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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

[email protected]

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

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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