Tracy Wasylak, University of Alberta

Research

Acute Kidney Injury Clinical Information System Co-Design Digital Tools Electronic Health Record Older Adults Pragmatic Clinical Trial Risk Prediction

Latest papers

Reply.
Arthritis care & research · 2026
Enriched core competencies for health services and policy research-An update.
Learning health systems · 2026
A national curriculum and community of practice for health services and policy research training: Insights from the Health System Impact Fellowship National Cohort Training Program (HSIF NCTP)
Learning Health Systems · 2025

All 51 publications

Latest funding

Development, implementation, and evaluation of an embedded health technology assessment program in Alberta
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$108,500
UPTAKE: Using Personalized risk and digital tools to guide Transitions following Acute Kidney Events - A pragmatic randomized controlled trial in Connect Care
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$959,769
Examining the Contexts and Mechanisms Influencing the Successful Implementation of a Province-Wide Acute Care Modernization Initiative
CIHR · 2021 · Supervisor
$108,500

All 6 grants and awards

51 publications.

01

Reply.

Marshall DA, Wasylak T, Faris P, Mazzei D, Whittaker J

Arthritis care & research2026

DOI: 10.1002/acr.25689 PMID: 41147799

02

Enriched core competencies for health services and policy research-An update.

McMahon M, Boateng R, Glazier RH, Bornstein S, Johnson S, Dubois CA, Menear M, Sampalli T, Wasylak T, Marshall D, Roy D, Singal D, Brown A

Learning health systems2026

DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.70032 PMID: 41560985

03

A national curriculum and community of practice for health services and policy research training: Insights from the Health System Impact Fellowship National Cohort Training Program (HSIF NCTP)

Marshall DA, Sidhu S, Oddone Paolucci E, Lopatina E, Gallant N, Manhas KP, McGrail K, Wasylak T, Zelinsky S, Bryan S

Learning Health Systems20252 citations

DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.70025

04

Innovation Pipeline: A framework for value-based decision making.

Waye A, Hughes B, Mrklas K, Fraser N, Wasylak T, Leduc M, Chuck A

Healthcare management forum2025

DOI: 10.1177/08404704241271186 PMID: 39134542

05

Estimating Budget Impact and Joint Replacement Avoidance by Implementing a Standardized Education and Exercise Therapy Program for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis in a Publicly Insured Health Care System.

Mazzei DR, Whittaker JL, Faris P, Wasylak T, Marshall DA

Arthritis care & research2025

DOI: 10.1002/acr.25492 PMID: 39726407

06

Optimizing patient engagement to enhance a learning health system.

Mork M, Strilchuk A, Patel JN, Smith D, Wilkinson G, Brown A, Kromm S, Dyson M, Wasylak T

Frontiers in health services2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1607662 PMID: 41158781

07

Real-World Cost-Effectiveness of a Standardized Education and Exercise Therapy Program for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Usual Care.

Mazzei DR, Whittaker JL, Faris P, Wasylak T, Marshall DA

Arthritis care & research2025

DOI: 10.1002/acr.25555 PMID: 40256997

08

How to use communities of practice to support change in learning health systems: A landscape of roles and guidance for management.

Brooks SP, Ekpe Adewuyi E, Wasylak T, Thomson D, Davison SN, Storey K

Learning health systems2024

DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.10412 PMID: 39036528

09

Increased Virtual Visits to Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Estimated Impact on Physician Compensation: The Case of Lung and Colorectal Cancers, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, and Heart Failure in Alberta, Canada.

Thanh NX, Waye A, Stewart D, Weatherald J, Lam GY, Stickland MK, Hill MD, Choy J, Chuck AW, Wasylak T

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2023.0630 PMID: 38656126

10

Treated versus self-reported prevalence of chronic pain and costs of patients' health services utilization: a population-based study of health administrative databases.

Thanh NX, Lopatina E, Montgomery LS, Robert M, Tanguay RL, Wasylak T

British journal of pain2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/20494637231209928 PMID: 38545500

Development, implementation, and evaluation of an embedded health technology assessment program in Alberta

SupervisorCIHR2024Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Michaelchuk, Wade

Keywords: Embedded Health Research; Health Technology Assessment

$108,500

UPTAKE: Using Personalized risk and digital tools to guide Transitions following Acute Kidney Events - A pragmatic randomized controlled trial in Connect Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Transitions in Care

Principal investigators: Pannu, Neesh I; Wasylak, Tracy J; Birdsell, Dale C; Harrison, Tyrone; James, Matthew T

Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury; Clinical Information System; Co-Design; Digital Tools; Electronic Health Record; Older Adults; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Risk Prediction; Risk-Guided Follow-Up; Transitional Planning

$959,769

Examining the Contexts and Mechanisms Influencing the Successful Implementation of a Province-Wide Acute Care Modernization Initiative

SupervisorCIHR2021Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2 year

Principal investigators: McKay, Rhyann C

Keywords: Acute Care Modernization; Acute Care Utilization; Evaluation; Implementation Science

$108,500

Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Integrated Supportive Care Pathway by Primary Care across Alberta

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant - SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Phase 3 - Alberta

Principal investigators: Davison, Sara; Verdin, Nancy E; Wasylak, Tracy J; Bahler, Brad; Kaplan, Gilaad G

Keywords: Advanced-Stage Disease Management; Clinical Pathway; Integrated Care; Palliative Care; Patient Decision Aids; Patient-Oriented Research; Supportive Care

$2,400,000

Embedding Shared Decision-Making in Patient Centered Care in Community Rehabilitation Programs in Alberta

SupervisorCIHR2017Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2 year

Principal investigators: Manhas, Kiran J

Keywords: Community Rehabilitation; Mixed-Methods; Multidisciplinary Care; Patient Centred Care; Patient Engagement; Shared Decision-Making

$108,500

Patients as partners in an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Gramlich, Leah; Wasylak, Tracy J; Nelson, Gregg

Keywords: Eras; Patient Perspectives On Surgery

$25,000

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

Gregg Nelson and Gregg Nelson: 91 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Tracy Wasylak: 44 shared papers
Braden Manns and Brenda Hemmelgarn: 43 shared papers
Cheryl Barnabe and Dianne Mosher: 21 shared papers
Leah Gramlich and Gregg Nelson: 13 shared papers
Karin Olson and Sunita Vohra: 11 shared papers
Leah Gramlich and Gregg Nelson: 8 shared papers
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Cheryl Barnabe: 6 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Elena Lopatina: 6 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Elena Lopatina: 6 shared papers
Braden Manns and Fiona Clement: 5 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Gail Mackean: 5 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Gregg Nelson: 5 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Gregg Nelson: 5 shared papers
Karin Olson and Tracy Wasylak: 4 shared papers
Karin Olson and Tracy Wasylak: 4 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Brenda Hemmelgarn: 4 shared papers
Sunita Vohra and Tracy Wasylak: 4 shared papers
Sunita Vohra and Tracy Wasylak: 4 shared papers
Denise Campbell-Scherer and Tracy Wasylak: 4 shared papers
Sylvia Teare and Tracy Wasylak: 4 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Nancy Marlett: 4 shared papers
Karin Olson and Leah Gramlich: 3 shared papers
Denise Campbell-Scherer and Sylvia Teare: 3 shared papers
Denise Campbell-Scherer and Tracy Wasylak: 3 shared papers
Denise Campbell-Scherer and Nancy Marlett: 3 shared papers
Sylvia Teare and Tracy Wasylak: 3 shared papers
Sylvia Teare and Nancy Marlett: 3 shared papers
Leah Gramlich and Tracy Wasylak: 3 shared papers
Braden Manns and Tracy Wasylak: 2 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Tracy Wasylak: 2 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Sherri Kashuba: 2 shared papers
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Brenda Hemmelgarn: 2 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Gail Mackean: 2 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Sherri Kashuba: 2 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Marcia Bruce: 2 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Dianne Mosher: 2 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Sherri Kashuba: 2 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Marcia Bruce: 2 shared papers
Tracy Wasylak and Dianne Mosher: 2 shared papers
Gail Mackean and Elena Lopatina: 2 shared papers
Elena Lopatina and Marcia Bruce: 2 shared papers
Braden Manns and Cheryl Barnabe: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Christine Friedenreich: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Christine Friedenreich and Brenda Hemmelgarn: 1 shared paper
Christine Friedenreich and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Colleen Maxwell and Cheryl Barnabe: 1 shared paper
Colleen Maxwell and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Colleen Maxwell and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Cheryl Barnabe and Brenda Hemmelgarn: 1 shared paper
Cheryl Barnabe and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Adalsteinn Brown and Carl-Ardy Dubois: 1 shared paper
Adalsteinn Brown and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Adalsteinn Brown and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Carl-Ardy Dubois and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Carl-Ardy Dubois and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Tracy Wasylak: 1 shared paper
Tracy Wasylak and Balraj Mann: 1 shared paper
Tracy Wasylak and Balraj Mann: 1 shared paper

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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.

Tracy Wasylak

Community Health Sciences

44 shared papers, latest 2026

Elena Lopatina

Community Health Sciences

6 shared papers, latest 2025

Gregg Nelson

Medicine

5 shared papers, latest 2021

Gregg Nelson

Surgery

5 shared papers, latest 2021

Nancy Marlett

Community Health Sciences

4 shared papers, latest 2021

Sunita Vohra

Pediatrics

4 shared papers, latest 2022

Sylvia Teare

Community Health Sciences

4 shared papers, latest 2022

Karin Olson

Faculty

4 shared papers, latest 2022

Denise Campbell-Scherer

Family Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2021

Leah Gramlich

Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Gail Mackean

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Sherri Kashuba

Emergency Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Dianne Mosher

Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2015

Marcia Bruce

Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Braden Manns

Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Fiona Clement

Community Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Mary Brindle

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Huiming Yang

Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Jennifer Zwicker

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Deborah Mcneil

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Noah Ivers

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Paul Fairie

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Eddy Lang

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Jonathan Lai

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Matthew Menear

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Natasha Gallant

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Brenda Hemmelgarn

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Marcello Tonelli

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Christine Friedenreich

Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

William Ghali

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Colleen Maxwell

School of Pharmacy

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Iwona Bielska

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Malcolm Doupe

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Cheryl Barnabe

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Lisa Lix

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Adalsteinn Brown

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Verna Yiu

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Carl-Ardy Dubois

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Greta Cummings

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Acute Kidney Injury Dear Professor Wasylak, 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 "Reply." (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 "UPTAKE: Using Personalized risk and digital tools to guide Transitions following Acute Kidney Events - A pragmatic randomized controlled trial in Connect Care" (2022), 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]