rock M, Lorenzetti D, Johnson JA. Do researchers use pharmacists' communication as an outcome
measure? A scoping review of pharmacist involvement in diabetes care. International Journal of Pharmacy
Practice 2010;18(4):183-93.
Schlich T, Mykhalovskiy E, Rock M. Animals in surgery – surgery in animals: nature and culture in animalhuman relationships and modern surgery. Thematic introduction (special issue). History and Philosophy of
the Life Sciences 2009;31(4):321-54.
Lehoux P, Denis JL, Rock M, Tailliez S, Hivon M. How medical specialists appraise three controversial health
innovations: Scientific, clinical and social arguments. Sociology of Health and Illness 2010;32(1):1-17.
Rock M, McIntyre L, Rondeau K. Discomforting comfort food: Stirring the pot on Kraft Dinner® and social
inequality in Canada. Agriculture & Human Values 2009;27(3):167-76.
Rock M, Lail P. Could pets be of help in achieving health literacy? A media analysis demonstration study.
Health Education Research 2009;24(1):153-61.
259
Ann Toohey, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Unleashing their potential: a critical realist scoping review of dogs as moderators of healthy aging
in neighbourhoods
Prabh Lail, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Physical activity and dog ownership: Prospective study of a cohort drawn from a herogeneous
population in a variable climate
Adam Thomas, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Linking HIV prevention with animal health: An ethnographic feasibility study
Christopher Degeling, Postdoctoral Fellow, Philosophy of Medicine
Research Topic: Companions in health: Rethinking linkages between the health of human populations, the
incidence of canine obesity and perceptions of overweight dogs
260
Susan Ross, BSc, PhD, MBA
Professor, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Family Medicine, Surgery and Community Health
Sciences
Director of Research, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Key words: randomised clinical trials, obstetrics, gynaecology, research methodology
Dr Ross' main research interests are to do with randomised clinical trials: design and conduct, methodology and
outcome measurement. These trials are mainly conducted in urogynaecology and perinatology. She also
researches the ethics and economics of adopting new surgical devices into practice.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoPrincipal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Health Research
Evaluating the Health Gain and Cost of
Two Surgical Operations for Female Stress
Urinary Incontinence
25,000
Health Research
Surgical Management of Stress Urinary
Incontinence in Women: Safety,
Effectiveness and Cost-Utility of TransObturator Tape (TOT) Versus Tension-Free
Vaginal Tape (TVT) Five Years After a
Randomized Surgical Trial
ongoing
Health Research
Pain Following Gynaecological
Laparoscopy
20,000
Hospital Perinatal
Funding Competition
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of
Vaginal Progesterone to Prevent Preterm
Birth in Multiple Pregnancy
5,000
Johnson and Johnson
Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Management of
Stress Incontinence in Women: Randomized
Trial of TVT Secur Versus TVT
40,000
Hospital Perinatal
Funding Competition
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of
Vaginal Progesterone To Prevent Preterm
Birth in Women with Threatened Preterm
Labor
ongoing
Health Research
Twin Birth Study (TBS)
ongoing
Health Research
CHIPS (Control of Hypertension in
Pregnancy Study)
ongoing
261
PUBLICATIONS
Dehaeck U, Thurston J, Gibson P, Stephanson K, Ross S. Blood pressure measurement for hypertension in
pregnancy. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2010;32(4):328-34.
Wainberg S, Wrigley H, Fair J, Ross S. Teaching pelvic examinations under anaesthesia: What do women think?
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2010;32(1):49-53.
Ross S, Robert M, Swaby C, Dederer L, Lier D, Tang S, Brasher P, Birch C, Cenaiko D, Mainprize T, Murphy
M, Carlson K, Baverstock R, Jacobs P, Williamson T. Transobturator tape compared with tension-free
vaginal tape for stress incontinence: A randomized controlled trial. Obstetrics and Gynecology
2009;114(6):1287-94.
Milne J, Gafni A, Lu D, Wood S, Sauve R, Ross S. Developing and pre-testing a decision board to facilitate
informed choice about delivery approach in uncomplicated pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2009;9:50.
Geoffrion R, Robert M, Ross S, van Heerden D, Neustaedter G, Tang S, Milne J. Evaluating patient learning
after an educational program for women with incontinence and pelvic organ prolapsed. International
Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 2009;20(10):1243-52.
Hilton J, Allan B, Swaby C, Wahba R, Jarrell J, Wood S, Ross S, Tran Q. IV Nitroglycerin for external cephalic
version: Randomized trials in nulliparas and multiparas. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009;114(3):560-7.
Brar S, Tang S, Drummond N, Palacios-Derflingher L, Clark V, John M, Ross S. Perinatal care for south Asian
immigrant women and women born in Canada: Telephone survey of users. Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology Canada 2009;31(8):708-16.
Milne J, Robert M, Tang S, Drummond N, Ross S. Goal achievement as a patient-generated outcome measure
for stress urinary incontinence. Health Expectations 2009;12(3):288-300.
Anita Agrawal, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed in May 2010)
Thesis Topic: Comparison of colposcopic impression, cervical punch biopsy histology, and final cervical
excision histopathology and description of colposcopic practice in the management of cervical dysplasia in
the Calgary Health Region
Magali Robert, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: How do we measure vulvar pain? Objective measurement of a subjective parameter
262
Alaa Rostom, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Medical Director, Forzani and MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Centre
Key Words: NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, celiac disease, colorectal cancer, randomized controlled trials,
systematic review and meta-analysis, outcomes research, clinical prediction rule
Dr. Rostom‟s interests include clinical Celiac Disease research, and he has been actively involved in conducting
the technology review supporting the NIH consensus conference on Celiac Disease. He has conducted systematic
reviews of the GI toxicity of NSAIDs, and COX-2 inhibitors, and has just completed the Canadian Consensus
Conference on the chronic use of these agents. Dr. Rostom has conducted systematic reviews for the USPSTF on
the use of NSAIDS, COX-2 Inhibitors, and ASA for the prevention of colorectal cancer and adenomas. He has
also conducted a prospective study on the yield of colonoscopy, as well as RCTs in the area of endoscopy. At the
CCSC he has recently developed and validated a nurse reported patient comfort score for endoscopy, and they
are conducting various studies related to screening outcomes and colonoscopy complications.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Co-Principal
Investigator
Foothills Development
Fund
TITLE
Foothills Development Fund / Calgary
Health Trust– eSIM Provincial
Simulation (Marlene Donahue) Award
09/10
ALLOCATION
250,000
PUBLICATIONS
Laine L, Spiegel B, Rostom A, Moayyedi P, Kuipers E, Bardou M, Sung J, Barkun AN. Methodology for
randomized trials of patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Recommendations from an
international consensus conference. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;105(3):540-50.
Barkun AN, Bardou M, Kuipers EJ, Sung J, Hunt RH, Martel M, Sinclair P, International Consensus Upper
Gastrointestinal Bleeding Conference Group (including Rostom A). International consensus
recommendations on the management of patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Annals of
Internal Medicine 2010;152(2):101-13.
Raman M, McLaughlin K, Violato C, Rostom A, Allard J, Coderre S. Teaching in small portions dispersed over
time enhances long-term knowledge retention. Medical Teacher 2010;32(3):250-5.
Rostom A. The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology ePortal - launched September 2009. Canadian
Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;24(1):14-7.
Rostom A, Muir C, Dube C, Lanas A, Jolicoeur J, Tugwell P. Prevention of NSAID-related upper
gastrointestinal toxicity: a meta-analysis of traditional NSAIDs with gastroprotection and COX-2 inhibitors.
Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety 2009;1(1):47-71.
263
Rostom A, Daniels S 2009 Canadian Association of Gastroenterology educational needs assessment report.
Hilsden R, Rostom A. Colorectal cancer screening using flexible sigmoidoscopy: United Kingdom study
demonstrates significant incidence and mortality benefit. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
2010;24(8):479-80.
Raman M, McLaughlin K, Violato C, Rostom A, Allard JP, Coderre S. Teaching in small portions dispersed
over time enhances long-term knowledge retention. Medical Teacher 2010;32(3):250-5.
Heitman SJ, Ronksley PE, Hilsden RJ, Manns BJ, Rostom A, Hemmelgarn BR. Prevalence of adenomas and
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2009;7(12):1272-8.
Rostom A, Mousa S, Dube C, Pontifex D, Bridges R, Hilsden R. Results of the first 10,000 colonoscopies at the
Forzani and MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Centre. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
2010;24(Supp SA):A54.
Dubé C, Hilsden R, Rostom A, Bridges R. Effectiveness, Tolerability and adverse events of peg-based and picosalax/bisacodyl-based bowel preparations for colonoscopy in patients undergoing colon cancer screening.
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;24(Suppl SA):A164.
Hilsden R, Rostom A, Dubé C, Pontifex D, McGregor S, Bridges R. Feasibility and effectiveness of prospective
monitoring of safety and quality indicators for screening colonoscopy. Canadian Journal of
Gastroenterology 2010;24(Suppl SA):A065.
Kumar P, Seow C, Rostom A, Hilsden R. Sedation practices and outcomes at a community endoscopy unit.
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;24(Supp SA):A162.
Rostom A, Chen Y, Daniels S, Dubé C, Hollingworth R, MacIntosh D, Bridges R, Sinclair P, Armstrong D. Use
of the Ottawa score in the cag-eqi audit to determine factors affecting bowel prep quality. Canadian Journal
of Gastroenterology 2010;24(Suppl SA):A064.
264
Margaret L. Russell, BSc, MD, FRCPC, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Surgery
Key Words: immunization, surveillance, epidemiology, public health, influenza,
zoonotic transmission
Dr. Russell‟s research interests include aspects of disease transmission (particularly influenza), including
between humans and animals; methodologies for population health surveillance (especially communicable
disease surveillance); and, the epidemiology and surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination
programs. This includes disease, vaccine, program factors, client factors, and health professional/population
factors (beliefs, attitudes, behaviours etc).
ROLE
CoInvestigator
Site CoPrincipal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Health Research
Transmission and Prevention of
Influenza Among Hutterites: A Model
for Pandemic Preparedness
521,205
Alberta Livestock and Meat
Association
Zoonotic Transmission of Influenza A:
Swine and Swine Workers
50,729
Health Research
Does Vaccinating Healthy Hutterite
Children Against Influenza Prevent
Influenza in Other Hutterite Colony
Members: A Cluster Randomized
Controlled Trial
Health/National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious
Diseases
A Randomized Trial of Influenza
Vaccination of Hutterite Children
500,000
Canada/Canadian Institutes
of Health Research
PHAC/CIHR Influenza Research
Network SOS Study
29,132
265
1,240,451
PUBLICATIONS
Hannon SJ, Allan B, Inglis D, Waldner C, Russell ML, Potter A, Babiuk L, Townsend H. Prevalence and risk
factor investigation of Campylobacter species in retail ground beef from Alberta, Canada. Food Protection
Trends 2009;29(11):780-6.
Russell ML, McIntyre L. Boundaries and overlap: Community medicine/public health doctors and primary care
physicians. Canadian Family Physician 2009;55(11):1102-3.e1-5.
Russell ML, Keenliside J, Webby R, Fonseca K, Singh P, Moss L, Loeb M. Protocol: Transmission and
prevention of influenza in Hutterites: Zoonotic transmission of influenza A: Swine and swine workers. BMC
Public Health 2009;9(1):420.
Hannon SJ, Allan B, Waldner C, Russell ML, Potter A, Babiuk LA, Townsend HGG. Prevalence and risk factor
investigation of Campylobacter species in beef cattle feces from seven large commercial feedlots in Alberta,
Canada. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 2009;73(4):275-82.
Bondy SJ, Russell ML, Laflèche JML, Rea E. Quantifying the impact of community quarantine on SARS
transmission in Ontario: Estimation of secondary case count difference and number needed to quarantine.
BMC Public Health 2009;9(1):488.
Thomas R, Russell ML, Lorenzetti DL. Systematic review of interventions to increase influenza vaccination
rates of those 60 years and older. Vaccine 2010;28(7):1684-701.
Loeb M, Russell ML, Moss L, Fonseca K, Fox J, Earn DJD, Aoki F, Horsman G, Van Caeseele P, Chokani K,
Vooght M, Babiuk L, Webby R, Walter SD. Effect of influenza vaccination of children on infection rates in
Hutterite communities: A randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association
2010;303(10):943-50.
Forgie S, Keenliside J, Wilkinson C, Webby R, Lu P, Sorenson O, Fonseca K, Barman S, Rubrum A, Stigger E,
Marrie T, Marshall F, Spady D, Hua J, Loeb M, Russell ML, Babiuk L. An outbreak of pandemic Influenza A
(H1N1) on a Canadian swine farm with human to swine transmission. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
and Medical Microbiology 2010;21(Suppl A):4A.
Emily Medd, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed in June 2010)
Thesis Topic: The epidemiology of influenza vaccination among young children in the Calgary Health Region
266
Claudia SanMartin, PhD
Senior Researcher, Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Key Words: access to care, appropriateness, waiting times, methodology
Dr. SanMartin‟s research activities related to the Adjunct position has focused on two key areas. First,
conceptual work was conducted as part of the CIHR and AFMR team grants to better understand the notion of
appropriateness for hip and knee replacement from both patient and surgeon perspective. Qualitative work was
undertaken with both stakeholder groups to better understand the specific criteria and indications used to
determine which patients are most appropriate for joint replacement. The second area of research work relates to
the Alberta Innovates grant. In her capacity as Collaborator, she has assisted the team in developing a survey
plan and instrument to better understand the access barriers for individuals who are at risk of a chronic disease
and/or adverse event.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Co-Principal
Investigator
Canadian Institutes of Health Total Joint Replacement: Strategic
Research
ongoing
Collaborator
Creating Bone and Joint Health from
the Bedside to the Bench and Back
Again
ongoing
Solutions / Alberta Heritage
Research
Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease
Collaboration (ICDC)
40,000
PUBLICATIONS
Carriere G, Sanmartin C. Waiting time for medical specialist consultations in Canada, 2007. Health Reports
2010;21(2):7-14.
Blackwell DL, Martinez ME, Gentleman JF, Sanmartin C, Berthelot JM. Socioeconomic status and utilization
of health care services in Canada and the United States. Medical Care 2009;47(12):1-11.
Conner-Spady B, Sanmartin C, Johnston G, McGurran J, Kehler M, Noseworthy T. „There are too many of us
to fix.‟ Patients' views of acceptable waiting times for hip and knee replacement. Journal of Health Services
McGrail K, van Doorslaer E, Ross N, Sanmartin C. What contributes to income-related inequalities in Canada
and the United States? A decomposition analysis. American Journal of Public Health 2009;99(10):1856-63.
267
Deirdre Hennessy, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences/Statistics Canada
Research Topic: Predicting the onset of chronic conditions; Private sector involvement in healthcare
268
Chad Saunders, BSc, MBA, PhD
Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems, Haskayne School of Business and
Research and Innovation Lead, Health Innovation and Information Technology Centre
(HiiTeC)
Key Words: environmental eHealth, knowledge translation, information systems, knowledge management
systems, cross-disciplinary research, enterprise architecture, technology diffusion and innovation,
entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, qualitative methods
Dr. Saunders‟ research interests focus on the impact of information technology on professional practice. In
particular, this work considers the implications for design and innovation within a professional environment and
the key entrepreneurial activities associated with the use of technology within these professional contexts. His
professional experience and research interests span technology benchmarking, commercialization and the
strategic deployment of technology to support collaborative research.
ROLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Principal
Investigator
Research Council (SSHRC)
Making Collections of Information
Systems Work in Practice
12,000
CoInvestigator
Innovation (CFI)
Translational Health Research
Collaboratorium
ongoing
Research Council (SSHRC)
Environmental e-Health: A New
Area of Research to Understand
the Environmental Benefits and
Costs of Using ICT to Facilitate
Healthcare-e-Health
65,700
PUBLICATIONS
Scott RE, Saunders C. Comment on editorial "telemedicine is green". Telemedicine Journal and e-Health
2010;16(1):118-9.
Scott RE, Saunders C, Loewen L, Twynstra T, Battcock A, Stayberg S. The potential impact of e-Health on our
environment: Introducing a new and essential concept. International Journal of Excellence in Healthcare
Management 2009;2:2.
Scott RE, Saunders C, Hebert M. Environmental eHealth: A social responsibility for eHealth proponents.
Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates 2009;2:94-8.
269
Scott RE, Saunders C, Nguyen DTK, Ali S. Environmental eHealth - What are we doing? 20th IUHPE World
Conference on Health Promotion, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2010.
Scott RE, Saunders C, Nguyen DT, Ali S, Mars M, Ho K. eHealth and climate change: Part of the solution Part of the problem. Exhibition and Conference Guide for Med-e-Tel 2010, Luxembourg, April 14-16, 2010.
2010:103.
Scott RE, Saunders C, Loewen L, Twynstra T, Battcock A, Stayberg S. 'Environmental eHealth' - A new area
for evaluation. International Conference on e-Health Networking, Application and Services
(Healthcom2009), Sydney, Australia, December 16-18, 2009. Journal of eHealth Technology and
Application 2009;7(2):183.
Stacy Kozak, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Efficiency in health care: Barriers and enablers to the completion of scheduled appointments
270
Reg S. Sauve, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences and Paediatrics
Director, Perinatal Follow-Up Program, Alberta Children's Hospital
Key Words: neonatal/perinatal epidemiology, neonatal follow-up, long-term development of preterm infants,
perinatal surveillance
Dr. Sauve‟s research activities are mainly related to mothers, infants and children and issues that influence
reproductive outcomes. Some of the projects were done through his involvement in the Perinatal Follow-up
Program, ACH and include studies looking at the testing methods that have been used and the long term
outcomes that have been found. The other major direction of his work has been projects done through the
Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System, Public Health Agency of Canada. Dr. Sauve chairs this System and has
worked with a variety of national databases and Survey results to report clinically important outcome results
affecting Canadian mothers and infants.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Alberta Children‟s Hospital
Foundation
Incidence and Correlates of
Feeding Problems in Premature
Infants Post Neonatal Intensive
Care
ongoing
Co-Principal
Investigator
Research/Alberta Heritage
Research
Outcomes of Pandemic Influenza in
Pregnancy
ongoing
CoInvestigator
Former Capital Health
Authority
Registry and Follow Up of Complex
Invasive Pediatric Therapies
ongoing
Research Institute of Human
Development, Child and Youth
Health
The World Health Organization
Global Survey for Maternal and
Perinatal Outcomes in Canada
ongoing
Former Calgary Health Region
Department of Pediatrics
Research Development Fund
Long Term Outcomes of Premature
Infants with Chronic Lung Disease:
A Prospective Cohort Study
ongoing
Research (via McMaster
University)
Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity
ongoing
Site
Principal
Investigator
271
ROLE
Site
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Research (via McMaster
University)
Canadian Oxygen Trial
12,500
Research
CIHR Team in Maternal-Infant
Care
19,418
PUBLICATIONS
Joynt CA, Robertson CMT, Cheung P-Y, Joffe A, Nettel-Aguirre A, Biggs WSG, Leonard NJ, Sauve RS, Ross
D, Rebeyka I, and the Western Canadian Complex Pediatric Therapies Follow-up Group. Two-year
neurodevelopmental outcome of infants undergoing neonatal cardiac surgery for interrupted aortic arch: A
descriptive analysis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2009;138(4):924-32.
Liu S, Rouleau J, Joseph KS, Sauve RS, Liston RM, Young D, Kramer M for the Maternal Health Study Group
of the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System. Epidemiology of pregnancy-associated venous
thromboembolism: A population-based study in Canada. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
2009;31(7):611-20.
Lodha A, Sauve RS, Chen S, Tang S, Christianson H. Clinical risk index for babies score for the prediction of
neurodevelopmental outcomes at 3 years of age in infants of very low birthweight. Developmental Medicine
and Child Neurology 2009;51(11):895-900.
Milne J, Gafni A, Lu D, Wood S, Sauve RS, Ross S. A decision aid for pregnant women. BMC Pregnancy and
Childbirth 2009;9:50.
Robinson J, Davies D, Barton M, O‟Brien K, Simpson K, Asztalos E, Synnes A, Rubin E, Le Saux N, Hui C,
Langley JM, Sauve RS, de Repentigny L, KovacsL, Tan B, Richardson SE. Characteristics and outcome of
infants with candiduria in neonatal intensive care – a Paediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on
Infections in Canada (PICNIC). BMC Infectious Diseases 2009;9:183.
Sauve RS, McCourt C. Infant mortality rates in Canada: Are we failing Canadian mothers and infants? Journal
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2009;31:351-2.
Ho J, Sellers E, Dean H, Hadjiyannakis S, Mokashi A, Sauve R, Jones C, Pacaud D. Prevalence and associated
factors for secondary diabetes in Canadian children. Canadian Journal of Diabetes 2010;34(2):107-12.
Rabi DM, Shrive FM, McAlister FA, Majumdar S, Sauve R, Johnson J, Ghali WA. Effect of peri-operative
glucose insulin and potassium infusion on atrial fibrillation and mortality after coronary artery bypass
grafting; A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2010;26(6):178-84.
272
Creighton D, Tang S, Heath J, Newman J, Sauve RS. Screening for autism spectrum disorders in a neonatal
follow up program. Platform presentation, 50th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric
Research, Hamburg, Germany, October, 2009.
Lodha A, Tang S, Christianson H, Sauve RS. Differences in risk factors associated with severity of
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) and Neurodevelopmental (ND) outcomes at 3 years of age. Society of
Pediatric Research 2010;1467:148.
Creighton D, Tang S, Newman J, Hawes-Bernbaum N, Heath J, Sauve RS. Bayley III: Is it a valid measure of
development in VLBW infants? Society of Pediatric Research 2010;3729:287.
Creighton D, Heath J, Newan J, Anseeuw-Deeks D, Sauve RS. Impact of anxiety at school age in extreme low
birthweight cohort. Society of Pediatric Research 2010;3730:293.
Al-Hindi MY, Ells A, Yee W, Sauve RS. Visual outcomes of preterm infants with retinopathy of prematurity.
Society of Pediatric Research 2010;3731:327.
Lodha A, Newman J, Creighton D, Soraisham AS, Tang S, Sauve RS. Does surgical ligation of Pataent Ductus
Arteriosus impact language, voice, behavioural and cognitive outcomes at 36 months adjusted age in ELBW
infants. Society of Pediatric Research 2010;3731:319.
Sauve RS, Yee W, Tang S, Christianson H, Lodha A, Heath J. Changing gestational age specific rates of major
and minor impairments in preterm infants born at <29 weeks gestation between 1997 and 2005. Society of
Pediatric Research 2010;3731:305.
Yee W, Dai S, Tang S, Christianson H, Sauve RS. Post discharge growth velocity in ELBW Infant and
neurodevelopmental outcome at 3 Years of Age. Society Pediatric Research 2010;4355:5.
Soraisham A, Trevenen C, Singhal N, Wood S, Sauve RS. Does Histological Chorioamnionitis have an impact
on the neurodevelopmental outcome at 36 months adjusted age in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) infants?
Society Pediatric Research 2010;3731:316.
Sharon Zhang, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Amuchou Singh Soraisham, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
(completed November 2009)
Thesis Topic: Histological Chorioamnionitis: Neonatal and neurodevelopmental outcome at 36 months corrected
age in preterm infants
Mohammed Yasir Al-Hindi, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed April 2010)
Thesis Topic: Neurodevelopmental and visual outcomes of preterm infants with severe retinopathy of
prematurity
Dawn Kingston, PhD candidate, Department of Nursing, McMaster University (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Joint STIRRHS-PHAC fellow in perinatal health care
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Catherine M. Scott, BSc, MSc, PhD
Executive Director, Knowledge Management, Alberta Health Services
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of Sociology and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: knowledge management/exchange; evidence-informed practice; narrative approaches; practicebased learning; engaged scholarship; decision-support; primary healthcare; evaluation; social networks
Dr Scott‟s research interests include embedding knowledge management and exchange in health care
organizations, as well as narrative approaches to KM. She is also interested in the influence of context on
primary health care reforms and the implementation of interprofessional practice for quality care.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
A Place for Story in Healthcare
ongoing
Research Foundation/Alberta
Innovates –Health Solutions
CoMPaIR – Contexts and Models in
Primary Healthcare and their Impact
on Interprofessional Collaboration
89,437
Research
Shifting Ground, Common Ground:
Understanding the Evolving Primary
Care Practice
100,000
Health Education, MerckFrosst Canada
Innovative Education Workshop
Design - Interprofessional Practice in
Diabetes Care
33,000
PUBLICATIONS
Thannhauser J, Russell-Mayhew S, Scott CM. Measures of interprofessional education and collaboration.
Journal of Interprofessional Care 2010;24(4):336-49.
Scott CM, Seidel J, Bowen S, Gall VN. Integrated health systems and integrated knowledge: Creating space for
putting knowledge into action. Healthcare Quarterly 2009;13(Sp):30-6.
Casebeer AL, Popp J, Scott CM. Positively deviant networks: What are they and why do we need them? Journal
of Organization and Management 2009;23(6):610-26.
Newton MS, Hofmeyer AT, Scott CM, Angus D, Harstall C. More than mingling: The potential of networks in
facilitating knowledge translation in health care. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
2009;29(3):192-3.
274
Greg Yelland, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Developing a framework for understanding organizational culture in networked organizations from
a complex adaptive systems perspective
275
Richard E. Scott, BSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Global e-Health
Research and Training (GeHRT) Program, Health Innovation and Information
Technology Centre (HiiTeC)
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Health Information, Faculty of Graduate Studies,
University of Victoria, British Columbia
Key Words: e-Health, telehealth, global e-health, e-health policy, inter-jurisdictional policy, „glocal‟ e-health
policy, developing countries, evaluation, outcomes, health outcomes, environmental e-health, e-waste, resource
depletion, life cycle assessment
Dr. Scott focuses his interests on examining the role of e-health* in the globalisation of healthcare, including
aspects impacting the implementation and integration of e-health globally. His research program is directed
towards inter-jurisdictional e-health policy, e-health strategy development, outcomes and evaluation, and a new
area developed by him - environmental e-health. Dr. Scott promotes the application of „culturally sensitive and
technologically appropriate‟ e-health solutions in the international context, and is pursuing collaborative research
with colleagues in Asian, Australasian, African, European, and Latin American and Caribbean countries.
*e-Health combines telehealth and health informatics, and includes the use of any information and
communications technology (ICT) to support health, healthcare, health education or health research.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
Co-Principal
Investigator
09/10
ALLOCATION
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
International Research
Development Centre (IDRC)
PANACeA – Pan-Asian Collaborative
for Evidence-Based Ehealth Adoption
and Application
127,323
Michael Smith Foundation
for Health Research
TEKTIC (Technology Enabled
Knowledge Translation Investigative
Centre) Workshop
15,000
Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council
of Canada
Environmental e-Health: A New Area
of Research to Understand the
Environmental Benefits and Costs of
Using ICT to Facilitate Healthcare (eHealth)
35,700
PUBLICATIONS
Scott RE. „Pragmatic evaluation‟: A conceptual framework for designing a systematic approach to evaluation of
eHealth interventions. International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications 2010;1(2):1-11.
276
Scott RE, Saunders C. Response to editorial "Telemedicine is green.” Telemedicine Journal and e-Health
2010;16(1):118-9.
Polisena J, Tran K, Cimon K, Hutton B, Mcgill S, Palmer K, Scott RE. Home telehealth for chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
2010;16(3):120-7.
Polisena J, Tran K, Cimon K, Hutton B, Mcgill S, Palmer K, Scott RE. Home telemonitoring for congestive
heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
2010;16(2):68-76.
Mars M, Scott RE. Global eHealth policy – A work in progress. Health Affairs 2010;29(2):1-7.
Durrani H, Khoja S, Ansari S, Scott RE. A systematic review of the use of telehealth in Asian countries:
Analysis of outcomes. Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates 2010;3:305-9.
Khoja S, Durrani H, Piryani U, Scott RE. Conceptual framework for a comprehensive eHealth evaluation tool.
Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates 2010;3:261-5.
Scott RE, Babiuk D, Saeed A, Lear S. e-Health policy in British Columbia. Proceedings of the 12th Annual
Canadian Society of Telehealth Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, October 2009. 2009:54.
Scott RE, Khoja S, Durrani H. Trials, tribulations, and successes of networked eHealth research in Asia –
PANACEA as a vanguard example. Proceedings of the World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) “ICT for Sustainable Development”. Hanoi, Vietnam, August 2009.
Khoja S, Durrani H, Scott RE, Faheem Z. Hand in hand for changing the face of Asian health care through
eHealth: Update on PANCEA. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Canadian Society of Telehealth Conference.
Vancouver, British Columbia, October 2009. 2009:70.
Scott RE, Verma K. What makes eHealth solutions "sustainable"? Proceedings of the First International
eHealth Conference. Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, January 2010.
Durrani H, Khoja S, Ansari S, Scott RE. A systematic review of the use of telehealth in Asian countries:
Analysis of outcomes. Exhibition and Conference Guide for Med-e-Tel 2010. Luxembourg, April 2010.
2010:153.
Khoja S, Durrani H, Piryani U, Scott RE. Conceptual framework for a comprehensive eHealth evaluation tool.
Exhibition and Conference Guide for Med-e-Tel 2010. Luxembourg, April 2010. 2010:94.
Scott RE, Saunders C, Nguyen DT, Ali S, Mars M, Ho K. eHealth and climate change: Part of the solution –
Part of the problem. Exhibition and Conference Guide for Med-e-Tel 2010. Luxembourg, April 2010.
2010:103.
Scott RE, Saunders C, Loewen L, Twynstra T, Battcock A, Stayberg S. Environmental eHealth - A new area for
evaluation. Journal of eHealth Technology and Application 2009;7(2):183.
277
Scott RE. Pragmatic evaluation - A generic framework for sustainable solutions. Journal of eHealth Technology
and Application 2009;7(2):197.
Sajid Ali, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Duyen Nguyen, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Shainur Premji, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
(completed in January 2010)
Thesis Topic: The development of a framework to evaluate the organisational and policy impacts of the
community health information tracking system (CHITS) in the Philippines
Amy Johnston, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Synthetic biology and health: A population health approach to analyzing the emergence of a
controversial, emerging discipline
Jolene Hunter, BHSc student, Bachelor of Health Sciences Program
Project Topic: Considering the socio-cultural impact of e-Health
Janessa Green, BHSc student, Bachelor of Health Sciences Program
Project Topic: How global is global e-Health?
278
Cynthia Seow, MBBS, MSc, FRACP
Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: inflammatory bowel diseases; colitis, ulcerative; crohn disease; antibodies; phenotype; diagnosis,
differential; antibodies, monoclonal/administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use; drug
administration schedule
Dr. Seow‟s duties are split 50/50 between clinical gastroenterology work (ambulatory clinics, endoscopy, in
patient service) and with clinical research. Her main area of interest is in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD,
which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn‟s disease). In particular, she has been studying the role of serologic
biomarkers (including antibodies and pharmacokinetic assays) to predict disease response, and their associations
with long term prognosis.
PUBLICATIONS
Information not available
279
Lorraine Shack, MSc, PhD
Program Research Leader, Alberta Health Services
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Preventative Oncology, Department of Oncology
Key Words: neoplasms, outcome assessment, socioeconomic factors, community health planning, epidemiology,
public health
Dr. Shack‟s research interests include cancer and chronic disease prevention directed at the risk factors of
obesity, tobacco, environment and early detection. She is also involved in health services research and cancer
epidemiology which focuses on patient outcomes and survival, methodology, comorbidity and inequity in
outcomes and access to services.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoInvestigator
Alberta Cancer
Prevention Legacy
Fund
TITLE
The Impact of Reimbursing the Cost of
Joining a Community-Based Weight
Management Program on Behaviour,
Weight and Nutrition
2009/10
ALLOCATION
356,000
PUBLICATIONS
Shack LG, Rachet B, Williams EMI, Northover JMA, Coleman MP. Does the timing of comorbidity affect
colorectal cancer survival? A population-based study. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2010;86(1012):73-8.
Nur U, Shack LG, Rachet B, Carpenter JR, Coleman MP. Modelling relative survival in the presence of
incomplete data: a tutorial. International Journal of Epidemiology 2010;39(1):118-28.
Woods LM, Rachet B, Shack LG, Catney D, Walsh P, Cooper N, White C, Mak V, Steward J, Comber H, Gavin
A, Brewster D, Quinn M, Coleman MP and the UK Association of Cancer Registries. Survival from twenty
common adult cancers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the late twentieth century.
Health Statistics Quarterly 2010;46:7-26.
Stewart AG, Adams R, Keenan R, Kowalczyk G, Lamont H, Meredith W, Shack LG. Remembering Sharon and
Rebecca – investigating leukaemia and chemical pollution in Cheshire. Chemical Hazards and Poisons
Report. Health Protection Agency, London, England. June 2010;17.
280
Alan M. Shiell, BSc, MSc, PhD
CIHR/PHAC Chair in Applied Public Health
Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
Key Words: health economics, economic evaluation, public health, complex interventions, outcomes valuation,
capabilities
Dr. Shiell is an economist and member of the Population Health Intervention Research Centre and the
International Collaboration on Complex Interventions, both funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research. He holds an AHFMR Health Scientist award and a CIHR/PHAC Chair in the Economics of Public
Health. His primary research interests lie in the economic evaluation of social interventions designed to promote
population health and reduce inequities and the exploration of methods to capture their social value.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE OF PROJECT
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Health Research
Applied Public Health Chair
research allowance
65,000
Health Solutions
Scientist Incentive Investigator
Level
48,000
Saint Francis Xavier
University
Evaluation Methods Development
20,000
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
de Savigny D, Borghi J, Windisch R, Shiell A, Adam T. Systems thinking: Applying a systems perspective to
design and evaluate health systems interventions. In: Systems Thinking for Health Systems Strengthening, de
Savigny D, Adam T (eds). Geneva, World Health Organization, 2009:49-71.
Shiell A, Sperber D, Porat C. Do taboo trade-offs explain the difficulty in valuing health and social
interventions? Journal of Socio-Economics 2009;38(6):935-9.
van der Pol M, Shiell A, Au F, Tough S, Johnston D. Eliciting preferences for health care: A case study of
perinatal care. Health Expectations 2010;13(1):4-12.
Shiell A. Market failure is bad for your health but social injustice is worse. Journal of Public Health
2010;32(1):12-13.
281
Hall JN, Moore DS, Shiell A. Assessing the congruence between perceived connectivity and network centrality
measures specific to pandemic influenza preparedness in Alberta. BMC Public Health 2010;10:124.
Lisa Gold, PhD student, La Trobe University, Melbourne (Associate Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Economic evaluation of new public health interventions
Kenda Swanson, BHSc Honors thesis student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Examining the independent influences of driving behaviour and physical activity participation on
overweight and obesity among Calgarian adults
Gavin McCormack, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Specificity in the relationship between the built environment and health
James Greenwood-Lee, Postdoctoral student, Department of Community Health Sciences (PHIRC)
(Co-Supervisor)
Research Topic: Complex intervention modeling
282
Ronald J. Sigal, BSc, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Departments of Medicine, Cardiac Sciences and
Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology
Key Words: exercise, diabetes mellitus, obesity, cardiovascular disease, randomized controlled trials, cohort
studies
Dr. Sigal‟s current research focuses on clinical trials related to physical activity, obesity, diabetes and
cardiovascular disease. His research also includes randomized trials evaluating exercise interventions in people
with or at risk of diabetes.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
Research
Resistance Exercise in Already-active
Diabetic Individuals (READI)
120,649
Co-Principal
Investigator
Faculty of Medicine and
Dentistry and Capital Health
New Emerging Research Teams
Grant
Practical Behavioural Modifications for
Type 2 Diabetes Treatment: Physical
Activity and Nutrition for Diabetes in
Alberta (PANDA)
100,000
Site CoInvestigator
National Institutes of Health
Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in
Diabetes (ACCORD)
120,461
PUBLICATIONS
Jennings A, Alberga A, Sigal RJ, Jay O, Boulé N, Kenny GP. The effect of exercise training on resting
metabolic rate in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2009;41(8):1558-65.
Wang Y, Gao E, Wu J, Zhou J, Yang Q, Walker MC, Mbikay M, Sigal RJ, Nair RC, Wen SW. Fetal
macrosomia and adolescence obesity: results from a longitudinal cohort study. International Journal of
Obesity 2009;33(8):923-8.
Sweet SN, Fortier MS, Guerin E, Tulloch H, Sigal RJ, Kenny GP et al. Understanding physical activity in adults
with type 2 diabetes after completing an exercise intervention trial: A mediation model of self-efficacy and
autonomous motivation. Psychology, Health and Medicine 2009;14(4):419-29.
Plotnikoff RC, Lippke S, Courneya KS, Birkett NJ, Sigal RJ. Physical activity and diabetes: An application of
the theory of planned behavior to explain physical activity for type 1 and type 2 diabetes in an adult
population sample. Psychology and Health 2010;25(1):7-23.
283
Reid RD, Tulloch H, Sigal RJ, Kenny GP, Fortier M, McDonnell L, Wells GA, Boulé NG. Well-being and
health status outcomes from the Diabetes Aerobic and Resistance Exercise (DARE) trial. Diabetologia
2010;53(4):632-40.
Plotnikoff RC, Courneya K, Sigal RJ, Johnson JA, Birkett N, Lau DC, Raine K, Johnson ST, Kaunamuni N.
Alberta Diabetes and Physical Activity Trial (ADAPT): A randomized theory-based efficacy trial for adults
with type 2 diabetes – rationale, design, recruitment, evaluation, and dissemination. Trials 2010;11:4.
Larose J, Sigal RJ, Boulé NB, Wells GA, Prud‟homme D, Fortier M, Reid RD, Tulloch H, Coyle D, Phillips P,
Jennings A, Khandwala F, Kenny GP. The effect of exercise training on physical fitness in type 2 diabetes
mellitus. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2010;42(Suppl):S549.
Brown CI, Sigal RJ, Malcolm J, Boulay P, Kenny GP. Effects of Type 2 Diabetes on body heat storage during
exercise in the heat. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2010;42(5):Suppl S196.
Marni Armstrong, PhD student, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Thesis Topic: Promoting long-term exercise adherence in Type 2 diabetes: A mixed-methods evaluation
Zainisha Vasanji, PhD Student, Faculty of Kinesiology
Thesis Topic: Pilot studies assessing Myocardial Fibrosis, left ventricular function, and aerobic capacity in
individuals with Type 1 Diabetes
Jane Yardley, PhD student, Population Health Institute, University of Ottawa
Thesis Topic: Acute glycemic responses to aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, or both in patients with Type 1
Diabetes
Angela Alberga, PhD student, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa
Thesis Topic: The effects of aerobic exercise, resistance exercise and their combination, on cardiorespiratory and
musculoskeletal fitness, resting metabolic rate, regional body composition and metabolic profile in obese
adolescents
284
Eric E. Smith, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology and
Key Words: stroke, dementia, vascular dementia
Dr. Smith has two principal research interests. He is undertaking studies to determine the impact of age-related
cerebral small vessel diseases on late-life cognitive decline and risk for dementia. These prospective studies use
MRI, ultrasound and PET to find markers of small vessel disease and Alzheimer‟s disease. He also uses
registries and other data sources to identify predictors of appropriate medical care for stroke and the impact of
stroke treatments on health in the “real world” setting outside the context of highly monitored clinical trials. Dr.
Smith chairs the Science Subcommittee of the U.S. nationwide Get With The Guidelines quality improvement
program that has collected data on stroke care from more than one million stroke admissions.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
Co-Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Health Solutions (Clinical
Investigator Award)
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease and
Beta-Amyloid Deposition in Subjects
with Mildly Impaired Cognition
60,000
CIHR (New Investigator
Award)
60,000
Health Solutions
Establishment Award
85,000
U.S. National Institute of
Neurological Disorders
and Stroke
Small Vessel Disease and BetaAmyloid Deposition in Mildly Impaired
Cognition
360,000
PURE-MIND: An MRI and Outcome
Assessment Study
250,000
Heart and Stroke
PURE-MIND: An MRI and Outcome
Assessment Study
150,000
Multi-Modality Study of Vascular
Function in Cerebral Small Vessel
Disease
235,000
285
PUBLICATIONS
Zochodne DW, Kline G, Smith EE, Hill MD. Diabetic Neurology (1st edition). Boca Raton: Informa Healthcare,
2010:300.
Schwamm LH, Reeves MJ, Pan W, Smith EE, Frankel MR, Olson D, Zhao X, Peterson E, Fonarow GC.
Race/ethnicity, quality of care, and outcomes in ischemic stroke. Circulation 2010;121(13):1492-1501.
Smith EE, Pan W, Olson D, Reeves MJ, Ovbiagele B, Peterson ED, Fonarow GC, Schwamm LH. Frequency
and determinants of lipid testing in ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: Findings from Get With
the Guidelines-Stroke. Stroke 2010;41(2):232-8.
Sheth KN, Cushing TA, Wendell L, Lev MH, Romero JM, Schwab K, Smith EE, Greenberg SM, Rosand J,
Goldstein JN. Comparison of hematoma shape and volume estimates in warfarin versus non-warfarin-related
intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2010;12(1):30-4.
Reeves MJ, Vaidya RS, Fonarow GC, Liang L, Smith EE, Matulonis R, Olson DM, Schwamm LH. Quality of
care and outcomes in patients with diabetes hospitalized with ischemic stroke: Findings from Get With the
Guidelines-Stroke. Stroke 2010;41(5):e409-17.
Fonarow GC, Reeves MJ, Zhao X, Olson DM, Smith EE, Saver JL, Schwamm LH. Age-related differences in
characteristics, performance measures, treatment trends, and outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke.
Circulation 2010;121(7):879-91.
Smith EE, Liang L, Hernandez A, Reeves MJ, Cannon CP, Fonarow GC, Schwamm LH. Influence of stroke
subtype on quality of care in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program. Neurology 2009;73(9):709-16.
Oleinik A, Romero JM, Schwab K, Lev MH, Jhawar N, Delgado Almandoz JE, Smith EE, Greenberg SM,
Rosand J, Goldstein JN. CT angiography for intracerebral hemorrhage does not increase risk of acute
nephropathy. Stroke 2009;40(7):2393-7.
Greenberg SM, Nandigam RN, Delgado P, Betensky RA, Rosand J, Viswanathan A, Frosch MP, Smith EE.
Microbleeds versus macrobleeds: evidence for distinct entities. Stroke 2009;40(7):2382-6.
Rost NS, Rahman R, Sonni S, Kanakis A, Butler C, Massasa E, Cloonan L, Gilson A, Delgado P, Chang Y, Biffi
A, Jimenez-Conde J, Besanger A, Silva G, Smith EE, Rosand J, Furie KL. Determinants of white matter
hyperintensity volume in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular
Disease 2010;19(3):230-5.
Fonarow GC, Reeves MJ, Smith EE, Saver JL, Zhao X, Olson DW, Hernandez AF, Peterson ED, Schwamm
LH. Characteristics, performance measures, and in-hospital outcomes of the first one million stroke and
transient ischemic attack admissions in get with the guidelines-stroke. Circulation, Cardiovascular Quality
Outcomes 2010;3(3):291-302.
286
Smith EE, Shobha N, Dai D, Olson D, Reeves MJ, Saver JL, Peterson ED, Hernandez A, Fonarow GC,
Schwamm LH. Prediction of in-hospital stroke mortality using data from the Get With The GuidelinesStroke. Stroke 2010;41(4):e220.
Smith EE, Hassan KA, Fang J, Selchen D, Saposnik G, (RCSN) IotRotCSN, group SORCSw. Do all ischemic
stroke subtypes benefit from organized inpatient stroke care? Stroke 2010;41(4):e229.
Silva G, Smith EE, Topcuoglu MA, Singhal AB. Paradoxical responses on breath-holding TCD in Reversible
Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes (RCVS). Stroke 2010;41(4):e316.
Hassan KA, Smith EE, Selchen D, Fang J, Kapral M, Saposnik G. Do all ischemic stroke subtypes benefit from
stroke unit admission? Stroke 2010;41(4):e252.
Biffi A, Halpin A, Towfighi A, Busl K, Schwab K, Cortellini L, Smith EE, Rost NS, Greenberg SM, Rosand J,
Viswanathan A. Antiplatelet agents, cerebral amyloid angiopathy and recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage.
Stroke 2010;41(4):e378.
Bal S, Bhatia R, Shobha N, Menon BK, Puetz V, Dzialowski I, Idris S, Tymchuk S, Coutts S, Barber P, Watson
T, Smith EE, Demchuk AM. CTA-SI Aspects is superior to NCCT aspects for predicting final infarct extent
in patients with CT Scans <90 minutes from onset. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;29(Suppl 2):135.
Menon BK, Smith EE, Watson TWJ, Modi J, Bhatia R, Demchuk AM, Goyal M. Regional leptomeningeal
collateral (rLMC) score on CT angiography: good inter-rater reliability and independent predictive utility in
patients with acute ischemic strokes. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;29(Suppl 2):259.
Bhatia R, Bal SP, Menon BK, Shobha N, Puetz V, Dzialowski I, Tymchuk S, Idris S, Coutts SB, Barber P,
Watson T, Smith EE, Demchuk AM. CTASI-ASPECTS is more predictive of final ASPECTS and
neurological outcome than NCCT-ASPECTS in acute ischemic stroke caused by proximal vessel occlusions.
Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;29(Suppl 2):1.
Menon BK, Watson TWJ, Modim J, Bhatia R, Demchuk AM, Smith EE. Does presence of vascular risk factors
and elapsed time from stroke onset affect leptomeningeal collateral recruitment in acute ischemic stroke?
Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;29(Suppl 2):168-9.
Shobha N, Bhatia R, Bal SP, Kumarpillai G, Tymchuk S, Smith EE, Hill MD, Goyal M, Demchuk AM.
Baseline NIHSS drives clinical decision making in basilar artery occlusion--Calgary experience.
Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;29(Suppl 2):221.
Viswanathan A, Biffi A, Halpin A, Towfighi A, Gilson A, Busl K, Rost NS, Smith EE, Greenberg SM, Rosand
J. Antiplatelet agents and recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage in cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;29(Suppl 2):47-8.
287
Daniela Fluck, Department of Physiology (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Cerebrovascular responses to neural activity and humoral stimuli in older humans
Stefano Peca, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Radiology (Co-Supervisor)
Research Topic: fMRI of vascular responses in cerebral amyloid angiopathy
288
Frank W. Stahnisch, MD, MSc
Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences
Associate Professor, Departments of History, Faculty of Social Sciences
AMF/Hannah Professorship in the History of Medicine and Health Care, Faculty of
Medicine
Key Words: history of medicine, health care, neuroscience and psychiatry; 18th to 21st century; public mental
health, history; philosophy, medical
Dr. Stahnisch‟s research focuses on the development of the interdisciplinary dimension in modern neuroscience
as well as international and transcultural aspects of neurology, psychiatry, and brain research. He is involved
with research in the history and philosophy of the modern neurosciences which traces some undercurrent
assumptions about the mind-brain relationship and continuing leitmotifs of neuroscientific endeavors in their
wider practical, cultural, and political contexts.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Alberta Medical
Foundation
Calgary History of Medicine and Health
Care Program
7,000
University Research Grant
Office, University of
Calgary
Travel Grant of the URGC Science,
Engineering and Medicine Subcommittee,
XXIII International Congress for the
History of Science and Technology
1,800
Associated Medical
Services (AMS), Ontario
Calgary History of Medicine Days
Conference Grant
15,000
University Research Grant
Office, University of
Calgary
History of Interdisciplinary Approaches
in 20th Century Neuro-science – Trans
Atlantic Transfers
3,500
Gerda Henkel Foundation
for Research in History
and the Humanities
The Making of a New Research Field:
On the Pursuit of Inter-disciplinarity in
the German Neuromor-phological
Sciences, 1910–1945
8,000
DAAD – German
Academic Exchange
Service
The Emergence of Brain Imaging –
Analyzing the Visual Culture of the
Neurosciences from a Theoretical and
Historical Perspective
5,000
Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation
Humboldt Research Fellowship
8,000
289
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Alberta Medical
Foundation (AMF)
Calgary History of Medicine and Health
Care Program
2,000
Max Planck Institute for
the History of Science
Archival and Library Research, MPG,
Berlin – Travel Allowance
1,700
SSHRC – Social Sciences
and Humanities Research
Council of Canada
Living Archives on Eugenics in Western
Canada (CURA)
10,000
Research Grant Office,
Development Grant in
Preparation of a Standard
Research Grant (SSHRC)
Therapeutic Enhancement in Disability
and Sport (The Case of the Neurosurgeon
Sir Ludwig Guttmann) – Archival
Research, Wellcome Institute
1,000
PUBLICATIONS
Monograph
Joshi NP, Stahnisch FW, Noseworthy TW. Obsolescence of Health Technologies. A Report to the Canadian
Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health. The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health,
Ottawa, 2009.
Stapleton M, Lewis J, Stahnisch FW. Proceedings of the History of Medicine Days Conferences at the
University of Calgary, 17th Conference 2008. The University of Calgary, Calgary, 2009.
Chapters in Books
Stahnisch FW. The use of animal experimentation in the history of neurology. In: History of Neurology, Finger
S, Boller F, Tyler KL (eds). Elsevier, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, 2009;95:129-48.
Stahnisch FW. Nosologie der Dritten Dimension: Albert Neissers (1855-1916) Stereoscopischer Medicinischer
Atlas zwischen Repraesentation, Ikonografie und vergleichender Pathologie. In: Vergleichendes Sehen,
Bader L, Gaier M, Wolf F (eds). Fink, Munich, 2010:146-68.
Stahnisch FW. Herders,anthropologische Physiologie‟ und die,Hallesche Psychomedizin‟: Zum Verhaeltnis von
Koerpervorstellung, Religion und Therapie im 18. Jahrhundert. In: Die Neue Kreatur Pietismus und
Anthropologie. Interdisziplinaere Pietismusforschungen, Straeter U (ed). Niemeyer Verlag, Tuebingen,
2009:821-34.
Stahnisch FW. Neurotheologie‟ – Zur Konjunktur eines aktuellen mythologischen Phaenomens im Zeitalter
medizintechnologischer Bildgebung. In: Mythos – Helden – Symbole. Legitimation, Selbst- und
Fremdwahrnehmung in der Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, der Medizin und Technik, Bodenmann S,
Splinter S (eds). Martin Meidenbauer, Munich, 2009:169-89.
290
Bechmann I, Nitsch R, Pera F, Winkelmann A, Stahnisch FW. Systema nervosum centrale, središnji živčani
sustav, encephalon, mozak, medulla spinalis, kralježnična moždina. In: Waldeyerova Anatomija Čovjeka, 17.
njemačko izdanje preraĎeno u cijelosti (1. hr vatsko izdanje). Urednici njemačkog izdanja, Fanghaenel J,
Pera F, Anderhuber F, Nitsch R (eds). Golden Marketing – tehnič ka knjiga: Urednik hrvatskog izdanja Ivan
Vinter. Sadržaj 5, Zagreb, 2009:355-554.
Wolbring G, Lang D, Stahnisch FW. Meaning of inclusion throughout the history of the Paralympic games and
movement. The International Journal of Sport and Society 2010;1(1):81-94.
Stahnisch FW. German-speaking émigré-neuroscientists in North America after 1933: Critical reflections on
emigration-induced scientific change. Preprint Series of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
2010;403(1):1-46.
Bergua A, Schoenherr U, Stahnisch FW. Albert Neisser‟s (1855-1916) „Stereoscopischer Medizinischer Atlas‟
– Eine Pionierarbeit der 3D-Fotografie in der Geschichte der Augenheilkunde. Klinische Monatsblaetter fuer
Augenheilkunde 2010;227(4):433-38.
Stahnisch FW. Der Rosenthal‟sche Versuch‟ oder: Ueber den Ort produktiver Forschung – Zur Exkursion des
physiologischen Experimentallabors von Isidor Rosenthal (1836-1915) von der Stadt aufs Land. Preprint
Series of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science 2010;397(1):1-45
Stahnisch FW. L‟image de la posture – l‟image du mouvement: Zum Verhaeltnis orthopaedischer und
neurologischer Repraesentationsformen in der klinischen Photographie des 19. Jahrhunderts. Wuerzburger
medizinhistorische Mitteilungen 2009;28(1):301-52.
Stahnisch FW. François Magendie (1783-1855) – pioneer in neurology. Journal of Neurology
2009;256(11):1950-2.
Stahnisch FW. What was in their luggage? German refugee neuroscientists and the emergence of
interdisciplinary research networks in North America, 1933 to 1963. ICHOST. Ideas and Instruments in
Social Context 2009;23(1):243.
Stahnisch FW. Image and logic: Considerations regarding the material culture of neuroscience. Journal of the
History of the Neurosciences 2010;19(1):55.
Christiane Grieb, MA student, Department of History
Thesis topic: Forced labour, war crimes and the Nazi conspiracy in the American Concentration Camp Trial of
the Mittelbau-Dora Enterprise – USA vs. Kurt Andrae et al., 1947
291
Antonia Stang, MDCM, MBA, MSc
Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: pediatrics, emergency medicine, quality improvement, health services research
Dr. Stang‟s area of research is in pediatric health services. Her current work is focused on improving the quality
of emergency department care for children through the development of quality indicators. She is also interested
in optimizing child health outcomes through the use of best evidence and improving emergency department wait
times and efficiency.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Health Research
The Development of Quality
Indicators for High Acuity Pediatric
Conditions Requiring Emergency
Department Care
81,254
Hospital Foundation
The Impact of Process Redesign on
the Time to Steroid Administration
in a Pediatric Emergency
Department
2,998
Hospital Foundation
Managing Fever in Children: A
Cochrane Collaboration Systematic
Review
2,740
PUBLICATIONS
Stang AS, McGillivray D, Bhatt M, Colacone A, Soucy N, Léger R, Afilalo M. Markers of overcrowding in a
pediatric emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2010;17(2):151-6.
Stang AS, Ciampi A, Strumpf E, McCusker J. Emergency department conditions associated with the number of
patients who leave a pediatric emergency department before physician assessment. Canadian Journal of
Emergency Medicine 2010;12(3).
292
Abstracts Published on Conference Websites
Stang AS, Ciampi A, Strumpf E, McCusker J. Emergency department conditions associated with the number of
patients who leave a pediatric emergency department before physician assessment. Vancouver PAS 2010:
Pediatric Academic Societies Program Guide, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 2010. Published in 2010
on conference website: http://www.abstracts2view.com/pas/.
Thompson GC, Stang AS, deForest EK, Eccles RC. Can pediatric emergency nurses use a modified alvarado
score to accurately predict appendicitis in children? Vancouver PAS 2010: Pediatric Academic Societies
Program Guide, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 2010. Published in 2010 on conference website:
http://www.abstracts2view.com/pas/.
Thompson GC, Stang AS, Boag G, deForest EK, Eccles RC. Utilization of diagnostic imaging after
implementation of a clinical pathway for suspected pediatric appendicitis. Vancouver PAS 2010: Pediatric
Academic Societies Program Guide, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 2010. Published in 2010 on
conference website: http://www.abstracts2view.com/pas/.
293
Henry Thomas Stelfox, BMSc, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Critical Care Medicine
and Medicine
Key Words: health services research, critical care medicine, health policy, injury control, outcomes research,
trauma, clinical epidemiology, patient safety, knowledge translation, quality of care
Dr. Stelfox‟s research activities include developing quality indicators in trauma care; evaluating the structure and
transfer of knowledge in hospitalized patients; evaluating health care technologies in critically ill patients;
evaluating health service delivery in critically ill patients; and, developing new risk stratification tools for
critically ill patients.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Alberta InnovatesHealth Solutions
Developing Quality Indicators to Measure
the Quality and Safety of Trauma Care
51,789
Health Research
Availability Due to H1N1 Pandemic on the
Care and Outcomes of Acutely Unwell
Hospitalized Patients
94,500
Health Research
Establishing Stakeholder Research
Priorities for Measuring the Quality of
Trauma Care
19,894
Health Research
13,000
Canadian Intensive
Care Foundation
Frailty in Critical Illness
ongoing
Canadian Intensive
Care Foundation
Assessment of the Safety of Anti-Pyretic
Therapy in Critically Ill Adults
ongoing
University Hospital
Foundation Medical
Research Competition
A Prospective Multi-Center Observational
Study of Frailty in Critical Illness (ICU
FRAILTY Study)
ongoing
CoInvestigator
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
294
PUBLICATIONS
Kumar A, Zarychanski R, Pinto R, Cook DJ, Marshall J, Lacroix J, Stelfox HT, et al; for the Canadian Critical
Care Trials Group H1N1 Collaborative. Critically ill patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infection in
Canada. Journal of the American Medical Association 2009;302(17):1872-9.
Stelfox HT, Hess D, Schmidt U. A North American survey of respiratory therapist and physician tracheostomy
decannulation practices. Respiratory Care 2009;54(12):1658-64.
Billington EO, Zygun DA, Stelfox HT, Peets AD. Intensivists‟ base specialty is associated with variations in
mortality and practice patterns. Critical Care 2009;13(6):R209.
Stelfox HT, Bobranska-Artiuch B, Nathens A, Straus SE. Quality indicators for evaluating trauma care: A
scoping review. Archives of Surgery 2010;145(3):286-95.
Stelfox HT, Bobranska-Artiuch B, Nathens A, Straus SE. A systematic review of quality indicators for
evaluating pediatric trauma care. Critical Care Medicine 2010;38(4):1187-96.
Stelfox HT, Ahmed SB, Zygun D, Laupland K. Characterization of ICU acquired hyponatremia and
hypernatremia following cardiac surgery. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 2010;57(7):650-8.
Shapori R, Stelfox HT, Doig C, Boiteau P, Zygun D. Sequential organ failure assessment in pandemic planning.
Critical Care 2010;14(Suppl 1):P477.
Daniel Niven, Department of Critical Care Medicine (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Fever in the Intensive Care Unit
Charlotte Tang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Research Topic: Physicians handovers
Nik Bobrovitz, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Research Topic: Health research methods
Selena Au, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Research Topic: Intensive Care Unit family perceptions of Medical Doctor attire
Harshdeep Mangat, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Critical Care Medicine
(summer student: June - August 2010)
Research Topic: Quality of trauma care
295
Emma Billington, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Research Topic: Intensive Care Unit training and outcomes`
Pin Li, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Research Topic: Transitions of care from the Intensive Care Unit
296
Craig Stephen, DVM PhD
Professor, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Department of
Key Words: public health, environmental health, emerging diseases, global health
Dr. Stephen‟s major foci in 2010 have been in developing veterinary public health capacity, understanding the
contribution of animals to human health, examining ways to enhance knowledge flow to improve both policy and
local practices for animal management for human health outcomes. The development and evaluation of methods
for surveillance of emerging infectious disease risks has also been a significant part of his group‟s research. The
operation of the Centre for Coastal health remains a research and service priority.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
Lead
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
National Collaborating Centre Supporting Comprehensive
for Infectious Diseases
Infection Control Practices in
Feedlot Cattle to Reduce or Prevent
Antimicrobial Resistance
26,350
Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research
Council of Canada
Early Warning of Emerging
Diseases in Wildlife by Risk Factor
Surveillance
25,425
Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research
Council of Canada
Animal Health Surveillance for
Early Detection of Emerging
Disease Risks
40,700
Albert Einstein College of
Medicine
Environmental Impact of Water
Diversion and the Risk of Aquatic
Pathogen Transfer
70,000
Canada
Health Resources for Diagnosing
Parasitic Diseases in First Nations
People
10,000
Canada
Economic Implications of the One
Health Approach
24,500
Research Centre
Facilitation and Planning Global
Health Team Meeting – Cairo
19,800
297
ROLE
Co-Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Canadian International
Development
Agency/Canadian Institutes
of Health Research/Health
Canada
Veterinary Public Health as Part of
the Global Response to Emerging
Diseases. Building a Sustainable
Model in Sri Lanka with Extension
to South and Southeast Asia
300,000
Research Centre/Canadian
Agency
Social Learning in Rural
Aquaculture to Break the Cycle of
Poverty, Food Insecurity and
Unsustainable Practices in Sri
Lanka
303,620
Research Centre/Natural
Sciences and Engineering
Research Council of
Canada/Social Sciences and
Humanities Research
Council/Canadian Institutes
of Health Research
Proposal Development Grant
30,000
Research Centre/Canadian
Agency/Canadian Institutes
of Health Research
Professional Social Networking in
Veterinary Public Health in SE Asia
40,200
CoInvestigator
Research
Team Grant in the Functional
Infectomics of H5/H7 Influenza A
Virus
500,000
Canadian
Collaborator
International Science and
Technology Center
Ecology- Episotologic Monitoring
of Murine Rodents as Basic
Carriers Parasitic and Infection
Diseases in Central Tajikistan
100,000
Senior
Scientist
Vancouver Island Health
Authority
Surveillance for Vectorborne
Diseases on Vancouver Island
60,000
PUBLICATIONS
Munasinghe N, Stephen C, Abeynayake P, Abetgunwardens I. Shrimp farming practices in the Puttalam district
of Sri Lanka: Implications for disease control, industry sustainability and rural development. Veterinary
Medicine International 2010;12:pii679130.
298
Stephen C, Daibes I. Defining features of the practice of global health research: An examination of 14 global
health research teams. Global Health Action 2010;3:5188.
Stephen C, Ninghui L, Zhang L, Yeh. F. Animal health policy principles for highly pathogenic avian influenza:
Shared experience from China and Canada. Zoonoses and Public Health DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.
Vrbova L, Stephen C, Kasman N, Boehnke R, Doyle-Waters M, ChablittpClark A, Gibson B, Brauer M, Patrick
D. Systematic review of surveillance systems for emerging zoonoses. Transboundary and Emerging
Diseases 2010;57(3):154-61.
Tokateloff N, Manning ST, Weese S, Campbell J, Rothenburger J, Stephen C, Bastura V, Gow SP, Reid-Smith
R. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Stapylococcus aureus colonization in horses in Saskatchewan, Alberta
and British Columbia. Canadian Veterinary Journal 2009;50(11):1177-80.
Stephen C. Global Health Research Initiative. 2009 Teasdale-Corti Meeting Report. Cairo, Egypt, October
2009.
Michele Anholt, PhD student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Text mining companion animal medical records for biosentinel events for emerging diseases
Kate Sawford, PhD student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Frontline veterinarians as surveillance nodes for emerging infectipous diseases in Sri Lanka and
Alberta
Amanda Salb, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Detection and surveillance of anthrax outbreaks in free ranging wood bison
Sarah Boyle, MEM student, Department of Environmental Management, Royal Roads University (CoSupervisor)
Thesis Topic: Developing a triage tool for National Park workers for response to wildlife disease events
Ravi Bandara, MVSc student, Department of Veterinary Public Health, University Peradeniya (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Review of Sri Lankan national animal health policy for emerging infectious disease preparedness
Nalaka Munasinghe, MPhil student, University Peradeniya (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Antimicrobial use in Sri Lankan shrimp farms
Catherine Glass, PhD student, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia (CoSupervisor)
Thesis Topic: The role of animals as determinants of health in a rural Masai village in Kenya
Linda Vrbova, PhD student, School of Population and Public Health University of British Columbia (CoSupervisor)
Thesis Topic: Utility of animal data as indicators of emerging disease risks
299
Jack Teng, Postdoctoral student, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health
Research topic: Knowledge mobilization to create aquaculture development policy that addresses food security
needs in Sri Lanka
300
Lloyd R. Sutherland, BA, MDCM, MSC, FRCPC, FACP
Key Words: health technology assessment, epidemiology of gastrointestinal disease
Dr. Sutherland‟s current area of research is in health technology assessment. His recent health technology
assessment reviews include the use of Point-of-Care Testing for Oral Anticoagulants for management with
portable prothrombin time systems, and radioembolization therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Scanning
reviews were also done to assess the feasibility of a full review in three areas: Vitamin D, Endoscopic ultrasound
and radiofrequency ablation therapy.
ROLE
Principal Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Alberta Health and Wellness
Building Evidence
2009/10
ALLOCATION
284,495
PUBLICATIONS
Myers RP, Shaheen AA, Fong A, Wan AF, Swain MG, Hilsden RJ, Sutherland LR, Quan H. Validation of
coding algorithms for the identification of patients with primary billiary cirrhosis using administrative data.
Liver Transplant 2010;24(3):175-82.
Myers RP, Shaheen AA, Fong A, Burak KW, Wan A, Swain MG, Hilsden RJ, Sutherland LR, Quan H.
Epidemiology and natural history of primary billiary cirrhosis in a Canadian health region: A populationbased study. Hepatology 2009;50(6):1884-92.
Sutherland LR, Cepoiu M, Youseffi M, Lorenzetti D, Nash C. Quality analysis of the G1 literature on
endoscopic ultrasound. Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, San Diego, October
2009.
301
Wilfreda E. Thurston, BA, MSc, PhD
Professor, Department of Ecosystems and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Director, Institute for Gender Research, University of Calgary
Adjunct Professor, Faculties of Nursing and Kinesiology
Adjunct Professor, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta
Key Words: Aboriginal health, domestic violence, gender, health policy, participation, women‟s health
Dr. Thurston‟s research program is focused on gender as a determinant of health that intersects with other
determinants of population health, such as racism. A project in collaboration with the Alberta Health Services
examining integration of domestic violence (DV) interventions continues. Her participation in the Healing
Journey project, a longitudinal study of the health effects of DV, also continues and Dr. Thurston leads a grant to
ensure inclusion of Aboriginal women in the Alberta arm of the study. The analysis and dissemination of a
national study of the impact of the BSE crisis on farm families and communities continues. A project examining
resilience and prevention of illness and chronic diseases such as diabetes in Aboriginal youth continues under the
name, Aboriginal Resilience and Prevention for Youth (A RAP for Youth). Research on urban Aboriginal
homelessness is underway with community partners.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Human Resources and Skills
Development Canada
Improving Housing Outcomes for
Aboriginal People through the
Assessment and Development of
Practices, Policies and
Procedures
24,999
Medical Research - Health
Research Fund
The Healing Journey: Aboriginal
Women and Intimate Partner
Abuse in Alberta
ongoing
Co-Principal
Investigator
University Of Calgary, Vice
President Academic Internal
Award
Strengthening Aboriginal
Community Resiliency:
Addressing Diabetes in First
Nations Female Youth in
Southern Alberta
ongoing
CoInvestigator
Research Network Environments
for Aboriginal Health Research
Access to Health Research:
Participation and Empowerment
of Aboriginal Peoples in
Research to Improve Health and
Well-Being
ongoing
National Collaborating Centre
for Determinants of Health
Synthesis of the SDOH Paradigm
Gap
19,684
302
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Research Meetings, Planning
and Dissemination Grant:
Aboriginal Peoples' Health
Developing and Setting a
Research Agenda for Aboriginal
Homelessness
16,957
Prairieaction Foundation,
Community Action Research
Education (CARE) Grant
Program
Making it Visible: Information
and Intervention for Marginalized
Women at Risk for Abuse During
Pregnancy
ongoing
Research Reducing Health
Disparities and Promoting
Equity for Vulnerable
Populations
Reducing Mental Health
Disparities through Population
Health Promotion: Translating
Practice into Knowledge Knowledge into Practice
159,157
PUBLICATIONS
Turner D, Goulet S, Oelke ND, Thurston WE, Woodland A, Bird C, Wilson J, Deschenes C, Boyes M.
Aboriginal Homelessness – Looking for a Place to Belong. The Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary,
2010.
Chapter in Book
Meadows LM, Thurston WE, Lagendyk LE. Aboriginal women at midlife: Grandmothers as agents of change.
In: First Voices: An Aboriginal Women‟s Reader, Monture PA, McGuire PD (eds). Inanna Publications and
Education Inc, Toronto, 2009:188-99.
Thurston WE, Tutty LM, Eisener AC, Lalonde L, Belenky C, Osborne B. Implementation of universal
screening for domestic violence in an urgent care community health center. Health Promotion and Practice
2009;10(4):517-26.
Rowe HA, Meadows LM, Mrkonjic L, Thurston WE. Midlife women and low-trauma fractures: a longitudinal
understanding the risk perception and risk mitigation of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis International
2010;21(Suppl1):S273.
303
Duyen Nguyen, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: to be determined
Alanah Woodland, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The tale of two cities: Comparing and understanding two population health interventions to end
homelessness and their outcomes for Aboriginal people who are homeless
Amrita Roy, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Depression, intimate partner violence and perinatal health in Aboriginal women and infants
Nelly Oelke, PhD student, Interdisciplinary Studies (completed September 2010)
Thesis Topic: The development of a primary health care initiative to facilitate inter-professional practice in the
Aboriginal community
Robyn Mills, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (completed September 2009)
Thesis Topic: A study of methods to assess women‟s knowledge and perceptions of HPV-DNA testing and
cervical cancer
Melissa Rygus, BHSc student, O'Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
Project Topic: Exploring the basis of distrust in healthcare research within the Calgary Aboriginal community
Brittney LaPietra, BHSc student, O'Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
(completed May 2010)
Project Topic: Spirituality and healing from intimate partner violence
304
Suzanne Tough, BSc, MSc, PhD
Key Words: preterm birth, low birth weight, prenatal care, maternal health, child development, parenting,
reproductive behaviour, assisted reproductive techniques, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Dr. Tough‟s research program focuses on improving the health and well-being of women during pregnancy to
achieve optimal maternal, birth and early childhood outcomes. She currently co-leads an interdisciplinary team
of researchers (Preterm Birth and Healthy Outcomes Team), funded by Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical
Research, that is learning more about preventing preterm birth and supporting healthy birth outcomes by looking
at the genetic, molecular, clinical, community and population health factors that contribute to preterm birth. She
is also involved in research projects related to prenatal care, maternal mental health, and child development. The
underlying aim of her research program is to optimize birth and childhood outcomes by creating evidence that
informs the development of community and clinical programs and influences policy.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoPrincipal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Women and Children‟s
Health Research Institute
Examining the Effects of
Breastfeeding Difficulties on
Postpartum Depression: Healthy
Mothers, Healthy Families
20,000
Calgary Children‟s Initiative
(United Way)
Community Perinatal Care Follow
Up Study (Age 8): It‟s All About Me
40,000
Family and Community
Research, Seed Grant
Can Telephone Support in the
Prenatal Period Influence Maternal
Well Being into the Post Partum?
Development of a Team
10,000
3 Cheers for the Early Years,
Group Prenatal Care for UnderServed Communities
116,560
3 Cheers for the Early Years,
All Our Babies Observational Cohort
133,929
for Medical Research,
Interdisciplinary Team Grant
Preterm Birth and Healthy Outcomes
2,375,000
Research, Catalyst Grant:
Maternal and Child Health
Development of a Conception Cohort
to Study the Utilization of Prenatal
Screening
25,000
305
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
CoPrincipal
Investigator
Calgary Laboratory Services
Development of a Conception Cohort
to Study the Utilization of Prenatal
Screening
9,400
CoInvestigator
Research, Operating Grants
Quality of Prenatal Care
Questionnaire: Instrument
Development and Testing
317,265
Max Bell Foundation
CUPS One World Child Development
Centre: Effects of a Multiple
Intervention Preschool Program on
7- and 10-Year-Old Children and
Their Caregivers
56,695
for Medical Research; Health
Research Fund
Clinical Outcomes and Resources
Utilization of Near Term and Term
Neonates Residing in Alberta
33,252
National Collaborating Centre Synthesis of the SDOH (Social
for Determinants of Health
Determinants of Health) Paradigm
Gap
22,000
PUBLICATIONS
Benzies K, Edwards N, Tough SC, Donnelly C, Mychasiuk R. Aboriginal children and their caregivers living
with low income: outcomes from a two-generation preschool program. Journal of Child and Family Studies
2010; published on-line: DOI 10.1007/s10826-010-9394-3.
Fenton TR, Eliasziw M, Lyon AW, Tough SC, Brown JP, Hanley DA. Low urine pH and acid excretion do not
predict bone fractures or the loss of bone mineral density: A prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal
Rikhy S, Tough SC, Benzies K, Kehler H, Johnston D, Trute B. Gauging knowledge of developmental
milestones among Albertan adults: A cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2010;10(1):183.
Tough SC, Siever JE, Benzies K, Leew S, Johnston DW. Maternal well-being and its association to risk of
developmental problems in children at school entry. BMC Pediatrics 2010;10:19.
Benzies K, Edwards N, Tough SC, Nagan K, Nowicki B, Mychasiuk R, Donnelly C. Effects of a two-generation
program on receptive language in low income preschool children. Early Childhood Development and Care
2010; DOI: 10.1080/03004430903424579.
Van der Pol M, Shiell A, Au F, Johnston DW, Tough SC. Eliciting individual preferences for health care: A case
study of perinatal care. Health Expectations 2010;13(1):4-12.
306
Kehler H, Chaput K, Tough SC. Risk factors for cessation of breastfeeding before 6 months of age among a
community sample of women in Calgary, Alberta. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2009;100(5):376-83.
calcium balance: A meta-analysis of the osteoporosis acid-ash diet hypothesis. Nutrition Journal
2009;8(1):41.
Tough SC, Siever J, Benzies K, Leew S, Johnston DW. Maternal factors associated with risk of developmental
problems in children at school age. Acta Paediatrica 2009;98(Suppl 460):60-1.
Rikhy S, Tough SC, Trute B, Benzies K, Kehler H, Johnston DW. Alberta Benchmark Survey: Adults‟
knowledge of child development and implications for health services. Acta Paediatrica 2009;98(Suppl
460):250.
Carol Weller, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Amy Metcalfe, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Impact of prenatal screening on future resource utilization during pregnancy
Kathleen Chaput, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Examining the association between breastfeeding difficulties and postpartum depression: Healthy
moms, healthy babies
Sheila McDonald, Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Child development in context: Family, neighborhood and child factors across the lifecourse
Lesley Wiart, Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Inclusive childcare: Description of effective service delivery models for children with special
needs requiring child care
307
Guido Van Rosendaal, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Key Words: population health, health system, health policy, health management, disease management,
determinants of health
Dr. Van Rosendaal‟s areas of research interest are in population-based disease management, the manipulation of
wait lists by referring physicians, advertising and pop culture as determinants of health, the basis of efficacy of
medical interventions, end-of-life decision-making, oral examinations and the prevention of colorectal neoplasia.
308
Marja J. Verhoef, BA, MA, MSc, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Complementary Medicine
Adjunct Professor, University of Tromsø, Norway
Affiliated Scientist at the Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation,
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
Associate Scientist, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research and
Evaluation Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta
Key Words: complementary and alternative medicine, cancer, methodology, medical education
Dr. Verhoef's research focuses on a wide range of psychosocial factors related to Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM) use in cancer (such as determinants of use, decision-making, communication,
information needs and integration of CAM and conventional medicine). She is also actively involved in
developing appropriate approaches to evaluate CAM interventions, including mixed methods research and whole
or complex systems approaches, as well as the use of appropriate outcome measures.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
2009/10
ALLOCATION
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Research Alliance (NCIC)
A Longitudinal and Case-Controlled Study
of Women with Breast Cancer who Decide
to Decline Conventional Cancer
Treatment and Use Complementary and
Alternative Therapies
12,690
Lotte and John Hecht
Memorial Foundation
Sustaining CAM in UME: Facing the
Challenges, Capitalizing on Opportunities
61,675
IMI Charitable
Foundation
The I-MED Index: A Pilot Study to
Evaluate its Utility, Relevance and
Validity in Optimal Healing Environments
25,175
Memorial Foundation
Pilot Pathways Study – An International
Collaboration for the Study of Cancer
Survivors, Understanding Patient‟s
Pathway to Care
ongoing
Memorial Foundation
IN-CAM Operating Support
60,000
Memorial Foundation
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Education Outcomes (CAMEO)
250,000
309
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Van Iterson Fund for
Alternative Cancer
Treatments, administered
by the Holistic Health
Research Foundation of
Canada
Evaluating the Van Iterson protocol
30,000
Research Alliance
Development of a Natural Health Product
Decision Aid for Menopausal Symptoms
after Breast Cancer Treatment
140,243
Memorial Foundation
Designing a Canadian Centre for
Integrative and Environmental Oncology:
A Multi-phase Feasibility Study
69,448
Health (National Center
for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine)
Developing Patient-Centered Measures
for Outcomes of CAM Therapies NIH
(NCCAM)
75,000
PUBLICATIONS
Verhoef MJ, Mulkins A, Kania A, Findlay-Reece B, Mior S. Identifying the barriers to conducting outcomes
research in integrative health care clinic settings – a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research
2010;10:14.
Porcino AJ, Verhoef MJ. The use of mixed methods for therapeutic massage therapy research. International
Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Body Work 2010;3:15-25.
Paterson CP, Baarts C, Launso L, Verhoef MJ. Evaluating complex interventions: a critical analysis of the
„outcomes‟ concept. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009;9:18.
Lachance L, Hawthorne V, Brien S, Hyland M.E., Lewith G, Verhoef MJ, Warber S, Zick S. Delphi-derived
development of a common epidemiological cor for measuring complementary and alternative medicine
prevalence. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2009;15(5):489-94.
Kania A, Verhoef MJ, Mulkins A, Findlay B. Outcomes research in integrative health care clinics. What are the
barriers? European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2009;4:218-9.
Kania A, Gaboury I, Verhoef M. Evolution of integrative health care literature in the CAM field – bibliometric
analysis. International Journal of Integrated Care 2009;9.
310
Ania Kania, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Exploring the integration of massage therapy into hospital settings
Antony Porcino, PhD student, Department of Community Health
Thesis Topic: A descriptive combined-methods study of Alberta‟s complementary and alternative medicine
manual therapy providers
Heather Ray, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Dragon Boat racing: An evaluation of its impact on the quality of life in breast cancer survivors
Greg Yelland, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Developing a framework for understanding organizational culture in networked organizations from
a complex adaptive systems perspective
Cheryl Barnabe, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Assessment of bony damage using high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography
(HR-pQCT) in rheumatoid arthritis
Lisbeth Nyborg, PhD student, University of Tromsø (Co-Supervisor)
Lasse Skovgard, PhD student, University of Copenhagen (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Use and experienced effects of conventional and alternative treatments among patients with MS in
the Nordic countries
Isabelle Gaboury, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health Sciences
Research Topic: Integrating CAM in Medical Education
311
Claudio Violato, BSc, MA, PhD
Director, Medical Education and Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine
Coordinator, Graduate Program in Medical Education, Department of Medical Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Division of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Education
Key Words: medical education, multi-source feedback systems, psychometrics, learning and cognition, medical
errors, adverse events
Dr. Violato‟s research is in the development and validation of performance measures and licensing for surgeons,
paediatricians, psychiatrists, international medical graduates, occupational therapists, and medical radiation
technologists. This work has also focused on assessing physician competence employing multitrait multimethod
models of clinical performance. Three traits, doctor patient relationship, clinical judgment, and communication
skills provide evidence of high convergent and discriminant validity in this work. Professional and personal
identity is another area of research interest. While identity is malleable throughout the lifespan, the choice of
profession heavily influences its development in adolescence and young adulthood. Most physicians are identity
foreclosed (have decided on medicine in childhood or adolescence). Typically international medical graduates
undergo an identity crisis due to their loss of professional identity (i.e., doctor) in Canada.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
Alberta Employment and
Immigration and
Citizenship and
Immigration Canada
A Cross Sequential Study of the
Professional Integration of International
Medical Graduates: From Application to
Licensure
09/10
ALLOCATION
345,667
PUBLICATIONS
Violato C, Donnon TL. A new journal in medical education (editorial). Canadian Medical Education Journal
2010;1(1): e1-3.
Watt D, Violato C, Lake D, Baig L. Effectiveness of a clinically relevant educational program for improving
medical communication and clinical skills of international medical graduates. Canadian Medical Education
Journal 2010;1(2):e70-80.
Gabriel A, Violato C. The development and psychometric assessment of an instrument to measure attitudes
towards depression and its treatments in patients suffering from non-psychotic depression. Journal of
Affective Disorders 2010;124(3):241-9.
Gabriel A, Violato C. Depression literacy among patients and the public: A literature review. Primary
Psychiatry 2010;17(1):55-64.
312
Raman M, McLaughlin K, Violato C, Rostom A, Coderre S. Teaching in small portions enhances long-term
knowledge retention. Medical Teacher 2010;32(3):250-5.
Baig L, Violato C, Crutcher R. A construct validity study of clinical competence: A multitrait multimethod
matrix approach. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions 2010;30(1):19-25.
Hecker K, Violato C. Validity, reliability and defensibility of assessments in veterinary education. Journal of
Veterinary Medical Education 2009;36(3):271-5.
Lockyer J, Violato C, Wright B, Fidler H. An analysis of long-term outcomes on the impact of curriculum: A
comparison of a 3-year versus 4-year medical schools. Academic Medicine 2009;84(10):1342-7.
Gabriel A, Violato C. The development of a knowledge test of depression and its treatment for patients suffering
from non-psychotic depression: A psychometric assessment. BMC Psychiatry 2009;9:56-75.
McLaughlin K, Ainslie M, Coderre S, Wright B, Violato C. The effect of differential rater function over time
(DRIFT) on objective structured clinical examination ratings. Medical Education 2009;43(10):989-92.
Beran T, Violato C. Student ratings of teaching effectiveness: Student engagement and course characteristics. The
Canadian Journal of Higher Education 2009;39(1):1-13.
Lockyer JM, Violato C, Fidler H, Alakja, P. The assessment of pathology/lab physicians through a multisource
feedback tool. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2009;133(8):1301-8.
Beran T, Violato C, Kline D, Frideres J. What do students consider useful about student ratings? Assessment and
Evaluation in Higher Education 2009;34(5):519-27.
Violato C. Assessing clinical competence in supervised clinical practice. 14th Ottawa Conference in Medical
Education, Miami, 2010.
Watt D, Violato C, Lake D, Faremo F. International medical graduates‟ loss of professional identity and ego
identity crises. 14th Ottawa Conference in Medical Education, Miami, 2010.
Ahmad Abuzinadah, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Essa Alawaad, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Pediatric resident's perceptions of the efficacy of neonatal intensive care unit rotation in meeting
the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada pediatric objectives
Sami Alhaider, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Needs assessment for medical education in Saudi Arabian medical schools
Syeda Ali, PhD student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Psychometric analysis and validity of the medical college admission test of the Aga Khan
University
313
Sarah Alyousif, PhD student, Department of Medical Science (Co-Supervisor)
Mona Nasir, MSc student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Predictive validity of medical school admission test
Jill Norris, PhD student, Department of Medical Science
Alia Zawawi, PhD student, Department of Medical Science (Co-Supervisor)
James Zimmer, PhD student, Department of Medical Science
Thesis Topic: Uses of a virtual learning environment by pre-clerkship undergraduate medical students:
Association with academic achievement and student engagement
314
Ardene Robinson Vollman, BScN, MA, PhD
Health and Evaluation Consultant, Robinson Vollman Inc.
Key Words: health promotion, evaluation, population health, public health
Dr. Vollman‟s primary areas of research are in population and public health with a focus on health promotion
planning and evaluation. Most of her current research is occasioned by the work of students under her
supervision: academic women‟s retirement transitions; plagiocephaly incidence in Calgary; stigma to mental
illness; and dental public health.
Aliyah Mawji, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Plagiocephaly in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Incidence, public health nursing roles, and follow-up
by the Head Shape Clinic, Alberta Children‟s Hospital
Elisabeth Cardoso-Pereira, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Evaluation of a program to combat stigma to mental illness in the workplace
Carola Guardia-Tello, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: The intersection of early childhood caries and domestic violence: How dentists and dental hygienists in
Alberta frame the issue
Tina Strudsholm, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Thesis Topic: Effect of retirement transition on women‟s well-being: A qualitative study of academic women
315
Jian Li Wang, BMed, MMed, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences
Key Words: psychiatric epidemiology, workplace mental health, interventional research, mental health literacy
Dr. Wang‟s research interests include psychiatric epidemiology and mental health literacy. His epidemiological
research has focused on workplace mental health and interventional research. He is also involved in following a
large cohort of employees in Alberta to examine factors triggering depression and anxiety in the workplace and
to understand how work stress and depression affect labor force participation and mortality.
FUNDING AGENCY
Principal
Investigator
Health Research
Improving Child and Adolescent Mental
Health: A Canada–China Collaboration
18,000
Trajectories of Employment and Major
Depression in Seniors and Persons with
Disabilities
52,000
Health Research
Perceived Needs and Utilization of
Workplace Mental Health
Accommodations in Workers with
Depressive and Anxiety Disorders
67,785
Health Research
A Population-Based Longitudinal Study
of Work and Health
141,558
Health Research
Psychological Problems Associated with
Transition to Insulin Therapy in People
with Type II Diabetes
241,371
Health Research
Workplace Reintegration of Veterans
with Mental Disorders
80,000
Health Research
Work Stress and Childhood Adversity in
Relation to Mental Disorders and
Suicidality Among Canadian Soldiers of
a Large Population-Based Sample
60,000
Health Research
The Relationship Between Depression
and Disability in Diabetes: A
Longitudinal Community Study
176,670
CoInvestigator
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
316
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
CoInvestigator
Health Research
Depression and Disability in Diabetes:
A Prospective Community Study
162,311
Canadian Diabetes
Association
Depression and Disability in Diabetes:
A Longitudinal Community Study
91,303
PUBLICATIONS
Patten SB, Wang JL, Williams JVA, Lavorato D, Beck C, Bulloch A. Frequency of antidepressant use in
relation to recent and past major depressive episodes. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2010; 55(8):532-5.
Wang JL, Schmitz N, Smailes E, Sareen J, Patten SB. Workplace characteristics, depression and health-related
presenteeism in a general population sample. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2010;52(8):836-42.
Cook TM, Wang JL. Descriptive epidemiology of stigma against depression in Alberta. BMC Psychiatry
2010;10:29.
Gariepy G, Wang JL, Lesage A, Schmitz N. The longitudinal association from obesity to depression: Results
from the 12-year National Population Health Survey. Obesity 2010;18(5):1033-8.
Wang JL, Williams JVA, Lavorato D, Schmitz N, Dewa CS, Patten SB. The incidence of major depression: The
results from the Canadian National Population Health Survey. Journal of Affective Disorders 2010;123(13):158-63.
Wang JL, Schmitz N, Dewa CS. Socioeconomic status and the risk of major depression: The longitudinal cohort
of the Canadian National Population Health Survey. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
2010;64(5):447-52.
Addington DN, Zhou HF, Kang J, McKenzie E, Adams B, Wang JL. Predictors of hospitalization in first
episode psychosis: developing a risk adjustment model for service comparisons. Psychiatric Services
2010;61(5):483-8.
Gariepy G, Wang JL, Lesage A, Schmitz N. Interaction of obesity and psychological distress on disability.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2010;45(5):531-40.
Patten SB, Wang JL, Williams JVA, Lavorato D, Bulloch A, Eliasziw M. Prospective evaluation of the effect of
major depression on working status in a population sample. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
2009;54(12):841-5.
Schmitz N, Nitka D, Gariepy G, Malla A, Wang JL, Boyer R, Strychar I, Lesage A. Association between
neighborhood–level deprivation and disability in a community sample of people with diabetes. Diabetes
Care 2009;32(11):1998-2004.
317
Schmitz N, Lesage A, Wang JL. Should psychological distress screening in the community account for self
perceived health status? Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2009;54(8):526-33.
Wang JL, Keown LA, Patten SB, Williams JVA, Currie SR, Beck CA, Maxwell CJ, El-Guebaly NA. A
population–based study on ways of dealing with daily stress: Comparisons among individuals with mental
disorders, with long-term general medical conditions and healthy people. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric
Epidemiology 2009;44(8):666-74.
Sharlette Braun, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
Trevor Cook, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences
318
Samuel Wiebe, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Paediatrics and Community
Health Sciences
Head, Division of Neurology, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Director of Clinical Research, Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Key Words: health outcome assessment, randomized controlled trials, epilepsy, epidemiological studies
Dr. Wiebe has three main research areas: 1) Health outcomes research in neurosciences, particularly the
evaluation of medical and surgical interventions, assessment of clinically important change, quality of life,
economic analyses and meta-analyses. He has addressed both methodological and clinical aspects of these
research areas. 2) Health services research, particularly using linked administrative databases and health surveys,
as well as determining the appropriateness and necessity of clinical interventions. 3) Expanding a successful
Clinical Research Unit within the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences. This
unit support study design, data management, and data analysis for clinical research in the neurosciences.
ROLE
Principal
investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE OF PROJECT
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Faculty of Medicine
Hopewell Professorship in Clinical
Neurosciences Research
160,000
Clinical Research Unit
150,000
Hospital Foundation
Allied Health and Nursing
Grant
Tracking Cognitive Side-Effects of
Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) in
Children and Adolescents with
Epilepsy Using a Computerized
Neuropsychological Battery
10,000
American Epilepsy Society
Critical Care EEG Research
Consortium
ongoing
Canada
The Validation and Development of a
Case Definition for Epilepsy
24,000
PUBLICATIONS
Wiebe S. Still an elusive target: Guiding practice for epilepsy surgery. Neurology 2010;75(8):678-9.
Tellez-Zenteno JF, Wiebe S, Lopez-Mendez Y. Extratemporal epilepsy. Its clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic
aspects. Revista de Neurología 2010;51(2):85-94.
319
Toth C, Breithaput K, Ge S, Duan Y, Terris JM, Thiessen A, Wiebe S, Zochodne DW, Suchowersky O.
Levodopa, methylmalonic acid, and neuropathy in idiopathic Parkinson disease. Annals of Neurology
2010;68(1):28-36.
Bowles B, Crupi C, Pigott S, Parrent A, Wiebe S, Janzen L, Kohler S. Double dissociation of selective
recollection and familiarity impairments following two different surgical treatments for temporal-lobe
epilepsy. Neuropsychologia 2010;48(9):2640-7.
Janszky J, Kovacs N, Gyimesi C, Forgarasi A, Doczi T, Wiebe S. Epilepsy surgery, antiepileptic drug trials, and
the role of evidence. Epilepsia 2010;51(6):1004-9.
Sherman EM, Wiebe S. Game-changing, or business as usual?: New findings on naming skills after temporal
lobe surgery. Neurology 2010;74(19):1484-5.
Tellez-Zenteno JF, Ronquillo LH, Moien-Afshari F, Wiebe S. Surgical outcomes in lesional and non-lesional
epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Epilepsy Research 2010;89(2-3):310-8.
Hinnell C, Williams J, Metcalfe A, Patten SB, Parker R, Wiebe S, Jetté N. Health status and health-related
behaviors in epilepsy compared to other chronic conditions-A national population-based study. Epilepsia
2010;51(5):853-61.
Kwan P, Arzimanoglou A, Berg AT, Brodie MJ, Allen Hauser W, Mathern G, Moshé SL, Perucca E, Wiebe S,
French J. Definition of drug resistant epilepsy: Consensus proposal by the ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE
Commission on Therapeutic Strategies. Epilepsia. 2010;51(6):1069-77.
McLachlan RS, Pigott S, Tellez-Zenteno JF, Wiebe S, Parrent A. Epidemiology of epilepsy: Prevalence, impact,
comorbidity and disparities. Epilepsia;36(Suppl2):S7-16.
Wiebe S, Camfield P, Jetté N, Burneo JG. Epidemiology of epilepsy: prevalence, impact, comorbidity and
disparities. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2009;36(Suppl 2):S7-16.
Jetté N, Tellez-Zenteno J, Hadaer W, Macrodimitris S, Hamiwka L, Wirrell E, Quan H, Sherman E, Burneo J,
Metcalfe A, Wiebe S. Epilepsy: When to think surgery? Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
2010;37;3(Suppl 1):S3.
Malak R, Partlo L, Sherman EM, Fay TB, Myles T, Wiebe S, Pillay N, Hader W. Neuropsychological outcome
following selective amygdalo-hippocampectomy: A single Canadian centre cohort of 82 patients. Canadian
Journal of Neurological Sciences 2010;37;3(Suppl 1):S32.
Fujimoto A, Hader W, Pillay N, Dhaliwal H, Murphy W, Starreveld Y, Wiebe S. Analysis of peri-ictal slow
activity on subdural electrode recording. Epilepsia 2009;50(Supp 11).
Speechley KN, Camfield C, Levin S, Smith ML, Wiebe S, Zou GY. Health - related quality of life in children
with new onset epilepsy: A longitudinal assessment of the first 2 years post – diagnosis. Epilepsia
2009;50(Supp 11).
Macrodimitris S, Sherman E, Tellez-Zenteno J, Wiebe S, Metcalfe A, Hernandez-Ronquillo L, Jetté N.
Psychiatric outcomes after epilepsy surgery: A systematic review. Epilepsia 2009;50(Supp 11).
320
Sherman EM, Fay TB, Tellez-Zenteno J, Wiebe S, Jette N. Neuropsychological outcomes after epilepsy surgery:
A systematic review. Epilepsia 2009;50(Supp 11).
Jette N, Tellez-Zenteno J, Hader W, Macrodimitris S, Hamiwka L, Wirrell E, Quan H, Sherman E, Burneo J,
JP, Gross D, Huntsman R, Sadler M, Snead OC, Steven D, Wheatley M, Wiebe S. Who should be referred
for an epilepsy surgery evaluation? Development of an appropriateness and necessity rating tool. Epilepsia
2009;50(Supp 11).
Dhaliwal H, Macrodimitris S, Wiebe S, Tellez-Zenteno J, Metcalfe A, Hernandez-Ronquillo L, Jette N. Quality
of life outcome after temporal or extra - temporal epilepsy surgery: A systematic review. Epilepsia
2009;50(Supp 11).
Hader W, Wiebe S, Tellez-Zenteno J, Kwon CS, Jette N. Complications after temporal or extra-temporal
epilepsy surgery - A systematic review. Epilepsia 2009;50(Supp 11).
Kwon C, Hamiwka L, Macrodimitris S, Tellez-Zenteno J, Wiebe S, Metcalfe A, Hernandez-Ronquillo L, Jette
N. Social outcomes after temporal or extra - temporal epilepsy surgery: A systematic review. Epilepsia
2009;50(Supp 11).
Lawrence Korngut, MSc student, Clinical Epidemiology
Thesis Topic: Safety of intranasal insulin in neuropathic pain
Dr Bandar AlJafen, Postdoctoral student, Epilepsy and EEG fellowship
Research Topic: Usefulness of Intracranial EEG in patients with bilateral temporal epileptogenicity
Dr Fatema Abdulla, Postdoctoral student, Epilepsy and EEG fellowship
Research Topic: Knowledge of women‟s issues related to pregnancy in epilepsy: A survey of health care
professionals
321
Warren M. Wilson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
Graduate Program Director, Biological Anthropology, Department of Archaeology
Key Words: anthropology, rainforest, diet, acculturation, growth, children
Dr. Wilson‟s research interests include nutrition, growth and development, and health inequities. He has
conducted research among the Tatuyo Indians of the Colombian Amazon, the Makushi Indians of Guyana,
farmers in Western Tanzania, and refugees in Calgary to explore subsistence strategies and the impact of rapid
culture change on diet and health outcomes. As a biological anthropologist, he explores health outcomes in light
of evolutionary theory, human biology, and ethnography.
ROLE
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
Social Sciences and
Humanities Research
Council
TITLE OF PROJECT
From Knowledge to Practice: Vitamin
D and New Canadian Mothers and
Children
09/10
ALLOCATION
39,422
PUBLICATIONS
Wilson W, Bulkan J. Sex differences in linear-growth faltering among the Makushi Amerindians of Guyana:
Female buffering or preferential treatment of daughters? American Journal of Human Biology
2009;21:274–5.
Sofia Amarra, PhD student, Biological Anthropology Graduate Program, Department of Archaeology
Thesis Topic: Vitamin D intake among recent Canadian immigrants
Patricia Palmer, MA student, Biological Anthropology Graduate Program, Department of Archaeology
Thesis Topic: Diet and growth of Makushi Amerindian children of Guyana
C. Kate Curtis, MA student, Biological Anthropology Graduate Program, Department of Archaeology
(Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Stable isotope analysis of dietary intake of Haitian Immigrants in the Dominican Republic
Chris Powell, MSc student, Department of Medical Science (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Maternal dietary practice and fetal growth among the Ngorongoro Maasai
322
Gregor Wolbring, PhD
Key Words: ableism, disability studies, governance of science and technology, history
Dr. Wolbring‟s research activities includes ethics of energy, climate change and water; governance of human
performance enhancement and science and technologies such as nanoscale sciences and technologies, cognitive
science and synthetic biology; future of sport for athletes with and without disabilities on all performance levels
and sport education; Ableism (favoritism for certain abilities and the negative judgment of missing ability);
Transhumanization of health and health related concepts; identity change of the health and rehabilitation
profession; telehealth and ehealth; privacy issues; disability studies.
ROLE
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
2009/10
ALLOCATION
Principal
Investigator
University of Karlsruhe,
Germany
Human Enhancement-ETAG Project
3,000
Co-Principal
Investigator
Social Science and
Humanities Research
Council
Building Better Humans? Health,
Enhancement and Human Rights?
11,000
Genome Canada
Metagenomics for Greener
Production and Extraction of
Hydrocarbon Energy: Creating
Opportunities for Enhanced
Recovery with Reduced
Environmental Impact
80,000
Social Science and
Humanities Research
Council
Living Archives on Eugenics in
Western Canada
30,000
Site-Principal
Investigator
PUBLICATIONS
Coenen C, Schuijff M, Smits M, Klaassen P, Hennen L, Rader M, Wolbring G. Human Enhancement Study
Directorate General for Internal Policies, Policy Dept. A: Economic and Scientific Policy Science and
Technology Options Assessments. European Parliament, 2009.
323
Chapters in Books
Wolbring G. Ableism; Access; Cancer treatment Nano-enabled; Design and Construction; Disability and
Nanoscience; International Risk Governance Council (IRGC); Nano Hazard Symbol Contest; Nanoparticle
Occupational Safety and Health Consortium; Nano-photovoltaic; Zinc Oxide (ZnO). In: Encyclopedia of
Nanoscience and Society, Guston D (ed). Sage Publisher, London,
2010: 2-3; 5-7; 72-4; 157-60; 165-6; 358-60; 486-7;514; 516-8, 801-3.
Wolbring G. Thalidomide. In: Encyclopedia of American Disability History, Burch S (ed). New York: Facts on
File, USA, 2009.
Wolbring G. Chapter 21: Nanotechnology and the Transhumanization of Health, Medicine, and Rehabilitation.
In: Controversies in Science & Technology: Volume 3 From Evolution To Energy, Lee Kleinman D,
Delborne J, Cloud-Hansen, KA, Handelsman, J (eds). Liebert Publisher, New Rochelle, NY, USA, 2010:
290-303.
Wolbring G, Stahnisch FW, Legg D. Meaning of inclusion throughout the history of the Paralympics. Journal of
Sport and Society 2010;1(3):81-93.
Wolbring G. Obsolescence and body technologies. Dilemata International Journal of Applied Ethics
2010;2(4):67-83.
Wolbring G. Too narrow debate on enhancement: A problem for rehabilitation professionals. Official Journal of
the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010;2(4):294-7.
Wolbring G. Nanoscale science and technology and social cohesion. International Journal of Nanotechnology
2010;7(2/3):155-73.
Wolbring G. Therapeutic, enhancement enabling, assistive devices and the UN Convention on the rights of
persons with disabilities: A missing lens in the enhancement regulation discourse. Journal of International
Biotechnology Law 2009;6(5):193-206.
Wolbring G. A culture of neglect: Climate discourse and disabled people. Media and Culture 2009;12(4).
Amy Johnston, MSc student, Department of Community Health Sciences (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Postulating the impact of synthetic biology‟s product and application promises on the health and
well-being of Albertans: A scoping review of the discourse
Dee Taylor, PhD student, Department of Community Health Sciences
324
Sophya Yumakulov, BHSc student, Faculty of Medicine
Project Topic: The changing expression of ableism In North America from 1851-present and its impact on the
meaning and determinants of health. Student was a recipient of the Markin Undergraduate Student Research
Program in Health and Wellness award.
Brigid Burke, BHSc student, University of Toronto (summer research project)
Project Topic: Climate, energy and sustainability
325
Stephen L. Wood, MD, FRCS(C), MSc
Associate Professor, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of
Key Words: perinatal epidemiology, stillbirth, prematurity
Dr. Wood‟s research activities include the development of protocols for examining stillbirth rates in multiples,
and examining perinatal mortality with a variation of the fetus at risk approach. He continues to work in
collaboration with Dr. Donna Slater (basic science) on understanding prostaglandins role in the initiation of
labor.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE
09/10
ALLOCATION
Calgary Health Region Perinatal
Funding Comp
RCT of Progesterone to Prevent
Prematurity in Multiple
Pregnancies
10,000
Calgary Health Region Perinatal
Funding Comp
Prostaglandins and Early Labor
29,400
Co-Principal
Investigator
Industry Funding/Ross Labs
PREMI
125,000
CoInvestigator
Medical Research Team Grant
PREHOT
5,000,000
PUBLICATIONS
Hilton J, Allan B, Swaby C, Wahba R, Jarrell J, Wood S, Ross S, Tran Q. IV Nitroglycerin for external cephalic
version: Randomized trials in nulliparas and multiparas. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009;114(3):560-7.
Milne J, Gafni A, Lu D, Wood S, Sauve R, Ross R. Developing and pre-testing a decision board to facilitate
informed choice about delivery approach in uncomplicated pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2009;9:50.
Xu H, Perez-Cuevas R, Xiong X, Reyes H, Roy C, Julien P, Smith G, von Dadelszen P, Leduc L, Audibert F,
Moutquin JM, Piedboeuf B, Shatenstein B, Parra-Cabrera S, Choquette P, Winsor S, Wood S, Benjamin A,
Walker M, Helewa M, Tawagi G, Seaward G, Ohlsson A, Magee LA, Olatunbosun F, Gratton R, Shear R,
Demianczuk N, Collet JP, Wei S, Fraser WD (INTAPP study group). An international trial of antioxidants in
the prevention of preeclampsia (INTAPP). American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2010;202(3):239.e1-239.e10.
326
Hay A, Wood S, Olsen D, Slater DM. Labour is associated with decreased expression of the prostaglandin F
receptor (PTGFR) and a novel PTGFR splice variant in human myometrium but not decidua. Molecular
Human Reproduction 2010;16(10):752-60.
Andrea Hay, MSc student, Department of Physiology (Co-Supervisor)
Thesis Topic: Characterization of prostaglandin E2 receptor expression in human myometrium at term and
preterm labor
327
David Zygun, BSc, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Neurosciences
Medical Director, Foothills Medical Centre Intensive Care Unit
Key Words: neurocritical care medicine, clinical trials, advanced neuro monitoring organ dysfunction
Dr. Zygun‟s focus is on the ongoing development of an academic neurocritical care program. The establishment
of an advanced neuromonitoring program including cerebral micro dialysis has resulted in the ability to study the
role of matrix metalloproteinase expression in severe traumatic brain injury, and an initial pilot study has been
completed.
ROLE
Principal
Investigator
CoInvestigator
FUNDING AGENCY
TITLE OF PROJECT
09/10
ALLOCATION
Canadian Intensive Care
Foundation
Hyper-Man: Modulation of
Neuroinflammation and Extracellular
Proteolysis in Severe Traumatic Brain
Injury: A Randomized Controlled Study
34,000
Alberta Heritage
research
Proteomics of Severe Traumatic Brain
Injury: Matrix Metalloproteinase
Expression (Salary Support and
Establishment Grant)
125,000
Health Research
Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression in
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury:
Proteomics of Severe Traumatic Brain
Injury (Salary Support)
60,000
Clinical Research Unit
Pilot Funding Competition
The Rate of Intracranial Blood
Clearance Following Aneurysmal
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
13,000
Alberta Heritage
Research Team Grant
The Alberta Sepsis Grant
999,669
PUBLICATIONS
Wilson BJ, Cowan HJ, Lord JA, Zuege DJ, Zygun DA. The accuracy of pulse oximetry in emergency
department patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Emergency
Medicine 2010;10(1):9.
328
Hennessy D, Widder S, Zygun DA, Hurlbert RJ, Borrowes P, Kortbeek J. Cervical spine clearance in obtunded
blunt trauma patients: A prospective study. Journal of Trauma 2010;68(3):576-82.
Stelfox HT, Ahmed SB, Zygun DA, Khandwala F, Laupland K. Characterization of intensive care unit acquired
hyponatremia and hypernatremia following cardiac surgery. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
2010;57(7):650-8.
Xue M, Mikliaeva EI, Casha S, Zygun DA, Demchuk A, Yong VW. Improving outcomes of neuroprotection by
minocycline. Guides from cell culture and intracerebral hemorrhage in mice. American Journal of Pathology
2010;176(3):1193-202.
Billington EO, Zygun DA, Stelfox HT, Peets AD. Intensivists' base specialty of training is associated with
variations in mortality and practice patterns. Critical Care 2009;13(6):R209.
Zygun DA. Sodium and brain injury: Do we know what we are doing? Critical Care 2009;13(5):184.
Haljan G, Maitland A, Buchan A, Arora RC, King M, Haigh J, Culleton B, Faris P, Zygun DA. The
erythropoietin neuroprotective effect: Assessment in CABG surgery (TENPEAKS): A randomized, doubleblind, placebo controlled, proof-of-concept clinical trial. Stroke 2009;40(8):2769-75.
Shahpori R, Stelfox HT, Doig CJ, Boiteau PJE, Zygun DA. Sequential organ failure assessment in pandemic
planning. Critical Care 2010,14(Suppl 1):P477.
Casha S, Zygun DA, McGowan D, Yong VW, Hurlbert RJ. Neuroprotection with minocycline after spinal cord
injury: Results of a double blind, randomized, controlled pilot study. Neurosurgery 2009;65(2):410-1.
Casha S, Zygun DA, McGowan, Yong VW, Hurlbert RJ. Spinal cord perfusion pressure management after
spinal cord injury – results of a randomized controlled pilot study. Presented at the 2009 Congress of
Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana, October 24-29, 2009.
Ben Wilson, MD, Department of Medicine
Research Topic: Emergency department factors associated with the development of acute lung injury in patients
with severe sepsis and septic shock
Derek Roberts, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Surgery
Research Topic: Sedation for critically ill adults with severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review of
randomized controlled trials
Joanna James, Postdoctoral Fellow, Post Graduate Nursing
Research topic: Neurocritical Care
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