Catherine Patocka, University of Calgary

Research

Administrative Data Emergency Department Expert Panel Frequent Use Machine Learning Qualitative Methods Realist Analysis

Latest papers

Assessment burden by design: exploring the variability in competence by design assessment forms
Canadian Medical Education Journal · 2026
Electrocardiogram competency of Canadian emergency medicine residents: curriculum gaps and opportunities for improvement.
CJEM · 2026
The Impact of Simulation-Based Spaced Training for Skills Acquisition on Learning and Performance Outcomes Among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review.
Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare · 2026 · first author

All 22 publications

Latest funding

A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Frequent Use of the Emergency Department
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$478,126

All 1 grants and awards

22 publications.

01

Assessment burden by design: exploring the variability in competence by design assessment forms

Ismaeel R, Riggs J, Ott M, Hall AK, Patocka C, Petrosoniak A, Szulewski A, Chan T, Thoma B

Canadian Medical Education Journal20261 citations

DOI: 10.36834/cmej.81428

02

Electrocardiogram competency of Canadian emergency medicine residents: curriculum gaps and opportunities for improvement.

Mastrangelo E, El-Baba M, Patocka C, McLaren JTT

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01194-3 PMID: 42323520

03

The Impact of Simulation-Based Spaced Training for Skills Acquisition on Learning and Performance Outcomes Among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review.

Patocka C, Anderson I, Brennan E, Lacroix L, Pandya A, Ganshorn H, Hall AK

Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare2026First author

DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000898 PMID: 41347740

04

How feedback works in practice: Insights from a rapid realist review.

Patocka C, Cooke L, Ma IWY, Ellaway RH

Medical education2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/medu.70270 PMID: 42464018

05

Untangling feedback: Mapping the patterns behind the practice.

Patocka C, Cooke L, Ma IWY, Ellaway RH

Medical education2025First author

DOI: 10.1111/medu.15706 PMID: 40194907

06

Taking a definitional stance in health professions education scholarship.

Patocka C, Ellaway R

Medical education2025First author

DOI: 10.1111/medu.70023 PMID: 40859648

07

To define or not to define: a commentary on 'The case for metacognitive reflection'.

Ellaway RH, Patocka C

Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10459-024-10391-7 PMID: 39556237

08

Navigating discourses of feedback: developing a pattern system of feedback.

Patocka C, Cooke L, Ma IWY, Ellaway RH

Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10459-024-10376-6 PMID: 39320542

09

A paradigm shift: from overcoming to dismantling equity barriers in EM.

Khangura J, Primavesi R, Patocka C

CJEM2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00678-4 PMID: 38598074

10

The Impact of Just-in-Time Simulation Training for Healthcare Professionals on Learning and Performance Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

Patocka C, Pandya A, Brennan E, Lacroix L, Anderson I, Ganshorn H, Hall AK

Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare2024First author

DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000764 PMID: 38240616

A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Frequent Use of the Emergency Department

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Holodinsky, Jessalyn K; Elliott, Meghan; Patocka, Catherine

Keywords: Administrative Data; Emergency Department; Expert Panel; Frequent Use; Machine Learning; Qualitative Methods; Realist Analysis

$478,126

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

Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics
Family Medicine
Other

Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Jason Trickovic

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Warren Cheung

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Eddy Lang

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Matthew Sibbald

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Administrative Data Dear Professor Patocka, 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 "Assessment burden by design: exploring the variability in competence by design assessment forms" (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 "A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Frequent Use of the Emergency Department" (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]

Catherine Patocka

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Assessment burden by design: exploring the variability in competence by design assessment forms

Electrocardiogram competency of Canadian emergency medicine residents: curriculum gaps and opportunities for improvement.

The Impact of Simulation-Based Spaced Training for Skills Acquisition on Learning and Performance Outcomes Among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review.

How feedback works in practice: Insights from a rapid realist review.

Untangling feedback: Mapping the patterns behind the practice.

Taking a definitional stance in health professions education scholarship.

To define or not to define: a commentary on 'The case for metacognitive reflection'.

Navigating discourses of feedback: developing a pattern system of feedback.

A paradigm shift: from overcoming to dismantling equity barriers in EM.

The Impact of Just-in-Time Simulation Training for Healthcare Professionals on Learning and Performance Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Frequent Use of the Emergency Department

Frequent collaborators

Teresa Chan

Farhan Bhanji

Jason Trickovic

Warren Cheung

Alim Pardhan

Kelly Van Diepen

Kerstin de Wit

Kathryn Chan

Calvin Yeh

Eddy Lang

Adam Cheng

Teresa Chan

Sandra Monteiro

David Cook

Matthew Sibbald