External links
Carole A. Estabrooks publications indexed by Google Scholar
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
Carole A. Estabrooks | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) New Brunswick |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.N., 1977, University of New Brunswick M.N., PhD., University of Alberta |
| Thesis | Research utilization in nursing, an examination of formal structure and influencing factors (1997) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Alberta |
Carole Anne Estabrooks CM FCAHS (born 1954) is a Canadian applied health services researcher. She is a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation and a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. She has been listed amongst the highest cited researchers in her field and was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2016.
Estabrooks was born in 1954 [1] to parents Louise and Francis. [2] She attended the University of New Brunswick for her Bachelor of Nursing degree in 1977, [3] and later earned her Master of Nursing and PhD at the University of Alberta. [4]
After completing her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and University of Toronto [4] Estabrooks joined the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. She was appointed a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Knowledge Translation from 2005 until 2010, [5] during which she co-founded TREC (Translating Research in Elder Care) with Peter Norton to research and quantify data on patient outcomes. [6] TREC conducted randomized controlled trials,longitudinal studies,and network studies to improve care and quality of life in long-term care resident homes. [7] As a result of her efforts in patient care,she was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences [8] and given an Alumni Award of Distinction from the University of New Brunswick. [3] In 2009,Estabrooks,Sharon Straus,and Jeremy Grimshaw received a $1.8 million Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grant to fund Knowledge Translation Canada:A CIHR Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research. Their research project aimed to create a national training initiative to enhance Knowledge Translation research. [9] Through TREC,Estabrooks,Janet E. Squires,Greta G. Cummings,Judy M. Birdsell,and Peter G. Norton developed the Alberta Context Tool (ACT), a way to measure the organizational context for healthcare settings. [10] By 2013,the ACT was used in nine countries and six languages. [11]
Upon the conclusion of her Tier 2 CRC in Knowledge Translation,Estabrooks was re-appointed to a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation [12] and received the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations Distinguished Academic Award. [13] She was also elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing [14] and appointed to the Alzheimer Society of Canada's Culture Change in Long Term Care Homes Steering Committee. [15] By 2014,Estabrooks was listed amongst the highest cited researchers in her field [16] and awarded the CIHR Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Translation in Aging. [17] Two years later,she was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for "translating research into health care improvements for older Canadians." [18]
In 2018,Estabrooks and Andrea Gruneir received $512,551 from the CIHR in funding for their project Longitudinal Monitoring for Quality of Care at the End of Life in Nursing Homes. [19] She was also inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. [20]
Carole A. Estabrooks publications indexed by Google Scholar
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
