Kirsten Fiest

Dr. Kirsten Fiest, PhD

Positions

Director of Research & Innovation

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine

Full Member

Hotchkiss Brain Institute

Full Member

Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education

Child Health & Wellness Researcher

Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute

Background

Educational Background

B.Sc Honours Psychology, University of Calgary, 2008

Doctor of Philosophy Epidemiology, University of Calgary, 2014

Biography

Dr. Fiest is an Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Community Health Sciences & Psychiatry at the University of Calgary. She is also Director of Research and Innovation in the Department of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Fiest received her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Calgary and completed post-doctoral training in neuro and psychiatric epidemiology from the University of Manitoba. Her research program focuses on advancing the science of patient and family-centered critical care research. Her current work examines the role of family in preventing, detecting, and managing delirium in the critically ill. Dr. Fiest also teaches Introduction to Epidemiology in the Department of Community Health Sciences graduate program.  

Research

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Publications

Areas of Expertise

  • Comorbidity
  • Critical Care
  • Epidemiology
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Tool Validation