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Bruce Wright

Professor

Pediatrics Dept

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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49 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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196

Publications

3,982

Citations

221

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Research

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Child Health Covid-19 Critical Care Data Infrastructure Emergency Department Epidemiology Inpatient Medicine Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness

Latest papers

Standardized Workload Assessment Metric for Pediatric Emergency Departments (SWAMPED): Multicenter Derivation and Evaluation of a Task-Level Workload Measure.
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026
A revision of the venous return-cardiac output graph using both "cardiac input" and a clinical key
Physiology · 2026 · first author
Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infection in Young Febrile Children in the Emergency Department.
JAMA network open · 2026

All 196 publications

Latest funding

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,988,500
Examining the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Patient-Managed Discharge Communication Tool: A Mixed Methods Hybrid Type 1 Design Study
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,419,076
COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator

All 8 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 196 publications.

Standardized Workload Assessment Metric for Pediatric Emergency Departments (SWAMPED): Multicenter Derivation and Evaluation of a Task-Level Workload Measure.

Meckler G, Bone JN, Principi T, Wright B, Gravel J, Mater A, Singh D, Görges M, van Rooij T, Hurley KF, Doan Q, for Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/acem.70314 PMID: 42084450

A revision of the venous return-cardiac output graph using both "cardiac input" and a clinical key

Bruce J. Wright

Physiology2026First author

DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2026.41.s1.2301186

Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infection in Young Febrile Children in the Emergency Department.

Kinlin C, Gravel J, Barrowman N, Bijelik V, Cook R, Wills-Ibarra N, Zemek R, Shaikh N, Bhatt M, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Network

JAMA network open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.1741 PMID: 41823964

Healthcare Cost Associated with an Acute Mental Healthcare Bundle in Pediatric Emergency Departments.

Ibraimova L, Newton AS, Freedman SB, Thull-Freedman J, Wright B, Ohinmaa A, Tran DT

PharmacoEconomics - open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1007/s41669-025-00631-w PMID: 41530526

Outcomes Following a Mental Health Care Intervention for Children in the Emergency Department: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.

Newton AS, Thull-Freedman J, Xie J, Lightbody T, Woods J, Stang A, Winston K, Larson J, Wright B, Stubbs M, Morrissette M, Freedman SB, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)

JAMA network open20254 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61972 PMID: 40009377

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of anxiety and depression

Dun-Dery F, Xie J, Zemek R, Winston K, Burstein B, Sabhaney V, Emsley J, Gravel J, Kam A, Mater A

Frontiers in Pediatrics20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1524617

Using mHealth to Predict Asthma Exacerbations in Children and Adolescents (Mobile Health for Kids With Asthma): Protocol for an Observational Study.

Nyirimanzi N, Bransi M, Counil FP, Drouin O, Gravel J, Hicks A, Longo C, Moraes TJ, Osmanlliu E, Radhakrishnan D, Yang C, To T, Wright B, Tse SM

JMIR research protocols20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.2196/70517 PMID: 40934499

Using EEG to Assess Cognitive Fatigue in Real Time: A Medical Simulation Study

Olave E. Krigolson, Harvey Howse, Mathew R. Hammerstrom, Alison Walzak, Bruce J. Wright, Kent G. Hecker

Medical Science Educator20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s40670-025-02421-9 PMID: 41112916

A National Survey of Caregiver Needs and Experiences When Attending the Emergency Department

Ali S, Rahimi A, Rajagopal M, Ma K, Yaskina M, Clerc P, Stang A, Beer D, Poonai N, Kam A

Pediatric Emergency Care20253 citations

DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003327

Developing the Standardized Workload Assessment Metric for Pediatric Emergency Departments: Initial Steps Using a Modified Delphi Method.

Rose J, Chong A, McKinley K, Meckler G, Van Rooij T, Görges M, Principi T, Gravel J, Singh D, Hurley K, Wright B, Turner T, Mater A, Burstein B, Doan Q

Pediatric emergency care20252 citations

DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003353 PMID: 40067025

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Op Grant: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding - Data Accessibility

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Ali, Samina; Banerjee, Ananya T; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Buchanan, Francine; Carwana, Matthew; Drouin, Olivier; Fontela, Patricia S; Gill, Peter J; Kellner, James D; Knisley, Lisa; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Li, Patricia T; Portales-Casamar, Elodie; Roumeliotis, Nadia; Sadarangani, Manish

Keywords: Child Health; Data Availability; Maternal Health; Pandemic Preparedness

$2,988,500

Examining the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Patient-Managed Discharge Communication Tool: A Mixed Methods Hybrid Type 1 Design Study

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet; Archambault, Patrick; Bohn, Vanessa; Burns, Emma C; Cassidy, Christine E; Sinclair, Douglas E; Wells, Robert; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Co-Design; Discharge Communication; Emergency Practice Settings; Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness Implementation Design; Interrupted Time Series; Mixed-Methods; Patient-Managed Tools; Patient-Oriented Research

$1,419,076

COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: POPCORN Supplement

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Covid 19

A Multi-Disciplinary, Patient-Partnered, Pan-Canadian, Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of an Innovative Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care Bundle

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Stang, Antonia S; Stubbs, Michael D; Wasylak, Tracy J; Wright, Bruce; Berthelot, Simon; Cherry, Jonathan; Eltorki, Mohamed; Finkelstein, Yaron; Gagnon, Isabelle; Joubert, Gary I; Lipman, Ellen L; Macdonald, Lee; Mater, Ahmed; Newton, Mandi S; Porter, Robert; Rasiah, Jananee; Sareen, Jitender; Sawyer, Scott; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Addictions; Child And Adolescent; Comparative Effectiveness; Emergency Department; Health Information Management; Home And Community-Based Care; Implementation Science; Mental Health; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Priorities

$3,000,000

Implementing Innovative Models of Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Development Grants - Alberta

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Mikrogianakis, Angelo; Stubbs, Michael D; Wright, Bruce; Chan, Kevin J; Klassen, Terry P; MacMaster, Frank P; Newton, Mandi S; Rittenbach, Kay; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Addictions; Child And Adolescent; Emergency; Health Information Management; Health Workforce; Home And Community-Based Care; Mental Health

$99,999

Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for Acute Care of Pediatric Concussion: Uptake, Outcomes, and Health Care Impacts

Co-investigatorBRAIN2018Improving Health Outcomes and Quality of Life

Principal investigators: Yeates, Keith

Keywords: Injury; Brain Injury

$429,000

Evaluation of My-HEARTSMAP, a self-reporting youth mental health assessment & management tool.

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Doan, Quynh H; Newton, Mandi S

Keywords: Assessment Tool; Mental Health; Screening; Youth

$589,049

Understanding Discharge Instruction for Children and Caregivers in the Transition from Pediatric Emergency Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program - Nova Scotia

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet

Keywords: Discharge Instructions; Effective Communication; Health Service Delivery; Knowledge Translation; Pediatric Emergency Care

$217,902

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Profile data last refreshed on September 29, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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Bruce Wright

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Standardized Workload Assessment Metric for Pediatric Emergency Departments (SWAMPED): Multicenter Derivation and Evaluation of a Task-Level Workload Measure.

A revision of the venous return-cardiac output graph using both "cardiac input" and a clinical key

Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infection in Young Febrile Children in the Emergency Department.

Healthcare Cost Associated with an Acute Mental Healthcare Bundle in Pediatric Emergency Departments.

Outcomes Following a Mental Health Care Intervention for Children in the Emergency Department: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of anxiety and depression

Using mHealth to Predict Asthma Exacerbations in Children and Adolescents (Mobile Health for Kids With Asthma): Protocol for an Observational Study.

Using EEG to Assess Cognitive Fatigue in Real Time: A Medical Simulation Study

A National Survey of Caregiver Needs and Experiences When Attending the Emergency Department

Developing the Standardized Workload Assessment Metric for Pediatric Emergency Departments: Initial Steps Using a Modified Delphi Method.

Frequent collaborators

Naveen Poonai

Stephen Freedman

Samina Ali

Quynh Doan

April Kam

Jocelyn Gravel

Roger Zemek

Antonia Stang

Brett Burstein

Gabrielle Freire

Vikram Sabhaney

Simon Berthelot

Jennifer Thull-Freedman

Maala Bhatt

Ahmed Mater

Irene Ma

Waleed Alqurashi

Maryna Yaskina

Terry Klassen

Tanya Beran

Anne Moffatt

Christopher Doig

Mike Benigeri

Lisa Knisley

Connie Yang

Jay Rosenfield

Jon Gamble

Andrew Dixon

Anurag Saxena

Arto Ohinmaa

Janet de Groot

Kirk Leifso