Vivian Ewa, University of Ottawa

Research

Advance Care Planning Clinical Prediction Rule Implementation Science Long-Term Care Palliative Care Risk Communication

Latest funding

Putting RESPECT at the centre of person-centred care: Evaluation of a risk communication tool supporting earlier conversations about decline and palliative care needs in long-term care.
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$459,000
Improving prescribing of medications at the end-of-life in long-term care homes through the COVID-19 pandemic
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$149,986

Putting RESPECT at the centre of person-centred care: Evaluation of a risk communication tool supporting earlier conversations about decline and palliative care needs in long-term care.

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hsu, Amy T; Ewa, Vivian; Friesen, Steven; Hampel, Claudia E; Manuel, Douglas G; Presseau, Justin; Quail, Patrick B; Thavorn, Kednapa

Keywords: Advance Care Planning; Clinical Prediction Rule; Implementation Science; Long-Term Care; Palliative Care; Risk Communication

$459,000

Improving prescribing of medications at the end-of-life in long-term care homes through the COVID-19 pandemic

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care - Open

Principal investigators: Tanuseputro, Peter; Arya, Amit; Aynharan, Sinnarajah; Hsu, Amy T; Isenberg, Sarina R; Presseau, Justin; Simon, Jessica E

Keywords: Covid-19; Long-Term Care; Pandemic

$149,986

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: Advance Care Planning Dear Professor Ewa, 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 advance care planning 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 "Putting RESPECT at the centre of person-centred care: Evaluation of a risk communication tool supporting earlier conversations about decline and palliative care needs in long-term care." (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]