MSFHR congratulates BCNRI award recipients

MSFHR is pleased to announce the results of the Research Project Program supported through the BC Nursing Research Initiative (BCNRI). The following research projects will be funded up to $100,000 per year for a maximum of two years:

• A Mixed Methods Knowledge Synthesis about Nursing Care Delivery and Practice Supports for a Palliative Approach
  Researcher Co-leader – Richard Sawatzky, Trinity Western University
  Practitioner Co-leader – Patricia Porterfield, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

• Enhancing Educational Capacity for a Palliative Approach in Rural Nursing: A Research Demonstration Project
  Researcher Co-leader – Barbara Pesut, University of British Columbia
  Practitioner Co-leader – Gail Potter, Selkirk College

• Geriatric Education & Training (GET) Program for Acute Care Nursing
  Researcher Co-leader – Jennifer Baumbusch, University of British Columbia
  Practitioner Co-leader – Maureen Shaw, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

• Innovation in Clinical Nursing Education to Foster Competencies Required by Emerging Changes In Health Care
  Researcher Co-leader – Barbara Paterson, Thompson Rivers University
  Practitioner Co-leader – Susan Rolph, Interior Health Authority

• Placements for Learners: Assessing Capacity and Effectiveness of Clinical Sites (PLACES) Research Project
  Researcher Co-leader – Leanne Currie, University of British Columbia
  Practitioner Co-leader – Angela Wolff, Fraser Health Authority

The BCNRI is designed to achieve better health outcomes for British Columbians and a high-quality work life for nurses by supporting practice-relevant health services research focused on the roles of nurses within the context of the broad health services practice community.

The Research Project Program builds linkages and collaborations among academics, nurses, and the broad health services practice and policy communities to develop, conduct, and apply the findings of practice-relevant health services research that addresses one of three BCNRI priority areas:

• Nursing health human resources
• Practice-relevant education
• Quality and safety of the practice (work) environment

Proposals for this program underwent a rigorous review process by an external expert panel before being approved by the MSFHR Board.

BCNRI supports four additional programs: Partnership, Commissioned Research, Nursing Research Facilitator, and Nursing Health Services Research Network (InspireNet). Read more about these programs.