Biography
I am currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria (UVic). My program of research focuses on the use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to inform practice and policy. The ultimate goal of my work is to better guide the continuum of analysis, interpretation and action based on PROs to truly support person-centred care.
Before starting my faculty position at UVic, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Nursing at TWU and the BC Ministry of Health Office of Patient-Centred Measurement, supported by the BC SUPPORT Unit. During my Postdoc, I used analytic skills learned from my dissertation and specialization in Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology at UBC to provide guidance to knowledge users about the reporting and selection of a generic PRO measure for health system planning.
My previous life experiences in the Korean army and nursing are chronicled in this book. On the side, I enjoy composing relaxing piano music (see my youtube channel).
- Patient-reported outcomes
- Personas
- Hermeneutics
- Knowledge translation
Post-Doctorate in patient-reported outcomes, 2020
Trinity Western University & BC Ministry of Health Office of Patient-Centred Measurement
PhD in Nursing, 2020
University of British Columbia
MSN, 2014
University of British Columbia
BSN, 2012
University of British Columbia
BHK (Exercise Science), 2010
University of British Columbia
Projects
Mapping patient experiences to improve person-centred care for older adults with cancer
I am leading a project to co-develop journey maps (visualization of patients' stories) to connect patient-reported frailty data with patients' healthcare experiences. The journey maps will be used as educational tools to assist clinicians in using patient-reported frailty assessments for improving person-centred care.
Personas to Support Health Care Provider Use of Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Care of Older Adults with Cancer
I am leading a project to develop personas as methodological tools to inform the development of knowledge translation resources for health care providers on the use of electronic patient-reported outcomes in the care of older adults with cancer.
Family Caregivers of BC Survey Advisory Committee
I am part of a methods group for the Family Caregivers of BC to asses the impact of COVID-19.
Advancing methods for patient-centred measurement in emergency department
I am leading a project to guide knowledge users about the reporting and selection of a generic PRO measure based on comparative results of the VR-12 and the EQ-5D (funded by the BC SUPPORT Unit).
Integrating a quality of life assessment and practice support system in homecare
I am involved in a CIHR-funded study led by Rick Sawatzky (Trinity Western University) to evaluate the impact of an innovative computer tablet-based Quality of life Assessment and Practice Support System (QPSS) in homecare.
Electronic patient-reported outcomes in clinical kidney practice
I am involved in a CIHR-funded study led by Kara Schick-Makaroff (University of Alberta) to understand how to best support clinicians in routinely utilizing electronic patient-reported outcomes in a kidney context.
Response Shift in Sync Working Group
I am part of a research group that brings together an international and interdisciplinary team to address methodological issues in using PRO data.
No one size fits all for measuring what matters: Supporting the use of PRO data in healthcare
I am a co-PI with Rick Sawatzky (Trinity Western University) in this MSFHR REACH funded project to facilitate wider uptake of knowledge in interpreting PROs for clinical practice.
