Queen’s Nursing and Health Research
2013-2014 Research Report
Historical perspective and background
In 2003, Drs. Jennifer Medves, Margaret Harrison, and Joan Tranmer worked together
to officially create a research group, Practice and Research in Nursing (PRN), with a
focus on health services research. The overall mission of the PRN group was to
produce and use evidence to plan, implement and evaluate nursing practice change
to promote improved outcomes (individual, provider, and system), as well as to
promote effectiveness and efficiency in nursing to benefit the health of Canadians.
The strategic activities of the PRN group recognized and acknowledged the plans and
activities of our partner institutions in the Southeastern Ontario Academic Health
Sciences Centre (SEOHSC) and the research plans and activities of the Faculty of
Health Sciences. Our key goal was to build upon the strengths and linkages at this
academic Health Sciences Centre (HSC), to create a focus of nursing research
excellence of relevance to the nursing discipline and practice.
We identified key strategic priorities, including:
1. Establishing and maintaining an organizational structure to support the
research, knowledge translation and training activities of the PRN group.
2. Leading and conducting programs of innovative research to address health
service issues of relevance to the discipline and practice of Nursing.
3. Leading and conducting research and scholarly activities that contribute to the
science of knowledge translation.
4. Developing, creating and supporting educational and training opportunities
for undergraduate and graduate nursing students, and practicing nurses.
5. Communicating and marketing PRN activities locally, nationally and
internationally.
An advisory committee consisting of researchers and decision makers, locally and
nationally from the Health Science and Nursing communities provided advice on
strategic direction to the PRN group through review of an annual report and a yearly
meeting. In 2007, PRN was recognized as an “Established Research Group” within
the Faculty of Health Sciences. Between 2007 and 2013 PRN thrived under the
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directorship of Dr. J. Medves (2003 – 2009) and Dr. M. Harrison (2010-2013).
Currently, Dr. J. Tranmer is the Director of the PRN group.
We are now in the process of reviewing our current structure, activities and priorities
to i) better position the capacity of new faculty to advance their respective research
programs, ii) to ensure the SON research agenda complements FHS research
priorities (where possible) and iii) to enhance our ability to obtain external funding
through traditional and non-traditional channels.
Membership
The membership, historically, consisted of nurse scientists with career-supported and
active research programs, nursing faculty whose research and scholarship interests
were congruent with the PRN mission and research focus, as well as clinical or
practice based members whose research and scholarship interests were congruent
with the PRN research mission and focus. Graduate students were, and are actively
involved in all activities. We do not anticipate that this membership will change as
we wish to encourage a wide range of participation in research activities.
Operational Funding
There is no stable infrastructure funding for activities within PRN and the newly
proposed Queen’s Nursing and Health Research unit. All activities are supported by
monies from grants and/or contracts led by investigators. One of the initial key
supports was funding from the MOHLTC, which allowed PRN to develop a strong
research program within the knowledge translation focus, and the development of
the Queen’s Joanna Briggs Collaboration (QJBC). QJBC is a component of PRN
(currently under the leadership of C. Godfrey). Infrastructure funding is an ongoing
concern for investigators.
Research activities
In 2009, we recognized the synergies of the group and developed a thematic research
framework that had four elements: Understanding evidence, Gaps in Knowledge,
Uptake of Evidence, and Scholarship of Integration. All components are interrelated.
Investigators’ research activities were mapped onto this framework. This framework
continued to evolve with the emergence of 3 themes within the context of the cycle of
clinical practice – health services. In the past year, faculty have engaged in an active
discussion in regard to research foci of the PRN group.
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Our proposed framework builds upon the research base within the SON and further
advances the original PRN foci. Broadly, the proposed Queen’s Nursing and Health
Research unit (QNHR) is a team of nurse investigators who collectively, and in
collaboration with practice and academic partners, lead and facilitate comprehensive
research programs embedded within a cycle of practice – knowledge creation and/or
synthesis - translation – evaluation. We have identified 3 clusters of research 1)
populations with complex health conditions 2) practice environments and 3) health
care quality. Within each cluster there are specific foci of research that involve the
investigators within the group.
Queen’s Nursing and Health Research
At a glance:
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Patient focus: Populations with complex conditions
Research focus: Development of knowledge and interventions focused on the
optimization of function and well-being for persons with complex conditions, with a
particular focus on 1) older populations, 2) persons with mental health and/or
addiction issues, and 3) persons with complex and/or multiple chronic conditions
Older
populations
Optimizing
function
and wellbeing
Multiple
chronic
conditions
Current research
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Persons with
mental
health and
addiction
Transition to primary care follow-up: A mixed methods study
exploring the perspective of early discharge in breast cancer survivors.
Luctkar-Flude, M., Langley, H.
Freda Paltiel Award, Queen’s University, School of Nursing $2,000
December 2014 – March 2016
Using ICES and CIHI Databases to Determine the Prevalence of
Clinical Problems: A New Faculty Research Program.
Almost, J., Sears, K., Woo, K., Wilson, R., & VanDenKerkhof, E.
School of Nursing Research Development Grant, Queen’s
University. $2500
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2011-2013
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Follow-up with early-discharge breast cancer survivors
Luctkar-Flude, M.
Queen’s University Research Initiation Grant $15, 000
July 2014 – June 2017
The effect of neurofeedback on long-term symptoms and quality of
life of post-treatment cancer survivors
Luctkar-Flude, M., Groll, D., Touw, M.
Queen’s University and Queen’s University Faculty Association Fund
for Scholarly Research and Creative Work and Professional
Development (Adjuncts) $5,000
March 2014 – December 2014
Primary health care program: Sub program: Optimizing primary care
reform to improve care and outcomes for patients with multiple
complex conditions
Stewart, M. Green, M., Dahrouge, S., and Glazier, R. (leads).
Tranmer, J (co-investigator)
Health Services Research Fund, MOHLTC: $ 3,730,310
March 2013 - 2016
Knowledge mobilization in delirium care across care transitions
Puxty, J., Brander, R., Le Clair, K., Gill, S., Seitz, D., Tranmer, J.,
Molnard, D., Jewell, D., Kelly, M., Brookman, C.
Ontario Research Coalition of Research Institutes: $25,000
March 2013 - 2014
Program: Building and Sustaining the Nursing Workforce for Better
Patient Outcomes
Subgrant: Nurse facilitated primary care management of older
persons with advanced chronic diseases
Doran, D.M., Baumann, A. (Co-PIs), Alvarado, K., Baxter, P., Blythe, J.,
Clarke, S., Deber, R., Fisher, A., Freeman, M., Hunsberger, M., IdrissWheeler, D., Laporte, A., Laschinger, H., McGillis Hall, L., McGilton, K.,
Medves, J., Nagle, L., O’Brien-Pallas, L., Rheaume, A., Sidani, S.,
Tomblin Murphy, G., Tourangeau, A., Tranmer, J., Underwood, J.
Valaitis, R., Wong, C.
Subgrant lead: Tranmer, J.
Nursing Research Fund: Ministry of Health and Longterm Care
$1,000,000 (Subgrant: $90,000)
October 2009 – March 2013
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Defining and optimizing nursing contribution to chronic disease care
within the primary care setting
Tranmer, J., Edge, D., VanDenKerkhof, EG.
CIHR Meeting Planning and Dissemination Grant: $22,780
April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2013
Building local consensus on clinically important outcomes when
caring for individuals with chronic pain.
Wilson, R., VanDenKerkhof, E., Gilron, I. Sieb, R., Sawhney, M.
Women’s Giving Circle : $10,000
March 2014
Pain following unilateral total knee arthroplasty: An RCT examining
the effect of adductor-canal peripheral nerve block with periarticular
infiltration vs adductor-canal nerve block only vs periarticular
infiltration only.
Sawhney, M., Bowry, R., Kashin, B., Ip, G., Joo, D., Proudman, J., Bent,
M., Mehdian, H.
North York General Hospital Exploration Fund: $50,000
January 2013 – June 2015
Maintaining health, function and autonomy in aging community‐
dwelling Canadians living with chronic conditions
VanDenKerkhof EG, Harrison MB, Hopman W
Botterell Foundation: $15,000
May 2012 – April 2014
International chronic postsurgical pain collaboration
VanDenKerkhof EG, Bruce J (UK), Peters M
(Netherlands)
International Strategic Opportunities Program, Ontario Ministry of
Research and Innovation: $14,500
May 2010-2012
The incidence of postoperative hyperglycemia among non-diabetic
elective surgical patients
Van Vlymen J; Co-I: Jaeger M, Yang M, Kane A, Houlden R,
VanDenKerkhof EG
Alison Froese Fund, Dept. of Anesthesiology and Perioperative
Medicine, Queen’s University: $9,000
July 2014
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Improving health and work-related outcomes in women with chronic
pain.
Wilson R Co-I: VanDenKerkhof EG, Good MA, in collaboration with
Hotel Dieu Chronic Pain Program
Shopper’s Drug Mart Women’s Health Initiative: $25,000
2013-2014
Improving symptom management after total joint arthroplasty: A PAR
approach.
Wilson RA, McKay M, Lambert S, Koen R, Wilson V, VanDenKerkhof
EG.
Research Initiation Grant: $30,000
Does the speed of sternal retraction during cardiac surgery affect
postoperative pain outcomes: A randomized controlled trial
Saha T, Petsikas D, Hamilton A, Payne D, VanDenKerkhof E, Milne B,
Wilson R, Parry M.
SEAMO Innovation Grant: $66,000
January 2013
Using administrative data to address patient-reported outcomes across
the continuum of care in Ontario
VanDenKerkhof EG, Almost J, Sears, K, Wilson R, Woo K
AHRQ: $16,000
March 2012 – December 2015
Costs for the management of pressure ulcers in long-term care settings
Woo, K. and VanDenKerkhof EG
Research Development Fund, Queen’s School of Nursing: $5000
2013-14
An Evaluation of Dermatology and Wound Care Learning Module for
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners
Woo, K.
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PHCNP) Consortium of the
Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing: $10,636
2013-14
Sex differences in mood disorders and substance use.
Goldie, C.L., Davison, K., Sotskova, A., Bingham, B. and Richardson, C.
UBC School of Nursing Lyle Creelman Endowment Fund for Public
Health Research: $14,870
2012-2014
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Provider focus: Practice environments
Research focus: Development of knowledge and interventions designed to optimize
the practice environments for health care professionals with a particular focus on 1)
effective models of inter-professional care, 2) leadership, 3) communication strategies
and systems, and 4) workplace structure, culture and health.
Models of care
Workplace
culture,
structure and
health
Practice
environments
Leadership
Communication
strategies and
systems
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Current research
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Exploring early inter-professional socialization within the
health professions: Setting the stage for collaborative
practice.
Price, S. L., Reeves, S., Almost, J., Andrews, C.L., Bainbridge,
L.A., Davies, H.K.A., Harman, K.M., Khalili, H., & Matte,
M.C.
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Open
Operating Grant. $180,000
Oct 2014-Sept 2017
The Role of Formal Leadership in Long-Term Care Settings:
A Scoping Review.
Almost, J. & Godfrey, C.
School of Nursing, Queen’s University, Research
Development Fund. $4,909.21
2014-2015
Positive and Negative Behaviours in Workplace
Relationships: A Scoping Review.
Almost, J., Wolff, A., (Co-PIs), Mildon, B., Price, S., Godfrey,
C., Robinson, S., Maranda, S., & Mallari, S.
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Knowledge
Synthesis Grant: Fall 2012 Competition. $50,000
March 2013-Sept 2015
Promoting Quality Workplace Relationships Among
Nurses.
Almost, J.
Research Initiation Grant, Queens University. $30,000
2012-2015
The scope of practice for nurses working in correctional
facilities in Ontario: A pilot study of an educational
intervention to optimize practice.
Almost, J., Doran, D., Gifford, W., (Co-PIs), Ogilvie, L., Miller,
C., Rose, D., & Squires, M.
Nursing Research Fund, Ontario Ministry of Health and
Long-Term Care. $200,000
2011-2013
Moral distress in long-term care: The development of an
instrument
Almost, J., Sears, K., Godfrey, C., Woo, K. and Wilson, R.
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Queen’s School of Nursing: Dorothy Hall Research Initiative:
$10,000
2013-2015
Advancing a pan-Canadian primary care nursing framework
Martin-Misener, R., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Bullard, C.,
Campbell, D., Carter, N., Donald, F., Kilpatrick, K., McKinlay,
J., Clare, P., Sherifaili, D., Tranmer, J., Valaitis, R., Viscardi, V.,
Yuille, L.
Canadian Nurses Association: $27,000
Aug 2013 – March 2014
Shift work and early indicators of vascular dysfunction in
female hospital employees: A pilot study
Tranmer, J., and Pyke, K.
Queen’s University Garfield Kelly Fund: $9,000
July 2014-June 2015
Shiftwork and cardiovascular risk in women
Tranmer, J., Aronson, KJ. Janssen, I., McGillis-Hall, L., Collier,
C., Day. A.
CIHR Operating Grant: $357,048
March 2011 - 2014
Occupational and other factors as determinants of
melatonin levels among rotating shift nurses
Aronson, K., Richardson, H., Graham, C., Tranmer, J.
Ontario WSIB: $447,769
June 2007 – June 2013
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System focus: Health care quality
Research program focus: Development of knowledge, as well as system and
educational interventions, designed to improve the quality of health care, with
particular foci on 1) Advancing safety, 2) Risk assessment and reduction, 3)
Educational and health technological innovations and 3) Health system service and
delivery.
Advancing
Safety
Health
system
service and
delivery
Health care
quality
Risk
assessment
and
reduction
Educational
and
Technological
innovations
Current research
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Assessment of patients receiving complex pain management
interventions: An educational module of neuraxial analgesia using
standardized patients for learners in the health professions.
Luctkar-Flude, M., Wilson, R., Sears, K., Pulling, C., Hopkins-Rosseel, D.,
Jaeger,M.
SIM-one Simulation Research and Innovation Grant: $9,980
April 2014 – March 2015
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An online flipped classroom experience in continuing professional
development
Ng, S., Willet, T., Brydges, R., Grierson, L., Jones-Bonofiglio, K., LuctkarFlude, M., Tavares, W.
University of Toronto, Continuing Education and Professional
Development Research & Development Grant: $4957
March 2014 – March 2015
Enhancing registered nurse job readiness and patient safety outcomes
through clinical simulation.
Tregunno, D., Luctkar-Flude, M., Sears, K., Medves, J.
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Productivity and
Innovation Fund: $5,794,909
November 2013 - March 2014
Longitudinal evaluation of an unresponsive patient simulation
module for undergraduate nursing students.
Luctkar-Flude, M.
Sigma Theta Tau International Research Grant $5,000
November 2012 – October 2013
Evaluation of an interprofessional epidural analgesia workshop for
health professional students.
Pulling, C., Luctkar-Flude, M., Wilson, R., Sears, K., Hopkins-Rosseel,
Jaeger, M., & Sawhney, M.
Queen’s University and Queen’s University Faculty Association Fund for
Scholarly Research and Creative Work and Professional Development
(Adjuncts) $5,000
November 2014 – August 2015
Evaluating an intermediate-level interprofessional infection control
education module for health sciences students.
Luctkar-Flude, M., Hopkins-Rosseel, D., Jones-Hiscock, C., Pulling, C.,
Gauthier, J., Pinchin, S., Knapp, A.
Queen’s University and Queen’s University Faculty Association Fund for
Scholarly Research and Creative Work and Professional Development
(Adjuncts) $5,000
November 2012 – August 2013
Patient safety incident management: Components and tools across the
incident management continuum
Godfrey, C. (co-PI) and Sears, K. (co-PI) Ross-White A, Van den Hoek J,
McVeety J, Harrison MB
Canadian Patient Safety Institute, $16,071
January – April 2014
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Investigating efficacy of healthcare quality
Principal Investigator Sears, K. Co-investigators: Almost, J., Barling, J.,
Briggs, V., Edge, D., Ginsburg, L., Godfrey, C., Goldstein, D., Hanson, E.,
Ilan, R., Knutsen E., Knutsen W., Medves, J., Nyce, J., Parlow, J., Parush,
A., Peppin, P., Rudie, K., Squires, M., Tregunno, D., VanDenKerkhof, E.,
Wilson, R., Woo, K., Zoutman, D.
Social Program Evaluation Group
Exploring conceptual and theoretical frameworks for Nurse
Practitioner education: A systematic review
Wilson, R., Sears, K., Godfrey, C. , Medves,J. and Ross-White, A.
COUPN PHCNP Program RFP, $10,000
Assessment of and the factors that influence patient safety competence
among health care professionals at entry to practice.
Tregunno, D., Ginsburg, L., Norton, P., Campbell, H., & Medves, J.
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Examination of prescribing to children and adolescents with
disabilities or on social assistance and an assessment of adverse
outcomes of these prescriptions
Sears, K., Levesque, L., VanDenKerkhof, E., Edge, D., and Tranmer, J.
Senate Advisory Research Committee, $10,000
Online social support program for people with diabetes and foot
ulcers
Woo, K.
Ministry of Research and Innovation: Early research award: $150,000
2014-19
Education and practice in perioperative pain management at two
academic medical centres in Rwanda
PI: Parlow J, Johnson A; Co-I: Goldstein DH, VanDenKerkhof EG,
Wilson RA, Mahaffey R, Twagirumugabe T (Rwanda)
Canada-Africa Research Exchange Grant, Association of Universities and
Colleges of Canada: $58,205
July 2014 – June 2016
Courage to Nurse: A program of personal and professional
engagement for new nurses
Tregunno, D. VanDenKerkHof, E. and Law, M.
Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Grant Program,
$43,056
2013-2015
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Ensuring the next generation of physicians understand patient safety:
An examination of the effectiveness of an interprofessional applied
education program
Greenway, M., Law, M. and Tregunno, D.
Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Grant Program:
$43,056
2013-2015
Simulation Team Training and Critical Event Checklist use for
optimizing the management of critical perioperative events in an
ambulatory surgical facility
Morgan, P., Tregunno, D., Edges, R., Carnahan, H., Bell, S., and Kurrek,
M.
Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Grant Program:
$49,806
2012 -2014
Nurse and organizational readiness to deliver best elder care: the key
to Ontario’s ability to design
Fox, M., Sidani, S., Tregunno, D. and Ryan, D.
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Nursing Research
Fund: $200,000
2011 – 2014
Exploring conceptual and theoretical frameworks for Nurse
Practitioner Education: A Scoping Review
Wilson RA, Godfrey C, Ross-White A, Sears K, Medves JM
COUPN: $10,000
2013 – 2014
Peer-reviewed publications
Patient focus: Populations with complex conditions
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Alavi A, Sibbald RG, Mayer D, Goodman L, Botros M, Armstrong DG, Woo K,
Boeni T, Ayello EA, Kirsner RS. Diabetic foot ulcers: Part II. Management. J Am
Acad Dermatol. 2014 Jan;70(1):21.e1-24.
Alavi A, Sibbald RG, Mayer D, Goodman L, Botros M, Armstrong DG, Woo K,
Boeni T, Ayello EA, Kirsner RS. Diabetic foot ulcers: Part I. Pathophysiology and
prevention. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Jan;70(1):1.e1-18.
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Ashbury T, Milne B, McVicar J, Holden R, Phelan R, Sudenis T, VanDenKerkhof
EG. A clinical tool to predict adverse behaviour in children at the induction of
anesthesia. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2014;61(6):543-550
Digel Vandyk A, Harrison MB, Graham ID, VanDenKerkhof EG. Using the
Alberta Continuity of Services Observer-rated Scale to Measure Continuity of
Care in a Psychiatric Population. Journal of Nursing Measurement. Accepted Oct 24,
2014.
Digel Vandyk A, VanDenKerkhof EG, Graham ID, Harrison MB. Profiling
frequent presenters to the emergency department for mental health complaints:
socio-demographic, clinical, and service use characteristics. Archives of Psychiatric
Nursing. 2014;28:420-425
Digel Vandyk A, Harrison MB, VanDenKerkhof EG, Graham ID. Frequent
emergency department use by individuals seeking mental healthcare: a systematic
search and review. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 2013;27(4):171-178.
Digel Vandyk A, Graham ID, VanDenKerkhof EG, Ross-White A, Harrison MB.
Towards a conceptual consensus of continuity in mental healthcare: focused
literature search and theory analysis. International Journal on Evidence-Based
Healthcare 2013;11(2):94-109.
Gilron I, Bailey JM, VanDenKerkhof EG. Chronobiological characteristics of
neuropathic pain: Clinical predictors of diurnal pain variation. Clinical Journal of
Pain; 29(9):755-759. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318275f287
Goldie CL, Brown CA, Hains SMJ, Parlow JL, & Birtwhistle R. (2013). Synergistic
effects of low-intensity exercise conditioning and β-blockade on cardiovascular
and autonomic adaptation in pre- and postmenopausal women with
hypertension. Biological Research For Nursing, 14(4), 443-452. doi:
10.1177/1099800412461562
Han H, Corbin R, Godfrey C, Leung L, Chen J, Lee MS, Zhang T, Feng L. The
safety and effectiveness of bitter melon (momordica charantia) as an alternative to
traditional hypoglycemic agents for the control of fasting blood sugar in patients
with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of
Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports 2013;11(12) 17 – 32
Harrison MB, VanDenKerkhof EG, Hopman W, Carley ME. Community-dwelling
individuals living with chronic wounds: understanding the complexity to
improve nursing care. a descriptive cohort study. Clinical Nurse Studies
2013;1(2):43-57.
Harrison MB, VanDenKerkhof EG, Hopman WM, Carley ME. The role of
preference on outcomes of people receiving evidence-informed community
wound care in their home or in a nurse-clinic setting: a cohort study (n=230).
Healthcare 2014;2(3):401-416. doi:10.3390/healthcare2030401.
Hopman WM, VanDenKerkhof EG, Carley ME, Kuhnke J, Harrison MB. Factors
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associated with health-related quality of life in chronic leg ulceration. Quality of
Life Research 2014;23(6):1833-1840
Hopman WM, Buchanan M, VanDenKerkhof EG, Harrison MB. Pain and healthrelated quality of life in persons with chronic leg ulcers. Chronic Diseases and
Injuries in Canada 2013;33(3):167-174
Idestrup C, Sawhney M, Nix C, Kiss A. (2014). The incidence of Hematoma
Formation in Patients with Continuous Femoral Catheters Following Total Knee
Arthroplasty in Patients receiving Rivaroxaban as Thromboprophylaxis; An
observational study. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 39, 414-417.
Koumpan Y, VanDenKerkhof E, van Vlymen J. An observational cohort study to
assess glycosylated hemoglobin screening for elective surgical patients. Canadian
Journal of Anesthesia 2014;61(5):407-416.
Luctkar-Flude M & Groll D. (In press). A systematic review of the safety and effect
of neurofeedback on fatigue and cognition. Integrative Cancer Therapies.
Luctkar-Flude M, Aiken A, McColl MA, & Tranmer J. (2014). A comprehensive
framework and key guideline recommendations for the provision of evidencebased breast cancer survivorship care within the primary care setting. Family
Practice. 1-12. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmu082
Lukewich J, Edge D, VanDenKerkhof E, Tranmer J. Nursing contributions to
chronic disease management in primary care. (2014) Journal of Nursing
Administration. 44 (2),103-110
Macdonald M, Martin-Misener R, Helwig M, Smith LJ, Godfrey CM. The
experiences of adults with cystic fibrosis in adhering to medication regimens: a
systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation
Reports 2014;12(12) 91 – 105.
Macartney G, VanDenKerkhof EG, Harrison MB, Stacey D. Symptom experience
and quality of life in pediatric brain tumour survivors: a cross-sectional study.
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2014;48(5):957-967 .
Macartney G, Harrison MB, VanDenKerkhof EG, Stacey D, McCarthy P. Quality
of life and symptoms in pediatric brain tumour survivors: A systematic review.
Journal of Pediatric Oncology 2014;31(2):65-77.
Macartney G, Stacey D, Harrison MB, VanDenKerkhof EG. Symptoms, coping and
quality of life in pediatric brain tumour survivors: a qualitative study. Oncology
Nursing Forum 2014;41(4):390-398.
Mann EG, LeFort S, VanDenKerkhof EG. Self-management interventions for
chronic pain. Pain Management 2013;3(3):1-12.
Oh P, Baysarowich K, Boyajian K, Brownrigg J, Chessex C, Fair T, Ford A, Goldie
C. et al. Standards for the provision of cardiovascular rehabilitation in Ontario.
Cardiac Care Network of Ontario, September 2014.
Ramlall Y, Sawhney M, Ramlall S. (2014). Post-discharge pain experience
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following primary total hip and total knee arthroplasty in patients whose primary
language is not English. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 18,
60-67.
Webster F, Bremner S, Katz J, Watt-Watson J, Kennedy D, Sawhney M, McCartney
C. (2014). Patients’ Perceptions of Joint Replacement Care in a Changing
Healthcare System:
A Qualitative Study. Healthcare Policy, 9 (3), 55-66.
Wilson RA, Watson J., Hodnett E., & Tranmer JA. A randomized controlled trial of
an individualized preoperative education intervention for symptom management
following total knee arthroplasty. Orthopedic Nursing, Accepted, Jan 28, 2015.
Woo KY, Alam T, Marin J. Topical Antimicrobial Toolkit for Wound Infection.
Surg Technol Int. 2014 Nov;XXV:45-52.
Woo K. New initiative: Online social support program for people with diabetes
and foot ulcers. Diabetic Foot Canada 2014 2: 11–12.
Woo KY. Physicians' knowledge and attitudes in the management of wound
infection. Int Wound J. 2014 Apr 28. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12290.
Woo KY. Health economic benefits of cyanoacrylate skin protectants in the
management of superficial skin lesions. Int Wound J. 2014 Mar 16. doi:
10.1111/iwj.12237
VanDenKerkhof EG, VanTil L, Thompson J, Hopman W, Sweet J, Carley M,
Sudom K. Pain in Canadian Veterans: analysis of data from the Survey on
Transition to Civilian Life. Pain Research and Management. In press, January 2015.
VanDenKerkhof EG, Carley ME, Hopman WM, Ross-White A, Harrison MB.
Prevalence of chronic pain and related risk factors in military veterans: a
systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports.
2014;12(10):152-186.
VanDenKerkhof EG, Carley ME, Hopman WM, Ross-White A, Harrison MB.
Prevalence of chronic pain and related risk factors in military Veterans: a
systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation
Reports 2014;12(2):46-55.
VanDenKerkhof EG, Hopman WM, Carley ME, Kuhnke JL, Harrison MB. Leg
ulcer nursing care in the community: a prospective cohort study of the symptom
of pain. BMC Nursing 2013;12(3). doi:10.1186/1472-6955-12-3
VanDenKerkhof EG, Peters M, Bruce J. Chronic pain after surgery: time for
standardization? A framework to establish core risk factor and outcome domains.
The Clinical Journal of Pain 2013;29(1):2-8.
Provider focus: Practice environments
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Almost, J., Wolff, A., Mildon, B., Price, S., Godfrey, C., Robinson, S., Ross-White,
A., & Mercado-Mallari, S. (2015). Positive and negative behaviours in workplace
relationships: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 5, e007685.
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Almost, J. (2014). Review: Conflict on the treatment floor: An investigation of
interpersonal conflict experienced by nurses. Journal of Research in Nursing, 19(1),
38-39 (First published on May 31, 2013 as doi:10.1177/1744987113485841.
Almost, J., Gifford, W. A., Doran, D., Ogilvie, L., Miller, C., Rose, D. N., & Squires,
M. (2013). Correctional nursing: A study protocol to develop an educational
intervention to optimize nursing practice in a unique context. Implementation
Science, 8(71), 1-6. DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-71.
Almost, J., Doran, D., Ogilvie, L., Miller, C., Kennedy, S., Timming, C., Rose, D.,
Squires, M., Lee, C., & Bookey-Bassett, S. (2013). Exploring worklife issues in
correctional settings. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 9(1), 3-13. doi:
10.1097/JFN.0b013e31827a56f3
Harrison, M. B., Graham, I. D., Godfrey, C. M., Medves, J. M., Tranmer, J. E.,
Thomas, L., & Oakley, P. (In review) Guideline dissemination and implementation
strategies for nursing and professions allied to medicine. Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews
Horgan, S., & Medves, J. (In review). Examining models of cross-sector
collaboration: Assessing the link between model structure and collaborative
capacity. Journal of Interprofessional Care.
Kirk, M., VanDenKerkhof, E., Janssen, I, & Tranmer, J. The influence of irregular
work patterns on indicators of cardiometabolic risk in female hospital employees.
Journal of Nursing Administration. In press
Lajoie, P., Aronson, K., Day, A. & Tranmer, J. Shift work, sleep quality and
cardiometabolic risk in female hospital employees. BMJ (Open) In press.
Laschinger, H., Wong, C, MacDonald-Rencz, S., Burkoski, V. D’Amour, D.,
Grinspun, D. Almost, J., et al. (2013). Part 1: The influence of personal and
situational predictors on nurses’ aspirations to management roles: preliminary
findings of a national survey of Canadian nurses. Journal of Nursing
Management, 21, 217-230. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01452.x.
Laschinger, H., Wong, C, MacDonald-Rencz, S., Burkoski, V. D’Amour, D.,
Grinspun, D. Almost, J., et al. (2013). Part 2: Nurses’ career aspirations to
management roles: qualitative findings from a national study of Canadian nurses.
Journal of Nursing Management, 21, 231-241. doi: 10.1111/j.13652834.2012.01451.x.
Lukewich, J., Corbin, R., VanDenKerkhof, E., Edge, D., Williamson, T., & Tranmer,
J. (2014) Identification, summary and comparison of tools used to measure
organizational attributes associated with chronic disease management within
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primary care settings. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. doi: 10.1111/jep.12172
Martin-Misener, R., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Bullard, C., Campbell, D., Carter, N.,
Donald, F., Kilpatrick, K., McKinlay, J., Clare, P., Sherifaili, D., Tranmer, J.,
Valaitis, R., Viscardi, V., Yuille, L. Advancing a pan-Canadian primary care
framework: Optimizing the role of registered nurses and nurse practitioners: Final
report. Canadian Nurses Association, Ottawa, ON. Apr 14, 2014.
Medves, J., Edge, D., Bisonette, L., & Stansfield, K. (In press). Supporting rural
nurses in retaining skills and knowledge to practice in community hospitals in
Ontario, Canada. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care
Rittenmeyer L, Huffman D, Godfrey C. The experience of patients, families
and/or significant others of waiting when engaging with the healthcare system: a
qualitative systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation
Reports 2014;12(8) 193 – 258
Tranmer, J., Chapman, C., Edge, D., Godfrey, C., VanDenKerkhof, E. Optimizing
professional and non-professional roles in primary care based models of
integrative care for patients with complex health care needs. A scoping review.
Final Report. Primary Health Care System Program and MOHLTC, Toronto,
Ontario. April 2014
Wallingford, S. C., Jones, G., Kobayashi, L. C., Grundy, A., Miao, Q., Tranmer, J.,
et al. (2014). UV and dietary predictors of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D
concentrations among young shift-working nurses and implications for bone
density and skin cancer. Public Health Nutrition, 17(4), 772-779
System focus: Health care quality
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Doyle P, VanDenKerkhof EG, Edge D, Ginsburg L, Goldstein DH. Self-reported
patient safety competency among Canadian medical trainees: a cross-sectional
survey. BMJ Quality & Safety. 2015;24:135-141 doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003142.
Fox M, Persaud M, Maimets I, Brooks D, O’Brien K, & Tregunno D.
(2013). Effectiveness of early discharge planning for older adults acutely
admitted to hospital: A systematic review, BMC Geriatrics, 13:70, doi:10.1186/14712318-13-70.
Fox MT, Sidani S, Persaud M, Maimets I, Tregunno D, & Brooks D, O’Brien K.
(2013). Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Components of Acute Geriatric Unit Care:
Systematic Descriptive Review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61(6), 939
- 946.Published in early view 20may2013
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Ginsburg L, Tregunno D, & Norton P. Self-reported patient safety competence
among new graduates in medicine, nursing and pharmacy. Quality and Safety.
2013;22:147–54.
Ginsburg LR, Tregunno D, Norton PG, Smee S, De Vries I, Sebok S,
VanDenKerkhof EG, Godfrey CM, Harrison MB, Lang A, Macdonald M, Leung T,
Swab M. Homecare safety and medication management with older adults: a
scoping review of the quantitative and qualitative evidence. JBI Database of
Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports 2013;11(7) 82 – 130
Ginsburg L, Tregunno D, Norton PG, Smee S, Devries I, Sebok S, VanDenKerkhof
EG, Luctkar-Flude M, Medves J. Development and testing of an OSCE to assess
socio-cultural dimensions of patient safety competency. BMJ Quality & Safety.
Published Online First: November 14, 2014 doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003277.
Ginsburg LR, Tregunno D, Norton PG, Mitchell J, Howley H. “Not another safety
culture survey”: using the Canadian patient safety climate survey (Can-PSCS) to
measure provider perceptions of PSC across health settings. BMJ Qual Saf
Published Online First October 11, 2013. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002220
Godfrey CM, Harrison MB, Lang A, Macdonald M, Leung T, Swab M. Homecare
safety and medication management with older adults: a scoping review of the
quantitative and qualitative evidence. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews &
Implementation Reports 2013;11(2)357-371. (protocol)
Godfrey CM, Sears K, Ross-White A, McVeety J, Harrison MB. Patient safety
incident management: Components and tools across the incident management
continuum. Canadian Patient Safety Institute. April 2014
Goldstein DH, Nyce J, VanDenKerkhof EG. Safety perceptions of healthcare
leaders in two Canadian academic acute care centres. Journal of Patient Safety.
Published ahead of print: December 2014 doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000112.
Goldstein DH, Phelan R, Wilson R, Ross-White A, VanDenKerkhof EG, Penning J,
Jaeger M. Adoption of electronic medical records to enhance acute pain
management. Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Journal 2014;61(2);164-179.
Harrison MB, Keeping-Burke L, Godfrey CM, Ross-White A, McVeety J,
Donaldson V, Blais R, Doran D. Safety In Home Care: A mapping review of the
Canadian and International Literature. International Journal of Evidence-based Health
Care 2013; 11: 148-160
Lim TW, Sears K, Smith LM, Liu G, & Levesque LE. (2014). Evidence of effective
delivery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine through a publicly funded,
school-based program: The Ontario Grade 8 HPV vaccine cohort study. BMC
Public Health, 14(1), 1029-1038.
Luctkar-Flude, M., Wilson-Keates, B., Tyerman, J., Larocque, M., & Brown, C. (In
review). Evaluating patient simulation facilitation and debriefing methods in an
undergraduate Nursing Health Assessment Course. Nurse Education Today.
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Luctkar-Flude M, Tyerman J, Wilson-Keates B, Pulling C, Larocque M, Yorke J.
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undergraduate nursing health assessment course. J Nurs Educ., May 1;54(5):281-5.
Luctkar-Flude M, Baker C, Hopkins-Rosseel D, Pulling C, McGraw R, Medves J,
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interprofessional simulation-based learning module on infection control skills for
prelicensure health professional students. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 10(8), 395405. doi: 10.1016/j.eens.2014.03.003
Luctkar-Flude M, Baker C, Medves J, Tsai E, Phalen L, Goyer MC, & Krause A.
(2013). Evaluating an interprofessional pediatrics educational module using
simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 9, e163-e169.
Lukewich J, Edge DS, Tranmer J, Raymond J, Miron J, Ginsburg L,
VanDenKerkhof EG (corresponding author). Undergraduate baccalaureate
nursing students’ self-reported confidence in learning about patient safety in the
classroom and clinical settings: An annual cross-sectional study (2010-2013).
International Journal of Nursing Studies. Available online: Feb 4, 2015. DOI
10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.01.010
Mann EG, Medves J, VanDenKerkhof EG (corresponding author). Accessing best
practice resources using mobile technology in an undergraduate nursing program:
a feasibility study. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing. In press Dec 18, 2014.
McMullen M, Wilson RA, Sydor D, Zamora J, Fleming M, Mark D, Wang L,
Burjorjee J. Debriefing on Demand: The introduction of a ‘pause’ button in medical
simulation. Simulation and Health Care: Accepted, under revision.
McVeety J, Keeping-Burke L, Harrison MB, Godfrey C, Ross-White A. Patient and
family member perspectives of encountering adverse events in health care: a
systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports
2014;12(7) 315 – 373.
Morgan P, Tregunno D, Brydges R, Pittini R, Tarshish J, Kerick M, De Sousa S.
Using situation awareness global assessment technique (SAGAT) for
interdisciplinary obstetrical team training using high-fidelity simulation, Journal of
Interprofessional Care. 2015 January 29 (1): 13-9
Sears K, Craddock MD, Flowers B, Keddy S, & Bovie L. (2014). The Evaluation of
the Use of the SBAR Communication Tool with an Acute Health Care
Organization. Journal of Hospital Administration, 3(5),351-356.
Sears K, Godfrey CM, Luctkar-Flude M, Ginsburg L, Tregunno D, & Ross-White
A. (2014). Measuring competence in healthcare learners and healthcare
professionals by comparing self-assessment with objective structured clinical
examinations: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews &
Implementation Reports, 12(12), 221-272.
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Sears K, O’Brien-Pallas L, Stevens B, & Tomblin-Murphy G. (2014). The
relationship between paediatric medication errors and nursing experience and
education. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
Sears K, Bishop A, & MacKinnon NJ. (2014) Do You Hear What I Hear?
Communication practices about medications between physicians and clients with
chronic illness in Canada: Canadian community medication communication
practices. Journal of Participatory Medicine, 2014 Jan: 15(6).
Sears K, Broderick B, Goldstein D, Stockley D & McLeod H. (2014). The Patient
Oriented Healthcare Model. Healthcare Quarterly. (Invited paper) Longwood
Essays, February 2014.
Sears K, Broderick B, Stockley D, Goldstein D, & Egan R. (2014). Program
development from conception to delivery. Conference proceedings as published
in Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching (CELT), 2014(7).
Wilson R, Duhn L, Hall S, Gonzales P, Chan YE, VanDenKerkhof EG. Wireless
communication in clinical environments with unique needs. Journal for Healthcare
Quality 2014;36(6):24-32.
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