Research Projects
Examining the Drivers of High Cost Healthcare Usage in Prince Edward Island
Building on the work of the Small Area Rate Variation (SARV) study completed in Nova Scotia by Kephart et al., this research aims to identify the main drivers of high…
Effectiveness of a Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Cardiac rehabilitation helps people with heart disease improve their quality of life, but its benefits often fade after 6 to 12 months. This study compared a traditional cardiac rehabilitation program…
Medical diagnoses and use of health resources prior to a FASD diagnosis: A retrospective study
To reduce the individual, public health, and economic burden associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), it is critical to increase early FASD diagnostic capacity and awareness. These knowledge gaps…
The Endless Waiting Game: A Patient-Researcher co-led qualitative study on New Brunswick youths experiences seeking a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) referral
As a follow up to the medical diagnoses and use of health resources prior to a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) diagnosis, this study explores the New Brunswick youths’ experiences…
Developing and testing more personalized care pathways for cancer survivors after treatment
This mixed methods study will be conducted in two provinces (Nova Scotia [NS], New Brunswick [NB]). It involved focus groups with breast, colorectal, and melanoma cancer survivors and interviews with…
Engaging Islanders in mapping climate-related social and health factors to build resilience to climate change on PEI
Engaging Islanders in mapping climate-related social and health factors is necessary to build resilience to climate change. Communities facing health and social challenges are the first affected and the hardest…
Newcomer Health Project
Information about this project is available on our data partner’s website: New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) at the University of New Brunswick. Visit NB-IRDT Project Page…
Impact of the Healthy Families Health Babies Public Health Program on Short- and Longer-term outcomes in children and their families in NB
Information about this project is available on our data partner’s website: New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) at the University of New Brunswick. Visit NB-IRDT Project Page…