Van Nguyen, University of Calgary

Research

Acute Care Use Complex Needs Health Navigation Homelessness Primary Care Attachment Program Evaluatoin Socially Vulnerable Populations Transitional Case Management

Latest papers

Connect 2 Care, a Novel Community Outreach Program for Vulnerably Housed Patients With High Acute Care Use: A Mixed-Methods Study Protocol.
Frontiers in public health · 2021

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Connect 2 Care: Evaluation of a novel community outreach program for socially vulnerable patients with complex needs
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$325,890
Assessing the Needs of Vulnerable Sub-populations: A Scoping Review of Best Practices in Response to the Opioid Crisis
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$59,749
Social determinants of post-discharge readmissions, emergency department visits, and mortality in medical inpatients
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$285,000

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Connect 2 Care, a Novel Community Outreach Program for Vulnerably Housed Patients With High Acute Care Use: A Mixed-Methods Study Protocol.

McBrien KA, Nguyen V, Garcia-Jorda D, Rondeau K, Polachek A, Kamran H, Lang E, Ghali W, Barnabe C, Braun T, McLane P, Milaney K, Ronksley PE, Salvalaggio G, Spackman E, Tang KL, Williamson T, Fabreau G

Frontiers in public health2021

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.605695 PMID: 34692614

Connect 2 Care: Evaluation of a novel community outreach program for socially vulnerable patients with complex needs

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: McBrien, Kerry; Fabreau, Gabriel; Nguyen, Van

Keywords: Acute Care Use; Complex Needs; Health Navigation; Homelessness; Primary Care Attachment; Program Evaluatoin; Socially Vulnerable Populations; Transitional Case Management

$325,890

Assessing the Needs of Vulnerable Sub-populations: A Scoping Review of Best Practices in Response to the Opioid Crisis

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: Opioid Crisis Knowledge Synthesis

Principal investigators: Milaney, Katrina; O'Gorman, Claire M

Keywords: Harm Reduction; Knowledge Synthesis; Opioids; Population Health; Scoping Review; Vulnerable Populations

$59,749

Social determinants of post-discharge readmissions, emergency department visits, and mortality in medical inpatients

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Ghali, William A; Musto, Richard J

Keywords: Discharge Processes; Health Literacy; Medical Readmissions; Prospective Cohort Study; Social Determinants Of Health

$285,000

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

Community Health Sciences
Medicine
Family Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Oncology
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Applying for

Mention their CIHR grant from 2019

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Acute Care Use Dear Professor Nguyen, 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 "Connect 2 Care, a Novel Community Outreach Program for Vulnerably Housed Patients With High Acute Care Use: A Mixed-Methods Study Protocol." (2021), 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 "Connect 2 Care: Evaluation of a novel community outreach program for socially vulnerable patients with complex needs" (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]