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Alexander Singer

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

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Alexander Singer

Researcher

Community Health Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
56 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Publications

381

Citations

124

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Administrative Health Data Comorbidities Covid-19 Electronic Medical Records First Nations Free Text Analysis High Dimensional Propensity Score Immigrants

Latest papers

Judicious resource managers or administrative intermediaries: A systematic review of family physician perspectives on the administrative process of referring patients to other clinicians in high income countries
Health Policy · 2026
A novel multistream triangulation method to define decision thresholds for clinical practice guidelines: a Canadian Association of Gastroenterology consensus report
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2026
User-Centered Design of an Electronic COPD Patient Questionnaire for Clinical Decision Support.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026

All 92 publications

Latest funding

Documenting the Essential Conditions for Implementing Urban Trails in Canada: A Novel Triangulation Approach
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,453,500
Quality of HIV Care in the Primary Healthcare Setting in Canada: Creation of a Case Definition
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$3,000
Finding the right "paths" to heart health for First Nations and Métis people living in Winnipeg Manitoba
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$99,583

All 10 grants and awards

92 publications.

Judicious resource managers or administrative intermediaries: A systematic review of family physician perspectives on the administrative process of referring patients to other clinicians in high income countries

Elma A, Scholes AK, Singer A, Shuldiner J, Shen K, Scott I, O'Toole D, Hamza DM, Grierson L, Dawe R

Health Policy20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105527

A novel multistream triangulation method to define decision thresholds for clinical practice guidelines: a Canadian Association of Gastroenterology consensus report

Tse F, Forbes N, Singh H, Armstrong D, Barkun A, Calderwood AH, Leddin D, Menard C, Reynolds D, Sadowski D

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112437

User-Centered Design of an Electronic COPD Patient Questionnaire for Clinical Decision Support.

Kouri A, Garzouzi Z, Chudyk AM, Singer A, Butler SJ, Ross BA, Gupta S

International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2026

DOI: 10.2147/copd.s629800 PMID: 42733852

The Current State of Digital Scribes in Primary Care: A Scoping Review.

Nair R, Hashmi MM, Kassim SS, Singer A

Journal of medical systems2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10916-025-02319-4 PMID: 41483142

Using Natural Language Processing to Identify Adverse Drug Events Characterized by Medication Replacement in Primary Care Electronic Medical Records: Algorithm and Validation Study.

Katz A, Dhankar A, Fransoo G, Gordon Pappas D, Hamad AF, Leong C, Singer A

Journal of medical Internet research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/86467 PMID: 42574465

Understanding inhaler users' perceptions of climate change and inhaler carbon footprints: insights from a Canadian survey.

Butler SJ, Digby GC, Roy C, Tse SM, Sajwani S, Hubick J, McCoy C, Lam I, Singer A, Kaplan A, Leek E, Walji S, Stoynova V, Penz E, Gupta S

BMJ open respiratory research2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003880 PMID: 42103366

A Conversation Aid for Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing.

Butler SJ, Ning T, Balaci GA, Li T, Tse SM, Digby G, Lam I, Hubick J, Penz E, Singer A, Kaplan A, O'Keefe A, Walji S, Green S, Culley C, Stoynova V, Kouri A, Gupta S

Chest2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.06.005 PMID: 42297235

Current state of electronic problems lists in primary care: a rapid scoping review.

Nair R, Bekker I, Singer A, Lau F

Family practice2026

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmag036 PMID: 42275183

Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID): protocol for a randomised controlled adaptive platform trial of treatments for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in community settings

Hosseini B, Condon A, da Costa BR, Daley P, Greiver M, Jüni P, Lee TC, McBrien K, McDonald EG, Murthy S

BMJ Open20256 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097134

Initiatives to enhance referral patterns from primary care to specialist kidney care:a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ghimire A, Hariramani VK, Abdulrahman A, Ye F, Kung JY, Tungsanga S, Grill A, Singer A, Akbari A, Braam B

BMJ Public Health20252 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001953

Documenting the Essential Conditions for Implementing Urban Trails in Canada: A Novel Triangulation Approach

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Fischer, Jaimy; Kastner, Monika; Shareck, Martine; Storey, Kate E; Winters, Meghan

Keywords: Built Environment; Epidemiological Triangulation; Implementation Science; Participatory Research; Physical Activity

$1,453,500

Quality of HIV Care in the Primary Healthcare Setting in Canada: Creation of a Case Definition

SupervisorCIHR2023Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kassim, Sameer

Keywords: Ics Travel Awards

$3,000

Finding the right "paths" to heart health for First Nations and Métis people living in Winnipeg Manitoba

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Op. Gr.: Data Anal. Using Existing Data./Cohorts - HCIR Urban Indigenous Health

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Chartrand, Frances; Harrison, William J; Kloss, Olena; McLean, Alex; McRae, Heather; Perchotte, Chantal; Robinson, Jack; Roussin, Diane; Sanguins, Julianne; Sinclaire, Moneca

Keywords: Cardiovascular; Diabetes/Metabolism; Health Equity; Population Health

$99,583

Urban trail expansion and mental health of children and adolescents -

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; McRae, Heather; Perchotte, Chantal; Roussin, Diane; Sanguins, Julianne; Sinclair, Stephanie A

Keywords: Adolescent; Built Environment; First Nations; Mental Health; Metis; Physical Activity

$75,000

From Equity to Economics: Tackling type 2 diabetes in urban settings by supporting physical activity with urban trails

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: HCIS - LOI - Type 2 diabetes prevention

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Baker, Christopher; Smith, Brendan

Keywords: Cycling; First Nations; Gestational Diabetes; Health Equity; Healthy Lifestyle; Natural Experiments; Obesity; Physical Activity; Population Intervention

$24,944

Long-term Sequelae of COVID-19: Using Clinical and Administrative Data to Support Diagnosis and Treatment of Long COVID Patients

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities - Indigenous Health Research

Principal investigators: Katz, Alan; Keynan, Yoav; Lix, Lisa M; Singer, Alexander G

Keywords: Administrative Health Data; Comorbidities; Covid-19; Electronic Medical Records; First Nations; Free Text Analysis; High Dimensional Propensity Score; Immigrants; Long Covid Syndrome

$202,005

Integrating clinical data systems to improve the capacity, performance, and value of Manitoba's healthcare system

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Development Grants - Manitoba

Principal investigators: Zarychanski, Ryan; Czaykowski, Piotr; Edwards, Jeanette M; Forbes, Donna M; Malazdrewicz, Deborah; Mutter, Thomas C; Pitz, Marshall; Sareen, Jitender; Singer, Alexander G; Tessier, Angela; Bolton, James M; Katz, Alan; Klassen, Terry P; Lavoie, Josée G; Lix, Lisa M

Keywords: Big Data; Cancer Journey; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Indigenous Health; Innovative Clinical Trials; Mental Health; Patient Safety; Pragmatic Clinical Trials; Primary Care; Under Serviced Populations

$100,000

Changing the patient-PCP dialogue: fostering trust through joint clinical decision making

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Driedger, S. Michelle; Carter, Sheila; Chartrand, Frances; Slater, James

Keywords: Clinical Decision-Making; General Population; Intervention; Knowledge Translation; Metis; Patient-Provider Communication; Qualitative Methods; Trust

$864,451

Interventions and Policies Influencing Primary Healthcare Professionals Managing Chronic Diseases: An Evidence Synthesis

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network - Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Chauhan, Bhupendrasinh F; Edwards, Jeanette M; Gaudine, Alice P; Goodridge, Donna M; Lukewich, Julia; Rotter, Thomas; Zarychanski, Ryan

Keywords: Chronic Diseases; Evidence Synthesis; Family Physicians; Interventions; Nurses; Patient-Centred Medical Home; Pharmacists; Policies

$25,000

The Manitoba SPOR Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovation Network (MSN): Management and Operations Grant

Co-investigatorCIHR2015SPOR PIHCI Network: Management & Operations Grant

Principal investigators: Katz, Alan; Buchel, Tamara; Thomson, Marcia

Keywords: Complex Needs; Evaluation; Health System; Innovation; Integrated Health Care; Knowledge Translation; Multisectoral; Network; Patient Engagement; Primary Health Care

$500,000

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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Alexander Singer

Research

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Latest funding

Judicious resource managers or administrative intermediaries: A systematic review of family physician perspectives on the administrative process of referring patients to other clinicians in high income countries

A novel multistream triangulation method to define decision thresholds for clinical practice guidelines: a Canadian Association of Gastroenterology consensus report

User-Centered Design of an Electronic COPD Patient Questionnaire for Clinical Decision Support.

The Current State of Digital Scribes in Primary Care: A Scoping Review.

Using Natural Language Processing to Identify Adverse Drug Events Characterized by Medication Replacement in Primary Care Electronic Medical Records: Algorithm and Validation Study.

Understanding inhaler users' perceptions of climate change and inhaler carbon footprints: insights from a Canadian survey.

A Conversation Aid for Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing.

Current state of electronic problems lists in primary care: a rapid scoping review.

Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for COVID in Community Settings (CanTreatCOVID): protocol for a randomised controlled adaptive platform trial of treatments for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in community settings

Initiatives to enhance referral patterns from primary care to specialist kidney care:a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Gayle Halas

Derelie A Mangin

Michelle Greiver

Neil Drummond

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Clare Liddy

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