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Research
Latest papers
Adaptation of the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire Into Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study.
Evaluation & the health professions · 2026 · senior author
A feasibility study of an Evidence-informed, Competency-based, Accredited, Compassion Training (EnACT) program.
BMC medical education · 2026 · first author
The Discourse of Medical Assistance in Dying and Its Relationship With Hospice Palliative Care in Canada: An Integrative Literature Review.
Journal of advanced nursing · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $745,875
The Development and Evaluation of An Evidence-informed, Competency-based, Accredited Compassion Training Program for Healthcare Providers Caring for Older Adults-The EnACT Study
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
- $72,000
Development and Validation of Enabling Quality Interactions with Parents (EQUIP): An Automated Software that Codes Parent-Child Interaction Quality
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
- $638,356
Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Measure of Compassionate Care
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
75 publications.
Adaptation of the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire Into Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study.
Koyuncu NE, Su S, Sinclair S
A feasibility study of an Evidence-informed, Competency-based, Accredited, Compassion Training (EnACT) program.
Sinclair S, MacInnis C, Roze des Ordons A, Dhingra S, Harris D, Bouchal SR
The Discourse of Medical Assistance in Dying and Its Relationship With Hospice Palliative Care in Canada: An Integrative Literature Review.
Dorman JD, Raffin Bouchal DS, Wasylenko E, Sinclair S
A Cross-Sectional Study on Healthcare Providers' Perceived Compassion and Emotional Exhaustion Across Five Acute Geriatric Units: The Importance of Mutual Respect and Open Reflection.
Piers R, Hanssens J, De Vos J, Cobbaert K, Pattyn I, Van Puyvelde K, Vandervennet B, Gelders J, Brys A, Velghe A, Van Den Noortgate N, Sinclair S, Boven C
Compassionate care in obesity management: reclaiming humanity in health care
Wharton S, Boaventura B, Salas XR, Le Brocq S, Sinclair S, Stanford FC
“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
Validation of a short patient-reported compassion measure: the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire-Short Form (SCQ-SF).
Boss HC, MacInnis CC, Simon R, Jackson J, Lahtinen M, Sinclair S
Measuring compassion in end-of-life cancer patients: The Italian validation of the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQit).
Bovero A, Fraoni A, Urru S, Berchialla P, Cotardo F, Di Girolamo I, Ostacoli L, Sinclair S, Carletto S
Patient-reported assessment of compassion in Spanish: a systematic review.
Soto-Rubio A, Picazo C, Gil-Juliá B, Andreu-Vaillo Y, Pérez-Marín M, Sinclair S
The initial validation of an Evidence-informed, competency-based, Applied Compassion Training (EnACT) program: a multimethod study.
Sinclair S, Dhingra S, Bouchal SR, MacInnis C, Harris D, Roze des Ordons A, Pesut B
The Development and Evaluation of An Evidence-informed, Competency-based, Accredited Compassion Training Program for Healthcare Providers Caring for Older Adults-The EnACT Study
Principal investigators: Sinclair, Shane A; Hack, Thomas F; Roze des Ordons, Amanda L
Keywords: Advancing Illness; Compassion; Education; Health Services; Older Adults; Palliative Approach; Patient-Centred; Patient-Oriented Research; Quality Care; Training
Development and Validation of Enabling Quality Interactions with Parents (EQUIP): An Automated Software that Codes Parent-Child Interaction Quality
Principal investigators: Duffett-Leger, Linda
Keywords: parent-child interactions; infant mental health; postpartum depression; artificial intelligence; child development; psychological problems; postpartum anxiety; software development; population health; early intervention
Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Measure of Compassionate Care
Principal investigators: Sinclair, Shane A; Hack, Thomas F; Sawatzky, Richard
Keywords: Compassion; Health Services; Integrated Palliative Care; Life-Limiting Illness; Measure Development; Measurement Validation; Patient Centred; Patient Orientated Research; Psychosocial; Quality Care
Development and Evaluation of a Family-Partnered Care Pathway for Critically Ill Older Patients
Principal investigators: Stelfox, Henry T; Heyland, Daren K
Keywords: Clinical Trial; Cohort Study; Critical Illness; Family Engagement; Focus Groups; Intensive Care Unit; Older Patients; Patient Centred Care; Survey
Understanding Compassion: An empirical approach to cancer patients perspectives and experiences of compassion at the end of life.
Principal investigators: Sinclair, Shane A
Keywords: Cancer; Clinical Care; Communication; Compassion; End Of Life; Grounded Theory; Palliative Care; Qualitative
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
- Ruth Martin-Misener and Ruth Martin-Misener: 136 shared papers
- Richard Sawatzky and Richard Sawatzky: 106 shared papers
- Sharon June Kaasalainen and Jenny Ploeg: 78 shared papers
- Sharon June Kaasalainen and Tamara Sussman: 37 shared papers
- Sharon June Kaasalainen and Ruth Martin-Misener: 36 shared papers
- Noori Akhtar-Danesh and Sharon June Kaasalainen: 28 shared papers
- Noori Akhtar-Danesh and Jenny Ploeg: 25 shared papers
- Ruth Martin-Misener and Marilyn MacDonald: 22 shared papers
- Marilyn MacDonald and Ruth Martin-Misener: 22 shared papers
- Sharon June Kaasalainen and Thomas Hadjistavropoulos: 16 shared papers
- Sharon June Kaasalainen and Genevieve Thompson: 14 shared papers
- Susan Mcclement and Genevieve Thompson: 14 shared papers
- Ruth Martin-Misener and Jenny Ploeg: 13 shared papers
- Kelli Stajduhar and Richard Sawatzky: 13 shared papers
- Genevieve Thompson and Tamara Sussman: 11 shared papers
- Sharon June Kaasalainen and Ruth Martin-Misener: 10 shared papers
- Noori Akhtar-Danesh and Tamara Sussman: 9 shared papers
- John Joon-young You and Sharon June Kaasalainen: 9 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Susan Mcclement: 9 shared papers
- Kelli Stajduhar and Richard Sawatzky: 8 shared papers
- Barbara Pesut and Richard Sawatzky: 7 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Genevieve Thompson: 5 shared papers
- John Joon-young You and Jenny Ploeg: 4 shared papers
- Sharon June Kaasalainen and Shane Sinclair: 4 shared papers
- Braden Manns and Hude Quan: 4 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Tamara Sussman: 4 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Amanda Roze des Ordons: 4 shared papers
- Richard Sawatzky and Barbara Pesut: 4 shared papers
- Thomas Hadjistavropoulos and Genevieve Thompson: 4 shared papers
- Noori Akhtar-Danesh and Thomas Hadjistavropoulos: 3 shared papers
- Kelli Stajduhar and Barbara Pesut: 3 shared papers
- Nicole Letourneau and Shane Sinclair: 3 shared papers
- Nicole Letourneau and Fiona Schulte: 3 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Aynharan Sinnarajah: 3 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Fiona Schulte: 3 shared papers
- Susan Mcclement and Aynharan Sinnarajah: 3 shared papers
- John Joon-young You and Genevieve Thompson: 2 shared papers
- Sharon June Kaasalainen and Aynharan Sinnarajah: 2 shared papers
- Jenny Ploeg and Shane Sinclair: 2 shared papers
- Jenny Ploeg and Marilyn MacDonald: 2 shared papers
- Braden Manns and Shane Sinclair: 2 shared papers
- Braden Manns and Kathryn King-Shier: 2 shared papers
- Henry Stelfox and Shane Sinclair: 2 shared papers
- Henry Stelfox and Amanda Roze des Ordons: 2 shared papers
- Kelli Stajduhar and Shane Sinclair: 2 shared papers
- Hude Quan and Kathryn King-Shier: 2 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Thomas Hadjistavropoulos: 2 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Barbara Pesut: 2 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Neil Hagen: 2 shared papers
- Shane Sinclair and Kathryn King-Shier: 2 shared papers
- Noori Akhtar-Danesh and Shane Sinclair: 1 shared paper
- John Joon-young You and Shane Sinclair: 1 shared paper
- Ruth Martin-Misener and Shane Sinclair: 1 shared paper
- Braden Manns and Neil Hagen: 1 shared paper
- Hude Quan and Shane Sinclair: 1 shared paper
- Shane Sinclair and Marilyn MacDonald: 1 shared paper
- Shane Sinclair and Richard Sawatzky: 1 shared paper
- Shane Sinclair and Ruth Martin-Misener: 1 shared paper
- Shane Sinclair and Richard Sawatzky: 1 shared paper
- Barbara Pesut and Amanda Roze des Ordons: 1 shared paper
- School of Nursing
- Oncology
- Nursing
- Community Health Sciences
- Social Work
- Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism
- Critical Care Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Susan Mcclement
Faculty
9 shared papers, latest 2023
Genevieve Thompson
Community Health Sciences
5 shared papers, latest 2025
Amanda Roze des Ordons
Faculty
4 shared papers, latest 2026
Tamara Sussman
Social Work
4 shared papers, latest 2025
Sharon June Kaasalainen
Nursing
4 shared papers, latest 2025
Fiona Schulte
Oncology
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Aynharan Sinnarajah
Oncology
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Nicole Letourneau
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos
Psychology
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Neil Hagen
Oncology
2 shared papers, latest 2012
Kathryn King-Shier
Medicine/Nephrology
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Barbara Pesut
School of Nursing
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Jenny Ploeg
Nursing
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Braden Manns
Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism
2 shared papers, latest 2008
Henry Stelfox
Critical Care Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Kelli Stajduhar
School of Nursing
2 shared papers, latest 2018
Richard Sawatzky
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Richard Sawatzky
School of Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Ruth Martin-Misener
School of Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Sandy Rao
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Marilyn MacDonald
School of Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Hude Quan
Community Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2017
John Joon-young You
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Sheila Boamah
Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Ruth Martin-Misener
Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Sean Wharton
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Noori Akhtar-Danesh
Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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