Celeste Fung, University of Ottawa

Research

Communication Decision Support Tool Goals Of Care Long Term Care Prediction Web-Based

Latest papers

Implementing a risk communication tool to support care planning conversations in long-term care: evaluation of healthcare provider training.
Annals of palliative medicine · 2026
Permanent cognitive or physical impairment after transfer from long-term care to acute care: a retrospective cohort study
Age and Ageing · 2026
People living with dementia deserve the best care possible in the emergency department.
CJEM · 2025 · first author

All 18 publications

Latest funding

AHEAD with eConsult: Advancing Health Equity and Access to specialist care for persons with lived and living experience of Dementia
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$745,800
Supporting long term care residents through transitions to acute care hospital and end-of-life care with personalized prognoses and electronic decision support tools
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$959,987
Improving access to specialized care for patients with frailty through eConsult
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator

All 3 grants and awards

18 publications.

01

Implementing a risk communication tool to support care planning conversations in long-term care: evaluation of healthcare provider training.

Tripathi I, Murmann M, Crawshaw J, Konikoff L, Beach S, Presseau J, Roberts R, Espadero C, Andreychuk S, Fung C, Hsu AT

Annals of palliative medicine2026

DOI: 10.21037/apm-2026-1-0007 PMID: 42273808

02

Permanent cognitive or physical impairment after transfer from long-term care to acute care: a retrospective cohort study

Yin C, Scott M, Talarico R, Hakimjavadi R, Kierulf J, Webber C, Hawken S, Moledina A, Manuel DG, Hsu AT

Age and Ageing20261 citations

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afag066

03

People living with dementia deserve the best care possible in the emergency department.

Fung C, Eagles D, Rosenberg H

CJEM2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-00895-5 PMID: 40032777

04

End-of-Life Acute Care Use and Pain-Related Outcomes in Chinese-speaking Residents in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes.

Rasaputra P, Sun AH, Clarke AE, Fung C, Jia Z, Quail PB, Tanuseputro P, Robert B, Huang M, Hsu AT

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105543 PMID: 40086794

05

Cognitive and Functional Decline Among Long-Term Care Residents

Hakimjavadi R, Yin CY, Scott M, Talarico R, Ramsay T, Webber C, Manuel D, Moledina A, Hsu AT, Fung C

JAMA Network Open202518 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5635

06

Transfer from long-term care to acute care and risk of new permanent cognitive or physical disability among long-term care residents in Canada: protocol for a retrospective cohort study

Yin CY, Scott MM, Talarico R, Hakimjavadi R, Kierulf J, Webber C, Hawken S, Moledina A, Manuel D, Hsu A

BMJ Open20253 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086932

07

Development of a predictive model for loss of functional and cognitive abilities in long-term care home residents: a protocol

Yin CY, Talarico R, Scott MM, Hakimjavadi R, Kierulf J, Webber C, Hawken S, Moledina A, Manuel DG, Hsu A

BMJ Open2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086935 PMID: W4406210555

08

Discontinuation versus continuation of statins: A systematic review.

Peixoto C, Choudhri Y, Francoeur S, McCarthy LM, Fung C, Dowlatshahi D, Lemay G, Barry A, Goyal P, Pan J, Bjerre LM, Thompson W

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2024

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19093 PMID: 39051828

09

Development of the electronic consultation long-term care utilization and savings estimator tool to model the potential impact of electronic consultation for residents living in long-term care.

Staykov E, Helmer-Smith M, Fung C, Tanuseputro P, Liddy C

Journal of telemedicine and telecare2024

DOI: 10.1177/1357633x221074500 PMID: 35073207

10

What do primary care providers want to know when caring for patients living with frailty? An analysis of eConsult communications between primary care providers and specialists.

Karunananthan S, Bonacci G, Fung C, Huang A, Robert B, McCutcheon T, Houghton D, Hakimjavadi R, Keely E, Liddy C

BMC health services research2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10542-x PMID: 38225619

AHEAD with eConsult: Advancing Health Equity and Access to specialist care for persons with lived and living experience of Dementia

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr.: Eval. of Dementia Programs, Services, & Care Models - Stream 1 - General

Principal investigators: Karunananthan, Sathya; Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Liddy, Clare E

Keywords: Access To Care; Dementia; Electronic Consultation; Equity; Long Term Care; Primary Care

$745,800

Supporting long term care residents through transitions to acute care hospital and end-of-life care with personalized prognoses and electronic decision support tools

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Gr.: Trans. in Care - Care Trans. for Older Ad. Fac. by Digital Health Tech

Principal investigators: Kobewka, Daniel M; Diedrich, Karine; Fung, Celeste; Gaudreau-Simard, Mathilde; Hsu, Amy T; Kaasalainen, Sharon J; Kierulf, Jacqueline C; Robert, Benoît; Tanuseputro, Peter

Keywords: Communication; Decision Support Tool; Goals Of Care; Long Term Care; Prediction; Web-Based

$959,987

Improving access to specialized care for patients with frailty through eConsult

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: CMA Foundation - Virtual Care

Principal investigators: Liddy, Clare E; Jarrett, Pamela; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Access To Care; Aging; Dementia; Digital Health; Econsult; Equity; Frailty; Long Term Care; Primary Care; Specialist Services

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

Department of Medicine
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Family Medicine
Medicine
Emergency Medicine
C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (CTLC)
School of Nursing
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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Communication Dear Professor Fung, 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 "Implementing a risk communication tool to support care planning conversations in long-term care: evaluation of healthcare provider training." (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 "Supporting long term care residents through transitions to acute care hospital and end-of-life care with personalized prognoses and electronic decision support tools" (2022), 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]

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Implementing a risk communication tool to support care planning conversations in long-term care: evaluation of healthcare provider training.

Permanent cognitive or physical impairment after transfer from long-term care to acute care: a retrospective cohort study

People living with dementia deserve the best care possible in the emergency department.

End-of-Life Acute Care Use and Pain-Related Outcomes in Chinese-speaking Residents in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes.

Cognitive and Functional Decline Among Long-Term Care Residents

Transfer from long-term care to acute care and risk of new permanent cognitive or physical disability among long-term care residents in Canada: protocol for a retrospective cohort study

Development of a predictive model for loss of functional and cognitive abilities in long-term care home residents: a protocol

Discontinuation versus continuation of statins: A systematic review.

Development of the electronic consultation long-term care utilization and savings estimator tool to model the potential impact of electronic consultation for residents living in long-term care.

What do primary care providers want to know when caring for patients living with frailty? An analysis of eConsult communications between primary care providers and specialists.

AHEAD with eConsult: Advancing Health Equity and Access to specialist care for persons with lived and living experience of Dementia

Supporting long term care residents through transitions to acute care hospital and end-of-life care with personalized prognoses and electronic decision support tools

Improving access to specialized care for patients with frailty through eConsult

Frequent collaborators

Peter Tanuseputro

Clare Liddy

Daniel Kobewka

Frank Molnar

Sharon June Kaasalainen

Aliza Moledina

Colleen Webber

Erin Keely

Sathya Karunananthan

Steven Hawken

Benoît Robert

Amy Hsu

Amy Hsu

Kumanan Wilson

Krystal Kehoe MacLeod

Wade Thompson

Debra Eagles

Allen Huang

Dar Dowlatshahi

Chantal Backman

Peter Tanuseputro

Andrew Costa

Deborah Siegal

Kerstin de Wit

Douglas Manuel

Justin Presseau

Kerstin de Wit

Michelle Howard