ACCOLADES
Funding
Office of Research & Innovation, Northwestern Polytechnic
Faculty Innovation Award: Enhancing Teamwork and Safety in Healthcare Environments Through Disruption Management
2023
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Academic Oversight Committee, University of Manitoba
Disruptive behaviour in the operating room: reporting, satisfaction with management, and costs
2017
Academic Oversight Committee, University of Manitoba
Abusive behaviour in the operating room: prevalence and predictors
2017
Academic Oversight Committee, University of Manitoba
Disruptive intraoperative behaviours: healthcare provider exposure and behavioral responses
2013
Academic Oversight Committee, University of Manitoba
Medical student exposure to disruptive behaviours: effect on residency applications, interest in operating room specialties, and learning behaviours
2013
Other Awards
Journal of Simulation abstract award
"The impact of workplace culture and clinician personality on exposure to disruptive intraoperative behaviour."
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland. 2025, London, UK.
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AANA Foundation Oral Poster Presenter Award
“Disruptive behaviour in the operating room is under-reported: an international survey".
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists meeting, 2017
Seattle, Washington
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Society of Anaesthetists of Hong Kong poster prize, Education & development
“Exposure to negative intraoperative behaviours alters the residency applications of some students”.
3rd place, WCA meeting, 2016
Hong Kong, China.
Finalist, Best abstract- Learning and simulation
“Learning behaviors of medical clerks during operating room rotations”.
Canadian Anesthesiologist Society meeting, 2016
Vancouver, British Columbia.
Best abstract: patient safety interventions session
“Validation of a questionnaire measuring exposure to negative intraoperative behaviours”.
Euroanesthesia conference 2014
Stockholm, Sweden.
Past News Coverage
Winnipeg Free Press
Vast majority of 'disruptive behaviour' in ORs goes unreported: study.
January 16, 2020.
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CTV News
Abusive, disruptive behaviour common in operating rooms, University of Manitoba studies suggest.
March 22, 2019
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CJOB 680 Radio
Interview. CJOB nightly news.
March 21, 2019
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OR Management News
Abusive OR Behavior: Mitigation Efforts Needed
June 4, 2018
CBC News
600 clinicians report seeing threats, intimidation in Canadian operating rooms.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/operating-room-abuse-canada-1.3879995
December 3, 2016
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CBC Television Manitoba
Interview. Nightly news.
December 2, 2016
Winnipeg Free Press
Many health-care workers witness abuse at work: study.
December 2, 2016
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Social Media Impact
Prevalence and predictors of exposure to disruptive behaviour in the operating room.
Altmetric of 49 (as of 2022-10-30).
Top 4% of studies out of 21.3 million.
https://springeropen.altmetric.com/details/57349986
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Abusive behaviour in Canadian and US operating rooms.
Altmetric of 29 (as of 2022-05-21).
Top 6% of studies out of 21.9 million.
https://springeropen.altmetric.com/details/57349987#score
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Physical and psychological abuse in Canadian operating rooms.
Altmetric of 54 (as of 2022-05-21).
Top 3% of studies out of 21.3 million.