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Alan Forster

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Full ProfessorDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Ottawa

Alan Forster

Full Professor

Department of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Patient-Oriented Research Implementation Science Bayesian Methods Frailty Innovative Clinical Trials Patient Partners Registry Linked Trial Surgery

Latest papers

The current state of electronic health records across Canada: an environmental scan and interoperability maturity assessment.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2026
Evaluation of a Novel Goals-of-Care Discussion Priming Tool (MyCare) in Inpatient General Internal Medicine Ward Settings: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Usability Study.
JMIR formative research · 2025
Health Synthetic Data to Enable Health Learning System and Innovation: A Scoping Review.
Studies in health technology and informatics · 2023

All 32 publications

Latest funding

Environmental Sustainability in Hospitals: A Series of Scoping Reviews
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Virtual, Innovative, postsurgical Care To Optimize Return home for older people with frailtY: the VICTORY randomized trial
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
Virtual, Innovative, postsurgical Care To Optimize Return home for older people with frailtY: the VICTORY randomized trial
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,373,804

All 45 grants and awards

32 publications.

The current state of electronic health records across Canada: an environmental scan and interoperability maturity assessment.

Kannappan S, Hastings S, Forster A, Dean S, Hollett G, Hagens S, Gheorghiu B, Affleck E, Snyman C, Adams O, Williamson T, Manns B

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2026

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.251640 PMID: 42082412

Evaluation of a Novel Goals-of-Care Discussion Priming Tool (MyCare) in Inpatient General Internal Medicine Ward Settings: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Usability Study.

Kimura M, Ruller S, Forster A, Downar J, Isenberg SR, Steinberg L, Wilson K, Shaffer V, Wegier P, Myers J, Goldman R, Steele Gray C, Kobewka D

JMIR formative research2025

DOI: 10.2196/66932 PMID: 41151041

Health Synthetic Data to Enable Health Learning System and Innovation: A Scoping Review.

Tsao SF, Sharma K, Noor H, Forster A, Chen H

Studies in health technology and informatics2023

DOI: 10.3233/shti230063 PMID: 37203608

Developing EMR-based algorithms to Identify hospital adverse events for health system performance evaluation and improvement: Study protocol.

Wu G, Eastwood C, Zeng Y, Quan H, Long Q, Zhang Z, Ghali WA, Bakal J, Boussat B, Flemons W, Forster A, Southern DA, Knudsen S, Popowich B, Xu Y

PloS one2022

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275250 PMID: 36197944

Identifying barriers and facilitators to routine preoperative frailty assessment: a qualitative interview study.

Hladkowicz E, Dorrance K, Bryson GL, Forster A, Gagne S, Huang A, Lalu MM, Lavallée LT, Moloo H, Squires J, McIsaac DI

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2022

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-022-02298-x PMID: 35978162

Development and evaluation of an evidence-based, theory-grounded online Clinical Frailty Scale tutorial.

Haddad T, Mulpuru S, Salter I, Hladkowicz E, Des Autels K, Gagne S, Bryson GL, McCartney CJL, Huang A, Huang S, Forster A, van Walraven C, Kyeremanteng K, Fernando SM, Nagpal S, Moloo H, Boet S, Le Blanc V, Lalu MM, McIsaac DI

Age and ageing2022

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab258 PMID: 35136898

Virtual care and the pursuit of the quadruple aim: A case example.

Bearnes RD, Feenstra B, Malcolm J, Nelson S, Garon-Mailer A, Forster A, Clark H

Healthcare management forum2021

DOI: 10.1177/0840470420952468 PMID: 32869663

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Decision Support Intervention About Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Hospitalized Patients Who Have a High Risk of Death

Kobewka D, Heyland DK, Dodek P, Nijjar A, Bansback N, Howard M, Munene P, Kunkel E, Forster A, Brehaut J

Journal of General Internal Medicine202115 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06605-y PMID: W3126812163

Characteristics of high-cost inpatients with peripheral artery disease.

Rockley M, Kobewka D, Kunkel E, Nagpal S, McIsaac DI, Thavorn K, Forster A

Journal of vascular surgery2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.09.054 PMID: 31980246

Practical lessons in implementing frailty assessments for hospitalised patients with COPD.

Chin M, Voduc N, Huang S, Forster A, Mulpuru S

BMJ open quality2020

DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000782 PMID: 31986119

Environmental Sustainability in Hospitals: A Series of Scoping Reviews

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Kanji, Salmaan; Hutton, Brian E; Moloo, Husein; Tricco, Andrea C

Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Healthcare Sustainability; Knowledge Synthesis

$100,000

Virtual, Innovative, postsurgical Care To Optimize Return home for older people with frailtY: the VICTORY randomized trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant - LOI

Principal investigators: Aucoin, Sylvie D; Forster, Alan J; Kidd, Gurlavine D; Lalu, Manoj M; McIsaac, Daniel I

Keywords: Bayesian Methods; Frailty; Implementation Science; Innovative Clinical Trials; Patient Partners; Patient-Oriented Research; Registry Linked Trial; Surgery; Virtual Care

Virtual, Innovative, postsurgical Care To Optimize Return home for older people with frailtY: the VICTORY randomized trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Aucoin, Sylvie D; Forster, Alan J; Jacka, Michael J; Kidd, Gurlavine D; Lalu, Manoj M; Leitch, Jordan K; McGillion, Michael H; McIsaac, Daniel I; Thavorn, Kednapa

Keywords: Bayesian Methods; Frailty; Implementation Science; Innovative Clinical Trials; Patient Partners; Patient-Oriented Research; Registry Linked Trial; Surgery; Virtual Care

$1,373,804

Non-hOme Transition rIsk Following surgerY (NOTIFY) study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Daniel I; Flexman, Alana M; Garland, Allan; Hallet, Julie; Kidd, Gurlavine D; Kobewka, Daniel M; Van Walraven, Carl; Wijeysundera, Duminda N; Wong, Camilla L

Keywords: Geriatrics; Health Services Research; Outcomes Research; Risk Communication; Risk Prediction; Surgery

$378,676

PREPARE for Cancer Surgery Trial: multimodal PReoperative Exercise to decrease PostoperAtive disability, cancer RecurrencE and mortality in older people with frailty

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Equity in Cancer Prevention and Control

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Daniel I; Eskander, Antoine; Fergusson, Dean A; Gillis, Chelsia A; Khadaroo, Rachel; Kidd, Gurlavine D; Muscedere, John; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Cancer; Exercise; Frailty; Prehabilitation; Randomized Trials; Surgery

$100,000

Improving discharges of people experiencing homelessness from hospital: a quality improvement project embedded in a stepped wedge design

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)

Principal investigators: Hatcher, Simon; Forster, Alan J; Van Herk, Kimberley; White, Tracy

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness; Implementation Science

$196,807

Accelerating Clinical Trials (ACT) - Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Pan Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium

Principal investigators: Devereaux, Philip J; Blake, Peter G; Abrahamyan, Lusine; Akl, Elie; Anvari, Mehran; Berman, Jason N; Bhandari, Mohit; Bourbeau, Jean; Brouwers, Melissa C; Buckley, David N; Butcher, Nancy J; Campbell, David J; Clark, Wayne; Cote, Adrien; Cox, Jennifer; Dhanani, Sonny; Dixon, Stephanie N; Downar, James; Duceppe, Emmanuelle; Dukelow, Sean P; Edwards, Jodi D; Eng, Janice J; Ezekowitz, Justin A; Fergusson, Dean A; Gagnon, Bruno; Garg, Amit; Gerstein, Hertzel C; Gilron, Ian; Glanfield, Florence; Grimshaw, Jeremy M; Halperin, Scott A; Hawkins, Nathaniel M; Healey, Jeff S; Hohl, Corinne M; Hutchison, James S; Jolly, Sanjit S; Kelly, Lauren; Lalu, Manoj M; Langley, Joanne M; Lauzier, François; Lee, Todd C; Li, Patricia T; Majnemer, Annette; Marlin, Susan; McDonald, Emily G; McGillion, Michael H; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McNeil, Shelly A; Meade, Maureen O; Menon, Kusum; Moayyedi, Paul; Moore, Lynne; Murdoch, Alicia; Murphy, Tim; O'BYRNE, Paul M; Pamidi, Sushmita; Parkash, Ratika; Perera, Kanjana S; Petch, Jeremy; Phillips-Beck, Wanda; Pibarot, Philippe J; Pilote, Louise; Poirier, Paul; Potter, Elizabeth K; Presseau, Justin; Richer, Lawrence P; Rodes Cabau, Josep; Rouleau, Guy A; Rouleau, Jean-Lucien; Sadarangani, Manish; Saleh, Ramy R; Stewart, Breanne; Suri, Rita; Taljaard, Monica; Tang, Anthony S; Tennankore, Karthik K; Thiel, Alexander; Thompson, Wade; Turgeon, Alexis F; Verma, Atul; Wijeysundera, Harindra C; Wood, DAVID A; WRIGHT, JAMES; Yusuf, Salim; Zarychanski, Ryan

Keywords: Canadian Biotechnology Knowledge Companies; Cross-Cutting Enablers; Equity Diversity Inclusion; Indigenous Health; Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium; Patient Engagement; Randomized Controlled Trials; Sex And Gender; Trial Network; Trial Unit

$38,996,933

Robust evaluation of innovative technologies to support decision-making: development and implementation of the Ottawa Hospital Evaluation Toolkit for healthcare innovations

SupervisorCIHR2022Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Central Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Ouyang, Yongdong

Keywords: Biostatistics; Experimental Design; Health Innovation Strategy Evaluation; Health System Impact Fellowship; Health-Related Program Evaluation; Healthcare Innovation; Quasi-Experimental Design

$108,500

Accelerating Clinical Trials (ACT) - Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium - Indirect Costs

$9,749,233

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Improving Outcomes in Individuals with COVID-19 with Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition: The COVID-RASi Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 1

Principal investigators: Liu, Peter P; Birnie, David H; Goodman, Shaun G

Keywords: Ace Inhibitors; Angiotensin Receptor Blockers; Cardiovascular Disease; Covid-19; Elderly; Icu Admission; Randomized Trial; Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors

$50,000

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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Alan Forster

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The current state of electronic health records across Canada: an environmental scan and interoperability maturity assessment.

Evaluation of a Novel Goals-of-Care Discussion Priming Tool (MyCare) in Inpatient General Internal Medicine Ward Settings: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Usability Study.

Health Synthetic Data to Enable Health Learning System and Innovation: A Scoping Review.

Developing EMR-based algorithms to Identify hospital adverse events for health system performance evaluation and improvement: Study protocol.

Identifying barriers and facilitators to routine preoperative frailty assessment: a qualitative interview study.

Development and evaluation of an evidence-based, theory-grounded online Clinical Frailty Scale tutorial.

Virtual care and the pursuit of the quadruple aim: A case example.

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Decision Support Intervention About Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Hospitalized Patients Who Have a High Risk of Death

Characteristics of high-cost inpatients with peripheral artery disease.

Practical lessons in implementing frailty assessments for hospitalised patients with COPD.

Frequent collaborators

Carl van Walraven

Lauralyn McIntyre

Kumanan Wilson

Daniel Kobewka

Sunita Mulpuru

Alan Tinmouth

Lisa Calder

Monica Taljaard

Jamie Brehaut

Sylvain Boet

Kednapa Thavorn

Kwadwo Kyeremanteng

Kednapa Thavorn

Nadine Shehata

Husein Moloo

Christian Vaillancourt

Ian Stiell

Adam Cwinn

Allen Huang

Jeffrey Perry

Dean Fergusson

Kerry Kuluski

Peter Tanuseputro

Jeffrey Bakal

John Joon-young You

Michelle Howard

Andrew Costa

Deborah Cook

Braden Manns

George Wells

Alison Fox-Robichaud