Dr. Leanne M. Currie
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Dr. Currie conducts research in the field of nursing, biomedical, and health informatics. Her current projects are related to use of technology in the homecare setting including wound diagnosis and management. Her methods include using a sociotechnical approach to system development including user interface design, workflow analysis and use of data science/AI methods.
Research Interests
Health informatics is a field in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) are used in the context of healthcare. Ideally, technology should support clinical care for both healthcare providers and recipients of care. The focus of my research is the application of ICTs in the context of healthcare decision-making, including decision support for clinicians, administrators and for patients and their families. I use a mixed methods approach to design and evaluate technologies towards creating systems that can be integrated into clinicians’ workflow, peoples’ lives, and administrators’ activities. My program of research has four main threads: 1) Computerized clinical decision support systems; 2) Measurement of informatics competencies; 3) User-centred design methods; and 4) The digital divide.
