Arlene Desjarlais, University of British Columbia

Research

Kidney Cardiovascular Disease Chronic Kidney Disease Community Driven Diabetes Health Services Research Implementation Indigenous Health Research

Latest papers

Can-SOLVE CKD: Reflections on Successes, Challenges, and Future Opportunities in Patient-Oriented Kidney Research.
Nephron · 2025
Development and Validation of Patient Education Tools for Deprescribing in Patients on Hemodialysis
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease · 2023
Ensuring Indigenous co-leadership in health research: a Can-SOLVE CKD case example.
International journal for equity in health · 2023

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000
Looking, Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome; Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$3,750,000

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Can-SOLVE CKD: Reflections on Successes, Challenges, and Future Opportunities in Patient-Oriented Kidney Research.

Talson MD, Hampson M, Loverock K, Desjarlais A, Jones J, Pollock G, Woods C, Atkinson T, Manns BJ, James MT, Scholey JW, Levin A

Nephron2025

DOI: 10.1159/000544968 PMID: 40168956

02

Development and Validation of Patient Education Tools for Deprescribing in Patients on Hemodialysis

Cho TH, Ng PCK, Lefebvre MJ, Desjarlais A, McCann D, Waldvogel B, Tonelli M, Garg AX, Wilson J, Beaulieu M

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease20236 citations

DOI: 10.1177/20543581221150676

03

Ensuring Indigenous co-leadership in health research: a Can-SOLVE CKD case example.

Woods C, Settee C, Beaucage M, Robinson-Settee H, Desjarlais A, Adams E, Turner C, King M, Pokiak L, Wilson M, Voyageur E, Large C, McGavock J, Kappel J, Chiu H, Beardy T, Flett I, Scholey J, Harris H, Jones J, Nahanee LM, Nahanee D, Can-SOLVE CKD Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement, Research Council (IPERC)

International journal for equity in health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-02044-9 PMID: 37941003

04

Program Report: Can-SOLVE CKD Network Presents an Inclusive Method for Developing Patient-Oriented Research Tools.

Getchell LE, Fowler E, Reich M, Allu S, Boucher C, Burns K, Desjarlais A, L'Esperance A, Elliott M, Robinson-Settee H, Chiu HH, Rosenblum ND, Settee C, Murdoch A, Dew S, Green A, Franson L, Bernstein E, Sparkes D, Turner C, Fernandez N, Sapir-Pichhadze R

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2022

DOI: 10.1177/20543581221074566 PMID: 35173970

05

Wabishki Bizhiko Skaanj: a learning pathway to foster better Indigenous cultural competence in Canadian health research.

Robinson-Settee H, Settee C, King M, Beaucage M, Smith M, Desjarlais A, Chiu HH, Turner C, Kappel J, McGavock JM

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2021

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-020-00468-2 PMID: 34008136

06

Development and Validation of Nine Deprescribing Algorithms for Patients on Hemodialysis to Decrease Polypharmacy

Lefebvre MJ, Ng PCK, Desjarlais A, McCann D, Waldvogel B, Tonelli M, Garg AX, Wilson J-A, Beaulieu M, Marin J

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease202032 citations

DOI: 10.1177/2054358120968674

07

Program Report: KidneyPRO, a Web-based Training Module for Patient Engagement in Kidney Research.

Getchell L, Bernstein E, Fowler E, Franson L, Reich M, Sparkes D, Desjarlais A, Banai S, Pollock G, Lord-Fontaine S, Settee C, Robinson-Settee H, Murdoch A, Fernandez N, Sapir-Pichhadze R

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2020

DOI: 10.1177/2054358120979255 PMID: 33425371

Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science - Extension

Principal investigators: Levin, Adeera; Desjarlais, Arlene D; Loth, Maureena D; Loverock, Kelly; March, Violet; McCormick, Michael; McKenzie, Susan Q; Nahanee, Delhia; Nahanee, Latash; Rigatto, Claudio; Soroka, Steven; Sparkes, Dwight; Stalker, Leanne; Turino Miranda, Keila; Woods, Cathy; Battistella, Marisa; Bello, Aminu; Bohm, Clara; Collister, David; Dart, Allison B; Donald, Maoliosa (Mo); Elliott, Meghan; James, Matthew T; King, Malcolm; Matsuda-Abedini, Mina; Naylor, Kyla; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Scholey, James W; Tangri, Navdeep; Tennankore, Karthik K; Wicklow, Brandy A

Keywords: Kidney

$2,000,000

Looking, Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome; Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science

Principal investigators: Levin, Adeera; Beaucage, Mary B; Desjarlais, Arlene D; Hillier, David R; McCormick, Michael; Morrin, Louise; Stalker, Leanne; Verdin, Nancy E; Voyageur, Evelyn; Wilson, Mary; Woods, Cathy; Ahmed, Sofia B; Barrett, Brendan J; Battistella, Marisa; Bello, Aminu; Bohm, Clara; Collister, David; Dart, Allison B; Donald, Maoliosa (Mo); Elliott, Meghan; Garg, Amit; Hartwig, Sunny; James, Matthew T; King, Malcolm; Louie, Kelsey; Manns, Braden J; Matsuda-Abedini, Mina; McIntyre, Christopher W; Reich, Heather; Rigatto, Claudio; Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Scholey, James W; Silver, Samuel; Tangri, Navdeep; Tennankore, Karthik K; Thompson, Stephanie; Wicklow, Brandy A; Zappitelli, Michael

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Chronic Kidney Disease; Community Driven; Diabetes; Health Services Research; Implementation; Indigenous Health Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Patient-Oriented Research; Storytelling

$3,750,000

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

Marcello Tonelli and Adeera Levin: 67 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Clara Bohm: 13 shared papers
Amit Garg and Marcello Tonelli: 11 shared papers
Amit Garg and Clara Bohm: 9 shared papers
Amit Garg and Adeera Levin: 7 shared papers
Adeera Levin and Cathy Woods: 7 shared papers
Amit Garg and Marisa Battistella: 6 shared papers
Mary Beaucage and Mary Beaucage: 6 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Marisa Battistella: 4 shared papers
Craig Settee and Arlene Desjarlais: 4 shared papers
Adeera Levin and Clara Bohm: 3 shared papers
Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze and Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze: 3 shared papers
Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze and Dwight Sparkes: 3 shared papers
Malcolm King and Malcolm King: 3 shared papers
Amit Garg and Mary Beaucage: 2 shared papers
Amit Garg and Mary Beaucage: 2 shared papers
Amit Garg and Arlene Desjarlais: 2 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Arlene Desjarlais: 2 shared papers
Adeera Levin and Malcolm King: 2 shared papers
Adeera Levin and Mary Beaucage: 2 shared papers
Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze and Kevin Burns: 2 shared papers
Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze and Craig Settee: 2 shared papers
Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze and Arlene Desjarlais: 2 shared papers
Evan Adams and Cathy Woods: 2 shared papers
Cathy Woods and Malcolm King: 2 shared papers
Cathy Woods and Mary Beaucage: 2 shared papers
Cathy Woods and Arlene Desjarlais: 2 shared papers
Kevin Burns and Dwight Sparkes: 2 shared papers
Malcolm King and Craig Settee: 2 shared papers
Malcolm King and Arlene Desjarlais: 2 shared papers
Mary Beaucage and Arlene Desjarlais: 2 shared papers
Craig Settee and Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze: 2 shared papers
Craig Settee and Dwight Sparkes: 2 shared papers
Clara Bohm and Arlene Desjarlais: 2 shared papers
Clara Bohm and Marisa Battistella: 2 shared papers
Arlene Desjarlais and Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze: 2 shared papers
Arlene Desjarlais and Dwight Sparkes: 2 shared papers
Arlene Desjarlais and Marisa Battistella: 2 shared papers
Amit Garg and Evan Adams: 1 shared paper
Amit Garg and Kevin Burns: 1 shared paper
Marcello Tonelli and Evan Adams: 1 shared paper
Marcello Tonelli and Malcolm King: 1 shared paper
Jonathan McGavock and Evan Adams: 1 shared paper
Jonathan McGavock and Cathy Woods: 1 shared paper
Jonathan McGavock and Malcolm King: 1 shared paper
Jonathan McGavock and Arlene Desjarlais: 1 shared paper
Jonathan McGavock and Evelyn Voyageur: 1 shared paper
Jonathan McGavock and Mary Wilson: 1 shared paper
Jonathan McGavock and Malcolm King: 1 shared paper
Jonathan McGavock and James Scholey: 1 shared paper
Jonathan McGavock and Delhia Nahanee: 1 shared paper
Adeera Levin and Arlene Desjarlais: 1 shared paper
Adeera Levin and Kelly Loverock: 1 shared paper
Kevin Burns and Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze: 1 shared paper
Kevin Burns and Kevin Burns: 1 shared paper
Kevin Burns and Craig Settee: 1 shared paper
Kevin Burns and Arlene Desjarlais: 1 shared paper
Evan Adams and Arlene Desjarlais: 1 shared paper
Evan Adams and Evelyn Voyageur: 1 shared paper
Evan Adams and Mary Wilson: 1 shared paper
Evan Adams and James Scholey: 1 shared paper
Evan Adams and Delhia Nahanee: 1 shared paper
Cathy Woods and Evelyn Voyageur: 1 shared paper
Cathy Woods and Mary Wilson: 1 shared paper
Cathy Woods and James Scholey: 1 shared paper
Cathy Woods and Kelly Loverock: 1 shared paper
Cathy Woods and Delhia Nahanee: 1 shared paper
Kevin Burns and Arlene Desjarlais: 1 shared paper
Malcolm King and Mary Smith: 1 shared paper
Mary Beaucage and Mary Smith: 1 shared paper
Craig Settee and Mary Smith: 1 shared paper
Mary Smith and Arlene Desjarlais: 1 shared paper
Mary Beaucage and Arlene Desjarlais: 1 shared paper
Arlene Desjarlais and Evelyn Voyageur: 1 shared paper
Arlene Desjarlais and Mary Wilson: 1 shared paper
Arlene Desjarlais and Malcolm King: 1 shared paper
Arlene Desjarlais and James Scholey: 1 shared paper
Arlene Desjarlais and Kelly Loverock: 1 shared paper
Arlene Desjarlais and Delhia Nahanee: 1 shared paper

Medicine/Nephrology
Medicine
Nephrology
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics and Child Health
Department of Medicine
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Kidney Dear Professor Desjarlais, 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 "Can-SOLVE CKD: Reflections on Successes, Challenges, and Future Opportunities in Patient-Oriented Kidney Research." (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 "Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)" (2025), 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]