Amber Ruben, McGill University

Research

Cultural Safety Deprescribing First Nation Indigenous Health Medication Appropriateness Medication Overload Medication Safety Polypharmacy

Latest funding

Collaborating with First Nations Communities to Address Medication Appropriateness and Priorities for Medication Safety
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,560

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Collaborating with First Nations Communities to Address Medication Appropriateness and Priorities for Medication Safety

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: McDonald, Emily G; Leung, Larry; Min, Jason; Ruben, Amber; Sadowski, Cheryl A

Keywords: Cultural Safety; Deprescribing; First Nation; Indigenous Health; Medication Appropriateness; Medication Overload; Medication Safety; Polypharmacy; Prioritization; Shared Decision Making

$24,560

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: Cultural Safety Dear Professor Ruben, 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 cultural safety 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 "Collaborating with First Nations Communities to Address Medication Appropriateness and Priorities for Medication Safety" (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]