Professor Dr. Marilyn Hodgins

Biography

Marilyn Hodgins is a registered nurse with extensive experience across various clinical settings, including surgery, pediatrics, and critical care, as well as in emergency departments and community health centers in northern Indigenous communities. Her curiosity about how evidence informs practice led her to critically examine and question the strength of available evidence, a realization that prompted her to pursue graduate studies. She is particularly interested in understanding changing patterns of healthcare utilization and delivery, and how these changes affect patient outcomes. Her research is situated at the intersection of emergency healthcare services and community health, focusing on the challenges faced by individuals in emergency departments, especially related to access to healthcare services. Nurses play a crucial role in evaluating care outcomes and generating evidence to support practice change, which she passionately advocates for through her work and research findings.

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