Sandra Magalhaes, Dalhousie University

Research

Children With Medical Complexities Health Administrative Data Health Policy Analysis Rural Communities Administrative Data Algorithm Validation Medical Complexity Pediatrics

Latest funding

Understanding and enhancing community capacity to support aging in place in the Maritime region
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$367,200
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
Establishing a tool to identify children with medical complexity using administrative datasets in the Maritime Provinces
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$60,000

All 3 grants and awards

Understanding and enhancing community capacity to support aging in place in the Maritime region

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Moody, Elaine M

Keywords: Aging In Place; Community Engagement; Information Access And Management; Older Adults

$367,200

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

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

Principal 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

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Children With Medical Complexities Dear Professor Magalhaes, 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]. Your research on children with medical complexities 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]