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Andrew Kestler

ResearcherDepartment of Emergency MedicineUniversity of British Columbia

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Andrew Kestler

Researcher

Department of Emergency Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
14 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 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Emergency Care Data Registry Harm Reduction Health Services Opioid Poisoning Governance Knowledge Mobilization Learning Health System

Latest papers

Emergency department care of people with opioid use disorder and people at risk of opioid-related harms: time for evidence-based national guidelines and system-wide changes.
CJEM · 2026
Development of a Canadian emergency department checklist to improve care for people who use opioids: a modified Delphi study.
CJEM · 2026 · senior author
Buprenorphine in the ED-Balancing Access, Safety, and Autonomy.
JAMA · 2026

All 25 publications

Latest funding

Co-Creating a Learning Health System for Emergency Care in British Columbia to Strengthen Health Emergencies Preparedness
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$141,610
The Toxic Drug Study: Clinical and toxicological profiles of people with unregulated drug poisoning.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,602,675
Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,526,175

All 5 grants and awards

25 publications.

Emergency department care of people with opioid use disorder and people at risk of opioid-related harms: time for evidence-based national guidelines and system-wide changes.

Koh JJ, Moe J, Kestler A, Miles I, Hulme J, Li H, Ali S, Orkin AM, Gupta S, Dong K

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01125-2 PMID: 41721190

Development of a Canadian emergency department checklist to improve care for people who use opioids: a modified Delphi study.

Kleiner BB, Dong K, Kaczorowski J, Orkin A, Daoust R, Kestler A

CJEM2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01167-6 PMID: 42065805

Buprenorphine in the ED-Balancing Access, Safety, and Autonomy.

Moe J, Kestler A, Miles I

JAMA2026

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.27103 PMID: 41671015

Latent profiles of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and their association with recovery trajectories in active transportation injury survivors.

Momenyan S, Chan H, Jae L, Taylor JA, Staples JA, Kestler A, Brar B, Brubacher JR

Journal of affective disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120990 PMID: 41422978

Physician perspectives on reducing harm and supporting emergency department patients who use drugs.

Collins ZKD, Hyshka E, Lavergne KJ, Weber SM, Salvalaggio G, Xue CJ, Pugh A, Kaczorowski J, Orkin AM, Kestler A, Dong KA

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327899 PMID: 40668841

Using quality improvement approaches to increase emergency department provider engagement in research participant enrollment during COVID-19 and opioid overdose public health emergencies.

Hussey A, Pozsgay K, Crawford CML, Wang YE, Lau A, Kestler A, Moe J

CJEM2024

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00691-7 PMID: 38704790

An emergency-department-initiated outreach program for patients with opioid use disorder is associated with an increase in agonist therapy and engagement in addictions care: a one-year cohort study.

Lakkadghatwala R, Lane D, Scheuermeyer F, Hilburt J, Buxton J, Johnson C, Nolan S, Sutherland C, Moe J, Daoust R, Dong K, Christenson J, Miles I, Orkin A, Whyte M, Kestler A

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13011-023-00578-3 PMID: 38383467

Healthcare provider perspectives on emergency department-initiated buprenorphine/naloxone: a qualitative study.

Badke K, Small SS, Pratt M, Lockington J, Gurney L, Kestler A, Moe J

BMC health services research2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10271-7 PMID: 38360620

Factors associated with frequent buprenorphine / naloxone initiation in a national survey of Canadian emergency physicians.

MacKinnon N, Lane D, Scheuermeyer F, Kaczorowski J, Dong K, Orkin AM, Daoust R, Moe J, Andolfatto G, Klaiman M, Yan J, Koh JJ, Crowder K, Atkinson P, Savage D, Stempien J, Besserer F, Wale J, Kestler A

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297084 PMID: 38315732

Patient opinion and acceptance of emergency department buprenorphine/naloxone to-go home initiation packs.

Duncan K, Scheuermeyer F, Lane D, Ahamad K, Moe J, Dong K, Nolan S, Buxton J, Miles I, Johnson C, Christenson J, Whyte M, Daoust R, Garrod E, Badke K, Kestler A

CJEM2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-023-00568-1 PMID: 37606738

Co-Creating a Learning Health System for Emergency Care in British Columbia to Strengthen Health Emergencies Preparedness

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Cat. Grant: Partnering for Impact - Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies

Principal investigators: Lau, Yuen Yan; Ferraro, Kimberly A; Korchinski, Lori; Ring, Todd; Bird, Marissa; Cassidy-Matthews, Chenoa M; Hohl, Corinne M; Kestler, Andrew; Pilarinos, Andreas; Vanderhout, Shelley; Whitmore, Carly

Keywords: Emergency Care; Governance; Knowledge Mobilization; Learning Health System

$141,610

The Toxic Drug Study: Clinical and toxicological profiles of people with unregulated drug poisoning.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brubacher, Jeffrey R

Keywords: Fentanyl; Opioids; Overdose; Sedatives; Stimulants; Toxicology; Unregulated Drugs

$1,602,675

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Daoust, Raoul; Dong, Kathryn A; Fok, Patrick T; Grunau, Brian E; Kestler, Andrew; Lock, Kurt; Lysyshyn, Mark; McRae, Andrew D; Moe, Jessica; Morrison, Laurie J; Orkin, Aaron M; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Stone-McLean, Jordan

Keywords: Addictions Care; Data Registry; Emergency Care; Harm Reduction; Health Services; Opioid Poisoning

$1,526,175

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Daoust, Raoul; Dong, Kathryn A; Fok, Patrick T; Grunau, Brian E; Jelic, Tomislav; Kestler, Andrew; Lock, Kurt; Lysyshyn, Mark; McRae, Andrew D; Moe, Jessica; Morrison, Laurie J; Olszynski, Paul A; Orkin, Aaron M; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Stone-McLean, Jordan

Keywords: Data Registry; Emergency Care; Harm Reduction; Health Services; Opioid Poisoning

$100,000

Evaluating Microdosing in Emergency Departments: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Microdosing vs. Standard Dosing (EMED Study)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Moe, Jessica; Carter, Connie I; Davison, Carolyn; Hohl, Corinne M; Holroyd, Brian R; Lock, Kurt; Nosyk, Bohdan P; Slaunwhite, Amanda K; Wong, Hubert H

Keywords: Buprenorphine/Naloxone; Emergency Departments; Opioid-Related Disorders; Randomized Controlled Trial

$1,184,681

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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Andrew Kestler

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Latest funding

Emergency department care of people with opioid use disorder and people at risk of opioid-related harms: time for evidence-based national guidelines and system-wide changes.

Development of a Canadian emergency department checklist to improve care for people who use opioids: a modified Delphi study.

Buprenorphine in the ED-Balancing Access, Safety, and Autonomy.

Latent profiles of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and their association with recovery trajectories in active transportation injury survivors.

Physician perspectives on reducing harm and supporting emergency department patients who use drugs.

Using quality improvement approaches to increase emergency department provider engagement in research participant enrollment during COVID-19 and opioid overdose public health emergencies.

An emergency-department-initiated outreach program for patients with opioid use disorder is associated with an increase in agonist therapy and engagement in addictions care: a one-year cohort study.

Healthcare provider perspectives on emergency department-initiated buprenorphine/naloxone: a qualitative study.

Factors associated with frequent buprenorphine / naloxone initiation in a national survey of Canadian emergency physicians.

Patient opinion and acceptance of emergency department buprenorphine/naloxone to-go home initiation packs.

Co-Creating a Learning Health System for Emergency Care in British Columbia to Strengthen Health Emergencies Preparedness

The Toxic Drug Study: Clinical and toxicological profiles of people with unregulated drug poisoning.

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Evaluating Microdosing in Emergency Departments: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Microdosing vs. Standard Dosing (EMED Study)

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