Funded Research Chairs - Grants - Infrastructure - Contracts
2017-2019 - Various research services contracts related to the deployment of community pharmacy CQI programs.
2016-2017 - Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) Knowledge Sharing Support Award, Dr Todd Boyle (PI), Drs. James Barker, Andrea Bishop, Maureen Coady, Certina Ho, Neil MacKinnon, Tom Mahaffey, David Mattie, Bobbi Morrison, Andrea Murphy (Co-investigators), Pam Zinck (Community Pharmacist), Beverley Zwicker (Healthcare Decision Maker), SafetyNET-Rx Online: Sustaining a Leading Community Pharmacy Medication Error Initiative Through E-learning- $9,997.00.
2015-2016 - Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) Development/Innovative Grant - Dr. Bobbi Morrison (PI), Drs. James Barker, Andrea Bishop, Todd Boyle, Thomas Mahaffey, Andrea Murphy (Oo-Investigators), Beverley Zwicker (Healthcare Decision Maker), Patient Trust in Community Pharmacy: An Exploration of the Influence of Patient Trust on Willingness to Use Expanded Scope of Practice Services - $14,146.00.
2014-2017 - Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) Establishment Grant –
Dr. James Barker (PI), Dr. Todd Boyle (co-PI & Mentor), Drs. Neil MacKinnon, Thomas Mahaffey,
Bobbi Morison, Andrea Murphy, Marilyn MacDonald, Certina Ho (Co-Investigators),
Andrea Bishop (Associate), Ms. Beverly Zwicker, Ms. Sylvia Hyland (Healthcare Decision Makers),
A framework for communicating medication incidents in Nova Scotia community pharmacies -
$113,829.00
2012-2017 - Canada Research Chair in Quality Assurance in Community Pharmacy -
Federally funded research chair focused on medication error reporting and continuous quality
improvement in community pharmacies - $500,000.00
2011-2014 - Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Partnerships for Health System Improvement
- Dr. Todd Boyle (PI), Dr. Neil MacKinnon (co-PI), Ms. Bev Zwicker (Health Care
Partner), Drs. Darren Ashcroft, David Brushwood, Thomas Mahaffey
(Co-Investigators) Medication Incident Reporting in Community
Pharmacy: Determinants of Reporting and Regulatory Effectiveness - $216,672.00
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Summer
Jobs Grant, Dr. Todd Boyle (PI)- Supplemental funding for six summer
research students in the area of QRE reporting in community pharmacies,
$6,500.00 (approx)
2009-2012 –
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) - Drs. Todd Boyle (PI),
Neil MacKinnon (co-PI), Thomas Mahaffey, Lars Hallström, Bev Zwicker,
and Holly Etchegary (Co-Investigators). A Prescription for Patient
Safety: Implications of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) on Adverse
Drug Event Reporting and Learning in Nova Scotia Community Pharmacies –
$125,711.00.
2011-2012
- The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy Innovation Fund - Dr. Neil
MacKinnon (PI), Dr. Todd Boyle (co-PI), Dr. Thomas Mahaffey, Ms. Bev
Zwicker, and Ms. Andrea Scobie (Collaborators). SafetyNET-Rx:
Development and Testing of Evaluation Guides - $48,382.00
2011 – Innovacorp Early Stage Commercialization
Fund - Dr. Todd
Boyle (PI), Dr. Neil MacKinnon (co-PI), Dr. Thomas Mahaffey
(Co-Investigator), Ms. Bev Zwicker (Co-Investigator). SafetyNET-Rx:
Business Development of a pharmacy-based continuous quality improvement
program - $10,000.00
2011 - Springboard - Dr. Todd Boyle (PI), Andrew Kendall
(Industry Liaison Officer). SafetyNET-Rx: Legal Framework for Business Development
of a Pharmacy-based Continuous Quality Improvement Program - $1,782.50
2010-2011
- Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Meeting, Planning, and
Dissemination Grant. - Drs. Neil MacKinnon (PI) and Todd Boyle
(co-applicant). CQI in Community Pharmacies: Reducing, Reporting and
Learning from Medication Incidents - $9,852.00
2009 – Canada Foundation for Innovation –
Infrastructure Operating Fund - Centre for Advanced Studies in
Enterprise Systems in SMEs - $22,000.00 (approx)
2009-2010 –
SSHRC Public Outreach Grant - Drs. Todd Boyle (PI), Neil MacKinnon
(co-PI), Thomas Mahaffey, Lars Hallström, Certina Ho
(Co-Investigators) - SafetyNET: Improving Medication Safety
through Quality Management and Integrative IT – $115,000.00 (approx)
2009-2010 –
SSHRC Public Outreach Grant - Dr. Kenneth MacAulay (PI), Dr. Leona English,
Professor
Leo Gallant, Dr. Timothy Hynes, Dr. Thomas Mahaffey (Co-Investigators), Dr. Todd Boyle
(Collaborator) - A new parents' guide to money – $48,600 (approx)
2008-2010
- SAP / Canadian Academic Accounting Association - Drs. Todd Boyle
(PI), Ken MacAulay (co-PI). Canadian Organizational Readiness to Meet
the Financial Reporting Requirements of International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) - $8,200 (approx).
2008-2009 – SSHRC Public Outreach Grant - Drs. Todd Boyle (PI), Neil
MacKinnon (co-PI), Thomas Mahaffey, Lars Hallström, (Collaborators) -
SafetyNET: A Quality Management Program for Community Pharmacies –
$80,000.00 (approx)
2007-2012 - Canada Research Chair (Tier
II) – Integrated information technologies in small and medium-sized
enterprises - Federally funded research chair focused on enhancing medication error reporting
and learning in community pharmacies through the use of continuous quality improvement and
web-based information technologies - $500,000.00
2007 - Canada Foundation for Innovation - Centre for Advanced Studies in Enterprise Systems in SMEs - $70,000.00 (approx)
2007
- Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust - Centre for Advanced
Studies in Enterprise Systems in SMEs - $70,000.00 (approx)
2006
- Industry Canada Service Contract - Drs. Ian Stuart (PI) and Todd
Boyle (co-PI). An Assessment of Lean Adoption in Canadian Manufacturing
Firms: A Regional Perspective of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick -
$20,500.00
2004-2008 - SSHRC Standard Research Grant - Dr.
Todd Boyle (PI). Managing Production System Flexibility in
High-technology Manufacturers: Best Practices from Canadian and
American Computer and Electronics Industrial Sectors - $49,000.00
(approx)
2004-2007 - Centre for Regional Studies Research
Grant - Dr. Todd Boyle (PI). Retaining IT Professionals in Atlantic
Canadian Small Towns - $5,000.00 Recent Journal and Chapter Publications
Barker J., Boyle TA, Tay L, Bishop A, Morrison B, et al. (2019) “Barriers to the use of patient safety information sources by community pharmacies”, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy,
Accepted for Publication.
Boucher A, Ho C, MacKinnon N, Boyle TA, Bishop A, et al (2018) "Quality-related events reported by community pharmacies in Nova Scotia over a 7-year period: a descriptive analysis",
CMAJ Open. Dec 18;6(4) E651-E656.
Boyle, T. A., Bishop A., Morrison, B., et al. (2016) “Pharmacist work stress and learning from quality related events”.
Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. Sep-Oct; 12(5):772-83.
Boyle, T. A., Bishop A., Morrison, B., et al. (2016) “Pharmacist work stress and learning from quality related events”.
Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. Sep-Oct; 12(5):772-83.
Bishop A., Boyle, T. A., Morrison, B., et al. (2015) "Public perceptions of pharmacist expanded scope of practice services",
Canadian Pharmacists Journal. Sep; 148(5): 274–283.
Boyle, T. A., Ho. C. (2015) “Medication incidents and quality improvement”,
Book Chapter in Pharmacy Management in Canada.
Phipps D., Ashcroft D., Boyle T. A. (2015) “Safety Culture”, Book Chapter in Safety
in Medication Use.
Bishop A., Ross G.R., Boyle T. A., MacKinnon N.J. (2015) “Using the Health
Belief Model to explain patient involvement in patient safety”. Health Expectations. Dec;18(6):3019-33.
Boyle T. A., Bishop A., Overmars C., et al. (2014) "Uptake of quality related event standards of practice by community pharmacies" Journal of Pharmacy Practice, [Epub ahead of print].
Bishop A., Boyle T. A.(2014) "The role of safety culture in influencing provider perceptions of patient safety." Journal of Patient Safety.[Epub ahead of print].
Boyle T. A., Bishop A., Duggan K., et al. (2014) "Keeping the “continuous” in continuous quality improvement: Exploring perceived outcomes of CQI program use in community pharmacy" Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 10(1), pp. 45-57.
Augustine J, Campbell P, Warholak T, Baker K, Bishop A, Boyle TA, Nau D, MacKinnon N.(2014) "An expert round tale on quality assurance in pharmacy." The Arizona Journal of Pharmacy, 6(3), 20-24.
Boyle, T. A., Bishop A. C., Hillier C., Mahaffey T., MacKinnon N. J., Zwicker B.(2014) "Regulatory authority approaches to deploying quality improvement standards to community pharmacies: Insights from the SafetyNET-Rx program."Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 27(2):138-49.
Boyle T.A., Bishop A., Mahaffey T., MacKinnon N.J., Ashcroft D.M., Zwicker B., Reid C. (2014) "Reflections on the role of the pharmacy regulatory authority in enhancing quality related event reporting in community pharmacies."Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. 10(2):387-97.
Foshay N., Boyle T. A., Mather J. (2013) "A hierarchy of metadata elements for business intelligence information resource retrieval", International Journal of Business Intelligence Research. 4(4): 33-44.
Boyle T. A., Ho C., MacKinnon, N., Mahaffey T., Taylor J. (2013) "Safety Implications of Standardized Continuous Quality Improvement Programs in Community Pharmacy", Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 26(3), pp. 228 - 236.
Boyle T. A., MacKinnon, N., Mahaffey T., Duggan K., Dow, N. (2012) "Challenges of standardized continuous quality improvement programs in community pharmacies: The case of SafetyNET-Rx”, Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 8(6), pp.499-508.
Boyle T. A., Scobie A., MacKinnon, N., Mahaffey T. (2012) "Assessments of quality related event learning in community pharmacies: Manual versus computerized reporting processes", Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 52(4), pp. 498-506.
Scherrer-Rathje M. and Boyle, T. A. (2012) "An end-user taxonomy of enterprise systems flexibility: Evidence from a leading European apparel manufacturer", Information Systems Management, 29(2), pp. 86-99.
Scobie A., Boyle T. A., MacKinnon, N., Mahaffey T (2012) "Head Office Commitment to Quality Related Event Reporting in Community Pharmacy", Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 143(3), pp. e1-e6.
Boyle T. A., Scobie A., MacKinnon, N., Mahaffey T. (2012) "Implications of process characteristics on quality related event reporting in community pharmacy", Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 8, pp 76-86.
Boyle T. A., Mahaffey T., MacKinnon N.J., Deal H., Hallstrom L., Morgan H. (2011) Determinants of medication incident reporting, recovery, and learning in community pharmacies: A conceptual model, Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 7, pp. 93-107.Awarded 2011 Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy Best Paper Award.
Boyle, T. A., Scherrer-Rathje, M., and Stuart, I. (2011) "Learning to be lean: The influence of external information sources on lean improvements", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 22(5), pp.587 - 603.
Scobie A., Boyle T. A., MacKinnon, N., Deal H, Mahaffey T. (2010) "Perceptions of community pharmacy staff regarding strategies to reduce and to improve the reporting of medication incidents", Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 143(6), pp. 296-300.
Peslak A., and Boyle T. A. (2010) "An exploratory study of the key skills for entry-level ERP employees", International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, 6(2), 1-14. Awarded 2010 International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems Best Paper Award.
Palanisamy R., and Boyle, T. A. (2010) "A Framework for Managing Enterprise Systems Flexibility", Journal of e-Technology, 1(3), 131-139.Paper presented at the International Conference on Business and Digital Enterprises (ICBDE) and selected for publication in the conference journal.
Boyle, T. A., and Scherrer-Rathje, M. (2009) "An Empirical Examination of the Best Practices to Ensure Manufacturing Flexibility – Lean Alignment", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 20(3), 348-366.
Scherrer-Rathje M., Boyle.T. A., and Deflorin, P. (2009) "Lean take two! Reflections from the second attempt at lean implementation", Business Horizons, 52, pp. 79-88.
Palanisamy R., Boyle, T. A., and I. Stuart (2009) "User/System personnel interface in improving information systems flexibility",Annamalai International Journal of Business Studies & Research, 1(1), pp. 12-22. Paper presented at the International Conference on Indigenous Management Practices and selected for publication in the conference journal.
Boyle, T. A. (2007) "Computers-for-edu: An Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) Teaching Case", Journal of Information Systems Education, 18(2), pp. 283-296.
Stuart, I., and Boyle, T. A. (2007) "Advancing the Adoption of "Lean" in Canadian SMEs", Ivey Business Journal, January/February.http://www.iveybusinessjournal.com/article.asp?intArticle_ID=650
Boyle, T. A. (2007) "Technical-Oriented ERP Body of Knowledge for Information Systems Programs: Content and Implementation", Journal of Education for Business, 82(5), pp. 267-275.
Boyle, T. A., and Strong, S. E. (2006) "Skill Requirements of ERP Graduates", Journal of Information Systems Education, 17(4), pp. 403-412.
Boyle, T. A., Kumar, V., and Kumar, U. (2006) "Concurrent Engineering Teams II: Performance Consequences of Usage", Team Performance Management 12(5/6), pp. 125-137.
Kumar, V., Fantazy, K., Kumar, U, and Boyle, T. A. (2006) "Implementation and Management Framework for Supply Chain Flexibility", Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 19(3), pp. 303-319.
Boyle, T. A. (2006) "Towards Best Practices for Managing Manufacturing Flexibility", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 17(1), pp. 16-21.
Boyle, T. A., Kumar, V., and Kumar, U. (2006) "Determinants of Integrated Product Development Diffusion", R&D Management, 35(1), pp. 37-54.
Boyle, T. A., Kumar, V., and Kumar, U. (2005) "Concurrent Engineering Teams I: Organizational Determinants of Usage", Team Performance Management, 11(7/8), pp. 263-279.
Boyle, T. A. (2005) "Improving Team Performance using Repertory Grids", Team Performance Management, 11(5/6), pp. 179-187.
Boyle, T. A., Kumar, U., and Kumar, V. (2005) "Organizational Contextual Determinants of Cross-Functional NPD Team Support", Team Performance Management, 11(1/2), 27-39.
Kumar, V. and Boyle, T. A. (2001) "A Quality Management Implementation Framework for Manufacturing Based R&D Environments". The International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 18(3), 336-359.