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Building Research Capacity in Six Fraser Health Teams
The following six new research teams are supported by Susann Camus and Matthew Queree, Research Team Planning Strategists, who are supported by funding from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.
A Good Death The Fraser Health multidisciplinary Quality of Dying Research Team, led by Carolyn Tayler, brings together decision makers, clinicians, health care practitioners, academics from the University of Victoria and McGill University, and health policy makers specializing in palliative care and united by a common interest in evaluating and validating the Fraser Health quality of dying tool. Kathy Bodell, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nominated Principal Investigator, Fraser Health Hospice Carolyn Tayler, Director, Hospice Palliative & End Of Life Care, Fraser Health Doris Barwich, Medical Director, Hospice Palliative & End Of Life Care, Fraser Health Kristin Kelly, Hospice Nurse, Crossroads Hospice, Fraser Health Gloria Woodland, Regional Practice Leader, Spiritual Care, Fraser Health Patricia Porterfield, Regional Leader, Palliative Care, Vancouver Coastal Health Pauline James, Manager, End Of Life Care And Service Redesign, BC Ministry Of Health Services Killi Stajduhar, Associate Professor, School of Nursing & Centre Of Aging, University of Victoria Robin Cohen, Assistant Professor, Departments of Oncology & Medicine, McGill University, Montreal Dee Taylor, Residential Care Consultant, Workplace Health, Fraser Health
Equitable Health Outcomes The Fraser Health multidisciplinary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Research Team includes orthopedic surgeons, clinical nurse specialists and others from five of the province’s health authorities, as well as a health economist from the University of British Columbia and community representatives, all linked by their commitment to ensuring patients have equitable access to high quality care regardless of whether it is provided in a community hospital, remote setting, or a university hospital. Ramin Mehin, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nominated Principal Investigator, Fraser Health - Abbotsford Regional Hospital Stirling Bryan, Director C2e2 & Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia Valerie Macdonald, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Fraser Health - Burnaby Hospital Albert Chan, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Fraser Health - Langley Memorial Hospital Courtney Addis, Manager, Program Development & Implementation, Surgical Services, Vancouver Island Health Authority Denise Dunton, Surgical Services & Clinical Orthopaedics Leader, Interior Health Authority Jennifer Faddegon, PhD Candidate, Department of Medicine, UBC Joan Vyner, Community Representative/Manager of Regional Development, BC & Yukon Arthritis Society Michelle Purdon, Manager, Library Services, Fraser Health Michael Wasdell, Epidemiologist, Fraser Health Magdalena Swanson, Research & Grant Development Facilitator, Fraser Health Pat McAllister, Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, South Island, Vancouver Island Health Authority
Healthcare Workers Safety Toolkit The Fraser Health Healthcare Safety Research Team includes disability management and safety specialists, ergonomists and nurses, as well as an epidemiologist affiliated with Simon Fraser University. All are deeply interested in reducing musculoskeletal injury and resulting time losses by developing, implementing, evaluating and promoting a novel safety toolkit to address the unique safety needs of healthcare workers. Monica Herrera, Disability Management Consultant, Nominated Principal Investigator, Fraser Health Workplace Health Hasanat Alamgir, Adjunct Professor, Simon Fraser University & Director, Statistics & Evaluation, Occupational Health & Safety Association Beverly Dixon, Health Services Manager, Acute Care Programs, FH-RMH; Deanna Harrison, Program Leader Fraser Health Workplace Health Jared Prysunka, Safety Consultant, Fraser Health Workplace Health Leah Olsen, Ergonomist, Fraser Health Workplace Health Linda Herman, Director, Acute Care Programs, Fraser Health - Ridge Meadows Hospital Michael Wasdell, Epidemiologist, Fraser Health Tenaya Johnson, Fraser Health Library Services
Health & Safety Disability Management Research Team Relationships, attitudes and disability: The Disability Management Research Team brings together disability management professionals, academics, decision makers and others interested in exploring the role of workplace relationships and prolongation of disability claims. From Fraser Health Workplace Health: Paul D. Brown, Program Leader, Research & Evaluation Karlene Dawson, Nominted Principal Investigator, Program Leader, Disability Management Services Dee Taylor, Workplace Health Residential Care Consultant Shannon Atkins, Disability Management Consultant Leah Olson, Ergonomist, Workplace Health Monica Herrera, Disability Management Consultant Leslie Allan-Reid, Managing Consultant, Disability Programs
External members: Dr. Renee-Louise Franche, Director of Disability Prevention, Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia (OHSAH) & Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia & Simon Fraser University Dr. Henry Harder, Associate Professor & Chair of Health Sciences Programs, University of Northern British Columbia.
Rehabilitation Services The Rehabilitation Services Group, led by Scott Brolin, brings together decision-makers, clinicians, and health care practitioners from OT, PT, SLP, and Audiology. Members are developing multiple research proposals and multiple academic collaborations to study the effects of technology on improving balance and perception, the effects of pre-operative education to prevent strength losses after breast cancer surgery, and the physical therapy outcomes to inform discharge after joint replacement surgery. Scott Brolin Project Leader, Fraser Health - Royal Columbian Hospital Caren Carlaw, Fraser Health Care SLP Kathy Doull, Director, Fraser Health Rehab Services Tammy Hardiman Julie Mason, Library Services, Fraser Health-Chilliwack General Hospital Sita Merrifield, Administrative Assistant, Fraser Health Dan Mueller, Physiotherapist, Fraser Health - Burnaby Hospital Chaira Singh, Clinical Supervisor, Fraser Health - Surrey Memorial Hospital Michelle Smits, Audiologist, Fraser Health - Delta Hospital Holly Tang, OT, Fraser Health - Burnaby Hospital Andy Wong, OT, Fraser Health - Surrey Memorial Hospital
Pharmacy Services The Pharmacy Services Research Team includes decision-makers, pharmacists and pharmacy residents and forms the infrastructure that will conduct research that informing and improving pharmaceutical policy and services. Led by Aaron Tejani, the Pharmacy Team is developing research involving patients in safety and medication error reduction, as well as proposing a number of systematic reviews aimed at optimizing dosage and prescription across Fraser Health. Team 1: Mits Miyata, Pharmacy Director - Acute Care, Nominated Principal Investigator, Fraser Health Adil Virani, Pharmacy Director – Acute Care, Fraser Health Janice Munroe, Regional Medication Safety Coordinator, Fraser Health Priti Flanagan, Clinical Pharmacy Practice Leader, Fraser Health Suzanne Taylor, Executive Director, Drug Use Optimization, BC Ministry of Health, Pharmaceutical Services Division (PSD) Parkash Ragsdale, Deputy CEO & Director, Professional Services, British Columbia Pharmacists Association
Team 2: Susan Buchkowsky, Pharmacist, Peace Arch Hospital Priti Flanagan, Pharmacist, Community Programs, Fraser Health Francene Johnson Pharmacist, Fraser Health - Abbotsford Regional Hospital Anisha Lakhani, Pharmacist, Fraser Health - Surrey Memorial Hospital Ann-Marie Liberman, Pharmacist, Fraser Health
Bruce Millin, Director, Pharmacy Services – Acute Care, Fraser Health Michelle Purdon, Manager, Fraser Health Library Services Aaron Tejani, Clinical Drug Supervisor, Fraser Health - Burnaby Hospital Dale Toews, Pharmacist, Fraser Health - Abbotsford Regional Hospital Jennifer Weich, Social Service Assistant, Fraser Health - Surrey Memorial Hospital
Mental Health and Addictions The Mental Health and Addictions (MH&A) Research Group includes managers, clinicians, and leaders from across Fraser Health representing all areas of MH&A service. The group is capitalizing on pilot research already completed on post-partum depression, as well as developing research proposals to investigate the role of stigma and discrimination in health services. Collaborations and partnerships are being discussed currently with researchers at UBC, SFU and the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Renata Arnold Social Program Officer, ASTAT Delta Carolline Bagdasarian, Social Worker, MH White Rock Mark Goheen, Maple Ridge Treatment Centre David, Kealy, Social Program Officer, ASTAT Surrey Angela Louie, Occupational Therapist, Burnaby Hospital Amie MacNeil, Administrative Assistant Ken McDonald, Manager, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre Anne Merrett-Hiley, Eating Disorders, MH North Delta Sherry Mumford, Manager, Addictions, Maple Ridge Treatment Centre Len Polak, Abbotsford Mental Health Brooke Scott, Library Services, Royal Columbian Hospital Cherie Taylor, Manager, Surrey Memorial Hospital Karen Tee Manager, Youth MH&A, Peace Arch Hospital George Tien, Blackberry Drive Health Unit Colleen Wilkie, Psychologist, ASTAT Delta Derek Wilson, MH&A Evaluation Leader, Fraser Health
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