Nursing class of 1973 celebrates 50 years of memories and friendship

Madelin Moses

Posted on June 30, 2023

McMaster’s School of Nursing graduating class of 1973 gather for their 50^th reunion.

On June 23, the nursing class of 1973 stepped back through the doors of McMaster’s School of Nursing for their 50^th reunion.

The reunion was organized by a group of dedicated alumnae as well as McMaster’s Office of Alumni Engagement. This class has continued to reunite with each other every 5 years. Whether it was meeting back in Hamilton and going out for dinner or travelling elsewhere, they always stayed in touch. When the class heard of their 50^th reunion approaching, majority of them were extremely interested and excited to attend to see the new renovations and advancements made at the School of Nursing.

The day began around 11 a.m. with a reception followed by a lunch shortly after, hosted by the Alumni office. Classmates of 1973 graduating classes joined each other from all different programs offered at the university for a casual and social outdoor BBQ. It took place at the Centre Campus Green Space, and luckily, it was under a tent as it was raining on and off throughout the day.

Alumnae chatting and laughing in the Centre for Simulation Based Learning

Once the nursing alumnae had finished their lunch, they made their way over to the School of Nursing to embark on a tour of the newly renovated space and enjoy some more refreshments. They were met by Sandra Carroll, the Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Executive Director, Nursing as well as two students in their fourth year of the BScN program, Noah Reisman and Rafay Shah.

The two students brought their own experiences and knowledge of the BScN program and enjoyed chatting and exchanging stories with the alumnae. “Nursing is truly the intersection of scientific knowledge and humanistic caring, both of which enable you to provide holistic care” says Reisman, on some of what he’s learned through his education at the School of Nursing and what he would share with other nurses. Reisman thoroughly enjoyed hearing all the stories shared and the different pathways taken by each alumna member. Shah expressed reasons why he decided to go to McMaster’s School of Nursing, including the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach taken in the curriculum. “This approach to learning was perfect for my learning style. I loved the idea of applying concepts from other courses to a practical scenario and working through the scenario with others to work on developing critical thinking and problem-resolution skills” says Shah.

(L-R) Noah Reisman, fourth year BScN student, Sandra Carroll, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Executive Director, Nursing, Rafay Shah, fourth year BScN student

After the group had the chance to chat and find their 1973 cohort pictures hung up in the main hallway in the School of Nursing, they were split into smaller groups to take turns taking a tour of the Centre for Simulation Based Learning (CSBL).

“Such a pleasure to spend time with this outstanding group of Alumni and share stories, but also to hear about their impact as professional nurses throughout their varied career paths” says Carroll.

Raman Chahal, Simulation Specialist (CHSOS), hosting a tour of the CSBL space and demonstrating the ways of learning with the human patient simulators.

It was a chance for them to reflect on their memories of learning together at McMaster, as well as reflect on their own nursing careers. They all were impressed with the new technology offered in the CSBL and enjoyed seeing how realistic the human patient simulators could be for students practicing their skills. They all shared a deep appreciation for the education and experiences that they received at the School of Nursing, as well as these advancements made for current nursing students.

“Coming together is important because we can talk about our shared history and our contributions to our communities over the past 50 years. It has also enabled us to start a scholarship for nursing students and hopefully we can inspire new nurses to continue in such an important profession” says Isabelle Mogck, one of the alumna members and organizers of the reunion.

The reunion was a testament to the enduring legacy of McMaster and the impact that the School of Nursing has had on their nursing professions. It was a celebration of the past, present, and future of nursing, and a reminder of the important role that nurses play in our healthcare system.

Alumni

RN, BSc (University of Toronto), PhD (McMaster University)

Professor, School of Nursing
Associate Scientist, Population Health Research Institute

Connect with ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3936-6993

BIO

Dr. Sandra Carroll joined the McMaster University School of Nursing in 2009. She is currently the Vice-Dean, Health Sciences and Executive Director for the School of Nursing. Dr. Carroll received her PhD (Nursing) from McMaster University. Dr. Carroll completed a CIHR Strategic Training Fellowship in the FUTURE Program for Cardiovascular Nurse Scientists and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship through the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario/Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Cardiovascular Nursing Research. Dr. Carroll is the Director of Clinical Health Professional Research at Hamilton Health Sciences and led the Patient Engagement Strategy for the Canadian Stroke Prevention Intervention Network (2015-2018).

Dr. Carroll’s research focus includes patients’ decision-making, decision support in the context of implantable defibrillators, patient preferences for cardiovascular treatments, patient engagement, and patient reported outcomes in arrhythmia care. Dr. Carroll has received operating funds from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation, and Hamilton Community Foundation.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Pannag, J., Martin, L., Yost, J., McGillion, M., Carroll, S.L. Testing a nurse-led, pre-implantation educational intervention for primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator candidates: a randomized feasibility trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing,zvaa009, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa009 (December 2020)
Whitmore, C., Bird, M., McGillion, M., Carter, N., Chen, R., Pierazzo, J., & Carroll, S. (2020). Impact of nurse scientist-led digital health interventions on support and management of chronic conditions: Recommendations for nursing science from a rapid review. Nursing Outlook. doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.06.010 (September 2020)
Allan, K.S., Aves, T., Henry, S., Banfield, L., Victor, J.C., Dorian, P., Healey, J.S., Andrade, J.G., Carroll, S.L., McGillion, M.H. (2020). Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with AF Treated with Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. CJC Open. DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.03.013.
Bird, M., Ouellette, C., Whitmore, C., Li, L., Nair, K., McGillion, M., Yost, J., Banfield, L., Campbell, E., and Carroll, S. (2020). Preparing for patient partnership: A scoping review of patient partner engagement and evaluation in research. Health Expectations. DOI: 10.1111/hex.13040.
Ouellette, C., Henry, S., Turner, A., Clyne, W., Furze, G., Bird, M., Sanchez, K., Watt-Watson, J., Carroll, S., Devereaux, P.J., McGillion, M. (2019). The need for novel strategies to address postoperative pain associated with cardiac surgery: A commentary and introduction to “SMArTVIEW”. Canadian Journal of Pain, 3(2): 26-35. DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2019.1603076.
McGillion, M.H., Henry, S., Busse, J.W., Ouellette, C., Katz, J., Choinière, M., Lamy, A., Whitlock, R., Pettit, S., Hare, J., Gregus, K., Brady, K., Dvirnik, N., Yang, S., Parlow, J., Dumerton-Shore, D., Gilron, I., Buckley, D.N., Shanthanna H.,Carroll S.L., Coyte P.C., Ebrahim S., Isaranuwatchai W., Guerriere D.N., Hoch J., Khan J., MacDermid, J., Martorella, G., Victor, J.C., Watt-Watson, J., Howard-Quijano, K., Mahajan, A., Chan, M.T.V., Clarke, H., Devereaux, P.J. (2019). Examination of psychological risk factors for chronic pain following cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study. BMJ Open, 0:e022995. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022995.
Banner, D., Bains, M., Carroll, S., Kandola, D.K., Rolfe, D.E., Wong, C., Graham, I.D. (2019). Patient and Public Engagement in Integrated Knowledge Translation Research: Are we there yet? Research Involvement and Engagement, 5:8. DOI: 10.1186/s40900-019-0139-1.
Mondésert, B., Bashir, J., Philippon, F., Dubuc, M., Amit, G., Exner, D., Joza, J., Birnie, D.H., Lane, C., Tsang, B., Korley, V., Spears, D., Ling, A., Djuric, A., Crystal, E., Hruczkowski, T., Roux, J.F., Carroll, S., Essebag, V., Krahn, A.D., Healey, J.S. (2018). Rationale and design of the randomized prospective ATLAS study: Avoid Transvenous Leads in Appropriate Subjects, American Heart Journal, 207. DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.09.008.
Carroll, S.L., Embuldeniya, G., Pannag, J., Lewis, K.B., Healey, J.S., McGillion, M., Thabane, L., Stacey, D. (2018). “I don’t know exactly what you’re referring to”: The challenge of values elicitation in decision making for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.Patient Preference and Adherence, 12: 1947-1954. DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S173705.
Lewis, K., Carroll, S.L., Birnie, D., Stacey, D., Matlock, D. (2018). Incorporating Patients’ Preference Diagnosis in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Decision-Making: A Review of Recent Literature, Current Opinion in Cardiology, 33: 42-49. DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000464.
Carroll, S.L., McGillion, M., Stacey, D., Healey, J.S., Foster, G., Hutchings, S.A., Arthur, H.M., Browne, G., Thabane, L. (2017). Evaluating the effects of a patient decision aid in ICD candidates: A randomized controlled feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3:49. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-017-0189-9.
Carroll, S.L, Embuldeniya, G., Abelson, J., McGillion, M., Berkesse, A., Healey, J. S. (2017). Questioning Patient Engagement: Research Scientists’ perceptions of the challenges of patient engagement in a Cardiovascular Research Network. Patient Preferences and Adherence, 11: 1573-1583. DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S135457.
Lewis, K.B., Stacey, D., Carroll, S.L., Boland, L., Sikora, L., Birnie, D. (2016). Estimating the risks and benefits of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement: A systematic review. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 39(7): 709-722.
Krahn, A., Healey, J.S., Gerull, B., Angaran, P., Chakrabarti, S., Sanatani, S., Arbour, L., Laskman, Z., Carroll, S.L., Seifer, C., Green, M., Roberts, JD., Talajic, M., Hamilton, R., Gardner, M. (2016). The Canadian Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Registry: Rationale, Design and Preliminary Recruitment. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 32(12): 1396-1401.
Lewis, K., Stacey, D., Squires, J., Carroll, S.L. (2016). Shared decision-making models acknowledging an interprofessional approach: A theory analysis to inform nursing practice. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 30 (1): 26-43.

GRANTS

McGillion, M., Devereaux, P.J., Scott, T., Peter, E., Doyle, T. (PIs). CoIs: Alvarado, K., Andrews, G., Bessissow, A., Bhavnani, S., Biccard, B., Buckley, N., Busse, J., Carroll, S., Cheng, D,, Choiniere, M., Conen, D., Cortes, O.L., Cowan, D., Downey, B., Duceppe, E., Dvirnik, N., Fergusson, D., Garg A., Gilron, I., Graham, M., Guyatt, G., Johnson, A., Karanicolas, P., Kavsak, P., Kessler Borges, F., Lalu, M., Lamy, A., Lavis, J., MacDermid, J., Marcucci, M., Martin, J., Mazer, D., McAlister, F., McManus, B., Metcalfe, K., Mrkobrada, M., Ouellette, C., Pare, G., Parlow, J., Parry, M., Patel, A., Paul, J., Petch, J., Roshanov, P., Samavi, R., Schunemann, H., Sessler, D., Srinathan, S., Tandon, V., Tarride, J.E., Vanstone, M., Watt-Watson, J., Whitlock, R., Xie, F., Yang, S., Bianco, D, (Lived Experience Representative). SMILE: Providing digitalised prevention and prediction for ageing people in smart living environments. Canadian sub-team and funding: Vascular events In noncardiac Surgery patients cOhort evaluatioN study-2 (VISION-2). Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation Framework Programme. Budget Amount: $3,132,500 (CIHR $960,000; Industry Support $2,172,500). Jan 1, 2021-Dec 31, 2025.
Lewis K.B. (Principal Investigator), Carroll, S.L. (Co-Principal Investigator), Schwalm, J., Thabane, L., McGillion, M., Birnie, D., Healey, J., Stacey, D., Lauck, S., Krahn, A., Seifer, C. Implementing effective strategies to engage patients in making decisions along the ICD care pathway: A multi-province comparative case study. Heart and Stroke Foundation. Bridge Grant. $40, 000; July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022 (Includes 1-year extension).
Devereaux, P.J., Doyle, T. E., McGillion, M. H., Peter, E.H., Scott, D.E., and the VISION-2 Team (includes Carroll, S.). SMILE: Optimising smarter inclusive living environments for ageing people within their circles of care. CIHR: Canada-EU Smart Living Environments – Transitions in Care Grant. Budget Amount: $540, 000. Jan 2021-Dec 2024.
McGillion, M. (Nominated PI), Doyle, T., Peter, E., Scott, T. (PIs) Alvarado, K., Andrews, G., Bessissow, A., Bhandari, M., Bhavnani, S., Biccard, B., Buckley, N., Busse, J., Carroll, S., Cheng, D., Choiniere, M., Conen, D., Cortes, O., Cowan, D., Devereaux, P.J., Downey, B., Duceppe, E., Dvirnik, N., Fergusson, D., Garg, A., Gilron, I., Graham, M., Guyatt, G., Johnson, A., Karanicolas, P., Kavsak, P., Kessler Borges, F., Lalu, M., Lamy, A., Lavis, J., MacDermid, J., Marcucci, M., Martin, J., Mazer, D., McManus, B., McAlister, F., Metcalfe, K., Mrkobrada, M., Ouellette, C., Parlow, J., Parry, M., Pare, G., Patel, M., Paul, J., Petch, J., Roshanov, P., Samavi, R., Schunemann, H., Sessler, D., Srinathan, S., Tandon, V., Tarride, J.E., Vanstone, M., Watt-Watson, J., Whitlock, R., Xie, F., Yang, S. Vascular events In noncardiac Surgery patients cOhort evaluatioN study-2 (VISION-2). CIHR) Project Scheme Grant, Total: $2,851,000 (CIHR: $673,000; Industry Partners: 2,178,000). Sept 2020-August 2022.
Markle-Reid, M., Raina, P. (Co-PIs), Co-Applicants: Abelson, J., Bassim C., Beauchamp, M., Boyko, J., Carroll, S., Costa, A., Dolovich, L., Duong, M., Falbo, T., Fisher, K., Ganann, R., Griffith, L., Heald-Taylor, G., Kaasalainen, S., Lamarche, L., Lavis, J., Luyckx, J., Ma, J., Mangin, D., McGillion, M., Papaioannou, A., Petrie, P., Ploeg, J., Sherifali, D., Tarride, J.-E., Vrkljan, B., Weldon, D. and Wilson, M. McMaster Institute for Research on Aging | Collaborative for Health and Aging. Ontario SPOR Support Unit. Budget Amount: $300,000; 2020-2021.
McGillion, M. (Nominated PI), Devereaux, P.J. (PI), Adili, A., Ahmed, A., Alvarado, K., Bangdiwala, S., Bedini, D., Bird, M., Borges, FK., Busse, J., Carroll, S., Chakroborty, A., Cheng, D., Conen, D., Cowan, D., Deuchar, L., Fergusson, D., Finley, C., Forster, A,, Garg, A., Gauthier, L., Graham, M., Guyatt, G., Haider, S., Harlock, J., Jacka, M., Lalu, M., Lamy, A., LeManach, Y., Lounsbury, J., MacDonald, P., Magloire, P., Marcucci, M., Martin, J., McCartney, M., Mrkobrada, M., Nagappa, M., Nenshi, R., Ofori, S., O’Leary, S., Ouellette, C., Parlow, J., Parry, N.G., Patel, A., Paul, J., Raza, S., Reid, S., Roshanov, P., Peters, E., Petch, J., Schlachta, C.M., Schemitsch, E., Sehmbi, H., Scott, T., Shanthanna, H., Srinathan, S., Sundaresan, R.S., Szalay, D., Tandon. V., Van Koughnett, J.A.M., Yang, H. Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring technology (PVC-RAM). McMaster University, COVID 19 Research Fund. Budget Amount: $790,189 (McMaster $196,499; Industry Support $593,690). June 2020-May 2021.
Devereaux, P.J. (PI), McGillion, M. (Nominated PI) & PVC-RAM Team (includes Carroll, S.). Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring Technology (PVC-RAM). McMaster University, COVID 19 Research Fund. Budget Amount: $196, 499. June 2020-May 2021.
Devereaux PJ, McGillion M, Kessler Borges F, Roshanov P, Conen D, Pare G & PVC-RAM Team (Includes Carroll, S.). Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring technology (PVC-RAM) trial biobank sub study. Roche Diagnostics Canada, Open Innovation Challenge Grant. Budget Amount: $94,398. May 2020-April 2021.
Krahn, A. (nominated PI). Angaran, P., Arbour, L., Atallah, J., Brunham, L., Carroll, S., Duff, H, Fournier, A, Gardner, M., Green, M., Hamilton, R., Healey, J., Joza, J., Kimber, S., Laksman, Z., Leather, R., Lehman, A., Lettre, G., MacEwing, C., MacIntyre, C., Makanjee., B., Porubanec, D., Pynn, V., Roberts, J., Ruben, P., Sanatani, S., Seifer, C., Sheldon, R., Simpson, C., Singer, J., Spears, D., Steinberg, C., Tadros, R., Talajic, M., Van Petegem, F. Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO): Improving detection and treatment of inherited heart rhythm disorders to prevent sudden death” CIHR Foundation Grant. 2019-2027: $3,958,013.
Lewis, K.B. (Nominated PI), Birnie, D., Carroll, S.L. Implementing effective strategies to engage patients in making decisions along the ICD care pathway: A multi-province comparative case study. Canadian Cardiovascular Society-Early Career Award. 2019-2022: $117,854 (Includes 1 year extension).
Lauck, S.B., Webb, J.G., Wood, D.A., Sathananthan, J., Humphries, K., Wijeysundera, H., Asgar, A., Welsh, R., Baumbusch, J., Carroll, S., Goldie, K. Safe Transition Home after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation – Feasibility Study (START). Heart & Stroke Foundation (Grant-in-Aid), $ 278,117, July 2019-June 2022.

Dr. Sandra L. Carroll

Professor and Vice-Dean, Health Sciences, and Executive Director, School of Nursing

carroll@mcmaster.ca

More Information

RN, BSc (University of Toronto), PhD (McMaster University)

Professor, School of Nursing
Associate Scientist, Population Health Research Institute

Connect with ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3936-6993

BIO

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Pannag, J., Martin, L., Yost, J., McGillion, M., Carroll, S.L. Testing a nurse-led, pre-implantation educational intervention for primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator candidates: a randomized feasibility trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing,zvaa009, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa009 (December 2020)
Whitmore, C., Bird, M., McGillion, M., Carter, N., Chen, R., Pierazzo, J., & Carroll, S. (2020). Impact of nurse scientist-led digital health interventions on support and management of chronic conditions: Recommendations for nursing science from a rapid review. Nursing Outlook. doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.06.010 (September 2020)
Allan, K.S., Aves, T., Henry, S., Banfield, L., Victor, J.C., Dorian, P., Healey, J.S., Andrade, J.G., Carroll, S.L., McGillion, M.H. (2020). Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with AF Treated with Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. CJC Open. DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.03.013.
Bird, M., Ouellette, C., Whitmore, C., Li, L., Nair, K., McGillion, M., Yost, J., Banfield, L., Campbell, E., and Carroll, S. (2020). Preparing for patient partnership: A scoping review of patient partner engagement and evaluation in research. Health Expectations. DOI: 10.1111/hex.13040.
Ouellette, C., Henry, S., Turner, A., Clyne, W., Furze, G., Bird, M., Sanchez, K., Watt-Watson, J., Carroll, S., Devereaux, P.J., McGillion, M. (2019). The need for novel strategies to address postoperative pain associated with cardiac surgery: A commentary and introduction to “SMArTVIEW”. Canadian Journal of Pain, 3(2): 26-35. DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2019.1603076.
McGillion, M.H., Henry, S., Busse, J.W., Ouellette, C., Katz, J., Choinière, M., Lamy, A., Whitlock, R., Pettit, S., Hare, J., Gregus, K., Brady, K., Dvirnik, N., Yang, S., Parlow, J., Dumerton-Shore, D., Gilron, I., Buckley, D.N., Shanthanna H.,Carroll S.L., Coyte P.C., Ebrahim S., Isaranuwatchai W., Guerriere D.N., Hoch J., Khan J., MacDermid, J., Martorella, G., Victor, J.C., Watt-Watson, J., Howard-Quijano, K., Mahajan, A., Chan, M.T.V., Clarke, H., Devereaux, P.J. (2019). Examination of psychological risk factors for chronic pain following cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study. BMJ Open, 0:e022995. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022995.
Banner, D., Bains, M., Carroll, S., Kandola, D.K., Rolfe, D.E., Wong, C., Graham, I.D. (2019). Patient and Public Engagement in Integrated Knowledge Translation Research: Are we there yet? Research Involvement and Engagement, 5:8. DOI: 10.1186/s40900-019-0139-1.
Mondésert, B., Bashir, J., Philippon, F., Dubuc, M., Amit, G., Exner, D., Joza, J., Birnie, D.H., Lane, C., Tsang, B., Korley, V., Spears, D., Ling, A., Djuric, A., Crystal, E., Hruczkowski, T., Roux, J.F., Carroll, S., Essebag, V., Krahn, A.D., Healey, J.S. (2018). Rationale and design of the randomized prospective ATLAS study: Avoid Transvenous Leads in Appropriate Subjects, American Heart Journal, 207. DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.09.008.
Carroll, S.L., Embuldeniya, G., Pannag, J., Lewis, K.B., Healey, J.S., McGillion, M., Thabane, L., Stacey, D. (2018). “I don’t know exactly what you’re referring to”: The challenge of values elicitation in decision making for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.Patient Preference and Adherence, 12: 1947-1954. DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S173705.
Lewis, K., Carroll, S.L., Birnie, D., Stacey, D., Matlock, D. (2018). Incorporating Patients’ Preference Diagnosis in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Decision-Making: A Review of Recent Literature, Current Opinion in Cardiology, 33: 42-49. DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000464.
Carroll, S.L., McGillion, M., Stacey, D., Healey, J.S., Foster, G., Hutchings, S.A., Arthur, H.M., Browne, G., Thabane, L. (2017). Evaluating the effects of a patient decision aid in ICD candidates: A randomized controlled feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3:49. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-017-0189-9.
Carroll, S.L, Embuldeniya, G., Abelson, J., McGillion, M., Berkesse, A., Healey, J. S. (2017). Questioning Patient Engagement: Research Scientists’ perceptions of the challenges of patient engagement in a Cardiovascular Research Network. Patient Preferences and Adherence, 11: 1573-1583. DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S135457.
Lewis, K.B., Stacey, D., Carroll, S.L., Boland, L., Sikora, L., Birnie, D. (2016). Estimating the risks and benefits of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement: A systematic review. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 39(7): 709-722.
Krahn, A., Healey, J.S., Gerull, B., Angaran, P., Chakrabarti, S., Sanatani, S., Arbour, L., Laskman, Z., Carroll, S.L., Seifer, C., Green, M., Roberts, JD., Talajic, M., Hamilton, R., Gardner, M. (2016). The Canadian Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Registry: Rationale, Design and Preliminary Recruitment. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 32(12): 1396-1401.
Lewis, K., Stacey, D., Squires, J., Carroll, S.L. (2016). Shared decision-making models acknowledging an interprofessional approach: A theory analysis to inform nursing practice. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 30 (1): 26-43.

GRANTS

McGillion, M., Devereaux, P.J., Scott, T., Peter, E., Doyle, T. (PIs). CoIs: Alvarado, K., Andrews, G., Bessissow, A., Bhavnani, S., Biccard, B., Buckley, N., Busse, J., Carroll, S., Cheng, D,, Choiniere, M., Conen, D., Cortes, O.L., Cowan, D., Downey, B., Duceppe, E., Dvirnik, N., Fergusson, D., Garg A., Gilron, I., Graham, M., Guyatt, G., Johnson, A., Karanicolas, P., Kavsak, P., Kessler Borges, F., Lalu, M., Lamy, A., Lavis, J., MacDermid, J., Marcucci, M., Martin, J., Mazer, D., McAlister, F., McManus, B., Metcalfe, K., Mrkobrada, M., Ouellette, C., Pare, G., Parlow, J., Parry, M., Patel, A., Paul, J., Petch, J., Roshanov, P., Samavi, R., Schunemann, H., Sessler, D., Srinathan, S., Tandon, V., Tarride, J.E., Vanstone, M., Watt-Watson, J., Whitlock, R., Xie, F., Yang, S., Bianco, D, (Lived Experience Representative). SMILE: Providing digitalised prevention and prediction for ageing people in smart living environments. Canadian sub-team and funding: Vascular events In noncardiac Surgery patients cOhort evaluatioN study-2 (VISION-2). Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation Framework Programme. Budget Amount: $3,132,500 (CIHR $960,000; Industry Support $2,172,500). Jan 1, 2021-Dec 31, 2025.
Lewis K.B. (Principal Investigator), Carroll, S.L. (Co-Principal Investigator), Schwalm, J., Thabane, L., McGillion, M., Birnie, D., Healey, J., Stacey, D., Lauck, S., Krahn, A., Seifer, C. Implementing effective strategies to engage patients in making decisions along the ICD care pathway: A multi-province comparative case study. Heart and Stroke Foundation. Bridge Grant. $40, 000; July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022 (Includes 1-year extension).
Devereaux, P.J., Doyle, T. E., McGillion, M. H., Peter, E.H., Scott, D.E., and the VISION-2 Team (includes Carroll, S.). SMILE: Optimising smarter inclusive living environments for ageing people within their circles of care. CIHR: Canada-EU Smart Living Environments – Transitions in Care Grant. Budget Amount: $540, 000. Jan 2021-Dec 2024.
McGillion, M. (Nominated PI), Doyle, T., Peter, E., Scott, T. (PIs) Alvarado, K., Andrews, G., Bessissow, A., Bhandari, M., Bhavnani, S., Biccard, B., Buckley, N., Busse, J., Carroll, S., Cheng, D., Choiniere, M., Conen, D., Cortes, O., Cowan, D., Devereaux, P.J., Downey, B., Duceppe, E., Dvirnik, N., Fergusson, D., Garg, A., Gilron, I., Graham, M., Guyatt, G., Johnson, A., Karanicolas, P., Kavsak, P., Kessler Borges, F., Lalu, M., Lamy, A., Lavis, J., MacDermid, J., Marcucci, M., Martin, J., Mazer, D., McManus, B., McAlister, F., Metcalfe, K., Mrkobrada, M., Ouellette, C., Parlow, J., Parry, M., Pare, G., Patel, M., Paul, J., Petch, J., Roshanov, P., Samavi, R., Schunemann, H., Sessler, D., Srinathan, S., Tandon, V., Tarride, J.E., Vanstone, M., Watt-Watson, J., Whitlock, R., Xie, F., Yang, S. Vascular events In noncardiac Surgery patients cOhort evaluatioN study-2 (VISION-2). CIHR) Project Scheme Grant, Total: $2,851,000 (CIHR: $673,000; Industry Partners: 2,178,000). Sept 2020-August 2022.
Markle-Reid, M., Raina, P. (Co-PIs), Co-Applicants: Abelson, J., Bassim C., Beauchamp, M., Boyko, J., Carroll, S., Costa, A., Dolovich, L., Duong, M., Falbo, T., Fisher, K., Ganann, R., Griffith, L., Heald-Taylor, G., Kaasalainen, S., Lamarche, L., Lavis, J., Luyckx, J., Ma, J., Mangin, D., McGillion, M., Papaioannou, A., Petrie, P., Ploeg, J., Sherifali, D., Tarride, J.-E., Vrkljan, B., Weldon, D. and Wilson, M. McMaster Institute for Research on Aging | Collaborative for Health and Aging. Ontario SPOR Support Unit. Budget Amount: $300,000; 2020-2021.
McGillion, M. (Nominated PI), Devereaux, P.J. (PI), Adili, A., Ahmed, A., Alvarado, K., Bangdiwala, S., Bedini, D., Bird, M., Borges, FK., Busse, J., Carroll, S., Chakroborty, A., Cheng, D., Conen, D., Cowan, D., Deuchar, L., Fergusson, D., Finley, C., Forster, A,, Garg, A., Gauthier, L., Graham, M., Guyatt, G., Haider, S., Harlock, J., Jacka, M., Lalu, M., Lamy, A., LeManach, Y., Lounsbury, J., MacDonald, P., Magloire, P., Marcucci, M., Martin, J., McCartney, M., Mrkobrada, M., Nagappa, M., Nenshi, R., Ofori, S., O’Leary, S., Ouellette, C., Parlow, J., Parry, N.G., Patel, A., Paul, J., Raza, S., Reid, S., Roshanov, P., Peters, E., Petch, J., Schlachta, C.M., Schemitsch, E., Sehmbi, H., Scott, T., Shanthanna, H., Srinathan, S., Sundaresan, R.S., Szalay, D., Tandon. V., Van Koughnett, J.A.M., Yang, H. Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring technology (PVC-RAM). McMaster University, COVID 19 Research Fund. Budget Amount: $790,189 (McMaster $196,499; Industry Support $593,690). June 2020-May 2021.
Devereaux, P.J. (PI), McGillion, M. (Nominated PI) & PVC-RAM Team (includes Carroll, S.). Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring Technology (PVC-RAM). McMaster University, COVID 19 Research Fund. Budget Amount: $196, 499. June 2020-May 2021.
Devereaux PJ, McGillion M, Kessler Borges F, Roshanov P, Conen D, Pare G & PVC-RAM Team (Includes Carroll, S.). Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring technology (PVC-RAM) trial biobank sub study. Roche Diagnostics Canada, Open Innovation Challenge Grant. Budget Amount: $94,398. May 2020-April 2021.
Krahn, A. (nominated PI). Angaran, P., Arbour, L., Atallah, J., Brunham, L., Carroll, S., Duff, H, Fournier, A, Gardner, M., Green, M., Hamilton, R., Healey, J., Joza, J., Kimber, S., Laksman, Z., Leather, R., Lehman, A., Lettre, G., MacEwing, C., MacIntyre, C., Makanjee., B., Porubanec, D., Pynn, V., Roberts, J., Ruben, P., Sanatani, S., Seifer, C., Sheldon, R., Simpson, C., Singer, J., Spears, D., Steinberg, C., Tadros, R., Talajic, M., Van Petegem, F. Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO): Improving detection and treatment of inherited heart rhythm disorders to prevent sudden death” CIHR Foundation Grant. 2019-2027: $3,958,013.
Lewis, K.B. (Nominated PI), Birnie, D., Carroll, S.L. Implementing effective strategies to engage patients in making decisions along the ICD care pathway: A multi-province comparative case study. Canadian Cardiovascular Society-Early Career Award. 2019-2022: $117,854 (Includes 1 year extension).
Lauck, S.B., Webb, J.G., Wood, D.A., Sathananthan, J., Humphries, K., Wijeysundera, H., Asgar, A., Welsh, R., Baumbusch, J., Carroll, S., Goldie, K. Safe Transition Home after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation – Feasibility Study (START). Heart & Stroke Foundation (Grant-in-Aid), $ 278,117, July 2019-June 2022.

RN, BSc (University of Toronto), PhD (McMaster University)

Professor, School of Nursing
Associate Scientist, Population Health Research Institute

Connect with ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3936-6993

BIO

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Pannag, J., Martin, L., Yost, J., McGillion, M., Carroll, S.L. Testing a nurse-led, pre-implantation educational intervention for primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator candidates: a randomized feasibility trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing,zvaa009, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa009 (December 2020)
Whitmore, C., Bird, M., McGillion, M., Carter, N., Chen, R., Pierazzo, J., & Carroll, S. (2020). Impact of nurse scientist-led digital health interventions on support and management of chronic conditions: Recommendations for nursing science from a rapid review. Nursing Outlook. doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.06.010 (September 2020)
Allan, K.S., Aves, T., Henry, S., Banfield, L., Victor, J.C., Dorian, P., Healey, J.S., Andrade, J.G., Carroll, S.L., McGillion, M.H. (2020). Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with AF Treated with Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. CJC Open. DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.03.013.
Bird, M., Ouellette, C., Whitmore, C., Li, L., Nair, K., McGillion, M., Yost, J., Banfield, L., Campbell, E., and Carroll, S. (2020). Preparing for patient partnership: A scoping review of patient partner engagement and evaluation in research. Health Expectations. DOI: 10.1111/hex.13040.
Ouellette, C., Henry, S., Turner, A., Clyne, W., Furze, G., Bird, M., Sanchez, K., Watt-Watson, J., Carroll, S., Devereaux, P.J., McGillion, M. (2019). The need for novel strategies to address postoperative pain associated with cardiac surgery: A commentary and introduction to “SMArTVIEW”. Canadian Journal of Pain, 3(2): 26-35. DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2019.1603076.
McGillion, M.H., Henry, S., Busse, J.W., Ouellette, C., Katz, J., Choinière, M., Lamy, A., Whitlock, R., Pettit, S., Hare, J., Gregus, K., Brady, K., Dvirnik, N., Yang, S., Parlow, J., Dumerton-Shore, D., Gilron, I., Buckley, D.N., Shanthanna H.,Carroll S.L., Coyte P.C., Ebrahim S., Isaranuwatchai W., Guerriere D.N., Hoch J., Khan J., MacDermid, J., Martorella, G., Victor, J.C., Watt-Watson, J., Howard-Quijano, K., Mahajan, A., Chan, M.T.V., Clarke, H., Devereaux, P.J. (2019). Examination of psychological risk factors for chronic pain following cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study. BMJ Open, 0:e022995. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022995.
Banner, D., Bains, M., Carroll, S., Kandola, D.K., Rolfe, D.E., Wong, C., Graham, I.D. (2019). Patient and Public Engagement in Integrated Knowledge Translation Research: Are we there yet? Research Involvement and Engagement, 5:8. DOI: 10.1186/s40900-019-0139-1.
Mondésert, B., Bashir, J., Philippon, F., Dubuc, M., Amit, G., Exner, D., Joza, J., Birnie, D.H., Lane, C., Tsang, B., Korley, V., Spears, D., Ling, A., Djuric, A., Crystal, E., Hruczkowski, T., Roux, J.F., Carroll, S., Essebag, V., Krahn, A.D., Healey, J.S. (2018). Rationale and design of the randomized prospective ATLAS study: Avoid Transvenous Leads in Appropriate Subjects, American Heart Journal, 207. DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.09.008.
Carroll, S.L., Embuldeniya, G., Pannag, J., Lewis, K.B., Healey, J.S., McGillion, M., Thabane, L., Stacey, D. (2018). “I don’t know exactly what you’re referring to”: The challenge of values elicitation in decision making for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.Patient Preference and Adherence, 12: 1947-1954. DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S173705.
Lewis, K., Carroll, S.L., Birnie, D., Stacey, D., Matlock, D. (2018). Incorporating Patients’ Preference Diagnosis in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Decision-Making: A Review of Recent Literature, Current Opinion in Cardiology, 33: 42-49. DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000464.
Carroll, S.L., McGillion, M., Stacey, D., Healey, J.S., Foster, G., Hutchings, S.A., Arthur, H.M., Browne, G., Thabane, L. (2017). Evaluating the effects of a patient decision aid in ICD candidates: A randomized controlled feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3:49. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-017-0189-9.
Carroll, S.L, Embuldeniya, G., Abelson, J., McGillion, M., Berkesse, A., Healey, J. S. (2017). Questioning Patient Engagement: Research Scientists’ perceptions of the challenges of patient engagement in a Cardiovascular Research Network. Patient Preferences and Adherence, 11: 1573-1583. DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S135457.
Lewis, K.B., Stacey, D., Carroll, S.L., Boland, L., Sikora, L., Birnie, D. (2016). Estimating the risks and benefits of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement: A systematic review. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 39(7): 709-722.
Krahn, A., Healey, J.S., Gerull, B., Angaran, P., Chakrabarti, S., Sanatani, S., Arbour, L., Laskman, Z., Carroll, S.L., Seifer, C., Green, M., Roberts, JD., Talajic, M., Hamilton, R., Gardner, M. (2016). The Canadian Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Registry: Rationale, Design and Preliminary Recruitment. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 32(12): 1396-1401.
Lewis, K., Stacey, D., Squires, J., Carroll, S.L. (2016). Shared decision-making models acknowledging an interprofessional approach: A theory analysis to inform nursing practice. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 30 (1): 26-43.

GRANTS

McGillion, M., Devereaux, P.J., Scott, T., Peter, E., Doyle, T. (PIs). CoIs: Alvarado, K., Andrews, G., Bessissow, A., Bhavnani, S., Biccard, B., Buckley, N., Busse, J., Carroll, S., Cheng, D,, Choiniere, M., Conen, D., Cortes, O.L., Cowan, D., Downey, B., Duceppe, E., Dvirnik, N., Fergusson, D., Garg A., Gilron, I., Graham, M., Guyatt, G., Johnson, A., Karanicolas, P., Kavsak, P., Kessler Borges, F., Lalu, M., Lamy, A., Lavis, J., MacDermid, J., Marcucci, M., Martin, J., Mazer, D., McAlister, F., McManus, B., Metcalfe, K., Mrkobrada, M., Ouellette, C., Pare, G., Parlow, J., Parry, M., Patel, A., Paul, J., Petch, J., Roshanov, P., Samavi, R., Schunemann, H., Sessler, D., Srinathan, S., Tandon, V., Tarride, J.E., Vanstone, M., Watt-Watson, J., Whitlock, R., Xie, F., Yang, S., Bianco, D, (Lived Experience Representative). SMILE: Providing digitalised prevention and prediction for ageing people in smart living environments. Canadian sub-team and funding: Vascular events In noncardiac Surgery patients cOhort evaluatioN study-2 (VISION-2). Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation Framework Programme. Budget Amount: $3,132,500 (CIHR $960,000; Industry Support $2,172,500). Jan 1, 2021-Dec 31, 2025.
Lewis K.B. (Principal Investigator), Carroll, S.L. (Co-Principal Investigator), Schwalm, J., Thabane, L., McGillion, M., Birnie, D., Healey, J., Stacey, D., Lauck, S., Krahn, A., Seifer, C. Implementing effective strategies to engage patients in making decisions along the ICD care pathway: A multi-province comparative case study. Heart and Stroke Foundation. Bridge Grant. $40, 000; July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022 (Includes 1-year extension).
Devereaux, P.J., Doyle, T. E., McGillion, M. H., Peter, E.H., Scott, D.E., and the VISION-2 Team (includes Carroll, S.). SMILE: Optimising smarter inclusive living environments for ageing people within their circles of care. CIHR: Canada-EU Smart Living Environments – Transitions in Care Grant. Budget Amount: $540, 000. Jan 2021-Dec 2024.
McGillion, M. (Nominated PI), Doyle, T., Peter, E., Scott, T. (PIs) Alvarado, K., Andrews, G., Bessissow, A., Bhandari, M., Bhavnani, S., Biccard, B., Buckley, N., Busse, J., Carroll, S., Cheng, D., Choiniere, M., Conen, D., Cortes, O., Cowan, D., Devereaux, P.J., Downey, B., Duceppe, E., Dvirnik, N., Fergusson, D., Garg, A., Gilron, I., Graham, M., Guyatt, G., Johnson, A., Karanicolas, P., Kavsak, P., Kessler Borges, F., Lalu, M., Lamy, A., Lavis, J., MacDermid, J., Marcucci, M., Martin, J., Mazer, D., McManus, B., McAlister, F., Metcalfe, K., Mrkobrada, M., Ouellette, C., Parlow, J., Parry, M., Pare, G., Patel, M., Paul, J., Petch, J., Roshanov, P., Samavi, R., Schunemann, H., Sessler, D., Srinathan, S., Tandon, V., Tarride, J.E., Vanstone, M., Watt-Watson, J., Whitlock, R., Xie, F., Yang, S. Vascular events In noncardiac Surgery patients cOhort evaluatioN study-2 (VISION-2). CIHR) Project Scheme Grant, Total: $2,851,000 (CIHR: $673,000; Industry Partners: 2,178,000). Sept 2020-August 2022.
Markle-Reid, M., Raina, P. (Co-PIs), Co-Applicants: Abelson, J., Bassim C., Beauchamp, M., Boyko, J., Carroll, S., Costa, A., Dolovich, L., Duong, M., Falbo, T., Fisher, K., Ganann, R., Griffith, L., Heald-Taylor, G., Kaasalainen, S., Lamarche, L., Lavis, J., Luyckx, J., Ma, J., Mangin, D., McGillion, M., Papaioannou, A., Petrie, P., Ploeg, J., Sherifali, D., Tarride, J.-E., Vrkljan, B., Weldon, D. and Wilson, M. McMaster Institute for Research on Aging | Collaborative for Health and Aging. Ontario SPOR Support Unit. Budget Amount: $300,000; 2020-2021.
McGillion, M. (Nominated PI), Devereaux, P.J. (PI), Adili, A., Ahmed, A., Alvarado, K., Bangdiwala, S., Bedini, D., Bird, M., Borges, FK., Busse, J., Carroll, S., Chakroborty, A., Cheng, D., Conen, D., Cowan, D., Deuchar, L., Fergusson, D., Finley, C., Forster, A,, Garg, A., Gauthier, L., Graham, M., Guyatt, G., Haider, S., Harlock, J., Jacka, M., Lalu, M., Lamy, A., LeManach, Y., Lounsbury, J., MacDonald, P., Magloire, P., Marcucci, M., Martin, J., McCartney, M., Mrkobrada, M., Nagappa, M., Nenshi, R., Ofori, S., O’Leary, S., Ouellette, C., Parlow, J., Parry, N.G., Patel, A., Paul, J., Raza, S., Reid, S., Roshanov, P., Peters, E., Petch, J., Schlachta, C.M., Schemitsch, E., Sehmbi, H., Scott, T., Shanthanna, H., Srinathan, S., Sundaresan, R.S., Szalay, D., Tandon. V., Van Koughnett, J.A.M., Yang, H. Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring technology (PVC-RAM). McMaster University, COVID 19 Research Fund. Budget Amount: $790,189 (McMaster $196,499; Industry Support $593,690). June 2020-May 2021.
Devereaux, P.J. (PI), McGillion, M. (Nominated PI) & PVC-RAM Team (includes Carroll, S.). Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring Technology (PVC-RAM). McMaster University, COVID 19 Research Fund. Budget Amount: $196, 499. June 2020-May 2021.
Devereaux PJ, McGillion M, Kessler Borges F, Roshanov P, Conen D, Pare G & PVC-RAM Team (Includes Carroll, S.). Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring technology (PVC-RAM) trial biobank sub study. Roche Diagnostics Canada, Open Innovation Challenge Grant. Budget Amount: $94,398. May 2020-April 2021.
Krahn, A. (nominated PI). Angaran, P., Arbour, L., Atallah, J., Brunham, L., Carroll, S., Duff, H, Fournier, A, Gardner, M., Green, M., Hamilton, R., Healey, J., Joza, J., Kimber, S., Laksman, Z., Leather, R., Lehman, A., Lettre, G., MacEwing, C., MacIntyre, C., Makanjee., B., Porubanec, D., Pynn, V., Roberts, J., Ruben, P., Sanatani, S., Seifer, C., Sheldon, R., Simpson, C., Singer, J., Spears, D., Steinberg, C., Tadros, R., Talajic, M., Van Petegem, F. Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO): Improving detection and treatment of inherited heart rhythm disorders to prevent sudden death” CIHR Foundation Grant. 2019-2027: $3,958,013.
Lewis, K.B. (Nominated PI), Birnie, D., Carroll, S.L. Implementing effective strategies to engage patients in making decisions along the ICD care pathway: A multi-province comparative case study. Canadian Cardiovascular Society-Early Career Award. 2019-2022: $117,854 (Includes 1 year extension).
Lauck, S.B., Webb, J.G., Wood, D.A., Sathananthan, J., Humphries, K., Wijeysundera, H., Asgar, A., Welsh, R., Baumbusch, J., Carroll, S., Goldie, K. Safe Transition Home after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation – Feasibility Study (START). Heart & Stroke Foundation (Grant-in-Aid), $ 278,117, July 2019-June 2022.

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Nursing class of 1973 celebrates 50 years of memories and friendship

McMaster’s School of Nursing graduating class of 1973 gather for their 50th reunion.

Dr. Sandra L. Carroll

McMaster’s School of Nursing graduating class of 1973 gather for their 50^th reunion.