Nassim Adhami

PhD, RN, BSN, BSc

Bio

Dr. Adhami is a Faculty Lecturer teaching in the Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing programs. In 2020, Dr. Adhami completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, where using an intersectionality lens she focused on patient experiences of utilizing cardiac rehabilitation programs. In 2020, Dr. Adhami commenced a 2 year postdoctoral research fellowship at UBC School of Nursing, developing her program of research focusing on innovative methods of improving transitions of care, between acute and community settings, for patients living with chronic disease and who require intermittent acute care services. Currently, Dr. Adhami is completing a second 2 year postdoctoral fellowship at UNBC, where she is further developing her research program.  Dr. Adhami is passionate about health equity, rural-remote healthcare, transitions of care and person and family-centered care in the care of persons living with chronic disease. She provides her expertise in adult general medicine, cardiology and critical care. She practices part-time in an outpatient adult cardiology clinic in New Westminister.

Profile

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

PhD (Nursing)                  University of British Columbia

Critical Care Nursing     British Columbia Institute of Technology

BSN                                  University of British Columbia

BSc                                  University of British Columbia 

HONOURS AND AWARDS

2013-2016   Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Award 

2013–2017  UBC Four Year Fellowship for Doctoral Students (Institutional)

2012–2013  UBC Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award (Institutional)

Publications

Adhami, N., Rozor, M., Percy, C., Achtem, L., Peng, S., Nathoo, N., Pak, M., Polderman, J., & Lauck, S.B. (2021). The Road to a Transcatheter Edge to Edge Repair: Patient Experiences Leading Up to the Procedure and in the Early Recovery Period. Submitted to the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 

Lauck, S.B., McGalmont, G., Smith, A., Højberg-Kirk, B., de Ronde, M., & Adhami, N. (2021) Setting a Benchmark for Quality of Care: Update on Best Practices in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Programs. Submitted to the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 

Lauck, S.B., Oliffe, J.L., Stephenson, A., & Adhami, N. (2021). Can You Picture It? Photo Elicitation in Qualitative Cardiovascular Health Research. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 00, 1-6. https://academic.oup.com/eurjcn/article/20/8/797/6367815

Allen, A.J.H., Park, J.E., Adhami, N., Sirounis., D., Tholin, H., Dodek, P., Rogers, A.E., & Ayas, N. (2014). Impact of Work Schedules on Sleep Duration of Critical Care Nurses. American Journal of Critical Care, 23(4), 290-295. doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2014876