Academic Series
Academic series is a venue for faculty, students and stakeholders guest speakers to present and discuss their research endeavors or scholarly activities with the Queen’s community. It is held every two weeks during the academic year.
If you would like to attend the upcoming meeting and/or be included to our Academic Series distribution list, contact nursing.research@queensu.ca
October 17, 2022
Title: Navigating the transition from primary cancer treatment: Partnering with gynecological cancer survivors to develop a supportive resource
Presenter: Dr. Jacqueline Galica
Watch it HERE
November 14, 2022
Title: Understanding the COVID-19 Ontario Infection Prevention and Control SWAT Team Experience in Longterm Care Through Poetry and Art
Presenter: Drs. Mona Sawhney & Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy
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January 23, 2023
Title: The status and evolution of virtual nursing practice: A comparative case study in primary care
Presenter: Crystal Vaughan
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February 13, 2023
Title: Examining the Contributions of Canadian Undergraduate Nursing Education to Registered Nurses’ Readiness to Practice within Primary Care Settings: A Doctoral Research Project
Presenter: Deanne Curnew
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March 20, 2023
Title: Navigating tensions & transcending physical experiences: A qualitative Synthesis about Planned Home Unassisted Births
Presenter: Dr. Danielle Macdonald
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Sept 20, 2021
Title: Working together: A vision for engagement - faculty, students, & staff
Presenter: Dr. Erna Snelgrove-Clarke
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Oct 4, 2021
Title: Integrated Transitional Care to Promote Aging in Place
Presenter: Jake Tran and Dr. Kevin Woo
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Oct 18, 2021
Title: Use of health administrative data to address relevant practice problems: the student experience
Presenter: Dr. Joan Tranmer and graduate students Julia Hews-Girard, Allyson Kern and Sarah Moore-Vasram
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Nov 1, 2021
Title: Defining key concepts in cancer care and cancer illness in Canada's Indigenous Communities
Presenter: Markirit Armutlu
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Nov 15, 2021
Title: Amplifying the perspectives and experiences of students with disabilities in Ethiopia to support educational reform
Presenter: Hiwot Mekuanent, Dr. Angela Coderre-Ball, Dr. Rylan Egan
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Jan 17, 2022
Title: Cultural Humility Addressing Racism and Microaggressions
Presenter: Dr. Mona Sawhney
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Jan 31, 2022
Title: The big challenge out here is getting stuff: Using photovoice to explore diabetes self-management for seniors in a rural community in Ontario
Presenter: Dr. Pilar Camargo Plazas
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Feb 14, 2022
Title: Using evidence to direct care: "Lesson learned during COVID-19"
Presenter: Dr. Christina Godfrey & Dr. Kim Sears
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Feb 28, 2021
Title: Implementing research evidence in healthcare practice: Strategies for behaviour change
Presenter: Dr. Erna Snelgrove-Clarke
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Mar 14, 2022
Title: Collective Consensual Analysis: Sharing learning and insights from an Indigenous Kidney Health Research Initiative
Presenter: Dr. Mary Smith, Dr. Vanessa Silva e Silva, & Jovina Concepcion Bachynski
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Mar 28, 2022
Title: Measuring Resilience in High Reliability Organizations: The Relationship Between Strategic Workforce Planning and Patient Safety Outcomes
Presenter: Jennifer Yoon and Dr. Aleksandra Zuk
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Other funded projects
Reimaging Diabetes Self-Management Education for Seniors in rural Ontario through a Participatory Knowledge Exchange Process: Leveraging Lived Experiences for Current Priorities, Strategies for Change, and New Directions
Funding body: CIHR Planning and Dissemination
Research team: Camargo-Plazas P, Tranmer J, Duhn L, Costa I, Alvarado B, Robertson M, Bleah P, Bachynski J, Moore-Vasram S, Krause D, Bigelow J, Moody L.
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Indigenous communities’ engagement towards creating harmony in cardiovascular, kidney and mental health promotion
Funding body: New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration
Research team: Bello A, Oudit G, Schick-Makaroff K, Smith M.
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Social prescribing, allyship, and community engagement for the evolution of health (SPACE for Health): Laying the foundation for collaboration and co-creation.
Funding body: CIHR Planning and Dissemination
Research team: Egan R, McGarity-Shipley E
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Promoting organizational compassion to mitigate post-traumatic stress within healthcare contexts.
Funding body: CIHR Planning and Dissemination
Research team: Galica J, Neumann-Fuhr D, Almost J, Donnelly C, Ross-White A, Snelgrove-Clarke E
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The effect of exposure to asynchronous virtual clinical environments on actual and perceived competence in drug dosage calculation problem-solving in nursing students.
Funding body: Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Pat Griffin Nursing Education Research Scholar Award
Research team: Goldsworthy S, Sears K
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Social prescribing, Allyship, and Community Engagement for Evolution of Health (SPACE for Health)
Funding body: Compassionate Communities Kingston Canada
Research team: Egan R & McGarity-Shipley E
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Tajigoltieg - We are Healthy: Enhancing food security and mental wellbeing programs to manage COVID-19 pandemic stressors in a remote Mi'kmaq community
Funding body: CIHR Operating Grant - Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research grand competition
Research team: John A, Liberda E, Sarkar A, Spence ND, Zuk A, Tsuji LJ, Wilton MJ.
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Identifying and mobilizing resources to promote early learning and childcare equity in London and Kingston Ontario: A community-based participatory GIS approach
Funding body: SSHRC Insight Development Fund
Research team: Kangmennaang J, Macdonald D, Luginaah I, Abada T, Kpienbaareh D, Kuuire V.
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Teaching and learning about birth & midwifery – Undergraduate nursing experiences with midwives in Ontario
Funding body: Queen's School of Nursing Research Development Fund
Research team: Macdonald M, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Papanicolaou A
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Increasing adoption of HIV PrEP in suburban Ontario
Funding body: HIV EndGame program
Research team: Martinez-Cajas J, Guan H, Stoner B, Taylor D, Alvarado B, Wilson E, Purkey E, Camargo Plazas P, Perez Patrigeon S
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Laying the groundwork for improved psychological preparedness and adaptation of Canadian nurses working during healthcare crises: Simulated training to improve resiliency of nursing groups (STRONG)
Funding body: CIHR Operating Grant Addressing the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19
Research team: Menard AD, Freeman L, Luctkar-Flude M, Ralph J, Soucie K, Tyerman J, Rickeard D.
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Using computer simulation to quantify nurse & healthcare aides’ workload, fatigue levels, and patient care quality, in complex continuing care settings
Funding body: CIHR Project Grant
Research team: Neumann P, Bookey-Bassett S, Purdy N, Woo K, Yung M, Kelly H.
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Integrating evidence-based student wellness curriculum into undergraduate nursing: A scoping review
Funding body: QUFA Fund for Scholarly Research and Creative Work and Professional Development (Adjuncts)
Research team: Perry J, Goldie CL.
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Power over pain: Implementation of a digital portal that provides Canadians with rapid access to stepped care resources for the management of pain, mental health and substance use across the lifespan
Funding body: Health Canada's Substance Use and Addictions Program
Research team: Poulin P, Wilson R, Liddy C, Furlan A, Duggan S, Bisson E, di Renna T, Bosma R.
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Artificial intelligence for public health (AI4PH) training platform
Funding body: CIHR Training Grant: Health Research Training Platform - AI, Public Health and Equity
Research team: Anderson M, Buckeridge DL, Fan L, Lee J, Lix LM, Osgood ND, Rosella LC, Banack HR, Brook JR, Carabali JM, Chaiton MO, Di Ruggiero E, Dolatabadi E, Donnelly CA, Fisher SL, Fuller DL, Gibson J, Green ME, Guttmann A, Hardcastle L, Harish V, Janjua NZ, King NB, Kueper JK, Lizotte DJ, Manuel DG, McGrail KM, Mclaughlin JR, Mitani AA, Morgenstern JD, Ondrusek NK, Pagalan L, Quesnel-Vallée A, Risling TL, Saarela OS, Sanmartin C, Shaw JA, Siddiqi A, Stoner B, Sultan R, Tranmer JE, Wang B, Weichenthal SA, Williamson T
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Increasing access to palliative care for advanced cancer patients from racialized communities of African and Latin American descent
Funding body: Canadian Cancer Society Accelerator grants
Research team: Santos Salas A, Abdel-Rahman Abdelsalam O, Alcalde Castro J, Campbell K, Camargo-Plazas P, Huang F, O’Rourke H, Salami B, Santana M, Turner J, Adewale B, Aghanya V, Bassah N, Vaughn L, Wildeman T, Sinnarajah A, Watanabe S, Atorbrhan G, Russon N.
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Risk mapping patterns in community pharmacy error reporting: A scoping review
Funding body: CIHR SPOR Evidence Alliance research contract
Research team: Sears K, Barker J, Rodgers J, Belbin S, Ross-White A, Godfrey C
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An innovative technology-based approach to translating clinical practice guidelines of nutrition therapy in primary care: The cost, health, and effectiveness assessment of the portfolio diet in primary care (CHEAPP) program
Funding body: CIHR Project Grant
Research team: Sievenpiper JL, Jenkins DJA, Dr. Leiter LA, Agarwal P, Beyene J, Booth G, Chan B, Chiavaroli L, Chow C, De Souza R, Farkouh M, Glenn A, Grant S, Greiver M, Isaranuwatchai W, Joy P, Jüni P, Kavanagh M, Kendall C, Khan T, Malik V, Salas-Salvadó J, Sherifali D, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Udell J, Vallis M, Watson W
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Educating primary care providers about sexual health disturbance in breast cancer survivorship care using virtual simulation: A feasibility study
Funding body: INACSL Debra Spunt Research Grants
Research team: Silva A, Luctkar-Flude M
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A case-based approach addressing knowledge and practice gaps for healthcare providers in pediatric, adolescent, and adult Aplastic Anemia
Funding body: Pfizer Inc. Global Medical Grants
Research team: Soleas EK, Satkunam N, Wheaton L, Dyba J, Parulekar W, Sears K, Kushner A, Marlin S, Mulder J, Braund HLA, Dalgarno NJ, Stockley D, & van Wylick RC.
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Advancing Optimal Patient Care and Collaborative Practice Through a Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus (rAAV) Gene Therapy for Rare Disease.
Funding body: Pfizer Inc. Global Medical Grants
Research team: Soleas E, Sears K, Braund H, Dalgarno N, Stockley D, van Wylick R.
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Implementing and evaluating the ELEVATE innovation: an IntegratEd heaLt carE innoVation to engAge older patienTs and familiEs within their home and community
Funding body: CIHR Catalyst Quadruple Aim and Equity
Research team: Tranmer J, Morrison K, Galica J, Donnelly C, Green M, Gazendam MK, Ma E.
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Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance
Funding body: CIHR Operating Grant: SPOR – Guidelines and Systematic Reviews - Extension and Renewal
Research team: Tricco A, Godfrey C, Luctkar-Flude M, Sears K, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Woo K et al.
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Anti-Indigenous racism and cultural safety in maternal and child healthcare for Inuit: Perspectives from Arviat, Nunavut
Funding body: New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration
Research team: Vang Z, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Smith GN.
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Lighting up undergraduate nursing and nurse practitioner student skills associated with donning and doffing Personal Protective Equipment: an interactive simulation.
Funding body: Robert Rider Memorial Fund.
Research team: Wilson R, Clarke D, Gedcke-Kerr L, Luctkar-Flude M, Perry J, Stephens L, Suurdt J.
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Indigenous communities’ engagement towards creating harmony in cardiovascular, kidney and mental health promotion
Funding body: New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration
Research team: Zulkernine F, Alaca F, Elgazzar K, Neagu D, McCorry N, Barber D, Woo K & Sears, K.
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