Michael Stickland

Area of Study / Keywords

COPD health care delivery Asthma inflammation vascular cardiovascular Exercise gas exchange pulmonary hemodynamics autonomic function dyspnea diffusion hospitalization

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About

Research scientist Dr. Michael Stickland completed his PhD at the University of Alberta and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. He was recruited to the Department of Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary Medicine in 2006. Dr. Stickland’s research strengths and clinical focus have resulted in many awards and publications, and importantly, new protocols for testing, assessing and rehabilitating patients with lung conditions. His contributions to the field include that of a reviewer for scientific articles submitted to leading pulmonary health journals and grants to funding agencies. He was named one of Edmonton’s “Top 40 Under 40” by Avenue magazine in 2013. 

Leadership and Collaborations:

Dr. Stickland is active on clinical and scientific committees of the university, major pulmonary non-profit associations and the health system. He is the director of G.F. MacDonald Centre for Lung Health, the scientific director of the Respiratory Health Strategic Clinical Network of Alberta Health Services, a member of the board directors for the Lung Association of Alberta and North West Territories, and a member of the Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Clinical Assembly which develops national clinical practice guidelines and research priorities for patients with COPD.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Stickland is leading the expansion of the Breathe Easy pulmonary rehabilitation program through the G.F. MacDonald Centre for Lung Health in Edmonton. Breathe Easy is now offered at over 20 sites throughout the province, with the goal to further increase capacity in the coming years. He is working with other clinicians and researchers across Canada to develop a standardized, pulmonary rehabilitation program, using evidence about fundamental behaviour change and exercise adherence, for clinicians to use to start up their own rehabilitation programs. He is also developing and evaluating, with colleagues at the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, an evidence-based acute care discharge bundle to facilitate the transition to the community for patients with COPD.

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Research

Dr. Stickland’s research interests include: 1) examining the cardiovascular consequences of chronic lung disease, 2) understanding exercise intolerance in pulmonary and cardiac disease, 3) autonomic control of cardiovascular function in health and disease, 4) pulmonary rehabilitation, 5) health outcomes in COPD.

Dr. Stickland has authored or co-authored more than 150 articles, abstracts and reviews published by peer-reviewed journals.

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Teaching

Dr. Stickland supervises individual undergraduate and graduate trainees. He teaches pulmonary physiology as part of the medical education curriculum, and is part of the Adult Respirology Training Program.

KIN 399A - Research Project

Directed research done under the supervision of an academic member in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation or approved research affiliate. Normally for students in their third year of study. Prerequisite: KIN 209 or 409 and consent of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs). Students must arrange a project with an academic staff member or approved research affiliate. Enrolment is limited and preference will be given to students with GPA of 3.0 and above on their most recent 30 units.

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KIN 399B - Research Project

Directed research done under the supervision of an academic member in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation or approved research affiliate. Normally for students in their third year of study. Prerequisite: KIN 209 or 409 and consent of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs). Students must arrange a project with an academic staff member or approved research affiliate. Enrolment is limited and preference will be given to students with GPA of 3.0 and above on their most recent 30 units.

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MED 501 - Clinical Pulmonary Physiology

Basic and clinical lectures on: Lung Structure; Pulmonary Blood Flow; Airflow; Gaseous Diffusion; Ventilation/Perfusion Matching; Control of Ventilation; Oxygen Transport; Lung Defense; Mucociliary Transport; ARDS; Asthma; Exercise; Lung Growth; Surfactant; Lung Metabolism; Pulmonary Function Testing. Prerequisites: General courses in Physiology, Physics and Biochemistry or consent of Department.

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Browse more courses taught by Michael Stickland

Nagase F.I., Stafinski T., Avdagovska M., Stickland M.K., Etruw E.M., Menon D.

BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2022 December; 22 (1):646 10.1186/s12913-022-07938-y

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Stafinski T., Nagase F.I., Avdagovska M., Stickland M.K., Menon D.

BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2022 December; 22 (1):557 10.1186/s12913-022-07779-9

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Tandon P., Purdy G., Ismond K.P., Cruz C., Etruw E., Suderman K., Hyde A., Stickland M., Spence J.C., Lien D.C., Bhanji R., Prado C.M., Cruz A.M., Joy A.A., Yaskina M., Round J., Harback K., Padwal R., McNeely M.L.

Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2022 July; 118 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106791

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Thompson S., Wiebe N., Stickland M.K., Gyenes G.T., Davies R., Vallance J., Graham M.

Kidney and Blood Pressure Research. 2022 July; 47 (7):475-485 10.1159/000524518

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Phillips D.B., Elbehairy A.F., James M.D., Vincent S.G., Milne K.M., de-Torres J.P., Alberto Neder J., Kirby M., Jensen D., Stickland M.K., Guenette J.A., Smith B.M., Aaron S.D., Tan W.C., Bourbeau J., O’Donnell D.E.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2022 June; 205 (12):1391-1402 10.1164/rccm.202109-2171OC

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Stickland M.K., Neder J.A., Guenette J.A., O'Donnell D.E., Jensen D.

CHEST. 2022 June; 161 (6):1505-1516 10.1016/j.chest.2022.01.021

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Sharpe H., Cerato L., Derech D., Guirguis L., Hayward K., Lohmann T., MacLean J.E., Manafo E., Paskey J., Rasiah J., Rimkus M., Rizvi S.K., Robinson G., Seefried B., Somani Z., Tindall M., Vliagoftis H., Pendharkar S.R., Stickland M.K.

BMJ Open. 2022 June; 12 (6):e059326 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059326

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Lam G.Y., Befus D., Damant R.W., Ferrara G., Fuhr D.P., Laratta C.R., Lau A., Stickland M.K., Varughese R.A., Wong E.Y., Smith M.P.

JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2022 May; 291 (5):694-697 10.1111/joim.13427

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CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group . 2022 May;

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American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA.. 2022 May;

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Atwood C.E., Bhutani M., Ospina M.B., Rowe B.H., Leigh R., Deuchar L., Faris P., Michas M., Mrklas K.J., Graham J., Aceron R., Damant R., Green L., Hirani N., Longard K., Meyer V., Mitchell P., Tsai W., Walker B., Stickland M.K.

CHEST. 2022 April; 162 (2):321-330 10.1016/j.chest.2022.03.047

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Soril L.J.J., Damant R.W., Lam G.Y., Smith M.P., Weatherald J., Bourbeau J., Hernandez P., Stickland M.K.

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2022 April; 195 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106782

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Okanagan Cardiovascular and Respiratory Symposium, Vernon, BC. 2022 March;

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Okanagan Cardiovascular and Respiratory Symposium, Vernon, BC. 2022 March;

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Lindeman C., Klein D., Stickland M., Drummond N., Kim Y.B., Lamboglia C., Mangan A., McCurdy A., Affleck E., Garrison S., Sargent R., Spence J.C.

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism. 2022 February; 47 (3):337-342 10.1139/apnm-2021-0643

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Alsubheen S.A., Beauchamp M., Ellerton C., Goldstein R., Alison J., Dechman G., Haines K.J., Harrison S., Holland A., Lee A., Marques A., Spencer L., Stickland M., Skinner E.H., Brooks D.

COPD-Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2022 January; 19 (1):166-173 10.1080/15412555.2022.2038120

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Lam G.Y., Befus A.D., Damant R.W., Ferrara G., Fuhr D.P., Stickland M.K., Varughese R.A., Wong E.Y., Smith M.P.

RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2021 December; 22 (1) 10.1186/s12931-021-01814-9

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Selzler A.M., Jourdain T., Wald J., Sedeno M., Janaudis-Ferreira T., Goldstein R., Bourbeau J., Stickland M.K.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2021 October; 18 (10):1650-1660 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202009-1160OC

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Guler S.A., Hur S.A., Stickland M.K., Brun P., Bovet L., Holland A.E., Bondarenko J., Hambly N., Wald J., Makhdami N., Kreuter M., Gloeckl R., Jarosch I., Tan B., Johannson K.A., McBride S.A., De Boer K., Sandoz J.S., Sun K., Assayag D., Bhatt S.P., Morisset J., Ferraro V., Garvey C., Camp P.G., Ryerson C.J.

THORAX. 2021 August; 77 (6):589-595 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217361

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Paula-Ribeiro M., Ribeiro I.C., Aranda L.C., Silva T.M., Costa C.M., Ramos R.P., Ota-Arakaki J., Cravo S.L., Nery L.E., Stickland M.K., Silva B.M.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2021 August; 131 (2):794-807 10.1152/japplphysiol.00152.2021

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Ismond K.P., Eslamparast T., Farhat K., Stickland M., Spence J.C., Bailey R.J., Abraldes J.G., Spiers J.A., Tandon P.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS. 2021 July; 45 (7):72 10.1007/s10916-021-01746-3

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Ismond K.P., Eslamparast T., Farhat K., Stickland M., Spence J.C., Bailey R.J., Abraldes J.G., Spiers J.A., Tandon P.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS. 2021 June; 45 (7) 10.1007/s10916-021-01746-3

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Steele A.R., Berthelsen L.F., Fraser G.M., Phillips D.B., Fuhr D.P., Wong E.Y.L., Stickland M.K., Steinback C.D.

CLINICAL AUTONOMIC RESEARCH. 2021 June; 31 (3):443-451 10.1007/s10286-021-00784-8

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Lewthwaite H., Elsewify O., Niro F., Bourbeau J., Guenette J.A., Maltais F., Marciniuk D.D., O'Donnell D.E., Smith B.M., Stickland M.K., Tan W.C., Jensen D., Aaron S.D., Chapman K.R., Hernandez P., Sin D.D., Walker B.

CHEST. 2021 May; 159 (5):1922-1933 10.1016/j.chest.2020.11.009

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Penz E., Stickland M.K., Walker B.

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. 2021 April; 5 (2):84-88 10.1080/24745332.2021.1901630

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Phillips D.B., Brotto A.R., Ross B.A., Bryan T.L., Wong E.Y.L., Meah V.L., Fuhr D.P., van Diepen S., Stickland M.K.

JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2021 March; 599 (5):1665-1683 10.1113/JP280913

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Swenson E.R., Hopkins S.R., Stickland M.K.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2021 February; 203 (3):389-390 10.1164/rccm.202010-3800LE

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Phillips D.B., Brotto A.R., Ross B.A., Bryan T.L., Wong E.Y.L., Meah V.L., Fuhr D.P., van Diepen S., Stickland M.K.

JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2021 January; 599 (5):1665-1683 10.1113/JP280913

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Reyes L.M., Usselman C.W., Khurana R., Chari R.S., Stickland M.K., Davidge S.T., Julian C.G., Steinback C.D., Davenport M.H.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2021 January; 130 (1):139-148 10.1152/JAPPLPHYSIOL.00646.2020

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Dechman G., Aceron R., Beauchamp M., Bhutani M., Bourbeau J., Brooks D., Goldstein R., Goodridge D., Hernandez P., Janaudis-Ferreira T., Saey D., Marciniuk D., Olsen S.R., Penz E., Ryerson C., Wald J., Weatherald J., Stickland M.K.

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. 2020 November; 4 (4):232-235 10.1080/24745332.2020.1828683

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Hopkins S.R., Dominelli P.B., Davis C.K., Guenette J.A., Luks A.M., Molgat-Seon Y., Sá R.C., Sheel A.W., Swenson E.R., Stickland M.K.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2020 November; 18 (3):399-407 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202008-990CME

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Do V., Eckersley L., Lin L., Davidge S.T., Stickland M.K., Ojala T., Serrano-Lomelin J., Hornberger L.K.

CJC Open. 2020 November; 3 (3):345-353 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.10.020

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Hurley K.M.T., Selzler A.M., Rodgers W.M., Stickland M.K.

Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2020 October; 6 (1) 10.1186/s40814-020-00705-y

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Khoury M., Phillips D.B., Wood P.W., Mott W.R., Stickland M.K., Boulanger P., Rempel G.R., Conway J., Mackie A.S., Khoo N.S.

CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG. 2020 October; 30 (10):1409-1416 10.1017/S1047951120002097

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Hopkins S.R., Stickland M.K., Schoene R.B., Swenson E.R., Luks A.M.

Clinical Research in Cardiology. 2020 October; 109 (12):1605-1606 10.1007/s00392-020-01748-0