Alexander Clark, University of Alberta

Research

Disease Management Access Cardiac Evidence Usage Exercise Heart Knowledge Translation Prevention

Latest papers

A survey of physical activity programming and counseling preferences in young-adult cancer survivors.
Cancer nursing · 2012
Physical activity and health-related quality of life in young adult cancer survivors: a Canadian provincial survey.
Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2011

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Effectiveness of Heart Failure Disease Management Intervention Components: A Network Meta-Analysis
CIHR · 2018 · Supervisor
$105,000
What components matter most in secondary prevention interventions for coronary heart disease?: Better data for better knowledge usage
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$99,481
Mechanisms of heart failure self care interventions: Improving care by understanding what works and why
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$99,923

All 6 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

A survey of physical activity programming and counseling preferences in young-adult cancer survivors.

Bélanger LJ, Plotnikoff RC, Clark A, Courneya KS

Cancer nursing2012

DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0b013e318210220a PMID: 21558852

02

Physical activity and health-related quality of life in young adult cancer survivors: a Canadian provincial survey.

Bélanger LJ, Plotnikoff RC, Clark A, Courneya KS

Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2011

DOI: 10.1007/s11764-010-0146-6 PMID: 20857227

Effectiveness of Heart Failure Disease Management Intervention Components: A Network Meta-Analysis

SupervisorCIHR2018Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Allana, Saleema

Keywords: Cardiovascular; Disease Management Interventions; Gender Based Analysis; Health Behaviors; Health Services; Heart Failure; Network Meta-Analysis; Self Care

$105,000

What components matter most in secondary prevention interventions for coronary heart disease?: Better data for better knowledge usage

Nominated PICIHR2013Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Clark, Alexander M; Arthur, Heather M

Keywords: Access; Cardiac; Disease Management; Evidence Usage; Exercise; Heart; Knowledge Translation; Prevention; Rehabilitation; Taxonomy

$99,481

Mechanisms of heart failure self care interventions: Improving care by understanding what works and why

Nominated PICIHR2012Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Clark, Alexander M; Harkness, Karen I

Keywords: Chronic Care; Disease Management; Health Promotion; Interventions

$99,923

Qual-Play: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Active Free Play Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Holt, Nicholas L; Down, Judith

Keywords: Children; Meta-Synthesis; Physical Activity; Play; Qualitative

$87,534

A knowledge synthesis of heart failure self-care needs: Listening and responding to patients and lay caregivers

Nominated PICIHR2009Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Clark, Alexander M; Mckelvie, Robert S

Keywords: Caregiving; Chronic Disease Management; Patient Support; Self-Care

$91,453

Development of audit with feedback intervention to improve acute cardiovascular care using APPROACH

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Sales, Anne E; Ghali, William A; Knudtson, Merril L

Keywords: Audit With Feedback; Cardiac Disease; Databases; Knowledge Translation; Quality Improvement

$148,699

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Disease Management Dear Professor Clark, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A survey of physical activity programming and counseling preferences in young-adult cancer survivors." (2012), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]