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Shabnam Asghari

ResearcherFamily MedicineMemorial University of Newfoundland

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Shabnam Asghari

Researcher

Family Medicine

Health Sciences

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 19 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Publications

157

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Grants

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Research

Emergency Department Wait Times Emergency Medicine Covid-19 Long Term Care Pandemic Ehealth Health System Efficiency Implementation Science

Latest papers

'Fend for yourself': Nurses' experiences transitioning to Family Care Team practice settings in Newfoundland and Labrador.
PloS one · 2026
Counting the Cost: Examining Out-of-Pocket Spending on Emergency Care in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026 · senior author
Did an emergency department flow optimization protocol reduce wait times? A multiple-site interrupted time series analysis in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The American journal of emergency medicine · 2026 · senior author

All 77 publications

Latest funding

Strengthening Team-Based Care: Optimizing the Scope of Practice of Primary Care Nurses (Scope PC-N)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$665,550
Evaluating a complex, team-based primary care intervention in Newfoundland and Labrador: Advancing implementation science
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$750,000
Reducing cancer incidence through innovative and holistic primary prevention in Newfoundland and Labrador: a pilot study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$99,952

All 14 grants and awards

77 publications.

'Fend for yourself': Nurses' experiences transitioning to Family Care Team practice settings in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Devey-Burry R, Lukewich J, Ryan D, Sivanthan M, Mathews M, Poitras ME, Etchegary C, Asghari S, Antle M

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345818 PMID: 41875204

Counting the Cost: Examining Out-of-Pocket Spending on Emergency Care in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Williams N, Manukumar AG, Mariathas HH, Van Nguyen H, Patey C, Asghari S

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2026.100451 PMID: 42404208

Did an emergency department flow optimization protocol reduce wait times? A multiple-site interrupted time series analysis in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Yoosefi M, Manukumar AG, Mariathas HH, Hatefi A, Patey C, Norman P, Ahmadzadeh B, Walsh A, Hurley O, Asghari S

The American journal of emergency medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2026.04.008 PMID: 42000673

Voices from the emergency department: A theoretical framework analysis on patient experiences of care in emergency departments of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Geetha Manukumar A, Rahimipour Anaraki N, Etchegary H, Walsh A, Hurley O, Patey C, Norman P, Asghari S

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342555 PMID: 41662293

Emergency department wait time in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Trends and projections of physician initial assessment 2015-2026.

Yoosefi M, Hatefi A, Mariathas HH, Patey C, Norman P, Hurley O, Ahmadzadeh B, Manukumar AG, Walsh A, Asghari S

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349613 PMID: 42154813

Nurses’ Contributions to Virtual Care Delivery in Primary Care: A Scoping Review

Vaughan C, Lukewich J, Mathews M, Hedden L, Poitras M-E, Asghari S, Swab M, Ryan D, Martin-Misener R

Western Journal of Nursing Research20264 citations

DOI: 10.1177/01939459251397729

Privacy Matters: Experiences of Rural and Remote Emergency Department Patients - A Mixed-Methods Research Conducted in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Geetha Manukumar A, Miller M, Patey C, Mariathas HH, Rahimipour Anaraki N, Walsh A, Hurley O, Senior D, Etchegary H, Norman P, Wang P, Asghari S

Health services insights2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/11786329251320431 PMID: 39974427

Factors Influencing SurgeCon Implementation in Four Canadian Emergency Departments Guided by Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

Rahimipour Anaraki N, Mukhopadhyay M, Patey C, Norman P, Jewer J, Etchegary H, Hurley O, Walsh A, Senior DM, Wang PP, Asghari S

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0337389 PMID: 41329785

Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Improve Emergency Department Wait Times: Living Systematic Review.

Ahmadzadeh B, Patey C, Norman P, Farrell A, Knight J, Czarnuch S, Asghari S

The Journal of emergency medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2025.05.031 PMID: 40664005

Building rural health research capacity: protocol for a realist review.

Young C, Patey C, Norman P, Geetha Manukumar A, Carson DB, Swab M, Asghari S

BMJ open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093994 PMID: 40398942

Strengthening Team-Based Care: Optimizing the Scope of Practice of Primary Care Nurses (Scope PC-N)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lukewich, Julia; Mathews, Maria

Keywords: Health Workforce; Interviews; Licensed/Registered Practical Nurses; Mixed Methods; Nurse Practitioners; Primary Care; Registered Nurses; Scope Of Practice; Umbrella Review

$665,550

Evaluating a complex, team-based primary care intervention in Newfoundland and Labrador: Advancing implementation science

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Strengthening the Health Workforce for System Transformation

Principal investigators: Aubrey-Bassler, Kris; Antle, Margot; King, Darla; Hall, Amanda M

Keywords: Complex Intervention; Models Of Care; Rural And Remote; Team-Based Primary Care

$750,000

Reducing cancer incidence through innovative and holistic primary prevention in Newfoundland and Labrador: a pilot study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: CCS/CIHR Action Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Peizhong P

Keywords: Cancer

$99,952

Enhancing the Lives of Older Canadians in Long Term Care in Newfoundland

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care - Open

Principal investigators: Mulay, Shree; Brake, Suzanne; Asghari, Shabnam

Keywords: Covid-19; Long Term Care; Pandemic

$150,000

SurgeCon: An Emergency Department Surge Management Platform

Nominated PICIHR2019Team Grant - SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Phase 3 - Newfoundland and Labrador

Principal investigators: Asghari, Shabnam; Johnson, Ronald; Senior, Dorothy M; Patey, Chris

Keywords: Ehealth; Emergency Department Wait Times; Emergency Medicine; Health System Efficiency; Implementation Science; Innovative Clinical Trials; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Reported Experiences/Satisfaction; Quality Improvement; Value-Based Care

$2,400,000

SurgeCon: An Emergency Department Surge Management Platform

Nominated PICIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Development Grants - NL

Principal investigators: Asghari, Shabnam; Johnson, Ronald; Nash, Nicholas; Patey, Chris

Keywords: Bed Block; Cost-Effectiveness; Emergency Department Surge; Emergency Department Wait Times; Emergency Medicine; Hospital Efficiency; Overcapacity; Overcrowding; Patient-Engagement; Protocol-Driven Software

$100,000

Primary Healthcare Research and Integration to Improve Health System Efficiency (PRIIME)

Co-investigatorCIHR2015SPOR PIHCI Network: Management & Operations Grant

Principal investigators: Aubrey-Bassler, Kris; Cooper, Bruce

Keywords: Health Services; Innovation; Interdisciplinary Networks; Primary Care; Primary Care Reform; Scaling Up; Upstream Prevention

$500,000

A New APPROACH to HIV Testing: Adaptation of POCT for Pharmacies to Reduce risk and Optimize Access to Care in HIV

Co-investigatorCIHR2015HIV Implementation Science - Component 1

Principal investigators: Kelly, Deborah V; Kielly, Jason

Keywords: Access; Adaptation; Community Engagement; Community Pharmacy; Health Services; Hiv/Aids; Implementation; Knowledge Exchange; Point Of Care Testing; Stakeholder Engagement

$149,970

Connecting Policy and Practice Through the Health Sectors and Across Health Disciplines: A SPOR Network in Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations

Co-investigatorCIHR2014SPOR Network in Primary and Integrated Hlth Care Innovations - Nfld & Labrador

Principal investigators: Godwin, Marshall S; Cooper, Bruce; Chan, Kevin J

Keywords: Connecting Policy And Practice; Health System Trasnformation; Integrated Health Care Research; Patient Engagement; Primary Care Reform; Spor

$75,000

A Cross-sectional and Case-control Analysis of Physically Independent and Physically Dependent Cohorts of Octogenarians: Part One of the Life after 80 Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program - Newfoundland and Labrador

Principal investigators: Godwin, Marshall S

Keywords: Aging; Community Services; Health Care Delivery; Interface Nurse; Old-Elderly; Primary Health Care

$89,653

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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Shabnam Asghari

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

'Fend for yourself': Nurses' experiences transitioning to Family Care Team practice settings in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Counting the Cost: Examining Out-of-Pocket Spending on Emergency Care in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Did an emergency department flow optimization protocol reduce wait times? A multiple-site interrupted time series analysis in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Voices from the emergency department: A theoretical framework analysis on patient experiences of care in emergency departments of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Emergency department wait time in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Trends and projections of physician initial assessment 2015-2026.

Nurses’ Contributions to Virtual Care Delivery in Primary Care: A Scoping Review

Privacy Matters: Experiences of Rural and Remote Emergency Department Patients - A Mixed-Methods Research Conducted in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Factors Influencing SurgeCon Implementation in Four Canadian Emergency Departments Guided by Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Improve Emergency Department Wait Times: Living Systematic Review.

Building rural health research capacity: protocol for a realist review.

Frequent collaborators

Maria Mathews

Julia Lukewich

Holly Etchegary

Marshall Godwin

Lindsay Hedden

Marie-Eve Poitras

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

Ruth Martin-Misener

Ruth Martin-Misener

Lindsay Hedden

Dorothy Senior

Jacqueline Gahagan

Amanda Hall

Jacqueline Gahagan

Clare Liddy

Ron Rosenes

Tyler Williamson

Joan Tranmer

Denise Bryant-Lukosius

Vernon Curran

Stephen Czarnuch

Marissa Becker

Vivian Welch

Michelle Ploughman

Jason Kielly

Zack Marshall

Kayvan Amjadi

Stephen Wetmore

Sharon Johnston

Annette Elliott Rose

Bridget Ryan

Erin Christian

Kathleen Leslie

Margot Antle

Patrick Chiu

Guang Sun

Emily Marshall

Roger Chafe

Richard Audas

Ron Rosenes