Biography
Assistant Professor
BScH (Queen’s); MSc(A) (McGill); NP (Toronto); PhD (Queen’s)
Dr Gail Macartney joined the Faculty of Nursing at UPEI in July 2019. She maintains an adjunct professorship in the School of Nursing at the University of Ottawa. Gail is a Nurse Practitioner with an extensive nursing background in clinical practice, education and research with expertise in pediatric, adolescent and adult patient populations in the community, ambulatory care and inpatient settings. Gail is a Certified Oncology Nurse with expertise in pediatric and adult oncology. Her clinically-based interdisciplinary research program is focused on understanding and optimizing the symptom experience of concussed youth and adults.
Recent Publications
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Creating enriched training sets of eligible studies for large systematic reviews: the utility of PubMed's Best Match algorithm
- International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2021
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Pan-Canadian oncology symptom triage and remote support (COSTaRS) practice guides
- Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 2020
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Parents’ management of adolescent patients’ postoperative pain after discharge
- Canadian Journal of Pain, 2020
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Anxiety, depression, and symptom experience in concussed children and youth
- Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 2020
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Balance markers and saccadic eye-movement measures in adolescents with Postconcussion Syndrome
- Journal of Athletic Training, 2020
Research Classification
- no classification
Research Interests
- Concussion symptom trajectory, assessment, management, and education
- Cancer symptom assessment and management in children and adults
- Health-related quality of life
- Mixed methods