Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliate institutions.
Voluntary rank detailsSurani Fernando
Assistant Clinical ProfessorAbout
Research
Publications
2025
‘I don’t know what we should have done differently’: A qualitative study on the dilemmas of ‘tough love’ and toxic drugs in British Columbia, Canada
Hawkins J, Salmon A, Fernando S, Battle C, Esau S, Snyder D, Sikora M. ‘I don’t know what we should have done differently’: A qualitative study on the dilemmas of ‘tough love’ and toxic drugs in British Columbia, Canada. Drugs Education Prevention And Policy 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2025.2493140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPublic health emergencyRisk of overdoseQualitative studyQualitative interviewsSocial capitalBritish ColumbiaPsychosocial conceptsRelational negotiationDrug crisisPersonal agencyComplex negotiationsHealth emergencyDrug useIllicit drugsPersonal assetsPressure contextDrug deathsTheoretical frameworkPotential outcomesNegotiationLanguage influenceLoveCanadaCSOUs too: sexual harassment of female doctors in Sri Lanka
Vidanapathirana M, Kulathilaka K, Fernando S. Us too: sexual harassment of female doctors in Sri Lanka. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2025, 36: 100570. PMID: 40226288, PMCID: PMC11987662, DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100570.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
COVID-19
Fernando S. COVID-19. 2024, 409-415. DOI: 10.4324/9781003300991-41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQualitative Analysis of Patient Decisional Needs for Medications to Treat Heart Failure
Turgeon R, Fernando S, Bains M, Code J, Hawkins N, Koshman S, Straatman L, Toma M, Virani S, MacDonald B, Snow M. Qualitative Analysis of Patient Decisional Needs for Medications to Treat Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2024, 17: e011445. PMID: 38581405, PMCID: PMC11008452, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.123.011445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecisional needsDecision aidHF clinicDefinition of quality of lifePatient decisional conflictAmbulatory HF clinicHeart failureQuality of lifeSemi-structured interviewsDecisional conflictProcess cliniciansIdentified themesLack of awarenessVirtual appointmentsDecision-makingThematic analysisGuideline panelQualitative studyTreatment preferencesDaily activitiesReduced ejection fractionInadequate motivationTreat heart failurePotential enablersCliniciansQUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PATIENT TREATMENT PREFERENCES AND DECISIONAL NEEDS FOR HEART FAILURE MEDICATIONS
Turgeon R, Fernando S, Bains M, Code J, Hawkins N, Koshman S, Straatman L, Toma M, Virani S, Macdonald B, Snow M. QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PATIENT TREATMENT PREFERENCES AND DECISIONAL NEEDS FOR HEART FAILURE MEDICATIONS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 409. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)02399-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBarriers and facilitators to improving the cascade of HIV care in Ontario: a mixed method study
Mbuagbaw L, Fernando S, Lee C, Owino M, Youssef C, Snow M. Barriers and facilitators to improving the cascade of HIV care in Ontario: a mixed method study. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24: 48. PMID: 38200516, PMCID: PMC10782539, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10481-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdherence to antiretroviral therapyMobile health interventionsTheoretical Domains FrameworkHealth workersHealth interventionsVirtual careEffective interventionsCascade of HIV careAdherence to ARTSequential explanatory mixed methods studyInitiation of ARTExplanatory mixed methods studyHIV care cascadeMixed methods studyEvidence-based strategiesClient preparednessDomains FrameworkCare cascadeHIV careTailored careHealthcare deliveryElectronic interventionPeer supportHIV clinicInvestigate barriers
2023
Stepped Care, a Closer Look: Reviewing Evidence and Evaluating Outcomes
Salmon A, Berger M, Fernando S, Snow M. Stepped Care, a Closer Look: Reviewing Evidence and Evaluating Outcomes. 2023, 145-160. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-45206-2_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare modelYoung adultsStepped care modelMental health careSubstance use servicesPeer-reviewed evidenceMore client-centered approachEvaluating OutcomesConsensus definitionAge groupsClient-centred approachForm of careMental healthCareAge rangeHealth careWait timeAdultsSignificant benefitsMore researchUse servicesService deliveryEvidenceReviewDefinitive claims
2019
P2-40-02 - Prevalence of price promotions on foods and whether they're more likely to be found on less-healthy foods? A systematic review
Kaur A, Scarborough P, Rayner M, Lewis T, Lipkova V, Fernando S, Harrington R, Waterlander W. P2-40-02 - Prevalence of price promotions on foods and whether they're more likely to be found on less-healthy foods? A systematic review. 2019 DOI: 10.26226/m.5d5e5185bedcf39b76636886.Peer-Reviewed Original Research