Sheila B. O'Keefe-McCarthy, RN BScN MN PhD CNCC(C) (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Brock University
Brock University

Dr. Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, in the Department of Nursing at Brock University. She is a Nationally Certified Expert in Cardiovascular Critical Care and holds the National Research Director for the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses. Sheila is a Cardiovascular and Pain Scientist at the Social Justice Research Institute, the Centre for Research Across the Life Span, and the Brock Functional Inclusive Training (Bfit) Centre. Her Heart Innovation Research Program includes, a) patient-focused, clinical research in women’s and men’s cardio/vascular health, b) education of patients, healthcare providers, trainees, and the public c) extending reach to create awareness, and mobilize knowledge, to improve the promotion, prevention, treatment and understanding of the human health care experience. Her evolving program contains three inter-related areas of focus: 1) to examine and describe cardiovascular disease (CVD) related pain and associated symptoms: [early cardiac prodromal symptoms and acute/chronic symptom presentations], 2) with use of digital health technology design, develop and evaluate interventions to screen for and/or manage pain and other symptoms, and 3) create meaningful knowledge mobilization through use of arts-based research for dissemination.

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Presentation(s):

• CHANGING OUR ENVIRONMENT: HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT OUR INSTITUTIONS MAKE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM (CCC-156)

  Thursday, October 26, 2023
  15:35 – 15:50 EST

• Q&A (CCC-156)

  Thursday, October 26, 2023
  15:50 – 16:15 EST