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Adjunct Appointee,ÌýHalifax NS
brittany.barber@dal.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýResearch skills include population health, geospatial methodology, behavioural science, learning health systems, implementation and knowledge translation, and mixed methods.
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Instructor,ÌýNunavut Arctic College
valeriebblanchette@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýBiochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Psychology.
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Instructor,ÌýNunavut Arctic College
silvain.bolay@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise: Mental health and addictions, correctional nursing, and therapeutic relationships.
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Nurse Practitioner,ÌýMental Health and Addictions Program/IWK Health Centre
laura.callaghan@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Intersection of Health, Mental Health, Nursing and culture. My area of practice presently involves working in child/youth newcomer mental health and youth forensics.Ìý
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Nurse Practitioner,ÌýMS Clinic/Div. Of Neurology/NS Health
trudy.campbell@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýMultiple Sclerosis; Health related quality of life; Advocacy; Chronic illness and comorbidities; Adherence; Clinical trials research; Access to care and advocacy.
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Director, Trauma NS, Nova Scotia Health
dan.cashen@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýIntensive Care; Trauma; Gender & Sexually Diverse Populations; Head & Neck Cancers
Cobbett, Shelley
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Administrator, Yarmouth Site,ÌýYarmouth Campus School of Nursing,ÌýTusket, NS
shelley.cobbett@dal.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýCurriculum Development, Implementation And Evaluation,Ìý Provide Curriculum Consulting Services To Other Schools Of Nursing In Canada
Coulstring, Heather
Simulation and Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus
heather.coulstring@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Varied clinical practice including acute and community nursing roles (medical surgical, intensive care, community care, long-term care and palliative care) Beginner expertise as a clinical and simulation instructor.
Crombie, James
Associate Professor, Departement de Sciences Humaines, Université Sainte-Anne
james.crombie@usainteanne.ca
Area of Expertise: Philosophy of health; pharma-ethics, patents and access to treatment, science, technology and democracy, bioethics.
D'Eon, Paula
Clinical Instructor,ÌýYarmouth Campus
paula.deon@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Maternal child health, family nursing, community and population health.
DeSantis, Marcia
Manager, Understanding Communities Unit, Public Health Services
marcia.desantis@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Public health, population health, epidemiology, surveillance, social determinants of health.
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Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus
melanie.deveau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýAcute and chronic care nursing.
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Patient Safety Consultant,ÌýPatient Safety and Patient Experience/IWK Health Centre
amy.doig@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, quality review, root cause analysis, safe medication practices. Areas of research interest include: quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, nursing medication administration and barriers to practice, normalized deviance, and behaviour change.Ìý
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Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus
lisa.doucet@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýCommunity nursing, communications & interventions with persons with dementia, interaction with persons with disabilities.
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Dean, School of Health Sciences,ÌýCollege of the North Atlantic
barbaraelliott@nl.rogers.com
Area of Expertise:ÌýResearch interests in the areas of online student engagement, faculty mentorship, and outpatient.
Fagan, Barbara
Nurse Eductor, Registered Nurses Professional Development Centre
barb.fagan@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýCurriculum design; Deliberate practice for mastery learning in procedural skills simulation; interprofessional education for practice collaboration; competency-based curriculum; concept-based learning.
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Librarian Education
Kristy.hancock@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýAdvanced and comprehensive health research; research skills instruction. Research interests – information seeking behavior of health practitioners, librarian roles in interprofessional health education.
Hartigan-Rogers, Jackie
Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus School of Nursing,ÌýYarmouth NS
Jackie.Hartigan-Rogers@dal.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýArts-based pedagogy within nursing education particularly visual thinking strategies, Clinical Placements, Multiple choice assessments and supporting students within undergraduate nursing education.
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Perioperative Nurse Educator,ÌýNova Scotia Health
shelley.haynes@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPreoperative nursing education with a focus on knowledge, skills and performance facilitation at the advanced beginner level. Competency-based curriculum and concept-based learning.
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Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health
trudy.hebb@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýOnline and Distance Education, Perioperative Nursing, interprofessional collaboration
Hubley, Theresa
Specialty Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre
theresa.hubley@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, ICU, primary health care and geriatrics. Program development and care of the elderly in the home environment.
Jacquard, Amber
Clinical Simulation Nurse Educator,ÌýYarmouth Campus
amber.jacquard@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýResearch focuses on injuries, particularly concussion in vulnerable populations, with a focus on strategies to improve early access to the right care.
Jessome-Croteau, Lori
Quality & Patient Safety Leader Infection Prevention and Control Nova Scotia Health
lori.jessome-croteau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýInfection Prevention and Control, Distance Education & Course Development, Curriculum Development.
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Adjunct Lecturer,ÌýYarmouth Campus School of Nursing,ÌýYarmouth NS
nicole.kendall@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýGeriatric nursing expertise in the areas of primary care, clinical education, and nursing leadership. Research interests include stereotypes of ageing amongst nursing students, use of intergenerational programming in undergraduate nursing education, and arts-based programs for people living with dementia
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Executive Director Health Services Western Zone, Nova Scotia Health
alyson.lamb@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýNursing Leadership.
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Nurse Practitioner,ÌýObesity & Weight Loss Surgery, NS Health
diana.lawlor@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýDiabetes, obesity, weight loss surgery, knowledge transfer and translation.
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Adjunct Lecturer, School of Nursing, Yarmouth Campus
kennedy.leblanc@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýIncludes primary health care and family practice nursing, specifically for unattached Populations. Research interests include impacts of lack of timely access to primary health care on unattached populations in rural areas, and bridging gaps in primary care services through both in person and virtual methods.
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Librarian Educator,ÌýYarmouth Campus
vinson.li@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýInformation management, information literacy, bibliometrics, health literacy.
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Associate Professor,ÌýFaculty of Nursing, Memorial University
Jlukewich@mun.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPrimary care; nursing roles; organizational attributes; chronic disease management; systematic reviews; qualitative descriptive, cross-sectional, case study designs.Ìý
McKee, Joanne
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner,ÌýNS Health
joanne.mckee@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýYouth and adult mental health issues, diabetes, and women's health.
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Manager, Nursing Practice & Clinical Supports,ÌýIWK Health Centre
Julie.mitchell@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýNursing Professional Practice, Recruitment and Retention, Nursing Enhancement Strategies, Policy Development and Quality Improvement.
Mounce, Laura
Librarian Educator,ÌýYarmouth Campus
laura.mounce@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Research training and information literacy instruction; supporting evidence-informed practice requirements in patient care, management, research and education.
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Advanced Practice Leader of Trauma Informed Care,ÌýIWK Health Centre
holly.murphy@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýTrauma Informed Care, theoretical and practical application to clients, families, communities, the workforce and systems. How do we create physical, psychological and culturally safer spaces and relationships. Working to create awareness of trauma and resilience, authentically partnering to support client care, staff well being (doing our job well while staying well) and their outcomes.
Muxlow, Josephine
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Mental Health, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (Atlantic Region)
josephine muxlow@hc-sc.gc.ca
Area of Expertise: Mental health and addiction, system leadership, community health and community development.
Newell, Joanne
Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus School of Nursing,ÌýYarmouth NS
Joanne.Newell@dal.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýProfessional and ethical practice, Pathophysiology, and Disease Management.Ìý Interprofessional programming, Interprofessional education, Professional Practice, and Evaluation methods.
O'Leary, Gina
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cardiac Care Team, IWK Health Centre
gina.oleary@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Pediatrics and newborn assessment, pediatric cardiology, congenital heart defects, acquired pediatric heart disease, advanced practice nursing, family-centered care.
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Parrott,ÌýAmanda
Instructor,ÌýNunavut Arctic College,ÌýIqaluit Nunavut
amanda.parrott@arcticcollege.ca
Paynter, Martha
Assistant Professor, UNB
martha.paynter@gmail.com
Area of Expertise:ÌýPrison health, reproductive health, abortion, gender-based analysis.
Pease,ÌýCaroline
Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre
caroline.pease@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPatient safety culture, quality improvement and continuing competency.Ìý
Pink, Leah
Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre- Women’s Ambulatory Program, Halifax
leah.pink@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýChronic Pain, Transitional Pain, Pain in Pregnancy, Pelvic Pain and Reproductive Health
Pritchett,ÌýChristine
Patient Safety Consultant,ÌýIWK Health Centre
christine.pritchett@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýSupporting healthcare disciplines, patient and families to partner in care planning. Assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating improvement opportunities for safe care.
Redmond,ÌýSandra
Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus
sandra.redmond@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýAcute care med/surg, ED, critical care, long-term care and nursing administration.Ìý
Robinson, Betty Ann
Professional Development Consultant, Learning & Organization
bettyann.robinson@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPerson-centered practice, education and research; practice development; relational inquiry and relational practice; active learning and change management.
Rossong,ÌýDiana
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Family All Ages, Nova Scotia Health
diana.rossong@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýCare of the frail elderly and polypharmacy.
Sabo, Brenda
Brenda.sabo@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Psychosocial oncology/mental health and palliative care.
Sakariassen,ÌýElissa
Manager,ÌýNunavut Arctic College
elissa.sakariassen@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýEffective use of teaching and learning methods to improve student outcomes, especially the use of simulation, in particular high-fidelity patient simulators.
Singleton, Jerome
Professor Emeritus, Recreation and Leisure Studies
jerome.singleton@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Leisure and aging research.
Smith, Cheryl
Nurse Practitioner- Long Term Care, Expert Panel Member for Long Term Care to Minister of Health
cheryla.smith@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýDementia care, wound care, elderly long-term care, polypharmacy & deprescribing.
Spencer,ÌýJennifer
Nurse Practitioner,ÌýIWK Health Centre,ÌýHalifax
JenniferL1.Spencer@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPatient-centred evidence-based care. Preventing, assessing and treating procedural gyne pain for the women and gender-diverse population.
Susin,ÌýApril
Nurse Practitioner,ÌýNova Scotia Health Authority,ÌýHalifax
ASUSIN@DAL.CA
Area of Expertise:ÌýGeriatrics, Primary Care and Women’s Health
Thibodeau, Crystal
Nurse Practitioner,ÌýYarmouth Campus
crystal.thibodeau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýWomens' and children care: addiction medicine and chronic diseases, especially diabetes and COPD.
Tomblin Murphy,ÌýGail
VP Research, Innovation & Discovery & Chief Nurse Executive,ÌýNova Scotia Health
Gail.tomblinmurphy@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:Ìýhealth policy, health innovation, needs-based health systems strengthening and health human resources planning, PHC models of care delivery (rural/remote), Digital & AI, evaluation,leadership, and global health. My current research focuses on building innovative solutions to advance health care, health systems strengthening and health workforce strengthening.
Vine, Jocelyn
VP, Patient Care & Chief Nurse Executive, IWK Health Centre
jocelyn.vine@iwk.nshealth.ca
Withrow, Karen
Speciality Nurse Practitioner in Cardiovascular Surgery,ÌýNS Health
karen.withrow@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, cardiology, geriatrics, nurse practitioner training, quality improvement and electrophysiology.

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Adjunct Appointee,ÌýHalifax NS
brittany.barber@dal.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýResearch skills include population health, geospatial methodology, behavioural science, learning health systems, implementation and knowledge translation, and mixed methods.
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Instructor,ÌýNunavut Arctic College
valeriebblanchette@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýBiochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Psychology.
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Instructor,ÌýNunavut Arctic College
silvain.bolay@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise: Mental health and addictions, correctional nursing, and therapeutic relationships.
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Nurse Practitioner,ÌýMental Health and Addictions Program/IWK Health Centre
laura.callaghan@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Intersection of Health, Mental Health, Nursing and culture. My area of practice presently involves working in child/youth newcomer mental health and youth forensics.Ìý
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Nurse Practitioner,ÌýMS Clinic/Div. Of Neurology/NS Health
trudy.campbell@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýMultiple Sclerosis; Health related quality of life; Advocacy; Chronic illness and comorbidities; Adherence; Clinical trials research; Access to care and advocacy.
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Director, Trauma NS, Nova Scotia Health
dan.cashen@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýIntensive Care; Trauma; Gender & Sexually Diverse Populations; Head & Neck Cancers
Cobbett, Shelley
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Administrator, Yarmouth Site,ÌýYarmouth Campus School of Nursing,ÌýTusket, NS
shelley.cobbett@dal.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýCurriculum Development, Implementation And Evaluation,Ìý Provide Curriculum Consulting Services To Other Schools Of Nursing In Canada
Coulstring, Heather
Simulation and Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus
heather.coulstring@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Varied clinical practice including acute and community nursing roles (medical surgical, intensive care, community care, long-term care and palliative care) Beginner expertise as a clinical and simulation instructor.
Crombie, James
Associate Professor, Departement de Sciences Humaines, Université Sainte-Anne
james.crombie@usainteanne.ca
Area of Expertise: Philosophy of health; pharma-ethics, patents and access to treatment, science, technology and democracy, bioethics.
D'Eon, Paula
Clinical Instructor,ÌýYarmouth Campus
paula.deon@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Maternal child health, family nursing, community and population health.
DeSantis, Marcia
Manager, Understanding Communities Unit, Public Health Services
marcia.desantis@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Public health, population health, epidemiology, surveillance, social determinants of health.
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Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus
melanie.deveau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýAcute and chronic care nursing.
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Patient Safety Consultant,ÌýPatient Safety and Patient Experience/IWK Health Centre
amy.doig@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, quality review, root cause analysis, safe medication practices. Areas of research interest include: quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, nursing medication administration and barriers to practice, normalized deviance, and behaviour change.Ìý
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Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus
lisa.doucet@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýCommunity nursing, communications & interventions with persons with dementia, interaction with persons with disabilities.
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Dean, School of Health Sciences,ÌýCollege of the North Atlantic
barbaraelliott@nl.rogers.com
Area of Expertise:ÌýResearch interests in the areas of online student engagement, faculty mentorship, and outpatient.

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Fagan, Barbara
Nurse Eductor, Registered Nurses Professional Development Centre
barb.fagan@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýCurriculum design; Deliberate practice for mastery learning in procedural skills simulation; interprofessional education for practice collaboration; competency-based curriculum; concept-based learning.
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Librarian Education
Kristy.hancock@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýAdvanced and comprehensive health research; research skills instruction. Research interests – information seeking behavior of health practitioners, librarian roles in interprofessional health education.
Hartigan-Rogers, Jackie
Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus School of Nursing,ÌýYarmouth NS
Jackie.Hartigan-Rogers@dal.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýArts-based pedagogy within nursing education particularly visual thinking strategies, Clinical Placements, Multiple choice assessments and supporting students within undergraduate nursing education.
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Perioperative Nurse Educator,ÌýNova Scotia Health
shelley.haynes@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPreoperative nursing education with a focus on knowledge, skills and performance facilitation at the advanced beginner level. Competency-based curriculum and concept-based learning.
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Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health
trudy.hebb@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýOnline and Distance Education, Perioperative Nursing, interprofessional collaboration
Hubley, Theresa
Specialty Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre
theresa.hubley@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, ICU, primary health care and geriatrics. Program development and care of the elderly in the home environment.
Jacquard, Amber
Clinical Simulation Nurse Educator,ÌýYarmouth Campus
amber.jacquard@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýResearch focuses on injuries, particularly concussion in vulnerable populations, with a focus on strategies to improve early access to the right care.
Jessome-Croteau, Lori
Quality & Patient Safety Leader Infection Prevention and Control Nova Scotia Health
lori.jessome-croteau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýInfection Prevention and Control, Distance Education & Course Development, Curriculum Development.

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Adjunct Lecturer,ÌýYarmouth Campus School of Nursing,ÌýYarmouth NS
nicole.kendall@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýGeriatric nursing expertise in the areas of primary care, clinical education, and nursing leadership. Research interests include stereotypes of ageing amongst nursing students, use of intergenerational programming in undergraduate nursing education, and arts-based programs for people living with dementia
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Executive Director Health Services Western Zone, Nova Scotia Health
alyson.lamb@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýNursing Leadership.
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Nurse Practitioner,ÌýObesity & Weight Loss Surgery, NS Health
diana.lawlor@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýDiabetes, obesity, weight loss surgery, knowledge transfer and translation.
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Adjunct Lecturer, School of Nursing, Yarmouth Campus
kennedy.leblanc@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýIncludes primary health care and family practice nursing, specifically for unattached Populations. Research interests include impacts of lack of timely access to primary health care on unattached populations in rural areas, and bridging gaps in primary care services through both in person and virtual methods.
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Librarian Educator,ÌýYarmouth Campus
vinson.li@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýInformation management, information literacy, bibliometrics, health literacy.
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Associate Professor,ÌýFaculty of Nursing, Memorial University
Jlukewich@mun.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPrimary care; nursing roles; organizational attributes; chronic disease management; systematic reviews; qualitative descriptive, cross-sectional, case study designs.Ìý
McKee, Joanne
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner,ÌýNS Health
joanne.mckee@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýYouth and adult mental health issues, diabetes, and women's health.
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Manager, Nursing Practice & Clinical Supports,ÌýIWK Health Centre
Julie.mitchell@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýNursing Professional Practice, Recruitment and Retention, Nursing Enhancement Strategies, Policy Development and Quality Improvement.
Mounce, Laura
Librarian Educator,ÌýYarmouth Campus
laura.mounce@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Research training and information literacy instruction; supporting evidence-informed practice requirements in patient care, management, research and education.
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Advanced Practice Leader of Trauma Informed Care,ÌýIWK Health Centre
holly.murphy@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýTrauma Informed Care, theoretical and practical application to clients, families, communities, the workforce and systems. How do we create physical, psychological and culturally safer spaces and relationships. Working to create awareness of trauma and resilience, authentically partnering to support client care, staff well being (doing our job well while staying well) and their outcomes.
Muxlow, Josephine
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Mental Health, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (Atlantic Region)
josephine muxlow@hc-sc.gc.ca
Area of Expertise: Mental health and addiction, system leadership, community health and community development.
Newell, Joanne
Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus School of Nursing,ÌýYarmouth NS
Joanne.Newell@dal.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýProfessional and ethical practice, Pathophysiology, and Disease Management.Ìý Interprofessional programming, Interprofessional education, Professional Practice, and Evaluation methods.
O'Leary, Gina
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cardiac Care Team, IWK Health Centre
gina.oleary@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Pediatrics and newborn assessment, pediatric cardiology, congenital heart defects, acquired pediatric heart disease, advanced practice nursing, family-centered care.
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Parrott,ÌýAmanda
Instructor,ÌýNunavut Arctic College,ÌýIqaluit Nunavut
amanda.parrott@arcticcollege.ca
Paynter, Martha
Assistant Professor, UNB
martha.paynter@gmail.com
Area of Expertise:ÌýPrison health, reproductive health, abortion, gender-based analysis.
Pease,ÌýCaroline
Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre
caroline.pease@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPatient safety culture, quality improvement and continuing competency.Ìý
Pink, Leah
Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre- Women’s Ambulatory Program, Halifax
leah.pink@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýChronic Pain, Transitional Pain, Pain in Pregnancy, Pelvic Pain and Reproductive Health
Pritchett,ÌýChristine
Patient Safety Consultant,ÌýIWK Health Centre
christine.pritchett@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýSupporting healthcare disciplines, patient and families to partner in care planning. Assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating improvement opportunities for safe care.
Redmond,ÌýSandra
Adjunct Assistant Professor,ÌýYarmouth Campus
sandra.redmond@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýAcute care med/surg, ED, critical care, long-term care and nursing administration.Ìý
Robinson, Betty Ann
Professional Development Consultant, Learning & Organization
bettyann.robinson@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPerson-centered practice, education and research; practice development; relational inquiry and relational practice; active learning and change management.
Rossong,ÌýDiana
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Family All Ages, Nova Scotia Health
diana.rossong@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýCare of the frail elderly and polypharmacy.
Sabo, Brenda
Brenda.sabo@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Psychosocial oncology/mental health and palliative care.
Sakariassen,ÌýElissa
Manager,ÌýNunavut Arctic College
elissa.sakariassen@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýEffective use of teaching and learning methods to improve student outcomes, especially the use of simulation, in particular high-fidelity patient simulators.
Singleton, Jerome
Professor Emeritus, Recreation and Leisure Studies
jerome.singleton@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Leisure and aging research.
Smith, Cheryl
Nurse Practitioner- Long Term Care, Expert Panel Member for Long Term Care to Minister of Health
cheryla.smith@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýDementia care, wound care, elderly long-term care, polypharmacy & deprescribing.
Spencer,ÌýJennifer
Nurse Practitioner,ÌýIWK Health Centre,ÌýHalifax
JenniferL1.Spencer@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýPatient-centred evidence-based care. Preventing, assessing and treating procedural gyne pain for the women and gender-diverse population.
Susin,ÌýApril
Nurse Practitioner,ÌýNova Scotia Health Authority,ÌýHalifax
ASUSIN@DAL.CA
Area of Expertise:ÌýGeriatrics, Primary Care and Women’s Health
Thibodeau, Crystal
Nurse Practitioner,ÌýYarmouth Campus
crystal.thibodeau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:ÌýWomens' and children care: addiction medicine and chronic diseases, especially diabetes and COPD.
Tomblin Murphy,ÌýGail
VP Research, Innovation & Discovery & Chief Nurse Executive,ÌýNova Scotia Health
Gail.tomblinmurphy@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise:Ìýhealth policy, health innovation, needs-based health systems strengthening and health human resources planning, PHC models of care delivery (rural/remote), Digital & AI, evaluation,leadership, and global health. My current research focuses on building innovative solutions to advance health care, health systems strengthening and health workforce strengthening.
Vine, Jocelyn
VP, Patient Care & Chief Nurse Executive, IWK Health Centre
jocelyn.vine@iwk.nshealth.ca
Withrow, Karen
Speciality Nurse Practitioner in Cardiovascular Surgery,ÌýNS Health
karen.withrow@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, cardiology, geriatrics, nurse practitioner training, quality improvement and electrophysiology.