Rate My Professor Haakan Strand

Strand's research specializations encompass advanced practice nursing, the role and legitimacy of non-medical surgical assistants (NMSA) in perioperative settings, multidisciplinary models of care for pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, exercise training efficacy and safety in CKD, osteoporosis health professional interventions for fracture screening and treatment, regional anesthesia applications in burn-injured patients, and nurse-performed endoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Prominent publications include "Exercise training in CKD: efficacy, adherence, and safety" (2015, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 181 citations); "Effects of multidisciplinary models of care for adult pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review" (2012, JBI Evidence Implementation, 97 citations); "Valuing the role of the non-medical surgical assistant in Australia" (2017, ANZ Journal of Surgery); "A selected international appraisal of the role of the Non-Medical Surgical Assistant" (2017, ACORN Journal); "Practice audit of the role of the Non-medical surgical assistant in Australia, an online survey" (2016, International Journal of Nursing Practice); "Exploring the role of regional anesthesia in the treatment of the burn-injured patient: a narrative review of current literature" (2019, The Clinical Journal of Pain); and "Effectiveness of the Non-Medical Surgical Assistant measured by patient outcome assessment" (2021, International Journal of Nursing Practice). He has supervised postgraduate theses on regional anaesthesia in burns and other clinical topics. Strand's scholarship, evidenced by over 400 citations, advances evidence-based practices enhancing patient outcomes, healthcare equity, and professional role expansion in nursing.