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Leslie Gillies

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)NursingMcMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

5 publications.

01

Warmth When It Matters Most: Addressing the Overnight Needs of Homeless Emergency Room Patients.

McCallum M, Bonner J, Gillies L, Cowell B, Pardhan A, Lukich A

Healthcare Quarterly2026
DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2026.27808
02

Causes and predictors of failed same-day home discharge following primary hip and knee total joint arthroplasty: a Canadian perspective

Gazendam AM, Tushinski D, Patel M, Bali K, Petruccelli D, Winemaker M, DeBeer J, Gillies L, Best K, Fife J

HIP International202320 citations
DOI: 10.1177/11207000221111101
03

An Education Intervention to Enhance Staff Self-Efficacy to Provide Dementia Care in an Acute Care Hospital in Canada

Martin LS, Gillies L, Coker E, Pizzacalla A, Montemuro M, Suva G, McLelland V

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias201648 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1177/1533317516668574PMID: W2521473657
04

Gentle persuasive approaches: introducing an educational program on an orthopaedic unit for staff caring for patients with dementia and delirium

Pizzacalla A, Montemuro M, Coker E, Martin LS, Gillies L, Robinson K, Pepper H, Benner J, Gusciora J

Orthopaedic Nursing2015
DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000000127
05

Sustainability of an Innovation to Support and Respond to Persons With Behaviors Related to Dementia and Delirium

Gillies L, Coker E, Montemuro M, Pizzacalla A

Journal of Nursing Administration20155 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1097/nna.0000000000000160

Frequent collaborators

8
Leslie GilliesEsther CokerAaron Michael GazendamAlim PardhanDaniel TushinskiKamal BaliKaren RobinsonMitchell WinemakerThomas Wood
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Esther Coker

Nursing

3 shared papers, latest 2016

Karen Robinson

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Mitchell Winemaker

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Aaron Michael Gazendam

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Alim Pardhan

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Daniel Tushinski

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Researchers with similar interests

Lindsey George

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Psychiatric care and mental health services, Mental Health and Patient Involvement

Nick Kates

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Psychiatric care and mental health services

Rebecca Ganann

Nursing

Mental Health and Patient Involvement

Sandra Moll

Rehabilitation Science

Mental Health and Patient Involvement

Julia Abelson

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

Mental Health and Patient Involvement

Gillian Mary Mulvale

Health Policy and Management

Mental Health and Patient Involvement

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