Jorge Pinzon, University of Calgary

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Calgary profile.

Latest papers

Effectiveness of Patient Navigation During Transition to Adult Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA pediatrics · 2025
Transition experiences of adolescents and young adults working with a patient navigator.
Health care transitions · 2025
Pragmatic trial evaluating the effectiveness of a patient navigator to decrease emergency room utilisation in transition age youth with chronic conditions: the Transition Navigator Trial protocol.
BMJ open · 2019

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating innovations in transition to adult care: Transition Navigator Trial
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$761,175
Evaluating Innovations in Transition to Adult Care: Transition Navigator Trial
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Effectiveness of Patient Navigation During Transition to Adult Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Samuel S, Punjwani Z, San Martin-Feeney D, Allemang B, Guilcher GMT, Lang E, Pacaud D, Pinzon J, Andrew G, Zwaigenbaum L, Perrott C, Andersen J, Hamiwka L, Nettel-Aguirre A, Klarenbach S, McBrien K, Scott SD, Patton M, Samborn S, Pfister K, Ryan L, Dimitropoulos G, Mackie AS

JAMA pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.6192 PMID: 39928304

02

Transition experiences of adolescents and young adults working with a patient navigator.

San Martin-Feeney D, Samborn S, Allemang B, Patton M, Punjwani Z, Pfister K, Ryan L, Guilcher GMT, Hamiwka L, Klarenbach S, Lang E, McBrien K, Nettel-Aguirre A, Pacaud D, Pinzon J, Scott SD, Zwaigenbaum L, Perrott C, Andersen J, Andrew G, Mackie AS, Samuel S, Dimitropoulos G

Health care transitions2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.hctj.2024.100088 PMID: 39712475

03

Pragmatic trial evaluating the effectiveness of a patient navigator to decrease emergency room utilisation in transition age youth with chronic conditions: the Transition Navigator Trial protocol.

Samuel S, Dimitropoulos G, Schraeder K, Klarenbach S, Nettel-Aguirre A, Guilcher G, Pacaud D, Pinzon J, Lang E, Andrew G, Zwaigenbaum L, Scott S, McBrien K, Hamiwka L, Mackie A

BMJ open2019

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034309 PMID: 31826899

04

Health care stakeholder perspectives regarding the role of a patient navigator during transition to adult care.

Dimitropoulos G, Morgan-Maver E, Allemang B, Schraeder K, Scott SD, Pinzon J, Andrew G, Guilcher G, Hamiwka L, Lang E, McBrien K, Nettel-Aguirre A, Pacaud D, Zwaigenbaum L, Mackie A, Samuel S

BMC health services research2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4227-6 PMID: 31208417

05

Responsiveness of the Eating Disorders Quality of Life Scale (EDQLS) in a longitudinal multi-site sample.

Adair CE, Marcoux GC, Bischoff TF, Cram BS, Ewashen CJ, Pinzon J, Gusella JL, Geller J, Scattolon Y, Fergusson P, Styles L, Brown KE

Health and quality of life outcomes2010

DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-83 PMID: 20701776

06

Development and multi-site validation of a new condition-specific quality of life measure for eating disorders.

Adair CE, Marcoux GC, Cram BS, Ewashen CJ, Chafe J, Cassin SE, Pinzon J, Gusella JL, Geller J, Scattolon Y, Fergusson P, Styles L, Brown KE

Health and quality of life outcomes2007

DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-5-23 PMID: 17470290

Evaluating innovations in transition to adult care: Transition Navigator Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Samuel, Susan M; Dimitropoulos, Gina; Mackie, Andrew

Keywords: Adolescents; Chronic Disease; Clinical Trial; Cost Analysis; Emerging Adults; Focus Groups; Patient Navigators; Qualitative Interviews; Transition To Adulthood; Youth

$761,175

Evaluating Innovations in Transition to Adult Care: Transition Navigator Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Samuel, Susan M; Dimitropoulos, Gina; Mackie, Andrew

Keywords: Cost Analysis; Emergency Room Utilization; Emerging Adults; Patient Navigator; Qualitative Methods; Randomized Controlled Trial; Transition To Adulthood; Youth

$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

Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Community Health Sciences
Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Department of Oncology
Other

Applying for

Paper to mention

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Pinzon, 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 "Effectiveness of Patient Navigation During Transition to Adult Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial." (2025), 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]