Aynharan Sinnarajah
Positions
Assistant Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology
Member
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403.944.2304
Preferred method of communication
Admin Assistant
Lori Wishart
Email: lori.wishart@ahs.ca
403.521.3701
Background
Biography
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. Currently, he is the Medical Director of the Calgary Zone Palliative / End of Life Care program, works as a physician consultant in Palliative Medicine, and also as a physician consultant in Clinical Informatics at the Alberta Health Services in Calgary. He completed his Masters in Public Health at Harvard University and is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology at the University of Calgary.
Research
Areas of Research
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. Other research projects including examining health system resource use of palliative patients (both cancer and non-cancer), and quality evaluations of interventions (e.g. neuraxial analgesia, methadone, palliative sedation).
Publications
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