“You Can’t Die Here”: An Exploration of the Barriers to Dying-in-Place for Structurally Vulnerable Populations in an Urban Centre in British Columbia, Canada

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar, IALH Research Associate Melissa Giesbrecht, and IALH Student Affiliates Ashley Mollison and Kara Whitlock have co-authored a new research article entitled “You can’t die here”: an exploration of the barriers to dying-in-place for structurally vulnerable populations in an urban centre in British Columbia, Canada. Other collaborating authors include Piotr Burek, …

Community-Led, Peer-Facilitated Advance Care Planning Workshops Prompt Increased Advance Care Planning Behaviors Among Public Attendees

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a new research article entitled Community-led, peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning workshops prompt increased Advance Care Planning behaviors among public attendees. Collaborating authors include Rachel Z. Carter, Ellie Siden, Amber Husband, Doris Barwich, Shimae Soheilipour, Jennifer Kryworuchko, Richard Sawatzky, Arminee Kazanjian, and Eman Hassan. The article was published in …

How Do Navigation Programs Address the Needs of Those Living in the Community With Advanced, Life-Limiting Illness? A Realist Evaluation of Programs in Canada

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar and IALH Project Coordinator Carren Dujela have co-authored a new research article entitled How do navigation programs address the needs of those living in the community with advanced, life-limiting Illness? A realist evaluation of programs in Canada. Collaborating authors include Robin Urquhart, Cynthia Kendell, Kathryn Pfaff, Linda Patrick, Sarah Scruton, Faith …

Evolution and Current State of Advance Care Planning in Canada

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a new research article entitled Evolution and Current State of Advance Care Planning in Canada. Collaborating authors include Cari Borenko, Jessica Simon, Jeff Myers, Karine Diedrich, Colleen Cash, Nicole Wikjord, Shelly Cory, and Bren Schock. The article was published in Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen.  …

Shifts in Homecare Nursing Practices and Their Implications for Families and Clients Receiving Palliative Care at Home

IALH Reseach Fellow Kelli Stajduhar, IALH Research Coordinator Ami Bitschy, IALH Student Affiliate Erin Donald and IALH Associate Member Richard Sawatzky have co-authored a new research article entitled Shifts in Homecare Nursing Practices and Their Implications for Families and Clients Receiving Palliative Care at Home. Other authors include Laura Funk, Robin S. Cohen, and Kristine …

“Now I Get What’s Important” – Shifting Philosophies of Hospice Society Staff and Trained Volunteers Involved in Peer-Facilitated Advance Care Planning Workshops for the Public

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a conference paper entitled “Now I get what’s important” – Shifting philosophies of hospice society staff and trained volunteers involved in peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning workshops for the public. Collaborating authors include Lawrence (Larry) Mróz, Shimae Soheilipour, Ellie Siden, Rachel Z. Carter, Jennifer Kryworuchko, Richard Sawatzky, Amber Husband, …

Integrating Palliative Care in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perspectives

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar and IALH Associate Member Richard Sawatzky have co-authored a new research article entitled Integrating Palliative Care in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perspectives. Collaborating authors include Reanne Booker, Andrew I. G. McLennan, and Sara Beattie. The article was published in Oncology Nursing Forum. …

Barriers to Cancer Treatment and Care for People Experiencing Structural Vulnerability: A Secondary Analysis of Ethnographic Data

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar, IALH Postdoctoral Fellow Amber Bourgeois, and IALH Student Affiliate Ashley Mollison have co-authored a new research article entitled Barriers to cancer treatment and care for people experiencing structural vulnerability: a secondary analysis of ethnographic data. Other authors include Tara C. Horrill and Leah K. Lambert. The article was published in …

Closing the Health Equity Gap in Palliative Care: The Time for Action is Now

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored an editorial piece entitled Closing the health equity gap in palliative care: The time for action is now with Merryn Gott. The article was published in Palliative Medicine. First paragraph: In order to “leave no one behind,” the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance’s 2021 campaign called for governments …

Outcome Measures in Palliative Care Training Interventions: A Systematic Review of Trial-Based Studies

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a new research article entitled Outcome measures in palliative care training interventions: a systematic review of trial-based studies. Collaborating authors include Hsien Seow, Valerie C. Bishop, Jeff Myers, Denise I. Marshall, Nadia K. Incardona, Oren H. Levine, Leah J. Steinberg, Daryl B. Bainbridge. The article was published in …

‘The Beauty and the Less Beautiful’: Exploring the Meanings of Dying at ‘Home’ Among Community and Practitioner Representatives and Advocates Across Canada

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar and IALH Project Coordinator Carren Dujela have co-authored a new research article entitled ‘The beauty and the less beautiful’: exploring the meanings of dying at ‘home’ among community and practitioner representatives and advocates across Canada. Collaborating authors include Laura Funk, Marian Krawczyk, Maria Cherba, S. Robin Cohen, and Camille Nichols. …

Health and Healthcare Equity within the Canadian Cancer Care Sector: A Rapid Scoping Review

IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a new research article entitled Health and healthcare equity within the Canadian cancer care sector: a rapid scoping review. Collaborating authors include Leah K. Lambert, Tara C. Horrill, Scott M. Beck, Amber Bourgeois, Annette J. Browne, Shannon Cheng, A. Fuchsia Howard, Jagbir Kaur, Michael McKenzie, and Sally Thorne. …

“Once You Open That Door, It’s a Floodgate”: Exploring Work-Related Grief Among Community Service Workers Providing Care for Structurally Vulnerable Populations at the End of Life Through Participatory Action Research

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a new research article with IALH Student Affiliate Ashley Mollison entitled “Once you open that door, it’s a floodgate”: Exploring work-related grief among community service workers providing care for structurally vulnerable populations at the end of life through participatory action research. Collaborating authors include Melissa Giesbrecht …

Effectiveness of Training Programs About a Palliative Care Approach: A Systematic Review of Intervention Trials for Health Care Professionals

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a new research article entitled Effectiveness of Training Programs About a Palliative Care Approach: A Systematic Review of Intervention Trials for Health Care Professionals. Collaborating authors include Daryl Bainbridge, Valerie Bishop, Jeff Myers, Denise Marshall, and Hsien Seow. The article was published in the Journal of …

Building Palliative Care Capacity for Generalist Providers in the Community: Results From the CAPACITI Pilot Education Program

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a new research article entitled Building Palliative Care Capacity for Generalist Providers in the Community: Results From the CAPACITI Pilot Education Program. Other authors include Hsien Seow, Daryl Bainbridge, Denise Marshall, Michelle Howard, Melissa Brouwers, Doris Barwich, Fred Burge and Mary Lou Kelley. The article was …

Falling Off the Treatment Wagon: Barriers to Cancer Treatment and Care for People Experiencing Health and Social Inequities

Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar and IALH Student Affiliate Ashley Mollison have co-authored a new meeting abstract for the 2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium entitled Falling off the treatment wagon: Barriers to cancer treatment and care for people experiencing health and social inequities. Other authors include Amber Bourgeois, Tara C. Horrill and Leah …

Perceptions of Bereaved Family Members of Nursing Care on an Inpatient Hospice Palliative Care Unit

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar (Nursing) has co-authored a new research article entitled Perceptions of bereaved family members of nursing care on an inpatient hospice palliative care unit. Other authors include Carolyn Maze, Carolyn Wilkinson, Helena Daudt and Shelley Tysick. The article was published in International Journal of Palliative Nursing. Abstract:  Background: Understanding …

Where would Canadians prefer to die? Variation by situational severity, support for family obligations, and age in a national study

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a new research article entitled Where would Canadians prefer to die? Variation by situational severity, support for family obligations, and age in a national study. Other authors include Laura M. Funk, Corey S. Mackenzie, Maria Cherba, Nicole Del Rosario, Marian Krawczyk, Andrea Rounce, and S. Robin …

A Codevelopment Process to Advance Methods For the Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures and Patient-Reported Experience Measures with People Who are Homeless and Experience Chronic Illness

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored an article entitled “A Co-Development Process to Advance Methods For the Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures and Patient-Reported Experience Measures with People Who are Homeless and Experience Chronic Illness”. Other authors include IALH Student Affiliates Erin E. Donald and Kara …

Equity-Oriented Healthcare: What It Is and Why We Need It in Oncology

Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Kelli Stajduhar has co-authored a journal article with Tara C. Horrill and Annette J. Brown entitled “Equity-Oriented Healthcare: What It Is and Why We Need It in Oncology”. The journal article is published in Current Oncology. Abstract: Alarming differences exist in cancer outcomes for people most impacted by persistent and widening …

‘Bare-bones’ to ‘silver linings’: lessons on integrating a palliative approach to care in long-term care in Western Canada

Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliates Denise Cloutier, Kelli Stajduhar, and Kaitlyn Roland published an article with co-authors Della Roberts and IALH Research Coordinator Carren Dujela in BMC Health Services Research entitled ‘Bare-bones’ to ‘silver linings’: lessons on integrating a palliative approach to care in long-term care in Western Canada Abstract:  Background ‘Whole-person’ palliative approaches to …

A realist review of the home care literature and its blind spots

New Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliates Damien Contandriopoulos and Kelli Stajduhar have published a review entitled A realist review of the home care literature and its blind spots with IALH Research Coordinator Ami Bitschy and co-authors Laura Funk, Tanya Sanders, and Annie Carrier. Introduction:  For decades now, the provision of effective and accessible home care …