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Lianne P. Jeffs

PhD (health policy management and evaluation), University of Toronto; M.Sc. (nursing), University of Toronto; BScN (nursing), University of Toronto

Affiliations

Director, Nursing/Clinical Research, Nursing Administration, St. Michael's Hospital

Scientist in the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital

Clinical Appointment, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, York University

Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, Humber Institute of Applied Technology/University of New Brunswick

Research Interests

Patient safety, knowledge translation, research capacity building, organizational learning from near misses, evaluating interventions aimed at enhancing professionalism in nursing practice

Research Activities

My research involves: 1) designing and evaluating the delivery of safer health care systems, with a focus on leadership and learning at the organizational level and 2) enhancing the role of professional, scholarly nursing practice by addressing the "praxis gap" between theory/research and practice in the health care system.

Current research studies include designing and evaluating the delivery of safer health care systems: co-PI on using simulation to promote team-based disclosure of errors (Canadian Patient Safety Institute), PI on exploring organizational learning from near miss occurrences in the health care system (University of Toronto/Canadian Institute of Health Research interdisciplinary capacity enhancement knowledge translation in patient safety doctoral student scholarship) and co-I on leadership to promote patient safety culture and learning in critical care (Canadian Health Services Research Foundation).

Another area of mine focuses on enhancing scholarly nursing practice/research capacity: co-PI on exploration of the impact of a research capacity strategy on career resilience, retention and attitudes associated with research of nurses in the hospital sector (Ministry of Health and Long Term Care), PI on exploring learning experiences and selected nurse, patient safety and organizational outcomes associated with a research capacity building strategy (Canadian Council on Learning), CI on exploration of the impact of adopting the ottawa hospital model of nursing clinical practice in a free-standing complex continuing care and rehab organizational on nurse well-being, organizational climate, and quality of patient care (Ministry of Health and Long Term Care), CI on concept analysis and feasibility study of a pain assessment tool for non-verbal patients (Canadian Nurses Foundation), CI on measuring outcomes of best practices in pressure ulcer prevention using a valid and reliable surveillance tool (Canadian Nurses Foundation).

Collectively, knowledge generated from these research studies will provide foundational knowledge around the design and delivery of safer health care in Canada.

Selected Research

Link to Pub Med

Other Activities

  1. Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, York University, 2008-2010
  2. Adjunct Professor, Humber Institute of Applied Technology/University of New Brunswick, 2007-2010
  3. Chair of Board, Fred Victor Centre, June 2007-present
  4. Member, College of Nurses of Ontario, registrant, 1992-present
  5. Member, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, 1994-present
  6. Member, Sigma Theta Tau Lamba Pi Chapter, May 1997-present
  7. Member, Nursing Research Interest Group Member, 1994-present
  8. Member, Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario, 2002-present
  9. Member, Canadian Association for Nursing Research, 2006-present
  10. Board of Director Member, Fred Victor Centre, June 2005-present
  11. Out of the Cold Program-St. Michael's Hospital, October 2000-present
  12. Distinguished Alumni Award-Rising Star Award, Academic Nursing from the Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
  13. University of Toronto/Canadian Institute of Health Research Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement Knowledge Translation in Patient Safety Doctoral Student Scholarship
  14. Reviewer, Collaborative Research Program: Rehabilitation & Long-Term Care-Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
  15. Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
  16. Reviewer, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, formerly Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Educational Activities

I have served as the site investigator for several doctoral students. I am interested in preceptoring and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students aligned with my program area of research.

Contact

Phone: 416-864-6060 Ext. 3547
Fax: 416-864-5824
E-mail: JeffsL@smh.ca

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