Applied Health Research & Knowledge Mobilization Lab

Current Projects

• Socio-Cultural Implications of COVID-19: Educating, Engaging & Empowering the Public
• Mapping Evidenced-Informed Strategies to Support Gender Equity in Medical Specialties
• Canadian Sepsis Research Network: Improving Care Before, During and After Sepsis
• Improving Transitions in Care from ICU: Evaluation of an Electronic Communication Tool
• De-Adopting Low Value Practices in Critical Care Medicine

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Publications

• Parsons Leigh, J., Fiest, K., Brundin-Mather, R., Plotnikoff, K., Soo, A., Sypes, E., Whalen-Browne, L., Ahmed, S., Burns, K., Fox-Robichaud, A., Kupsch, S., Longmore, S., Murthy, S., Niven, D., Rochwerg, B., Stelfox, H. A national cross-sectional survey of public perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic: Self-reported beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241259
  
  
• Ng-Kamstra, J., Stelfox, HT., Fiest, HT., Conly, J., Parsons Leigh, J. Perspectives on Personal Protective Equipment in Acute-Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. CMAJ June 24, 2020 cmaj.200575; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200575
  
  
• Parsons Leigh, J., de Grood, C., Ahmed, SB., Bosma, K., Burns, K., Fowler, R., Fox-Robichaud., Mehta, S., Mele, T., Straus, S., Zepeda, N.,Kemp, LG., Fiest, K., Stelfox, T. Improving Gender Equity in Critical Care Medicine: A Protocol to Establish Priorities and Strategies for Implementation [In Press] BMJ Open.
  
  
• Rochwerg, B., Parke, R., Murthy, S., Fernando, SM, Parsons Leigh, J., Marshall, J., Adhikari, NKJ., Fiest, K., Fowler, R., Lamontagne, F., Sevransky, JE. Misinformation during the COVID-19 outbreak: how knowledge emerges from noise" Critical Care Explorations: April 2020 - Volume 2 - Issue 4 - p e0098  doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000098
  
  
• Sypes, E.E., de Grood, C., Clement, F.M., Parsons Leigh, J., Whalen-Browne, L., Stelfox, H.T., Niven, D.J. Understanding the public’s role in reducing low-value care: a scoping review. Implementation Sci 15, 20 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-00986-0
  
  
• Sypes, EM., de Grood, C., Whalen-Browne, L., Clement, FM., Parsons Leigh, J., Niven, D., Stelfox, HT. Engaging patients in de-implementation interventions to reduce low-value clinical care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 18, 116
  
  
• Parsons Leigh, J, Brundin-Mather, R., Zjadewicz, K, Soo, A., Stelfox, HT. Improving Transitions in Care from Intensive Care Units: Development and Pilot Testing of an Electronic Communication Tool for Healthcare Providers. Journal of Critical Care (2020) Jan 18;56:265-272. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.01.019.
  
  
• For full list of publications visit: Link to National Library of Medicine
  
  
  • Educate, engage, empower: Helping Canadians navigate the COVID-19 infodemic. Canadian Institutes of Health Research Article, Ottawa, ON, June 1, 2020. https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51971.html
    
    
  • Don't pollute your haven': Experts advise cautious approach as P.E.I. emerges from COVID restrictions. Article in CBC. Charlottown, April 28, 2020. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-covid-restrictions-lifting-1.5546303
    
    
  • COVID-19 Researcher Profile: Dr. Jeanna Parsons Leigh. Article in Dal News, Halifax, NS. April 6, 2020. https://www.dal.ca/news/2020/04/06/covid-19-research-profile--dr--jeanna-parsons-leigh.html?utm_campaign=dalnews&u
    
    
  • Dal researchers receive federal funding to study coronavirus. Article in The Chronicle Herald. March 9, 2020. https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/dal-researchers-receive-federal-funding-to-study-coronavirus-420836/
    
    
  • Dal Health researcher receives funding from Government of Canada to study COVID-19. Article in Dal News. March 6, 2020. https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news / 2020/03/06/dal_health_researcher_receives_funding_from_government_of_canada_to_ study_covid_19.html
    
    
  • Dal researchers join global fight against COVID‑19 with nearly $2M in federal funding. Dal News, Halifax NS, March 2, 2020. https://www.dal.ca/news/2020/03/06/dal-researchers-join-global-fight-against-covid-19-with--1-9m-in.html

 

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