Heather Watson, University of British Columbia

Research

Complex Care Indigenous Ways Of Knowing Interprofessional Teams And Maternity Care Maternal Mortality Mental Health Midwifery Obstetrics/Family Practice Patient Engagement/Patient Partners

Latest funding

Through the Cracks: Development of a Psychosocial Perinatal Mentorship Framework, to address escalating maternal mortality rates for pregnant persons with psychosocial comorbidities
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Perinatal Opioid Exposures, Trajectories, Insights and Concentrations: The POETIC Network
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Information needs of people with colorectal cancers
CIHR · 2009 · Co-investigator
$49,781

All 3 grants and awards

Through the Cracks: Development of a Psychosocial Perinatal Mentorship Framework, to address escalating maternal mortality rates for pregnant persons with psychosocial comorbidities

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health

Principal investigators: Thiessen, Kellie R; Gulbransen, Kristen; Price, Roberta; Skiber, Darci; Watson, Heather G

Keywords: Complex Care; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing; Interprofessional Teams And Maternity Care; Maternal Mortality; Mental Health; Midwifery; Obstetrics/Family Practice; Patient Engagement/Patient Partners; Principle-Based Care; Substance Use And Pregnancy

$100,000

Perinatal Opioid Exposures, Trajectories, Insights and Concentrations: The POETIC Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health

Principal investigators: Patricelli, Charissa; Alcorn, Mary-Jane; Colantonio, David; Drogemoller, Britt I; Gartner, Kali; Kelly, Lauren; Kerpan, Serene T; Knight, Erin; Leong, Christine; Lyons, Laura M; Oberlander, Timothy F; Turner, Suzanne

Keywords: Biorepository; Feasibility; Health Outcomes; Infants; Neonatal Withdrawal; Opioids; Pharmacogenomics; Pregnancy; Women'S Health

$100,000

Information needs of people with colorectal cancers

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Purkis, Mary Ellen; Alford, Maxine J; Daudt, Helena M; Levy-Milne, Ryna

Keywords: Colorectal Cancers; Interprofessional Practices; Knowledge Translation; Patient Needs; Scoping Review; Supportive Care

$49,781

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: Complex Care Dear Professor Watson, 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 complex care 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 "Through the Cracks: Development of a Psychosocial Perinatal Mentorship Framework, to address escalating maternal mortality rates for pregnant persons with psychosocial comorbidities" (2024), 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]