Timothy Chan, Queen's University

Research

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Community Volunteer Responders Cost-Effectiveness Emergency Medical Dispatch Emergency Medical Services Emergency Services Delivery Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Design Optimization Modelling

Latest funding

Empowering Communities to Save Lives: Optimizing the Neighbours Saving Neighbours Program for Cardiac Arrest Response
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 1 grants and awards

Empowering Communities to Save Lives: Optimizing the Neighbours Saving Neighbours Program for Cardiac Arrest Response

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brooks, Steven C; BAYLES, Diana; Chan, Timothy; Cheskes, Sheldon; Christenson, James M; Dainty, Katie N; Morrison, Laurie J

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Community Volunteer Responders; Cost-Effectiveness; Emergency Medical Dispatch; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Services Delivery; Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Design; Optimization Modelling; Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Resuscitation Science

$100,000

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: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Dear Professor Chan, 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 cardiopulmonary resuscitation 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 "Empowering Communities to Save Lives: Optimizing the Neighbours Saving Neighbours Program for Cardiac Arrest Response" (2026), 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]