Patricia Gongal, University of Alberta

Research

Transplantation Knowledge Mobilization Covid-19 Health Equity Donation Health Systems Patient-Oriented Research Infectious Diseases

Latest papers

Co-design in action: lessons learned from transplant patient and family engagement in an integrated knowledge translation strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research involvement and engagement · 2026 · senior author
Value of Emerging and Existing Pre-prophylaxis and Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 in Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations.
PharmacoEconomics - open · 2026
Updates in Kidney Transplantation From the 2022 Banff-Canadian Society of Transplantation Joint Meeting: Conference Report.
Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Overcoming ABO blood group inequity in transplantation: a new diagnostic assay to modernize ABO-incompatible organ transplantation
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,071,000
Planning a national approach to infectious disease and vaccine surveillance in transplantation
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$25,000
Planning a National Research Strategy for Evaluating Knowledge Mobilization in Donation and Transplantation
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$15,000

All 8 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Co-design in action: lessons learned from transplant patient and family engagement in an integrated knowledge translation strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cameranesi M, Logan S, de Vries R, Escoto M, Hébert MJ, Kabbani D, Piotrowski C, West L, Gongal P, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program

Research involvement and engagement2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00941-1 PMID: 42493809

02

Value of Emerging and Existing Pre-prophylaxis and Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 in Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations.

Grant A, Kabbani D, Vuong A, Skidmore B, Hsu AT, Sanmugalingham G, de Vries R, Logan S, Gongal P, Piotrowski CC, Thavorn K, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program

PharmacoEconomics - open2026

DOI: 10.1007/s41669-026-00639-w PMID: 41612083

03

Updates in Kidney Transplantation From the 2022 Banff-Canadian Society of Transplantation Joint Meeting: Conference Report.

Carrigan I, Mathur S, Bourgeois N, Dieudé M, Fantus D, Gongal P, Halpin A, Hirji A, Mansell H, Piotrowski C, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Vinson AJ

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2023

DOI: 10.1177/20543581231209185 PMID: 38020483

04

Development of a consortium to examine organ donation legislative and system reforms: A report from the LEADDR consortium.

Isenor C, Weiss MJ, Beed S, Urquhart R, Tennankore K, Lucas A, Tomblin-Murphy G, Krmpotic K, Dhanani S, Sullivan V, West Oc LJ, Gongal P, Hartell D, Simpson C, James L, Landry A, Dirk J

Healthcare management forum2023

DOI: 10.1177/08404704231175024 PMID: 37253083

Overcoming ABO blood group inequity in transplantation: a new diagnostic assay to modernize ABO-incompatible organ transplantation

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: West, Lori J

Keywords: Abo Blood Groups; Diagnostic Assay; Multiplex Immunoassay; Organ Transplantation

$1,071,000

Planning a national approach to infectious disease and vaccine surveillance in transplantation

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gongal, Patricia

Keywords: Infectious Diseases; Surveillance System; Transplantation; Vaccines

$25,000

Planning a National Research Strategy for Evaluating Knowledge Mobilization in Donation and Transplantation

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gongal, Patricia

Keywords: Donation; Health Systems; Knowledge Mobilization; Patient-Oriented Research; Transplantation

$15,000

Analysis of ableism in political discourse, health system communications, and health inequities among immunocompromised people in the context of COVID-19

Nominated PICIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream - Structural Determinants of Health-POR Approach

Principal investigators: Gongal, Patricia; Escoto, Manuel; Berkhout, Suze G; Fritsch, Kelly; Getfield, Jacqueline; Kabbani, Dima; Mucsi, Istvan; Ogbogu, Ubaka L

Keywords: Ableism; Communication; Health Equity; Intersectionality; Policy; Transplant

$124,915

Equitable pandemic communication strategies to support sexual and gender minority transplant patients

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gongal, Patricia; Leeies, Murdoch A

Keywords: Equity; Health Communication; Lgbtq2s+; Pandemic; Sexual And Gender Minorities

$40,000

A Knowledge Mobilization Hub for the Canadian Inflammation Research Community

Nominated PICIHR2024Tm Gr: Interv. Trial in Inflam. Chronic Conditions - Knowledge Mobilization Hub

Principal investigators: Gongal, Patricia; Levings, Megan K; West, Lori J

Keywords: Knowledge Mobilization

$580,000

Building partnerships with African, Caribbean, and Black communities to address health inequities related to COVID-19 in transplantation

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gongal, Patricia; Mucsi, Istvan

Keywords: African, Black, And Caribbean; Community Outreach; Covid-19; Health Equity; Organ Donation; Organ Transplantation; Patient- Oriented Research

$50,000

A national approach to prioritizing emerging research questions in COVID-19 in transplantation

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gongal, Patricia

Keywords: Consensus-Building; Covid-19; Economics; Family Wellness; Infectious Disease; Mental Health; National Collaboration; Solid Organ Transplant; Stem Cell Transplant; Transplantation

$20,000

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

Pediatrics
Medicine
Community Health Sciences
Family Studies and Gerontology
Internal Medicine
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Rehabilitation Therapy
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Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Caroline Piotrowski

Community Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Victoria Sullivan

Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Kednapa Thavorn

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Karthik Tennankore

Internal Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Sunita Mathur

Rehabilitation Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Family Studies and Gerontology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Transplantation Dear Professor Gongal, 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 "Co-design in action: lessons learned from transplant patient and family engagement in an integrated knowledge translation strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic." (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Planning a national approach to infectious disease and vaccine surveillance in transplantation" (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]

Patricia Gongal

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Co-design in action: lessons learned from transplant patient and family engagement in an integrated knowledge translation strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Value of Emerging and Existing Pre-prophylaxis and Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 in Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations.

Updates in Kidney Transplantation From the 2022 Banff-Canadian Society of Transplantation Joint Meeting: Conference Report.

Development of a consortium to examine organ donation legislative and system reforms: A report from the LEADDR consortium.

Overcoming ABO blood group inequity in transplantation: a new diagnostic assay to modernize ABO-incompatible organ transplantation

Planning a national approach to infectious disease and vaccine surveillance in transplantation

Planning a National Research Strategy for Evaluating Knowledge Mobilization in Donation and Transplantation

Analysis of ableism in political discourse, health system communications, and health inequities among immunocompromised people in the context of COVID-19

Equitable pandemic communication strategies to support sexual and gender minority transplant patients

A Knowledge Mobilization Hub for the Canadian Inflammation Research Community

Building partnerships with African, Caribbean, and Black communities to address health inequities related to COVID-19 in transplantation

A national approach to prioritizing emerging research questions in COVID-19 in transplantation

Frequent collaborators

Dima Kabbani

Caroline Piotrowski

Manuel Escoto

Anne Halpin

Victoria Sullivan

Robin Urquhart

Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze

Kednapa Thavorn

Sonny Dhanani

Karthik Tennankore

Kednapa Thavorn

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Sunita Mathur

Lori West

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Patricia Gongal

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Co-design in action: lessons learned from transplant patient and family engagement in an integrated knowledge translation strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Value of Emerging and Existing Pre-prophylaxis and Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 in Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review&#x202f;of Economic Evaluations.

Updates in Kidney Transplantation From the 2022 Banff-Canadian Society of Transplantation Joint Meeting: Conference Report.

Development of a consortium to examine organ donation legislative and system reforms: A report from the LEADDR consortium.

Frequent collaborators

Dima Kabbani

Caroline Piotrowski

Manuel Escoto

Anne Halpin

Victoria Sullivan

Robin Urquhart

Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze

Kednapa Thavorn

Sonny Dhanani

Karthik Tennankore

Kednapa Thavorn

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Sunita Mathur

Lori West

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Value of Emerging and Existing Pre-prophylaxis and Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 in Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations.