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Our vision is to CONNECT a global community of nursing and *allied professional cardiac surgery (including cardiothoracic and aortovascular surgery) researchers. Through CONNECT we foster and support international cardiac surgery research to address global cardiac surgery challenges.

About

Globally, more than a million patients undergo cardiac surgery each year. Nursing and allied professional teams are constant in the patient experience. As a key component of the cardiac surgical workforce, we can reduce variability, disparity and inequity in patient access and outcomes.

Within nursing and the allied professions there is an overall international shortfall of academic and clinical academics specialising in cardiac surgery research. This undoubtedly affects the ability of the professions to advance and improve healthcare delivery, and patient outcomes and experience. To expand research opportunities and grow nursing and allied professional clinical academic and academic cardiac surgery researchers engaging in international collaborative research, we aim to provide a robust virtual research environment with appropriate mentorship and support. This is necessary to develop new interventions to prevent, identify, manage and reduce complications related to all stages of cardiac surgery.

CONNECT, established by Prof Julie Sanders (UK), Prof Suzanne Fredericks (Canada), Prof Rochelle Wynne (Australia) and Dr Geraldine Martorella (USA), is a network of nursing and allied professional researchers focused on strengthening collaborative cardiac surgery research through shared initiatives including supervision, mentorship, workplace exchange programs and multi-site clinical research.

Become a member

If you are a nurse or allied professional involved in cardiac surgery research and are interested in joining CONNECT please submit the attached CONNECT online membership form.

Three photographs of CONNECT

People

Projects

Dr-Pedrosa
CONNECT Mentorship and Scholar Engagement Programmes

CONNECT members have a wealth of experience and expertise and many are willing to provide mentorship to others, including peer-to-peer mentorship. Mentorship is not necessarily limited to 1-1 meetings but could also include undertaking a scholarly visit, internship or engaging in a research project as a means to gaining exposure and building networks with international researchers and their teams.

Additional Projects

Publications

CONNECT Publications

Papers

  • Fredericks S, Lin Q, Sanders J, Wynne R, Pedrosa R. (2024). Evaluating a social media strategy for an international cardiothoracic research network: A cross sectional study. Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics. 19(1).
  • Hayes, M. V., O Keefe-McCarthy, S., Magboo, R., Bowden, T., Bruneau, J., Chen, Y., Batista dos Santos Pedrosa, R., Then, K. L., Van Valen, R., Fredericks. S. (2024). Continuing to CONNECT and move forward through global initiatives. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing.
  • Magboo, R., Bowden, T., Bruneau, J., Chen, L., Fredericks, S., Hayes, M., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Pedrosa, R., Then, K., Van Valen, R. (August 27, 2024). Using webinars to CONNECT cardiothoracic surgical nurses and allied professionals to promote knowledge translation of evidence into practice. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing.
  • Bowden, T., Bruneau, J., Chen, L., Fredericks, S., Hayes, M., Magboo, R., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Pedrosa, R., Then, K., Van Valen, R. (April 29, 2024). CONNECTing Nurses and Allied Professionals through a Cardiac Surgery Masterclass Programme. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2024.0034
  • O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Magboo, R., Pedrosa, R., Bruneau, J., Fredericks, S., Van Valen, R. , Chen, L., Then, K., Bowden, T., Phillips, E. K., Hayes, M. (March 4, 2024). Using an international research network to CONNECT through mentorship experiences in cardiothoracic surgical research. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2024.0018
  • Wynne R, Fredericks S, Hyde EK, Matthews S, Bowden T, O’Keefe-McCarthy S, Martorella G, Magboo R, Gjeilo KH, Jedwab RM, Keeping-Burke L, Murfin J, Bruneau J, Lie I, Sanders J on behalf of CONNECT: the Cardiac Sugery International Nursing and Allied Professional Research Network. Multimodal analgesic effectiveness on acute postoperative pain management after adult cardiac surgery: protocol for a systematic review. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Published online 11.04.23. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000989
  • Fredericks S, Bae T, Sochaniwskyj M, Sanders J, Martorella G and Wynne R. Creating a social media strategy for an international cardiothoracic research network: A scoping review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Published online February 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad029
  • Martorella G, Fredericks S, Sanders J, Wynne R (2021). Breaking pandemic chain reactions: telehealth psychosocial support in cardiovascular disease during COVID-19. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 20. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa011
  • Fredericks S, Wynne R, Martorella G, Onyeozirila M, Willis S, Kwaku F, Moon S, Sanders J (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: International visiting teams.British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. 15 (12). DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0131
  • Sanders J, Wynne R, Martorella G, Fredericks F (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: Patient experience. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. 5 (10): https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0090
  • Fredericks S, Wynne R, Martorella G, Sanders J (2020): An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: Student perspectives. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. 5 (8): https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0045
  • Sanders J, Wynne R, Martorella G, Fredericks F (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: Clinical academic careers. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. June 8th. 15 (6). https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0033
  • Fredericks S, Martorella G, Wynne R, Sanders J (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: Advanced practice. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. April 20th. 15 (4). https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0010
  • Sanders J, Wynne R, Martorella G, Fredericks F (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: An introduction. British Journal Cardiac Nursing. January 2nd. 15 (2). https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0009

Activities

Connect Annual 1
CONNECT Inaugural Webinar

On the 10th November 2021 CONNECT hosted its inaugural webinar. Cardiovascular surgery nursing and allied professional research colleagues joined from Australia, Canada, Norway, USA and UK joined to learn about the co-founders, the work of CONNECT so far, to discuss future plans and projects and to network with each other. Three new CONNECT initiatives were discussed which will start in 2022 – more details will follow in relation to these projects as they progress.

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CONNECT Webinar 2: Annual Meeting October 2022

On the 27th October 2022 CONNECT hosted its second webinar in the form of an annual meeting. New CONNECT members were welcomed and an update on all programmes of work over the last 12 months was provided. Several new initiatives for 2023 were also highlighted. The 2023 annual meeting is proposed for 26th October.

    JSUW Connect
    Conference Sessions

    Presentations CCCN-CONNECT joint session: CONNECT with Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for International Collaboration in Research. Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses Spring Conference 2023 (workshop) Sanders J, Fredericks S, Martorella G, Wynne R on behalf of CONNECT. CONNECTing globally: Driving evidence for better patient outcomes and experience. EACTS 2022 (oral presentation). Sanders J, Fredericks S, Martorella G, Wynne R. The Cardiac surgery internatiONal Nursing and alliEd professional researCh network: CONNECT. SCTS 2022 (oral presentation) Sanders J, Fredericks S, Martorella G, Wynne R. Delivering the evidence for best practice: The launch of the Cardiac surgery internatiONal Nursing and alliEd professional researCh network (CONNECT). EuroHeartCare 2021 (oral presentation). Joint sessions The ACNAP-CONNECT joint session on cardiac surgery: Underreported outcomes after cardiac surgery. EuroHeartCare 2022 The ACNAP-CONNECT joint session on cardiac surgery: Hot topics in cardiac surgery. EuroHeartCare 2021

      Member profiles

      Hady Atef, Lecturer of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, Keele University UK

       

      Dorte Baek Olsen, Clinical Nurse Specialist of Heart and Lung Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

      • Research interests: Pre and postoperative care, open heart surgery, prehabilitation, patient experiences
      • Email: dorte.baek.olsen@regionh.dk

       

      Barbara Bailey, Nurse Practitioner, University Health Network, Canada

      • Research interests: adult congenital heart disease, cardiovascular surgery
      • Email: barbara.bailey@uhn.ca

       

      Davina Banner, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

       

      Britt Borregaard, Associate Professor, Odense University Hospital, Denmark

       

      Tracey Bowden, Clinical Research Fellow / Senior Lecturer in Cardiac Care, City, University of London, UK

       

      Jill Bruneau, Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

      • Research interests: cardiovascular health promotion, risk factor management, chronic disease management, knowledge transition.
      • Email: jill.bruneau@mun.ca

       

      Lisa Chen, Nurse Researcher/Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australi

      • Research interests: cardiac nursing research, knowledge transition
      • Email: ychen@usc.edu.au

       

      Samantha Cook, Highly Specialist Physiotherapist, Barts Health NHS, UK

       

      Cheryl Dickson, Clinical Nurse Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery, Australia

       

      Pia Gammelgaard Elbrønd, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

       

      Anna Falk, ICU nurse, nurse anestehetist, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

      • Research interests: depression, delirium, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
      • Email: Anna.falk.2@ki.se

       

      Mohammed Goudarzi-Rad, PhD Candidate, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing-University of Toronto, Canada

       

      Kari Hanne Gjeilo, Associate Professor, Dept of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Nurse Researcher, Dept. of Cardiology and Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway

      • Research interests: cardiothoracic surgery, postsurgical pain, cardiovascular nursing
      • Email: h.gjeilo@ntnu.no

       

      Richard van Halen, Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Postdoc

      • Research interests: management of postoperative complications, postoperative wound infections, acute postoperative pain
      • Email: r.nanvalen@qmul.ac.uyk

       

      Maria Hayes, Cardiothoracic CNS, Blackrock Clinic, Ireland

       

      Meredith Heily, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Australia

       

      Karin Hinterbuchner, Clinical Nurse, Research Nurse, Tirol Kliniken GmbH, Austria

      • Research interests: cardiac surgery, cardiovascular nursing
      • Email: hibu001@gmx.at

       

      Ida Elisabeth Højskov, Clinical Nurse Specialist, IMPACT - Research and Care, Department of Heart and Lung Hospital, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark

      • Research interests: early rehabilitation after CABG, everyday life in patients with advanced heart failure treated with transplantation or LVAD
      • Email: Ida.elisabeth.hoejskov@regionh.dk

       

      Emily Hyde, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Canada

      • Research interests: post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), congenital care
      • Email: e.hyde@sbgh.mb.ca

       

      Rebecca M Jedwab, EMR Research Nurse Consultant and PhD Student, Monash Health, Australia

       

      Lisa Keeping-Burke, Associate Dean of Health Research, University of New Brunswick, Canada

      • Research interests: cardiovascular and chronic disease management
      • Email: lkeeping@unb.ca

       

      Tieghan Killackey, RBC Financial Group Chair in Cardiovascular Nursing Research and Assistant Professor, University Health Network / University of Toronto, Canada

      • Research interests: transitions in cardiovascular care across the lifespan, qualitative health research, virtual care
      • Email: tieghan.killackey@utoronto.ca

       

      Irene Lie, Critical Care Nurse, Senior Researcher and Associate Professor II, FESC, Oslo University Hospital and NTNU, Norway

      • Research interests: follow-up after discharge from hospital, symptom monitoring, heart surgery, heart failure and PCI patients.
      • Email: Irene.lie@ous-hf.no

       

      Rosalie Magboo, Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow / Senior Sister, Queen Mary University of London / St Bartholomew’s Hospital, UK

      • Research interests: cardiac surgery, aortovascular surgery, surgical site infection (SSI), atrial fibrillation (AF)
      • Email: r.magboo@qmul.ac.uk

       

      Stacey Matthews, Coordinator Clinical Evidence, National Heart Foundation of Australia

       

      Joanna Murfin, Advanced Nurse Practitioner - cardiac surgery, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK

       

      Sheila O'Keefe-McCarthey, Associate Professor, Brock University, National Research Director for the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses, Canada

       

      Susanne Nielsen, Operating Theatre Nurse, Sahlgrenska Academy, Inst. of Medicine, Dept. of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sweden

       

      Rachael Parke, Nurse Senior Research Fellow, Cardiothoracic and Vascular ICU, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand; Associate Professor and Associate Head of Postgraduate Study, School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

       

      Dina Paolini, Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

       

      Coleen Power, Nurse Practitioner, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada

       

      Daisy Sandeman, Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, UK

       

      Francisco Ariel Santos da Costa, Registered Nurse, UNIMED Hospital (HRU), Ceará State University (UECE), Brazil

      • Research interests: renal protection protocol, cardiovascular nursing care, Acute Coronary Syndrome, vascular complications
      • Email: arielload@hotmail.com

       

      Rafaela Batista dos Santos Pedrosa, Assistant Professor (Tenured), School of Nursing, University of Campinas, Brazil

      • Research interests: cardiology, complications in cardiac surgery, heart transplants
      • Email: rpedrosa@unicamp.br

       

      Emma Skipsey, NIHR Pre-Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow & CICU Staff Nurse, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust/Hull York Medical School, UK

      • Research interests: cardiothoracic intensive care, palliative care
      • Email: e.skipsey@nhs.net

       

      Malin Stenman, Theatre Nurse, Korlinska Institutet, Sweden

      • Research interests: depression, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
      • Email: malin.senman@ki.se

       

      Karen Then, Professor and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

       

      Ashley Thomas, Intensive Care Charge Nurse, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

       

      People

      Projects

      Dr-Pedrosa
      CONNECT Mentorship and Scholar Engagement Programmes

      CONNECT members have a wealth of experience and expertise and many are willing to provide mentorship to others, including peer-to-peer mentorship. Mentorship is not necessarily limited to 1-1 meetings but could also include undertaking a scholarly visit, internship or engaging in a research project as a means to gaining exposure and building networks with international researchers and their teams.

      Additional Projects

      Publications

      CONNECT Publications

      Papers

      • Fredericks S, Lin Q, Sanders J, Wynne R, Pedrosa R. (2024). Evaluating a social media strategy for an international cardiothoracic research network: A cross sectional study. Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics. 19(1).
      • Hayes, M. V., O Keefe-McCarthy, S., Magboo, R., Bowden, T., Bruneau, J., Chen, Y., Batista dos Santos Pedrosa, R., Then, K. L., Van Valen, R., Fredericks. S. (2024). Continuing to CONNECT and move forward through global initiatives. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing.
      • Magboo, R., Bowden, T., Bruneau, J., Chen, L., Fredericks, S., Hayes, M., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Pedrosa, R., Then, K., Van Valen, R. (August 27, 2024). Using webinars to CONNECT cardiothoracic surgical nurses and allied professionals to promote knowledge translation of evidence into practice. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing.
      • Bowden, T., Bruneau, J., Chen, L., Fredericks, S., Hayes, M., Magboo, R., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Pedrosa, R., Then, K., Van Valen, R. (April 29, 2024). CONNECTing Nurses and Allied Professionals through a Cardiac Surgery Masterclass Programme. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2024.0034
      • O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Magboo, R., Pedrosa, R., Bruneau, J., Fredericks, S., Van Valen, R. , Chen, L., Then, K., Bowden, T., Phillips, E. K., Hayes, M. (March 4, 2024). Using an international research network to CONNECT through mentorship experiences in cardiothoracic surgical research. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2024.0018
      • Wynne R, Fredericks S, Hyde EK, Matthews S, Bowden T, O’Keefe-McCarthy S, Martorella G, Magboo R, Gjeilo KH, Jedwab RM, Keeping-Burke L, Murfin J, Bruneau J, Lie I, Sanders J on behalf of CONNECT: the Cardiac Sugery International Nursing and Allied Professional Research Network. Multimodal analgesic effectiveness on acute postoperative pain management after adult cardiac surgery: protocol for a systematic review. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Published online 11.04.23. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000989
      • Fredericks S, Bae T, Sochaniwskyj M, Sanders J, Martorella G and Wynne R. Creating a social media strategy for an international cardiothoracic research network: A scoping review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Published online February 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad029
      • Martorella G, Fredericks S, Sanders J, Wynne R (2021). Breaking pandemic chain reactions: telehealth psychosocial support in cardiovascular disease during COVID-19. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 20. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa011
      • Fredericks S, Wynne R, Martorella G, Onyeozirila M, Willis S, Kwaku F, Moon S, Sanders J (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: International visiting teams.British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. 15 (12). DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0131
      • Sanders J, Wynne R, Martorella G, Fredericks F (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: Patient experience. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. 5 (10): https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0090
      • Fredericks S, Wynne R, Martorella G, Sanders J (2020): An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: Student perspectives. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. 5 (8): https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0045
      • Sanders J, Wynne R, Martorella G, Fredericks F (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: Clinical academic careers. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. June 8th. 15 (6). https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0033
      • Fredericks S, Martorella G, Wynne R, Sanders J (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: Advanced practice. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. April 20th. 15 (4). https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0010
      • Sanders J, Wynne R, Martorella G, Fredericks F (2020). An international focus on cardiac surgery nursing: An introduction. British Journal Cardiac Nursing. January 2nd. 15 (2). https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0009

      Activities

      Connect Annual 1
      CONNECT Inaugural Webinar

      On the 10th November 2021 CONNECT hosted its inaugural webinar. Cardiovascular surgery nursing and allied professional research colleagues joined from Australia, Canada, Norway, USA and UK joined to learn about the co-founders, the work of CONNECT so far, to discuss future plans and projects and to network with each other. Three new CONNECT initiatives were discussed which will start in 2022 – more details will follow in relation to these projects as they progress.

      CONNECT-Webinar-2-Annual-Meeting-October-20222
      CONNECT Webinar 2: Annual Meeting October 2022

      On the 27th October 2022 CONNECT hosted its second webinar in the form of an annual meeting. New CONNECT members were welcomed and an update on all programmes of work over the last 12 months was provided. Several new initiatives for 2023 were also highlighted. The 2023 annual meeting is proposed for 26th October.

        JSUW Connect
        Conference Sessions

        Presentations CCCN-CONNECT joint session: CONNECT with Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for International Collaboration in Research. Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses Spring Conference 2023 (workshop) Sanders J, Fredericks S, Martorella G, Wynne R on behalf of CONNECT. CONNECTing globally: Driving evidence for better patient outcomes and experience. EACTS 2022 (oral presentation). Sanders J, Fredericks S, Martorella G, Wynne R. The Cardiac surgery internatiONal Nursing and alliEd professional researCh network: CONNECT. SCTS 2022 (oral presentation) Sanders J, Fredericks S, Martorella G, Wynne R. Delivering the evidence for best practice: The launch of the Cardiac surgery internatiONal Nursing and alliEd professional researCh network (CONNECT). EuroHeartCare 2021 (oral presentation). Joint sessions The ACNAP-CONNECT joint session on cardiac surgery: Underreported outcomes after cardiac surgery. EuroHeartCare 2022 The ACNAP-CONNECT joint session on cardiac surgery: Hot topics in cardiac surgery. EuroHeartCare 2021

          Member profiles

          Hady Atef, Lecturer of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, Keele University UK

           

          Dorte Baek Olsen, Clinical Nurse Specialist of Heart and Lung Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

          • Research interests: Pre and postoperative care, open heart surgery, prehabilitation, patient experiences
          • Email: dorte.baek.olsen@regionh.dk

           

          Barbara Bailey, Nurse Practitioner, University Health Network, Canada

          • Research interests: adult congenital heart disease, cardiovascular surgery
          • Email: barbara.bailey@uhn.ca

           

          Davina Banner, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

           

          Britt Borregaard, Associate Professor, Odense University Hospital, Denmark

           

          Tracey Bowden, Clinical Research Fellow / Senior Lecturer in Cardiac Care, City, University of London, UK

           

          Jill Bruneau, Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

          • Research interests: cardiovascular health promotion, risk factor management, chronic disease management, knowledge transition.
          • Email: jill.bruneau@mun.ca

           

          Lisa Chen, Nurse Researcher/Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australi

          • Research interests: cardiac nursing research, knowledge transition
          • Email: ychen@usc.edu.au

           

          Samantha Cook, Highly Specialist Physiotherapist, Barts Health NHS, UK

           

          Cheryl Dickson, Clinical Nurse Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery, Australia

           

          Pia Gammelgaard Elbrønd, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

           

          Anna Falk, ICU nurse, nurse anestehetist, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

          • Research interests: depression, delirium, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
          • Email: Anna.falk.2@ki.se

           

          Mohammed Goudarzi-Rad, PhD Candidate, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing-University of Toronto, Canada

           

          Kari Hanne Gjeilo, Associate Professor, Dept of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Nurse Researcher, Dept. of Cardiology and Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway

          • Research interests: cardiothoracic surgery, postsurgical pain, cardiovascular nursing
          • Email: h.gjeilo@ntnu.no

           

          Richard van Halen, Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Postdoc

          • Research interests: management of postoperative complications, postoperative wound infections, acute postoperative pain
          • Email: r.nanvalen@qmul.ac.uyk

           

          Maria Hayes, Cardiothoracic CNS, Blackrock Clinic, Ireland

           

          Meredith Heily, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Australia

           

          Karin Hinterbuchner, Clinical Nurse, Research Nurse, Tirol Kliniken GmbH, Austria

          • Research interests: cardiac surgery, cardiovascular nursing
          • Email: hibu001@gmx.at

           

          Ida Elisabeth Højskov, Clinical Nurse Specialist, IMPACT - Research and Care, Department of Heart and Lung Hospital, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark

          • Research interests: early rehabilitation after CABG, everyday life in patients with advanced heart failure treated with transplantation or LVAD
          • Email: Ida.elisabeth.hoejskov@regionh.dk

           

          Emily Hyde, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Canada

          • Research interests: post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), congenital care
          • Email: e.hyde@sbgh.mb.ca

           

          Rebecca M Jedwab, EMR Research Nurse Consultant and PhD Student, Monash Health, Australia

           

          Lisa Keeping-Burke, Associate Dean of Health Research, University of New Brunswick, Canada

          • Research interests: cardiovascular and chronic disease management
          • Email: lkeeping@unb.ca

           

          Tieghan Killackey, RBC Financial Group Chair in Cardiovascular Nursing Research and Assistant Professor, University Health Network / University of Toronto, Canada

          • Research interests: transitions in cardiovascular care across the lifespan, qualitative health research, virtual care
          • Email: tieghan.killackey@utoronto.ca

           

          Irene Lie, Critical Care Nurse, Senior Researcher and Associate Professor II, FESC, Oslo University Hospital and NTNU, Norway

          • Research interests: follow-up after discharge from hospital, symptom monitoring, heart surgery, heart failure and PCI patients.
          • Email: Irene.lie@ous-hf.no

           

          Rosalie Magboo, Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow / Senior Sister, Queen Mary University of London / St Bartholomew’s Hospital, UK

          • Research interests: cardiac surgery, aortovascular surgery, surgical site infection (SSI), atrial fibrillation (AF)
          • Email: r.magboo@qmul.ac.uk

           

          Stacey Matthews, Coordinator Clinical Evidence, National Heart Foundation of Australia

           

          Joanna Murfin, Advanced Nurse Practitioner - cardiac surgery, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK

           

          Sheila O'Keefe-McCarthey, Associate Professor, Brock University, National Research Director for the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses, Canada

           

          Susanne Nielsen, Operating Theatre Nurse, Sahlgrenska Academy, Inst. of Medicine, Dept. of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sweden

           

          Rachael Parke, Nurse Senior Research Fellow, Cardiothoracic and Vascular ICU, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand; Associate Professor and Associate Head of Postgraduate Study, School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

           

          Dina Paolini, Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

           

          Coleen Power, Nurse Practitioner, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada

           

          Daisy Sandeman, Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, UK

           

          Francisco Ariel Santos da Costa, Registered Nurse, UNIMED Hospital (HRU), Ceará State University (UECE), Brazil

          • Research interests: renal protection protocol, cardiovascular nursing care, Acute Coronary Syndrome, vascular complications
          • Email: arielload@hotmail.com

           

          Rafaela Batista dos Santos Pedrosa, Assistant Professor (Tenured), School of Nursing, University of Campinas, Brazil

          • Research interests: cardiology, complications in cardiac surgery, heart transplants
          • Email: rpedrosa@unicamp.br

           

          Emma Skipsey, NIHR Pre-Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow & CICU Staff Nurse, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust/Hull York Medical School, UK

          • Research interests: cardiothoracic intensive care, palliative care
          • Email: e.skipsey@nhs.net

           

          Malin Stenman, Theatre Nurse, Korlinska Institutet, Sweden

          • Research interests: depression, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
          • Email: malin.senman@ki.se

           

          Karen Then, Professor and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

           

          Ashley Thomas, Intensive Care Charge Nurse, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

           

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