• Experiencing Chronicity
• Utilization of interRAI assessments and scales, Check-Up, Self-Reported Caregiver Needs, DIVERT Scale and CaRE Algorithm
• The lived experience of community populations with cardiorespiratory symptoms 
• Caregiver education resource development 
• Qualitative Methods
• Self-management of chronic illness
• Indigenous Research Methods

• Associate Editor Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nurses 
• Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nursing, Provincial Director – Ontario
• Registered Nurses Association of Ontario 
• RNAO Nursing Research Interest Group
• American Association of Heart Failure Nurses 
• iCARE- interRAI Clinical Application of Research Evidence 
• Canadian Nurses Association 

Schumacher CL, Correia R, Hogeveen S, Salter M, Donaldson B. (2023) Implementing the interRAI Check-Up Comprehensive Assessment: Facilitating Care Planning and Care Coordination during the Pandemic. International Journal of Integrated Care. Apr;23(2). DOI: 10.5334/ijic.7007

Mowbray, Fabrice; Ellis, Brittany; Schumacher, Connie; Heckman, George; de Wit, Kerstin; Strum, Ryan; Jones, Aaron; Correia, Rebecca; Mercier, Eric; Costa, Andrew. (2023) The Association Between Frailty and a Nurse-Identified Need for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Referral from the Emergency Department (2023). Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221144667

Mowbray FI, Turcotte L, Strum RP, de Wit K, Griffith LE, Worster A, Foroutan F, Heckman G, Hebert P, Schumacher C, Jones A. Prognostic association between frailty and Post-Arrest health outcomes in patients receiving home care: A Population-Based retrospective cohort study. Resuscitation. 2023 Mar 16:109766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109766

Mowbray, F.I., Jones, A., Foroutan, F., Strum R.P., Turcotte, L., De Wit, K., Worster, A., Griffith, L.E., Heckman, G., Hebert, P., Ko, D., Schumacher, C., Gabowski, A., Costa, A.P. (2022). Prognosis of Cardiac Arrest in Home Care Clients and Nursing Home Residents:  A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study. Resuscitation Plus.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100328

Northwood, M., Shah, A.Q., Abeygunawardena, C., Garnett, A., & Schumacher, C. (2022) Care Coordination of Older Adults with Diabetes: A Scoping Review. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2022.11.004

Reid JC, Costa AP, Duong M, Ho T, Kruisselbrink R, Raina P, Kirkwood R, Jones A, Corriveau S, Griffith LE, Haider S, Marcucci M, Markle-Reid M, Morrison H, Raghavan N, Schumacher C, Vrkljan B, Junek M, Martin L, Patel A, Girolametto C, Pitre T, Beauchamp MK; COREG Investigators. Functional recovery following hospitalisation of patients diagnosed with COVID-19: a protocol for a longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 13;11(12):e053021. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053021. PMID: 34903545; PMCID: PMC8671848.

Jones A, Maclagan L, Schumacher C, Wang X, Jaakkimainen L, Swartz R, Bronskill S, Guan J. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on home care services among community-dwelling adults with dementia. JAMDA. 2021. doi: https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.08.031. ” “Teaching

Schumacher C, Dash D, Mowbray FI, Klea L, Costa AP. A qualitative study of home care client and caregiver experiences with a complex cardio-respiratory management model. BMC Geriatrics. 2021. 21:295. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02251-5

Dash D, Schumacher C, Jones A, Costa AP. Lessons learned implementing and managing the DIVERT-CARE Trial: A community-based chronic disease self-management model. BMC Geriatrics (2021). 21:303 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02248-0

Mowbray FI, Jones A, Schumacher C, Hirdes J, Costa AP. External validation of the detection of indicators and vulnerabilities for emergency room trips (DIVERT) scale: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Geriatrics. 2020 Dec;20(1):1-7.

Bielska IA, Manis DR, Schumacher C, Moore E, Lewis K, Agarwal G, Mondoux S, Jewett L, Speicher DJ, Liu RH, Leyenaar M, McLeod B, Upadhye S (2020) 18 (1) 9. Health Sector Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada – January to May 2020. Public Health and Governance/Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie; 18(1) 9. doi:10.4467/20842627OZ.20.010.12664. https://www.ejournals.eu/Zdrowie-Publiczne-i-Zarzadzanie/202/Tom-18-zeszyt-1/art/17390/

Schumacher C, Jones A, Costa AP. Home Care Nursing Visits and Same-Day Emergency Department Use: Which Patients Are Most at Risk? Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. August 2020. doi:10.1177/0844562120949426

Qureshi D, Schumacher C, Talarico R, Lapenskie J, Tanuseputro P, Scott M, Hsu A.  Describing differences among recent immigrants and long-standing residents waiting for long-term care: a population-based retrospective cohort study. 2020. JAMDA  

Jones A; Bronskill S; Schumacher C; Rahim A; Feeney D; Seow H; Costa AP. Effect modification of access to afterhours primary care on the association between home nursing visits and same-day emergency department use. 2020. Annals of Family Medicine. doi:10.1370/afm.2571  

Schumacher, C L. Using the Grounded Theory Method to Delineate the Central Concept in a Qualitative Study: Crafting the Story. 2020. SAGE Research Methods Cases.  doi:10.4135/9781529734485. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020.  

Costa, A.P.; Schumacher, C.; Jones, A.T.; Dash, D; Campbell, G.; Junek, M., Agarwal, G.; Bell, C.; Boscart, V.; Bronskill S.; Feeny, D.; Hebert, P.C.; Heckman, G.A.; Hirdes, J.P.; Lee, L.; McKelvie, R.S.; Mitchell, L.; Sinha, S.; Davis, J.; Priddle, T.; Rose, G.; Gillan, R.; Mills, D.; Haughton, D. The DIVERT-CARE (Collaboration Action Research & Evaluation) Trial Protocol: A Multi-Provincial Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial of Cardio-Respiratory Management in Home Care. 2019. BMJ Open. 9 (12). doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-030301  

Schumacher C; Dash D; Correia R; Reid L; Chesney C. Standardized Care Plans for Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Community Care. 2019. Canadian Cardiovascular Nursing Journal. 29 (2), 23-30.  

Schumacher C; Lackey C; Haughton D; Peirce T; Boscart V M; Davey M; Harkness K; Heckman G A; Junek M; McKelvie R; Mitchell L; Sinha S and Costa A P. A chronic disease management model for home care patients with cardio-respiratory symptoms: the DIVERT-CARE Model. 2018. Canadian Cardiovascular Nursing Journal. 28(3), 18-26.  

Jones, A.; Schumacher C.; Bronskill S.; Campitelli M.; Poss J.; Seow H.; Costa A.P. The association between home care services and same-day emergency department utilization: a case-crossover study. 2018. CMAJ, 190(17), E525-E531. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170892 

 Schumacher C; Hussey L; Hall V.  Heart failure self-management and normalizing symptoms: An exploration of decision making in the community. 2018. Heart and Lung, 47 (4), 297-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.03.013  

• BN/MN Pathophysiology and Therapeutics: Common Health Disorders
• BN/MN Critical Analysis of Evidence for Nursing Practice
• BN/MN Epidemiology in Nursing and Health Care
• BN/MN Translating Research into Practice

Opportunities for prospective MA/MSc students with an interest in Alzheimer’s type dementias, self-care, and community management of chronic illness.  I am looking for students who have experience/enjoy working with older adults and can demonstrate research skills. Link 

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