Julie Clegg, Dalhousie University

Research

Children, Youth And Families Complex Care Needs Covid-19 Maritime Provinces Policy And Service Changes Children With Medical Complexities Health Administrative Data Health Policy Analysis

Latest papers

Development of a medical chart extraction tool to identify children with medical complexity in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
Paediatrics & child health · 2025
Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 public health measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families in the Canadian Maritimes: a qualitative study.
BMJ paediatrics open · 2025
Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families: A mixed-methods study protocol.
PloS one · 2024

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Traveling Toward Health: Mapping Policies for Healthcare Funding and Care Patterns for Children with Medical Complexity across the Maritimes
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$122,470
Examining the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Patient-Managed Discharge Communication Tool: A Mixed Methods Hybrid Type 1 Design Study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,419,076
Uncovering the Wider Impact of COVID-19 Measures on the Lives of Children with Complex Care Needs and their Families
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$411,938

All 6 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

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 health2025

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxae058 PMID: 40756553

02

Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 public health measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families in the Canadian Maritimes: a qualitative study.

Curran JA, Johnson C, McCulloch H, Lane J, Clegg J, Wong H, Kydd R, Keeping-Burke L, Standing MA, Lamptey DL, McIsaac JL, Peeters M, Cassidy C, Staunton I, Collins SE

BMJ paediatrics open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003342 PMID: 40490275

03

Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families: A mixed-methods study protocol.

Curran JA, Lane J, McCulloch H, Keeping-Burke L, Johnson C, Wong H, Cassidy C, McIsaac JL, Lamptey DL, Clegg J, Forbes N, Breneol S, Sheriko J, Best S, Burgess S, Sinclair D, Elliot Rose A, Standing MA, Somerville M, King S, Doucet S, Flieger H, Lamb M, Parsons Leigh J, Stewart D

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305543 PMID: 38976707

04

Identifying children with medical complexity in administrative datasets in a Canadian context: study protocol.

McCulloch H, Breneol S, Stewart SA, Magalhaes S, Somerville M, Sheriko J, Best S, Burgess S, Jeffers E, Standing MA, King S, Clegg J, Curran JA

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057843 PMID: 35304399

Traveling Toward Health: Mapping Policies for Healthcare Funding and Care Patterns for Children with Medical Complexity across the Maritimes

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream- Structural Det. of Health - Inequities in HDCYH

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet; Clegg, Julie E; Sinclair, Douglas E; MacSwain Standing, Mary-Ann; Magalhaes, Sandra; Stewart, Samuel A

Keywords: Children With Medical Complexities; Health Administrative Data; Health Policy Analysis; Rural Communities

$122,470

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

Co-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

Uncovering the Wider Impact of COVID-19 Measures on the Lives of Children with Complex Care Needs and their Families

Principal investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet; Clegg, Julie E

Keywords: Children, Youth And Families; Complex Care Needs; Covid-19; Maritime Provinces; Policy And Service Changes

$411,938

COVID-19 Impacts on Lived Experiences of Children and Families with Complex Care Needs Residing in the Maritimes: COMPLEX CARE

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet; Clegg, Julie E

Keywords: Children, Youth And Families; Complex Care Needs; Covid-19; Maritime Provinces; Policy And Service Changes

$149,851

Establishing a tool to identify children with medical complexity using administrative datasets in the Maritime Provinces

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet; Elliott Rose, Annette J; Magalhaes, Sandra; Stewart, Samuel A

Keywords: Administrative Data; Algorithm Validation; Medical Complexity; Pediatrics; Retrospective Cohort

$60,000

Interventions to Support Transitions in Care for Children and Families with Complex Health Care Needs in the Community

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network - Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Doucet, Shelley A; Chan, Kevin J; Gordon, John; Splane, Jennifer; Vine, Jocelyn P; Azar, Rima; Chafe, Roger E; Curran, Janet; Dionne, Emilie; Montelpare, William J

Keywords: Adolescent; Care Coordination; Child; Complex Needs; Family; Intervention; Pediatric; Scoping Review; Transition; Youth

$25,000

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

School of Nursing
Child and Youth Studies
Health and Human Performance
Pediatrics
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2024

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Children, Youth And Families Dear Professor Clegg, 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 "Development of a medical chart extraction tool to identify children with medical complexity in the Maritime Provinces of 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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Traveling Toward Health: Mapping Policies for Healthcare Funding and Care Patterns for Children with Medical Complexity across the Maritimes" (2024), 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]