Michael Van Manen, University of Alberta

Research

Congenital Anomalies Lived Experience Neonatology Pedagogy Phenomenology Qualitative Research Relational Ethics Technology

Latest papers

The DECIDE-T protocol: adoption and enhancement of a care pathway for children with medical complexity - an implementation evaluation project for paediatric tracheostomy.
BMJ open · 2026
Pain and suffering: the ethics of our words within and beyond the NICU.
Medical humanities · 2026 · first author
Engaging in Palliative Care Conversations With Healthcare Providers: A Phenomenological Young Adult Cancer Study.
Qualitative health research · 2026 · senior author

All 39 publications

Latest funding

Foundational Research Toward Machine Learning-Based Decision Support for Safer Opioid Prescribing in Emergency Department Patients with Acute Fractures
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Relational ethics of the parental experience of congenital anomaly in the NICU
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$97,804

All 2 grants and awards

39 publications.

01

The DECIDE-T protocol: adoption and enhancement of a care pathway for children with medical complexity - an implementation evaluation project for paediatric tracheostomy.

Ofosu D, Qureshi N, Kammerer E, Lecona L, Thomson-Kai P, Nitschke S, Gibson K, Schellenberg C, Wilkes S, Duke D, Schaab K, Davis J, Bonn N, Mahon K, Deus A, Doran T, Wiens S, Platt JM, Garros D, Jamal SM, Majaesic C, Soril L, Kam K, Walton J, Round J, Zimmermann GL, Mack C, Stickland MK, van Manen M, Castro Codesal ML

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117688 PMID: 42532566

02

Pain and suffering: the ethics of our words within and beyond the NICU.

van Manen M

Medical humanities2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2026-013838 PMID: 42373313

03

Engaging in Palliative Care Conversations With Healthcare Providers: A Phenomenological Young Adult Cancer Study.

Drake EK, Weeks LE, Taylor D, Ricci I, Curran J, van Manen M

Qualitative health research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/10497323251325471 PMID: 40152057

04

Meaning, Fulfillment, and the Work of Healthcare.

Errasti-Ibarrondo B, Lemermeyer G, van Manen M

Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10728-025-00547-w PMID: 41236612

05

Sharing in the community of having lost a child.

Beck M, van Manen M

Medical humanities2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2025-013312 PMID: 40484635

06

Parental perspectives of trisomy 18: common threads of a life-limiting diagnosis.

Armour E, MacPherson MJ, Mack C, van Manen M

Medical humanities2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2024-013188 PMID: 39961659

07

How Advocates Can Support Young Adults Living With Cancer and Their Transition to Palliative Care.

Drake EK, Weeks LE, van Manen M, Taylor D, Ricci I, Curran J

Qualitative health research2025

DOI: 10.1177/10497323241279083 PMID: 39499809

08

Caregiver-informed meta-synthesis of caregivers' experiences with tracheostomy decision-making in pediatrics.

Ofosu D, Scott S, Kammerer E, Lecona L, Gibson K, Nitschke S, Thompson-Kai P, Chiarieri-Hirsch D, Qureshi N, Soril L, van Manen M, Castro-Codesal M

Frontiers in pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1574484 PMID: 40551782

09

Liveborn children with trisomy 18: A retrospective review.

Armour E, MacPherson MJ, Mack C, Yaskina M, van Manen M

Paediatrics & child health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxae097 PMID: 40599664

10

Liveborn children with trisomy 18: A scoping review.

Schlosser MP, MacPherson MJ, Castro-Codesal M, Mack C, Sue-Milne K, Wren T, Shapka L, Kung JY, van Manen M

Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/19345798241302276 PMID: 40016985

Foundational Research Toward Machine Learning-Based Decision Support for Safer Opioid Prescribing in Emergency Department Patients with Acute Fractures

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Catalyst Grant: Digital Health

Principal investigators: Hayward, Jake; Dowling, Shawn K; Cao, Bo; Li, Henry

Keywords: Fracture Management; Opioid Prescribing; Opioid Use Disorder

$100,000

Relational ethics of the parental experience of congenital anomaly in the NICU

Nominated PICIHR2013Catalyst Grant: Ethics

Principal investigators: Van Manen, Michael A

Keywords: Congenital Anomalies; Lived Experience; Neonatology; Pedagogy; Phenomenology; Qualitative Research; Relational Ethics; Technology

$97,804

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

Samina Ali and Naveen Poonai: 37 shared papers
Samina Ali and Maryna Yaskina: 15 shared papers
Sonny Dhanani and Sonny Dhanani: 14 shared papers
Maryna Yaskina and Naveen Poonai: 13 shared papers
Sonny Dhanani and Sonny Dhanani: 12 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Bram Rochwerg: 11 shared papers
Samina Ali and Antonia Stang: 10 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Sonny Dhanani: 9 shared papers
Sonny Dhanani and Sonny Dhanani: 8 shared papers
Antonia Stang and Maryna Yaskina: 7 shared papers
Antonia Stang and Naveen Poonai: 7 shared papers
Sonny Dhanani and Sonny Dhanani: 6 shared papers
Sonny Dhanani and Sonny Dhanani: 6 shared papers
Sonny Dhanani and Sonny Dhanani: 5 shared papers
Sonny Dhanani and Sonny Dhanani: 5 shared papers
Sonny Dhanani and Sonny Dhanani: 5 shared papers
Janet Curran and Michael Van Manen: 4 shared papers
Michael Van Manen and Maria Castro Codesal: 3 shared papers
Michael Van Manen and Maryna Yaskina: 3 shared papers
Sonny Dhanani and Sonny Dhanani: 3 shared papers
Janet Curran and Samina Ali: 2 shared papers
Janet Curran and Antonia Stang: 2 shared papers
Samina Ali and Michael Van Manen: 2 shared papers
Michael Van Manen and Sadie Deschenes: 2 shared papers
Michael Van Manen and Naveen Poonai: 2 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Cynthia Cupido: 1 shared paper
Bram Rochwerg and Michael Van Manen: 1 shared paper
Bram Rochwerg and Daniel Buchman: 1 shared paper
Bram Rochwerg and Kevin Coughlin: 1 shared paper
Bram Rochwerg and Darren Freed: 1 shared paper
Bram Rochwerg and Anne Dipchand: 1 shared paper
Bram Rochwerg and Kevin Coughlin: 1 shared paper
Cynthia Cupido and Michael Van Manen: 1 shared paper
Cynthia Cupido and Sonny Dhanani: 1 shared paper
Cynthia Cupido and Daniel Buchman: 1 shared paper
Cynthia Cupido and Kevin Coughlin: 1 shared paper
Cynthia Cupido and Darren Freed: 1 shared paper
Cynthia Cupido and Bram Rochwerg: 1 shared paper
Cynthia Cupido and Anne Dipchand: 1 shared paper
Cynthia Cupido and Kevin Coughlin: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Sonny Dhanani: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Sonny Dhanani: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Daniel Buchman: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Kevin Coughlin: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Darren Freed: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Sonny Dhanani: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Eytan Wine: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Antonia Stang: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Bram Rochwerg: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Sonny Dhanani: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Sonny Dhanani: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Anne Dipchand: 1 shared paper
Michael Van Manen and Kevin Coughlin: 1 shared paper

Pediatrics
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Department of Paediatrics
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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Congenital Anomalies Dear Professor Van Manen, 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 "The DECIDE-T protocol: adoption and enhancement of a care pathway for children with medical complexity - an implementation evaluation project for paediatric tracheostomy." (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.] 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]