Vanessa Silva e Silva, Brock University

Research

Allied Health Professionals Inter-Professional Collaboration Nursing Care And Procedures Organ Donation Organ Transplantation

Latest papers

Ethical Implementation of Organ Donation Following Medical Assistance in Dying: Recommendations of the Ethics Committee of the Transplantation Society
Transplantation · 2026
Nursing educators' perspectives on artificial intelligence: A rapid review of roles, limits, and implications.
Nurse education today · 2026 · senior author
Exploring sources of job satisfaction and work-related stressors experienced by organ and tissue donation coordinators in Canada: a qualitative analysis.
BMJ open · 2026 · first author

All 15 publications

Latest funding

Allied Research in Donation and Transplantation: A Café Scientifique series hosted by the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program.
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$7,940
Healing Circles of Engagement Weaving Relationships in Research : An Indigenous Research Cafe
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$8,000

All 2 grants and awards

15 publications.

01

Ethical Implementation of Organ Donation Following Medical Assistance in Dying: Recommendations of the Ethics Committee of the Transplantation Society

Van Assche K, Mulder J, Ahn C, Allen RDM, Bollen J, Bramstedt KA, Burra P, Cras P, Dhital K, Dittmer I

Transplantation2026

DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005812

02

Nursing educators' perspectives on artificial intelligence: A rapid review of roles, limits, and implications.

Silva A, Canever B, Silva E Silva V

Nurse education today2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2026.107382 PMID: 42691649

03

Exploring sources of job satisfaction and work-related stressors experienced by organ and tissue donation coordinators in Canada: a qualitative analysis.

Silva E Silva V, Lotherington K, Dhanani S, Dupuis KL, Silva AR

BMJ open2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115616 PMID: 42547231

04

Complex cases and coordination: Reports from organ donation specialists in Canada.

Silva A, Lotherington K, Dhanani S, Luvizutto J, Silva E Silva V

Intensive & critical care nursing2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2026.104335 PMID: 41548458

05

Coping strategies among acute and critical care nurses: a scoping review.

Silva A, Dupuis KL, Lotherington K, Celli J, Kulawic K, Minervini A, Luvizutto J, Dhanani S, Silva E Silva V

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-026-03070-1 PMID: 41718958

06

An Integrative Review on Exploring Organ Donation After Death by Circulatory Criteria in Canada.

Dupuis KL, Silva A, Silva E Silva V

Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/15269248251349783 PMID: 40509805

07

Exploring educational and training approaches for organ and tissue donation coordinators: A scoping review.

Silva E Silva V, Dupuis KL, Shoalts K, Dhanani S, Silva A

Nurse education today2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106630 PMID: 39978221

08

Understanding the work-related challenges of organ and tissue donation coordinators during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-method study.

Silva E Silva V, Minervini A, Dupuis KL, Lotherington K, Dhanani S, Silva A

BMJ open2025First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088626 PMID: 39800409

09

Resilience among organ donation coordinators: a Canadian mixed-methods study.

Silva AR, Rochon A, Hornby L, Lotherington K, James L, Webster R, Sucha E, Sarti A, Dhanani S, Silva E Silva V

Frontiers in public health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1367546 PMID: 38560430

10

Navigating crossroads: exploring organ donation following medical assistance in dying.

Silva E Silva V, Silva AR, Lotherington K, Dhanani S

JBI evidence synthesis2024First author

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-23-00472 PMID: 38351468

Allied Research in Donation and Transplantation: A Café Scientifique series hosted by the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program.

Nominated PICIHR2023CIHR Café Scientifique Program - Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health

Principal investigators: Silva e Silva, Vanessa

Keywords: Allied Health Professionals; Inter-Professional Collaboration; Nursing Care And Procedures; Organ Donation; Organ Transplantation

$7,940

Healing Circles of Engagement Weaving Relationships in Research : An Indigenous Research Cafe

Co-investigatorCIHR2023CIHR Café Scientifique Program - Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health

Principal investigators: Schumacher, Connie; Bourgeois, Robyn

Keywords: Arts-Based; Culture; Decolonization; Health; Indigenous Research; Language; Panel Discussion; Poster Presentation; Story Work

$8,000

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

Medicine
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School of Nursing
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Co-authors at Brock University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Joan Tranmer

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Joan Almost

Centre for Health Services and Policy Research

1 shared papers, latest 2022

James Downar

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Allied Health Professionals Dear Professor Silva e Silva, 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 "Ethical Implementation of Organ Donation Following Medical Assistance in Dying: Recommendations of the Ethics Committee of the Transplantation Society" (2026), 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 "Allied Research in Donation and Transplantation: A Café Scientifique series hosted by the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program." (2023), 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]

Vanessa Silva e Silva