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Denise Campbell-Scherer

ResearcherFamily MedicineUniversity of Alberta

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Denise Campbell-Scherer

Researcher

Family Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2016.

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Publications

1,404

Citations

101

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Primary Care Human-Centred Design Obesity Patient Engagement Patient-Oriented Research Shared Decision Making Exercise Family Medicine

Latest papers

Supporting depression care: antidepressant prescribing patterns among adults in Alberta, Canada.
BMC primary care · 2026 · senior author
The development of an online palliative care toolkit for cirrhosis
Canadian Liver Journal · 2025
Co-creating health system innovation with people who use drugs.
Harm reduction journal · 2025

All 43 publications

Latest funding

Primary care implementation of a no-cost education and exercise program for chronic low back pain (GLA:D Back).
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Building on Existing Tools To Improve Chronic Disease Prevention and Screening in Primary Care Virtually: the Virtual BETTER Study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
De-implementing low value care: a research program of the Choosing Wisely Canada Implementation Research Network
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$1,500,000

All 10 grants and awards

43 publications.

Supporting depression care: antidepressant prescribing patterns among adults in Alberta, Canada.

Ofosu NN, Jabbour B, Setchell B, Mathe N, Ross D, Campbell-Scherer D

BMC primary care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-026-03190-z PMID: 41618178

The development of an online palliative care toolkit for cirrhosis

Patel K, Brisebois A, Davison SN, Tate J, Mirhosseini N, DeKock I, Burton-MacLeod S, Labrie M, Mitri M, Sinnarajah A

Canadian Liver Journal20251 citations

DOI: 10.3138/canlivj-2024-0022

Co-creating health system innovation with people who use drugs.

McBeth R, Sandberg C, Varewny V, Piggott B, Ajani A, Auger S, Campbell-Scherer D, Dong K, Hyshka E, Srinivasan C, Twan S, Umpherville L, Salvalaggio G

Harm reduction journal2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01326-5 PMID: 41126202

Challenges and opportunities for expediting ALS diagnosis in Alberta, Canada: a human-centred design approach.

Ofosu NN, Luth W, Genuis SK, Tymkow K, Budiyanto I, McGuckin T, Campbell-Scherer D, Johnston WS

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104139 PMID: 41005783

Reducing decisional conflict in COVID-19 vaccination in ethnocultural communities through sensemaking: a participatory action mixed-methods study.

Campbell-Scherer D, Castillo E, Chiu Y, Luig T, Fernandez S, Akot M, Dormitorio I, Hama Z, Mahdi A, Omar N, Sterling L, Multicultural Health Brokers Coooperative

BMJ open2025First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095811 PMID: 41314822

Diagnosing and defining obesity.

Mytton OT, Campbell-Scherer D, Reckless I, Llewellyn C

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r460 PMID: 40097141

Chronic disease prevention and screening outcomes for patients with and without financial difficulty: a secondary analysis of the BETTER WISE cluster randomised controlled trial.

Aubrey-Bassler K, Patel D, Fernandes C, Lofters AK, Campbell-Scherer D, Meaney C, Moineddin R, Wong T, Pinto AD, Shea-Budgell M, McBrien K, Grunfeld E, Manca DP

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078938 PMID: 38626970

Gastroscopy for dyspeptic symptoms in patients <65 years has a low yield of clinically important findings: a retrospective study.

Maracle B, Crick K, Novak K, Campbell-Scherer D, Veldhuyzen van Zanten S, Sadowski DC

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2024

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwae003 PMID: 38841145

Harmonization of clinical practice guidelines for primary prevention and screening: actionable recommendations and resources for primary care.

Fernandes C, Campbell-Scherer D, Lofters A, Grunfeld E, Aubrey-Bassler K, Cheung H, Latko K, Tink W, Lewanczuk R, Shea-Budgell M, Heisey R, Wong T, Yang H, Walji S, Wilson M, Holmes E, Lang-Robertson K, DeLonghi C, Manca DP

BMC primary care2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-024-02388-3 PMID: 38711031

Review of an international pilot project to adapt the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline

Salas XR, Contreras MAS, Breen C, Preiss Y, Hussey B, Forhan M, Wharton S, Campbell-Scherer D, Vallis M, Brown J

Obesity Pillars202312 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100090

Primary care implementation of a no-cost education and exercise program for chronic low back pain (GLA:D Back).

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Pro. Gr. - PA: Inst. of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis: IMHA Mandate Areas

Principal investigators: Kawchuk, Gregory N

Keywords: Care Pathway; Community Care; Implementation; Inequity; Low Back Pain; Primary Care

$100,000

Building on Existing Tools To Improve Chronic Disease Prevention and Screening in Primary Care Virtually: the Virtual BETTER Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: CMA Foundation - Virtual Care

Principal investigators: Aubrey-Bassler, Kris; Grunfeld, Eva; Manca, Donna P

Keywords: Allied Health Occupations; Diet; Early Detection Of Cancer; Exercise; Primary Health Care; Screening Programs, Diagnostic

De-implementing low value care: a research program of the Choosing Wisely Canada Implementation Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Grimshaw, Jeremy M; Levinson, Wendy; Sikorski, Todd; Bhatia, Rajan S; Dowling, Shawn K; Hall, Amanda M; Parfrey, Patrick S; Presseau, Justin; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Choosing Wisely; Cluster Randomised Trials; Health Professional Behaviour Change; Implementation Science; Innovative Clinical Trials; Low Back Pain; Low-Value Care; Patient Engagement; Pragmatic Trials; Pre-Operative Testing

$1,500,000

SPIDER-NET, A Structured Process Informed by Data, Evidence and Research-Network: An approach to support primary care practices in optimizing the management of patients with complex needs

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network: Programmatic Grants

Principal investigators: Greiver, Michelle; OBrien, Patricia A; Twohig, Margo; Burge, Frederick I; Dahrouge, Simone; Drummond, Neil A; Ivers, Noah M; Lussier, Marie-Thérèse; Manca, Donna P; Singer, Alexander G

Keywords: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials; Complex Care Needs; Deprescribing; Elderly Patients; Electronic Medical Records; Polypharmacy; Practice Based Research Networks; Primary Care; Quality Improvement

$999,952

Using human-centred design to support personalized obesity prevention and management

Nominated PICIHR2016Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Campbell-Scherer, Denise L

Keywords: Human-Centred Design; Obesity; Patient Engagement; Patient-Oriented Research; Primary Care; Shared Decision Making

$25,000

An evaluation of the CHANGE lifestyle intervention in primary care: a multicenter cluster randomized trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant - PA: INMD Start-up Funds (Clinicians and New Investigators)

Principal investigators: Klein, Doug; Heyland, Daren K

Keywords: Effectiveness; Exercise; Family Medicine; Lifestyle Intervention; Metabolic Syndrome; Nutrition; Primary Care; Randomized Control Trial

$100,000

An evaluation of the CHANGE lifestyle intervention in primary care: a multicenter cluster randomized trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant - PA: Inst of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes -Bridge Funding

Principal investigators: Klein, Doug; Heyland, Daren K

Keywords: Effectiveness; Exercise; Family Medicine; Lifestyle Intervention; Metabolic Syndrome; Nutrition; Primary Care; Randomized Control Trial

$100,000

Promoting Health of Older Adults through CHANGE technology

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Catalyst Grant: eHealth Innovations - Aging

Principal investigators: Klein, Doug; Campbell-Scherer, Denise L; Heyland, Daren K

Keywords: Exercise; Family Medicine; Lifestyle Intervention; Metabolic Syndrome; Nutrition; Primary Care; Technology

$92,112

Developing an Alberta/BC Research Team to Address a Research Agenda in Chronic Disease Management

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Planning Grants - PA: Community-based Primary Healthcare

Principal investigators: Bottorff, Joan L; Oelke, Nelly

Keywords: Chronic Disease Management; Community-Based; Primary Care; Primary Health Care; Service Delivery Models

$19,525

The Impact of Primary Care Teams on Multimorbidity (IMPCT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Planning Grants - PA: Community-based Primary Healthcare

Principal investigators: Fortin, Martin; Levesque, Jean-Frédéric; Lyons, Renee

Keywords: Community-Based Primary Healthcare; Cross Provicial And International Collaborations; Interdisciplinary; Multimorbidity; Primary Health Care

$25,000

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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Denise Campbell-Scherer

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Supporting depression care: antidepressant prescribing patterns among adults in Alberta, Canada.

The development of an online palliative care toolkit for cirrhosis

Co-creating health system innovation with people who use drugs.

Challenges and opportunities for expediting ALS diagnosis in Alberta, Canada: a human-centred design approach.

Reducing decisional conflict in COVID-19 vaccination in ethnocultural communities through sensemaking: a participatory action mixed-methods study.

Diagnosing and defining obesity.

Chronic disease prevention and screening outcomes for patients with and without financial difficulty: a secondary analysis of the BETTER WISE cluster randomised controlled trial.

Gastroscopy for dyspeptic symptoms in patients <65 years has a low yield of clinically important findings: a retrospective study.

Harmonization of clinical practice guidelines for primary prevention and screening: actionable recommendations and resources for primary care.

Review of an international pilot project to adapt the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline

Frequent collaborators

Eva Grunfeld

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

Christopher Meaney

Rahim Moineddin

Ginetta Salvalaggio

Tracy Wasylak

Aisha Lofters

Aisha Lofters

Puneeta Tandon

Tracy Wasylak

Kerry McBrien

Sylvia Teare

Ian Patton

Nancy Marlett

Mary Forhan

Paul Krueger

Yvonne Chiu

Sean Wharton

Margaret Hahn

Mary Forhan

Sonja Wicklum

Sara Kirk

Lee Green

Valerie Taylor

Megha Poddar

Kristi Adamo

Laurie Twells

Marie-France Langlois

Paul Poirier

Scott Lear

Dennis Hong

Richard Tytus

Michael Green

Jennifer Kuk

Kristen Jacklin

Angela Alberga

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Diana Sherifali

Scott Lear

Sara Kirk