Carrie Heer, University of Ottawa

Research

Long-Term Care Implementation Science Covid-19 Vaccines Health Promotion Influenza Vaccines Seniors Vaccination Hesitancy Behavioural Science

Latest papers

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Collaboration in the Long-Term Care Setting: Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025
Nurse practitioner and physician end-of-life home visits and end-of-life outcomes
BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care · 2024
Exploring COVID-19 education to support vaccine confidence amongst the general adult population with special considerations for healthcare and long-term care staff: A scoping review.
Campbell systematic reviews · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Building and sustaining trust in healthcare: Co-developing a compendium of equitable strategies for building, rebuilding and maintaining trust
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$956,248
Breaking barriers: exploration of behavioural, social, and organizational factors influencing vaccine uptake among long-term care home residents
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Building and sustaining trust in healthcare: Co-developing a compendium of equitable strategies for building, rebuilding and maintaining trust
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 5 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Collaboration in the Long-Term Care Setting: Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review

Haslam-Larmer L, Krassikova A, Wojtowicz E, Vellani S, Feldman S, Katz P, Robert B, Heer C, Martin-Misener R, May K

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association20254 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105418

02

Nurse practitioner and physician end-of-life home visits and end-of-life outcomes

Scott MM, Ramzy A, Isenberg SR, Webber C, Eddeen AB, Murmann M, Mahdavi R, Howard M, Kendall CE, Klinger C

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care20246 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004392 PMID: W4388792993

03

Exploring COVID-19 education to support vaccine confidence amongst the general adult population with special considerations for healthcare and long-term care staff: A scoping review.

Murmann M, Reed AC, Scott M, Presseau J, Heer C, May K, Ramzy A, Huynh CN, Skidmore B, Welch V, Little J, Wilson K, Brouwers M, Hsu AT

Campbell systematic reviews2023

DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1352 PMID: 37581103

04

Nurse practitioner/physician collaborative models of care: a scoping review protocol

McGilton KS, Haslam-Larmer L, Wills A, Krassikova A, Babineau J, Robert B, Heer C, McAiney C, Dobell G, Bethell J

BMC Geriatrics202311 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-03798-1 PMID: W4321072184

Building and sustaining trust in healthcare: Co-developing a compendium of equitable strategies for building, rebuilding and maintaining trust

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Presseau, Justin; Auer, Rebecca Ann C; Meyer, Samantha; Smith, Maureen M

Keywords: Healthcare; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation Research; Models, Theories, And Frameworks; Strategies; Trust

$956,248

Breaking barriers: exploration of behavioural, social, and organizational factors influencing vaccine uptake among long-term care home residents

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant - PA: Population and Public Health - Moving Upstream

Principal investigators: Heer, Carrie; Hsu, Amy T; Presseau, Justin

Keywords: Covid-19 Vaccines; Health Promotion; Implementation Science; Influenza Vaccines; Long-Term Care; Seniors; Vaccination Hesitancy

$100,000

Building and sustaining trust in healthcare: Co-developing a compendium of equitable strategies for building, rebuilding and maintaining trust

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Presseau, Justin; Auer, Rebecca Ann C; Meyer, Samantha; Smith, Maureen M

Keywords: Healthcare; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation Research; Models, Theories And Frameworks; Strategies; Trust

$100,000

Building a culture of vaccine confidence in priority populations: identification and adaptation of strategies to increase vaccine coverage in long-term care workers for future health emergencies

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report -Institute of Infection and Immunity

Principal investigators: Hsu, Amy T; Heer, Carrie; Presseau, Justin

Keywords: Behavioural Science; Evidence Synthesis; Immunization; Implementation Science; Long-Term Care

$125,000

Developing the VACCINE (VACine Confidence and ImmuNization Education) Checklist to support COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake among workers in long-term care

Nominated PICIHR2021Op. Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities - Confidence in science

Principal investigators: Heer, Carrie; May, Kathryn; Hsu, Amy T; Presseau, Justin

Keywords: Best Practices; Covid-19; Healthcare Workforce; Long-Term Care; Reporting Guidelines; Vaccine Hesitancy

$258,785

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Family Medicine
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Department of Medicine
Nursing
School of Nursing
Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Neuropsychology
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Long-Term Care Dear Professor Heer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Nurse Practitioner and Physician Collaboration in the Long-Term Care Setting: Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review" (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Breaking barriers: exploration of behavioural, social, and organizational factors influencing vaccine uptake among long-term care home residents" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Carrie Heer

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Collaboration in the Long-Term Care Setting: Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review

Nurse practitioner and physician end-of-life home visits and end-of-life outcomes

Exploring COVID-19 education to support vaccine confidence amongst the general adult population with special considerations for healthcare and long-term care staff: A scoping review.

Nurse practitioner/physician collaborative models of care: a scoping review protocol

Building and sustaining trust in healthcare: Co-developing a compendium of equitable strategies for building, rebuilding and maintaining trust

Breaking barriers: exploration of behavioural, social, and organizational factors influencing vaccine uptake among long-term care home residents

Building and sustaining trust in healthcare: Co-developing a compendium of equitable strategies for building, rebuilding and maintaining trust

Building a culture of vaccine confidence in priority populations: identification and adaptation of strategies to increase vaccine coverage in long-term care workers for future health emergencies

Developing the VACCINE (VACine Confidence and ImmuNization Education) Checklist to support COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake among workers in long-term care

Frequent collaborators

Kathryn May

Sid Feldman

Ruth Martin-Misener

Ruth Martin-Misener

Souraya Sidani

Peter Tanuseputro

Carrie McAiney

Aynharan Sinnarajah

Colleen Webber

David Ponka

Paul Katz

Simone Dahrouge

Douglas Manuel

Vivian Welch

Souraya Sidani

Julian Little

Souraya Sidani

Justin Presseau

Kednapa Thavorn

Peter Tanuseputro

Margaret Keatings

Kumanan Wilson

Douglas Manuel

Kednapa Thavorn

Melissa Brouwers

Kednapa Thavorn

Michelle Howard