Finlay Mcalister, University of Toronto

Research

Cardiovascular Disease Health Services Research Machine Learning Medication Adherence Observational Research Outcomes Research Risk Factors Risk Prediction

Latest funding

BREATHe: B-type natriuretic peptides to reduce events and advance treatment in heart failure
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$661,724
Improving Canadian Outcomes Research On the Novel SARS-CoV-2 using Analytics: the CORONA Consortium
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$409,179
Knowledge Translation Canada: A CIHR Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research
CIHR · 2008 · Co-investigator
$1,778,626

All 3 grants and awards

BREATHe: B-type natriuretic peptides to reduce events and advance treatment in heart failure

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Douglas S

Keywords: Heart Failure; Hospitalization; Laboratory Testing; Outcomes Research; Population Health; Prediction Modeling

$661,724

Improving Canadian Outcomes Research On the Novel SARS-CoV-2 using Analytics: the CORONA Consortium

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Lee, Douglas S; Mcalister, Finlay A

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Health Services Research; Machine Learning; Medication Adherence; Observational Research; Outcomes Research; Risk Factors; Risk Prediction; Sars-Cov-2

$409,179

Knowledge Translation Canada: A CIHR Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Straus, Sharon E; Grimshaw, Jeremy M

Keywords: Education And Training; Evidence-Based Health Care; Knowledge Translation; Quality Of Care

$1,778,626

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: Cardiovascular Disease Dear Professor Mcalister, 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 cardiovascular disease 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 "Improving Canadian Outcomes Research On the Novel SARS-CoV-2 using Analytics: the CORONA Consortium" (2020), 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]