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Researchers
Karen Spalding
Karen Spalding RN, PhD received her B.A. in Economics from Carleton
University (1985), her B.Sc. in Nursing from the University
of Ottawa (1989), her M.Sc. in Nursing from the University of
Toronto (1993) and her PhD from the Department of Health Policy,
Management and Evaluation in the Faculty of Medicine, University
of Toronto (2005). After working in a variety of nursing leadership
positions for 15 years at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Karen joined Ryerson
University as Associate Professor in the School of Nursing in
2003. Currently, Karen is Director of the Master of Nursing
Program at Ryerson. As a pediatric nurse with a PhD focusing
on Health Policy, the main focus of Karen's research program
is examining the role of government in health care, how it is
shaped by the interests and actions of key political actors
and professional organizations; and the consequences of health
system changes for health care organizations, providers (nurses),
consumers (parents and children) and governments themselves.
Karen's doctoral research examined how the policy and health
system changes across Ontario impacted on children with complex
care needs, their families, and health care providers. Her thesis
was nominated for the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies/University
Microfilms International Distinguished Dissertation Award. Karen
is currently co-investigator on several externally funded research
studies that involve both quantitative and qualitative methods
that study the delivery and organization of paediatric home
care. Karen is also the Principal Investigator on a Sickkids
Foundation funded Children and Youth Home Care Network strategic
project that aims to develop the first national guidelines for
the delivery of home care for children and youth.
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