Sarah Bowen, University of Alberta

Research

Family Medicine Health System Evaluation Inter-Professional Teams Partnership Research Physician Assistants Primary Care

Latest papers

Building organizational capacity for evidence use: the experience of two Canadian healthcare organizations.
Healthcare management forum · 2013 · senior author
Meanings of blood, bleeding and blood donations in Pakistan: implications for national vs global safe blood supply policies.
Health policy and planning · 2012
The effect of incorporating guidelines into a computerized order entry system for diagnostic imaging.
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2011 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Spatial data mining exploring co-location of adverse birth outcomes and environmental variables
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$400,929
Planning for introduction and evaluation of Physician Assistants into Primary Care
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$23,995
Developing Effective Policies for Managing Technologies for Rare Diseases
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$1,450,166

All 5 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Building organizational capacity for evidence use: the experience of two Canadian healthcare organizations.

Humphries S, Hampe T, Larsen D, Bowen S

Healthcare management forum2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.hcmf.2012.07.006 PMID: 23798254

02

Meanings of blood, bleeding and blood donations in Pakistan: implications for national vs global safe blood supply policies.

Mumtaz Z, Bowen S, Mumtaz R

Health policy and planning2012

DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr016 PMID: 21372061

03

The effect of incorporating guidelines into a computerized order entry system for diagnostic imaging.

Bowen S, Johnson K, Reed MH, Zhang L, Curry L

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR2011First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.11.020 PMID: 21458763

Spatial data mining exploring co-location of adverse birth outcomes and environmental variables

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Osornio Vargas, Alvaro R; Zaiane, Osmar R

Keywords: Birth Outcomes; Data Mining; Gis; Industrial Pollution; Maternal/Infant Health; Socio Economic Status

$400,929

Planning for introduction and evaluation of Physician Assistants into Primary Care

Nominated PICIHR2012Planning Grants

Principal investigators: Bowen, Sarah J; Beaupre, Elizabeth; Wright, Brock J

Keywords: Family Medicine; Health System Evaluation; Inter-Professional Teams; Partnership Research; Physician Assistants; Primary Care

$23,995

Developing Effective Policies for Managing Technologies for Rare Diseases

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Emerging Team Grant: Rare Diseases - Health Services/GELS

Principal investigators: Menon, Devidas; McCabe, Christopher

Keywords: Coverage Decision Making; Health Policy; Knowledge Translation; Rare Diseases

$1,450,166

VALUE Initiative: A Collaborative Dissemination and Planning Event

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Dissemination Events - PA: Integrated Knowledge Translation

Principal investigators: Humphries, Serena

Keywords: Knowledge Translation; Organizational Development

$22,386

Promoting health equity: effective knowledge to action strategies

Nominated PICIHR2010Knowledge Translation Supplement - PA: Health and Health Equity

Principal investigators: Bowen, Sarah J

Keywords: Cultural Diversity; Health Equity; Knowledge To Action; Language Access

$38,570

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

Zubia Mumtaz

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2012

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Family Medicine Dear Professor Bowen, 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 "Building organizational capacity for evidence use: the experience of two Canadian healthcare organizations." (2013), 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]