Saskia Sivananthan

Research

Adminsitrative Databases Community Covid-19 Dementia Experiences Of Persons Living With Dementia And Caregivers Health Services Research Mortality Public Health

Latest papers

Family physician and specialist care for persons with dementia living in the community: through thick and thin.
Family practice · 2025
Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians.
BMC primary care · 2025
Culturally sensitive CLEAR guidelines on disclosing and communicating a diagnosis of dementia
Alzheimer's and Dementia · 2025

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Un système de santé apprenant pour la maladie d'Alzheimer et les autres troubles neurocognitifs: Un modèle dynamique pour le Québec, le Canada et au-delà
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,147,500
Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$761,176
Advancing Equity in Dementia Care in Canada: An Intersectional and Participatory Approach
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,074,460

All 5 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Family physician and specialist care for persons with dementia living in the community: through thick and thin.

Cetin-Sahin D, Sourial N, Bronskill SE, Seitz D, Maclagan LC, Godard-Sebillotte C, Massamba VK, Rochette L, Wilchesky M, Feldman S, Gruneir A, Smith EE, Beuscart JB, Montero-Odasso M, Diong C, Arsenault-Lapierre G, Kosteniuk J, Sivananthan S, Bosson-Rieutort D, Le Berre M, Miskucza K, Vedel I, COVID-ROSA Research Team

Family practice2025

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaf105 PMID: 41569844

02

Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians.

Khanassov V, Cetin-Sahin D, Feldman S, Sivananthan S, Grill A, Vedel I

BMC primary care2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02710-7 PMID: 39810146

03

Culturally sensitive CLEAR guidelines on disclosing and communicating a diagnosis of dementia

Ismail Z, Sivananthan S, Main S, Ménard A, McLaren‐Beato J, Chambers LW, Welch V, Vedel I, Smith EE, Ewa V

Alzheimer's and Dementia20251 citations

DOI: 10.1002/alz.70744

Un système de santé apprenant pour la maladie d'Alzheimer et les autres troubles neurocognitifs: Un modèle dynamique pour le Québec, le Canada et au-delà

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Vedel, Isabelle; Couturier, Yves; Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Karunananthan, Sathya; Poitras, Marie-Eve

Keywords: Alzheimer Et Autre Troubles Neurocognitifs; Banques De Données Administratives; Déterminants Sociaux De La Santé; Méthodologie Mixte; Proms Et Prems Et Crems; Recherche Sur Les Services Et Politiques De Santé; Systèmes De Santé Et Sociaux Apprenants; Étude Qualitative; Évaluation De Politiques Publiques

$1,147,500

Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Karunananthan, Sathya; Muray, Mwali; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Accès Aux Soins; Continuité Des Soins; Intersectionalité; Niveau Socio-Économique; Première Ligne; Racialisation; Sexe Et Genre; Troubles Neurocognitifs Majeurs; Équité

$761,176

Advancing Equity in Dementia Care in Canada: An Intersectional and Participatory Approach

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Bergman, Howard; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Ismail, Zahinoor; Karunananthan, Sathya; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Dementia; Equity; Health Services Research; Intersectionality; Minority Language; Patient-Centered; Racialization; Sex And Gender; Socio-Economic Status

$1,074,460

Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: French applications related to health research

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Karunananthan, Sathya; Muray, Mwali; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Accès Aux Soins; Continuité Des Soins; Intersectionalité; Niveau Socio-Économique; Première Ligne; Racialisation; Sexe Et Genre; Troubles Neurocognitifs Majeurs; Équité

Improving the care of older adults living with dementia across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study to inform policy and practice

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Vedel, Isabelle; Sivananthan, Saskia N; Bronskill, Susan E; Couturier, Yves; Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; McAiney, Carrie A; Morgan, Debra G; Seitz, Dallas P; Sourial, Nadia; Wilchesky, Machelle

Keywords: Adminsitrative Databases; Community; Covid-19; Dementia; Experiences Of Persons Living With Dementia And Caregivers; Health Services Research; Mortality; Public Health; Use Of Services

$602,522

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Family Medicine
Centre de recherche
Sociology
Medicine
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
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1 shared papers, latest 2025

Vladimir Khanassov

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adminsitrative Databases Dear Professor Sivananthan, 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]. I read your paper "Family physician and specialist care for persons with dementia living in the community: through thick and thin." (2025), and it 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 "Improving the care of older adults living with dementia across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study to inform policy and practice" (2020), 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]