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Nancy Poole

Contact Information
British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
4500 Oak Street E311
Vancouver BC  V6H 3N1
Canada


Email: wavelength@telus.net
Websites: www.bccewh.bc.ca
www.coalescing-vc.org
             
Academic Information
Doctoral student
PhD in Education
University of South Australia


Research Interests
Knowledge translation on women’s health issues, specifically study of the potential of virtual communities of practice as forums that support the collaborative exchange, synthesis and application of knowledge on women’s health, on the part of researchers, service providers, policy makers/enactors and women’s health advocates in a way that improves the lives of women with substance use problems and addictions.

Publications
Recent Published Papers
  • Dell, C., & Poole, N. (2009). Applying a Sex/Gender/Diversity-based Analysis within the National Framework for Action to Reduce Harms associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs and Substances in Canada. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.
  • Poole, N., & Greaves, L. (2009). Mother and child reunion: Achieving balance in policies affecting substance-using mothers and their children? Women's Health and Urban Life, 8(1), 54-66.
  • Poole, N. (2009). Conceiving risk, bearing responsibility: FASD as social construction (Book review). CrossCurrents: The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health, 12(2), 19.
  • Poole, N., Greaves, L., Jategaonkar, N., McCullough, L., & Chabot, C. (2008). Substance Use by Women Using Domestic Violence Shelters. Substance Use and Misuse, 43(9), 1129-1150.
  • Poole, N., & Hanson, G. (2009). Improving Treatment and Support for Yukon Girls and Women with Substance Use Problems and Addictions. Whitehorse, YK: Government of Yukon, Women's Directorate.
  • Poole, N., Gelb, K., & Trainor, J. (2009). Preventing FASD through Providing Addictions Treatment and related Supports for First Nations and Inuit Women in Canada - Summary. Vancouver, BC: British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health.
  • Bottorff, J., Poole, N., & Team, F. I. (2009). Reducing smoking among mothers. In Knowledge to Action: A Knowledge Translation Casebook, CIHR Casebook 2007. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institutes for Health Research.
  • Poole, N. (2009). Trauma informed: Symposium examines trauma, addictions and mental health. Network/Reseau, Canadian Women's Health Network 3(3), 8.
  • *Poole, N., Greaves, L., Jategaonkar, N., McCullough, L., & Chabot, C. (2008). Substance use by women using domestic violence shelters. Substance Use & Misuse, 43, 1129-1150.
  • *Greaves, L., & Poole, N. (2008). Bringing sex and gender into women's substance use treatment programs. Substance Use & Misuse, 43, 1271-1273.
  • *Reid, C., Greaves, L. & Poole, N. (2008). Good, Bad, Thwarted or Addicted? Discourses of Substance-Using Mothers. Critical Social Policy, 28(2), 211-230.
  • *Poole, N. (2007). Connecting Virtually: Webcast on women, violence and substance use. Visions: BC's Mental Health and Addictions Journal, 3(3), 25-26. ...link to fulltext (.pdf of journal)
  • Greaves L., Chabot C., Jategaonkar N., Poole, N., McCullough L. (2006). Substance use among women in shelters for abused women and children: Programming opportunities. Can J Public Health. 97(5):388-92. ...abstract on PubMed.
  • Poole, N. (2006). Doing It All: Developing Integrated Support for Women Experiencing Mental Health, Trauma-related and Substance Use Problems. Research Bulletin, Centres of Excellence for Women's Health, 5(1), 21-22. ...fulltext (html).
  • Poole, N., Greaves, L., Jategaonkar, N., McCullough, L., & Chabot, C. (2006). Connecting Systems, Supporting Change: Transition Houses, Women Experiencing Partner Violence and Substance Use. Research Bulletin, Centres of Excellence for Women's Health, 5(1), 16-18. ...fulltext (html).
  • Greaves L. & Poole, N. (2005) Victimized or validated? Responses to substances-using pregnant women. Canadian Woman Studies Journal, Volume 24, Number 1, 87-95. ...link to journal webpage.
Books Edited
  • Poole, N., & Greaves, L. (Eds.). (2007). Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Book Chapters
  • Ahmad, N., Poole , N ., & Dell, C.A. (2007). Women's Substance Use in Canada : Findings from the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey. In N. Poole & L. Greaves (Eds.), Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use . Toronto , ON : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
  • Poole , N., Greaves, L., Jategaonkar, N., McCullough, L., & Chabot, C. (2007). Influencing Women's Substance Use: The Role of Transition Houses. In N. Poole & L. Greaves (Eds.), Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
  • Poole, N. (2007). Interconnections among Women's Health, Violence and Substance Use: Findings from the Aurora Centre. In N. Poole & L. Greaves (Eds.), Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
  • Greaves, L., & Poole , N. (2007). Pregnancy, Mothering and Substance Use: Toward a Balanced Response. In N. Poole & L. Greaves (Eds.), Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use . Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
  • Poole , N. (2007). Improving Outcomes for Women and Their Children: Evaluation of the Sheway Program. In N. Poole & L. Greaves (Eds.), Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use . Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
  • Poole, N. (2007). A Women-Centred Framework for the Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. In N. Poole & L. Greaves (Eds.), Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use . Toronto: ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. [100%]
  • Pearce, D., Greaves, L., & Poole, N. (2007). Using Gender-Based Analysis to Improve Addiction Survey Instruments. In N. Poole & L. Greaves (Eds.), Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
  • Greaves, L., & Poole, N. (2007). A Research Training Program in Gender Women and Addictions. In N. Poole & L. Greaves (Eds.), Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
  • Poole, N., McLellan, D., & Almquist, V. (2005). Alcohol, Tobacco and other Mood Altering Drugs. In The Boston Women's Health Collective (Ed.), Our Bodies, Ourselves (35th Anniversary ed., pp. 45-56). New York: Simon & Shuster. ...link on Amazon.com.
  • Cormier, R., Dell, C.A. & Poole, N. (2003). Women and Substance Use Problems. Women’s Health Surveillance Report. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institute for Health Information. ...full text (.pdf)
Recent Technical Publications (authored)
  • Ahmad, N., Flight, J., Singh, V.S., Poole, N . & Dell, C.A. (June 2008). Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS): Focus on Gender. Ottawa, ON: Health Canada
  • Stockwell, T., Reist, D., Balfour, K., Poole, N. & Tupper, K. (March 2006). Following the Evidence: Preventing Harms from Substance Use in BC. Victoria, BC: British Columbia Ministry of Health....full text (.pdf)
  • Poole, N. & Loock, C. (2005). Guidelines for Alcohol Use in the Perinatal Period and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (2005). Vancouver, BC: British Columbia Reproductive Care Program.
  • Poole, N. & Dell, C.A. (2005). Girls Women and Substance Use. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. ...full text (.pdf)
  • Poole, N., & Pearce, D. (January 2005). Seeking Safety, An Integrated Model for Women Experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Abuse: A Pilot Project of the Victoria Women's Sexual Assault Centre, Evaluation Report. Victoria, BC: Victoria Women's Sexual Assault Centre.
  • Poole, N., Horne, T., Greaves, L., Chovanec, D., & M. Watkins. (2004). Windows of Opportunity: A statistical profile of substance use among women in their childbearing years in Alberta. Edmonton, AB: Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, 1-123. ...full text (.pdf)
Presentations
I am involved in face-to-face province-wide knowledge translation related to prevention of substance use during pregnancy, related to the ActNow BC Healthy Choices in Pregnancy initiative.  In the course of this work, I make up to 8 presentations per month with physicians, nurses, addictions workers, violence workers, pregnancy outreach providers, social workers and many other community based professionals. In addition, I regularly facilitate virtual sessions on women and substance use issues with nationally based participants as a part of a national project funded by Health Canada under the Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund, entitled Coalescing on Women and Substance Use, Linking Research Practice and Policy. The following selected presentations are illustrative of other types of presentations recently completed.
  • *Parkes, T., Poole, N., & Cailleaux, M. (June 19, 2008). Multiple substance use, violence and related health issues in pregnancy . Online presentation for the Addressing Interconnections Webcast Series, ActNow BC - Healthy Choices in Pregnancy.
  • *Urquhart, C., Poole, N., & Horner, E. (June 9, 2008). Using an integrated framework to support women in childbearing years on reducing harms associated with alcohol and tobacco use. First International Conference on Motivational Interviewing, Interlaken, Switzerland
  • *Parkes, T., Poole, N., Salmon, A., Greaves, L., & Urquhart, C. (June 3, 2008). Effective Interventions to Support Women to Reduce their Alcohol Use in the Childbearing Years and During Pregnancy: A Better Practices Systematic Review  Paper presented at the 34th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (KBS 2008), Victoria, BC.
  • *Poole, N ., & Greaves, L. (May 28, 2008). Madly off in all Directions: A Dialogue on Highs and Lows. Presentation at the Gender Matters Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
  • *Poole, N., Salmon, A., & Greaves, L. (June 1, 2008). Conducting Qualitative, Community-Based, and Participatory Action Research Presentation at the GENACIS Workshop, 34th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (KBS 2008), Victoria, BC.
  • *Poole, N ., Carter, C., Coghlan, M., Casey, L., Riley, D., Salmon, A., et al. (May 13, 2008). Coalescing on Women and Substance Use: Virtual discussion of women-centred harm reduction. Poster presented at the International Harm Reduction Association's 19th International Conference, Towards a Global Approach , Barcelona, Spain.
  • *Poole, N., Urquhart, C., & Horner, E. (May 13, 2008). Harm Reduction in the Perinatal Period: A Women-Centred Educational Strategy. Poster presented at the International Harm Reduction Association's 19th International Conference, Towards a Global Approach , Barcelona, Spain.
  • *Poole, N., Salmon, A., Rutman, D., & Badry, D. (May 6, 2008). Using a Virtual Community of Practice to Support Community-Academic-Policy Research Partnerships on FASD Prevention from a Women's Health Determinants Perspective. Presentation at the CU Expo 2008, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
  • *Poole, N. (May 1, 2008). Virtual Connections: Women's Health Research and Technological Advances . Keynote presentation at Bridging silos in women's health research: Forging connections across disciplines and diversities, Women's Health Research Network's Annual Summer Institute, Victoria BC.
  • *Parkes, T., Cory, J., & Poole, N. (April 30, 2008). Experience of violence, alcohol and tobacco use, and related health and social issues in pregnancy Online presentation for the Addressing Interconnections Webcast Series , ActNow BC - Healthy Choices in Pregnancy.
  • *Poole, N., & Urquhart, C. (April 16, 2008). Working with Women on Substance Use and Related Health Issues Pre, During and Post Pregnancy. Yukon Front Line Prenatal Service Providers Conference, Whitehorse, Yukon.
  • *Poole, N., & Urquhart, C. (April 10, 2008). Substance Use Prevention and Treatment with Women Affected by FASD – How are we doing it? Third National Biennial Conference on Adolescent and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Vancouver, BC.
  • *Poole, N. (March 26, 2008). Working with Health Professionals on Collaborative Intervention with Women who use Alcohol and Tobacco in Pregnancy - ActNow BC Healthy Choices in Pregnancy. Invited presentation to The Mayor's Four Pillars Coalition Meeting, Vancouver, BC.
  • *Poole, N. & A. Salmon. FASD Prevention from a Women’s Health Determinants Perspective:  The Work of the Network Action Team of the Canada Northwest FASD Research Network, Meeting of the Canadian Northwest FASD Partnership held in conjunction with The 2nd International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Research Policy and Practice Around the World. Victoria, BC., March 10, 2007
  • Espinoza, Y., Poole, N., & Clifford, D. Combining Care: Enhanced Maternity Care at BC Women's Hospital, The 2nd International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Research Policy and Practice Around the World. Victoria, BC., March 10, 2007.
  • *Poole, N. Prevention of FASD: Linking Research Practice and Policy through Virtual Collaboration, The 2nd International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Research Policy and Practice Around the World. Victoria, BC., March 8, 2007.
  • *Poole, N., & Urquhart, C. Pregnancy and Substance Use: Supporting Health Care Providers and Women through Research and Education, The 2nd International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Research Policy and Practice Around the World. Victoria, BC., March 7, 2007
  • *Poole, N., Urquhart, C., Shanks, J., Smith, F., Fuller, A., Nelson, J., Richter, A., deMarchi, G., Clifford, D., Cailleaux, M., Prince, E., Christie, J. Dubik, M. FASD Prevention: Canadian Achievements and Perspectives, The 2nd International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Research Policy and Practice Around the World. Victoria, BC. March 7, 2007.
  • *Greaves, L., Poole, N., & Salmon, A. Gender Based Analysis and Mental Health, Timely Access to Care: Gender Issues. Ottawa, ON., March 1, 2007
  • *Poole, N. Virtual Knowledge Exchange and Research Collaboration, Winter Institute, Women's Health Research Network of BC. Vancouver, BC., February 9, 2007
  • Poole, N.  Overview of the state of gender, women and addiction research in Canada Winter Institute, Women's Health Research Network of BC. Vancouver, BC., February 9, 2007
  • Poole, N. & Urquhart, N.  Harm Reduction Counselling with Pregnant Substance-Using Women - How are we doing it? Risks, Rewards and Responsibilities Conference, Association of Substance Abuse Programs, Richmond, BC, January 25, 2007.

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