Dr. Hal Siden
Medical Director, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, Vancouver
Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia.
In addition to his clinical work in pediatrics, palliative medicine and complex pain, Dr. Siden’s research has focuses on pain management in pediatrics and palliative and end-of-life care. He is specifically interested in new and emerging areas in biological markers of pain in children as well as imaging.
Research Manager – Gail Andrews
Gail is a dedicated professional at the intersection of healthcare and research. With a background as a bedside nurse and a role as a research manager, Gail is a key player responsible for steering the ship of our clinical projects.
In her capacity, Gail takes charge of the operational direction, finances, and administration of our initiatives. Her role as a bedside nurse brings valuable hands-on experience to the table, ensuring a practical perspective in the planning and execution of research endeavors. Gail’s ability to bridge the gap between the clinical and research worlds is a testament to her well-rounded expertise.
Research Coordinator – Anne-Mette Hermansen
Anne-Mette is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Siden Lab. She is involved in most of our projects, providing assistance at any stage of project planning and management. She also liaises with researchers outside of our team when there are requests for collaboration or consultation on projects related to our work.
Research Librarian – Colleen Pawliuk
Colleen is an embedded research librarian, who plays a particularly important role during project development, when a good understanding of how research questions are situated within the existing literature is required. She is tasked with organizing information for the team and manages the Trends in Pediatric Palliative Care Citation List and Library. Additionally, she is vital to the team’s knowledge synthesis work, including scoping and systematic reviews.
Family Partners – Laesa Kim and Candice Barrans
Patient Oriented Research strategies have become an intentional part of all our projects. In our research program families have traditionally contributed with research ideas and questions that arise from clinicians’ relationship with patients and parents; parent advisory panels have evaluated research designs and tools and we always gather feedback from study participants and adjust research processes accordingly.
A few years back we formalized and embedded this form of knowledge exchange and consultation within our research staff group by creating the role of Family Liaison. In this role Laesa and Candice liaise with families as well as independently leading research from a POR perspective.
Students as Research Assistants – Elaha Niazi and Jodi Anderson
Students assist the in the day-to-day operations of the Siden Lab and in completing project specific tasks and activities, but they also plan and complete their own projects, often answering single research questions from a multi-pronged study or spearheading a self-contained project using our available resources.
Allocating resources to recruiting and training students to work with our team is a cornerstone of our program. The Siden Lab is a sought after placement amongst student from health disciplines and beyond. Students are particularly attracted to the discipline appropriate mentoring they receive while enjoying a great amount of responsibility in developing their own projects and presentations from the goldmine of data contained within our studies.
