Jacqueline Forman

MSN, RN

Profile

Educational Background

• Registered Nursing Diploma, Royal Alexandra Hospital
• BScN, University of Alberta
• MSN, University of British Columbia

Affiliations

• Canadian Heart Rhythm Society: Board of Directors Member (Allied Health Representative)
• Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses
• Heart Rhythm Society

Honours & Awards

• 2012: CRNBC Award of Excellence in Nursing Education
• 2011: CCCN Cardiovascular Nursing Clinical Excellence Award

Service

• Provide clinical leadership in the development and implementation of nursing practice standards, guidelines, education strategies, quality improvement, research initiatives and system changes within the Transcatheter Heart Valve and Heart Rhythm Program. 
• Participation in unit specific, program and hospital wide development of protocols, guidelines and nursing standards.
• Extensive experience presenting educational sessions and cardiac processes of care at hospital, regional and national conferences. 

Publications

Development of a patient and clinician co-led education program to promote living well with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: Insights from a pilot project. Forman J, Murtagh E, Cheung J, Chakrabarti S, Macleod S, MacEwing C, Owens S, Alley H, Bangma K, Villeneuve M, Lauck S. PEC Innov. 2022 Nov 15;1:100104. doi: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100104. 

Patient Experiences of Implantable Cardiac Monitoring in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: An Exploratory Study. Davies B, Forman J, McIlroy C, Joe H, Safabakhsh S, Liew J, Parker J, Du D, Andrade JG, Bennet MT, Hawkins NM, Chakrabarti S, Yeung J, Deyell MW, Krahn AD, Moss R, Ong K, Laksman Z. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2023 Jan 27:zvad017. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad017. 

Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Infections.  Phillips P, Krahn AD, Andrade JG, Chakrabarti S, Thompson CR, Harris DJ, Forman JM, Karim SS, Sterns LD, Fedoruk LM, Partlow E, Bashir J. CJC Open. 2022 Aug 10;4(11):946-958. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.07.010. 

Same-day discharge for atrial fibrillation ablation: outcomes and impact of ablation modality.  Deyell MW, Hoskin K, Forman J, Laksman ZW, Hawkins NM, Bennett MT, Yeung-Lai-Wah JA, Chakrabarti S, Krahn AD, Andrade JG. Europace. 2023 Feb 16;25(2):400-407. doi: 10.1093/europace/euac170. 

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic: Development of a critical care nursing surge model to meet patient needs and maximise competencies. Lauck SB, Bains VK, Nordby D, Iacoe E, Forman J, Polderman J, Farina L. Aust Crit Care. 2022 Jan;35(1):13-21. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.02.009. 

Can you see frailty? An exploratory study of the use of a patient photograph in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation programme.  Lauck SB, Achtem L, Borregaard B, Baumbusch J, Afilalo J, Wood DA, Forman J, Cheung A, Ye J, Webb JG. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2021 Mar 1;20(3):252–260. doi: 10.1177/1474515120953739.

Transforming the experience of illness into action - Patient and spouses experiences of involvement in a patient and family advisory council.  Missel M, Hansen MH, Petersson NB, Forman J, Højskov IE, Borregaard B. Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Jun;104(6):1481-1486. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.025. 

Efficacy and Safety of Same-Day Discharge for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.  Deyell MW, Leather RA, Macle L, Forman J, Khairy P, Zhang R, Ding L, Chakrabarti S, Yeung-Lai-Wah JA, Lane C, Novak PG, Sterns LD, Bennett MT, Laksman ZW, Sikkel MB, Andrade JG. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 Jun;6(6):609-619. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.02.009. 

Facilitating transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the era of COVID-19: Recommendations for programmes.  Lauck S, Forman J, Borregaard B, Sathananthan J, Achtem L, McCalmont G, Muir D, Hawkey MC, Smith A, Højberg Kirk B, Wood DA, Webb JG. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2020 Aug;19(6):537-544. doi: 10.1177/1474515120934057. 

Exploring the patients' experiences of living with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator.  Forman J, Baumbusch J, Jackson H, Lindenberg J, Shook A, Bashir J. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2018 Dec;17(8):698-706. doi: 10.1177/1474515118777419. 

Factors influencing the decision of older adults to be assessed for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: An exploratory study.  Lauck SB, Baumbusch J, Achtem L, Forman JM, Carroll SL, Cheung A, Ye J, Wood DA, Webb JG. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2016 Dec;15(7):486-494. doi: 10.1177/1474515115612927. 

Exploring changes in functional status while waiting for transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Forman JM, Currie LM, Lauck SB, Baumbusch J. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2015 Dec;14(6):560-9. doi: 10.1177/1474515114553907. 

Integrating a palliative approach in a transcatheter heart valve program: bridging innovations in the management of severe aortic stenosis and best end-of-life practice.  Lauck S, Garland E, Achtem L, Forman J, Baumbusch J, Boone R, Cheung A, Ye J, Wood DA, Webb JG. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2014 Apr;13(2):177-84. doi: 10.1177/1474515114520770. 

Deyell, M. W., Leather, R. A., Macle, L., Forman, J., Khairy, P., Zhang, R., Ding, L., Chakrabarti, S., Yeung-Lai-Wah, J. A., Lane, C., Novak, P. G., Sterns, L. D., Bennett, M. T., Laksman, Z. W., Sikkel, M. B., & Andrade, J. G. (2020). Efficacy and Safety of Same-Day Discharge for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, 6(6), 609–619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2020.02.009

Lauck, S., Forman, J., Borregaard, B., Sathananthan, J., Achtem, L., McCalmont, G., Muir, D., Hawkey, M. C., Smith, A., Højberg Kirk, B., Wood, D. A., & Webb, J. G. (2020). Facilitating transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the era of COVID-19: Recommendations for programmes. European journal of cardiovascular nursing, 1474515120934057. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515120934057

Forman, J., Baumbusch, J., Jackson, H., Lindenberg, J., Shook, A., & Bashir, J. (2018). Exploring the patients' experiences of living with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator. European journal of cardiovascular nursing, 17(8), 698–706. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515118777419

Lauck, S., Garland, E., Achtem, L., Forman, J., Baumbusch, J., Boone, R., Cheung, A., Ye, J., Woods, D., Webb, J. G. (2014). Integrating a palliative approach in a transcatheter heart valve program: Bridging innovations in the management of severe aortic stenosis and best end-of-life practice. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 13 (2), 177-184

Forman, J., Currie, L., Lauck, S. Baumbusch, J. (2014). Exploring changes in functional status while waiting for transcatheter aortic valve implantation.  European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 14: 560-569

Lauck, S., Baumbusch, J., Achtem, L., Forman, J., Carroll, S. L., Cheung, A., Ye, J., Wood, D., Webb, J. G. (2015). Factors influencing the decision of older adults to be assessed for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: An exploratory study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 15 (7), 486-494