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Lorraine Venturato

ResearcherAging, Social GerontologyUniversity of Calgary

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Lorraine Venturato

Researcher

Aging, Social Gerontology

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.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 SSHRC), most recently in 2020.

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Publications

398

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Research

aging home place community identity aging well visual research gerontology

Latest papers

Enacting compassionate care at the end-of-life in long-term care: a qualitative interpretive study
BMC Palliative Care · 2026
“Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces
Palliative Care · 2025
A scoping review of decision-making tools to support substitute decision-makers for adults with impaired capacity.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2024

All 24 publications

Latest funding

Nursing and Humanities: An Evolving Relationship
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$55,104
Uncovering the relationship between investment in socially responsible funds and donation activity in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$33,810
COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Supporting mental health and preventing moral injury among long term care+ workers: A mixed methods tool kit development and implementation study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$50,000

All 9 grants and awards

24 publications.

Enacting compassionate care at the end-of-life in long-term care: a qualitative interpretive study

Lucchese S, Magcalas J, Sussman T, Hunter PV, Wickson-Griffiths A, Thompson G, Venturato L, Rivas VM, Kaasalainen S

BMC Palliative Care2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-026-02040-0

“Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces

Kaasalainen S, Thompson G, McCleary L, Venturato L, Wickson-Griffiths A, Hunter PV, Sussman T, Li D, Sinclair S, Hadjistavropoulos T

Palliative Care20252 citations

DOI: 10.1177/26323524251369121

A scoping review of decision-making tools to support substitute decision-makers for adults with impaired capacity.

King S, Fernandes B, Jayme TS, Boryski G, Gaetano D, Premji Z, Venturato L, Santana MJ, Simon J, Holroyd-Leduc J

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2024

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18812 PMID: 38400764

Evaluation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) programme: a protocol of a cluster randomised control trial

Kaasalainen S, Wickson-Griffiths A, Hunter P, Thompson G, Kruizinga J, McCleary L, Sussman T, Venturato L, Shaw S, Boamah SA

BMJ Open20232 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073585 PMID: W4387932205

Slam Bam, Thank you, Ma’am: The Challenges of Advance Care Planning Engagement in Long-Term Care

Sussman T, Mintzberg S, Sinai-Glazer H, Venturato L, Strachan PH, Kaasalainen S

Canadian Journal on Aging20227 citations

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980821000738

The availability of support and peritoneal dialysis survival: A cohort study.

Fox DE, King-Shier KM, James MT, Venturato L, Clarke A, Ravani P, Oliver MJ, Quinn RR

Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis2022

DOI: 10.1177/08968608221086752 PMID: 35353014

Exploring clinical leadership in long-term care: An integrative literature review.

Enghiad P, Venturato L, Ewashen C

Journal of nursing management2022

DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13470 PMID: 34541738

Multi-disciplinary supportive end of life care in long-term care: an integrative approach to improving end of life

Harasym PM, Afzaal M, Brisbin S, Sinnarajah A, Venturato L, Quail P, Kaasalainen S, Straus S, Sussman T, Virk N

BMC Geriatrics202115 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02271-1 PMID: W3165471030

Barriers and facilitators to optimal supportive end-of-life palliative care in long-term care facilities: a qualitative descriptive study of community-based and specialist palliative care physicians’ experiences, perceptions and perspectives

Harasym P, Brisbin S, Afzaal M, Sinnarajah A, Venturato L, Quail P, Kaasalainen S, Straus SE, Sussman T, Virk N

BMJ Open202069 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037466 PMID: W3047595444

A pilot evaluation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) program

Kaasalainen S, Sussman T, Thompson G, McCleary L, Hunter PV, Venturato L, Wickson-Griffiths A, Ploeg J, Parker D, Sinclair S

BMC Palliative Care202020 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-020-00599-w PMID: W3041733750

Nursing and Humanities: An Evolving Relationship

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McCaffrey, Graham

Keywords: nursing; humanities; hermeneutics

$55,104

Uncovering the relationship between investment in socially responsible funds and donation activity in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Haruvy, Ernan E.

Keywords: socially responsible investing; crowdunding; charitable donations

$33,810

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Supporting mental health and preventing moral injury among long term care+ workers: A mixed methods tool kit development and implementation study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 1

Principal investigators: Lashewicz, Bonnie M

Keywords: Covid-19; Long-Term Care; Pandemic

$50,000

STILL LIFE: A Slice of Life

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Venturato, Lorraine

Keywords: aging; home; place; community; identity; aging well; visual research; gerontology; gis

$198,184

Supporting mental health and preventing moral injury among long term care+ workers: A mixed methods tool kit development and implementation study

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care - Western

Principal investigators: Lashewicz, Bonnie M

Keywords: Covid-19; Long-Term Care; Pandemic

$149,855

Implementing & Scaling Up the LTC Palliative Toolkit During COVID

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care(COVID-19)

Principal investigators: Kaasalainen, Sharon J; Baxter, Sharon; McCloskey, Rose M; Wickson-Griffiths, Abigail L

Keywords: Covid-19; Long-Term Care; Palliative; Pandemic

$107,498

STILL LIFE: A Slice of Life

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Venturato, Lorraine

Keywords: aging; home; place; community; identity; aging well; visual research; gerontology; gis

$79,001

Scaling up the Family Carer Decision Support Intervention: A Transnational Effectiveness-Implementation Evaluation

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)

Principal investigators: Kaasalainen, Sharon J; Sussman, Tamara

Keywords: Advance Care Planning; Complex Interventions; Decision Making; Dementia; End Of Life Care; Family Carer Support; Long-Term Care Homes; Quality Of Care; Satisfaction With Care; Staff Education

$355,000

Working Together to Support a Palliative Approach in Long-Term-Care: A Pan Canadian Initiative

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Sussman, Tamara; Kaasalainen, Sharon J

Keywords: Advanced Care Planning; Long-Term Care; Palliative Care

$20,000

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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Lorraine Venturato

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Enacting compassionate care at the end-of-life in long-term care: a qualitative interpretive study

“Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces

A scoping review of decision-making tools to support substitute decision-makers for adults with impaired capacity.

Evaluation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) programme: a protocol of a cluster randomised control trial

Slam Bam, Thank you, Ma’am: The Challenges of Advance Care Planning Engagement in Long-Term Care

The availability of support and peritoneal dialysis survival: A cohort study.

Exploring clinical leadership in long-term care: An integrative literature review.

Multi-disciplinary supportive end of life care in long-term care: an integrative approach to improving end of life

Barriers and facilitators to optimal supportive end-of-life palliative care in long-term care facilities: a qualitative descriptive study of community-based and specialist palliative care physicians’ experiences, perceptions and perspectives

A pilot evaluation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) program

Nursing and Humanities: An Evolving Relationship

Uncovering the relationship between investment in socially responsible funds and donation activity in Canada

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Supporting mental health and preventing moral injury among long term care+ workers: A mixed methods tool kit development and implementation study

STILL LIFE: A Slice of Life

Supporting mental health and preventing moral injury among long term care+ workers: A mixed methods tool kit development and implementation study

Implementing & Scaling Up the LTC Palliative Toolkit During COVID

STILL LIFE: A Slice of Life

Scaling up the Family Carer Decision Support Intervention: A Transnational Effectiveness-Implementation Evaluation

Working Together to Support a Palliative Approach in Long-Term-Care: A Pan Canadian Initiative

Frequent collaborators

Tamara Sussman

Sharon June Kaasalainen

Genevieve Thompson

Shane Sinclair

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Pietro Ravani

Susan Mcclement

Aynharan Sinnarajah

Navjot Virk

Jenny Ploeg

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Graham McCaffrey

Carol Ewashen

Amit Garg

John Joon-young You

Sheila Boamah

Ruth Martin-Misener

Harvey Chochinov

Marilyn MacDonald

Jessica Simon

Kathryn King-Shier