Tieghan Killackey

Faculty & School/Dept.

Faculty of Health - School of Nursing

Degrees

PhD - 2020
University of Toronto
Toronto

MN - 2015
University of Toronto
Toronto

BScN - 2011
McGill University
Montreal

Biography

Tieghan Killackey is a registered nurse, an Assistant Professor at the York University School of Nursing and an Adjunct Scientist at SickKids Research Institute. Tieghan received her PhD from Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto and has a specific interest in improving patient and family experiences with transitions across the lifespan. Tieghan completed post-doctoral training in the department of Child Health Evaluative Sciences at the SickKIds Research Institute, and doctoral training at the Ted Rogers Center for Heart Research and Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI). Tieghan's research uses mixed-methodologies to improve patient and family experiences within chronic illness care, with specific emphasis on enhancing patient autonomy and supporting self-management through transitions using technology and virtual care. Tieghan holds a certificate in Advanced Training in Qualitative Health Research Methodology, specialized training in bioethics from the Joint Centre for Bioethics in addition to being certified as a cardiovascular care nurse from the Canadian Nurses Association. Tieghan is also passionate about patient and family engagement and has received certification through the Family Engagement in Research course at McMaster University. She is an active member of CONNECT (Cardiac Surgery International Nursing & Allied health Professional Research Network), the Health Hub in Transition (Children's Healthcare Canada), the Canadian Heart Failure Alliance, the Canadian Nurses Association, and others. 

Selected Publications

• Peter E, Mohammed S, Boakye P, Rose D, Killackey T, MacIver J. Registered Practical Nurses' Experiences of the Moral Habitability of Long-Term Care Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Journal on Aging. Accepted June 16, 2023.


• Killackey, T., Soltani, S. Noel, M., Birnie, K.A., Choinière, M., Pagé, MG., Dassieu, L., Lacasse, A., Lalloo, C., Poulin, P., Ali, S., Baerg, K., Battaglia, M., Campbell, F., Mohabir, V., Nishat, F., Kelly R., Lund, T., Isaac-Bertrand, A., Benayon, M., Jordan, I., & Stinson, J. (2022). “We survived the pandemic together”: The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian Families Living with Chronic Pain. Canadian Journal of Pain. Feb 6;7(2):2157251. doi: 10.1080/24740527.2022.2157251. PMID: 36760709; PMCID: PMC9904303


• Osei-Twum J, Wiles B, Killackey T, Lalloo C, Stinson JN. (2022). Impact of Project ECHO® on Patient and Community Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review. Academic Medicine. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004749


• Graham C, Schonnop R, Killackey T, Kavalieratos D, Bush SH, Steinberg L, Mak S, Quinn K, Isenberg SR. (2022). Exploring health care providers’ experiences of providing collaborative palliative care for patients with advanced heart failure at home: a qualitative study. Submitted to Journal of the American Heart Association. Accpeted May 18, 2022.


• Birnie K.A., Killackey, T., Backlin, G., Gavin, F., Harris, C, Jordan, I., Kim, L., Marianayagam, J., Swidrovich, J., Lalonde, C., Tunji Ajayi, L., Oberlander, T., Kirby Allen, M., Lambert, S., Siden, H., Swidrovich, J., Noel, M., Lalloo, C., Stinson, J. (2022). Ensuring Equity and Inclusion in Virtual Care Best Practices for Diverse Populations of Youth with Chronic Pain. Healthcare Quarterly. 24(Special Issue):25-3 doi:10.12927/hcq.2022.26778


• Killackey, T., Baerg, K., Dick, B., Birnie, Choinière, M., Pagé, MG., Dassieu, L., Lacasse, A., Lalloo, C., Poulin, P., Ingelmo, P., Ali, S., Battaglia, M., Campbell, F., Smith, A., Harris, L., Mohabir, V., Nishat, F., Benayon, M., Jordan, I., Marianayagam, J., Noel, M., & Stinson, J. (2022). Experiences of Pediatric Pain Professionals Providing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. Children. 9(2), 230;  https://doi.org/10.3390/children9020230


• Peter E, Mohammed S, Killackey T, MacIver J, Variath C. (2022). Nurses’ Experiences of Ethical Responsibilities of Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nursing Ethics. doi: 10.1177/09697330211068135. Epub ahead of print January 27, 2022. 


• Lopez L, Weerasinghe N, Killackey T. (2021). The Contemporary Crisis of Hallway Healthcare: Implications of Neoliberal Health Policy on the Rise of Emergency Overcrowding. Nursing Inquiry, e12464.


• Breakey, V., Gupta, A., Johnston, D., Portwin, C., Laverdiere, C., Lemay, S., Dick, B., Hundert, A., Nishat, F., Killackey, T., Nguyen, C., Lalloo, C., & Stinson, J. (2021). Teens Taking Charge: Pilot Randomized Control Trial of a Web-Based Self-Management Program for Adolescents with Cancer. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/27527530211068778


• Peter E, Variath C, Mohammed S, Gray M, Killackey T, Maciver J, Chiasson C. (2022). Nurses’ Experiences of their Ethical Responsibilities during Coronavirus Outbreaks: A Scoping Review. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 08445621221080153


• Neville, A., Lund, T., Soltani, S., Jordan, A., Stinson, J., Killackey, T., Birnie, K. A., & Noel, M. (2021). Pediatric chronic pain in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: Lived experiences of youth and parents. Journal of Pain. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.11.012


• Birnie KA, Pavlova M, Neville A, Noel ME, Jordan I, Jordan E, Marianayagam J, Stinson JN, Lorenzetti D, Faulkner V, Killackey T, Campbell F, Lalloo C. (2021). Rapid evidence and gap map of virtual care solutions across a stepped care continuum for youth with chronic pain and their families in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. PAIN. DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002339 


• Birnie KA, Killackey T, Stinson JN, Noel ME, Lorenzetti D, Marianayagam J, Jordan I, Jordan E, Neville A, Pavlova M, Campbell F, Lalloo C. (2021). Best practices for virtual care to support youth with chronic pain and their families: A rapid systematic review to inform healthcare and policy during COVID-19 and beyond. Pain Reports. 6(2). p. e935 DOI: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000935


• Killackey T, Noel M, Birnie KA, Manon C, Page G, Dassieu L, Lacasse A, Lalloo C, Poulin P, Ingelmo P, Ali S, Battaglia M, Campbell F, Smith A, Benayon M, Jordan I, Marianayagam J, Harris L, Mohabir V, & Stinson J. (2021). COVID-19 Pandemic Impact and Response in Canadian Pediatric Chronic Pain Care: A National Survey of Medical Directors and Pain Professionals. Canadian Journal of Pain. 5(1). P139-150. https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2021.1931069


• Keri M, Souter Z, Killackey T, Delgado D. (2021). Optimizing Telemetry Monitoring for Inpatient Units: Using a Gap Analysis Tool to Standardize a Telemetry Program. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 31(1):13-21.


• D’Alessandro, L., Mohabir, V., Killackey, T., Ruskin, D., Mesaroli, G., Campbell, F., & Stinson, J. (2021). Patient and Caregiver Satisfaction with a Virtual Pediatric Chronic Pain Clinic during COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Journal of Pain. Manuscript submitted for publication March 21, 2021.


• Mohammed S, Peter, E, Killackey T, & MacIver J, (2021). The "nurse as hero" discourse in the COVID-19 pandemic: a poststructural discourse analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Available online January 26, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.103887


• Isenberg S, Killackey T, Saunders S, Scott M, Ernecoff N, Bush S, Varenbut J, Lovrics E, Stern M, Hsu A, Bernstein M, Zimmermann C, Wentlandt K, Mahtani R. (2021). “Going home [is] just a feel-good idea with no structure”: A qualitative exploration of patient and family caregiver expectations and experiences of transitioning from hospital to home in palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.02.026


• Saunders S, Weiss ME, Meaney C, Killackey T, Varenbut J, Lovrics E, Ernecoff NC, Hsu A, Stern M, Mahtani R, Wentlandt K, Isenberg SR. (2020). Examining the course of transitions from hospital to home-based palliative care: a mixed methods study. Palliative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211023682  


• Morey T, Scott M, Saunders S, Varenbut J, Howard M, Tanuseputro P, Webber C, Killackey T, Wentlandt K, Zimmerman C, Bernstein M, Ernecoff N, Hsu A, Isenberg S. (2020). Transitioning From Hospital to Palliative Care at Home: Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of Continuity of Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Accepted 23 December 2020, Available online 29 December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.12.019


• Killackey T, Lovrics E, Saunders S, Isenberg SR. (2020).  Palliative care transitions from acute care to community-based care: A qualitative systematic review of the experiences and perspectives of health care providers. Palliative Medicine, 34(10) 1316-1331. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216320947601


• Killackey T, Peter, E, MacIver J, & Mohammed S, (2020). Advance Care Planning for the Chronically Ill: The Merits of a Relational Autonomy Approach. Nursing Ethics, 17(2) 360-371.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733019848031


• Cranley LA, McGilton K, Slaughter S, Caspar S, Heisey M, Huang M & Killackey T. (2020). Strategies to facilitate shared decision-making in long-term care. International Journal of Older People Nursing.2020; 15:e12314 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opn.12314


• Killackey T, Peter E, MacIver J, & Mohammed S, (2019). Advance Care Planning in Heart Failure: A Narrative Synthesis of the Perspectives of Patients, Family Members, and Healthcare Providers. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 29(3),16-25.


• Killackey T, & Morley G. (2019). To Tweet or not to Tweet? An argument for nursing presence in the Twittersphere. Nursing Ethics, 26(7–8), 1903-1905.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733019876801


• Saunders S, Killackey T, Kurahashi A, Walsh C, Wentlandt K, Scott M, Lovrics E, Mahtani R, Bernstein M, Zimmerman C, Goldman R, Isenberg SR. (2019). Systematic Review of palliative care transitions between acute care to home-based care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 58 (4) 721–734.e1 IF: 3.249 ISSN 0885-3924, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.06.005


• Macklin JA, Djihanian N, Killackey T & MacIver J. (2019). Engaging Patients in Care (EPIC): A Framework for Heart Function and Heart Transplant–Specific Patient Engagement. Canadian Journal of Cardiology Open, 1(2):43-46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2019.01.002

Supervision

Currently available to supervise graduate students: Yes

Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: Yes

Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: Not Indicated