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Check out Safe Assured's published work from most recent to oldest:

2026

  • Pozzobon, L., Perfetto, K., Sheldrick, M., Duhn, L., Panagioti, M., Hibbert, P., Carson-Stevens, A., & Sears, K. (2026). Measuring Medication Safety Across The Health Care System: A Scoping Review. International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol.

2025

  • Goldsworthy, S., Weeks, K., Baron, S., Abdulmohdi, N., McCullough, K., Muir, N., Sears, K., Goodhand, K., Weeks, A., Perez, G., Moseley, L., Brown, M., & Pontin, D. (2025). Investigating the Effect of Exposure to Asynchronous Virtual Clinical Environments on Nursing Students鈥� Actual/Perceived Competence in Medication Dosage Calculation: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Nursing Education, 18(1), 55-66.

  • Rotter, T., Kinsman, L., Schultz, T. J., Scott, S. D., Lawal, A., Ronellenfitsch, U., Plishka, C., Groot, G., Woods, P., Coulson, C., Bakel, L. A., Sears, K., Ross-White, A., Machotta, A., & Alsius, A. (2025). Clinical pathways for secondary care and the effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2(CD006632).

2024

  • Pozzobon, L. D., Rotter, T., & Sears, K. (2024). The benefits and opportunities: Engaging patients in Identifying and reporting patient safety incidents. Health Management Forum.

2023

  • Aubert, B. A., Barker, J. R., Beaton, C., Gonzalez, P. A., Ghalambor-Dezfuli, H., O'Donnell, D., Sears, K., & Yu, B. (2023). Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the occurrence of medication incidents in Canadian community pharmacies. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 12, 100379.

2020

  • MacKinnon, N. J., Boucher, A., Ho, C., & Barker, J. R. (2020). Drugs associated with quality related events reported by community pharmacies in Nova Scotia, Canada. British Medical Journal Open Quality, 9(2).

2019

  • Barker, J. R., Boyle, T. C., Tay, L., Bishop, A., Morrison, B., Murphy, A., MacKinnon, N. J., Murray, E., & Ho, C. (2019). Barriers to the use of patient safety information sources by community pharmacies. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 15(7), 895-901.

  • Mackinnon, N. J., Cook, R., & Barker, J. R. (2019). Expansion of patient safety regulatory requirements in community pharmacy in Canada: The Melissa Sheldrick effect? Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue Des Pharmaciens Du Canada, 152(2), 77-80.

  • Sears, K., Elms, S., Whitehead, M., Tranmer, J. E., Edge, D. S., & VanDenKerkhof, E. G. (2019). A population鈥恇ased study of prescribing trends in a potentially vulnerable paediatric population from 1999 to 2012. The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 27(6), 545-554.

2018

  • Boucher, A., Ho, C., MacKinnon, N. J., Boyle, T. A., Bishop, A., Gonzalez, P., Hartt, C., & Barker, J. R. (2018). Quality related events reported by community pharmacies in Nova Scotia: A 7-year descriptive analysis. Canadian Medical Association Journal Open, 6(4), 651-656.

  • Luctkar-Flude, M., Wilson, R. A., Sears, K., Pulling, C., Hopkins-Rosseel, D., & Jaeger, M. (2018). Development and evaluation of an epidural analgesia workshop for senior nursing students. The Journal of Nursing Education, 57(6), 359-365.

  • Sears, K., Woo, K. Y., Almost, J., Wilson, R., Frymire, E., Whitehead, M., & VanDenKerkhof, E. (2018). Medication knowledge among older adults admitted to home care in Ontario during 2012-2013. Journal for Healthcare Quality, 40(3), e33-e45.

2016

  • Boyle, T. A., Bishop, A., Morrison, B., Murphy, A., Barker, J., Ashcroft, D. M., Phipps, D., Mahaffey, T., & Mackinnon, N. J. (2016). Pharmacist work stress and learning from quality related events. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 12(5), 772-783.

  • Sears, K., Beigi, P., Niyyati, S. S., & Egan, R. (2016). Patient-related risk factors for the occurrence of patient-reported medication errors in one community pharmacy: A local perspective. Journal of Pharmacy Technology, 32(1), 3-8.

  • Sears, K., O'Brien-Pallas, L., Stevens, B., & Murphy, G. T. (2016). The relationship between nursing experience and education and the occurrence of reported pediatric medication administration errors. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 31(4), e283-e290.

2015

  • Bishop, A. C., Boyle, T. A., Morrison, B., Barker, J. R., Zwicker, B., Mahaffey, T., & Murphy, A. (2015). Public perceptions of pharmacist expanded scope of practice services in Nova Scotia. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue Des Pharmaciens Du Canada, 148(5), 274-283.

  • Tranmer, J. E., Colley, L., Edge, D. S., Sears, K., VanDenKerkhof, E., & Levesque, L. (2015). Trends in nurse practitioners' prescribing to older adults in Ontario, 2000-2010: A retrospective cohort study. CMAJ Open, 3(3), E299-E304.

2014

  • Boyle, T. A., Bishop, A. C., Duggan, K., Reid, C., Mahaffey, T., Mackinnon, N. J., & Mahaffey, A. (2014). Keeping the 鈥渃ontinuous鈥� in continuous quality improvement: Exploring perceived outcomes of CQI program use in community pharmacy. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 10(1), 45-57.

  • Boyle, T. A., Bishop, A. C., Hillier, C., Mahaffey, T., MacKinnon, N. J., & Zwicker, B. (2014). Regulatory authority approaches to deploying quality improvement standards to community pharmacies: Insights from the SafetyNET-Rx program. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 27(2), 138-149.

  • Boyle, T. A., Bishop, A. C., Mahaffey, T., MacKinnon, N. J., Ashcroft, D. M., Zwicker, B., & Reid, C. (2014). Reflections on the role of the pharmacy regulatory authority in enhancing quality related event reporting in community pharmacies. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 10(2), 387-397.

  • Boyle, T. A., Bishop, A. C., Overmars, C., MacMaster, K., Mahaffey, T., Zwicker, B., & Mackinnon, N. J. (2014). Uptake of Quality-Related Event Standards of Practice by Community Pharmacies. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 28(5), 442-449.

  • Lim, W. T., Sears, K., Smith, L. M., Liu, G., & Levesque, L. E. (2014). Evidence of effective delivery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine through a publicly funded, school-based program: The Ontario Grade 8 HPV Vaccine Cohort Study. BMC Public Health, 14, 1029-1038.

2013

  • Sears, K., O鈥橞rien-Pallas, L., Stevens, B., & Murphy, G. T. (2013). The relationship between the nursing work environment and the occurrence of reported paediatric medication administration errors: A Pan-Canadian study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 28(4), 351-356.

2012

  • Boyle, T. A., Ho, C., MacKinnon, N. J., Mahaffey, T., & Taylor, J. M. (2012). Safety implications of standardized continuous quality improvement programs in community pharmacy. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 26(3), 228-236.

  • Boyle, T. A., MacKinnon, N. J., Mahaffey, T., Duggan, K., & Dow, N. (2012). Challenges of standardized continuous quality improvement programs in community pharmacies: The case of SafetyNET-Rx. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 8(6), 499-508.

  • Boyle, T. A., Scobie, A. C., MacKinnon, N. J., & Mahaffey, T. (2012). Implications of process characteristics on quality related event reporting in community pharmacy. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 8(1), 76-86.

  • Boyle, T. A., Scobie, A. C., Mackinnon, N. J., & Mahaffey, T. (2012). Quality-related event learning in community pharmacies: Manual versus computerized reporting processes. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 52(4), 498-506.

  • Scobie, A. C., Boyle, T. A., MacKinnon, N. J., & Mahaffey, T. (2012). Head office commitment to quality-related event reporting in community pharmacy. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue Des Pharmaciens Du Canada, 145(3), 1-6.

  • Sears, K., & Goodman, W. M. (2012). Risk factors for increased severity of paediatric medication administration errors. Healthcare Policy, 8(1), 109-126.

  • Sears, K., Ross-White, A., & Godfrey, C. M. (2012). The incidence, prevalence and contributing factors associated with the occurrence of medication errors for children and adults in the community setting: A systematic review. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews, 10(35), 2350-2464.

  • Sears, K., Scobie, A., & Mackinnon, N. J. (2012). Patient-related risk factors for self-reported medication errors in hospitals nd community settings in 8 countries. Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 145(2), 88-93.

2011

  • Boyle, T. A., Mahaffey, T., MacKinnon, N. J., Deal, H., Hallstrom, L. K., & Morgan, H. (2011). Determinants of medication incident reporting, recovery, and learning in community pharmacies: A conceptual model. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 7(1), 93-107.

  • Jorgenson, D., Lamb, D., & MacKinnon, N. J. (2011). Practice change challenges and priorities: A national survey of practicing pharmacists. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue Des Pharmaciens Du Canada, 144(3), 125-131.

2010

  • Scobie, A. C., Boyle, T. A., MacKinnon, N. J., Deal, H., & Mahaffey, T. (2010). Perceptions of community pharmacy staff regarding strategies to reduce and to improve the reporting of medication incidents. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue Des Pharmaciens Du Canada, 143(6), 296-301.

  • Sears, K., Goldsworthy, S., & Goodman, W. M. (2010). The relationship between simulation in nursing education and medication safety. The Journal of Nursing Education, 49(1), 52-55.

2006

  • Ackroyd-Stolarz, S., Hartnell, N., & MacKinnon, N. J. (2006). Demystifying medication safety: Making sense of the terminology. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2(2), 280-289.