Grant Innes, University of Calgary

Research

Addiction Emergency Opioid Analgesics Outcomes Pain Management Substance Use Disorder

Latest papers

Emergency Department Prescribing and Opioid-Related Harms Among Adolescents in Alberta: 2010-2020.
Pediatrics · 2026
Temporal trends in emergency department opioid prescribing and related harms in Alberta, Canada: A population-based cohort study.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026 · senior author
Emergency department overcrowding: a CAEP position statement.
CJEM · 2026

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Impact of Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing on Health Outcomes
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$149,176
Development of novel risk prediction scores for emergency department patients with suspected coronary artery disease
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$123,166
Empirical Validation of Emergency Department Crowding Metrics
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$197,073

All 3 grants and awards

26 publications.

01

Emergency Department Prescribing and Opioid-Related Harms Among Adolescents in Alberta: 2010-2020.

Li H, Ali S, Holodinsky JK, Innes G, Hayward J

Pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-071974 PMID: 42025289

02

Temporal trends in emergency department opioid prescribing and related harms in Alberta, Canada: A population-based cohort study.

Hayward J, Li H, Holodinsky J, Dong K, Innes G

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01182-1 PMID: 41870872

03

Emergency department overcrowding: a CAEP position statement.

Li MK, McLeod SL, Affleck A, Bhate T, Innes G, Parks P, Petrie DA, Rowe BH, Snider C, Worrall JC, Mackay F, Ovens HJ

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01228-w PMID: 42437839

04

Accountability frameworks: A critical evolution in healthcare.

Innes G

Healthcare management forum2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/08404704241290794 PMID: 39460457

05

Safety and efficiency of implementation of high-sensitivity troponin T in the assessment of emergency department patients with cardiac chest pain.

Scheuermeyer FX, Mattman A, Humphries K, Ramanathan K, Kaila K, Dodek P, Grunau B, Grafstein E, Innes G, Christenson J

CJEM2024

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00778-1 PMID: 39467993

06

EM:POWER: if not us, who? If not now, when?

Chochinov A, Petrie DA, Kollek D, Innes G

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine20232 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-022-00405-x

07

Risk factors associated with 1-week revisit among emergency department patients with alcohol withdrawal.

Scheuermeyer FX, Lane D, Grunau B, Grafstein E, Miles I, Kestler A, Barbic D, Barbic S, Slvjic I, Duley S, Yu A, Chiu I, Innes G

CJEM2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-022-00414-w PMID: 36645614

08

Building a better mousetrap.

Innes G

CJEM2023First author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-023-00559-2 PMID: 37491666

09

Fast food medicine?

Innes G

CJEM2023First author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-022-00441-7 PMID: 36617613

10

The waiting game: managing flow by applying queuing theory in Canadian emergency departments.

Johnston A, Lang E, Innes G

CJEM2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-022-00318-9 PMID: 35699921

Impact of Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing on Health Outcomes

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

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

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

$149,176

Development of novel risk prediction scores for emergency department patients with suspected coronary artery disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: McRae, Andrew D

Keywords: Acute Coronary Syndromes; Coronary Artery Disease; Diagnostic Testing

$123,166

Empirical Validation of Emergency Department Crowding Metrics

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: McRae, Andrew D

Keywords: Emergency Department Crowding; Health Services Research

$197,073

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

Lianping Ti and Seonaid Nolan: 20 shared papers
Jessica Moe and Andrew Kestler: 12 shared papers
Grant Innes and Grant Innes: 12 shared papers
Jessica Moe and Kathryn Dong: 11 shared papers
Eric Grafstein and Brian Grunau: 9 shared papers
Kathryn Dong and Andrew Kestler: 8 shared papers
Jane Buxton and Andrew Kestler: 7 shared papers
Brian Grunau and Grant Innes: 7 shared papers
Karin Humphries and Brian Grunau: 6 shared papers
Eric Grafstein and Grant Innes: 6 shared papers
Samina Ali and Kathryn Dong: 5 shared papers
Jane Buxton and Jessica Moe: 5 shared papers
Eric Grafstein and Jessica Moe: 5 shared papers
Grant Innes and Eddy Lang: 5 shared papers
Eddy Lang and Grant Innes: 5 shared papers
Henry Li and Jake Hayward: 5 shared papers
Samina Ali and Henry Li: 4 shared papers
Lianping Ti and Amanda Slaunwhite: 4 shared papers
Kathryn Dong and Jake Hayward: 4 shared papers
Seonaid Nolan and Amanda Slaunwhite: 4 shared papers
Grant Innes and Jake Hayward: 4 shared papers
Peter Kavsak and Andrew McRae: 3 shared papers
Andrew McRae and Eddy Lang: 3 shared papers
Jonathon Leipsic and Brian Grunau: 3 shared papers
Jane Buxton and Seonaid Nolan: 3 shared papers
Jessica Moe and Amanda Slaunwhite: 3 shared papers
Grant Innes and Andrew Kestler: 3 shared papers
Peter Kavsak and Grant Innes: 2 shared papers
Peter Kavsak and Eddy Lang: 2 shared papers
Peter Kavsak and Grant Innes: 2 shared papers
Monica Taljaard and Samina Ali: 2 shared papers
Karin Humphries and Jonathon Leipsic: 2 shared papers
Karin Humphries and Eric Grafstein: 2 shared papers
Jonathon Leipsic and Grant Innes: 2 shared papers
Peter Dodek and Brian Grunau: 2 shared papers
Lianping Ti and Jane Buxton: 2 shared papers
Kathryn Dong and Henry Li: 2 shared papers
Grant Innes and Henry Li: 2 shared papers
Peter Kavsak and Peter Dodek: 1 shared paper
Daniel Kollek and Alecs Chochinov: 1 shared paper
Daniel Kollek and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Monica Taljaard and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Karin Humphries and Peter Dodek: 1 shared paper
Karin Humphries and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Samina Ali and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Andrew McRae and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Andrew McRae and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Peter Dodek and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Lianping Ti and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Jane Buxton and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Jessica Moe and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Kathryn Dong and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Kathryn Dong and Jessalyn Holodinsky: 1 shared paper
Seonaid Nolan and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Alecs Chochinov and Brian Grunau: 1 shared paper
Alecs Chochinov and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Amanda Slaunwhite and Grant Innes: 1 shared paper
Grant Innes and Carolyn Snider: 1 shared paper
Grant Innes and Jessalyn Holodinsky: 1 shared paper
Jessalyn Holodinsky and Henry Li: 1 shared paper

Emergency Medicine
Medicine
Pediatrics
Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Community Health Sciences
School of Population and Public Health
Family Medicine
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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.

Grant Innes

Emergency Medicine

12 shared papers, latest 2025

Brian Grunau

Emergency Medicine

7 shared papers, latest 2024

Eric Grafstein

Emergency Medicine

6 shared papers, latest 2024

Eddy Lang

Emergency Medicine

5 shared papers, latest 2019

Andrew Kestler

Emergency Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Peter Kavsak

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Daniel Kollek

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Skye Barbic

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Jane Buxton

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Jessica Moe

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Alecs Chochinov

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Amanda Slaunwhite

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Monica Taljaard

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Andrew McRae

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Addiction Dear Professor Innes, 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 "Emergency Department Prescribing and Opioid-Related Harms Among Adolescents in Alberta: 2010-2020." (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 "Impact of Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing on Health Outcomes" (2020), 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]

Grant Innes

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Emergency Department Prescribing and Opioid-Related Harms Among Adolescents in Alberta: 2010-2020.

Temporal trends in emergency department opioid prescribing and related harms in Alberta, Canada: A population-based cohort study.

Emergency department overcrowding: a CAEP position statement.

Accountability frameworks: A critical evolution in healthcare.

Safety and efficiency of implementation of high-sensitivity troponin T in the assessment of emergency department patients with cardiac chest pain.

EM:POWER: if not us, who? If not now, when?

Risk factors associated with 1-week revisit among emergency department patients with alcohol withdrawal.

Building a better mousetrap.

Fast food medicine?

The waiting game: managing flow by applying queuing theory in Canadian emergency departments.

Impact of Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing on Health Outcomes

Development of novel risk prediction scores for emergency department patients with suspected coronary artery disease

Empirical Validation of Emergency Department Crowding Metrics

Frequent collaborators

Grant Innes

Brian Grunau

Eric Grafstein

Eddy Lang

Jake Hayward

Andrew Kestler

Henry Li

Peter Kavsak

Jonathon Leipsic

Carolyn Snider

Jessalyn Holodinsky

Daniel Kollek

Peter Dodek

Skye Barbic

Lianping Ti

Jane Buxton

Samina Ali

Jessica Moe

Kathryn Dong

Seonaid Nolan

Alecs Chochinov

Amanda Slaunwhite

Karin Humphries

Monica Taljaard

Andrew McRae