Title (degrees): MSc, PhD Candidate
Present Position: Conducting doctoral research at Haydom Lutheran Hospital. Doctoral Candidate at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Institution where degrees where taken:
Diploma in Theatre: Dance, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario (1993)
Diploma in Business, General Management, College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, British Columbia (1998)
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) in Entrepreneurial Management, Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia (1999)
Masters of Science (MSc) in Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia (2005)
PhD Candidate in Experimental Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (ongoing)
Academic Trainee Programs
• Neonatal-Perinatal Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (NICE), University of British Columbia/University of Alberta. Trainee. September 2004 – ongoing
• CIHR Health Informatics PhD/Postdoc Strategic Training Program (CHPSTP), University of Victoria, School of Health Information Science. Trainee. August 2005 – August 2006
Previous research done in Haydom area (Title of thesis):
Current research or planned research in Haydom area or related to Haydom:
March 2007. Keeping track of the patient in a resource-limited setting: Pilot implementation of a new electronic Health Information System in rural Tanzania using a Participatory Action Research approach. Onsite field research for 12+ months.
Contact information:
e-mail: ngrimm(a)ualberta.ca
Postal address: Haydom Lutheran Hospital, PO Mbulu, Manyara, Tanzania
Publications:
Journal Papers (Refereed)
1. Moehr, JR, Protti, DJ, Lau, FY, Grimm, NA. Project-based Experiential Distance Education: an Oxymoron? International Journal of Medical Informatics (2004) 72, 157 – 163.
2. Moehr, JR, Anglin, CR, Schaafsma, JP, Pantazi, SV, Anglin, S, Grimm, NA. Video-Conferencing Based Telehealth: Its Implications for Health Promotion and Health Care. Methods of Information in Medicine (2004) 44:2, 334 – 341.
3. Moehr, JR, Anglin, C, Schaafsma, J, Pantazi, S, Grimm, N. Lest Formalisms Impede Insight and Success: Evaluation in Health Informatics – A Case Study. Methods of Information in Medicine (2006) 45: 67 – 72.
4. Moehr, JR, Pantazi, SV, Grimm, NA, Schaafsma, J, Anglin, C, Anglin, S. Success Factors for Telehealth – A Case Study. International Journal of Medical Informatics (2006) 75:10-11, 755 – 763.
Conference Papers (Refereed)
1. Moehr, JR, Schaafsma, J, Anglin, CR, Grimm, NA. Economic Assessment of the BC Telehealth Program. Canadian Society for Telemedicine Annual Conference. October 5 – 7, 2003, Halifax, NS.
2. Grimm, N, Pantazi, F, Moehr, JR, Pantazi, S, Lau, FY. Translating a Project-based Course in Health Care Quality Improvement to Distance Education Using the PDSA Approach. 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. January 3 – 7, 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.
3. Grimm, NA. The Implementation of Health Information System Implementation in Haydom, Tanzania: A Participatory Action Case Study. Doctoral Consortium. 2006 American Medical Informatics Association Conference. November 11 – 15, 2006, Washington, DC.
Conference Posters (Refereed)
1. Grimm, NA, Lee, SK. How Do Organizational Culture and Quality Improvement Initiatives Influence Support for Evidence-based Practice? 2005 American Medical Informatics Association Conference. October 22 – 26, 2005, Washington, DC.
2. Forland, L, Grimm, NA. The Effects of Personal Digital Assistant Use in Self-Care: a Look at Condition Management and the Quality of Data Capture. e-Health Conference 2006. April 30 – May 3, 2006, Victoria, BC.
3. Grimm, NA, Shaw, NT. Using Participatory Action Research to Evaluate and Improve Change: Pilot Implementation of an Electronic Health Record in Rural Tanzania. International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Conference. Brisbane, Australia. August 2007.
Reports (Non-Refereed)
1. Grimm, NA. Translating a Project-based Course in Health Care Quality Improvement to Distance Education Using the PDSA Approach. School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, 2004.
2. Forland, LR, Grimm, NA, Yang, J. The Effect of Personal Digital Assistant Use on the Quality of Health Data Capture in Self-Care: A Systematic Review. School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, 2005.
3. Grimm, NA, Forland, L, Yang, J. A Systematic Review of the Effect of PDA Interventions on Chronic Condition Self-Management. School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, 2004.
Work accepted/In press:
Refereed Journal Paper
1. Schaafsma, J, Pantazi, SV, Moehr, JR, Anglin, CR, Grimm, NA. An Economic Evaluation of a Multi-purpose application of Telehealth in British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Telehealth and Telemedicine.
Thesis/dissertation
1. Grimm, NA. The Influence of Organizational Culture and Strategy on Implementation of Evidence-based Practice within a Clinical Environment. School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, 2005.
Presentations:
1. Neonatal-Perinatal Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (NICE) Workshop 2004, Vancouver, BC. “Group Support Systems for Distance Education”, February 17, 2004.
2. University of Victoria, HINF Research Seminar Series. “Web-mediated Learning Environments”, April 2, 2004.
3. University of Victoria, HINF 415 Patient Care Support Systems. “To What Extent Can Web-Conferencing Foster Interactive Distance Education for Telehealth?”, July 27, 2004. 4. Neonatal-Perinatal Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (NICE) Workshop 2005, Vancouver, BC. “The Influence of Organizational Culture and Quality Improvement Initiatives on Evidence-based Practice – Research Update”, February 21, 2005.
5. Third Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii. “Translating a Project-based Course in Health Care Quality Improvement to Distance Education Using the PDSA Approach”, January 7, 2005.
6. University of Victoria, HINF 415 Patient Care Support Systems. “Organizational Culture, Strategy, and Evidence-based Practice”, May 31, 2005.
7. University of Victoria, HINF Research Seminar Series. “Effect of PDA on Patient Disease Self-Management”, September 16, 2005.
8. CIHR Health Informatics PhD/Postdoc Strategic Training Program (CHPSTP). “PDA Impacts on Patient Self-Management”, September 21, 2005.
9. American Medical Informatics Association Conference, Washington, DC. “How Do Organizational Culture and Quality Improvement Initiatives Influence Support for Evidence-based Practice?, October 24, 2005.
10. CIHR Health Informatics PhD/Postdoc Strategic Training Program (CHPSTP). “PDA Usability Study”, December 14, 2005.
11. University of Calgary, MDSC 657.03 Evaluation of e-Health Initiatives. “PDA Software Usability and Testing”, January 30, 2006.
12. University of Victoria, HINF 470 Trends in Health Informatics. “Health Informatics Research in Africa (Tanzania)”, March 7, 2006.
13. e-Health Conference 2006, Victoria, BC. “The Effects of Personal Digital Assistant Use in Self-Care: a Look at Condition Management and the Quality of Data Capture”, May 2, 2006.
14. CIHR Health Informatics PhD/Postdoc Strategic Training Program (CHPSTP) Annual Workshop, Calgary, AB. “The Impact of Health Information System Implementation in Haydom, Tanzania: A Participatory Action Case Study”, June 17, 2006.
15. iCARE Brown-bag lunch series, Edmonton, AB. “Keeping Track of the Patient in a Resource-Limited Setting: Pilot Implementation of an Electronic Health Record in Tanzania”, October 27, 2006.
16. American Medical Informatics Association Conference, Washington, DC. “Keeping Track of the Patient in a Resource-Limited Setting: Pilot Implementation of an Electronic Health Record in Tanzania”, November 11, 2006.
17. University of Alberta Graduate Education Committee, Edmonton, AB. “Keeping Track of the Patient in a Resource-Limited Setting: Pilot Implementation of an Electronic Health Record in Tanzania”, January 12, 2007.
18. iCARE Brown-bag lunch series, Edmonton, AB. “Tricks and Tips for Applying for Research Funding”, March 9, 2007.
19. Garneau Elementary School, Project, Edmonton, AB. “Tanzania”, March 16, 2007.
Work dissemination:
INDIVIDUAL OR COLLECTIVE LITERARY OR ARTISTIC WORKS
1. University of Victoria, HINF 460 Health Care Quality Improvement. Edited video records of course project work, 1 CD, 2000.
2. Health Evidence and Application Linkage Network (HEALNet) Annual Conference. “Evaluation in Health Informatics”, 1 CD, ca. 2 hours video, 2000.
3. International Medical Informatics Association Working Group 4 (IMIA WG4) Conference. “Security of the Distributed Electronic Patient Record (EPR)”, 2 CDs, ca. 5 hours video, 2000.