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Extending a warm welcome to you and your colleagues to join us at the Catalysts for Care 2025 Nursing Grand Rounds Speaker Series!
Date: September 9th, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, ZOOM presentation. Central Time Zone-DST
Presenter: Lisa Knisley, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB;
Research Scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba;
Co-Director, Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK); Co-Lead, Research into the Enhancement of Acute Care for Children’s Health (REACH).
Presentation: Translating Emergency Knowledge for KIDS (TREKK): The key roles of nurses in sharing the latest evidence in pediatric emergency care across Canada.
Abstract: Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK): The Key Roles of Nurses in Sharing the Latest Evidence in Pediatric Emergency Care Across Canada
Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK) is a national knowledge mobilization network dedicated to improving pediatric emergency care by co-creating evidence-informed tools and resources with healthcare providers and families.
With a focus on supporting care in general emergency settings, where the majority of acutely ill and injured children in Canada are first treated, TREKK bridges the gap between the latest pediatric research and frontline clinical practice. This presentation
highlights the key roles nurses play in TREKK’s efforts to develop, translate, and disseminate evidence-based resources for both healthcare providers and families. Nurses contribute at every stage of the process—from identifying knowledge gaps and co-developing
tools, to leading implementation strategies and engaging with local teams. Their leadership ensures that TREKK’s resources are practical, accessible, and responsive to the real-world needs of both healthcare professionals and families. The presentation will
offer insights into how TREKK’s collaborative model, which includes interdisciplinary teams and family/youth partners, supports equitable access to high-quality pediatric emergency care resources across diverse geographic and clinical settings. Learn how nurses
are shaping the future of pediatric emergency knowledge translation, and how their expertise is helping to improve pediatric emergency care across Canada.
Upcoming Presentations
Tuesday October 14th, 2025 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Central Time Zone.
Kim Mitchell, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, & Marnie Kramer, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
An exploratory study of threshold concepts in nursing education: Examining student and faculty perspectives about the troublesome nature of learning concepts of heath and illness.
Tuesday November 18th, 2025 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Central Time Zone.
Edward Cruz, RN, PhD, CCN, FCAN, Associate Professor & Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs,
College of Nursing, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON; Co-author: Kristoffer Romero, CPsych, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor.
Filipino Nurses’ Employment Experiences in Ontario, Canada.
The Clinical Chair Program, supported by the Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba College of Nursing, and the Health Sciences Centre Foundation, aims to foster clinically relevant research partnerships, networks and synergies fueling nursing research
and clinical innovation, enhancing knowledge translation, and supporting improved patient outcomes. The goal of this free monthly virtual speaker series is the creation of a space for clinicians, researchers, scholars, and students to share knowledge, expertise,
insights, and questions to spark ideas and connection to strengthen nursing research and practice, building a strong clinical nursing research and practice innovation community across Manitoba, and coast to coast to coast!
Dr. Diana E. McMillan, RN, PhD, Professor, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba, & Clinical Chair, Health Sciences Centre.
We are booking presenters for the 2026 series. Please contact Diana at
diana.mcmillan@umanitoba.ca if you are interested
in sharing your research or innovation.
Dr. Diana E. McMillan, RN, PhD
Professor, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba &
Clinical Chair, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
** Please email as I am often working remotely or offsite.