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I am thrilled to be returning as the Director of the MCNHR after a 12 month administrative and research leave where I spent six months of working with researchers at the University of Manchester. I would like to extend a big thank-you to Dr. Lesley Degner for her leadership for the MCNHR over the past year. As you will see in the following pages, the MCNHR has been a very busy place. In May, the MCNHR hosted Dr. Nancy Edwards as the 2012 Researcher in Residence. This past summer marks our third year of running our Summer Internship Program and it has once again been a huge success for both students and faculty mentors. As you read this newsletter, you can not help but see that there have been many reasons to celebrate in the outstanding accomplishments of members of the MCNHR. In addition to serving as the Director of the MCNHR and Associate Dean of Research, I am also serving as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Nursing until the arrival of our new Dean, Dr. Beverley O’Connell in October. Dr. O’Connell is joining from the Faculty of Health at Deakin University in Australia where she held the position of Associate Dean (Research) and the Inaugural Chair in Nursing at Deakin – Southern Health Nursing Research Centre. Dr. O’ Connell has more than 18 years experience teaching and researching in the areas of falls prevention, stroke care, delirium, dementia, aged care, continence care, risk management and carer needs. I hope that when Dr. O’Connell arrives you will join me in giving her a warm Winnipeg welcome.
Message from the Director
MANITOBA CENTRE FOR NURSING
AND HEALTH RESEARCH
S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 2 D I R E C T O R ’ S R E P O R T
D R . D I A N A
C L A R K E
A C T I N G D E A N ,
D I R E C T O R &
A S S O C I A T E D E A N ,
R E S E A R C H
Faculty of Nursing,
University of Manitoba
89 Curry Place
Winnipeg, MB R2T
2N2
Tel: 204.474.9080
Fax: 204.474.7683
D I R E C T O R ’ S R E P O R T P A G E 2
The MCNHR hosted Dr. Nancy Edwards,
the 2012 Researcher in Residence, from
May 7-10. Dr. Nancy Edwards is a Full
Professor in the School of Nursing, with a
cross-appointment in the Department of
Epidemiology and Community Medicine,
University of Ottawa; Principal Scientist,
Institute of Population Health; and Senior
Scientist, Élisabeth Bruyère Research
Institute. She was appointed Scientific
Director, Institute of Public and
Population Health, Canadian Institutes of
Health Research in July, 2008. During her
visit, Dr. Edwards presented two public
lectures: What Makes Community Health Interventions Work? is a behind the
scenes look at what makes community
health interventions work; and, A Health
Equity Agenda for Multiple Intervention
Research: Challenges and Opportunities, in which Dr. Edwards, examined reasons for health inequities and
consider the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, using examples from the field of community
health. Dr. Edwards also conducted workshops on developing programs of research and intervention
research.
The Research in Residence Program
grew out of the dinner in 2004 to hon-
or Dr. Helen Preston Glass who had
requested that the money raised be
used to establish a Researcher in
Residence program. Special thanks to
Dr. Glass for creating the vision and
legacy for a Researcher in Residence
Program to promote excellence in
nursing research in Manitoba. The
2012 event attracted and united nurses
from across the province and research
colleagues from many different
disciplines. Dr. Glass was unable to
attend this year and her presence was
missed by so many.
2012 Researcher in Residence
M A N I T O B A C E N T R E F O R N U R S I N G A N D H E A L T H R E S E A R C H
Dr. Helen Glass, Professor Emerita and Dr. Diana McMillan,
Chair of the Researcher in Residence Committee at the
2011 Researcher in Residence Event Professor Emerita
Dr. Diana McMillan, Chair of the Researcher in
Residence Committee and Dr. Nancy Edwards, 2012
Researcher in Residence
D I R E C T O R ’ S R E P O R T P A G E 3
The MCNHR currently has over 200 members including 40 professional affiliates, 61 research affiliates, over 100 graduate student members and several “friends” of the centre In 2011, the MCNHR:
Assisted in preparing over 50 grant applications Conducted 20 literature searches for members Assisted in preparing 9 poster presentations Assisted in preparing 7 ethics applications Managed 42 research grant accounts Provided over 50 research consultations Ran 20 research seminars Offered 9 professional development sessions
Did you know….
M A N I T O B A C E N T R E F O R N U R S I N G A N D H E A L T H R E S E A R C H
The Fourth Annual MCNHR Members Meetings was held on May 8, 2012
at the Hotel Fort Garry prior to Dr. Nancy Edwards Reception and
Public Presentation.
Fourth Annual MCNHR Members Meetings
M A N I T O B A C E N T R E F O R N U R S I N G A N D H E A L T H R E S E A R C H
P A G E 4
Engaging Students in Research
MCNHR Graduate Student
Poster Competition
The Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR)
Graduate Student Poster Competition is held in conjunction with
the Helen Glass Researcher in Residence event. The competition is
open to all current or recent (within the last year) graduate
students in the Faculty of Nursing or PhD program in Applied
Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary PhD, or PhD in Cancer Control
whose advisor is a member of the Faculty of Nursing.
The winners in the 3rd Annual MCNHR Graduate Student Poster
Competition are:
Gold Winner: Jacquie Ripat
(Dr. Roberta Woodgate, Advisor)
“Participation Amongst Adults with Spinal
Cord injury: A Grounded Theory Study”
Silver Winner: Susanne Lennon
(Dr. Maureen Heaman, Advisor)
“Bouncing Forward: Factors Correlated
with Family Hardiness Among Inner-city
women”
Bronze Winner: Julie Halipchuk
(Dr. Bev Temple, Advisor) “Prenatal,
Obstetrical and Perinatal Factors
Associated with the Development of
Youth Onset T2DM in First Nations
Youth”
Congratulations also to
Kendra Rieger
(Dr. Wanda Chernomas,
Advisor) for winning
second prize at the
Applied Health Sciences
Research Day poster
competition in the
Masters category and
also to Yenly Londono
(Dr. Bill Diehl-Jones,
Advisor) for winning
first prize in the PHD
category.
Congratulations!
M A N I T O B A C E N T R E F O R N U R S I N G A N D H E A L T H R E S E A R C H
P A G E 5
“Working as an intern at the MCNHR is more than just a summer job. It's an amazing opportunity and privilege to work here with such great people! The intern position at the MCNHR has broadened my view of nursing and has helped me to see my potential as a researcher.” Denae Warkentin, Summer Intern "Working as a summer intern has not only been an invaluable experience, but it has also given me the inspiration and motivation to pursue graduate studies.", Kristine Popik, Summer Intern
Feedback from
Interns
Summer Internship Program
The MCNHR was pleased to welcome Kristine Popik, Rachel Usick,
Trevor Farley as our 2012 Summer Interns and Denae Warkentin as
a returning Summer Intern and CIHR Health Professional Award
Recipient (under the supervision of Dr. Edwards and McClement).
Engaging Students in
Research
Top, Left to Right:
Trevor Farley, Rachel
Usick
Bottom, Left to Right:
Kristine Popik, Denae
Warkentin
On May 4, a coffee
party to welcome our
summer students and
faculty mentors was
held.
P A G E 6
Engaging Students in Research
Fall Research Assistants
Summer Internship Program: Faculty Mentors and Projects
The Summer Interns have been busy working collaboratively with faculty mentors on six projects.
In addition the summer interns continue to offer MCNHR research support services to a variety of
faculty members including assistance with Canadian Common CV, literature searches, manuscript
preparation and poster development. This summer, the summer interns were working the
following faculty mentors on research projects:
Beverley Temple “Working with individuals with intellectual disabilities: Injuries and
challenging behaviors” Funding from the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
(Trevor Farley, Summer Intern)
Diana Clarke “Mental health triage in the emergency department” Funding from Manitoba
Health (Rachel Usick, Summer Intern)
Elaine Mordoch “Developing a research agenda for parents who have a mental illness and
their families” Funding from CIHR Planning Grant (Rachel Usick, Summer Intern)
Lynn Scruby “Improving access to community health services in the inner-city through
collaboration and research” Funding from CIHR Planning Grant (Kristine Popick, Summer
Intern)
Beverley Temple and Julie Halipchuk “Prenatal, obstetrical and perinatal factors associated
with the development of youth onset T2DM in the offspring of women with pregestational
T2DM” Funding from MICH (Kristine Popick, Summer Intern)
Marie Edwards and Susan McClement “Exploring Ethical Practice in Palliative Home Care
Using Appreciative Inquiry” Funding from CIHR Operating Grant (Denae Warkentin, CIHR
Health Professional Award Recipient and Summer Intern)
The MCNHR is pleased to
welcome Rachel Usick, Megan
Hingey and Leia Kehler as our new
fall Research Assistants.
Left to Right: Rachel
Usick, Megan Hingey.
Leia Kehler
M A N I T O B A C E N T R E F O R N U R S I N G A N D H E A L T H R E S E A R C H
MCHNR Grants 2012
The MCNHR received a total of 11 grant applications spread across four funding opportunities. The
MCNHR Research Scientific Review Committee adjudicated the applications and the following appli-
cations were for funding:
MCNHR Research Grant
Maureen Heaman and Kellie Thiessen for their project
entitled “A Case Study of Implementation of Regulated
Midwifery in Manitoba.” ($4000) Left: Dr. Maureen Heaman
Right: Kellie Thiessen
Kathleen and Winnifred Ruane Graduate Student Research Grant for Nurses
Diana McMillan and Alanna Chau for their project entitled
“Phototherapy in Intensive Care: The Effect of Light on Sleep Depriva-tion and Delirium.” ($3000)
Bev Temple and Lorelei Pierce for their project entitled
“Breastfeeding Experience of Low-Income Women in the City of
Winnipeg: A Qualitative Study.” ($3000)
Fort Garry Branch Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Trust Fund
Michelle Lobchuk and Christine Scoville for their project
entitled “A Perspective Taking Intervention to Enhance Family
Caregiver Symptom Assessment and Improve Symptom
Management for the Heart Failure Patient.” ($3000)
Faculty of Nursing Endowment Fund Research Grant in Professional
Foundations
Donna Martin, Eunice Friesen and Antonina De Pau for their project entitled “Collaborative
Versus Traditional Testing in Undergraduate
Nursing Education: Benefits and Pifalls.” ($7500)
Left: Dr. Diana McMillan
Right: Alanna Chau
Left: Dr. Michelle Lobchuk
Right: Christine Scoville
Left to Right: Dr. Donna Martin,
Antonia De Pau, Eunice Friesen
Left: Dr. Beverly Temple
Right: Lorelei Pierce
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Women of Distinction: Dr. Maureen Heaman
The Faculty of Nursing and MCNHR are thrilled to announce that its proposal to recruit a Tier 2 CRC in
Evidence- Informed Nursing and Health Care Practice has been approved by Office of the Vice-President
(Research and International). Posting of the advertisement of this chair award can be found at:
http://umanitoba.ca/cgi-bin/human_resources/jobs/view.pl?posting_id=88783
M A N I T O B A C E N T R E F O R N U R S I N G A N D H E A L T H R E S E A R C H
Fourth Annual MCNHR Members Meetings
The YMCA-YWCA Winnipeg’s Women of Distinction Awards were handed out on May 2, 2012. Over 900 guests attended the Women of Distinction Awards at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, where the 2012 nominees were celebrated and honoured for their achievement. Dr. Maureen Heaman was honored with the award in the Science, Technology, and the Environment category.
Dr. Heaman has a stellar record of research achievements, including being awarded a five year research chair in New Perspectives in Gender, Sex and Health by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, over 70 peer-reviewed publications, 3 book chapters and over 100 conference and scholarly presentations to her credit. Although her work has had an impact nationally and internationally, Maureen has remained focused on issues relevant to women in Manitoba. Most re-cently, her research has focused on the factors associated with inadequate prenatal care among inner-city women in Winnipeg. In this, she has engaged women in identifying ways to improve access to prenatal care and ensured that the experiences and perspectives of marginalized women, including Aboriginal, inner city, immigrant and low-income women, were represented in her findings. She has also been co-leader of a multi-site study to test a new questionnaire to measure quality of prenatal care and participated in development and implementation of the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey.
The YMCA-YWCA Winnipeg’s Women of Distinction
Awards were handed out on May 2, 2012. Over 900 guests
attended the Women of Distinction Awards at the Winnipeg
Convention Centre, where the 2012 nominees were
celebrated and honoured for their achievement. Dr. Maureen
Heaman was honored with the award in the Science,
Technology, and the Environment category.
Dr. Heaman has a stellar record of research
achievements, including being awarded a five year
research chair in New Perspectives in Gender, Sex and Health by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research,
over 70 peer-reviewed publications, 3 book chapters
and over 100 conference and scholarly presentations
to her credit.
Although her work has had an impact nationally
and internationally, Maureen has remained focused on
issues relevant to women in Manitoba. Most recently,
her research has focused on the factors associated
with inadequate prenatal care among inner-city women
in Winnipeg. In this, she has engaged women in
identifying ways to improve access to prenatal care and
ensured that the experiences and perspectives of
marginalized women, including Aboriginal, inner city,
immigrant and low-income women, were represented
in her findings. She has also been co-leader of a
multi-site study to test a new questionnaire to measure quality of prenatal care and participated in
development and implementation of the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey.
Left to Right: Diane Cepanec & Maureen Heaman
Left to Right: Janice Ristock, Pat Gregory, Maureen Heaman & Dauna Crooks
Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2:
Evidence-Informed Nursing and Health Care Practice
Left to Right: Brenda Hearson, Maureen Heaman, Sandy Kluka & Vera Rosolowich
D I R E C T O R ’ S R E P O R T P A G E 9
M A N I T O B A C E N T R E F O R N U R S I N G A N D H E A L T H R E S E A R C H
Dr. Genevieve Thompson for receiving the 2012 CANR Out-
standing New Investigator Award. The Canadian Association of
Nursing Research (CANR) awards are given in recognition of
nurses for their outstanding contribution to nursing and the goals
of CANR.CANR President Joanne Profetto-McGrath said, “Her
research contributions and successes to date as detailed in the
nomination as well as the letters of support from her nominators
are impressive and a testament to her hard work and dedication”.
Dr. Genevieve Thompson for receiving a five year CIHR New
Investigator Award ($300,000)
Dr. Thomas Hack for receiving a three year Canadian Breast
Cancer Research Foundation Research Chair in Psychosocial and
Supportive Care Oncology Research ($600,000).
Denae Warkentin, Summer Intern with the MCNHR
for receiving an Irene E. Norwich Foundation
Undergraduate Award. Denae is also the recipient of a
CIHR Health Professional Research Award.
Trevor Farley, Summer Intern with the MCNHR for receiving
an Irene E. Norwich Foundation Undergraduate Award
Congratulations to:
Dr. Genevieve
Thompson
Dr. Thomas Hack
Denae Warkentin
Trevor Farley