Kent Loftsgard, University of British Columbia

Research

Primary Care Network Quintuple Aim Learning Health System Practice Based Research And Learning Network Primary Care Data Primary Health Care

Latest papers

Uncovering Care Barriers Experienced by Patients and Loved Ones in the Emergency Department: Can a Health App Help?
Studies in health technology and informatics · 2020

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Prime Care Reimagined: Impact, Mobilization & Engagement Rapid Response
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$3,000,000
Strategy for Patient Oriented Research Primary Care Network
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$10,000,000
Physical Activity for Precision Health: A Multi-disciplinary Research Planning Collaboration
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$10,000

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Uncovering Care Barriers Experienced by Patients and Loved Ones in the Emergency Department: Can a Health App Help?

Mangalji A, Ho K, Choi W, Kim Sing C, Lindsay H, Lee CW, Loftsgard K, Lim M, Jafari N

Studies in health technology and informatics2020

DOI: 10.3233/shti200470 PMID: 32570687

Prime Care Reimagined: Impact, Mobilization & Engagement Rapid Response

Principal investigatorCIHR2025PRIME Rapid Response - A CIHR-Healthcare Excellence Canada Partnership

Principal investigators: Wong, Sabrina T; Andreas, Brenda J; Hayes, Anne; Loftsgard, Kent C; Prevost, Karina; Barber, David; Bhattacharyya, Onil; Doucet, Shelley A; Fairman, Kimberly D; Gruneir, Andrea; Halas, Gayle; Hall, Amanda M; Hudon, Catherine; Johnston, Sharon E; Lavergne, Miriam (Ruth) R; Montelpare, William J; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Ramsden, Vivian R

Keywords: Network; Primary Care; Quintuple Aim

$3,000,000

Strategy for Patient Oriented Research Primary Care Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2021SPOR Primary Care Network

Principal investigators: Wong, Sabrina T; Andreas, Brenda J; Hayes, Anne; Loftsgard, Kent C; Prevost, Karina; Barber, David; Bhattacharyya, Onil; Doucet, Shelley A; Fairman, Kimberly D; Gruneir, Andrea; Halas, Gayle; Hall, Amanda M; Hudon, Catherine; Johnston, Sharon E; Lavergne, Miriam (Ruth) R; Montelpare, William J; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Ramsden, Vivian R

Keywords: Learning Health System; Practice Based Research And Learning Network; Primary Care; Primary Care Data; Primary Health Care

$10,000,000

Physical Activity for Precision Health: A Multi-disciplinary Research Planning Collaboration

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Li, Linda C; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Puterman, Eli M

Keywords: Chronic Disease; Exercise; Health Promotion; Multi-Disciplinary Research; Patient Engagement; Physical Activity; Physical Activity Monitoring; Physical Activity Prescription; Rehabilitation; Self-Monitoring Technology

$10,000

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

Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Emergency Medicine
Other

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Kendall Ho

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

CHAD Kim Sing

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Primary Care Dear Professor Loftsgard, 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 "Uncovering Care Barriers Experienced by Patients and Loved Ones in the Emergency Department: Can a Health App Help?" (2020), 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 "Prime Care Reimagined: Impact, Mobilization & Engagement Rapid Response" (2025), 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]