Gail Mackean, University of Calgary

Research

Health Care Financing Integrated Care Models Of Allocating Funds Resource Allocation And Purchasing

Latest papers

Child and parent perspectives in IBD management: a literature review and qualitative study.
Crohn's & colitis 360 · 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
Measuring the Impact of Patient Engagement in Health Research: An Exploratory Study Using Multiple Survey Tools
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2024

All 31 publications

Latest funding

A Scoping Review of Literature on Different Models of Allocating Funds to Facilitate Integrated Care
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
ENCOMPASS: ENhancing COMmunity health through Patient navigation, Advocacy and Social Support
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$1,497,735

All 2 grants and awards

31 publications.

01

Child and parent perspectives in IBD management: a literature review and qualitative study.

deBruyn JC, Hart L, MacKean G, Staples N, Lee A, MacDonald KV, Marshall DA

Crohn's & colitis 3602026

DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otag020 PMID: 41908679

02

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

03

Measuring the Impact of Patient Engagement in Health Research: An Exploratory Study Using Multiple Survey Tools

Marshall DA, Suryaprakash N, Bryan S, Barker KL, MacKean G, Zelinsky S, McCarron TL, Santana MJ, Moayyedi P, Lavallee DC

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology202411 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwad045 PMID: W4389263516

04

Studying How Patient Engagement Influences Research: A Mixed Methods Study

Marshall DA, Suryaprakash N, Lavallee DC, McCarron TL, Zelinsky S, Barker KL, MacKean G, Santana MJ, Moayyedi P, Bryan S

Patient20249 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s40271-024-00685-8

05

Experiences of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients in a Virtual Yoga Program: Qualitative Findings from a Clinical Trial.

D'Silva A, Islam Z, Marshall DA, Vallance JK, Nasser Y, Rajagopalan V, MacKean G, Raman M

Digestive diseases and sciences2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10620-023-08125-7 PMID: 37914888

06

Exploring the outcomes of research engagement using the observation method in an online setting

Marshall DA, Suryaprakash N, Lavallee DC, Barker KL, Mackean G, Zelinsky S, McCarron TL, Santana MJ, Moayyedi P, Bryan S

BMJ Open20232 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073953 PMID: W4388871159

07

Family caregivers as essential partners in care: examining the impacts of restrictive acute care visiting policies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

Montesanti S, MacKean G, Fitzpatrick KM, Fancott C

BMC health services research2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09248-3 PMID: 37004050

08

Managing juvenile idiopathic arthritis within the context of their life: What we learnt from children and youth living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents.

Currie GR, Kennedy BL, S M B, R S M Y, J F S, S J V, N M W, M M A K, MacKean G, Marshall DA

Musculoskeletal care2023

DOI: 10.1002/msc.1805 PMID: 37596866

09

Patient Experiences in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Qualitative Study.

Mirza RM, MacKean G, Shaffer SR, Sewitch MJ, Heisler C, McLeod J, Habashi P, MacDonald KV, Barker K, Nguyen GC, Marshall DA

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2022

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwac014 PMID: 36467596

10

Exoskeleton use in acute rehabilitation post spinal cord injury: A qualitative study exploring patients' experiences.

Charbonneau R, Loyola-Sanchez A, McIntosh K, MacKean G, Ho C

The journal of spinal cord medicine2022

DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2021.1983314 PMID: 34855574

A Scoping Review of Literature on Different Models of Allocating Funds to Facilitate Integrated Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network - Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Forest, Pierre-Gerlier; Mackean, Gail L; McGuire, Nicolette; Seidel, Judy E; Sutherland, Jason M

Keywords: Health Care Financing; Integrated Care; Models Of Allocating Funds; Resource Allocation And Purchasing

$25,000

ENCOMPASS: ENhancing COMmunity health through Patient navigation, Advocacy and Social Support

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: McBrien, Kerry; Chen, Chih Ming (Jimmy); Erfan, Al Taani; Gleeson, Nicole; Rafiq, Zahid; Fabreau, Gabriel; Manns, Braden J

Keywords: Chronic Disease; Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial; Community Health Workers; Implementation Science; Patient Navigation; Primary Health Care

$1,497,735

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

Jia Hu and Cora Constantinescu: 11 shared papers
Chester Ho and Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez: 10 shared papers
Jia Hu and Raynell Lang: 9 shared papers
Jia Hu and Mehdi Mourali: 8 shared papers
Raynell Lang and Mehdi Mourali: 8 shared papers
Cora Constantinescu and Raynell Lang: 6 shared papers
Cora Constantinescu and Mehdi Mourali: 6 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Gail Mackean: 5 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Diane Lorenzetti: 5 shared papers
Stirling Bryan and Gail Mackean: 4 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Brenda Hemmelgarn: 4 shared papers
Gail Mackean and Eric Bohm: 4 shared papers
Paul Moayyedi and Stirling Bryan: 3 shared papers
Paul Moayyedi and Gail Mackean: 3 shared papers
Stirling Bryan and Fiona Clement: 3 shared papers
Aidan Hollis and Jia Hu: 3 shared papers
Gail Mackean and Jia Hu: 3 shared papers
Jia Hu and Blake Shaffer: 3 shared papers
Raynell Lang and Blake Shaffer: 3 shared papers
Mehdi Mourali and Blake Shaffer: 3 shared papers
Gail Mackean and Brock Wright: 2 shared papers
Gail Mackean and Yasmin Nasser: 2 shared papers
Gail Mackean and Cora Constantinescu: 2 shared papers
Gail Mackean and Elena Lopatina: 2 shared papers
Gail Mackean and Raynell Lang: 2 shared papers
Gail Mackean and Mehdi Mourali: 2 shared papers
Brock Wright and Eric Bohm: 2 shared papers
Paul Moayyedi and Yasmin Nasser: 1 shared paper
Stirling Bryan and Brenda Hemmelgarn: 1 shared paper
Stirling Bryan and Christine Friedenreich: 1 shared paper
Stirling Bryan and Greta Cummings: 1 shared paper
Stirling Bryan and Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci: 1 shared paper
Stirling Bryan and Elena Lopatina: 1 shared paper
Stirling Bryan and Deepa Singal: 1 shared paper
Stirling Bryan and Ellen Rafferty: 1 shared paper
Stirling Bryan and Gillian Currie: 1 shared paper
Fiona Clement and Aidan Hollis: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Christine Friedenreich: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Greta Cummings: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Gail Mackean: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Diane Lorenzetti: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Elena Lopatina: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Deepa Singal: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Ellen Rafferty: 1 shared paper
Brenda Hemmelgarn and Gillian Currie: 1 shared paper
Christine Friedenreich and Greta Cummings: 1 shared paper
Christine Friedenreich and Gail Mackean: 1 shared paper
Christine Friedenreich and Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci: 1 shared paper
Christine Friedenreich and Deepa Singal: 1 shared paper
Christine Friedenreich and Ellen Rafferty: 1 shared paper
Christine Friedenreich and Gillian Currie: 1 shared paper
Greta Cummings and Gail Mackean: 1 shared paper
Aidan Hollis and Gail Mackean: 1 shared paper
Gail Mackean and Chester Ho: 1 shared paper
Gail Mackean and Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez: 1 shared paper
Gail Mackean and Diane Lorenzetti: 1 shared paper
Gail Mackean and Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci: 1 shared paper
Gail Mackean and Gregg Nelson: 1 shared paper
Gail Mackean and Deepa Singal: 1 shared paper
Gail Mackean and Ellen Rafferty: 1 shared paper
Gail Mackean and Gillian Currie: 1 shared paper
Gail Mackean and Blake Shaffer: 1 shared paper
Eric Bohm and Elena Lopatina: 1 shared paper

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Paper to mention

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Care Financing Dear Professor Mackean, 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 "Child and parent perspectives in IBD management: a literature review and qualitative study." (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.] 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]

Gail Mackean

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Child and parent perspectives in IBD management: a literature review and qualitative study.

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)

Measuring the Impact of Patient Engagement in Health Research: An Exploratory Study Using Multiple Survey Tools

Studying How Patient Engagement Influences Research: A Mixed Methods Study

Experiences of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients in a Virtual Yoga Program: Qualitative Findings from a Clinical Trial.

Exploring the outcomes of research engagement using the observation method in an online setting

Family caregivers as essential partners in care: examining the impacts of restrictive acute care visiting policies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

Managing juvenile idiopathic arthritis within the context of their life: What we learnt from children and youth living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents.

Patient Experiences in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Qualitative Study.

Exoskeleton use in acute rehabilitation post spinal cord injury: A qualitative study exploring patients' experiences.

A Scoping Review of Literature on Different Models of Allocating Funds to Facilitate Integrated Care

ENCOMPASS: ENhancing COMmunity health through Patient navigation, Advocacy and Social Support

Frequent collaborators

Fiona Clement

Eric Bohm

Stirling Bryan

Jia Hu

Paul Moayyedi

Brock Wright

Cora Constantinescu

Elena Lopatina

Mehdi Mourali

Raynell Lang

Yasmin Nasser

Trevor Tombe

Katharina Kovacs Burns

Natasha Gallant

Deepa Singal

Nancy Marlett

Jonathan Lai

Blake Shaffer

Marcia Bruce

Chester Ho

Gillian Currie

Jennifer Zwicker

Ellen Rafferty

Tamara Pringsheim

Thomas Noseworthy

Brenda Hemmelgarn

Marcello Tonelli

Christine Friedenreich

William Ghali

Jeffrey Vallance

Lawrence Korngut

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Verna Yiu

Greta Cummings

Stephanie Montesanti

Leah Gramlich

Aidan Hollis

Malcolm King

Tracy Wasylak

Iwona Bielska