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Kathryn Dong

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Kathryn Dong

Researcher

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.
29 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 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Community-Engaged Research Compulsory Drug Treatment Focused Ethnography Illegal Drug Use Structural Vulnerability Addiction Medicine Administrative Health Data Covid-19

Latest papers

Emergency department care of people with opioid use disorder and people at risk of opioid-related harms: time for evidence-based national guidelines and system-wide changes.
CJEM · 2026 · senior author
Comparison of iloprost therapy versus non-iloprost therapy for severe frostbite: a retrospective cohort study of two Canadian cities.
BMJ open · 2026
Development of a Canadian emergency department checklist to improve care for people who use opioids: a modified Delphi study.
CJEM · 2026

All 49 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 · Principal investigator
$196,366

All 8 grants and awards

49 publications.

Emergency department care of people with opioid use disorder and people at risk of opioid-related harms: time for evidence-based national guidelines and system-wide changes.

Koh JJ, Moe J, Kestler A, Miles I, Hulme J, Li H, Ali S, Orkin AM, Gupta S, Dong K

CJEM2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01125-2 PMID: 41721190

Comparison of iloprost therapy versus non-iloprost therapy for severe frostbite: a retrospective cohort study of two Canadian cities.

O'Dochartaigh D, Douma MJ, Picard C, Violato E, Poole A, Gauthier J, Armour A, Tiwana D, Harrigan T, Gabriel V, Brown J, Ghosh SM, MacNairn I, Khangura J, Boucher H, Robinson L, Watt L, Van Nest J, Bown JL, Mageau A, Crooks S, Efegoma Y, Byrnes K, Middleton S, Hayward J, Whiteside B, Dong K, Hyshka E, Zakhary M, Maclean S

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110475 PMID: 42150831

Development of a Canadian emergency department checklist to improve care for people who use opioids: a modified Delphi study.

Kleiner BB, Dong K, Kaczorowski J, Orkin A, Daoust R, Kestler A

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01167-6 PMID: 42065805

Launch of a CJEM Equity Collection: a commitment and a call to action.

Khangura JK, McLane P, Dong K

CJEM2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01131-4 PMID: 41865361

Just the facts: identifying and managing opioid use disorder in the emergency department.

Miles I, Dong K, Koh JJ

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01163-w PMID: 41931202

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

CJEM2026Senior author

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

Temporal trends in emergency department opioid prescribing and related harms in Alberta, Canada: A population-based cohort study.

Hayward J, Li H, Holodinsky J, Dong K, Innes G

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01182-1 PMID: 41870872

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

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

Population-level individualized prospective prediction of opioid overdose using machine learning.

Liu YS, Pierce DV, Metes D, Song Y, Kiyang L, Wang M, Dong K, Eurich DT, Patten S, Greiner R, Zhang Y, Hayward J, Greenshaw A, Cao B

Molecular psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-02992-4 PMID: 40229401

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

Principal 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

Navigating the ethics of inpatient syringe exchange in a large acute care hospital

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Catalyst Grant: Ethics

Principal investigators: Hyshka, Elaine

Keywords: Acute Care; Ethics; Harm Reduction; Injection Drug Use; Qualitative Research; Syringe Exchange Programs

$99,921

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

Strategic Decision-Making: Using Statistical Surveillance to Plan Children's Mental Health Services

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Knowledge Translation Supplement - PA: Health Services and Policy Research

Principal investigators: Newton, Mandi S; Urichuk, Liana J

Keywords: Children'S Mental Health; Emergency Department Care; Health Resource Allocation; Statistical Surveillance

$39,954

Surveillance of High Risk, Vulnerable Children and Youth: Using Cutting-Edge Statistical Techniques to Inform Pediatric Mental Health Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Catalyst Grant: Maternal and Child Health

Principal investigators: Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Newton, Mandi S

Keywords: Administrative Databases; Child And Youth; Emergency Services; Geographic Cluster Detection; Mental Health; Recurrent Event Analysis

$24,965

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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Kathryn Dong

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Emergency department care of people with opioid use disorder and people at risk of opioid-related harms: time for evidence-based national guidelines and system-wide changes.

Comparison of iloprost therapy versus non-iloprost therapy for severe frostbite: a retrospective cohort study of two Canadian cities.

Development of a Canadian emergency department checklist to improve care for people who use opioids: a modified Delphi study.

Launch of a CJEM Equity Collection: a commitment and a call to action.

Just the facts: identifying and managing opioid use disorder in the emergency department.

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

Temporal trends in emergency department opioid prescribing and related harms in Alberta, Canada: A population-based cohort study.

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.

Population-level individualized prospective prediction of opioid overdose using machine learning.

Frequent collaborators

Elaine Hyshka

Jessica Moe

Ginetta Salvalaggio

Andrew Kestler

Samina Ali

Jake Hayward

Shanell Twan

Raoul Daoust

Raoul Daoust

Eric Grafstein

Johanna Trimble

Frank Scheuermeyer

Kathryn Dong

Patrick McLane

Marliss Taylor

Lisa Hartling

Jennifer Gratrix

Rebecca Gokiert

Gillian Harvey

Jennifer Hulme

Bo Cao

Cheyenne Johnson

Henry Li

Seonaid Nolan

Aaron Orkin

Yanbo Zhang

John Muscedere

Janusz Kaczorowski

Kathryn Chan

Scott Patten

Jane Buxton

Hance Clarke

Andrew Greenshaw

Grant Innes

Kate Hayman

Bernadette Pauly

Liana Urichuk

Denise Campbell-Scherer

Keith Ahamad

Skye Barbic