Michelle McDonald

Research

Intensive Care Medicine Traumatic Brain Injury Critical Care Medicine Multicenter Trial Neurocritical Care Platform Trial Adaptive Platform Trial Critical Care Care Medicine

Latest funding

Reducing low-value inter-hospital trauma transfers in Canada: Developing strategies that are informed by evidence, knowledge-to-practice gaps, and interest holders needs and preferences
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$516,376
BRAINapt: TBI International Adaptive Platform Trial
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$4,846,275
BRAINapt: TBI International Adaptive Platform Trial
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

Reducing low-value inter-hospital trauma transfers in Canada: Developing strategies that are informed by evidence, knowledge-to-practice gaps, and interest holders needs and preferences

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Moore, Lynne; Bérubé, Mélanie; Bradley, Nori; Tillmann, Bourke W

Keywords: Implementation Strategies; Injury; Inter-Hospital Transfer; Low-Value Care; Trauma Systems

$516,376

BRAINapt: TBI International Adaptive Platform Trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Turgeon, Alexis F; English, Shane W; Lauzier, François; McDonald, Michelle; Moore, Lynne; Park, Jay; Zarychanski, Ryan

Keywords: Adaptive Platform Trial; Critical Care Care Medicine; Intensive Care Medicine; Randomized Controlled Trial; Trauma; Traumatic Brain Injury

$4,846,275

BRAINapt: TBI International Adaptive Platform Trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Turgeon, Alexis F; English, Shane W; Lauzier, François; McDonald, Michelle; Moore, Lynne; Park, Jay; Zarychanski, Ryan

Keywords: Critical Care Medicine; Intensive Care Medicine; Multicenter Trial; Neurocritical Care; Platform Trial; Traumatic Brain Injury

$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: Intensive Care Medicine Dear Professor McDonald, 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 intensive care medicine 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 "BRAINapt: TBI International Adaptive Platform Trial" (2023), 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]