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Aynharan Sinnarajah

ResearcherOncologyUniversity of Calgary

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Aynharan Sinnarajah

Researcher

Oncology

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
14 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Health Resource Utilization Interrupted Time Series With Comparison Group Patient-Centred Outcomes Systematic Palliative Care Acceptability Advanced Lung Cancer Automatic Referrals Oncology

Latest papers

Financial burden in advanced cancer: colorectal cancer data analysis
BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care · 2026 · senior author
Patient-Rated Acceptability of Automatic Palliative Care Referral: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Journal of pain and symptom management · 2025
Real-World Study of the Implementation of Early and Systematic Palliative Care for Advanced Colorectal Cancer Care-The Palliative Care Early and Systematic Project.
JCO oncology practice · 2025 · senior author

All 40 publications

Latest funding

Characterizing Chronic Opioid Use in Cancer Patients
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$504,900
Impact of Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing on Health Outcomes
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$149,176
Implementation of Pathway for Goals of Care and End of Life Management in L
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$147,875

All 7 grants and awards

40 publications.

Financial burden in advanced cancer: colorectal cancer data analysis

Biondo P, Kassam S, Beaumont C, Akude P, Silbernagel P, Earp M, Essue BM, Longo CJ, Watanabe SM, Simon J

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care20263 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2024-005151

Patient-Rated Acceptability of Automatic Palliative Care Referral: A Prospective Cohort Study.

King S, Sinnarajah A, Ahmed S, Paolucci A, Shirt L, Slobogian V, Vig C, Hao D, Barbera LC, Kurien EC, Santana MJ, Pabani A, Biondo PD, Simon JE

Journal of pain and symptom management2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.01.021 PMID: 39914578

Real-World Study of the Implementation of Early and Systematic Palliative Care for Advanced Colorectal Cancer Care-The Palliative Care Early and Systematic Project.

Simon JE, Watanabe SM, Tang PA, Kerba M, Tan A, Earp M, Piquette C, Vandale J, Biondo P, Akude P, Sinnarajah A

JCO oncology practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1200/op-25-00492 PMID: 41385753

Longitudinal Prevalence of Financial Worry in a Cohort of Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer: A Secondary Observational Cohort Study.

Douglass-Molloy H, Akude P, Sinnarajah A, Simon J

Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center2025

DOI: 10.1177/10732748251384361 PMID: 41062079

Assessing Disparities in Who Accepts an Early Palliative Care Consultation.

Halperin H, Akude P, King S, Biondo P, Sinnarajah A, Hao D, Simon J

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32090485 PMID: 41002555

Colorectal Cancer Patients' Reported Frequency, Content, and Satisfaction with Advance Care Planning Discussions.

Hussein S, Lim CA, Manokaran T, Kassam S, Earp M, Tang PA, Karim S, Biondo P, Watanabe SM, Sinnarajah A, Tan A, Simon J

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2024

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31030092 PMID: 38534925

Palliative home care and emergency department visits in the last 30 and 90 days of life: a retrospective cohort study of patients with cancer.

Mracek J, Earp M, Sinnarajah A

BMJ supportive & palliative care2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-002889 PMID: 34187877

Acceptability of automatic referrals to supportive and palliative care by patients living with advanced lung cancer: qualitative interviews and a co-design process.

Ahmed S, Simon J, Biondo P, Slobogian V, Shirt L, King S, Paolucci A, Pabani A, Hao D, Bossio E, Cross R, Monds T, Nieuwenhuis J, Sinnarajah A

Research involvement and engagement2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00568-0 PMID: 38566198

Tertiary Inpatient Palliative Care within Region-Wide Services: A Retrospective Examination of Psychosocial and Medical Demographics at Admissions.

Feldstain A, Buote L, de Groot JM, Hughes J, Sinnarajah A

Cancers2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/cancers15235578 PMID: 38067282

Patient & Caregiver Experiences: Qualitative Study Comparison Before and After Implementation of Early Palliative Care for Advanced Colorectal Cancer.

Ahmed S, Naqvi SF, Sinnarajah A, McGhan G, Simon J, Santana MJ

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2023

DOI: 10.1177/08445621221079534 PMID: 35254117

Characterizing Chronic Opioid Use in Cancer Patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cheung, Winson Y; Cuthbert, Colleen A

Keywords: Abuse; Cancer; Chronic; Misuse; Opioid; Overdose

$504,900

Impact of Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing on Health Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Innes, Grant D; Hayward, Jake; Rosychuk, Rhonda J

Keywords: Addiction; Emergency; Opioid Analgesics; Outcomes; Pain Management; Substance Use Disorder

$149,176

Implementation of Pathway for Goals of Care and End of Life Management in L

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care(COVID-19)

Principal investigators: Goodarzi, Zahra S; Virk, Navjot

Keywords: Covid-19; Long-Term Care; Pandemic

$147,875

Automatic Palliative Care Referrals: Acceptability and Uptake by Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sinnarajah, Aynharan; Simon, Jessica E

Keywords: Acceptability; Advanced Lung Cancer; Automatic Referrals; Oncology; Palliative Care; Reducing Barriers To Access

$172,125

Palliative Care, Early & Systematic (PaCES): Impact on Patient & Health System Outcomes

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: PHSI for Cancer Control

Principal investigators: Simon, Jessica E; Braun, Ted C; Kurien, Elizabeth; Verma, Sunil; Hagen, Neil A; Kerba, Marc; Sinnarajah, Aynharan

Keywords: End-Of-Life Care; Health Resource Utilization; Integrated Cancer And Palliative Care; Interrupted Time Series With Comparison Group; Patient-Centred Outcomes; Systematic Palliative Care

$998,807

Palliative Care, Early & Systematic (PaCES): Impact on Patient & Health System Outcomes

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: PHSI for Cancer Control - LOI

Principal investigators: Simon, Jessica E; Braun, Ted C; Kurien, Elizabeth; Verma, Sunil; Hagen, Neil A; Kerba, Marc; Sinnarajah, Aynharan

Keywords: Health Resource Utilization; Interrupted Time Series With Comparison Group; Patient-Centred Outcomes; Systematic Palliative Care

$11,566

Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Measure of Compassionate Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sinclair, Shane A; Hack, Thomas F; Sawatzky, Richard

Keywords: Compassion; Health Services; Integrated Palliative Care; Life-Limiting Illness; Measure Development; Measurement Validation; Patient Centred; Patient Orientated Research; Psychosocial; Quality Care

$638,356

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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Aynharan Sinnarajah

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Financial burden in advanced cancer: colorectal cancer data analysis

Patient-Rated Acceptability of Automatic Palliative Care Referral: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Real-World Study of the Implementation of Early and Systematic Palliative Care for Advanced Colorectal Cancer Care-The Palliative Care Early and Systematic Project.

Longitudinal Prevalence of Financial Worry in a Cohort of Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer: A Secondary Observational Cohort Study.

Assessing Disparities in Who Accepts an Early Palliative Care Consultation.

Colorectal Cancer Patients' Reported Frequency, Content, and Satisfaction with Advance Care Planning Discussions.

Palliative home care and emergency department visits in the last 30 and 90 days of life: a retrospective cohort study of patients with cancer.

Acceptability of automatic referrals to supportive and palliative care by patients living with advanced lung cancer: qualitative interviews and a co-design process.

Tertiary Inpatient Palliative Care within Region-Wide Services: A Retrospective Examination of Psychosocial and Medical Demographics at Admissions.

Patient & Caregiver Experiences: Qualitative Study Comparison Before and After Implementation of Early Palliative Care for Advanced Colorectal Cancer.

Characterizing Chronic Opioid Use in Cancer Patients

Impact of Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing on Health Outcomes

Implementation of Pathway for Goals of Care and End of Life Management in L

Automatic Palliative Care Referrals: Acceptability and Uptake by Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer

Palliative Care, Early & Systematic (PaCES): Impact on Patient & Health System Outcomes

Palliative Care, Early & Systematic (PaCES): Impact on Patient & Health System Outcomes

Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Measure of Compassionate Care

Frequent collaborators

Aynharan Sinnarajah

Jessica Simon

Shane Sinclair

Susan Mcclement

Navjot Virk

Sharon June Kaasalainen

Kelli Stajduhar

Tamara Sussman

Lorraine Shack

Marc Kerba

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

David Lysecki

Doris Barwich

Christopher Longo

Anne Boyle

Genevieve Thompson