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Biography

Dr. Martin-Misener’s health services research uses mixed methods to evaluate implementation and outcomes of innovative interdisciplinary team-based models of care in primary health care and long-term care with a particular focus on nurse practitioner and other advanced and specialized nursing roles. She teaches and supervises students in the Master’s and PhD programs.

Memberships

• Member, BRIC-NS, Network in Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations
• Co-Director, Canadian Centre for Advanced Practice Nursing (CCAPNR), McMaster University, 2012-present
• Co-Lead, Collaborative Research in Primary Health Care, Dalhousie, 2013-present
• Member, Research Management Committee, Canadian Frailty Network, Network Centre of Excellence (NCE). Nominated by Canadian Nurses Association, 2013-present
• Chair (Appointed by Council), Nurse Practitioner Committee, College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, 2002-present

Awards & Honours

• Decade Club, Nova Scotia Heath Research Foundation, 2016
• 65 Inspiring Minds, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøSchool of Nursing, 2013
• Centennial Award of Distinction, College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, 2011
• Fellow, Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research, Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research - Primary Health Care Program (TUTOR-PHC), 2005-2006

Publications:

Martin-Misener, R. & Bryant-Lukosius, D. (in-press). Editors’ Reflections on Progress in the Development of Advanced Practice Nursing in Canada. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, 29(3), 6-13.

Harbman, P., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., Carter, N., Donald, F., Gibbins, S., Kilpatrick, K., McKinley, J., Rawson, K.,Sherifali, D., Tramner. J., Valaitis, R. (2016). Partners in Research: Building Academic-Practice Partnerships to Educate and Mentor Advanced Practice Nurses. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. DOI: 10.1111/jep.12630.

Martin-Misener, R., Kilpatrick, K., Donald, F., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Rayner, J., Valaitis, R., Carter, N., Miller, PA, Landry, V., Harbman, P., Charbonneau-Smith,  R., McKinlay, J.,  Ziegler, E., Boesveld, S., & Lamb, A. (2016). Nurse Practitioner Caseload in Primary Health Care: Scoping Review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 62, 170-182.

Lacny, S., Zarrabi, M., Martin-Misener, R., Donald, F., Sketris, I., Murphy, A., DiCenso, A., Marshall, D.A. Cost-Effectiveness of a Nurse Practitioner-Family Physician Model of Care in a Nursing Home. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(9), 2138-52.

Martin-Misener, R., Harbman, P., Donald, F., Reid, K., Kilpatrick, K., Carter, N., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Kaasalainen, S., Marshall, D.A., Charbonneau-Smith, R., & DiCenso, A. (2015). Cost-effectiveness of nurse practitioners in ambulatory care: systematic review. BMJ Open 5:e007167 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007167 

Martin-Misener, R., Donald, F., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Akhtar-Danesh, N., Ploeg, J., Brazil, K., Kaasalainen, S., McAiney, C., Carter, N., Schindel-Martin, L., Sangster-Gormley, E., & Taniguchi, A. (2015).  A mixed methods study of the work patterns of full-time nurse practitioners in Canadian nursing homes. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 24, (9-10), 1327-1337. Article first published online: 19 Dec. 2014 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12741