Peter Oxland, University of Calgary

Research

Intensive Care Unit Clinical Trial Critical Care Medicine Knowledge Translation Mixed Methods Transitions In Care Electronic Medical Charting Family-Caregiver Engagement

Latest papers

Stakeholder perspectives on the reduction of opioid exposure in ICU: A modified Delphi survey
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing · 2025
Engaging Patients and Families to Help Research Inform and Advance Patient and Family-Centered Care in Critical Care Medicine.
Critical care nursing clinics of North America · 2020 · first author
Development and Validation of Quality Criteria for Providing Patient- and Family-centered Injury Care.
Annals of surgery · 2017

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Improving Transitions in Care from ICU: Evaluation of an Electronic Communication Tool
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$198,535
Co-designing a Patient and Family Caregiver-Oriented Transitions in Care Bundle
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$958,006
Delirium Assessment in the Critically Ill: A Patient and Family-Centered Approach
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$24,913

All 5 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Stakeholder perspectives on the reduction of opioid exposure in ICU: A modified Delphi survey

Du Toit L-M, Bagshaw SM, Basmaji J, Chaudhuri D, Duquette D, Fiest KM, Honarmand K, Karvellas CJ, Kilcommons S, Kutsogiannis DJ

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing20253 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2025.104089

02

Engaging Patients and Families to Help Research Inform and Advance Patient and Family-Centered Care in Critical Care Medicine.

Oxland P, Foster N, Fiest KM, Skrobik Y

Critical care nursing clinics of North America2020First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2020.02.004 PMID: 32402317

03

Development and Validation of Quality Criteria for Providing Patient- and Family-centered Injury Care.

Boyd JM, Burton R, Butler BL, Dyer D, Evans DC, Felteau M, Gruen RL, Jaffe KM, Kortbeek J, Lang E, Lougheed V, Moore L, Narciso M, Oxland P, Rivara FP, Roberts D, Sarakbi D, Vine K, Stelfox HT

Annals of surgery2017

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002006 PMID: 27611609

04

Patient and Family Member-Led Research in the Intensive Care Unit: A Novel Approach to Patient-Centered Research.

Gill M, Bagshaw SM, McKenzie E, Oxland P, Oswell D, Boulton D, Niven DJ, Potestio ML, Shklarov S, Marlett N, Stelfox HT, Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network

PloS one2016

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160947 PMID: 27494396

05

Engaging the Public to Identify Opportunities to Improve Critical Care: A Qualitative Analysis of an Open Community Forum.

Potestio ML, Boyd JM, Bagshaw SM, Heyland D, Oxland P, Doig CJ, Zygun D, Stelfox HT

PloS one2015

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143088 PMID: 26580406

Improving Transitions in Care from ICU: Evaluation of an Electronic Communication Tool

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: Transitions in Care - Evaluation Grants

Principal investigators: Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Farrier, Christian E; Fiest, Kirsten M; Kupsch, Shelly; Niven, Daniel; Oxland, Peter R; Sept, Bonnie G; Stelfox, Henry T; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Critical Care Medicine; Electronic Medical Charting; Family-Caregiver Engagement; Health Systems Communication; Intensive Care Unit; Knowledge Translation; Mixed Methods; New Aging Population; Transitions In Care

$198,535

Co-designing a Patient and Family Caregiver-Oriented Transitions in Care Bundle

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: TiC - Stream 1 - PHSI solutions for transitions in care gaps

Principal investigators: Fiest, Kirsten M; Farrier, Christian E; Foster, Nadine K; Kupsch, Shelly; Niven, Daniel; Oxland, Peter R; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Sept, Bonnie G; Stelfox, Henry T; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Critical Care Medicine; Family Caregiver Engagement; Intensive Care Unit; Knowledge Translation; Mixed Methods; Patient Centered Care; Transitions In Care

$958,006

Delirium Assessment in the Critically Ill: A Patient and Family-Centered Approach

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Fiest, Kirsten M; Oxland, Peter R; Stelfox, Henry T

Keywords: Assessment; Critical Care; Delirium; Family-Centered; Focus Group; Intensive Care Unit; Validation

$24,913

Establishing Stakeholder Research Priorities for the Development and Evaluation of Caregiver-Mediated Interventions in the Care of Critically Ill Older Patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Stelfox, Henry T

Keywords: Aging; Family Partnering; Intensive Care; Knowledge Translation; Priority Setting; Survey

$19,992

The Development and Validation of a Family-Partnered Care Pathway for Very Elderly Patients Admitted to ICU

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Team Grant: Late Life Issues - LOI

Principal investigators: Heyland, Daren K; Stelfox, Henry T

Keywords: Clinical Pathways; Critical Care; End Of Life Care; Evidence-Based Medicine; Late Life Issues; Randomized Controlled Trials; Very Elderly

$25,000

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

Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Occupational Therapy
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Social and Preventive Medicine
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Eddy Lang

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Intensive Care Unit Dear Professor Oxland, 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 "Stakeholder perspectives on the reduction of opioid exposure in ICU: A modified Delphi survey" (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Improving Transitions in Care from ICU: Evaluation of an Electronic Communication Tool" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]