Susan Bronskill, University of Waterloo

Research

Health Outcomes Administrative Health Data Cohort Study Consensus Panel Revew Continuing Care Frailty Quality Indicators Resident Assessment Instrument Data

Latest funding

Understanding and Optimizing Opioid Use in Long Term Care.
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$355,724
Exploring frailty and its role in the assessment of high risk medications and risk for poor health outcomes in vulnerable populations.
CIHR · 2014 · Principal investigator
$330,803
Emerging research and clinical priorities in the detection and management of frailty in older patients across acute care settings.
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$24,150

All 4 grants and awards

Understanding and Optimizing Opioid Use in Long Term Care.

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Colleen J; Bronskill, Susan E

Keywords: Analgesics; Dementia; Health Outcomes; Health Services Research; Long-Term Care; Non-Cancer Pain; Opioids; Pharmacoepidemiology; Potentially Inappropriate Medications

$355,724

Exploring frailty and its role in the assessment of high risk medications and risk for poor health outcomes in vulnerable populations.

Principal investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Colleen J; Bronskill, Susan E

Keywords: Administrative Health Data; Cohort Study; Consensus Panel Revew; Continuing Care; Frailty; Health Outcomes; Older Adults; Quality Indicators; Resident Assessment Instrument Data; Sub-Optimal Medication Use

$330,803

Emerging research and clinical priorities in the detection and management of frailty in older patients across acute care settings.

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Planning Grants - PA: Health Services and Systems for an Aging Population

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Colleen J

Keywords: Acute Care; Consensus; Critical Care; Frailty; Health Outcomes; Older Adults; Operational Definitions; Predictive Accuracy

$24,150

Exploring frailty and its role in the assessment of high risk medications and risk for poor health outcomes in vulnerable populations.

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant - PA: Drug Safety and Effectiveness (bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Colleen J; Bronskill, Susan E

Keywords: Administrative Health Data; Cohort Study; Consensus Panel Revew; Continuing Care; Frailty; Health Outcomes; Quality Indicators; Resident Assessment Instrument Data; Seniors; Sub-Optimal Medication Use

$100,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Outcomes Dear Professor Bronskill, 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 health outcomes 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 "Understanding and Optimizing Opioid Use in Long Term Care." (2019), 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]