Juan-Nicolas Pena-Sanchez, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases Chronic Liver Diseases Health Care Innovation Indigenous Peoples Peer Patient Navigation

Latest funding

Innovating gastroenterology and hepatology care with First Nations and Métis community members in Saskatchewan through patient navigation
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$481,952
Development of a Toolkit to Facilitate Shared-Decision Making in Older Persons with IBD
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$10,000

All 2 grants and awards

Innovating gastroenterology and hepatology care with First Nations and Métis community members in Saskatchewan through patient navigation

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pena-Sanchez, Juan-Nicolas; Bunnie, Peter; Duquette, Roland; Fowler, Sharyle A; Henderson, May V; Niazi, Mina

Keywords: Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases; Chronic Liver Diseases; Health Care Innovation; Indigenous Peoples; Peer Patient Navigation

$481,952

Development of a Toolkit to Facilitate Shared-Decision Making in Older Persons with IBD

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rohatinsky, Noelle K

Keywords: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Nominal Group Technique; Older Persons; Patient-Oriented; Shared Decision Making; Toolkit

$10,000

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: Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases Dear Professor Pena-Sanchez, 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 chronic gastrointestinal diseases 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 "Innovating gastroenterology and hepatology care with First Nations and Métis community members in Saskatchewan through patient navigation" (2025), 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]