Esther Tailfeathers, University of Alberta

Research

Indigenous Models Of Care Capacity-Building Indigenous Primary Health Care Integrated Health And Social Care Patient Complexity Primary Care Anti-Racism Cultural Safety

Latest papers

Using health service data to understand unregulated toxic drug deaths in Alberta (2018-2023): an ecological study.
Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026
Indigenous maternal and infant outcomes and women's experiences of midwifery care: A mixed-methods systematic review.
Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025
Perceptions of overdose response hotlines and applications among rural and remote individuals who use drugs in Canada: a qualitative study.
Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2024

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Improving the clinical care of Indigenous patients with complexity using a Hub-and-Spoke Model of Care in Alberta Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$749,162
Building the Infrastructure for Indigenous Primary Healthcare: A Comparative Policy Research Study in Alberta and Ontario
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Advancing Anti-Racist and Equity-Oriented Care in the Emergency Department with First Nations Partners
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,751,852

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Using health service data to understand unregulated toxic drug deaths in Alberta (2018-2023): an ecological study.

Mathias H, Lithgow KV, Thomson E, Benny C, Tailfeathers E, Hyshka E

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2026

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.46.7/8.02 PMID: 42455605

02

Indigenous maternal and infant outcomes and women's experiences of midwifery care: A mixed-methods systematic review.

McNeil D, Elliott SA, Wong A, Kromm S, Bialy L, Montesanti S, Purificati-Fuñe A, Juul S, Roach P, Bromely J, Tailfeathers E, Amyotte M, Oster RT

Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)2025

DOI: 10.1111/birt.12841 PMID: 38898696

03

Perceptions of overdose response hotlines and applications among rural and remote individuals who use drugs in Canada: a qualitative study.

Viste D, Rioux W, Medwid M, Williams K, Tailfeathers E, Lee A, Jafri F, Zobell S, Ghosh SM

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2024

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.44.11/12.03 PMID: 39607434

04

Access, Relationships, Quality and Safety (ARQS): a qualitative study to cocreate an Indigenous patient experience tool for virtual primary care.

Roach P, Campbell P, Ody M, Scott M, Barnabe C, Montesanti S, Kennedy A, Murry A, Tailfeathers E, Crowshoe L

BMJ open quality2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002365 PMID: 38061841

Improving the clinical care of Indigenous patients with complexity using a Hub-and-Spoke Model of Care in Alberta Primary Care Networks (PCNs)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Strengthening the Health Workforce : Indigenous Health Workforce

Principal investigators: Montesanti, Stephanie R; Austen Wiebe, Valerie J; Tailfeathers, Esther; Crowshoe, Lynden L; Roach, Pamela Marie

Keywords: Capacity-Building; Indigenous Models Of Care; Indigenous Primary Health Care; Integrated Health And Social Care; Patient Complexity; Primary Care

$749,162

Building the Infrastructure for Indigenous Primary Healthcare: A Comparative Policy Research Study in Alberta and Ontario

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Cat Gr.: Policy Research for HST - IHSPR - Health Care Policy Res./Systems Res.

Principal investigators: Montesanti, Stephanie R; Tailfeathers, Esther; Bharwani, Aleem; Crowshoe, Lynden L; Green, Michael E; Roach, Pamela Marie

Keywords: Funding; Indigenous Models Of Care; Indigenous Primary Healthcare; Indigenous Primary Healthcare Infrastructure; Indigenous Primary Healthcare Workforce; Payment/Remuneration Models

$150,000

Advancing Anti-Racist and Equity-Oriented Care in the Emergency Department with First Nations Partners

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: McLane, Patrick; Austen Wiebe, Valerie J; Bill, Lea; Kashuba, Sherri; Tailfeathers, Esther

Keywords: Anti-Racism; Cultural Safety; Emergency Care; Equity; Indigenous Health; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Intervention Research; Transitions In Care

$1,751,852

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

Frequent collaborators

Family Medicine
Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Community Health Sciences
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Indigenous Models Of Care Dear Professor Tailfeathers, 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 "Using health service data to understand unregulated toxic drug deaths in Alberta (2018-2023): an ecological study." (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Improving the clinical care of Indigenous patients with complexity using a Hub-and-Spoke Model of Care in Alberta Primary Care Networks (PCNs)" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]

Esther Tailfeathers