Affiliations

School of Nursing, Queen’s University
Queen's Collaboration for Health Care Quality (QcHcQ), Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence

Provincial

Accreditation Committee of Foundations of Quality Improvement

National

SPOR Evidence Alliance Executive Committee
Canadian Patient Safety Institute Expert committee revising patient safety competencies

International

Joanna Briggs Institute University of Adelaide
Implementation Science Synthesis Network of the Americas
Member of the World Health Organization- Global Patient Safety Network.
Member of Commission of Accreditation of Health Quality Education Standards for Accreditation Committee and Standards for Certification Sub-Committee

Graduate Student Supervision

I am currently accepting PhD students in the area of Health Quality.

Teaching

Dr. Kim Sears is a Professor at Queen's University. Dr. Sears has over twenty years' experience as a nurse, primarily focused in neonatal intensive care units. Throughout her teaching experience Dr. Sears has been primarily involved in the area of quality and safety in healthcare. She is familiar with the e-learning environment, distance learning, virtual clinical excursions (VCEs) and simulation.

Research

Dr. Sears conducts an active program of research in health services with a focus on advancing quality care, reducing risk and improving patient safety. The majority of her work focuses on furthering the quality and safety of medication delivery. Dr. Sears explores the advancement of medication delivery in Canada and internationally including both the community and hospital settings for children and adults. Dr. Sears has experience working with large databases, quantitative methodology and intergrative studies using systemic review methodology. 

Publications

Please click here for a list of publications.