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Kim Sears

ResearcherNursingQueen's University

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Kim Sears

Researcher

Nursing

Health Sciences

Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
26 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Research

Canada Collaborative Research Community Pharmacy Complex Environments European Union Medication Errors Patient Safety Primary Health Care

Latest papers

Examining the work experiences of women in healthcare leadership in Canada: a cross-sectional study.
Journal of health organization and management · 2026
Perspectives and experiences of South Asian youth seeking mental health services: a qualitative systematic review protocol.
JBI evidence synthesis · 2026
Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality on educational outcomes for health professional learners: an umbrella review protocol.
JBI evidence synthesis · 2026

All 39 publications

Latest funding

COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making (COVID-END) - Extension
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,100,000
Analysing secondary data to identify and disseminate sustainable improvements in the quality and safety practices of medication delivery in Canadian community pharmacies
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$9,871
SPOR Evidence Alliance
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$4,996,890

All 3 grants and awards

39 publications.

Examining the work experiences of women in healthcare leadership in Canada: a cross-sectional study.

Gidda R, Srivastava R, Sears K, Sawhney J, Sawhney M

Journal of health organization and management2026

DOI: 10.1108/jhom-01-2026-0075 PMID: 42699984

Perspectives and experiences of South Asian youth seeking mental health services: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Darshan BD, Thiviyakumar T, Halliday S, Sears K, Thavorn K, Woo K

JBI evidence synthesis2026

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-25-00314 PMID: 42093169

Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality on educational outcomes for health professional learners: an umbrella review protocol.

Killam LA, Stone E, Lee Y, Conklin JL, Hinton JE, Bertiz R, Davies H, Kreis KA, McKenna L, Foltz-Ramos K, Sinoski J, Campbell SH, Wilson-Keates B, Ehmke M, Luctkar-Flude M, Sears K, Rogers BA

JBI evidence synthesis2026

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-25-00318 PMID: 42312680

Guidance for Grading the Evidence in Quantitative Umbrella Reviews.

Khalil H, Fernandez R, Bhatarasakoon P, Sears K, Piper D, Stone J, Stern C, Kynoch K

Journal of evidence-based medicine2026

DOI: 10.1111/jebm.70137 PMID: 42347922

"We Don't Want to Cry Wolf": A Qualitative Study About Nurses' Experiences Activating Rapid Response Teams.

Fitzgerald L, Sears K, Wilson R, Duhn L

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2026

DOI: 10.1177/08445621251400541 PMID: 41364454

The revised JBI critical appraisal tool for the assessment of risk of bias for analytical cross-sectional studies.

Barker TH, Hasanoff S, Aromataris E, Stone JC, Leonardi-Bee J, Sears K, Klugar M, Tufanaru C, Moola S, Liu XL, Munn Z

JBI evidence synthesis2026

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-24-00523 PMID: 40521701

Data analysis and presentation methods in umbrella reviews/overviews of reviews in health care: A cross-sectional study.

Stern C, Li J, Stone J, Khalil H, Sears K, Jia RM, Bhatarasakoon P, Aromataris E, Fernandez R

Research synthesis methods2026

DOI: 10.1017/rsm.2025.10040 PMID: 41626889

Care partner engagement in patient safety for adult inpatients at the direct care level in hospital: a qualitative systematic review.

Perfetto K, Pozzobon L, Sears K, O'Hara J, Ross-White A, Duhn L

JBI evidence synthesis2025

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-25-00086 PMID: 41366640

'A Forever Imprint on Me…I Couldn't Be There When He Needed Me the Most': Care Partner Experiences of Patient Safety During Covid-19 Restrictions.

Perfetto K, Sears K, O'Hara J, Duhn L

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2025

DOI: 10.1111/hex.70496 PMID: 41255025

Clinical pathways for secondary care and the effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs.

Rotter T, Kinsman LD, Alsius A, Scott SD, Lawal A, Ronellenfitsch U, Plishka C, Groot G, Woods P, Coulson C, Bakel LA, Sears K, Ross-White A, Machotta A, Schultz TJ

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2025

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd006632.pub3 PMID: 40365866

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Kim Sears

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Examining the work experiences of women in healthcare leadership in Canada: a cross-sectional study.

Perspectives and experiences of South Asian youth seeking mental health services: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality on educational outcomes for health professional learners: an umbrella review protocol.

Guidance for Grading the Evidence in Quantitative Umbrella Reviews.

"We Don't Want to Cry Wolf": A Qualitative Study About Nurses' Experiences Activating Rapid Response Teams.

The revised JBI critical appraisal tool for the assessment of risk of bias for analytical cross-sectional studies.

Data analysis and presentation methods in umbrella reviews/overviews of reviews in health care: A cross-sectional study.

Care partner engagement in patient safety for adult inpatients at the direct care level in hospital: a qualitative systematic review.

'A Forever Imprint on Me…I Couldn't Be There When He Needed Me the Most': Care Partner Experiences of Patient Safety During Covid-19 Restrictions.

Clinical pathways for secondary care and the effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs.

COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making (COVID-END) - Extension

Analysing secondary data to identify and disseminate sustainable improvements in the quality and safety practices of medication delivery in Canadian community pharmacies

SPOR Evidence Alliance

Frequent collaborators

Lenora Duhn

Rosemary Wilson

Kevin Woo

Dianne Groll

Thomas Rotter

Joan Almost

Joan Tranmer

Monakshi Sawhney

Kednapa Thavorn

Jacqueline Galica

Wendy Lim

Gary Groot

Bonnie Stevens

Kednapa Thavorn

Catherine Goldie

Rylan Egan

Deborah Tregunno

Kim Sears

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Examining the work experiences of&#xa0;women in healthcare leadership in&#xa0;Canada: a cross-sectional study.

Perspectives and experiences of South Asian youth seeking mental health services: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality on educational outcomes for health professional learners: an umbrella review protocol.

Guidance for Grading the Evidence in Quantitative Umbrella Reviews.

"We Don't Want to Cry Wolf": A Qualitative Study About Nurses' Experiences Activating Rapid Response Teams.

The revised JBI critical appraisal tool for the assessment of risk of bias for analytical cross-sectional studies.

Data analysis and presentation methods in umbrella reviews/overviews of reviews in health care: A cross-sectional study.

Care partner engagement in patient safety for adult inpatients at the direct care level in hospital: a qualitative systematic review.

'A Forever Imprint on Me&#x2026;I Couldn't Be There When He Needed Me the Most': Care Partner Experiences of Patient Safety During Covid-19 Restrictions.

Clinical pathways for secondary care and the effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs.

COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making (COVID-END) - Extension

Analysing secondary data to identify and disseminate sustainable improvements in the quality and safety practices of medication delivery in Canadian community pharmacies

SPOR Evidence Alliance

Frequent collaborators

Lenora Duhn

Rosemary Wilson

Kevin Woo

Dianne Groll

Thomas Rotter

Joan Almost

Joan Tranmer

Monakshi Sawhney

Kednapa Thavorn

Jacqueline Galica

Wendy Lim

Gary Groot

Bonnie Stevens

Kednapa Thavorn

Catherine Goldie

Rylan Egan

Deborah Tregunno

Examining the work experiences of women in healthcare leadership in Canada: a cross-sectional study.

'A Forever Imprint on Me…I Couldn't Be There When He Needed Me the Most': Care Partner Experiences of Patient Safety During Covid-19 Restrictions.