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
Contact information
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
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