Jennifer Thull-Freedman, University of Calgary

Research

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Latest papers

Healthcare Cost Associated with an Acute Mental Healthcare Bundle in Pediatric Emergency Departments.
PharmacoEconomics - open · 2026
Caregiver Perspectives Regarding Patient Safety During Pediatric Hospitalization: A Qualitative Analysis.
Hospital pediatrics · 2026 · senior author
Provision of timely follow-up and understanding service demand for pediatric emergency department patients with a mental health concern: a quality improvement initiative.
CJEM · 2026 · senior author

All 37 publications

Latest funding

Anxiolysis for Laceration Repair in Children: Open-Label Multicentre Adaptive Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$573,750
A Multi-Disciplinary, Patient-Partnered, Pan-Canadian, Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of an Innovative Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care Bundle
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$3,000,000
Implementing Innovative Models of Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$99,999

All 3 grants and awards

37 publications.

01

Healthcare Cost Associated with an Acute Mental Healthcare Bundle in Pediatric Emergency Departments.

Ibraimova L, Newton AS, Freedman SB, Thull-Freedman J, Wright B, Ohinmaa A, Tran DT

PharmacoEconomics - open2026

DOI: 10.1007/s41669-025-00631-w PMID: 41530526

02

Caregiver Perspectives Regarding Patient Safety During Pediatric Hospitalization: A Qualitative Analysis.

Shank J, Alatorre-Hinojosa S, Chaput K, Bailey JM, Foulston C, Ong C, Santana MJ, Thull-Freedman J

Hospital pediatrics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-008320 PMID: 41338253

03

Provision of timely follow-up and understanding service demand for pediatric emergency department patients with a mental health concern: a quality improvement initiative.

Shulhan-Kilroy J, Freedman SB, Newton AS, Porter R, Katz LY, Thull-Freedman J, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)

CJEM2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01229-9 PMID: 42435275

04

Rapid development of a dedicated emergency department follow-up clinic during a large pediatric Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak.

Thull-Freedman J, Vanderkooi OG, Langenberger S, Principi T, Eltorki M, Patterson H, Freedman SB

CJEM2026First author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01274-4 PMID: 42786413

05

Reducing antibiotic overuse in immunocompetent children with febrile neutropenia in a pediatric emergency department: a quality improvement initiative.

Girgulis K, Thull-Freedman J, Wright N

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01091-9 PMID: 41632376

06

Just the facts: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichiacoli infection in children

Eltorki M, Thull-Freedman J, Freedman SB

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine20252 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-00993-4

07

Anxiolysis for laceration repair in children: study protocol for an open-label multicenter adaptive trial (ALICE)

Poonai N, Arthur-Hayward V, Ali S, Sabhaney V, Doan Q, Trottier E, Gravel J, Tran NA, Bhatt M, Eltorki M

PLoS ONE20251 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324515

08

Child Well-Being and Family Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Lategan C, Newton AS, Thull-Freedman J, Xie J, Winston K, Wright B, Stubbs M, Freedman SB

Child: care, health and development2025

DOI: 10.1111/cch.70063 PMID: 40085098

09

Emergency Department Pediatric Mental Health Care Bundle and Family Quality of Life.

Newton AS, Xie J, Thull-Freedman J, Lightbody T, Woods J, Stang A, Winston K, Larson J, Wright B, Stubbs M, Morrissette M, Freedman SB, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.48860 PMID: 41364438

10

HEADS-ED as a Predictor of Hospitalization in Children Seeking Emergency Department Care With Mental Health Concerns.

Byles H, Newton AS, Xie J, Winston K, Cappelli M, Thull-Freedman J, Freedman SB, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)

Academic pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2025.102845 PMID: 40268051

Anxiolysis for Laceration Repair in Children: Open-Label Multicentre Adaptive Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Poonai, Naveen; Ali, Samina; Bhatt, Maala; Doyon-Trottier, Evelyne; Heath, Anna; Sabhaney, Vikram

Keywords: Anxiolysis; Laceration Repair; Paediatrics; Procedural Distress

$573,750

A Multi-Disciplinary, Patient-Partnered, Pan-Canadian, Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of an Innovative Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care Bundle

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Stang, Antonia S; Stubbs, Michael D; Wasylak, Tracy J; Wright, Bruce; Berthelot, Simon; Cherry, Jonathan; Eltorki, Mohamed; Finkelstein, Yaron; Gagnon, Isabelle; Joubert, Gary I; Lipman, Ellen L; Macdonald, Lee; Mater, Ahmed; Newton, Mandi S; Porter, Robert; Rasiah, Jananee; Sareen, Jitender; Sawyer, Scott; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Addictions; Child And Adolescent; Comparative Effectiveness; Emergency Department; Health Information Management; Home And Community-Based Care; Implementation Science; Mental Health; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Priorities

$3,000,000

Implementing Innovative Models of Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Development Grants - Alberta

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Mikrogianakis, Angelo; Stubbs, Michael D; Wright, Bruce; Chan, Kevin J; Klassen, Terry P; MacMaster, Frank P; Newton, Mandi S; Rittenbach, Kay; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Addictions; Child And Adolescent; Emergency; Health Information Management; Health Workforce; Home And Community-Based Care; Mental Health

$99,999

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

Samina Ali and Naveen Poonai: 37 shared papers
Mo Eltorki and Mohamed Eltorki: 24 shared papers
Isabelle Gagnon and Jocelyn Gravel: 16 shared papers
Anna Heath and Naveen Poonai: 15 shared papers
Jocelyn Gravel and Naveen Poonai: 12 shared papers
Samina Ali and Antonia Stang: 10 shared papers
Samina Ali and Anna Heath: 10 shared papers
Mo Eltorki and Samina Ali: 9 shared papers
Antonia Stang and Naveen Poonai: 7 shared papers
Angelo Mikrogianakis and Jocelyn Gravel: 6 shared papers
Mo Eltorki and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 6 shared papers
Samina Ali and Mohamed Eltorki: 6 shared papers
Katrina Hurley and Naveen Poonai: 6 shared papers
Michael Stubbs and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 5 shared papers
Angelo Mikrogianakis and Isabelle Gagnon: 4 shared papers
Samina Ali and Melanie Noel: 4 shared papers
Samina Ali and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 4 shared papers
Isabelle Gagnon and Antonia Stang: 4 shared papers
Antonia Stang and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 4 shared papers
Mohamed Eltorki and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 4 shared papers
Ellen Louise Lipman and Mo Eltorki: 3 shared papers
Samina Ali and James Dickinson: 3 shared papers
Michael Stubbs and Antonia Stang: 3 shared papers
Ellen Louise Lipman and Suneeta Monga: 2 shared papers
Ellen Louise Lipman and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 2 shared papers
Mo Eltorki and Suneeta Monga: 2 shared papers
Monica Taljaard and Samina Ali: 2 shared papers
Stephen Freedman and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 2 shared papers
Mario Cappelli and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 2 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Suneeta Monga: 2 shared papers
Antonia Stang and Anna Heath: 2 shared papers
Suneeta Monga and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 2 shared papers
Naveen Poonai and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 2 shared papers
Ellen Louise Lipman and Jitender Sareen: 1 shared paper
Ellen Louise Lipman and Laurence Katz: 1 shared paper
Ellen Louise Lipman and Monica Taljaard: 1 shared paper
Ellen Louise Lipman and Stephen Freedman: 1 shared paper
Ellen Louise Lipman and Mario Cappelli: 1 shared paper
Ellen Louise Lipman and Gina Dimitropoulos: 1 shared paper
Ellen Louise Lipman and Katrina Hurley: 1 shared paper
Ellen Louise Lipman and Lee Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Ellen Louise Lipman and Laurie Plotnick: 1 shared paper
Angelo Mikrogianakis and Stephen Freedman: 1 shared paper
Angelo Mikrogianakis and Michael Stubbs: 1 shared paper
Angelo Mikrogianakis and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Jitender Sareen: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Laurence Katz: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Monica Taljaard: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Mario Cappelli: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Gina Dimitropoulos: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Katrina Hurley: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Lee Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Laurie Plotnick: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and James Dickinson: 1 shared paper
Jitender Sareen and Monica Taljaard: 1 shared paper
Jitender Sareen and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Laurence Katz and Stephen Freedman: 1 shared paper
Laurence Katz and Lee Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Laurence Katz and Laurie Plotnick: 1 shared paper
Laurence Katz and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Monica Taljaard and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Isabelle Gagnon and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Gina Dimitropoulos and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Kathleen Chaput and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Katrina Hurley and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Melanie Noel and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Mohamed Eltorki and James Dickinson: 1 shared paper
Lee Macdonald and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Anna Heath and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Laurie Plotnick and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
Jocelyn Gravel and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper
James Dickinson and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 1 shared paper

Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Psychiatry
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Psychology
Paediatrics
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1 shared papers, latest 2023

Angelo Mikrogianakis

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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