Murdoch Leeies, University of British Columbia

Research

Health Data Health Emergencies Preparedness Influenza Observational Studies Pandemic Preparedness Surveillance

Latest funding

Sustaining and Expanding the Canadian Emergency Department Research Network to Improve Pandemic and Health Emergencies Preparedness
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$3,000,000
Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,526,175
Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000

Sustaining and Expanding the Canadian Emergency Department Research Network to Improve Pandemic and Health Emergencies Preparedness

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Operating Grant: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding - General

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Moore, Kieran M; Rizzuti, Francesco A; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Cheng, Ivy S; Fok, Patrick T; Grant, Jennifer; Janjua, Naveed Z; Jelic, Tomislav; Leeies, Murdoch A; Legault, Gabrielle; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McRae, Andrew D; Morrison, Laurie J; Perry, Jeffrey J; Picard, Christopher T; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Saxinger, Lynora; Stone-McLean, Jordan; Wiemer, Hana M

Keywords: Health Data; Health Emergencies Preparedness; Influenza; Observational Studies; Pandemic Preparedness; Surveillance

$3,000,000

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Daoust, Raoul; Dong, Kathryn A; Fok, Patrick T; Grunau, Brian E; Kestler, Andrew; Lock, Kurt; Lysyshyn, Mark; McRae, Andrew D; Moe, Jessica; Morrison, Laurie J; Orkin, Aaron M; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Stone-McLean, Jordan

Keywords: Addictions Care; Data Registry; Emergency Care; Harm Reduction; Health Services; Opioid Poisoning

$1,526,175

Optimizing outcomes for patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Hohl, Corinne M; Archambault, Patrick; Brooks, Steven C; Chandra, Kavish; Daoust, Raoul; Dong, Kathryn A; Fok, Patrick T; Grunau, Brian E; Jelic, Tomislav; Kestler, Andrew; Lock, Kurt; Lysyshyn, Mark; McRae, Andrew D; Moe, Jessica; Morrison, Laurie J; Olszynski, Paul A; Orkin, Aaron M; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rosychuk, Rhonda J; Stone-McLean, Jordan

Keywords: Data Registry; Emergency Care; Harm Reduction; Health Services; Opioid Poisoning

$100,000

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: Health Data Dear Professor Leeies, 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 health data 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 "Sustaining and Expanding the Canadian Emergency Department Research Network to Improve Pandemic and 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]