Dr. Janet Curran
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, Dalhousie School of Nursing
Clinician Scientist, IWK Health Centre
Dr. Curran is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Dalhousie University and a Clinician Scientist in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the IWK Health Centre where she currently holds a New Investigator Award.
Her research program, Strengthening Transitions in Pediatric Care, aims to improve health outcomes for children and families. Transitions in care happen every time a child moves from one healthcare provider or health care setting to another or when their health condition changes. Poorly managed transitions between sites of care and caregivers result in higher hospital re-admission rates, adverse events, duplication of services, and higher costs. Dr. Curran's research is in the field of Knowledge Translation (KT) - specifically designing and evaluating complex interventions for practice and policy change.
Dr. Curran completed her PhD (2009) in Interdisciplinary Studies (Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Doctoral Award) at Dalhousie University and a Postdoctoral Fellowship (2012) in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award). Dr. Curran is currently collaborating with a number of local, national and international researchers from a range of disciplines and knowledge users representing a range of stakeholder groups. She is the author of over 60 peer reviewed papers and has given more than 100 presentations at international, national, and local meetings.
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, Dalhousie School of Nursing
Clinician Scientist, IWK Health Centre
Dr. Curran is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Dalhousie University and a Clinician Scientist in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the IWK Health Centre where she currently holds a New Investigator Award.
Her research program, Strengthening Transitions in Pediatric Care, aims to improve health outcomes for children and families. Transitions in care happen every time a child moves from one healthcare provider or health care setting to another or when their health condition changes. Poorly managed transitions between sites of care and caregivers result in higher hospital re-admission rates, adverse events, duplication of services, and higher costs. Dr. Curran's research is in the field of Knowledge Translation (KT) - specifically designing and evaluating complex interventions for practice and policy change.
Dr. Curran completed her PhD (2009) in Interdisciplinary Studies (Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Doctoral Award) at Dalhousie University and a Postdoctoral Fellowship (2012) in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award). Dr. Curran is currently collaborating with a number of local, national and international researchers from a range of disciplines and knowledge users representing a range of stakeholder groups. She is the author of over 60 peer reviewed papers and has given more than 100 presentations at international, national, and local meetings.