Deborah Tregunno

Deborah Tregunno is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at York University, Toronto. She holds a PhD (Health Policy, Management and Evaluation) from the University of Toronto, specializing in the field of organizational behaviour and performance measurement. She completed post-doctoral work in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, and is the recipient of a Ministry of Health and Longterm Care (MOHLTC) Senior Nurse Research award (2009-2011). Prior to her academic career, she held a variety of clinical and managerial roles, and developed extensive knowledge and competencies related to the design, management and delivery of health care.

Her program of research focuses on patient safety with a particular interest in the relationship among managerial positions, work environment and the delivery of safe care by nurses and multidisciplinary teams. In specific studies she has explored safety culture, organizational learning and safety failures, non-technical behaviours of obstetrical teams and high risk outcomes using high fidelity simulation, and the experience of internationally educated nurses and the delivery of safe care.

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