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Dwight Sparkes

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Dwight Sparkes

Researcher

Health Sciences

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.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

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Research

Kidney

Latest papers

Canadian healthcare provider perspectives and practices in the provision of sexual health support for people with chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study.
BMC nephrology · 2026
Adapting a Self-Management Tool (My Kidneys My Health) to Meet the Needs of Diverse Canadian Populations: Program Report.
Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2025
Implementation and Evaluation of a Patient-Focused eHealth Intervention, My Kidneys My Health, in Primary Care and General Nephrology Clinics: Multimethods Study.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2025

All 14 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

All 1 grants and awards

14 publications.

Canadian healthcare provider perspectives and practices in the provision of sexual health support for people with chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study.

Love S, Jassemi S, Donald M, Sparkes D, Dumanski S, McKeaveney C, Beanlands H, Farragher J, Harwood L, Kappel J, Crysdale G, Ahrenholz K, Ferreira L, Delgado M, Verdin N, Pearson B, Hemmelgarn BR, Elliott MJ

BMC nephrology2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12882-026-04961-7 PMID: 41965518

Adapting a Self-Management Tool (My Kidneys My Health) to Meet the Needs of Diverse Canadian Populations: Program Report.

Donald M, Jassemi S, Love S, Crysdale G, Sparkes D, Delgado M, Ferreira L, Pearson B, Verdin N, Ahrenholz K, March V, Loth M, Gil S, Beanlands H, Bello A, Dumanski S, Farragher J, Harwood L, Jaure A, Kappel J, Novak E, Straus S, Turner C, McKeaveney C, Hemmelgarn BR, Elliott MJ

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2025

DOI: 10.1177/20543581251370922 PMID: 40978280

Implementation and Evaluation of a Patient-Focused eHealth Intervention, My Kidneys My Health, in Primary Care and General Nephrology Clinics: Multimethods Study.

Jassemi S, Sparkes D, Delgado M, Harwood L, Bello AK, Beanlands H, Elliott M, McBrien K, Gil S, Straus S, Hemmelgarn B, Donald M

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/71832 PMID: 40882216

Peer Support Interventions for People With CKD: A Scoping Review.

Elliott MJ, Harrison TG, Love S, Ronksley PE, Verdin N, Sparkes D, O'Connor C, Manns K, Jassemi S, Hemmelgarn BR, Donald M

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation2025

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.07.007 PMID: 39154886

Storytelling for impact: the creation of a storytelling program for patient partners in research.

Getchell LE, Reich M, Allu S, Woods C, Atkinson T, Beaucage M, Stalker L, Sparkes D, Turner C, L'Esperance A, Burns K, Elliott MJ, Chiu H, Rosenblum ND, Sapir-Pichhadze R

Research involvement and engagement2023

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00471-0 PMID: 37491345

A Research Protocol for Implementation and Evaluation of a Patient-Focused eHealth Intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease.

Donald M, Beanlands H, Straus S, Harwood L, Herrington G, Waldvogel B, Delgado M, Sparkes D, Watson P, Elliott M, McBrien K, Bello A, Hemmelgarn B

Global implementation research and applications2022

DOI: 10.1007/s43477-022-00038-3 PMID: 35402999

Patient Perspectives on Integrating Risk Prediction Into Kidney Care: Opinion Piece.

Sparkes D, Lee L, Rutter B, Harasemiw O, Thorsteinsdottir B, Tangri N

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2022First author

DOI: 10.1177/20543581221084522 PMID: 35646376

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

Development and Preliminary Psychometric Testing of an Adult Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Management (CKD-SM) Questionnaire.

Smekal MD, Donald M, Beanlands H, Straus S, Herrington G, Waldvogel B, Sparkes D, Delgado M, Bello A, Hemmelgarn BR

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2021

DOI: 10.1177/20543581211063981 PMID: 34925864

A Web-Based Self-Management Support Prototype for Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease (My Kidneys My Health): Co-Design and Usability Testing

Donald M, Beanlands H, Straus SE, Smekal M, Gil S, Elliott MJ, Herrington G, Harwood L, Waldvogel B, Delgado M

JMIR Formative Research202149 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.2196/22220 PMID: W3129124523

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Dwight Sparkes

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Canadian healthcare provider perspectives and practices in the provision of sexual health support for people with chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study.

Adapting a Self-Management Tool (My Kidneys My Health) to Meet the Needs of Diverse Canadian Populations: Program Report.

Implementation and Evaluation of a Patient-Focused eHealth Intervention, My Kidneys My Health, in Primary Care and General Nephrology Clinics: Multimethods Study.

Peer Support Interventions for People With CKD: A Scoping Review.

Storytelling for impact: the creation of a storytelling program for patient partners in research.

A Research Protocol for Implementation and Evaluation of a Patient-Focused eHealth Intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease.

Patient Perspectives on Integrating Risk Prediction Into Kidney Care: Opinion Piece.

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

Development and Preliminary Psychometric Testing of an Adult Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Management (CKD-SM) Questionnaire.

A Web-Based Self-Management Support Prototype for Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease (My Kidneys My Health): Co-Design and Usability Testing

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

Frequent collaborators

Maoliosa Donald

Meghan Elliott

Aminu Bello

Scott Brimble

Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze

Susan Samuel

Nancy Verdin

Craig Settee

Navdeep Tangri

Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze

Kevin Burns

Janine Farragher

Kerry McBrien

Karen Tu

Arlene Desjarlais

Maureena Loth

Violet March

Matthew James

Claudio Rigatto

Kevin Burns