The UBC Knowledge Exchange and SFU Knowledge Mobilization units, in partnership with UBC Health and Genome BC, are thrilled to announce our first cohort of the SFU-UBC Implementation Science training program. The program's primary goal is to increase British Columbia's research capacity in implementation science by enhancing grant funding opportunities for projects led by BC-based researchers and expanding the province's network of implementation scientists. The inaugural cohort of IS Scholars comprises researchers from Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, representing various facets of health research.
Skye Barbic (UBC)
Dr. Skye Barbic, PhD, OT Reg(BC), is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia. She is a registered occupational therapist, Head Scientist at Foundry, and health services researcher at Advancing Health Outcomes and Providence Research. Dr. Barbic’s work focuses on mental health system reform, practice innovation, and measurement-based care.
Kaylee Byers (SFU/ Genome BC Scholar)
Dr. Kaylee Byers is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, a Senior Scientist with the Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, and the Deputy Director of the British Columbia node of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative. Dr. Byers' research investigates the connections among human-animal-and environmental health to support programs that lead to early detection, prevention and management of emerging health issues. She is also passionate about science communication, hosting Genome BC's podcast Nice Genes! and co-organizes Nerd Nite Vancouver, a quarterly science seminar series.
Rachel Carter (UBC)
Rachel Carter (Director of Research, BC Centre for Palliative Care; Research Scholar, Equity in Palliative Care, Providence Healthcare; Adjunct Professor, Division of Palliative Care, UBC) hopes to improve improving equity in the provision of palliative care. Much of her past research has involved community-based Advance Care Planning education, focusing on improving awareness and engagement by increasing community capacity. More recently, her experience includes grief and bereavement supports within the province, building consensus around the definition of care provided by hospice societies in BC, and how to improve serious illness conversations for people experiencing structural inequities.
Theodore Cosco (SFU)
As an Associate Professor of Mental Health & Aging in the School of Public Policy at SFU, I am passionate about mental health: research, technology development, and democratization. Using a transdisciplinary approach implementing both qualitative and quantitative methods, I'm interested in developing strategies for how we can be happier and healthier for longer. When I'm not pacing around my office drinking 50°C black coffee, you’ll find me chasing salmonids with a fly rod or cooking over an open fire.
Sarah Crowe (SFU/ Surrey Hospitals Foundation Scholar)
Sarah Crowe began her nursing career at Surrey Memorial Hospital in 2001 practicing in Emergency and Critical Care, before attaining a Master of Nursing in 2010 and assuming various leadership roles in Fraser Health. She completed a post-Master’s graduate diploma in Nurse Practitioner (family) in 2018, establishing the Critical Care Nurse Practitioner role at Surrey Memorial Hospital. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing at UBC while working as the NP Clinician Scientist for Fraser Health, focusing on advancing NP research and scholarship, with personal research interests in ICU survivorship and supporting the wellbeing of healthcare teams.
Kristen Haase (UBC)
Kristen Haase, RN PhD (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing at UBC and an Affiliated Scientist at the BC Cancer Research Institute. Her research program centres on supporting older adults as they manage cancer, chronic disease, and wellbeing, in domains of symptom science, self-management, and technology-enabled interventions.
Carla Hilario (UBC)
Dr. Carla Hilario is a nurse scientist with expertise in child and youth health research. She holds a primary appointment as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia-Okanagan and an adjunct appointment in the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta. Her program of research investigates the structural and social determinants of young people's health, with a focus on youth mental health, to inform and implement contextualized interventions using health equity implementation science frameworks.
Vishal Jain (SFU)
Vishal Jain currently serves as the Director, Cultural Safety and Humility at Health Standards Organization. His interdisciplinary academic training includes degrees in Human Rights and Public Health, with a concentration in social inequities and health. Vishal is also an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, where he focuses his teaching and research on topics related to health system transformation, anti-oppression, human rights, and the social determinants of health.
Claire Seaton (UBC)
Dr Claire Seaton is a hospitalist general pediatrician at B.C. Children’s Hospital (BCCH), Pediatrician within the BCCH Asthma Clinic, Program Director for the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Her clinical work and research interests have intersected to focus on Knowledge Translation, Quality Improvement and Education, particularly in the area of acute respiratory illnesses in children. She’s excited to be joining the SFU-UBC Implementation Science Training initiative and hopes to focus on improving care for children with conditions such as bronchiolitis and asthma.
Michelle Wong (UBC)
Dr. Michelle Wong is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine at UBC, and a recipient of the Marcia Bell Distinguished Scholar Award. Her research focuses on metabolic and cardiovascular complications of kidney disease. Through collaboration between nephrologists, primary care providers, allied health professionals and patient partners, her implementation project will develop, implement, and evaluate strategies to improve follow-up care for patients hospitalized with acute kidney injury. She looks forward to learning from IS Training Program mentors and peers.
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