Bruce Wright, Dalhousie University

Research

Co-Design Discharge Communication Emergency Practice Settings Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness Implementation Design Interrupted Time Series Mixed-Methods Patient-Managed Tools Patient-Oriented Research

Latest papers

A National Survey of Caregiver Needs and Experiences When Attending the Emergency Department
Pediatric Emergency Care · 2025
Smoothing the Transition Points in Canadian Medical Education
Academic Medicine · 2018

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Examining the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Patient-Managed Discharge Communication Tool: A Mixed Methods Hybrid Type 1 Design Study
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,419,076
Understanding Discharge Instruction for Children and Caregivers in the Transition from Pediatric Emergency Care
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$217,902

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

A National Survey of Caregiver Needs and Experiences When Attending the Emergency Department

Ali S, Rahimi A, Rajagopal M, Ma K, Yaskina M, Clerc P, Stang A, Beer D, Poonai N, Kam A

Pediatric Emergency Care20253 citations

DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003327

02

Smoothing the Transition Points in Canadian Medical Education

Busing N, Rosenfield J, Rungta K, Raegele M, Warren A, Wright B, Walton M, Oandasan I, Sanfilippo A, Saxena A

Academic Medicine201835 citations

DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002072

Examining the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Patient-Managed Discharge Communication Tool: A Mixed Methods Hybrid Type 1 Design Study

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet; Archambault, Patrick; Bohn, Vanessa; Burns, Emma C; Cassidy, Christine E; Sinclair, Douglas E; Wells, Robert; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Co-Design; Discharge Communication; Emergency Practice Settings; Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness Implementation Design; Interrupted Time Series; Mixed-Methods; Patient-Managed Tools; Patient-Oriented Research

$1,419,076

Understanding Discharge Instruction for Children and Caregivers in the Transition from Pediatric Emergency Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program - Nova Scotia

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet

Keywords: Discharge Instructions; Effective Communication; Health Service Delivery; Knowledge Translation; Pediatric Emergency Care

$217,902

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

Pediatrics
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Clinical Public Health Division
Surgery
Pediatrics and Child Health
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Co-Design Dear Professor Wright, 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 "A National Survey of Caregiver Needs and Experiences When Attending the Emergency Department" (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 CIHR-funded project "Examining the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Patient-Managed Discharge Communication Tool: A Mixed Methods Hybrid Type 1 Design Study" (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]