Organization
Dr. Kerry McBrien is one of the Co-Directors of SAPCReN-CPCSSN and Director of Research for the Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, and an Associate Professor. As a clinician-researcher with an active practice in family medicine, her research focuses on health services and economics, with a specific interest in models of care that can improve the quality and efficiency of chronic disease management.
Dr. Stephanie Garies is one of the Co-Directors of SAPCReN-CPCSSN and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary. Her research interests centres around primary care electronic medical record (EMR) data, including data quality, disease classification, and improving the capture of social determinants of health information. She received her PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Calgary (2020) and her MPH (Public Health) at the University of Warwick in the U.K. (2010).
Boglarka (Larka) Soos is our regional Data Manager. She has a background in Applied Math (BSc Honors, UofC; MMath, uWaterloo) and is a current biostatistics PhD Student in the Department of Community Health Science, University of Calgary. Her research interests include secondary data analysis, machine learning, and heart failure.
Himasara Marasinghe is a Research Associate with SAPCReN-CPCSSN. She has a background in public health (MScPH, McGill University). Her research interests include the use of routinely collected data for chronic disease management and prevention, and diabetes, CKD, and dementia in primary care.
Aimie Lee is a Research Assistant with SAPCReN-CPCSSN. Aimie received her Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health & Society) from the University of Calgary and also works as a Registered Nurse. She has previous work experience in a variety of healthcare settings at the University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, and various private clinics. Aimie’s research interests lie at the intersection of public health, health services, and knowledge translation/implementation science.
Jonathan Gerber is a Research Assistant with SAPCReN-CPCSSN. Jonathan received his Bachelor of Science (Neuroscience) from the University of Lethbridge. He has research experience in cardiac arrhythmia and is currently a Research Assistant on the CanTreatCOVID clinical trial and the Family Medicine Professional Choices (FMProC) project. Jonathan’s research interests include treatments for acute COVID, methods for improving physician training in Canada, and behavioral neuroscience.
Primary Care Provider Advisory Panel
Our Primary Care Provider (PCP) Advisory Panel is a volunteer group of practicing primary care providers in southern Alberta who provide advice and recommendations on various research projects or funding applications to ensure the work is relevant, feasible, and important to primary health care.