David Keselman, University of British Columbia

Research

Long Term Care Mixed Methods Psychological Health And Safety In The Workplace Staffing Workload Management Workplace Conditions

Latest papers

Preparing the Long-Term Care Sector for Future Health Crises: A Set of Practical Pandemic Management Staffing Strategies.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
A resident-centered approach to nursing staff planning in long-term care using the Synergy tool
Geriatric Nursing · 2025 · senior author
Authentic and ethical leadership during a crisis.
Healthcare management forum · 2021 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Workload management through understanding and addressing resident needs in long term care: A study to adapt, validate, implement and evaluate the Synergy Model
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$99,974

All 1 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Preparing the Long-Term Care Sector for Future Health Crises: A Set of Practical Pandemic Management Staffing Strategies.

Abughori I, Ben-Ahmed HE, Kaulius M, MacPhee M, Keselman D, Croll L, Hakimjavadi R, Phinney A, Havaei F

International journal of environmental research and public health2026

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23040497 PMID: 42074436

02

A resident-centered approach to nursing staff planning in long-term care using the Synergy tool

Havaei F, Park M, MacPhee M, Ma A, Sorensen J, Boamah SA, Keselman D

Geriatric Nursing2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103409

03

Authentic and ethical leadership during a crisis.

Keselman D, Saxe-Braithwaite M

Healthcare management forum2021First author

DOI: 10.1177/0840470420973051 PMID: 33327784

Workload management through understanding and addressing resident needs in long term care: A study to adapt, validate, implement and evaluate the Synergy Model

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: Havaei, Farinaz; Keselman, David

Keywords: Long Term Care; Mixed Methods; Psychological Health And Safety In The Workplace; Staffing; Workload Management; Workplace Conditions

$99,974

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

Nursing
Family Practice
School of Nursing
Other

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Farinaz Havaei

Family Practice

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Alison Phinney

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Long Term Care Dear Professor Keselman, 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 "Preparing the Long-Term Care Sector for Future Health Crises: A Set of Practical Pandemic Management Staffing Strategies." (2026), 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 "Workload management through understanding and addressing resident needs in long term care: A study to adapt, validate, implement and evaluate the Synergy Model" (2021), 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]

David Keselman