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Kerry McBrien

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Calgary

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Kerry McBrien

Researcher

Community Health Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2026.

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Academic metrics

Publications

1,320

Citations

h-index

153

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Primary Care Implementation Science Primary Health Care Patient Navigation Administrative Data Disease Classification System Family Medicine International Classification For Primary Care (Icpc)

Latest papers

Oral Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir for Covid-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients.
The New England journal of medicine · 2026
Lessons learned and recommendations from the Canadian adaptive platform trial of treatments for COVID in community settings (CanTreatCOVID).
Contemporary clinical trials · 2026
Corrigendum to "Managing Medications During 'Sick Days' in Patients With Diabetes, Kidney, and Cardiovascular Conditions: A Theory-informed Approach to Intervention Design and Implementation": [Can J Diabetes 2024;48:259-68.e4].
Canadian journal of diabetes · 2026

All 61 publications

Latest funding

Using Longitudinal Healthcare Trajectories and Machine Learning to Improve Understanding of Primary Care Attachment and Healthcare Utilization
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
$9,000
Predicting patient attachment to strengthen primary care access in Alberta: A biostatistical framework for integrating predictive models within the Central Patient Attachment Registry
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Strategies to Increase Menopause Hormone Therapy Prescribing
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$200,000

All 35 grants and awards

61 publications.

Oral Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir for Covid-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients.

Butler CC, Pinto AD, Harris V, Holmes J, Rahman NM, Cureton L, Hayward G, Richards DB, Lowe DM, Standing JF, Breuer J, Hood K, Png ME, Petrou S, Dorward J, Patel MG, Thomas NPB, Evans P, Hart ND, Jani BD, Hosseini B, Murthy S, McBrien K, Condon A, McDonald EG, Daley P, Greiver M, da Costa BR, Selby P, Jüni P, Lee TC, Shi H, Detry MA, Saunders CT, Fitzgerald M, Berry NS, Saville BR, Khoo SH, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS, Hobbs FDR, Yu LM, Little P, PANORAMIC Trial and CanTreatCOVID Trial Collaborative Groups

The New England journal of medicine2026

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2502457 PMID: 42019019

Lessons learned and recommendations from the Canadian adaptive platform trial of treatments for COVID in community settings (CanTreatCOVID).

Hosseini B, Condon A, da Costa BR, Daley P, Greiver M, Jüni P, Lee TC, McBrien K, McDonald EG, Murthy S, Selby P, Pinto AD

Contemporary clinical trials2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108303 PMID: 41985658

Corrigendum to "Managing Medications During 'Sick Days' in Patients With Diabetes, Kidney, and Cardiovascular Conditions: A Theory-informed Approach to Intervention Design and Implementation": [Can J Diabetes 2024;48:259-68.e4].

Watson KE, Dhaliwal K, Benterud E, Robertshaw S, Verdin N, McMurtry E, Lamont Mbt N, Drall KM, Gil S, Campbell DJT, McBrien K, Tsuyuki RT, Pannu N, James MT, Donald M

Canadian journal of diabetes2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.12.014 PMID: 41591317

Physical activity-based, wholistic, wellness interventions for Indigenous women in Canada: An environmental scan to identify programs and promising practices.

Wicklum S, Black T, Tuttauk L, Crowshoe LL, Ji YJ, McBrien K, Zhang J, Checholik C, Amson A, Doyle-Baker P, Oliver A, Frehlich L

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01091-9 PMID: 41199116

Changes in Family Physicians Over Time in Alberta, Canada: A 16-Year Population-Based Cohort Study.

Manns BJ, McDonald T, McBrien K, Johnston A, Green L, Au F, Tonelli M

Annals of family medicine2025

DOI: 10.1370/afm.240514 PMID: 40983541

Measuring person-centered integrated care for people living with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease and multimorbidity: a cross-sectional survey.

Hecker T, Jassemi S, van Vliet L, Verdin N, Russon N, Elliott MJ, Hemmelgarn BR, Santana MJ, Manalili K, McBrien K, Bello AK, Quinn A, Valentijn P, Donald M

Frontiers in health services2025

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1655472 PMID: 41050543

Considerations for selecting and implementing comorbidity indices when using secondary data sources: a guide for health researchers.

Soos B, Williamson T, McBrien K, Wiebe S, Tonelli M, Southern DA, Eastwood CA, Li B, Quan H, Ronksley P

International journal of population data science2025

DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v10i3.2973 PMID: 41321898

Implementation and Evaluation of a Patient-Focused eHealth Intervention, My Kidneys My Health, in Primary Care and General Nephrology Clinics: Multimethods Study.

Jassemi S, Sparkes D, Delgado M, Harwood L, Bello AK, Beanlands H, Elliott M, McBrien K, Gil S, Straus S, Hemmelgarn B, Donald M

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/71832 PMID: 40882216

Exploring Patient Understandings of Navigation Services Within Alberta's Healthcare System: A Qualitative Study.

Rabi S, Santana M, Dimitropoulos G, McBrien K, Benterud E, Wigston L, Tang K

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2025

DOI: 10.1111/hex.70383 PMID: 40790913

The effect of take-home naloxone kits on opioid-related deaths in Alberta, Canada: An ecological analysis.

Spackman E, Premji S, Woroniuk A, Lang E, Milaney K, McBrien K

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01056-y PMID: 40459670

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Kerry McBrien

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Oral Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir for Covid-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients.

Lessons learned and recommendations from the Canadian adaptive platform trial of treatments for COVID in community settings (CanTreatCOVID).

Corrigendum to "Managing Medications During 'Sick Days' in Patients With Diabetes, Kidney, and Cardiovascular Conditions: A Theory-informed Approach to Intervention Design and Implementation": [Can J Diabetes 2024;48:259-68.e4].

Physical activity-based, wholistic, wellness interventions for Indigenous women in Canada: An environmental scan to identify programs and promising practices.

Changes in Family Physicians Over Time in Alberta, Canada: A 16-Year Population-Based Cohort Study.

Measuring person-centered integrated care for people living with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease and multimorbidity: a cross-sectional survey.

Considerations for selecting and implementing comorbidity indices when using secondary data sources: a guide for health researchers.

Implementation and Evaluation of a Patient-Focused eHealth Intervention, My Kidneys My Health, in Primary Care and General Nephrology Clinics: Multimethods Study.

Exploring Patient Understandings of Navigation Services Within Alberta's Healthcare System: A Qualitative Study.

The effect of take-home naloxone kits on opioid-related deaths in Alberta, Canada: An ecological analysis.

Frequent collaborators

Maoliosa Donald

Tyler Williamson

Neesh Pannu

Gina Dimitropoulos

Hude Quan

Susan Samuel

Peter Selby

Stephanie Garies

Nancy Verdin

Aisha Lofters

Aisha Lofters

Marcello Tonelli

Lorraine Hamiwka

Simon Berthelot

Laura Desveaux

Rahim Moineddin

Scott Klarenbach

Aminu Bello

Kailash Jindal

Lauren Lapointe-Shaw

Meghan Elliott

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

Peter Daley

Srinivas Murthy

Sonia Butalia

Nairne Scott-Douglas

Sonja Wicklum

Kaberi Dasgupta

Ally Prebtani

Christopher Naugler

Sonia Butalia

Mukul Sharma

Denise Campbell-Scherer

Neil Drummond

Steven Grover

Eva Grunfeld

Marcello Tonelli

J Michael Paterson

Fiona Clement