Carina Majaesic, University of Alberta

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Alberta profile.

Latest papers

The DECIDE-T protocol: adoption and enhancement of a care pathway for children with medical complexity - an implementation evaluation project for paediatric tracheostomy.
BMJ open · 2026
Features Associated With the Presence of Specific Bacterial Strains in Pediatric Tracheostomy.
Respiratory care · 2025
Tracheostomies in term and preterm infants: A single-center Canadian retrospective cohort.
Pediatric pulmonology · 2022

All 11 publications

Latest funding

The Implementation and Evaluation of an Alberta Childhood Asthma Clinical Pathway.
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$350,000

All 1 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

The DECIDE-T protocol: adoption and enhancement of a care pathway for children with medical complexity - an implementation evaluation project for paediatric tracheostomy.

Ofosu D, Qureshi N, Kammerer E, Lecona L, Thomson-Kai P, Nitschke S, Gibson K, Schellenberg C, Wilkes S, Duke D, Schaab K, Davis J, Bonn N, Mahon K, Deus A, Doran T, Wiens S, Platt JM, Garros D, Jamal SM, Majaesic C, Soril L, Kam K, Walton J, Round J, Zimmermann GL, Mack C, Stickland MK, van Manen M, Castro Codesal ML

BMJ open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117688 PMID: 42532566

02

Features Associated With the Presence of Specific Bacterial Strains in Pediatric Tracheostomy.

Zhang C, Elawad D, Hicks MS, Schellenberg C, Majaesic C, Tyrrell G, Hicks EA

Respiratory care2025

DOI: 10.4187/respcare.11733 PMID: 39438064

03

Tracheostomies in term and preterm infants: A single-center Canadian retrospective cohort.

Wong CK, Harris L, Hicks M, Majaesic C, Schellenberg C, Kumaran K, Law BHY

Pediatric pulmonology20223 citations

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25823 PMID: 35023318

04

Workshop Report: Aerosol Delivery to Spontaneously Breathing Tracheostomized Patients.

Berlinski A, Ari A, Davies P, Fink J, Majaesic C, Reychler G, Tatla T, Amirav I

Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery2017

DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2016.1348 PMID: 28075193

05

Changes to a pediatric sleep disordered breathing clinic improve wait-times and clinic efficiency.

Lau A, Ewing C, Gnanapragasam J, Majaesic C, MacLean J, Mandhane PJ

Pediatric pulmonology201611 citations

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23440 PMID: 27133382

06

Dry Powder Inhaler Delivery of Tobramycin in In Vitro Models of Tracheostomized Children

Wallace B. Wee, Scott Tavernini, Andrew R. Martin, Israel Amirav, Carina M. Majaesic, Warren H. Finlay

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery20164 citations

DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2016.1309 PMID: 27563934

07

Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 regulates degranulation in human eosinophils.

Odemuyiwa SO, Ilarraza R, Davoine F, Logan MR, Shayeganpour A, Wu Y, Majaesic C, Adamko DJ, Moqbel R, Lacy P

Immunology201516 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/imm.12416 PMID: 25346443

08

Physician specialty influences important aspects of pediatric asthma management.

Aung YN, Majaesic C, Senthilselvan A, Mandhane PJ

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice20148 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.12.005 PMID: 24811022

09

A child's asthma quality of life rating does not significantly influence management of their asthma

Piush J. Mandhane, Shawna L. McGhan, Heather M. Sharpe, Eric Y.L. Wong, Pat A. Hessel, A. Dean Befus, Carina M. Majaesic

Pediatric Pulmonology201019 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21157 PMID: 20082342

10

Prevalence of Asthma and Risk Factors for Asthma‐Like Symptoms in Aboriginal and Non‐Aboriginal Children in the Northern Territories of Canada

Zhiwei Gao, Brian Hunter Rowe, Carina M. Majaesic, Cindy O’Hara, A. Senthilselvan

Canadian Respiratory Journal200829 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1155/2008/302407 PMID: 18437256

The Implementation and Evaluation of an Alberta Childhood Asthma Clinical Pathway.

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Johnson, David W; Westerlund, Christine

Keywords: Asthma; Childhood; Knowledge Translation; Web-Based Teaching Modules

$350,000

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.

Frequent collaborators

Piush Mandhane and Piushkumar Mandhane: 305 shared papers
Brian Rowe and Michael Stickland: 81 shared papers
Michael Stickland and Eric Wong: 37 shared papers
Darryl Adamko and Paige Lacy: 9 shared papers
Brian Rowe and Darryl Adamko: 6 shared papers
Darryl Adamko and Francis Davoine: 6 shared papers
Michael Stickland and Joanna MacLean: 5 shared papers
Paige Lacy and Francis Davoine: 5 shared papers
Piush Mandhane and Joanna MacLean: 4 shared papers
Joanna MacLean and Piushkumar Mandhane: 4 shared papers
Brian Rowe and Irvin Mayers: 3 shared papers
Brian Rowe and Eric Wong: 3 shared papers
Darryl Adamko and Zhiwei Gao: 3 shared papers
Piush Mandhane and Carina Majaesic: 3 shared papers
Carina Majaesic and Piushkumar Mandhane: 3 shared papers
Michael van Manen and Karen Kam: 2 shared papers
Michael Stickland and Jeff Round: 2 shared papers
Matthew Hicks and Piush Mandhane: 2 shared papers
Matthew Hicks and Piushkumar Mandhane: 2 shared papers
Andrew Martin and Joanna MacLean: 2 shared papers
Andrew Martin and Eric Wong: 2 shared papers
Karen Kam and Joanna MacLean: 2 shared papers
Karen Kam and Jeff Round: 2 shared papers
Paige Lacy and Irvin Mayers: 2 shared papers
Irvin Mayers and Dilini Vethanayagam: 2 shared papers
Brian Rowe and Zhiwei Gao: 1 shared paper
Brian Rowe and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Michael van Manen and Michael Stickland: 1 shared paper
Michael van Manen and Brenda Law: 1 shared paper
Michael van Manen and Shelina Jamal: 1 shared paper
Michael van Manen and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Michael van Manen and Jeff Round: 1 shared paper
Michael van Manen and Jennifer Walton: 1 shared paper
Michael Stickland and Shelina Jamal: 1 shared paper
Michael Stickland and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Michael Stickland and Jennifer Walton: 1 shared paper
Darryl Adamko and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Zhiwei Gao and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Matthew Hicks and Brenda Law: 1 shared paper
Matthew Hicks and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Gregory Tyrrell and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Gregory Tyrrell and Dilini Vethanayagam: 1 shared paper
Brenda Law and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Andrew Martin and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Shelina Jamal and Karen Kam: 1 shared paper
Shelina Jamal and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Shelina Jamal and Jennifer Walton: 1 shared paper
Karen Kam and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Paige Lacy and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Paige Lacy and Dilini Vethanayagam: 1 shared paper
Joanna MacLean and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Francis Davoine and Carina Majaesic: 1 shared paper
Carina Majaesic and Irvin Mayers: 1 shared paper
Carina Majaesic and Jeff Round: 1 shared paper
Carina Majaesic and Dilini Vethanayagam: 1 shared paper
Carina Majaesic and Eric Wong: 1 shared paper
Carina Majaesic and Jennifer Walton: 1 shared paper

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Paper to mention

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Majaesic, 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 "The DECIDE-T protocol: adoption and enhancement of a care pathway for children with medical complexity - an implementation evaluation project for paediatric tracheostomy." (2026), 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]