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Research Summary
Mitigating the risk of hospitalization on older adults, autoethnography as methodology and method, risk, discourse analysis, community health workers engagement and education.
Courses & Teaching
Mary serves as a graduate supervisor and field guide for graduate students interested in clinical nurse specialist advanced practice roles specifically focused on older adults. She has also served as a sessional instructor for the Faculty of Health and Social Development.
Biography
Mary Kjorven is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in gerontology and Nurse Continence Advisor with Interior Health. Her background is acute care and her passion is older adults and building capacity in health care teams to provide better care for this very vulnerable population.
She has specific clinical and research expertise in geriatric syndromes including delirium and incontinence as well as experience in health care regulation, unregulated health care providers and advanced practice nursing roles. Mary served on the BC nursing regulatory Board from 2011-2017, as Chair of that Board from 2013-2017 and on the Transition Steering Committee, which successfully brought together Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses for one nursing regulator.
Her research and scholarly activity includes delirium, older adults’ perceptions of risk, continence, geriatric education and training in acute care and more recently, community health worker engagement and education.
Degrees
PhD University of British Columbia
MsN University of British Columbia
BsN Okanagan University College
Research Interests & Projects
Her research and scholarly activity includes delirium, older adults’ perceptions of risk, continence, geriatric education and training in acute care and more recently, community health worker engagement and education.
Selected Publications & Presentations
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Kjorven, M. (in progress). Keeping Dad Safe: Navigating the roles of nursing expert and daughter. (Manuscript from doctoral dissertation).
Kjorven, M. (2019). Keeping Dad Safe: An autoethnography of double-duty caregiving in the context of risk as an advanced practice nurse in geriatrics caring for a hospitalized frail older adult parent. (Doctoral dissertation) University of British Columbia, December 2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) 2008+ http://hdl.handle.net/2429/72854
Baumbusch, J., Leblanc, M., Kwon, J., Blackburn, L., Lawrie, B., Shamatutu, M., Shaw, M. Wolff, A., & Kjorven, M. (2017). Workplace continuing education for nurses caring for hospitalized older people. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 12(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12161
Rush, K. L., Kjorven, M. & Hole, R. (2016).Older adults risk practices from hospital to home: A discourse analysis. The Gerontologist, 56(3), 494-503.
Rush, K.L., Oelke, N.D., Reid, C., Halperin, F., Laberge, C., Kjorven, M. (2016). Risks and
Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation in Rural Communities: An Integration Lens. Journal of Integrated Care, 24(4), 188-200.
Baumbusch, J., Leblanc, M., Shaw, M. & Kjorven, M. (2015). Factors influencing nurses readiness to care for hospitalized older people. International Journal of Older People Nursing, doi: 10.1111/opn.12109.
Rush, K. L. & Kjorven, M. (2015). Risk engagement. In M. Wallace Kazer & Kathy Murphy (Eds). Nursing case studies on improving health-related quality of life in
older adults. New York: Springer Publishing.
Baumbusch, J., Shaw, M. Leblanc, M. & Kjorven, M. (2013). Implementing the GET program: A toolkit for educators. URI:https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/51215
Kjorven, M. (May 2012). Gerontological care in acute care settings. Gerontological Nurses Association of British Columbia: Articles and Documents (online publication) http://gnabc.com/gnabcAdmin/?page_id=122
Kjorven, M., Rush, K. L & Hole, R. (2011). A discursive exploration of the practices that shape and discipline nurses responses to postoperative delirium. Nursing Inquiry, 18(4), 325-335.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Miyata, D., Kjorven, M., Stieda, J. & Basarab, B. Community health worker education and engagement: Leadership in times of crisis. International Council of Nurses Congress E-Poster Presentation: Leadership in Times of Crisis. Montreal, Quebec; July 1-5 2023.
Stieda, J., Basarab, B., Miyata, D & Kjorven, M. Community health worker education and engagement. Health Quality BC Quality Forum 2023. Storyboard Presentation. Vancouver, BC. June 6-8 2023.
Miyata, D., Kjorven, M., Stieda, J. & Basarab, B. Developing a community health worker education and engagement framework. 22nd Biennial Conference of the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association. Oral Presentation. Niagara Falls, Ontario. April 20-22, 2023.
Spencer, M. & Kjorven, M. Urinary incontinence in older adults. Rural Health Conference. Workshop. Penticton, BC. May 14, 2022.
Kjorven, M. BBC: Bowel, bladder and continence management in older adults. Gerontological Nurses Association of British Columbia (GNABC), promoting continence in older adults Zoom education session for GNABC members. May 18, 2021.
Cranley, L., O-Rourke, H. How to write a quality improvement proposal for a gerontology-focused clinical project. Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association Pre-Conference Virtual Workshop. Panel participants: Compton, R., Hung, L. Kjorven, M., & Prentice, D. April 22, 2021.
Kjorven, M. It’s 2021: So why does urinary incontinence in older adults continue to be misrepresented? Skype presentation to Canadian Nurse Continence Advisor Association, January 19, 2021.
Rush, K.L; Spencer, M., Kjorven, M. & Zonnis, S. Bladder Health: Relieving Stress and Urgency. Café Scientifique Kelowna Regional Library, Kelowna, B.C. March 27, 2019.
Kjorven, M. & Kuschner-Kow, J. Interdisciplinary Issues in Delirium. UBC Care of the Elderly Intensive Review Course. UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, B.C. February 7, 2019.
Kjorven, M. Rush, K. L., Baumbusch, J., Hole, R. & Reid, C. Double-duty Caregiving with Hospitalized Older Adults: An Autoethnography of Keeping Dad Safe. Canadian Association on Gerontology 47th Annual Scientific & Educational Meeting. Poster Presentation. Vancouver, British Columbia, October 20, 2018.
Rush, K. L., Kjorven, M., Ferrier, M., Paul-Jost, S., Spencer, M., Taylor, D. & Zonnis, S. Urinary Incontinence Self-Screening for Older Adults. Canadian Association on Gerontology 47th Annual Scientific & Educational Meeting. Poster Presentation. Vancouver, British Columbia, October 20, 2018.
Kjorven, M., Rush, K., Spencer, M., Zonnis, S., Taylor, D., Paul-Jost, S., Ferrier, M. & Epp, R.Sharing our research process: Urinary Incontinence Self-screening for Healthy Aging. 12th Canadian National Conference on Incontinence. Crowne Plaza, Niagara Falls, Ontario, May 1, 2018.
Kjorven, M. & Kuschner-Kow, J. Interdisciplinary Issues in Delirium. UBC Care of the Elderly Intensive Review Course. UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, B.C. February 1, 2018.
Kjorven, M. Approach and Management of Delirium. UBC Residential Care Refresher Course. Sparkling Hills Resort, Vernon, B.C. February 18, 2017.
Kjorven, M. & Kuschner-Kow, J. Interdisciplinary Issues in Delirium. UBC Care of the Elderly Intensive Review Course. UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, B.C. February 2, 2017.
Spencer, M. & Kjorven, M. Approach to Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults. UBC Care of the Elderly Intensive Review Course. UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, B.C. February 3, 2017.
Avery, G., Kjorven, M., Mackenzie, I., Turner, R., Waller, C. National Association of Federal Retirees and the Canadian Medical Association. Town Hall Meeting to Inform the New Health Accord. Panelist. Mary Irwin Theatre, Kelowna, British Columbia, November 8, 2016.
Kjorven, M. Risk Taking by Older Adults: Contradictions and Controversies. Embrace Aging Month, Co-sponsored by the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, UBC’s Faculty for Health and Social Development and Interior Health. Oral Presentation. Kelowna, British Columbia, March 3, 2016.
Kjorven, M & Rush, K. L. Risk Engagement: A Critical Analysis of Risk and Aging. Gerontological Nurses’ Association of British Columbia Provincial Conference; Oral Presentation, Concurrent Session. Kelowna, British Columbia, April 24, 2015.
Baumbusch, J., Shaw, Leblanc, M. & Kjorven, M. Acute Care Nurses’ Perspectives on the Needs of Older Adults in Acute Care Settings. Gerontological Nurses’ Association of British Columbia Provincial Conference; Oral Presentation, Concurrent Session. Kelowna, British Columbia, April 24, 2015.
Baumbusch, J., Shaw, M., Leblanc, M., Wolff, A., Kjorven, M., Blackburn, L., Lawrie, B., Shamatutu, M. & Kwon, J. The Geriatric Education & Training (GET) Program: GETting it Right for Seniors in Acute Care. Gerontological Nurses’ Association of British Columbia Provincial Conference; Oral Presentation, Concurrent Session. Kelowna, British Columbia, April 24, 2015.
Taylor, B., Kjorven, M., Rush, K. L., Plamondon, K. & Marck, P. Exploring Learning & Collaboration in Clinical Ecosystems: Development of an Inter-professional Geriatric Collaborative Learning Unit (CLU). Gerontological Nurses’ Association of British Columbia Provincial Conference; Oral Presentation, Concurrent Session. Kelowna, British Columbia, April 24, 2015.
Spencer, M. & Kjorven, M. Approach to Urinary Incontinence. UBC Care of the Elderly Intensive Review Course. UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, B.C. February 3, 2015.
Kjorven, M. & Kuschner-Kow, J. Interdisciplinary Issues in Delirium. UBC Care of the Elderly Intensive Review Course. UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, B.C. February 2, 2015.
Rush, K.L., Oelke, N., Kjorven, M., Reid, C., Laberge, C., Louw, F. (Oct 16-18, 2014). HealthService Delivery Risks to Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation in Rural Communities. Oral presentation at the Canadian Association of Gerontology: Landscapes of Aging, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Rush, K.L., Oelke, M., Reid, C., Kjorven, M., Laberge, C., Louw, F., Shay, M., Gardner, L., (September 22, 2014). Health Service Delivery Integration for Rural Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation: Patient and Provider Perspectives. InspireNet Conference, Using Research to Improve Health Care – Change, Challenge and Opportunity in Knowledge Translation, Vancouver, BC.
Kjorven, M. Rush, K. L. & Hole, R. Risk-taking Discursive Practices of Older Adults Post-Hospitalization. Canadian Gerontological Nurses Association 17th National Conference on Gerontological Nursing; Poster Presentation; Vancouver, British Columbia, May 30, 2013.
Selected Grants & Awards
SELECTED GRANTS
The Retired Teachers of Ontario Foundation, Team Grant: Geriatrics/Gerontology Research and Training Grant 2017 (October 2017-October 2018), Urinary Incontinence Self-screening for Healthy Aging, Team Member, RTO: $25,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Team Grant: Late Life Issues. (May 2016-April 2020), Seniors – Adding Life to Years (SALTY), Knowledge User, CIHR: $1,397,931; AIHS Partner Funds: $200,000, Alzheimer Society of Canada Partner Funds: $37,500, MSFHR Partner Funds: $200,000, NSHRF Partner Funds: $200,000).
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, British Columbia Nursing Research Initiative Point-of-Care Initiative, March 24, 2013, Interior Health Scholarly Practice Challenge, Project Team Member, $49.900
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Catalyst Grant: Health Services and Systems For an Aging Population, January 31, 2013, Towards Integrated Care: Using a Risk Framework in Rural and Small Urban Communities: A Pilot Study in Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation, Project Team Member, $99,000.00
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, British Columbia Nursing Research Initiative, Research Program Project Grant, February 2012, Geriatric Education and Training (GET) Program for Acute Care Nurses, Project Team Member, $200,000.00
University of British Columbia Faculty of Health and Social Development Internal Health Research Grant, January 2012, Older Adults and Risk-Taking Discursive Practices, Co-Investigator, $9,620.00
SELECTED AWARDS
Health Quality BC. Quality Forum Storyboard Winner Award 2023
Interior Health BC. Quality Award. January 2023
Canadian Nurses Association, ‘150 Nurses for Canada’ award 2017
International Journal of Older People Nursing (IJOPN) Inaugural Award for Outstanding Scholarly Contribution to Gerontological Nursing Practice for paper, ‘Factors influencing nurses’ readiness to care for hospitalised older people’; 2016
UBC Okanagan Graduate Dean’s Entrance Scholarship 2012
Professional Services/Affiliations/Committees
British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives 2020-present
British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals 2017-2020
British Columbia Psychogeriatric Association 2012-present
Canadian Association of Advanced Practice Nurses 2011-present
Canadian Association of Gerontology 2011-present; Member of Clinical Practice Development Committee 2012-present
Canadian Association for Nursing Research 2010-present
Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association 2006, 2009-present
Canadian Nurse Continence Advisor Association 2012-present
Central Okanagan Gerontological Nurses Group 2006, 2009-present; Education Chair 2010-2013
Clinical Nurse Specialist Association of British Columbia 2010-present; President Elect May 2017-2019; President 2019-2021
College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia 2005-2017; Board Member 2011-2017; Board Chair 2013-2017
Gerontological Society of America 2013-present
Gerontological Nurses Association of British Columbia 2006, 2009-present
Interior Health Research Ethics Board Member and Reviewer 2013-present
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia 2017-present; RN Council 2021-2023
Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia 1998-2005
Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia Student Membership 1994-1998
Media
Rush, K.L., Spencer, M., Kjorven, M. & Zonnis, S. (2019). Understanding Incontinence. University of British Columbia. UTube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VSAwq212xk