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Kathy GermAnn
Researcher at University of Alberta
Publications - 10
Citations - 679
Kathy GermAnn is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Organizational learning & Health promotion. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 10 publications receiving 615 citations.
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Legitimizing a New Role: Small Wins and Microprocesses of Change
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show how actors legitimize new practices by accomplishing three interdependent, recursive, situated "microprocesses" (i.e., cultivating opportunities for change, fitting a new role into prevailing systems, and proving the value of the new role).
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Patients as partners in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A qualitative patient-led study
Chelsia Gillis,Marlyn Gill,Nancy Marlett,Gail MacKean,Kathy GermAnn,Loreen Gilmour,Gregg Nelson,Tracy Wasylak,Susan Nguyen,Edamil Araujo,Sandra Zelinsky,Leah Gramlich +11 more
TL;DR: This patient-led study generated new insights into the needs of ERAS patients and informed the development of a framework to improve patient experiences and outcomes.
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Challenges and leadership strategies for managers of nurse practitioners.
TL;DR: By implementing specific leadership strategies, managers of nurse practitioners can facilitate the introduction of the new role and improve its sustainability in health organizations.
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Organizational capacity for community development in regional health authorities: a conceptual model
Kathy GermAnn,Doug Wilson +1 more
TL;DR: A multidimensional model for conceptualizing OC-CD is presented, which contributes to successful CD practice in numerous ways, including supporting the empowerment and autonomy of the pivotal organizational player in health promotion practice: the front-line worker.
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A Conceptual Framework of Organizational Capacity for Public Health Equity Action (OC-PHEA).
Benita Cohen,Annette S.H. Schultz,Elizabeth McGibbon,Madine VanderPlaat,Raewyn Bassett,Kathy GermAnn,Hope Beanlands,Lesley Anne Fuga +7 more
TL;DR: A Conceptual Framework of Organizational Capacity for Public Health Equity Action (OC-PHEA), grounded in the experience of Canadian public health equity champions, that can guide research, dialogue, reflection and action on public health capacity development to achieve health equity goals is outlined.