Conrad Fernandez, Dalhousie University

Research

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Wilms tumor Research ethics Return of genomic results

Latest papers

Early phase study enrollment in Canadian children with cancer near end of life: A retrospective cohort study from Cancer in Young People in Canada.
Cancer · 2025
Assessing the quality of deliberative stakeholder consultations involving allied health professionals in pediatric palliative care and hematology/oncology in Canada
BMC Palliative Care · 2021
Pain Squad+ smartphone app to support real-time pain treatment for adolescents with cancer: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open · 2020

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Developing a value framework for the assessment of precision cancer technologies for children
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$321,300
Access to precision therapies for young people with cancer: Developing a policy framework to guide technology assessment and public funding in Canada
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$213,456
The Pain Squad+ Smartphone App To Support Real-Time Pain Management for Adolescents with Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$573,752

All 5 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Early phase study enrollment in Canadian children with cancer near end of life: A retrospective cohort study from Cancer in Young People in Canada.

Hasan F, Widger K, Punnett A, Rapoport A, Morgenstern D, Cohen-Gogo S, Revon-Rivière G, Abbott L, Guilcher GMT, Fernandez C, Truong TH, Deyell RJ, Sung L

Cancer20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35942 PMID: 40515601

02

Assessing the quality of deliberative stakeholder consultations involving allied health professionals in pediatric palliative care and hematology/oncology in Canada

Vasiliki Nataly Rahimzadeh, Cristina Longo, Justin Gagnon, Conrad Vincent Fernandez, Gillian Bartlett

BMC Palliative Care20212 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-021-00884-2 PMID: 34906102

03

Pain Squad+ smartphone app to support real-time pain treatment for adolescents with cancer: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Jibb L, Nathan PC, Breakey V, Fernandez C, Johnston D, Lewis V, McKillop S, Patel S, Sabapathy C, Strahlendorf C

BMJ Open202023 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037251 PMID: W3172975547

04

Supporting Parents' Pain Care Involvement With Their Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Qualitative Interpretive Description.

Bettle A, Latimer M, Fernandez C, Hughes J

Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses201818 citations

DOI: 10.1177/1043454217727518 PMID: 28849687

05

Principles and Recommendations for the Provision of Healthcare in Canada to Adolescent and Young Adult–Aged Cancer Patients and Survivors

Conrad Vincent Fernandez, Graeme A. M. Fraser, Carolyn R Freeman, Eva Grunfeld, Abha A. Gupta, Leslie S. Mery, Sonja De Pauw, for the Canadian Task For Brent Schacter

Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology2011124 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2010.0008 PMID: 23610731

Developing a value framework for the assessment of precision cancer technologies for children

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Denburg, Avram E

Keywords: Children And Youth; Health Care Priority-Setting; Health Systems; Health Technology Assessment; Pharmaceutical Policy; Precision Medicine; Value-Based Health Care

$321,300

Access to precision therapies for young people with cancer: Developing a policy framework to guide technology assessment and public funding in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Terry Fox New Investigator Award

Principal investigators: Denburg, Avram E

Keywords: Cancer; Children And Youth; Drug Policy; Health Systems; Health Technology Assessment; Precision Medicine; Value-Based Health Care

$213,456

The Pain Squad+ Smartphone App To Support Real-Time Pain Management for Adolescents with Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stinson, Jennifer N; Jibb, Lindsay

Keywords: Cost Effectiveness; Ehealth; Pain Intensity; Pain Interference; Pain Management; Pediatric Cancer; Quality Of Life; Smartphone App; Symptom Management

$573,752

Drinking water quality and cancer risk: translating epidemiological evidence into risk reduction policy.

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Knowledge to Action

Principal investigators: Dummer, Trevor J; Drage, John; Parker, Louise

Keywords: Arsenic; Cancer; Community Engagement; Knowledge Transfer; Risk Perception; Risk Reduction

$196,569

The Terry Fox Foundation Strategic Health Research Training Program in Cancer Research at CIHR

Principal investigatorCIHR2008Terry Fox Foundation Training Grant in Cancer Research at CIHR -Full application

Principal investigators: Johnston, Gerald C; Fernandez, Conrad V; Hoskin, David; Jakeman, David L; Johnston, Brent; Kulka, Marianna; Lee, Patrick W; Marshall, Jean S; Miedema, Baukje; Parker, Louise

Keywords: Cancer; Effective Communication Skills; Problem-Based Learning; Professional Development; Transdisciplinary Approaches

$300,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Lillian Sung and Donna Johnston: 62 shared papers
Daniel Morgenstern and Rebecca Deyell: 50 shared papers
Jennifer Stinson and Lindsay Jibb: 44 shared papers
Paul Nathan and Lindsay Jibb: 27 shared papers
Jennifer Stinson and Paul Nathan: 26 shared papers
Lillian Sung and Victor Lewis: 19 shared papers
Victor Lewis and Donna Johnston: 19 shared papers
Victor Lewis and Gregory Guilcher: 19 shared papers
Vicky Breakey and Lillian Sung: 18 shared papers
Gregory Guilcher and Tony Truong: 18 shared papers
Kimberley Widger and Adam Rapoport: 17 shared papers
Paul Nathan and Donna Johnston: 16 shared papers
Victor Lewis and Tony Truong: 14 shared papers
Lindsay Jibb and Donna Johnston: 13 shared papers
Vicky Breakey and Jennifer Stinson: 12 shared papers
Jennifer Stinson and Janice Victor: 12 shared papers
Lillian Sung and Tony Truong: 12 shared papers
Lillian Sung and Abha Gupta: 8 shared papers
Rebecca Deyell and Donna Johnston: 8 shared papers
Paul Nathan and Abha Gupta: 7 shared papers
Rebecca Deyell and Victor Lewis: 7 shared papers
Abha Gupta and Daniel Morgenstern: 5 shared papers
Kimberley Widger and Donna Johnston: 4 shared papers
Daniel Morgenstern and Donna Johnston: 4 shared papers
Vicky Breakey and Paul Nathan: 3 shared papers
Paul Nathan and Janice Victor: 3 shared papers
Lindsay Jibb and Janice Victor: 3 shared papers
Kimberley Widger and Abha Gupta: 3 shared papers
Gregory Guilcher and Angela Punnett: 3 shared papers
Gregory Guilcher and Adam Rapoport: 3 shared papers
Angela Punnett and Adam Rapoport: 3 shared papers
Jennifer Stinson and Margot Latimer: 2 shared papers
Paul Nathan and Angela Punnett: 2 shared papers
Graeme Fraser and Eva Grunfeld: 1 shared paper
Graeme Fraser and Abha Gupta: 1 shared paper
Graeme Fraser and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Vicky Breakey and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Stinson and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Margot Latimer and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Eva Grunfeld and Paul Nathan: 1 shared paper
Eva Grunfeld and Abha Gupta: 1 shared paper
Eva Grunfeld and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Paul Nathan and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Lillian Sung and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Lindsay Jibb and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Kimberley Widger and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Abha Gupta and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Daniel Morgenstern and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Rebecca Deyell and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Victor Lewis and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Cristina Longo and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Donna Johnston and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Janice Victor and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Gregory Guilcher and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Tony Truong and Conrad Fernandez: 1 shared paper
Conrad Fernandez and Angela Punnett: 1 shared paper
Conrad Fernandez and Adam Rapoport: 1 shared paper

Department of Paediatrics
Cumming School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Department of Bioethics
Institute of Medical Science
Centre de recherche Azrieli du CHU Sainte-Justine
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1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Wilms tumor Dear Professor Fernandez, 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 "Early phase study enrollment in Canadian children with cancer near end of life: A retrospective cohort study from Cancer in Young People in Canada." (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.] 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]