Barwick Implementation Lab projects

• 2024–26 Nominated Principal Applicant. Catalyzing change: enhancing capacity for implementing evidence-based interventions in community child and youth mental health. NPA: Barwick M. Co-Applicants: Bullock H, Courtney D, Greenblatt A, Wheeler S. Knowledge Users: Children’s Mental Health Ontario, Knowledge Institute for Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, CYMH Lead Agency Consortium, Parents for Children’s Mental Health, and The New Mentality. Project Grant, CIHR, Twenty months, Oct 1, 2024 – May 31, 2026, CAD 133,876.
• 2022–2027: Principal Applicant. An adapted early warning signs and symptoms (EWSS) intervention to improve early recognition and referral of childhood cancers in Kenya and Cameroon: An Effectiveness Implementation Study. Denburg A (NPA), Gupta S (PA), Barwick M (PA). Co-Applicants: Fowokan A, Githanga J, Macharia W, Martiniuk A. Collaborators: Afungchwi G, Bhutta Z, Freccero P, Hoffman R, Horton S, Karagu A, Mashauri F, Nyangasi M, Orem J, Petricca K, Pondy A, Rogo K, Sonoiya, S. CIHR Project Grant. Five years, CAD 1,250,776.
• 2022–2025: Principal Applicant. ImplemeNting a Sudden cardiac dEath Risk assessment Tool in childhood hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (INSERT-HCM). Mital S (NPA), Barwick M(PA). Co-Applicants: Anthony S, Armstrong K, Conway J, Gardin L, Jeewa A, Seto E. CIHR Project Grant. Three years, CAD 631,126.
• 2021–2025: Nominated Principal Applicant. The Implementation Playbook: e-health technology for effective implementation of evidence-based interventions. NPA: Barwick M. PA: Seto E. PA/KU Shakespeare J. CAs: Brown J, Jaouich A, Powell B, Stevens B. Collaborators: Ashbourne G, Augimeri L, Ball L, Chalmers I, Saundar P, Sparling M, Stinson J. CIHR Program Grant Spring 2021. Four years, CAD 673,200.
• 2021–2024: Principal Applicant. Implementing a standardized intervention to improve the transition of patients with Crohn’s disease from pediatric to adult care. NPA: E Benchimol. PAs: M Barwick, N Bollegalla, N Fu. Co-Applicants: T Walters, D Mack, S Lawrence, K Kroeker, L Keefer, A Griffiths. Helmsley Charitable Trust – Crohn’s Disease Program. March 2021. Three years, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2024, CAD 1,667,601.
• 2020–2024: Principal Applicant. Effectiveness of an integrated care pathway for adolescent depression: a pilot multi-site cluster randomized controlled trial. NPA: Courtney, D; PAs Barwick M; Szatmari, P; CAs: Aitken M, Andrade, B; Bennet, K; Cleverley, K; Darnay, K; De Oliveria, C; Hawke, L; Henderson, J; Wang, W; Watson, P. Collaborators: Jaouich, A; Pignatiello, A; Relihan, J. CIHR RCT Project Grant Spring 2020, 4 years 2020–2024, CAD 745,875.

Collaborations with other labs

• 2024-2027: Co-Applicant. Implementation of an evidence-informed, simulation-based coaching leadership intervention to address pediatric healthcare workforce burnout and support performance. NPA: C Walsh. Co-PI: A Sriharan. Principal Knowledge User: L Huang. KUs: L Chamelot, G Somers. Co-Is: Barwick M, D’Annunzio D, J Fayyaz, T Garnett, E Louca, J Maniate, D Spinelli. CIHR Team Grant: Strengthening the Health Workforce for System Transformation. June 2024 – May 2027. Three years, CAD 749,875
• 2024: Co-Applicant. Co-designing a suicide intervention implementation and evaluation framework to assess the impacts of the new pan-Canadian 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline. NPA: A Crawford. Co-I: Serhal, Hardy, Carter, VanderSluis, Iftikhar, Kirvan, Zaheer, Sinyor, Hatcher, Mishara, Hatcher, Sinyor, Zaheer, Clarkin, Barwick, Ivers, Laur, Kurdyak, McKeon, Kolves. Public Health Agency of Canada.
• 2023–2026: Co-Applicant. Optimizing mental health outcomes for SickKids children and their families: Building a clinical pathway for I-InTERACT-North (IN).  Williams T (NPA). Co-investigators: Barwick M, Danguecan A, Dentakos S, Deotto A, Garnett T, Green R, Kazazian V, Ly L, Monga S, Vortsman J, Seed M. Collaborator: Smith Gallant B. SickKids GH-CBMH Program Development Grant. Three years, CAD 450,000.
• 2023–2025: Co-Applicant. iParent2Parent Peer Support Program in pediatric solid organ transplantation: a feasibility study. Anthony SJ (NPA). Ahola KS (C-PI). CIs: Barwick M, Cost K, Solomon M, Stinson JN, Teoh CW. Collaborators: De Angelis M, Ghent E, Gold A, Gold J, Hildenbrand B, Mitchell J, Pullenayegum E. Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation – Research Grant. Two years, CAD 50,000.
• 2023–2024: Co-Applicant. Fidelity and skill use in cognitive behavioural therapy for adolescents with depression. Courtney D (NPA). CAs: Ameis S, Barwick M, Greenblatt A, Szatmari P, Uliazek A, Wang W, Henderson J, Relehan J, Aitken M. CIHR Catalyst Grant: Towards Pan-Canadian Standards for Children and Youth Mental Health Services. One year, CAD 177,092.
• 2023–2024: Co-Applicant. Do mental health organizations in Alberta and British Columbia have the need, fit and capacity to deliver an Integrate Care Pathway for the treatment of depression in adolescents? Courtney D (NPA). CIs: Barwick M, Dimitropoulos G, Greenblatt A, Ameis S, Arnold P, Barbic S, Henderson J, Relehan J, Aitken M, Iyer S, Mathias S, Szatmari P. CIHR Catalyst Grant: Towards Pan-Canadian Standards for Children and Youth Mental Health Services. One year, CAD 191,380.
• 2023–2027: Co-Applicant. “The isolation I feel is profound”: The iParent2Parent Online Peer Support Program for parents of pediatric solid organ transplantation recipients. Anthony S (NPA). Kohut S (PA). Co-Investigators: Barwick M, Cost K, Pullenayegum E, Solomon M, Stinson J, Teoh CW. Collaborators: DeAngelis M, Ghent E, Gold A, Gold J, Hildenbrand B, Mitchell J. CIHR Project Grant, Fall 2022, 3 years, CAD 180,000.
• 2023–2025: Co-Applicant. Neonate PK-Model Informed Precision Dosing: Feasibility Trial. Lewis T (NPA), Barwick M (CA), Brandão LR, Ivaturi V, Tam, EW. NIH Maternal and Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics (MPRNT) Knowledge & Research Coordination (KRCC) P30 Pilot & Feasibility Application. Two years, Oct 1., 2022, to Sept. 30, 2024 – with a one-year extension (Sept. 30, 2025), USD 149,227.
• 2022–2026: Co-Applicant. Evaluating a virtual stepped care portal in youth awaiting tertiary chronic pain care: An Implementation-Effectiveness Hybrid Type III study. Stinson J (NPA), Campbell F, Carreiro E, Cornish P, Dick BD, Doré-Bergeron M, Findlay SM, Finley GA, Gill JS, Hudspeth M, Ingelmo PM, Killackey T, Lalloo C, Lamontagne C, Mohabir V, Nishat F, Oberlander TF, Palermo TM, Pham Q, Poolacherla YR, Poulin PA, Rash JA, Rasic NF, Soltani S, Beaudry H. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant. Four years, CAD 546,209.
• 2022–2027: Co-Applicant. CIHR Team Grant: Sleep Research Consortium. Better Nights and Better Days for Canadians: An Innovative National Strategy to Prevent and Improve Insomnia Across the Lifespan Using Digital Approaches for Sleep Promotion, Intervention, and Provider Training. NPA Corkum, P. PAs: Earle, C., Keys, E., & Simonelli, G. Co-Applicants: Amoyaw, J., Andreou, P., Barwick, M., Bastien, C., Blunden, S., Bonnell, T., Brown, C., Carrier, J., Cassidy, C., Davidson, J., Garland, S., Georgiades, S., Ghanouni, P., Guiliani, F., Hadjistavropoulos, H., Ilie, A., Lynds, T., Martin, D., Mathieson, M., McGrath, P., McPhee, P., Meier, S., Neville, H., Orr, M., Ou, C., Paul, J., Pennestri, M., Raja, M., Rigney, G., Rogers, M., Scharf, D., Singh, M., Stinson, J., Thomas, M., Tomfohr-Madsen, L., Weiss, S., & Witmans, M. Collaborators (Research): Paul, R., Schott, H., Taylor, B., Venkat, R., & Woolf, V. Collaborators (International): Downs, J., Gelkop, N., Hulst, R., Thomas, J., & Verschuren, O. Knowledge Users: Borst, J., Boulos, M., Chorney, J., Dupuis, J., Gallant, Sarah., Lach, L., Rajda, M., Roduta Roberts, M., Roberts, K., & Samuels, C. Collaborators (Lived Experience): Chubra, N., Cooper, L., Crowe, K., Fitt, A., Flam, S., Nunes, D., Paidra, E., Putterman, C., Rivard, A., Seligman, B., & Tyler, J. Organizations/Collaborators: Canadian Family Practice Nurses Association., Canadian Injured Workers Alliance., Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists., Canadian Psychological Association, Canadian Association of Social Workers., Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education., Community Links Association., The College of Family Physicians of Canada., Dalhousie University Counselling and Psychological Services., MedSleep., Public Health Agency of Canada., & Ontario Brain Institute. Partners: Canadian Sleep Society/Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network., Dalhousie University Office of Commercialization and Industry Engagement., Health Canada., & Velsoft Inc. 5 years, CAD 1,375,000.
• 2022–2025: Co-Applicant. A randomized sham-controlled trial of accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation in depression. NPA: Blumberger DM (PI) Vila Rodriguez F (co-PI). Co-Applicants: Barwick M, Downar J, Kaster T, Knyahnytska Y, Kurdyak P, Thorpe KE, Trevizol AP, Voineskos D, Zhang W. Brain Canada, Bell Let’s Talk Mental Health. CAD 949,852.51.
• 2021–2022: Co-Applicant. NPA: Stinson J, Noel M (Co-PI), Birnie K (Co-PI), Lalloo C, Ali S, Baerg K, Barwick M, Battaglia M, Campbell F, Cornish P, Killackey T, Oberlander T, Poulin P, Rash J, Soltani S, Webster F, Gill J, Nakiganga S, Backlin G, Kan W, Taylor A. Power over Pain Portal: A stepped-care virtual solution to deliver early intervention to Canadian youth with chronic pain. CIHR Operating Grant: Understanding and mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, youth and families in Canada. 2021–2022. CAD 149,999.
• 2021–2024: Co-Applicant. Use of an automated prospective clinical surveillance tool to drive screening for unmet palliative needs among patients in the final year of life. NPA: J Downar. PAs: Graves E, Kutty S, Wegier, P. Co-As: Ailon J, Barwick M, Bhimji K, Buchman S, Caraiscos V, Cargill D, Chasen M, Gratton V, Gupta M, Halligan R, Herx L, Isenberg SR, Jamieson T, Kennette W, Kobewka DM, Lapenskie J, Lawlor P, Mersmann S, Munene P, Murphy R, Rowan D, Tanuseputro P, Webber C. Collaborators: Blocki B, Hett S, Iyengar A, Schrierer G, Van Manen L, Varga P. Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Project Grant Fall 2020. Three years, 6 months, CAD 719,101.
• 2020–2024: Co-Applicant. NPA: Stinson J, Co-PA Noel M, Co-PA Birnie K, Lalloo C, Nishat F, Ahola Kohut S, Baerg K, Barwick M, Battaglia M, Campbell F, Cornish P, Dick B, Dore-Bergeron M, Findlay S, Finley A, Gill J, Ingelmo P, Killackey T, Lamontagne C, Oberlander T, Palermo P, Poolacherla R, Poulin P, Rash J, Rasic N, Soltani S, Chupick-Hall K, Harbour K, Kemp H, Oprea A, Rehmanji Y, Surrey L. Evaluating a virtual stepped care portal in youth awaiting tertiary chronic pain care: An Implementation-Effectiveness Hybrid Type III study. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Fall 2021 – Bridge Funding. 2022–2024, CAD 411,188.
• 2020–2023: Co-Applicant. Implementation of a youth suicide prevention intervention: Learning how to export nationally. Korczak D (NPA), Finkelstein Y (co-PA), Arnold P, Dimitropoulos D, Freedman S (co-site leads), Boylan K, Eltorki M, Lipman E (co-site leads), (Co-A): Barwick M, Cleverley K, Henderson J, Monga S, Moretti, M, Szatmari P, Willan A. Canadian Children’s Hospital Foundation, Sobey’s Inc. and Sobey’s Foundation. April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023, CAD 1,173,875.
• 2020–2025: Co-Applicant. Intervening in the Acute Management for Suicidal Adolescents and Families in the Emergency Department (I AM SAFE): A Multi-Centre Randomized Controlled Trial. NPA: Korczak DJ. Co-Principal Investigator: Finkelstein, Y. Co-Investigators: Barwick, M; Cleverley K; Henderson, J; Monga, S; Moretti, M; Peltz, L; Szatmari P; Willan, A. Collaborators: Beard J, Dawe I. CIHR Project Grant RCT. Funding Period: Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2025, CAD 1,629,450.
• 2020-2024: Principal Applicant. Effectiveness of an integrated care pathway for adolescent depression: a pilot multi-site cluster randomized controlled trial. NPA: Courtney, D; PIs Barwick M; Szatmari, P; CIs: Aitken M, Andrade, B; Bennet, K; Cleverley, K; Darnay, K; De Oliveria, C; Hawke, L; Henderson, J; Wang, W; Watson, P. Collaborators: Jaouich, A; Pignatiello, A; Relihan, J. CIHR RCT Project Grant. Four years, 2020–2024, CAD 745,875.
• 2018–2026: Program Expert. Optimizing outcomes in survivors of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer. CIHR Foundation Scheme. PI: Paul Nathan. Program Experts: Barwick M, Baxter N, Goudle C, Greenberg M, Grimshaw J, Grundy P, Gupta S, Hodgson D, Hudson M, Ivers N, Krahn M, Kremer L, Malkin D, Manlhiot C, Mital S, Pechlivanoglou P, Pole J, Stinson J, Sutradhar R, Taccone M, Whitlock J, Yasui Y, Yuan Y. CIHR Foundation Grant, CAD 2,729,448
• 2018–2023: Co-Applicant. Enhancing evidence-based practice for youth and emerging adults with early psychosis: implementation and evaluation in diverse service settings. NPA: Aristotle Voineskos; Principal Applicants: George Foussias, Sanjeev Sockalingam, Paul Kurdyak, Janet Durbin, Moshe Sakal, Patrick Mitchell, Sarah Bromley; Co-Applicants: Alison Crawford, John Haltigan, Jean Addington, Alexi Jaouich, Sophie Soklardis, Joanna Henderson, Dr. Kelly Anderson, Claire de Oliveria, Melanie Barwick, Nicole Kozloff, Juveria Zaheer, Saima Awan. CIHR SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant $1,500,000. Cash support contribution: $750,000, In-kind support: CAD 750,000.