Finlay Mcalister, University of Calgary

Research

Hospital Discharge Organizational Case Studies Qualitative Methods Quality Improvement

Latest papers

Defining and validating comorbidities and procedures in ICD-10 health data in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients.
Medicine · 2016
Effect of perioperative glucose-insulin-potassium infusions on mortality and atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2010

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Respiratory virus vaccination as public health strategy to protect against occurrence of acute stroke and myocardial infarction
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$120,000
Paving the Way for ICD-11 Adoption to Advance Health Information
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$2,317,634
Preventable Acute Care Spending Among High System Users
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$69,000

All 6 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Defining and validating comorbidities and procedures in ICD-10 health data in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients.

Youngson E, Welsh RC, Kaul P, McAlister F, Quan H, Bakal J

Medicine2016

DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004554 PMID: 27512881

02

Effect of perioperative glucose-insulin-potassium infusions on mortality and atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Rabi D, Clement F, McAlister F, Majumdar S, Sauve R, Johnson J, Ghali W

The Canadian journal of cardiology2010

DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(10)70394-9 PMID: 20548978

Respiratory virus vaccination as public health strategy to protect against occurrence of acute stroke and myocardial infarction

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hill, Michael D

Keywords: Myocardial Infarction Prevention; Respiratory Infection; Stroke Prevention; Vaccination

$120,000

Paving the Way for ICD-11 Adoption to Advance Health Information

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Quan, Hude

Keywords: Health Data; Health Informatics; Health Systems; Implementation; International Classification Of Disease; Methodology

$2,317,634

Preventable Acute Care Spending Among High System Users

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: Secondary Data Analysis

Principal investigators: Ronksley, Paul E; O'Neill, Blair J; Wasylak, Tracy J; Kaplan, Gilaad G

Keywords: Acute Care Spending; Administrative Data; Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions; Emergency Department Use; High System Users; Hospitalization

$69,000

An Evaluation of the Organizational Process of Developing a Provincial Acute Care Discharge Model in Alberta Hospitals

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Pendharkar, Sachin R; Bischak, Diane; Caetano da Silveira, Giovani J; Flemons, William W; Ghali, William A; Mcalister, Finlay A; Woiceshyn, Jaana

Keywords: Hospital Discharge; Organizational Case Studies; Qualitative Methods; Quality Improvement

$268,272

Assessment of hypertension occurrence, management and outcomes in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Quan, Hude; Hemmelgarn, Brenda R; Tu, Karen

Keywords: Administrative Data; Epidemiology; Follow-Up Study; Health Services Utilization; Hypertension; Outcomes

$570,217

Assessment of hypertension occurrence, management and outcomes in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Operating Grant: Priority Announcement (IHSPR)

Principal investigators: Quan, Hude; Hemmelgarn, Brenda R; Tu, Karen

Keywords: Administrative Data; Epidemiology; Follow-Up Study; Health Services Utilization; Hypertension; Outcomes

$100,000

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

Medicine
Community Health Sciences
Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism
Family Medicine

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.

Doreen Rabi

Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism

1 shared papers, latest 2010

Jeffrey Bakal

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Fiona Clement

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2010

Hude Quan

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2016

William Ghali

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2010

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Hospital Discharge Dear Professor Mcalister, 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 "Defining and validating comorbidities and procedures in ICD-10 health data in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients." (2016), 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]