Led by Dr. Jacqueline Galica, this feasibility study explores whether a nurse practitioner-led intervention can better support gynecological cancer survivors as they transition from active treatment to follow-up care.
A study led by Dr. Joan Almost reveals a significant rise in agency expenditures, along with a troubling absence of regulations and transparency regarding how these companies function.
In this population-based study, Dr. Katie Goldie examines whether introducing palliative care early for people with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer can improve end-of-life outcomes and reduce healthcare costs in real-world practice,
Led by Drs. Pilar Camargo Plazas, Idevania Costa, Lenora Duhn, and Joan Tranmer, this study explores how to improve diabetes self-management education for older adults in rural Ontario.
Led by Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude, this innovative project is designing virtual simulation games and quizzes to help nurses and students strengthen their wound care knowledge and decision-making.
Drs. Alyson Mahar and Rebecca Hansford are co-developing strategies to ensure adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities can make informed choices and receive compassionate support at life’s end.
Led by Dr. Kim Sears, this international collaboration explores how data from medication incident reporting programs can be used to strengthen safety practices in community pharmacies and reduce preventable harm.
Led by Dr. Jacqueline Galica, this study examines Ontario Registered Nurses’ levels of compassion and compassion competence, and how practice environments influence the capacity to deliver compassionate, high-quality care.
Co-led by Dr. Catherine Goldie and Dr. Alyson Mahar, this project examines how physical injuries at work affect nurses’ mental health and their use of mental health services.
Dr. Alyson Mahar and Dr. Kate St. Cyr are exploring how occupational experiences and stress affect the mental health of Canadian Armed Forces members.
Drs. Marian Luctkar-Flude and Monakshi Sawhney have developed an online educational module and virtual simulations to help nursing students recognize, respond to, and address racism and microaggressions in academic and clinical settings.
An interprofessional research study led by Drs. Joan Almost and Catherine Donnelly tackles healthcare staffing challenges to strengthen Ontario's integrated care system.
Co-led by Dr. Jacqueline Galica and Kathleen Robb, this project created a compassionate, survivor-informed guide to help gynecological cancer survivors and caregivers navigate life after treatment.
Co-led by Drs. Pilar Camargo Plazas, Jane Philpott, and Lenora Duhn, this art-based case study explores the lived experiences of frontline care providers during a COVID-19 outbreak in a residential group home,
Led by Dr. Mona Sawhney, this project aims to develop best practice recommendations to help clinicians identify and support patients at risk of opioid misuse following surgery.
Dr. Jacqueline Galica's project investigates how promoting compassion at the organizational level can strengthen the mental health and well-being of healthcare providers.
Dr. Danielle Macdonald and team are studying the experiences of nursing students that are placed with midwives during their maternal-newborn clinical courses.
Under the leadership of Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude, this study explores the feasibility and sensitivity of neurofeedback to measure cognitive changes in cancer survivors.
This project, led by Marian Lucktar-Flude, explores the feasibility of online modules and virtual simulation games designed to help nurses build cultural humility and confidence when caring for LGBTQI2S patients.
Partnering with the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Drs. Lenora Duhn and Pilar Camargo-Plazas are exploring what life is like for men living on low income in Kingston.
Using photovoice, this participatory action study -co-led by Drs. Pilar Camargo Plazas and Lenora Duhn- amplifies the experiences of low-income women in Kingston to reveal barriers and opportunities for improving access to health and social services in Canada.
