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Justin Sanders

ResearcherMcGill University

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Justin Sanders

Researcher

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Ai Technology Clinical Workflow Communication Enhancement Electronic Health Records (Ehr)Healthcare Innovation Medical Data Synthesis Palliative Care Patient-Centered Care

Latest papers

Skills and Strategies for Crisis Communication in Seriously Ill Patients: A Qualitative Study.
Journal of general internal medicine · 2026
Psilocybin-assisted therapy for demoralisation in hospice patients: feasibility, safety and preliminary efficacy.
BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2026
Multi-methods development and validation of a tool for use in measuring serious illness communication competence: Assessment of clinical encounters – Communication tool (ACE-CT)
Patient Education and Counseling · 2026

All 12 publications

Latest funding

PSilocybin microdose for psYCHological and Existential Distress in PALliative care (PSYCHED-PAL): An open-label extension of a multi-site phase 3 double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm clinical trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated electronic health record summaries to promote high-quality communication and care in serious illness: development, validation, and initial feasibility
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
A program to address poverty, food insecurity, financial toxicity and intersecting cancer health inequalities in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$50,000

All 6 grants and awards

12 publications.

Skills and Strategies for Crisis Communication in Seriously Ill Patients: A Qualitative Study.

Moledina A, Thabet C, Munene P, Ruller S, Isenberg S, Sanders J, Raude R, Kobewka D

Journal of general internal medicine2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09909-5 PMID: 41366622

Psilocybin-assisted therapy for demoralisation in hospice patients: feasibility, safety and preliminary efficacy.

Beaussant Y, Sager Z, Brennan C, Kristan I, Ljuslin M, Mazzola E, Macdonald D, Murphy ME, Nigam K, Rinaldi AD, Sanders J, Schaefer KG, Sholevar R, Summer L, Waliji-Banglawala A, Yudilevich-Espinoza S, Tulsky JA

BMJ supportive & palliative care2026

DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2025-005773 PMID: 41184102

Multi-methods development and validation of a tool for use in measuring serious illness communication competence: Assessment of clinical encounters – Communication tool (ACE-CT)

Arora AK, Seow H, Bainbridge D, Kulasegaram K, Apramian T, Incardona N, Steinberg L, Sanders J, Jia Z, Levine O

Patient Education and Counseling20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2025.109465

Set and setting in psilocybin-assisted therapy: A qualitative study of patients with cancer and depression.

Beaussant Y, Tarbi E, Nigam K, Miner S, Sager Z, Sanders J, Ljuslin M, Guérin B, Sholevar R, Roddy K, Tulsky JA, Agrawal M

General hospital psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.10.010 PMID: 41109203

Advance care planning as perceived by marginalized populations: Willing to engage and facing obstacles.

Izumi SS, Garcia E, Kualaau A, Sloan DE, DeSanto-Madeya S, Candrian C, Anderson E, Sanders J

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301426 PMID: 38557983

Opportunities for Expanding the Integration of Palliative Care in Oncology Care.

Ferrell B, Sanders J

Journal of palliative medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0102 PMID: 38634656

Exploring the value of structured narrative feedback within the Serious Illness Conversation-Evaluation Exercise (SIC-Ex): a qualitative analysis.

Ko J, Roze des Ordons A, Ballard M, Shenkier T, Simon JE, Fyles G, Lefresne S, Hawley P, Chen C, McKenzie M, Sanders J, Bernacki R

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078385 PMID: 38286701

Simplifying Serious Illness Communication: Preparing or Deciding

Myers J, Steinberg L, Incardona N, Simon J, Sanders J, Seow H

Current Oncology202413 citations

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31100433

Disruption as an opportunity or threat: A qualitative analysis of factors influencing the attitudes of experts in serious illness care toward psychedelic-assisted therapies.

Sholevar R, Peteet J, Sanders J, Beaussant Y

Palliative & supportive care2023

DOI: 10.1017/s1478951523001475 PMID: 37818641

Effects of virtual reality guided meditation in older adults: the protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Cinalioglu K, Lavín P, Bein M, Lesage M, Gruber J, Se J, Bukhari S, Sasi N, Noble H, Andree-Bruneau M, Launay C, Sanders J, Gauthier S, Rosa P, Lifshitz M, Battistini BJ, Beauchet O, Khoury B, Bouchard S, Fallavollita P, Vahia I, Rej S, Sekhon H

Frontiers in psychology2023

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1083219 PMID: 37575420

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Justin Sanders

Research

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Skills and Strategies for Crisis Communication in Seriously Ill Patients: A Qualitative Study.

Psilocybin-assisted therapy for demoralisation in hospice patients: feasibility, safety and preliminary efficacy.

Multi-methods development and validation of a tool for use in measuring serious illness communication competence: Assessment of clinical encounters – Communication tool (ACE-CT)

Set and setting in psilocybin-assisted therapy: A qualitative study of patients with cancer and depression.

Advance care planning as perceived by marginalized populations: Willing to engage and facing obstacles.

Opportunities for Expanding the Integration of Palliative Care in Oncology Care.

Exploring the value of structured narrative feedback within the Serious Illness Conversation-Evaluation Exercise (SIC-Ex): a qualitative analysis.

Simplifying Serious Illness Communication: Preparing or Deciding

Disruption as an opportunity or threat: A qualitative analysis of factors influencing the attitudes of experts in serious illness care toward psychedelic-assisted therapies.

Effects of virtual reality guided meditation in older adults: the protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial.

PSilocybin microdose for psYCHological and Existential Distress in PALliative care (PSYCHED-PAL): An open-label extension of a multi-site phase 3 double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm clinical trial

Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated electronic health record summaries to promote high-quality communication and care in serious illness: development, validation, and initial feasibility

A program to address poverty, food insecurity, financial toxicity and intersecting cancer health inequalities in Canada

AI-generated electronic health record summaries to promote high-quality communication and care in serious illness: a feasibility trial

Utilization of Psychosocial Oncology Services by Oral Cancer Patients in Montreal Area According to Their Minority Language Profile

Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: A Multidisciplinary Pan-Canadian Knowledge Translation Initiative to Improve Practice Guidelines and Plan A Research Agenda

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Jessica Simon

David Lessard

Aliza Moledina

Pascal Fallavollita

Kulamakan Kulasegaram

Karen Zhang

Christopher Power

Serge Gauthier

Stephane Bouchard

Jean-Pierre Routy

Jean-Pierre Routy

Ron Rosenes

Nicolas Chomont

Nicolas Chomont

Serge Gauthier

Sarina Isenberg

Michael Mckenzie

Olivier Beauchet

Soham Rej

Michael Lifshitz

Daniel Kobewka

Amanda Roze des Ordons

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