Jennifer Foster, Dalhousie University

Research

Covid-19 Family-Centered Care Patient-Centered Care Pediatric Critical Care Restricted Visitation Spor

Latest papers

Low-Dose Melatonin for Prevention of Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Feasibility Trial.
Chest · 2025
Pediatric Critical Care Referrals for Tertiary Inpatient and Transport Services in Canada's Maritime Provinces: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Air medical journal · 2024
Extubation to High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Infants Following Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Journal of pediatric intensive care · 2023

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Restricted family presence in the PICU during the COVID-19 pandemic: Understanding impact, experience, and stakeholder priorities
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$332,775

All 1 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Low-Dose Melatonin for Prevention of Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Feasibility Trial.

Burry LD, Williamson DR, Detsky ME, Bernard F, Foster J, Mehta S, Pinto R, Scales DC, Rose L

Chest2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.12.030 PMID: 39800236

02

Pediatric Critical Care Referrals for Tertiary Inpatient and Transport Services in Canada's Maritime Provinces: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Craig S, Foster J, Gallant J, Verma N, Krmpotic K

Air medical journal2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2024.01.002 PMID: 38821707

03

Extubation to High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Infants Following Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Stevens H, Gallant J, Foster J, Horne D, Krmpotic K

Journal of pediatric intensive care2023

DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730933 PMID: 37565014

04

Pediatric intensive care unit admissions in children with respiratory technology dependence

Brousseau M, Foster J, Adam D, Boggs S, Burgess S, Johnson L, McMullen S, Krmpotic K

Pediatric Pulmonology20232 citations

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26615

05

Parental presence at the bedside of critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit: A scoping review.

Miller L, Richard M, Krmpotic K, Kennedy A, Seabrook J, Slumkoski C, Walls M, Foster J

European journal of pediatrics2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00431-021-04279-6 PMID: 34626225

06

Barriers and enablers to the development and implementation of early mobility programs for children in the pediatric intensive care unit: a scoping review protocol.

Thompson S, Cassidy C, McKibbon S, Sangster M, Foster J

JBI evidence synthesis2021Senior author

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-20-00142 PMID: 33851943

07

Feasibility of melatonin for prevention of delirium in critically ill patients: a protocol for a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled study.

Burry L, Scales D, Williamson D, Foster J, Mehta S, Guenette M, Fan E, Detsky M, Azad A, Bernard F, Rose L

BMJ open2017

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015420 PMID: 28363933

08

High-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials in Pediatric Critical Care

Duffett M, Choong K, Foster J, Meade M, Menon K, Parker M, Cook DJ

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine201731 citations

DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000001144

09

Pediatric intensive care stress ulcer prevention (PIC-UP): a protocol for a pilot randomized trial

Duffett M, Choong K, Foster J, Gilfoyle E, Lacroix J, Pai N, Thabane L, Cook DJ, for The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group

Pilot and Feasibility Studies201714 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40814-017-0142-y PMID: W2614371926

10

Erratum to: Pediatric intensive care stress ulcer prevention (PIC-UP): a protocol for a pilot randomized trial

Duffett M, Choong K, Foster J, Gilfoyle E, Lacroix J, Pai N, Thabane L, Cook DJ, for The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group

Pilot and Feasibility Studies2017

DOI: 10.1186/s40814-017-0173-4

Restricted family presence in the PICU during the COVID-19 pandemic: Understanding impact, experience, and stakeholder priorities

Nominated PICIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Project Grant

Principal investigators: Foster, Jennifer; Curran, Janet; Fiest, Kirsten M; Lee, Laurie A; Seabrook, Jamie

Keywords: Covid-19; Family-Centered Care; Patient-Centered Care; Pediatric Critical Care; Restricted Visitation; Spor

$332,775

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
Medicine
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care Medicine
Neurosurgery
Department of Medicine
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Lehana Thabane

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

3 shared papers, latest 2017

Louise Rose

Critical Care Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Jacques Lacroix

Medical Intensive Care Unit

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Ruxandra Pinto

Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Jamie Seabrook

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Eddy Fan

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Damon Scales

Neurosurgery

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Samantha Boggs

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Covid-19 Dear Professor Foster, 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 "Low-Dose Melatonin for Prevention of Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Feasibility Trial." (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 "Restricted family presence in the PICU during the COVID-19 pandemic: Understanding impact, experience, and stakeholder priorities" (2020), 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]

Jennifer Foster

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Low-Dose Melatonin for Prevention of Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Feasibility Trial.

Pediatric Critical Care Referrals for Tertiary Inpatient and Transport Services in Canada's Maritime Provinces: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Extubation to High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Infants Following Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Pediatric intensive care unit admissions in children with respiratory technology dependence

Parental presence at the bedside of critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit: A scoping review.

Barriers and enablers to the development and implementation of early mobility programs for children in the pediatric intensive care unit: a scoping review protocol.

Feasibility of melatonin for prevention of delirium in critically ill patients: a protocol for a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled study.

High-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials in Pediatric Critical Care

Pediatric intensive care stress ulcer prevention (PIC-UP): a protocol for a pilot randomized trial

Erratum to: Pediatric intensive care stress ulcer prevention (PIC-UP): a protocol for a pilot randomized trial

Restricted family presence in the PICU during the COVID-19 pandemic: Understanding impact, experience, and stakeholder priorities

Frequent collaborators

Karen Li-mei Choong

Deborah Cook

Lehana Thabane

Sangeeta Mehta

Louise Rose

Nikhil Pai

Jacques Lacroix

Kusum Menon

Christine Cassidy

Ruxandra Pinto

Jamie Seabrook

Melissa Parker

Michael Detsky

Eddy Fan

Damon Scales

Lisa Burry

Maureen Meade

Francis Bernard

Samantha Boggs