Lori Korchinski, University of British Columbia

Research

Emergency Care Governance Knowledge Mobilization Learning Health System

Latest funding

Co-Creating a Learning Health System for Emergency Care in British Columbia to Strengthen Health Emergencies Preparedness
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$141,610
Developing and Evaluating a Facilitation Intervention to Support ActionADE's Scale Up in Diverse Health Settings
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$270,000

Co-Creating a Learning Health System for Emergency Care in British Columbia to Strengthen Health Emergencies Preparedness

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Cat. Grant: Partnering for Impact - Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies

Principal investigators: Lau, Yuen Yan; Ferraro, Kimberly A; Korchinski, Lori; Ring, Todd; Bird, Marissa; Cassidy-Matthews, Chenoa M; Hohl, Corinne M; Kestler, Andrew; Pilarinos, Andreas; Vanderhout, Shelley; Whitmore, Carly

Keywords: Emergency Care; Governance; Knowledge Mobilization; Learning Health System

$141,610

Developing and Evaluating a Facilitation Intervention to Support ActionADE's Scale Up in Diverse Health Settings

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award - Aging Person in an Aging Society

Principal investigators: Lau, Yuen Yan

Keywords: Adverse Drug Events; Community Clinics; Implementation Science; Long-Term Care Homes; Medication Safety; Practice Facilitation; Pragmatic Clinical Trial

$270,000

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: Emergency Care Dear Professor Korchinski, 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 emergency 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 "Co-Creating a Learning Health System for Emergency Care in British Columbia to Strengthen Health Emergencies Preparedness" (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]