Research Outputs

Our peer-reviewed work is catalogued on PubMed, which always reflects the lab's latest publications.

Complete Publication Record

Browse Dr. Isenberg's full, always-current list of peer-reviewed publications — including abstracts and full-text links — on PubMed.

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Most Recent Publications

The five most recent publications, updated automatically from PubMed.

Media Coverage

Interviews, articles, and features highlighting the lab's research and public engagement.

NewsletterCIHR IHSPR NewsletterFebruary 1, 2026

A Good Death: Art as Knowledge Mobilization

Newsletter feature from the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research.

ArticleCIHR IHSPR Research ImpactFebruary 1, 2026

A Good Death: Art as Knowledge Mobilization

Information page on IHSPR's Research Impact webpage.

PodcastDisrupting DeathDecember 19, 2025

Arts-based Knowledge Translation: Disrupting Death with Sarina Isenberg

Podcast interview in which Sarina discusses her research in arts-based knowledge translation, especially the Art and Wisdom of a Good Death exhibit.

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RadioCBC Ottawa MorningNovember 14, 2025

The Ottawa exhibition asking Canadians how they'd like to die

Radio interview highlighting the Art and Wisdom of a Good Death exhibit at the Ottawa Art Gallery.

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ArticleCBC ArtsNovember 8, 2025

The Ottawa exhibition asking Canadians how they'd like to die

Shobeiry, N.

Article highlighting the Art and Wisdom of a Good Death exhibit at the Ottawa Art Gallery.

PodcastCMAJ PodcastOctober 15, 2024

Compassionate and comprehensive care for early pregnancy loss

Podcast interview wherein Sarina discusses her lived experience with both first and second trimester pregnancy losses.

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ArticleIHSPR Knowledge MobilizationApril 29, 2024

Continuity of care at the end of life: Design installation at Evergreen Brick Works

Article highlighting "The Terminal Diner: an exploration of end of life through design and science" at Evergreen Brick Works.

ArticleCIHR — Discovery for LifeMarch 21, 2024

The Terminal Diner: A place everyone visits once

Article highlighting the Terminal Diner via the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Discovery for Life: The faces of health research 2024.

ArticleHamilton SpectatorMarch 11, 2024

End-of-life care is on the menu at the Terminal Diner

LaFleche, G.

Article highlighting the Terminal Diner installation at McMaster University.

ArticleThe Globe and MailOctober 22, 2022

A cardiologist's innovation is helping patients with heart failure cope with the condition's highs and lows

Leung, W.

Article highlighting the findings from Quinn et al. (Isenberg senior author)'s manuscript in the Canadian Medical Association Journal regarding an innovative palliative homecare program for patients with heart failure.

ArticleThe Globe and MailOctober 25, 2021

Dying in Canada is costing a fortune — and worse, it's not how we want to go

Picard, A.

Article highlighting the findings from Downar, Quinn, and Isenberg's C.D. Howe report "Expensive Endings: Reining In the High Cost of End-of-Life Care in Canada".

RadioCFRA Radio — Ottawa at WorkApril 22, 2021

Overview of the RELIEF study

Radio interview regarding the RELIEF research study.

ArticleHealthy DebateAugust 28, 2020

Raising the bar on our haphazard end-of-life transition from hospital to home

Isenberg SR, Saunders S, Stern M, Mahtani R

Article highlighting findings from Isenberg's research program on the transition from hospital to home at end of life, and the implications of the findings for practice and policy.

ArticleHealthy DebateAugust 21, 2020

What are we willing to pay for the quality of death we want?

Hsu AT, Isenberg SR

Article highlighting findings from Hsu and Isenberg's Medical Care article on the cost effectiveness of end-of-life homecare, and its implications for program and policy.

ArticleWhere Sinai Health ConnectsJanuary 23, 2020

Blending research and art to explore experiences of palliative care

Terpenning, A.

Article focusing on a design installation that Dr. Isenberg developed based on research on care transitions, featured at the DesignTO Festival.