Dorothy Kessler, Université de Sherbrooke

Research

Aging In Place Balancing Safety And Autonomy Care Planning Implementation Of Best Practice Interprofessional Communication And Collaboration Mixed Methods Design Older Adult Safety Patient-Centered Assessment

Latest funding

"Living with Risk: Decision Support Approach": a mixed method study to understand the facilitators and barriers to implementing a collaborative approach to risk assessment in both the hospital and community health care setting
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$99,851
ICarePD: a feasibility controlled trial to investigate the addition of an Integrated Care Network to usual physician-centered care to address complex care needs in Parkinson disease
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$432,225
Seniors, risk and successful aging: Towards a broader understanding for rehabilitation
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$24,500

All 3 grants and awards

"Living with Risk: Decision Support Approach": a mixed method study to understand the facilitators and barriers to implementing a collaborative approach to risk assessment in both the hospital and community health care setting

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: Provencher, Véronique; MacLeod, Heather; Kessler, Dorothy E

Keywords: Aging In Place; Balancing Safety And Autonomy; Care Planning; Implementation Of Best Practice; Interprofessional Communication And Collaboration; Mixed Methods Design; Older Adult Safety; Patient-Centered Assessment; Risk Assessment; Shared Decision Making

$99,851

ICarePD: a feasibility controlled trial to investigate the addition of an Integrated Care Network to usual physician-centered care to address complex care needs in Parkinson disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mestre, Tiago

Keywords: Integrated Care; Parkinson Disease; Self-Management Support

$432,225

Seniors, risk and successful aging: Towards a broader understanding for rehabilitation

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Aging

Principal investigators: Egan, Mary Y

Keywords: Autonomy; Critical Interpretive Synthesis; Interdisciplinary Research; Rehabilitation; Risk; Seniors; Successful Aging

$24,500

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: Aging In Place Dear Professor Kessler, 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 aging in place 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 ""Living with Risk: Decision Support Approach": a mixed method study to understand the facilitators and barriers to implementing a collaborative approach to risk assessment in both the hospital and community health care setting" (2021), 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]