Dr Sinnarajah graduated from the University of Toronto medical school and then completed the family residency program at the University of Toronto. This was followed by an additional year of training in Palliative Medicine at the University of Calgary. He completed his Masters in Public Health at Harvard University. He spent 18 years at the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services as a Palliative Physician Consultant and Assistant Professor, before moving to Lakeridge Health (Division Head, Palliative Care) & Queen’s University (Associate Professor, Department of Medicine) in Ontario in 2021. He is now an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology at the University of Calgary, and continues his research projects in Alberta. He is also involved with medical informatics with Alberta Health Services and Lakeridge Health.
Biography
Area of Focus
Summary of Research
Dr Sinnarajah’s research interests lie mainly in health services research within palliative care. One of the major projects he’s currently co-leading is the PaCES (Palliative Care Early and Systematic) project (www.pacesproject.ca). It is co-funded by CIHR and Alberta Health grants. It will examine ways to implement early palliative care in a systematic way for advanced cancer patients within Cancer Control Alberta. It involves the collaboration and engagement of oncology, family medicine, home care and palliative care teams. He recently received Canadian Cancer Society’s Emerging Scholar Award for a project on using Electronic Medical Records to screen for patients with advanced cancer who would benefit from an early palliative approach to care. Other research projects including examining health system resource use of palliative patients (both cancer and non-cancer), quality evaluations of interventions (e.g. neuraxial analgesia, methadone, palliative sedation).
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Area Of Focus
Summary Of Research
Dr Sinnarajah’s research interests lie mainly in health services research within palliative care. One of the major projects he’s currently co-leading is the PaCES (Palliative Care Early and Systematic) project (www.pacesproject.ca). It is co-funded by CIHR and Alberta Health grants. It will examine ways to implement early palliative care in a systematic way for advanced cancer patients within Cancer Control Alberta. It involves the collaboration and engagement of oncology, family medicine, home care and palliative care teams. He recently received Canadian Cancer Society’s Emerging Scholar Award for a project on using Electronic Medical Records to screen for patients with advanced cancer who would benefit from an early palliative approach to care. Other research projects including examining health system resource use of palliative patients (both cancer and non-cancer), quality evaluations of interventions (e.g. neuraxial analgesia, methadone, palliative sedation).
Click Dr Sinnarajah Publications to see a list of recent publications.