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Kirsten Fiest

ResearcherCritical Care MedicineUniversity of Calgary

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Kirsten Fiest

Researcher

Critical Care Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 13 research grants (13 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

585

Citations

160

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Intensive Care Unit Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Delirium Knowledge Translation Transitions In Care Anxiety Depression

Latest papers

An interactive capacity-building workshop for process evaluations of complex interventions in critical care
Australian Critical Care · 2026
Overactive Bladder 5 Years After the Mid-Urethral Sling Tensioning (MUST) Trial.
Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026
Patient and family experiences of sedation in an urban academic tertiary-level intensive care unit in Canada: a qualitative study.
BMJ open · 2026

All 47 publications

Latest funding

Building Migration-Sensitive Health System Intelligence in Canada
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$730,576
Validation of a Delirium Detection Tool for the Intensive Care Unit: Integrating Family in Patient Care
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Dissemination of PICU Family Presence Guidelines: A multifaceted dissemination strategy in partnership with Children's Healthcare Canada
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 28 grants and awards

47 publications.

An interactive capacity-building workshop for process evaluations of complex interventions in critical care

O'Grady HK, Chopra M, Krewulak K, Fiest K, Curran JA, Isaranuwatchai W, Straus S, Choong K, Boyd JG, Lamontagne F

Australian Critical Care2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2026.101605

Overactive Bladder 5 Years After the Mid-Urethral Sling Tensioning (MUST) Trial.

Hughes T, Metcalfe A, Fidler-Benaoudia M, Fiest K, Brennand EA

Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.)2026

DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001725 PMID: 42149649

Patient and family experiences of sedation in an urban academic tertiary-level intensive care unit in Canada: a qualitative study.

Petkovic-Wintemute A, Eystathioy T, Okuori A, Oxland P, Kupsch S, Fiest K, Niven D, Parsons Leigh J, Burry L, Jenkins J, Jaworska N

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112790 PMID: 42156148

Predictors of recurrent venous thromboembolism and bleeding in patients with cancer: a meta-analysis.

Khan F, Tritschler T, Marx CE, Lanting V, Rochwerg B, Tran A, Fernando SM, Lorenzetti DL, Wunsch H, Holodinsky J, Fiest K, Stelfox HT, Delluc A, Fergusson DA, Le Gal G, Wells PS, Wang TF, Sanfilippo K, van Es N, Schrag D, Connors JM, Carrier M

European heart journal2026

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf453 PMID: 40579365

Methods to monitor and evaluate neuromuscular blockade use in intensive care unit patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a scoping review.

Morton S, Irwin A, Kissel KA, Jewers D, Dhillon PP, Morrissey J, Loroff N, Knight G, Cashen D, Zuege DJ, Bagshaw SM, Fiest K, Parhar KKS

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2026

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-026-03127-1 PMID: 42174355

Exploring the factors affecting ICU nurse retention during and post-COVID-19: A qualitative descriptive interview study.

Kilcommons S, Andersen S, Mellett J, Douma M, Opgenorth D, Bagshaw SM, Rewa O, Fiest K, Lau V, Deschenes S

Intensive & critical care nursing2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2025.104294 PMID: 41352253

Towards use of Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes (PRO) in trials of bloodstream infections: a mixed-methods study protocol (BALANCE+PRO).

Somayaji R, Haldane V, Fowler R, Krewulak KD, Foster N, Longmore S, Ong SWX, Tong S, Rogers BA, Burry L, Kissel K, Paterson DL, Daneman N, Fiest K

BMJ open2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119849 PMID: 42392635

A national survey of factors leading to health care worker turnover in Canadian intensive care units.

Kilcommons S, Du Toit J, Deschenes S, Mellett J, Douma M, Alagadan I, Opgenorth D, Baig N, Bagshaw SM, Rewa OG, Fiest K, Montgomery C, Lau V, Andersen SK

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2026

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-026-03112-8 PMID: 42098427

Eligibility Criteria of Randomized Clinical Trials in Critical Care Medicine

Heirali A, Heybati K, Sereeyotin J, Khan F, Yarnell C, Krewulak K, Murthy S, Burns KEA, Fowler R, Fiest K

JAMA Network Open202510 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54944

Measuring family engagement in intensive care: Validation of the FAME tool

Kifell J, Burns KEA, Duong J, Fiest K, Gagné C, Gélinas C, Krewulak K, Price C, Stephenson A, Wang HT

Journal of Critical Care202510 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2025.155046

Building Migration-Sensitive Health System Intelligence in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fabreau, Gabriel; Coakley, Annalee; Lengellé, Fabien J; Ronksley, Paul E

Keywords: Administrative Data; Digital Health; Equity; Health Services Research; Health Systems; Migration; Participatory Research; Population Health; Preparedness; Refugee Health

$730,576

Validation of a Delirium Detection Tool for the Intensive Care Unit: Integrating Family in Patient Care

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Dave, Mudra G

Keywords: Critical Care Medicine; Delirium; Family Partnership; Patient Engagement

$120,000

Dissemination of PICU Family Presence Guidelines: A multifaceted dissemination strategy in partnership with Children's Healthcare Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Lee, Laurie A

Keywords: Consensus Statements; Family Centered Care; Family Presence; Knowledge Dissemination; Pediatric Critical Care; Policy Development

$25,000

Family-partnered delirium prevention, detection, and management in ICU: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fiest, Kirsten M

Keywords: Anxiety; Critical Care; Delirium; Depression; Icu; Patient And Family Engagement; Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

$825,590

Community-Academic Partnerships for Equitable Learning Health Systems: A Co-Production Approach

Nominated PICIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - General Pool

Principal investigators: Fiest, Kirsten M; Delisle, Mona; Roach, Pamela Marie

Keywords: Co-Creation; Community-Based Research; Framework Analysis; Health Equity; Knowledge Mobilization; Learning Health Systems; Partnerships

$130,000

Alberta Sex, Gender and Women's Health Hub

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Other: NWHRI: Coalition - Hubs - Supplement

Principal investigators: Brennand, Erin A; Alberta Health Services, Strategic Clinical Networks; Ahmed, Sofia B; Metcalfe, Amy L; Nelson, Erin L; Roach, Pamela Marie; Salami, Bukola O; Scime, Natalie V; Wells, Kristopher

Keywords: Capacity Development; Female Health; Knowledge Mobilization; Training; Women'S Health

$11,000

The RESPECT Study - Responsive Engagement of Surgical Patients for Equitable Care and Treatment: Transforming Surgical Processes for Anti-Racist Practice

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Daodu, Oluwatomilayo O; Brindle, Mary E

Keywords: Anti-Oppression; Anti-Racism; Equity; Patient Co-Design; Patient Engagement; Surgical Quality; Surgical Safety

$344,250

Co-designing better transitions in care for patients undergoing cancer treatment (CanTiC Tx)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sauro, Khara M; Manca, Donna P

Keywords: Cancer Treatment

$279,225

BALANCE+ PRO (Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes)

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Somayaji, Ranjani; Fiest, Kirsten M; Fowler, Robert A

Keywords: Balance+ Trial; Blood Stream Infections; Critical Illness; Health Outcomes; International Study; Mixed-Methods Study; Patient Informed Outcomes; Patients And Family Members; Quality Of Life; Severe Infections

$309,825

Prevention of Nephrotoxin-induced Acute Kidney Injury with Cilastatin (PONTIAC) Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Interv. Trial in Inflam. for Chronic Cond. - Res. Teams Gr. - General

Principal investigators: James, Matthew T; Levin, Adeera; Pannu, Neesh I

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Kidney Disease; Nephrotoxicity; Randomized Controlled Trial

$1,500,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Kirsten Fiest

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

An interactive capacity-building workshop for process evaluations of complex interventions in critical care

Overactive Bladder 5 Years After the Mid-Urethral Sling Tensioning (MUST) Trial.

Patient and family experiences of sedation in an urban academic tertiary-level intensive care unit in Canada: a qualitative study.

Predictors of recurrent venous thromboembolism and bleeding in patients with cancer: a meta-analysis.

Methods to monitor and evaluate neuromuscular blockade use in intensive care unit patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a scoping review.

Exploring the factors affecting ICU nurse retention during and post-COVID-19: A qualitative descriptive interview study.

Towards use of Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes (PRO) in trials of bloodstream infections: a mixed-methods study protocol (BALANCE+PRO).

A national survey of factors leading to health care worker turnover in Canadian intensive care units.

Eligibility Criteria of Randomized Clinical Trials in Critical Care Medicine

Measuring family engagement in intensive care: Validation of the FAME tool

Frequent collaborators

Karen Burns

Bram Rochwerg

Deborah Cook

Sangeeta Mehta

Daniel Niven

Meredith Vanstone

Srinivas Murthy

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Tina Mele

Joanna Dionne

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Ranjani Somayaji

John Muscedere

Ian Ball

Britt Dennis

Jennifer Tsang

Nick Daneman

Lisa Burry

Shane English

Robert Fowler

Gordon Guyatt

Alison Fox-Robichaud

Salmaan Kanji

Sadie Deschenes

Sofia Ahmed

John Marshall

Anne Boyle

Sofia Ahmed

Madeleine Verhovsek

Kusum Menon

Kimberley Lewis

Nadine Foster

Margaret Herridge

Jason Weatherald

Braedon McDonald

Harlan Pruden

Jananee Rasiah

David Williamson

Shane English

Kirsten Fiest