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Janet Curran

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ProfessorSchool of NursingDalhousie University

Janet Curran

Professor

School of Nursing

Faculty of Agriculture

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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35 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 22 research grants (22 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 9 trainee awards (9 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Publications

627

Citations

112

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

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Knowledge translation research Pediatric emergency care Mixed methods Health professional behaviour change Knowledge synthesis Implementation science

Latest papers

Innovations in communication between patients, caregivers, health care providers, and trainees in inpatient pediatrics: a scoping review protocol.
JBI evidence synthesis · 2026 · senior author
Co-design and evaluation of a regional and rural translation bronchiolitis platform: study protocol.
Pediatric research · 2026
Exploring the Implementation and Impacts of the Adult Comfort Promise: A Study Protocol.
Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2026

All 64 publications

Latest funding

Evaluation of ED-PATCH A Hybrid Type 2 study
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
$6,000
Using audit and feedback to advance equity goals of learning health systems.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$15,000
Reimagining Knowledge Translation Canada: Enhancing Impact and Minimizing Waste to Meet Today's Challenges
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$14,938

All 66 grants and awards

64 publications.

Innovations in communication between patients, caregivers, health care providers, and trainees in inpatient pediatrics: a scoping review protocol.

MacPhee S, MacIntyre G, Boulos L, Kennedy LJ, Curran J

JBI evidence synthesis2026Senior author

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-25-00465 PMID: 42366927

Co-design and evaluation of a regional and rural translation bronchiolitis platform: study protocol.

Shaw L, Wilson C, Borland M, Cotterell E, Craven J, Curran J, Dalziel S, Dunlop T, Franklin D, Haskell L, Lithgow A, Middleton S, O'Brien S, Staples A, Tran V, Babl FE, Tavender E

Pediatric research2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04503-1 PMID: 41184625

Exploring the Implementation and Impacts of the Adult Comfort Promise: A Study Protocol.

Kennedy LJ, Curran J, Spencer J, Pritchett C, Larocque L, Sinclair D, Bentley J, West J, Gray M, Cassidy C

Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2025.12.016 PMID: 41577489

Patient- and Public-Led Research - How Is It Defined and Practiced: A Scoping Review.

Wang E, Truong L, Hassan N, Quershi E, Merry K, Lowthian T, Lin M, Oelke ND, Gainforth H, Curran J, Li LC

Journal of patient experience2026

DOI: 10.1177/23743735261462611 PMID: 42369385

Structure and implementation of school-based nursing programs for children with special health care needs: a scoping review protocol.

Keeping S, Collins S, Boulos L, Steenbeek A, Curran J

JBI evidence synthesis2026Senior author

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-25-00156 PMID: 41601340

Mapping the Adult Comfort Promise.

Kennedy LJ, Spencer J, Curran J, Sinclair D, Larocque L, Cassidy C

Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2025.09.003 PMID: 41033919

Engaging in Palliative Care Conversations With Healthcare Providers: A Phenomenological Young Adult Cancer Study.

Drake EK, Weeks LE, Taylor D, Ricci I, Curran J, van Manen M

Qualitative health research2026

DOI: 10.1177/10497323251325471 PMID: 40152057

Developing a Medication Administration Observation Checklist: Key Insights for Standardized Reporting Methodology.

Hickey M, Barber BV, Flynn C, Keeping S, Doig A, Bercovici R, Sinclair D, Curran J

Journal of nursing care quality2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000887 PMID: 40705874

Low caregiver health literacy is associated with non-urgent pediatric emergency department use

Jensen KV, Morrison A, Ma K, Alqurashi W, Erickson T, Curran J, Goldman RD, Gouin S, Kam A, Poonai N

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine202520 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00771-8

Development of a medical chart extraction tool to identify children with medical complexity in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.

Curran J, McCulloch H, Breneol S, King S, Sheriko J, Pidduck J, Balsor D, Clegg J, Best S, Burgess S, Stewart S, Somerville M, Magalhaes S, Johnson C, Collins S, Standing MA

Paediatrics & child health2025First author

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxae058 PMID: 40756553

Evaluation of ED-PATCH A Hybrid Type 2 study

SupervisorCIHR2026Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)

Principal investigators: Galal, Ahmed

Keywords: Digital Tool; Ed-Patch; Emergency Department; Mobile Device

$6,000

Using audit and feedback to advance equity goals of learning health systems.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Ivers, Noah M

Keywords: Audit And Feedback; Learning Health System; Quality Improvement

$15,000

Reimagining Knowledge Translation Canada: Enhancing Impact and Minimizing Waste to Meet Today's Challenges

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Fahim, Christine; Donald, Maoliosa (Mo)

Keywords: Capacity Building; Health Systems Strengthening; Knowledge Translation; Learning Health System; Priority Setting; Research Waste

$14,938

Partnering for Improved Pediatric Pain Care in Nova Scotia: Research to Advance Implementation of the National Pediatric Pain Management Standard

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - General Pool

Principal investigators: Benoit, Britney L; Douglas, Patricia M; McIntyre, Virginia; Breneol, Sydney L

Keywords: Co-Production; Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion; Health Standards Implementation; Health System Transformation; Implementation Science; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Learning Health System; Patient, Family, And Community Partnership; Pediatric Pain Assessment And Management; Quality Improvement

$124,680

Co-Designing a Quality Improvement Evaluation Framework to Strengthen Healthcare in Nova Scotia

SupervisorCIHR2025Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Eastern Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Adisaputri, Gianisa

Keywords: Co-Design; Evaluation Framework; Evidence-Informed Decision-Making; Health Equity; Health System Improvement; Integrated Knowledge Translation (Ikt); Quality Improvement

$108,500

Exploring the Implementation of a Clinical Information System at a Pediatric Tertiary Centre: A Mixed Methods Study

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Delahunty-Pike, Alannah R

Keywords: Clinical Information System; Digital Transformation; Health Equity; Health Systems Research; Implementation Science; Improved Patient Care; Mixed Methods Research

$120,000

Evaluating the Implementation and Impact of the Community Baby-Friendly Initiative Collaborative in Nova Scotia (CBFI-C NS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Op. Grant: ECRs in Human Dev., Child and Youth Health - Equity-Denied Groups

Principal investigators: Benoit, Britney L; Robb, Haileigh E; Seager, Emma; Nickel, Nathan C

Keywords: Baby-Friendly Initiative (Bfi); Breastfeeding; Implementation Science; Infant Feeding; Interpretive Description; Mixed-Methods Research; Population Health; Public Health; Quality Improvement (Qi); Women'S Health

$149,802

SPOR SUPPORT Unit Funding Extension

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR SUPPORT Unit Extension

Principal investigators: McDonald, James T; Curran, Janet; Doherty-Kirby, Amanda L; Dugas, Erika N; Dutton, Daniel J; Forbes, Neil M; Hamilton, Marina; MacMaster, Frank P; MacSwain Standing, Mary-Ann; Mattheisen, Manuel; Reiman, Tony; Rosen, Natalie O; Shoveller, Jeannie A; Stewart, Samuel A; Sweeney-Nixon, Marva I; Tardif, Louise; Urquhart, Robin L; Verlinden, Linda A; Wozney, Lori M

Keywords: Capacity Development; Data Services; Edia; Indigenous Allyship; Learning Health Systems; Patient Oriented Research; People With Lived/Living Experience; Sex & Gender

$2,931,046

Enabling optimal school and social outcomes in students after concussion: The Return to School Framework

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Shepherd, Heather A.

$104,968

Examining Implementation Strategies to Promote Uptake of the Emergency Department Patient Activated Transition to Care at Home (ED-PATCH) Tool in Nova Scotia: A Mixed-Methods Study.

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: DeCoste, Kelly L

Keywords: Delivery Of Healthcare Services; Electronic Patient-Activated Discharge Communication Tool; Emergency Department Discharge Communication; General Emergency Department; Healthcare Providers And Health Systems Leaders; Implementation Science; Mixed-Methods Research Methods; Patients And Caregivers; Pediatric Emergency Department; Transitions In Care

$120,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 27, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Janet Curran

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Innovations in communication between patients, caregivers, health care providers, and trainees in inpatient pediatrics: a scoping review protocol.

Co-design and evaluation of a regional and rural translation bronchiolitis platform: study protocol.

Exploring the Implementation and Impacts of the Adult Comfort Promise: A Study Protocol.

Patient- and Public-Led Research - How Is It Defined and Practiced: A Scoping Review.

Structure and implementation of school-based nursing programs for children with special health care needs: a scoping review protocol.

Mapping the Adult Comfort Promise.

Engaging in Palliative Care Conversations With Healthcare Providers: A Phenomenological Young Adult Cancer Study.

Developing a Medication Administration Observation Checklist: Key Insights for Standardized Reporting Methodology.

Low caregiver health literacy is associated with non-urgent pediatric emergency department use

Development of a medical chart extraction tool to identify children with medical complexity in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.

Enabling optimal school and social outcomes in students after concussion: The Return to School Framework

Frequent collaborators

Christine Cassidy

Audrey Steenbeek

Lori Wozney

Noah Ivers

Ruth Martin-Misener

John Lavis

Shannon MacPhee

Michael Van Manen

Andrea Bishop

Jamie Brehaut

Marilyn MacDonald

Rebecca Mackay

Michael Hillmer

Thomas Noseworthy

Justine Dol

Jennifer Lane

Naveen Poonai

Ian Graham

Doug Coyle

Maryna Yaskina

Samina Ali

Jon Dorling

Megan Aston

Lehana Thabane

Michelle Batthish

Tania Cellucci

April Kam

Shannon Scott

Mona Jabbour

Laura Weingarten

David Earn

Olaf Kraus De Camargo

Andrea Cross

Ivy Bourgeault

Jeff Healey

Jan Willem Gorter

Karen Burns

Tamara Navarro-Ruan

Jeremy Grimshaw

Shelley Doucet