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Kimberley Widger

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ProfessorPediatricsUniversity of Toronto

Kimberley Widger

Professor

Pediatrics

Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Palliative Care

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41 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Publications

344

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Education

PhD
MN
BScN

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Research

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Palliation and end-of-life care Nursing, n.e.c.Pediatrics Pediatric cancer Health care effectiveness and outcomes Health care safety and quality improvement

Latest papers

Systems Theory Model to Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Palliative Care Referral for Pediatric Oncology Patients in Canada.
JCO Oncology Practice · 2026
Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams
Pediatric Blood and Cancer · 2026
Evaluating construct validity of the PRO-Kid life participation tool for children living with chronic kidney disease
Pediatric Nephrology · 2026

All 74 publications

Latest funding

Barriers and facilitators to implementing patient-reported outcome measures for children with cancer
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
$6,000
Improving Infant Organ Donation After Circulatory Death: Predicting Donors and Understanding Family Perspectives
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
Defining a Stage-Based Framework of Comorbidities among Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$328,950

All 18 grants and awards

74 publications.

Systems Theory Model to Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Palliative Care Referral for Pediatric Oncology Patients in Canada.

Granek L, Hasan F, Lysecki D, Johnston D, Veldhuijzen van Zanten S, Datoo N, Gupta S, Chan A, Wiener L, Widger K

JCO Oncology Practice20265 citations

DOI: 10.1200/op-25-00761

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Granek L, Wiener L, van Zanten SV, Johnston D, Hasan F, Rapoport A, Datoo N, Widger K, Gupta S, Fergus K

Pediatric Blood and Cancer20261 citations

DOI: 10.1002/1545-5017.70376

Evaluating construct validity of the PRO-Kid life participation tool for children living with chronic kidney disease

Abukasm K, Widger K, Rapoport A, Chanchlani R, Dionne JM, Samuel S, Hamiwka L, Davison SN, Lai V, Carter SA

Pediatric Nephrology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-026-07328-0

Communication Barriers and Facilitators to Specialist Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement in Pediatric Oncology Settings Across Canada

Granek L, van Zanten SV, Widger K, Wiener L, Johnston D, Hasan F, Datoo N, Fergus K, Chan AKC, Kassam A

Psycho-Oncology2026

DOI: 10.1002/pon.70568

A qualitative study exploring the pros and cons of universal pediatric palliative care referral at diagnosis for children with cancer

Granek L, van Zanten SCMV, Lysecki D, Rapoport A, Datoo N, Hasan F, Gupta S, Wiener L, Widger K, Chan A

Palliative and Supportive Care2026

DOI: 10.1017/s147895152610217x

Adaptation and evaluation of PRO-Kid (patient-reported outcome measure for the assessment of symptoms burden in pediatric chronic kidney disease) for children aged 2–7 years

Dew S, Widger K, Rapoport A, Chanchlani R, Dionne J, Samuel S, Hamiwka L, Bei KF, Loverock K, Davison SN

Pediatric Nephrology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-026-07372-w

Experiences of decisional conflict in parents offered hip reconstructive surgery for their child with cerebral palsy.

Medeiros C, Metcalfe K, Narayanan U, Widger K

Disability and rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2591694 PMID: 41321007

Associations between actigraphic and self-reported sleep and mental health in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis.

McMurray J, Widger K, Stephenson AL, Stremler R

Journal of pediatric psychology2026

DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf103 PMID: 41240392

Enhancing Learning in Graduate Nursing Education Through a Co-Designed AI Virtual Tutor: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation.

Chu CH, Jibb LA, MacInnes N, Shan CC, Mohammed SD, Nanos SM, O'Sullivan M, Muntaner C, Thomson H, Widger K

Journal of clinical nursing2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jocn.70376 PMID: 42248818

Unused Opioids Following Palliative Care for Children at Home: A Missed Opportunity for Opioid Stewardship?

Rapoport A, Navarro L, Bordman W, Mallen J, Nelson KE, Widger K, Williams R, Mc Donnell C

Journal of pain and symptom management2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.10.011 PMID: 41135915

Barriers and facilitators to implementing patient-reported outcome measures for children with cancer

SupervisorCIHR2026Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)

Principal investigators: Muleta, Ayana

Keywords: Healthcare; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Survey

$6,000

Improving Infant Organ Donation After Circulatory Death: Predicting Donors and Understanding Family Perspectives

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: St Louis, Julia R

Keywords: Donation After Circulatory Death; End Of Life Care; Infant Organ Donation; Organ Donation; Patient Oriented Research; Transplant

$120,000

Defining a Stage-Based Framework of Comorbidities among Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nelson, Katherine E

Keywords: Children With Medical Complexity; Comorbidities; Feeding Intolerance; Severe Neurologic Impairment; Stages Of Progression

$328,950

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2023Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Widger, Kimberley A

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

Barriers to and facilitators of the early integration of pediatric palliative care for children with cancer in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Pediatric Cancer Research

Principal investigators: Granek, Leeat

Keywords: Death And Dying; End Of Life; Family-Centered Care; Palliative Care; Pediatric Oncology; Pediatric Oncology Hcps; Qualitative Research; Quality Of Care; Quality Of Life

$100,000

Childhood Grief in Canada: Understanding Prevalence, Demographics, and Disparities

Nominated PICIHR2022Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Widger, Kimberley A; Thomas, Deirdre

Keywords: Bereavement; Children; Disparities; Grief; Prevalence; Youth

$75,000

Empowering Next-generation Researchers in perinatal and Child Health (ENRICH)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr: Health Research Training Platform - Human Dev. Child and Youth Health

Principal investigators: Samuel, Susan M; Andrade, Brendan; Archibald, Mandy M; Benchimol, Eric I; Birken, Catherine S; Chafe, Roger E; Chaillet, Nils; Jans, Jop; Keijzer, Richard; King, Alexandra; King, Malcolm; Mandhane, Piush; Poonai, Naveen; Pritchard-Wiart, Lesley; Regnault, Timothy R; Salami, Bukola O; Stinson, Jennifer N; Tersigni, Claudia A; Thomson, Ron; Walsh, Catharine M; Zwicker, Jill G

Keywords: Child; Child Health; Clinician; Equity; Human Development; Life Cycle; Perinatal Health; Scientist; Training; Youth

$2,400,000

The KIdney aNd blooD prESsure ouTcomes - Determining best fOllow-up in hospitalized Children (KINDEST-DOC) study: A national study of the FILTR-CKD study group

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zappitelli, Michael; Chanchlani, Rahul; Constantin, Evelyn; Dart, Allison B; Dionne, Janis M; Lefebvre, Claire; Morgan, Catherine J; Ulrich, Emma H; Widger, Kimberley A

Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury; Administrative Health Care Data; Chronic Kidney Disease; Focus Groups; Guidelines; Healthcare Delivery; Hypertension; Pediatric

$1,074,825

What Matters Most: Identifying a Core Indicator Set for Quality Pediatric Palliative Care

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Widger, Kimberley A

Keywords: Consensus Process; Core Outcome Set; Discrete Choice Experiment; Pediatric Palliative Care; Quality Of Care

$100,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2019Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Widger, Kimberley A

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

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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Kimberley Widger

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Systems Theory Model to Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Palliative Care Referral for Pediatric Oncology Patients in Canada.

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Evaluating construct validity of the PRO-Kid life participation tool for children living with chronic kidney disease

Communication Barriers and Facilitators to Specialist Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement in Pediatric Oncology Settings Across Canada

A qualitative study exploring the pros and cons of universal pediatric palliative care referral at diagnosis for children with cancer

Adaptation and evaluation of PRO-Kid (patient-reported outcome measure for the assessment of symptoms burden in pediatric chronic kidney disease) for children aged 2–7 years

Experiences of decisional conflict in parents offered hip reconstructive surgery for their child with cerebral palsy.

Associations between actigraphic and self-reported sleep and mental health in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis.

Enhancing Learning in Graduate Nursing Education Through a Co-Designed AI Virtual Tutor: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation.

Unused Opioids Following Palliative Care for Children at Home: A Missed Opportunity for Opioid Stewardship?

Frequent collaborators

Sumit Gupta

Rinku Sutradhar

Whitney Berta

Robyn Stremler

David Lysecki

Leeat Granek

Anthony Chan

Sanjay Mahant

Mina Matsuda-Abedini

Katherine Nelson

Eyal Cohen

Gregorio Zúñiga-Villanueva

Harold Siden

Rahul Chanchlani

Kristin Cleverley

Peter Tanuseputro

Michael Zappitelli

Lorraine Hamiwka

Eric Bouffet

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Joanne Tay

Amirrtha Srikanthan

Francine Buchanan

Donna Johnston

Abha Gupta

Heather Thomson

Amna Husain

Kelly Metcalfe

Hsien Seow

Lillian Sung

Susan Samuel

Kelly Loverock

Susan Samuel

Lisa Cranley

Susan Cadell

Chitra Lalloo

Sioban Nelson

Sonny Dhanani

Andy Willan

Doris Howell