Jim Potts
PhD
Investigator and Clinical Epidemiologist, BC Children's Hospital
Co-Investigator. Developing an electronic patient portal for modifying lifestyle behaviors in adolescent cardiac patients. Funding Source: CW Digital Health Research Accelerator Grant
Co-Investigator. Virtual reality and active gameplay as a model for promoting physical activity in children with congenital heart disease. Funding Source: Brett Boyer Foundation Discovery Award
Co-Investigator. A family-centered initiative to encourage physical activity in children/youth living with solid organ transplantation. Funding Source: Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program
Co-Principal-Investigator. Did virtual health visits play a significant role in reducing travel-related greenhouse gas emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic? A comparison with travel to in-person visits to BC Children’s Hospital and community outreach clinics. Funding Source: Medical and Allied Staff Engagement Fund
Co-Investigator. Expanding the use of a clinical digital messaging (CDM) platform in the Children’s Heart Centre. Funding Source: E2i Seed Grant
Co-Investigator. Virtual reality and gameplay as a model for exercise rehabilitation in pediatric solid organ transplant patients. A patient and family led initiative. Funding Source: Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program
Co-Investigator. Environmental impact of pediatric subspeciality outreach services on greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. Funding Source: Medical and Allied Staff Engagement Fund
Co-Investigator. Using clinical digital messaging to improve pediatric congenital heart disease patient care: Health outcomes, patient satisfaction, facilitators and barriers to implementation. Funding Source: BCCHR
Co-Investigator. VEXT: An 8-week virtual exercise and texting program for pediatric solid organ. Funding Source: Transplant Research Foundation of BC
Co-Investigator. Observational study on the feasibility of collecting comprehensive longitudinal nutritional data on children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer: Correlation with side effects of therapy. Funding Source: Childhood Diseases Seed Grant
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