Pamela Kent, University of Alberta

Research

Addiction Drug Alert System Drug Surveillance Epidemiology Harm Reduction Implementation Science Quality Improvement

Latest funding

Implementation of a national drug surveillance dashboard and co-creation of a national drug alert system.
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$748,244

Implementation of a national drug surveillance dashboard and co-creation of a national drug alert system.

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Strength.Resilient/Equitable Public Health Systems- Community Sector

Principal investigators: Ghosh, Sumantra M; Davidson, Sara; Grandy, Cameron A; Kent, Pamela

Keywords: Addiction; Drug Alert System; Drug Surveillance; Epidemiology; Harm Reduction; Implementation Science; Quality Improvement

$748,244

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: Addiction Dear Professor Kent, 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 addiction 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 "Implementation of a national drug surveillance dashboard and co-creation of a national drug alert system." (2026), 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]