Gayle Halas, University of Manitoba

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Manitoba profile.

Latest papers

Informing family physician payment reform in Canada: protocol for a cross-provincial, multimethod study.
BMJ open · 2025
Developing a minimum dataset for a national patient registry on Long COVID in Canada: a Delphi consensus-based study
BMJ Open · 2025
Strategies to Improve Emergency Transitions From Long-Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review.
The Gerontologist · 2024

All 34 publications

Latest funding

Homeless, Recovering and `Back to the Street': Identifying the Support Network
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$72,154
Advancing Health System Leadership Capacity for Psychological Health and Organizational Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$450,000
Improving responsiveness across the continuum of kidney health care in rural and remote Manitoba First Nation communities (I-KHealth)
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$1,575,900

All 4 grants and awards

34 publications.

01

Informing family physician payment reform in Canada: protocol for a cross-provincial, multimethod study.

Hedden L, Grudniewicz A, Katz A, Lavergne MR, McDonald T, Rudoler D, Austin N, Halas G, Spencer S, Thelen R, Mathews M, McCracken R, McGrail K, Shiplett H, Strumpf EC

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103894 PMID: 40541439

02

Developing a minimum dataset for a national patient registry on Long COVID in Canada: a Delphi consensus-based study

Mazurik K, Amah A, Dumitrescu DI, Ejalonibu H, Chavda B, Kemp D, Frederick DE, Mclean C, Décary S, Gruneir A

BMJ Open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111474

03

Strategies to Improve Emergency Transitions From Long-Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review.

Tate K, Cummings G, Jacobsen F, Halas G, Van den Bergh G, Devkota R, Shrestha S, Doupe M

The Gerontologist2024

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnae036 PMID: 38661440

04

A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Shift to Virtual Care Delivery: Insights from Front-Line Primary Care Providers.

Halas G, Baldwin A, LaBine L, MacKay K, Singer A, Katz A

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024First author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12080861 PMID: 38667623

05

Patients' and caregivers' experiences of virtual care in a primary care setting during the COVID-19 pandemic: A patient-oriented research study.

Halas G, Baldwin A, Mackay K, Cardenas E, LaBine L, Cherrett P, Abraham L, Fogarty V, Singer A, Katz A, Kirby S

Digital health2024First author

DOI: 10.1177/20552076241232949 PMID: 38410792

06

Exploring experiential learning within interprofessional practice education initiatives for pre-licensure healthcare students: a scoping review.

Nagel DA, Penner JL, Halas G, Philip MT, Cooke CA

BMC medical education2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05114-w PMID: 38350938

07

Reaching out to Patients with Long COVID to Better Understand Their Life Experiences and How to Support Their Recovery: A Patient-Oriented Knowledge Sharing Session.

Pommer A, Halas G, Mendis R, Campbell C, Semenko B, Stadnyk B, Thalman L, Mair S, Sun Y, Johnston N, Sanchez-Ramirez DC

International journal of environmental research and public health2024

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21020187 PMID: 38397678

08

A randomized pragmatic feasibility trial to promote student perspective-taking on client physical activity level: a collaborative project.

Hoplock LB, Lobchuk MM, Strachan SM, Halas G, Olfert C, Webber S, Parsons JL

Pilot and feasibility studies2024

DOI: 10.1186/s40814-024-01547-8 PMID: 39342378

09

Communication between healthcare providers and communicatively-vulnerable patients with associated health outcomes: A scoping review of knowledge syntheses.

Jenstad LM, Howe T, Breau G, Abel J, Colozzo P, Halas G, Mason G, Rieger C, Simon L, Strachan S

Patient education and counseling2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.108040 PMID: 37951163

10

Experiences of Frontline Managers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Organizational Resilience

Udod S, Baxter P, Gagnon S, Halas G, Raja S

Healthcare202428 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12030407 PMID: W4391542115

Homeless, Recovering and `Back to the Street': Identifying the Support Network

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Halas, Gayle

Keywords: Support System; Access to resources; Network Analysis; Vulnerable; Homelessness; Recovery; Peer support; Community-based

$72,154

Advancing Health System Leadership Capacity for Psychological Health and Organizational Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Udod, Sonia; Baxter, Pamela E

Keywords: Covid-19; Healthcare Leader; Leadership; Nurse; Organization; Pandemic; Psychological Health; Resilience

$450,000

Improving responsiveness across the continuum of kidney health care in rural and remote Manitoba First Nation communities (I-KHealth)

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lavoie, Josée G; Chartrand, Caroline; McLeod, Lorraine L; Zacharias, James M

Keywords: Dialysis; First Nations; Kidney Care; Manitoba; Mixed Method; Prevention; Primary Care; Treatment

$1,575,900

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

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

Community Health Sciences
Internal Medicine
Family Medicine
Native Studies
Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Surgery
Occupational Therapy
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their SSHRC grant from 2023

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Halas, 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 "Informing family physician payment reform in Canada: protocol for a cross-provincial, multimethod study." (2025), 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 SSHRC-funded project "Homeless, Recovering and `Back to the Street': Identifying the Support Network" (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]

Gayle Halas

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Informing family physician payment reform in Canada: protocol for a cross-provincial, multimethod study.

Developing a minimum dataset for a national patient registry on Long COVID in Canada: a Delphi consensus-based study

Strategies to Improve Emergency Transitions From Long-Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review.

A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Shift to Virtual Care Delivery: Insights from Front-Line Primary Care Providers.

Patients' and caregivers' experiences of virtual care in a primary care setting during the COVID-19 pandemic: A patient-oriented research study.

Exploring experiential learning within interprofessional practice education initiatives for pre-licensure healthcare students: a scoping review.

Reaching out to Patients with Long COVID to Better Understand Their Life Experiences and How to Support Their Recovery: A Patient-Oriented Knowledge Sharing Session.

A randomized pragmatic feasibility trial to promote student perspective-taking on client physical activity level: a collaborative project.

Communication between healthcare providers and communicatively-vulnerable patients with associated health outcomes: A scoping review of knowledge syntheses.

Experiences of Frontline Managers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Organizational Resilience

Homeless, Recovering and `Back to the Street': Identifying the Support Network

Advancing Health System Leadership Capacity for Psychological Health and Organizational Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Improving responsiveness across the continuum of kidney health care in rural and remote Manitoba First Nation communities (I-KHealth)

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

Frequent collaborators

Alan Katz

Alexander Singer

Carolyn Shimmin

Tamara Buchel

Jeanette Edwards

Ryan Zarychanski

Tyler Williamson

Simon Berthelot

Malcolm Doupe

Andrea Gruneir

Tara Stewart

Thomas Beaudry

Roger Suss

Annette Schultz

Sarah Kirby

Annette Schultz

Michelle Lobchuk

Alecs Chochinov

Matthias Hoben

Ginetta Salvalaggio