Abstract
Dr Shannon Sibbald is a health systems researcher specializing in implementation science, the study of factors that affect the implementation and success of new practices, as well as interprofessional teamwork in healthcare settings. She also spends time teaching students in the Masters of Public Health program and has held faculty positions in the Department of Family Medicine, Schulich Interfaculty Program of Public Health, and School of Health Studies since 2013. We were able to sit down with Dr Sibbald for our interview to discuss her work in health systems and policy.
Highlights
UWOMJ: Can you tell us about your educational background and how you became a part of the Western faculty?
While my graduate studies were heavily focused in acute care in hospitals, I started looking more at other sectors like public health, primary care, and long-term care, and began to understand truly how complex our health system is
I try to be involved with knowledge users—policy makers, physicians, people who are using the knowledge on the ground—and come up with research questions that will and hopefully impact their day-to-day practice, which in turn impacts patient care
Summary
Alice Yi, Dino D’Andrea Faculty Reviewer: Shannon L Sibbald, PhD (Department of Family Medicine) introduction. Dr Shannon Sibbald is a health systems researcher specializing in implementation science, the study of factors that affect the implementation and success of new practices, as well as interprofessional teamwork in healthcare settings She spends time teaching students in the Masters of Public Health program and has held faculty positions in the Department of Family Medicine, Schulich Interfaculty Program of Public Health, and School of Health Studies since 2013. I did a six-month post-doc with the International Center for Health Innovation and Leadership out of Ivey, and at that time a position came up that involved working with the Department of Family Medicine, the Schulich Interfaculty Program of Public Health, and the School of Health Studies. It was perfect—it was everything I’d been doing up until this point all wrapped up into one perfect role! The job allows me to continue working in interdisciplinary and cross-sector research, and I’ve been here since 2013
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