Brian Simmers, University of British Columbia

Research

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Prediction Models Electronic Health Records Health Services Research Personalized Health

Latest funding

IMplementing Predictive Analytics towards efficient COPD Treatments (IMPACT)
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$1,986,406

All 1 grants and awards

IMplementing Predictive Analytics towards efficient COPD Treatments (IMPACT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Team Grant: Personalized Health

Principal investigators: Sadatsafavi, Mohsen; Sutherland, Janet; Simmers, Brian; Sin, Donald; Smith, Allan D

Keywords: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Clinical Prediction Models; Electronic Health Records; Health Services Research; Personalized Health

$1,986,406

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Dear Professor Simmers, 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]. Your research on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 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 "IMplementing Predictive Analytics towards efficient COPD Treatments (IMPACT)" (2020), 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]