Winnie Kan, University of Toronto

Research

Chronic Pain Covid-19 Mental Health Mixed-Methods Pandemic Pediatric Stepped-Care Model Virtual Care

Latest funding

Power over Pain Portal: A stepped-care virtual solution to deliver early intervention to Canadian youth with chronic pain
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$149,999

Power over Pain Portal: A stepped-care virtual solution to deliver early intervention to Canadian youth with chronic pain

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Stinson, Jennifer N; Backlin, Gillian; Gill, Javed S; Kan, Winnie W; Nakiganga, Sharitah; Birnie, Kathryn A; Noel, Melanie E

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Covid-19; Mental Health; Mixed-Methods; Pandemic; Pediatric; Stepped-Care Model; Virtual Care

$149,999

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: Chronic Pain Dear Professor Kan, 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 chronic pain 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 "Power over Pain Portal: A stepped-care virtual solution to deliver early intervention to Canadian youth with chronic pain" (2021), 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]