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Call for Participants
Public Health Study
Participants are needed for a national research project to investigate the attributes of organizations where Public Health Nurses work. The purpose of the study is to assess current and potential organizational design characteristics to support Public Health Nurses to practice effectively. Focus groups require 2-3 hours in fall, 2007 and will focus on what works well in public health organizations. Your travel, meals (and accommodation, if necessary) will be paid for. There will be 4 focus groups in Ontario (20 others across Canada):
Contact:
Mary Crea at mcrea [at] mcmaster.ca or 905-525-9140 x 26621.
Investigators:
Jane Underwood, RN, BScN, MBA, Nursing Health Services Research Unit (NHSRU), McMaster site; Andrea Baumann, RN, PhD, Director, NHSRU (the sponsoring unit for the program of research); Donna Ciliska, RN, PhD (NHSRU); Donna Meagher-Stewart, RN, PhD, Dalhousie University; Mary MacDonald, RN, BSN, MCEd, University of Saskatchewan; Anne Ehrlich, RN, MHSc (NHSRU); Bonnie Schoenfeld, RN, BScN, MS, Professor, University of Saskatchewan; Melanie Lavoie-Tremblay, RN PhD, McGill University; Jennifer Blythe, PhD (NHSRU); Raisa Deber, PhD, University of Toronto; Audrey LaPorte, PhD, University of Toronto; Val Munroe, RN, MS, Vancouver Coastal Health; Kristin Knibbs, RN, MN, University of Saskatchewan.
Decision-making partners:
Dr. David Mowat, Medical Officer of Health, Peel Region; Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer for Canada; Sandra MacDonald-Rencz, Executive Director, Office of Nursing Policy, Health Canada; Barbara Oke, Special Advisor, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch; Paula Bond, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Nurse Executive, British Columbia; Dr. Susan Matthews, National Executive Director, Disease Management, Ontario Chief of Practice, Victorian Order of Nurses; Dr. Ron Wall, Senior Policy Advisor and Manager, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC); Carla Troy, Core Competencies and Skills Enhancement for Public Health, PHAC; Julie Gauthier, Agente de recherche, Québec Direction Générale de la Santé Publique; Lyne Jobin, Chief of Orientation of Public Health, General Direction of Public Health, Québec; Lynnette Stamler, Chair, Public Health subcommittee, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN); Rosemarie Goodyear, Past-President, Community Health Nurses Association of Canada; Dr. John Blatherwick, Chief Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health; Dr. Cory Neudorf, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Saskatoon; Paul Fisher, Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators, College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Sponsor/Funding Agencies:
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, Public Health Agency for Canada (includes Canada Health Policy Branch, Health Canada Health Human Resources Health First Nations & Inuit Health Branch); B.C. Ministry of Health (Communicable Disease & Addictions Prevention and Office of Nursing Directorate); Vancouver Coastal Health; McMaster Nursing Health Services Research Unit.
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