Kateryna
Metersky,
RN PhD
Assistant Professor
Toronto Metropolitan University
Dr. Kateryna Metersky is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and an Associate Director of the Collaborative Nursing Degree Program at Toronto Metropolitan University. She maintains her nursing practice in General Internal Medicine at the University Health Network (UHN). She as Affiliate Scientist at The Institute of Education Research (TIER) at UHN and the Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement. Dr. Metersky is a patient partner with the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Health Care and Education as well as on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative. She sits on Toronto Metropolitan University’s research ethics board as a reviewer and is the vice-chair of University Senate.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background, including statement of problem, and aimsSocial belonging is essential for health and well-being, yet it is often poorly defined in research related to migrant older adults. This lack of clarity hinders the development of responsive policies and programs. The aim of this paper was to develop a comprehensive conceptual definition of social belonging specific to migrant older adults to inform future research, policy, and community interventions.Design or methodologyA concept analysis was conducted using Walker and Avant’s (2019) framework. An initial scan of online dictionaries was…
Migrant women in Canada —particularly those arriving alone or with dependents— face challenges such as socio-economic hardship, limited social support, and discrimination in the labour market; these co-occurring vulnerabilities can lead some women to engage in sex work for survival. Our research team aimed to examine the health and well-being of migrant women who engage in sex work, highlighting the compounded effects of these intersecting identities and producing implications for an interprofessional collaborative approach to health and social care needs of this population. Findings revealed…
This lighting talk will present a concept analysis about digital professionalism among interprofessional healthcare students. Digital technologies within healthcare and social media have become intertwined with the personal, academic, and professional lives of interprofessional healthcare students. This talk aims to explore how interprofessional education (IPE) can integrate the concept of digital professionalism to prepare future interprofessional healthcare professionals to maintain ethical standards, safeguard patient privacy, and uphold professional integrity in a digital context. The…