Elisabeth Drance, University of British Columbia

Research

Community Capacity Enhancement Dementia Interventions Family Caregivers Gender Sensitive And Specific Interventions International Outcomes Needs-Based And Palliative Approach Non-Pharmacological Interventions Person- And Relationship-Centered Care

Latest papers

Verbal and nonverbal indicators of quality of communication between care staff and residents in ethnoculturally and linguistically diverse long-term care settings.
Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2015
Finding the person behind the pain: chronic pain management in a patient with traumatic brain injury.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2006

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Rural Primary Dementia Care: Development of a Transformative Model
CIHR · 2012 · Principal investigator

All 1 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Verbal and nonverbal indicators of quality of communication between care staff and residents in ethnoculturally and linguistically diverse long-term care settings.

Small J, Chan SM, Drance E, Globerman J, Hulko W, O'Connor D, Perry J, Stern L, Ho L

Journal of cross-cultural gerontology2015

DOI: 10.1007/s10823-015-9269-6 PMID: 26260486

02

Finding the person behind the pain: chronic pain management in a patient with traumatic brain injury.

Gallagher R, Drance E, Higginbotham S

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2006

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.04.010 PMID: 16979087

Rural Primary Dementia Care: Development of a Transformative Model

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - LOI

Principal investigators: Robinson, Carole; Sawchenko, Linda M; Strivens, Edward; Beattie, Elizabeth; Bottorff, Joan L; Drance, Elisabeth

Keywords: Community Capacity Enhancement; Dementia Interventions; Family Caregivers; Gender Sensitive And Specific Interventions; International Outcomes; Needs-Based And Palliative Approach; Non-Pharmacological Interventions; Person- And Relationship-Centered Care; Rural Primary Care; Transitions In Care

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

School of Nursing
Audiology and Speech Science
Other

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Jeff Small

Audiology and Speech Science

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Deborah O'Connor

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community Capacity Enhancement Dear Professor Drance, 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 "Verbal and nonverbal indicators of quality of communication between care staff and residents in ethnoculturally and linguistically diverse long-term care settings." (2015), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]