Kiran Manhas, University of Alberta

Research

Rehabilitation Brain Injury Co-Design Outcome Measures Patient-Centred Care Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Spinal Cord Injury Stroke

Latest funding

Advancing Learning in Neurorehabilitation (ALIGN): Co-design, implementation and evaluation of a patient-centred measurement framework within a provincial learning health system.
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$596,701
Community of Neurorehabilitation Networks for Engaged Care and Transformation (CONNECT) Alberta to improve the quality and equitable access of neurorehabilitation care and research
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Implementing the Provincial Post COVID-19 Rehabilitation Framework for Screening & Transitions in Alberta: A Pragmatic Evaluation
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$499,883

All 3 grants and awards

Advancing Learning in Neurorehabilitation (ALIGN): Co-design, implementation and evaluation of a patient-centred measurement framework within a provincial learning health system.

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: McCabe, Erin; Ho, Chester; Manhas, Kiran J; Parrilla Lopez (Santana), Maria Jose; Zwicker, Jennifer D

Keywords: Brain Injury; Co-Design; Outcome Measures; Patient-Centred Care; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Rehabilitation; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke

$596,701

Community of Neurorehabilitation Networks for Engaged Care and Transformation (CONNECT) Alberta to improve the quality and equitable access of neurorehabilitation care and research

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - General Pool

Principal investigators: Ho, Chester; Mann, Balraj; Hill, Michael D; Manhas, Kiran J

Keywords: Access Inequities; Consensus Building; Delphi; Neurological Conditions; Neurorehabilitation; Nominal Group Technique; Rehabilitation; Research Co-Production; Rural And Remote Populations

$125,000

Implementing the Provincial Post COVID-19 Rehabilitation Framework for Screening & Transitions in Alberta: A Pragmatic Evaluation

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities - Post COVID-19 condition

Principal investigators: Ho, Chester; O'Connell, Petra; Zilkie, Tracey A

Keywords: Care Pathway; Health Services; Implementation Science; Post Covid-19 Condition; Rehabilitation

$499,883

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Rehabilitation Dear Professor Manhas, 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]. Your research on rehabilitation 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 "Advancing Learning in Neurorehabilitation (ALIGN): Co-design, implementation and evaluation of a patient-centred measurement framework within a provincial learning health system." (2025), 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]