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University College Cork National University of Ireland University College Cork Boole Library: Cork, IE

2022-10-15 to present | Lecturer (School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine & Health)
Employment
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Rachel Flynn

University of Alberta: Edmonton, CA

2021-07-01 to 2022-08-31 | Assistant Professor (Faculty of Nursing, College of Health Sciences)
Employment
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Rachel Flynn

University of Alberta: Edmonton, AB, CA

2018-10-01 to 2021-06-30 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Faculty of Nursing, College of Health Sciences)
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Rachel Flynn

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Alberta: Edmonton, CA

2013-09-01 to 2018-09-01 | PhD (Nursing)
Education
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Rachel Flynn

University College of Cork: Cork, Other, IE

2009-10-01 to 2011-12-01 | MSc in Nursing (Nursing & Midwifery)
Education
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Rachel Flynn

Waterford Institute of Technology: Waterford, IE

2004-09-01 to 2008-06-01 | BSc in Nursing (Nursing)
Education
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Rachel Flynn

Professional activities (15)

Women and Children's Health Research Institute: Edmonton, AB, CA

2013-09 to present | Research
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Rachel Flynn

Knowledge Translation (KT) Canada : Ontario, CA

2013-09 to present | Academic
Membership
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Rachel Flynn

College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta: Edmonton, Alberta, CA

2013-09 to 2022-09 | Registered Nurse
Membership
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Rachel Flynn

Women and Children's Health Research Institute: Edmonton, AB, CA

2021-07 | Early Career Development Award ($30,416.66)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing: Edmonton, AB, CA

2021-07 | Professorship in the Sustainability of Child Health Innovations, University of Alberta ($75,000 per annum for three years). (Faculty of Nursing)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research: ON, ON, CA

2020-04 | (CIHR) Postdoctoral Fellowship ($50,000 per annum for one year)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

Women and Children's Health Research Institute: Edmonton, AB, CA

2019-01 | Women and Children’s Research Institute (WCHRI), Postdoctoral Fellowship ($40,000 per annum for two years) – incentive accepted
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta: AB, AB, CA

2018-11 | Genevieve Gray PhD Medal in Nursing, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta (medal for highest academic standing)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing: Edmonton, AB, CA

2018-10 | Faculty of Nursing Postdoctoral Fellowship ($70, 000 per annum for one year)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

Alberta Innovates Health Solutions: Edmonton, AB, CA

2015-09 | Alberta Innovates Health Solutions (AIHS) Clinician Fellowship ($70,000 per annum for three years)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

Knowledge Translation Canada: Ontario, CA

2014-09 | Knowledge Translation (KT) Canada STIHR, Graduate Fellowship ($25,000 per annum for two years)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

Women and Children's Health Research Institute: Edmonton, AB, CA

2014-06 | Women and Children’s Research Institute (WCHRI), Graduate Studentship, ($24,000 per annum for 2 years)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta: Edmonton, Alberta, CA

2014-04 | Alberta Registered Nurses Educational Trust (amount $4000.00, matched by Faculty of Nursing $4000.00)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

University of Alberta Faculty of Graduate Studies: Edmonton, AB, CA

2014-02 | Don Mazankowski Graduate Scholarship in Nursing, University of Alberta (amount $700.00)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

Alberta Health Services: Edmonton, Alberta, CA

2013-05 | Presidents excellence award for outstanding achievement in research as a team member with the Asthma Working Group (P.I. Dr. David Johnson)
Distinction
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Rachel Flynn

Works (27)

Telehealth interventions for transition to self‐management in adolescents with allergic conditions: A systematic review

Allergy
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Meg O' Sullivan; Margaret Curtin; Rachel Flynn; Caoimhe Cronin; James O' Mahony; Juan Trujillo
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Sustainability of enhanced recovery after surgery programmes in gastrointestinal surgery: A scoping review

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Angela Byrnes; Rachel Flynn; Amanda Watt; Sally Barrimore; Adrienne Young
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Knowledge translation strategies to support the sustainability of evidence-based interventions in healthcare: a scoping review

Implementation Science
2023-12-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Christine Cassidy; Lauren Dobson; Joyce Al-Rassi; Jodi Langley; Jennifer Swindle; Ian D. Graham; Shannon D. Scott
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Identifying existing approaches used to evaluate the sustainability of evidence-based interventions in healthcare: an integrative review

Systematic Reviews
2022-10-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2046-4053
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Bonnie Stevens; Arjun Bains; Megan Kennedy; Shannon D. Scott
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Rachel Flynn

An Evidence-Based Theory About PRO Use in Kidney Care: A Realist Synthesis

The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
2022-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1178-1653
Part of ISSN: 1178-1661
Contributors: Kara Schick-Makaroff; Adrienne Levay; Stephanie Thompson; Rachel Flynn; Richard Sawatzky; Onouma Thummapol; Scott Klarenbach; Mehri Karimi-Dehkordi; Joanne Greenhalgh
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Rachel Flynn

An Implementation Science Laboratory as One Approach to Whole System Improvement: A Canadian Healthcare Perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-12-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1660-4601
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Stephanie Patricia Brooks; Denise Thomson; Gabrielle L. Zimmermann; David Johnson; Tracy Wasylak
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Rachel Flynn

Contextual factors and mechanisms that influence sustainability: a realist evaluation of two scaled, multi-component interventions

BMC Health Services Research
2021-11-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6963
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Kelly Mrklas; Alyson Campbell; Tracy Wasylak; Shannon D. Scott
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Rachel Flynn

Preparing Nursing Contexts for Evidence‐Based Practice Implementation: Where Should We Go From Here?

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
2021-04 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1545-102X
Part of ISSN: 1741-6787
Contributors: Christine Cassidy; Rachel Flynn; Clayton Shuman
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Rachel Flynn
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Contextual Factors and Mechanisms that Influence Sustainability: A Realist Evaluation of Two Provincially Scaled Evidence-Based Initiatives

2020-11-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Kelly Mrklas; Alyson Campbell; Tracy Wasylak; Shannon D Scott
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Contextual Factors and Mechanisms that Influence Sustainability: A Realist Evaluation of Two Provincially Scaled Evidence-Based Initiatives

2020-09-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Kelly Mrklas; Alyson Campbell; Tracy Wasylak; Shannon D Scott
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Understanding Determinants of Sustainability Through a Realist Investigation of a Large‐Scale Quality Improvement Initiative (Lean): A Refined Program Theory

Journal of Nursing Scholarship
2020-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Shannon D. Scott
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Developing an Initial Program Theory to Explain How Patient-Reported Outcomes Are Used in Health Care Settings: Methodological Process and Lessons Learned

International Journal of Qualitative Methods
2020-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Kara Schick-Makaroff; Adrienne Levay; Joanne Greenhalgh
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A realist evaluation to identify contexts and mechanisms that enabled and hindered implementation and had an effect on sustainability of a lean intervention in pediatric healthcare

BMC Health Services Research
2019-12 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1472-6963
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Thomas Rotter; Dawn Hartfield; Amanda S. Newton; Shannon D. Scott
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Rachel Flynn
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Engaging children and families in pediatric Health Research: a scoping review

Research Involvement and Engagement
2019-12 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2056-7529
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Sarah Walton; Shannon D. Scott
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Rachel Flynn
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Strategies for incorporating patient-reported outcomes in the care of people with chronic kidney disease (PRO kidney): a protocol for a realist synthesis

Systematic Reviews
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2046-4053
Contributors: Kara Schick-Makaroff; Onouma Thummapol; Stephanie Thompson; Rachel Flynn; Mehri Karimi-Dehkordi; Scott Klarenbach; Richard Sawatzky; Joanne Greenhalgh
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Rachel Flynn

Systematic review of the use of process evaluations in knowledge translation research

Systematic Reviews
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2046-4053
Contributors: Shannon D. Scott; Thomas Rotter; Rachel Flynn; Hannah M. Brooks; Tabatha Plesuk; Katherine H. Bannar-Martin; Thane Chambers; Lisa Hartling
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Rachel Flynn

What Is Lean Management in Health Care? Development of an Operational Definition for a Cochrane Systematic Review

Evaluation & the Health Professions
2019-09 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0163-2787
Part of ISSN: 1552-3918
Contributors: Thomas Rotter; Christopher Plishka; Adegboyega Lawal; Liz Harrison; Nazmi Sari; Donna Goodridge; Rachel Flynn; James Chan; Michelle Fiander; Bonnie Poksinska et al.
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Rachel Flynn
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The sustainability of Lean in pediatric healthcare: a realist review

Systematic Reviews
2018-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2046-4053
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Amanda S. Newton; Thomas Rotter; Dawn Hartfield; Sarah Walton; Michelle Fiander; Shannon D. Scott
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Rachel Flynn

Two Approaches to Focus Group Data Collection for Qualitative Health Research

International Journal of Qualitative Methods
2018-12-01 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1609-4069
Part of ISSN: 1609-4069
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Lauren Albrecht; Shannon D. Scott
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Rachel Flynn
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Lean management in health care: effects on patient outcomes, professional practice, and healthcare systems

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2017-11-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1465-1858
Contributors: Thomas Rotter; Christopher T Plishka; Lawal Adegboyega; Michelle Fiander; Elizabeth L Harrison; Rachel Flynn; James G Chan; Leigh Kinsman
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Rachel Flynn

The potential for nurses to contribute to and lead improvement science in health care

Journal of Advanced Nursing
2017-01 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0309-2402
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Shannon D. Scott; Thomas Rotter; Dawn Hartfield
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Rachel Flynn
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An evaluation of a frontline led quality improvement initiative: Barriers and facilitators to its success as part of a new quality management framework

Leadership in Health Services
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Rachel Flynn
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Rachel Flynn

Animal-assisted therapy in dementia care: a critical appraisal of the research evidence

Journal of Dementia Care
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Pamela Roach
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Rachel Flynn

Lean management in health care: definition, concepts, methodology and effects reported (systematic review protocol)

Systematic Reviews
2014-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2046-4053
Contributors: Adegboyega K Lawal; Thomas Rotter; Leigh Kinsman; Nazmi Sari; Liz Harrison; Cathy Jeffery; Mareike Kutz; Mohammad F Khan; Rachel Flynn
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Rachel Flynn

The Canadian Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome (CHILDNEPH) Project: Overview of Design and Methods

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
2014-01-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2054-3581
Part of ISSN: 2054-3581
Contributors: Susan Samuel; Shannon Scott; Catherine Morgan; Allison Dart; Cherry Mammen; Rulan Parekh; Alberto Nettel-Aguirre; Allison Eddy; Rachel Flynn; Maury Pinsk et al.
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Rachel Flynn

Early-onset dementia: the impact on family care-givers

British Journal of Community Nursing
2013-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1462-4753
Part of ISSN: 2052-2215
Contributors: Rachel Flynn; Helen Mulcahy
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Rachel Flynn

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: health services implications of a stealth syndrome

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
2013-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1474-5151
Part of ISSN: 1873-1953
Contributors: Alexander M Clark; Rachel Flynn; Zoe Y Hsu; Mark Haykowsky
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Rachel Flynn

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Health research policy and systems (1)