Debbie Fraser
Program Director, Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner; Associate Professor
Contact information
E-mail: dfraser@athabascau.ca
Current courses
Debbie Fraser
Debbie Fraser
Program Director, Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner; Associate Professor
Contact information
Email: dfraser@athabascau.ca
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I began work with Athabasca University in 2006 as a sessional instructor and became a full time faculty member in the Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program in 2008. I was the NP Program Director from 2010-2019. Prior to joining Athabasca University I was the NP Program Director at the University of Manitoba and taught in the NP program at the University of Toronto. Teaching in three different Master’s Programs has given me a broad perspective on NP education which has been supplemented by national work on developing educational curriculum and standards.
I practice clinically as a neonatal nurse practitioner NICU, ST Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg Manitoba and strongly believe that this practice grounds me in the work that I do as a faculty member. I am the Editor-in-Chief for Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing and have edited three nursing textbooks. My passion for writing is something that I hope to pass on to both my students and colleagues as I believe that sharing knowledge is the key to moving the profession of nursing forward. I work internationally with several nursing organizations and have had the privilege of speaking at a number of conferences across Canada and the United States.
My research interests include the care of extremely low birthweight infants, online education strategies and curriculum development. I live and practice clinically in Manitoba.
Research interests
- Maternal Newborn Health
- High Risk Newborns:
- Nurse Practitioner Practice
- Online education
Educational credentials
- Baccalaureate in Nursing (1981) University of Manitoba
- Master of Nursing (1989), University of Manitoba
- Certification: Canadian Nurses Association Certified Neonatal Nurse CNeoN(C)
Professional affiliations
- College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba RN, NP
- College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta RN, NP
- Adjunct Faculty, University of Manitoba, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics,
- Academy of Neonatal Nursing
- National Association of Neonatal Nursing
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing
- International Council of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse Network, Education Subcommittee
- Canadian Association of Critical Care Nursing
- World Association of Medical Editors
- International Association of Nurse Editors