Krisztina Vasarhelyi

Research

Care Transitions Dementia Learning Health System

Latest papers

Facilitators and barriers to patient and public involvement in developing learning health systems within community health services: ascoping review.
Research involvement and engagement · 2026
How equity is operationalised in learning health systems: a scoping review protocol.
BMJ open · 2026
Implementing antipsychotic reduction in long-term care: interdisciplinary and lived-experience insights into system-level barriers and facilitators.
The Gerontologist · 2026 · senior author

All 13 publications

Latest funding

The Canadian Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Knowledge Mobilization Hub: Sharing Stories of Research
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$23,850
Examining Implementation Strategies for Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use in Long-term Care Homes at Vancouver Coastal Health: Closing the Learning Cycle Loop.
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$17,500
Revolutionizing Dementia Care Transition through the Learning Health System (LHS) model at Vancouver Coastal Health
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$750,000

All 4 grants and awards

13 publications.

01

Facilitators and barriers to patient and public involvement in developing learning health systems within community health services: ascoping review.

Dos Santos IK, Vasarhelyi K, Wong KLY, Berndt A, Windsor T, Yuen K, Zhao Y, Wong J, Macdonald S, Pilarinos A, Hung L

Research involvement and engagement2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00978-2 PMID: 42778946

02

How equity is operationalised in learning health systems: a scoping review protocol.

Lau EY, Koh JJ, Cassidy-Matthews C, Vasarhelyi K, Hohl CM

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119772 PMID: 42476731

03

Implementing antipsychotic reduction in long-term care: interdisciplinary and lived-experience insights into system-level barriers and facilitators.

Wong KLY, Hung L, Wong J, Adekoya A, Wong JOY, Young E, Acosta C, Vasarhelyi K

The Gerontologist2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnag126 PMID: 42286801

04

Barriers and facilitators to implementing strategies for reducing inappropriate antipsychotic use in long-term care: a scoping review.

Wong KLY, Hung L, Wong JOY, Zhao Y, Adekoya A, Chan I, Wong J, Berndt A, Mann J, Yuen K, Fong A, Van M, Santaella P, Zhang E, Javanbakht S, Vasarhelyi K

BMC geriatrics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-026-07263-7 PMID: 41782087

05

Engaging community to co-design learning health systems: lessons from storytelling and Design Jam, a community case study from British Columbia, Canada.

Lin MC, Vasarhelyi K, Wong KLY, Furuichi H, Mann J, Berndt A, Lee K, Benning L, Hung L

Frontiers in health services2025

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1620659 PMID: 40800072

06

The perceptions of university students on technological and ethical risks of using robots in long-term care homes.

Young E, Hung L, Wong J, Wong KLY, Yee A, Mann J, Vasarhelyi K

Frontiers in robotics and AI2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2023.1268386 PMID: 38187477

07

Facilitators of and barriers to patient and public involvement in building learning health systems in community health services settings: a scoping review protocol.

Hung L, Wong KLY, Chan I, Vasarhelyi K

BMJ open2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073837 PMID: 37699624

08

Primary care family physicians' experiences with clinical integration in qualitative and mixed reviews: a systematic review protocol.

Tseng LO, Newton C, Hall D, Lee EJ, Chang H, Poureslami I, Vasarhelyi K, Lacaille D, Mitton C

BMJ open2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067576 PMID: 37433736

09

Digital Health Interventions for Delivery of Mental Health Care: Systematic and Comprehensive Meta-Review.

Philippe TJ, Sikder N, Jackson A, Koblanski ME, Liow E, Pilarinos A, Vasarhelyi K

JMIR mental health2022Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/35159 PMID: 35551058

10

A qualitative model of the HIV care continuum in Vancouver, Canada.

Wai B, Vasarhelyi K, Rutherford AR, Buchner C, Gustafson R, Compton M, Hull M, Williams J, Barrios R

Health systems (Basingstoke, England)2022

DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2021.1906762 PMID: 35655610

The Canadian Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Knowledge Mobilization Hub: Sharing Stories of Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging KM Hub - LOI

Principal investigators: Phinney, Alison; Cooke, Heather A; O'Brien, Heather L

Keywords: Acessibility; Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Brain Health; Care Giving; Cognitive Impairment; Community Engagement; Dementia; Diversity And Inclusion; Knowledge Mobilization

$23,850

Examining Implementation Strategies for Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use in Long-term Care Homes at Vancouver Coastal Health: Closing the Learning Cycle Loop.

SupervisorCIHR2024Health System Impact Fellowships - Doctoral Western Canada 1-year

Principal investigators: Wong, Karen Lok Yi

Keywords: Anti-Psychotic Medication Use Reduction; Learning Health Systems; Long-Term Care

$17,500

Revolutionizing Dementia Care Transition through the Learning Health System (LHS) model at Vancouver Coastal Health

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr.: Eval. of Dementia Programs, Services, & Care Models - Stream 1 - General

Principal investigators: Hung, Lillian M; Vasarhelyi, Krisztina

Keywords: Care Transitions; Dementia; Learning Health System

$750,000

SPIRO: SPirometry for Improved Indigenous and Rural Respiratory Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant:THINC Implementation Science Team Grants - Indigenous Integrated Care

Principal investigators: Camp, Pat; Pemberton, Julia C; Vienneau, Lisette; Carlsten, Christopher; Gupta, Samir; Hedden, Lindsay K; Holyk, Travis J; Johnson, Kate M; Olsen, Sharla-Rae; Pawlovich, John

Keywords: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; First Nations Communities; Integrated Care; Interdisciplinary; Rural And Remote Populations; Spirometry

$1,999,964

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

Emergency Medicine
Nursing
School of Nursing
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
School of Population and Public Health
Dermatology and Skin Science
Social 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.

Jim Mann

School of Nursing

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Andreas Pilarinos

Emergency Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Chenoa Cassidy-Matthews

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Diane Lacaille

Dermatology and Skin Science

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Evan Wood

Social Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Craig Mitton

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Angela Kaida

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2011

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Care Transitions Dear Professor Vasarhelyi, 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 "Facilitators and barriers to patient and public involvement in developing learning health systems within community health services: ascoping review." (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 "Revolutionizing Dementia Care Transition through the Learning Health System (LHS) model at Vancouver Coastal Health" (2023), 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]

Krisztina Vasarhelyi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Facilitators and barriers to patient and public involvement in developing learning health systems within community health services: ascoping review.

How equity is operationalised in learning health systems: a scoping review protocol.

Implementing antipsychotic reduction in long-term care: interdisciplinary and lived-experience insights into system-level barriers and facilitators.

Barriers and facilitators to implementing strategies for reducing inappropriate antipsychotic use in long-term care: a scoping review.

Engaging community to co-design learning health systems: lessons from storytelling and Design Jam, a community case study from British Columbia, Canada.

The perceptions of university students on technological and ethical risks of using robots in long-term care homes.

Facilitators of and barriers to patient and public involvement in building learning health systems in community health services settings: a scoping review protocol.

Primary care family physicians' experiences with clinical integration in qualitative and mixed reviews: a systematic review protocol.

Digital Health Interventions for Delivery of Mental Health Care: Systematic and Comprehensive Meta-Review.

A qualitative model of the HIV care continuum in Vancouver, Canada.

The Canadian Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Knowledge Mobilization Hub: Sharing Stories of Research

Examining Implementation Strategies for Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use in Long-term Care Homes at Vancouver Coastal Health: Closing the Learning Cycle Loop.

Revolutionizing Dementia Care Transition through the Learning Health System (LHS) model at Vancouver Coastal Health

SPIRO: SPirometry for Improved Indigenous and Rural Respiratory Outcomes

Frequent collaborators

Krisztina Vasarhelyi

Lillian Hung

Jim Mann

Rolando Barrios

Jason Wong

Andreas Pilarinos

Chenoa Cassidy-Matthews

Diane Lacaille

Mark Hull

Evan Wood

Craig Mitton

Rolando Barrios

Angela Kaida