Emily Phillips

About

I was born and raised in southern Ontario and attended the University of Western Ontario for my undergraduate education. I came to Winnipeg in 2013 to participate in the Winnipeg Critical Care Nursing Education Program and never left.

Clinical Interests

Heart failure, congenital heart disease, structural heart procedures

Education / Training

Formal Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, expected graduation 2026
Master of Nursing – University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, 2020
Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Western Ontario, London, ON 2011
Bachelor of Medical Sciences University of Western Ontario, London, ON 2008

Training Programs

Gender in Health Research Fellowship, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, NL, 2024
The Summer Program in Aging, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2023
Executive Training (EXTRA) Program, Healthcare Excellence Canada, 2020-2021
President’s Student Leadership Program, University of Manitoba, 2019-2020
Critical Care certificate, Winnipeg Critical Care Nursing Education Program (WCCNEP), Winnipeg, MB, 2014

Research Interests

Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

Patient engagement

Cardiac surgery clinical care

Implementation science

Cardiac critical care

Awards

Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses Student Research Award, oral presentation, May 25, 2024
3^rd place poster competition, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management Research Day, May 14, 2024
Faculty of Graduate Studies Research Completion Scholarship, 2024
Vanier Graduate Scholarship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2023-2026
Research Manitoba PhD Health Research Studentship, 2023 (declined for Vanier)
University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship, 2021-2025
Association of Registered Nurses Medal of Excellence, 2020
Graduate Student Poster Award, Helen Glass Research Symposium 2020
Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses Student Research Award, 2020
Martha Donovan Women’s Leadership Award, 2020
Margaret Elder Hart Graduate Study Award, 2019-2020
Foundation of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Inc. Award 2019-2020
Canadian Nurses Foundation Helen Glass Manitoba Nurses Award, 2019
University of Manitoba Emerging Leader award, 2019
Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize, 2018
Graduate Nursing Student Association Scholarship, fall 2018
Deeper Dives into Qualitative Research Award recipient, 2018
Research Manitoba Master’s Studentship, 2018
Irene Nordwich Graduate Scholarship, 2018

Research Funding

2024 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Catalyst Grant, $186 230. Title: Early mobility to improVE health outcomes following cardiac surgery (EVE) Clinical Trial Development. Principle applicants: Schultz, A. S. H., Duhamel, T. A., Chudyk, A. M. C., Gregora, A., Smith, K., Gilchrist, S., Fagan, A. B. Co-applicants: Arora, R. C., Ashe, M., Phillips, E. K., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S.
2023 Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) Grant, Health Canada, $170 000. Title: St. Boniface Hospital Harm Reduction Improvement Project. Principle applicants: Hyde, E. K., Nguyen, T., Gilchrist, S., & Ameduri-Lee, K
2022 Reseau Compassion Network Exploration Grant, $7400. Title: Engaging Patients and Caregivers in Identifying Needs to Support Transitions from Pediatric to Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care. Principle applicants: Hyde, E. H., Schultz, A. S. H., & Chudyk, A. M. Co-applicants: Frechette, C., St Goddard-Frechette, J., Buttar, K., Buttar, R., Ducas, R., Barker, D., Soni, R., & Bekkering, H
2022 Manitoba Center for Nursing and Health Research Collaborative Grant, $7500. Title: Engaging Patients and Caregivers in Identifying Needs to Support Transitions from Pediatric to Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care. Principle applicants: Hyde, E. H., Schultz, A. S. H., & Chudyk, A. M. Co-applicants: Frechette, C., St Goddard-Frechette, J., Buttar, K., Buttar, R., Ducas, R., Barker, D., Soni, R., & Bekkering, H
2020 Nursing Research Endowment Fund Award, St. Boniface Hospital, $1000. Title: Validation of the Emory Risk Score in the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Population: A Canadian Perspective. Principle applicant. Co-applicants: Thronsdon, K., Poettcker, D., Kass, M., Seifer, C, Yamashita, M., Shah, A., Toleva, O., Samson, D., Maric, A., Arora, R., & Love, R.
2019 College of Nursing Endowment Fund Graduate Student Research Grant, $3000. Title: Health care professionals’ perspectives of factors shaping sexual health education for adults with acute coronary syndrome with cardiac rehabilitation programs: An interpretive description. Co-applicants: Martin, D. E., Rieger, K., & Malone, R.

Publications

Phillips, E. K., Hay, L. J., Monnin, C., Gregora, A., Smith, K, Shaski, C., Bozek, G., Gilchrist, S., Fagan, A., Chudyk, A. M., Ashe, M. C., Schultz, A. S. H., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Arora, R. C., Duhamel, T. A. (2025). Scoping Review of Early Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit Following Cardiac Surgery. Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, 44(6), 1-19. 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101603

Phillips, E. K., Dave, M. G., Ashe, M. C., Schultz, A. S. H., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Arora, R. C., Duhamel, T. A. (2024). Mobility in a Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit: A Behaviour Mapping Study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 87, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103918

Phillips, E. K., Chudyk, A. M. Monnin, C., Schultz, A. H., Arora, R. C., Duhamel, T. A., & S., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S. (2024). The Use of Arts-Based Methods to Enhance Patient Engagement in Health Research. Health Expectations. 27(e70127), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70127

Wynne, R., Jedwab, Rebecca M., Gjeilo, K., Fredericks, S., Magboo, R., Rad, R. M., O'Keefe-McCarthy, S., Keeping-Burke, L., Murfin, J., Killackey, T, Bruneau, J., Matthews, S., Phillips, E. K., Bowden, T., Sanders, J., & Lie, I. (2024). A Systematic Review of Multimodal Analgesic Effectiveness on Acute Postoperative Pain After Adult Cardiac Surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81(5), 2757-2792. http://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16688

Fredericks, S., Hayes, M., Magboo, R., Phillips, E. K, Chen, L., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Van Valen, R., Then, K. L., Bowden, T. (Submitted Jan 23, 2024). CONNECTing nurses and allied professionals through specialized cardiothoracic surgical training. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. 19(2), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2024.0005.

Phillips, E. K., Monnin, C., Gregora, A., Smith, K., Schultz, A. H. S., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Arora, R. C., Duhamel, T. A., & Chudyk, A. M. (2024). A Scoping Review of Incidence and Assessment Tools for Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Following Cardiac Surgery. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. 83, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103718

Phillips, E. K., Dunsford, J., Van Haute, S., Throndson, K., & Schultz, A. S. H. (2024). A Strengths-Based Qualitative Exploration of Critical Care Nurses' Reasons for Remaining in Critical Care. The Journal of Advanced Nursing. 80(11), 4629-4638. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16092

Hyde, E. K., Schultz, A. S. H., Ducas, R., Soni, R., Bekkering, H., Barker, D., Klippenstein, A., Dave, M., Frechette C., St. Goddard-Frechette, J., Lester, L., Mclarty, M., & Chudyk, A. M. (2023). Multi-stakeholder Recommendations for Supporting Patients and Families Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. 2(5), 226-236. 10.1016/j.cjcpc.2023.08.001.

Hyde, E. K., Nguyen, T., Gilchrist, S., & Ameduri-Lee, K. (2023). Integrating Harm Reduction into Acute Care: A single center’s experience. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Open. 15(C), 342-347. 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.05.005.

Wynne, R., Fredericks, S., Hyde, E. K., Matthews, S., Bowden, T., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Martorella, G., Magboo, R., Hanne Gjeilo, K., Jedwab, R. M., Keeping-Burke, L., Murfin, J., Bruneau, J., Lie, I., & Sanders, J. (2024). Multimodal Analgesic Effectiveness on Acute Postoperative Pain Management After Adult Cardiac Surgery: Protocol for a systematic review. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 39(2). E21-28. doi:10.1097/JCN.0000000000000989

Hyde, E. K., Throndson, K., Arcinas, L., Shah, A., Hiebert, B., Yamashita, M., Samson, D., Maric, A., Love, R., Poettcker, D., Arora, R. C., Seifer, C., & Kass, M. (2022). Validation of the Emory Risk Score in the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Population: A Canadian Perspective. Canadian Journal of Cardiology Open, 4(12), 1060-1068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2022.08.010

Hyde, E. K. Coming Back from the Brink: One Cardiovascular Nurse’s Story of Resilience During the COVID Pandemic. (2022). Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 32(1), 8-9.

Hyde, E. K., Martin, D. E., Rieger, K. L., & Malone, R. (2022). “Just think of it as sexercise”: Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions about Sexual Health Education in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (25) https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.2001052

Hyde, E. K., Martin, D. E., & Rieger, K. L. (2020). Factors shaping the provision of sexual health education for adults with acute coronary syndrome: A scoping review. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(5), 877–887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.11.017

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