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Ginetta Salvalaggio

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Ginetta Salvalaggio

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

240

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Community-Engaged Research Compulsory Drug Treatment Focused Ethnography Illegal Drug Use Structural Vulnerability Acute Care Evaluation Harm Reduction

Latest papers

Navigating the CBD: How Urban Risk Environment Shapes Daily Life for People Who Use Drugs in Edmonton's Central Business District.
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026
Staff perspectives on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of emergency department care for patients who use opioids.
CJEM · 2026
Factors associated with willingness of people who smoke unregulated drugs to use supervised inhalation sites.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026

All 42 publications

Latest funding

Expanding compulsory drug treatment in Alberta: Perspectives of people who use drugs and healthcare providers
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Evaluating the impact of a novel acute care-based supervised injection service on patient outcomes
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$661,726
Responding to dual public health crises in the Emergency Department: Advancing patient-centered care for people who use opioids during COVID-19
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$196,366

All 7 grants and awards

42 publications.

Navigating the CBD: How Urban Risk Environment Shapes Daily Life for People Who Use Drugs in Edmonton's Central Business District.

Hammond RM, Salvalaggio G, Nykiforuk CIJ, Hyshka E

Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11524-026-01094-y PMID: 42365206

Staff perspectives on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of emergency department care for patients who use opioids.

Gehring ND, Weicker SA, Hyshka E, Lail P, Mrochuk M, Rittenbach K, Speed KA, Salvalaggio G, Harvey G, Twan S, Dong K

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-01042-w PMID: 41217727

Factors associated with willingness of people who smoke unregulated drugs to use supervised inhalation sites.

Connolly D, Salvalaggio G, Bulut O, Cottrell-McDermott C, Hyshka E, Taylor M, Piggott B, Staines A, Issa T, Collins Z, Gehring ND, Twan S, Morris H

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105445 PMID: 42537554

Understanding the Link Between Housing and Drug Use: Findings from a Survey of People Who Use Drugs in a Mid-Size Canadian City.

Raza A, Maroto M, Morris H, Hyshka E, Taylor M, Cottrell-McDermott C, Connolly D, Piggott B, Staines A, Issa T, Collins Z, Salvalaggio G

Substance use & misuse2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2598668 PMID: 41395857

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 journal2025Senior author

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

The relationship between COVID-19 and opioid-related emergency department visits in Alberta, Canada: an interrupted time series analysis.

Speed KA, Bwala H, Gehring ND, Ahmed M, Dong K, Lail P, Twan S, Harvey G, McLane P, Salvalaggio G, Wild TC, Dmitrienko K, Hathaway J, Hyshka E

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2025

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.45.9.01 PMID: 40960730

Physician perspectives on reducing harm and supporting emergency department patients who use drugs.

Collins ZKD, Hyshka E, Lavergne KJ, Weber SM, Salvalaggio G, Xue CJ, Pugh A, Kaczorowski J, Orkin AM, Kestler A, Dong KA

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327899 PMID: 40668841

Equipping family physicians to thrive: Scholarship as a core competency.

Piccinini-Vallis H, Archibald D, Aubrey-Bassler K, Bruneau J, Gaboury I, Gruneir A, Kouyoumdjian F, Paquette J-S, Ramsden VR, Selby P

Canadian Family Physician20253 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.46747/cfp.7106e105 PMID: W4411344505

Developing standards for virtual delivery of mental health services in Canadian primary care: A qualitative study and modified Delphi process.

Yusuf A, Salvalaggio G, Melamed O, Montesanti S, Atherton H, Langford L, Sediqzadah S, Amaral TD, O'Neill B

PLOS mental health2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000071 PMID: 41661740

Guidelines and recommendations about virtual mental health services from high-income countries: a rapid review.

Ekeleme N, Yusuf A, Kastner M, Waite K, Montesanti S, Atherton H, Salvalaggio G, Langford L, Sediqzadah S, Ziegler C, Do Amaral T, Melamed OC, Selby P, Kelly M, Anderson E, O'Neill B

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079244 PMID: 38388504

Expanding compulsory drug treatment in Alberta: Perspectives of people who use drugs and healthcare providers

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research - POR equity-focused

Principal investigators: Hyshka, Elaine; Dong, Kathryn A; Salvalaggio, Ginetta L; Twan, Shanell

Keywords: Community-Engaged Research; Compulsory Drug Treatment; Focused Ethnography; Illegal Drug Use; Structural Vulnerability

$200,000

Evaluating the impact of a novel acute care-based supervised injection service on patient outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hyshka, Elaine

Keywords: Acute Care; Community-Engaged Research; Health Services Research; Injection Drug Use; Population Health; Supervised Consumption Services

$661,726

Responding to dual public health crises in the Emergency Department: Advancing patient-centered care for people who use opioids during COVID-19

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 MH/SU - Developing Innovative Adaptations of Services/Delivery

Principal investigators: Hyshka, Elaine; Dong, Kathryn A

Keywords: Addiction Medicine; Administrative Health Data; Covid-19; Emergency Department; Naloxone; Opioid Agonist Treatment; Opioid Use Disorder; Overdose; Patient-Oriented Research; Qualitative Research

$196,366

Implementing supervised consumption services in acute care: Evaluating a novel opioid crisis intervention

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Evaluation of Interventions to Address the Opioid Crisis

Principal investigators: Hyshka, Elaine; Dong, Kathryn A; Salvalaggio, Ginetta L

Keywords: Acute Care; Evaluation; Harm Reduction; Injection Drug Use; Opioid Use; Qualitative Interviews; Supervised Consumption Service

$99,996

Prairie CRISM Node Proposal

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse - Nodes

Principal investigators: Wild, Cameron T; Aubry, Allan; Dell, Colleen A; Hodgins, David C

Keywords: Client Motivation; Knowledge Exchange; Prevention; Screening And Brief Interventions; Substance Misuse; Treatment

$1,750,000

A community consultation with Aboriginal peoples in Alberta to develop culturally appropriate access indicators in urgent care

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Planning Grants - PA: First Nations, Inuit or Métis Planning Activities

Principal investigators: Cameron, Brenda L; Cave, Andrew J; Santos Salas, Anna; Weber-Pillwax, Cora K

Keywords: Aboriginal Peoples; Access Indicators; Access To Health Care Services; Collaborative Partnership; Culturally Appropriate Care; Urgent Care

$25,000

Inquiring into HIV prevention and care for pregnant and early parenting women experiencing homelessness.

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - HIV/AIDS CBR Program - Indigenous

Principal investigators: Caine, Vera F; Taylor, Marliss L; Richter, Magdalena S

Keywords: Aboriginal; Aids; Hiv; Homeless; Intervention; Qualitative; Street Involved; Women

$351,666

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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Ginetta Salvalaggio

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Navigating the CBD: How Urban Risk Environment Shapes Daily Life for People Who Use Drugs in Edmonton's Central Business District.

Staff perspectives on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of emergency department care for patients who use opioids.

Factors associated with willingness of people who smoke unregulated drugs to use supervised inhalation sites.

Understanding the Link Between Housing and Drug Use: Findings from a Survey of People Who Use Drugs in a Mid-Size Canadian City.

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

The relationship between COVID-19 and opioid-related emergency department visits in Alberta, Canada: an interrupted time series analysis.

Physician perspectives on reducing harm and supporting emergency department patients who use drugs.

Equipping family physicians to thrive: Scholarship as a core competency.

Developing standards for virtual delivery of mental health services in Canadian primary care: A qualitative study and modified Delphi process.

Guidelines and recommendations about virtual mental health services from high-income countries: a rapid review.

Expanding compulsory drug treatment in Alberta: Perspectives of people who use drugs and healthcare providers

Evaluating the impact of a novel acute care-based supervised injection service on patient outcomes

Responding to dual public health crises in the Emergency Department: Advancing patient-centered care for people who use opioids during COVID-19

Implementing supervised consumption services in acute care: Evaluating a novel opioid crisis intervention

Prairie CRISM Node Proposal

A community consultation with Aboriginal peoples in Alberta to develop culturally appropriate access indicators in urgent care

Inquiring into HIV prevention and care for pregnant and early parenting women experiencing homelessness.

Frequent collaborators

Elaine Hyshka

Kathryn Dong

Shanell Twan

David Ponka

Kevin Pottie

Marliss Taylor

Denise Campbell-Scherer

Tim Aubry

Peter Tugwell

Lara Nixon

Kednapa Thavorn

Esther Shoemaker

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Eva Grunfeld

Stephanie Montesanti

Kednapa Thavorn

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Kednapa Thavorn

Andrew Kestler

Kednapa Thavorn

Peter Tugwell

Christopher Meaney

Braden O’Neill

Nicole Kozloff

Gillian Harvey

Wendy Muckle

Andrew Cave

Claire Kendall

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

Thomas Piggott

Peter Selby

Patrick McLane

Lee Green

Stephen Hwang

Gayle Halas

Marilou Gagnon

Van Nguyen

Cara Brown

Isabelle Vedel