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Rita Henderson

ResearcherEmergency MedicineUniversity of Alberta

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Rita Henderson

Researcher

Emergency Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Publications

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Research

Health Equity Cancer Community First Nation Screening Emergency Medicine Health Services Research Indigenous Health

Latest papers

Voluntary self-disclosed Indigenous identity of patients in four Canadian health care settings: A multiple-site qualitative case study.
Journal of health services research & policy · 2025 · senior author
Examining the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 on equitable access to emergency care across Alberta demographic groups: a retrospective observational study.
BMJ open · 2025
Critically examining health complexity experienced by urban Indigenous peoples in Canada by exploring the factors that allow health complexity to persist: a qualitative study of Indigenous patients in Calgary, Alberta.
BMJ open · 2023

All 13 publications

Latest funding

First Nations Catalyzing Resources and Relationships for the Uptake of Screening and Healthcare for Cancer (FN CRRUSH Cancer)
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,289,024
First Nations Catalyzing Resources and Relationships for the Uptake of Screening and Healthcare for Cancer (FN CRRUSH Cancer)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Improving the clinical care of Indigenous patients with complexity using a Hub-and-Spoke Model of Care in Alberta Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$749,162

All 11 grants and awards

13 publications.

Voluntary self-disclosed Indigenous identity of patients in four Canadian health care settings: A multiple-site qualitative case study.

Gray M, Wessel S, Oster RT, Bruno G, Healy C, Rich R, Scott Claringbold S, Williams K, Henderson R

Journal of health services research & policy2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/13558196241300856 PMID: 39607876

Examining the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 on equitable access to emergency care across Alberta demographic groups: a retrospective observational study.

McLane P, Gray M, Barnabe C, Rittenbach K, Bill L, Holroyd BR, Lang E, Stang A, Hayward J, Henderson R, Cummings GG, Rosychuk R

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104487 PMID: 41145252

Critically examining health complexity experienced by urban Indigenous peoples in Canada by exploring the factors that allow health complexity to persist: a qualitative study of Indigenous patients in Calgary, Alberta.

Sehgal A, Scott S, Murry A, Henderson R, Barnabe C, Crowshoe LL

BMJ open2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073184 PMID: 37903604

Truth and Reconciliation in Medical Schools: Forging a Critical Reflective Framework to Advance Indigenous Health Equity.

Henderson R, Sehgal A, Barnabe C, Roach P, Crowshoe LL

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges2023First author

DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005228 PMID: 37027212

Novel Application of the World Health Organization Community-Based Rehabilitation Matrix to Understand Services' Contributions to Community Participation for Persons With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Raha SS, Yip S, Ho C, Olayinka O, Peláez-Ballestas I, Rame-Montiel AK, MacIsaac R, Henderson R, Kovacs Burns K, Bakal J, Charbonneau R, Kamran R, Loyola-Sanchez A

American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation2023

DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002220 PMID: 36917031

Indigenous Mentorship in the Health Sciences: Actions and Approaches of Mentors.

Murry AT, Barnabe C, Foster S, Taylor AS, Atay EJ, Henderson R, Crowshoe LL

Teaching and learning in medicine2022

DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2021.1912610 PMID: 34000933

Access, relationships, quality and safety (ARQS): a qualitative study to develop an Indigenous-centred understanding of virtual care quality.

Roach P, Ody M, Campbell P, Bablitz C, Toth E, Murry A, Henderson R, Kennedy A, Montesanti S, Barnabe C, Crowshoe L

BMJ open quality2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002028 PMID: 36526302

"There are still a lot of things that I need": a qualitative study exploring opportunities to improve the health services of First Nations People with arthritis seen at an on-reserve outreach rheumatology clinic.

Loyola-Sanchez A, Pelaez-Ballestas I, Crowshoe L, Lacaille D, Henderson R, Rame A, Linkert T, White T, Barnabe C

BMC health services research2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05909-9 PMID: 33239042

Creating space for Indigenous healing practices in patient care plans.

Logan L, McNairn J, Wiart S, Crowshoe L, Henderson R, Barnabe C

Canadian medical education journal2020

DOI: 10.36834/cmej.68647 PMID: 32215139

Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

Wharton S, Lau DCW, Vallis M, Sharma AM, Biertho L, Campbell-Scherer D, Adamo K, Alberga A, Bell R, Boulé N

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL20201,382 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.191707 PMID: W3046790675

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Rita Henderson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Voluntary self-disclosed Indigenous identity of patients in four Canadian health care settings: A multiple-site qualitative case study.

Examining the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 on equitable access to emergency care across Alberta demographic groups: a retrospective observational study.

Critically examining health complexity experienced by urban Indigenous peoples in Canada by exploring the factors that allow health complexity to persist: a qualitative study of Indigenous patients in Calgary, Alberta.

Truth and Reconciliation in Medical Schools: Forging a Critical Reflective Framework to Advance Indigenous Health Equity.

Novel Application of the World Health Organization Community-Based Rehabilitation Matrix to Understand Services' Contributions to Community Participation for Persons With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Indigenous Mentorship in the Health Sciences: Actions and Approaches of Mentors.

Access, relationships, quality and safety (ARQS): a qualitative study to develop an Indigenous-centred understanding of virtual care quality.

"There are still a lot of things that I need": a qualitative study exploring opportunities to improve the health services of First Nations People with arthritis seen at an on-reserve outreach rheumatology clinic.

Creating space for Indigenous healing practices in patient care plans.

Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

Frequent collaborators

Rita Henderson

Cheryl Barnabe

Kristen Jacklin

Lynden Crowshoe

Leah Walker

Betty Calam

Ellen Toth

Lynden Crowshoe

Yoni Freedhoff

Angela Alberga

Pamela Roach

Laurent Biertho

Michael Green

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Valerie Taylor

Rita Henderson

Ian Patton

Judy Shiau

Paul Poirier

Marie-France Langlois

Kara Nerenberg

Pamela Roach

Mary Forhan

Sonja Wicklum

Sara Kirk

Mary Forhan

Ian Patton

Rhonda Bell

Marie-France Langlois

Paul Poirier

Scott Lear

Sara Kirk

Michael Green

Jennifer Kuk

Kristen Jacklin

Angela Alberga

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Scott Lear

Denise Campbell-Scherer

Denis Prud'homme