Dr. Shane Sinclair is an Associate Professor and Cancer Care Research Professor with the University of Calgary, Faculty of Nursing and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Oncology, Division of Palliative Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Compassion Research Lab, a nationally funded, internationally recognized research lab focused on advancing the art and science of compassion, which recently developed the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ)—a valid and reliable patient reported compassion measure. He is the recipient of the International Psychosocial Oncology Society New Investigator Award, the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research New Investigator Award, the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research Award for Research Excellence; the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care Award of Research Excellence; the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care Lifetime Achievement Award, and is the former President Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology and is a former Top 40 under 40 Awardee.
Sinclair, Shane
Palliative Medicine, Fundamental Research
Adjunct Professor
Biography
Area of Focus
Summary of Research
- Sinclair S., Hack TF., MacInnis C., Jaggi P., Boss H., McClement S., Sinnarajah A., Thompson G & The COMPASS Research Team. (2021). The development and validation of The Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ). BMJ Open. 11(6):e045988. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045988
- Sinclair S., Kondejewski J., Jaggi P., Dennett L., Roze des Ordons AL., Hack TF. (2020). What is the state of compassion education? A systematic review of the content, methods and quality of compassion training in health care. Academic Medicine. Doi: http://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004114
- Sinclair S., Raffin Bouchal S., Schulte F., Guilcher GMT., Kuhn S., Rapoport A., Punnett A., Fernandez CV., Letourneau N., Chung J. (2021). Compassion in pediatric healthcare: a patient, parent and healthcare provider empirical model. Psycho-Oncology. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5737
- Sinclair S., Hack TF., McClement S., Raffin-Bouchal S., Chochinov HM., Hagen N. (2020). Healthcare Providers perspectives on compassion training: A grounded theory study. BMC Medical Education. 20:249. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02164-8
- Sinclair S., Beamer K., Hack T., McClement S., Raffin Bouchal S., Chochinov H., & Hagen NA. (2016). Sympathy, Empathy and Compassion: Palliative Care Patients’ Understandings, Experiences and Preferences. Palliative Medicine. 31(5):437-447. DOI: 10.1177/0269216316663499 * Paper of the Year 2018—Palliative Medicine
- Sinclair S., Russell L., Hack T., Kondejewski J., Sawatzky R. (2017). Measuring Compassion in Healthcare: A Comprehensive and Critical Review. The Patient: Patient Centred Outcomes Research. 10(4):389-405. DOI: 10.1007/s40271-016-0209-5.
- Sinclair S., Kondejewski J., Raffin-Bouchal S., King-Shier K, Singh P*. (2017). Can self-compassion promote healthcare provider wellbeing and compassionate care to others? Results of a systematic review. Journal of Applied Psychology: Health & Wellbeing. 9(2):168-206. Doi: http://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12086
- Sinclair S., Raffin-Bouchal S., Venturato, L., Mijovic-Kondejewski J., Smith-MacDonald, L*. (2017). Compassion Fatigue: A Meta-Narrative Review of the Healthcare Literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 69: 9-24. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.01.003.
- Sinclair S., Jaggi P., Hack TF., Russell L., McClement SE., Cuthbertson L., Selman LE., Leget C. (2020). Initial validation of a patient-reported measure of compassion: Determining the content validity and clinical sensibility. The Patient. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-020-00409-8.
- Sinclair S., McClement S., Raffin-Bouchal S., Hack TH., Hagen NA., McConnell S., & Chochinov HM. (2016). Compassion in healthcare: An empirical model. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 51(2):193-203. DOI:
Area Of Focus
Summary Of Research
- Sinclair S., Hack TF., MacInnis C., Jaggi P., Boss H., McClement S., Sinnarajah A., Thompson G & The COMPASS Research Team. (2021). The development and validation of The Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ). BMJ Open. 11(6):e045988. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045988
- Sinclair S., Kondejewski J., Jaggi P., Dennett L., Roze des Ordons AL., Hack TF. (2020). What is the state of compassion education? A systematic review of the content, methods and quality of compassion training in health care. Academic Medicine. Doi: http://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004114
- Sinclair S., Raffin Bouchal S., Schulte F., Guilcher GMT., Kuhn S., Rapoport A., Punnett A., Fernandez CV., Letourneau N., Chung J. (2021). Compassion in pediatric healthcare: a patient, parent and healthcare provider empirical model. Psycho-Oncology. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5737
- Sinclair S., Hack TF., McClement S., Raffin-Bouchal S., Chochinov HM., Hagen N. (2020). Healthcare Providers perspectives on compassion training: A grounded theory study. BMC Medical Education. 20:249. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02164-8
- Sinclair S., Beamer K., Hack T., McClement S., Raffin Bouchal S., Chochinov H., & Hagen NA. (2016). Sympathy, Empathy and Compassion: Palliative Care Patients’ Understandings, Experiences and Preferences. Palliative Medicine. 31(5):437-447. DOI: 10.1177/0269216316663499 * Paper of the Year 2018—Palliative Medicine
- Sinclair S., Russell L., Hack T., Kondejewski J., Sawatzky R. (2017). Measuring Compassion in Healthcare: A Comprehensive and Critical Review. The Patient: Patient Centred Outcomes Research. 10(4):389-405. DOI: 10.1007/s40271-016-0209-5.
- Sinclair S., Kondejewski J., Raffin-Bouchal S., King-Shier K, Singh P*. (2017). Can self-compassion promote healthcare provider wellbeing and compassionate care to others? Results of a systematic review. Journal of Applied Psychology: Health & Wellbeing. 9(2):168-206. Doi: http://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12086
- Sinclair S., Raffin-Bouchal S., Venturato, L., Mijovic-Kondejewski J., Smith-MacDonald, L*. (2017). Compassion Fatigue: A Meta-Narrative Review of the Healthcare Literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 69: 9-24. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.01.003.
- Sinclair S., Jaggi P., Hack TF., Russell L., McClement SE., Cuthbertson L., Selman LE., Leget C. (2020). Initial validation of a patient-reported measure of compassion: Determining the content validity and clinical sensibility. The Patient. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-020-00409-8.
- Sinclair S., McClement S., Raffin-Bouchal S., Hack TH., Hagen NA., McConnell S., & Chochinov HM. (2016). Compassion in healthcare: An empirical model. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 51(2):193-203. DOI: