Nurse Practitioner (NP) legacy database mining and learning system project 2023-2026

Project lead: Minna Miller

CCAPNR members on the project team: Denise Bryant-Lukosius & Ruth Martin-Misener

Goals:

  1. Comprehensive analysis of NP Encounter Data housed in the NP Legacy Database 2010-2022
  2. Comparison and analysis of the past and current state of NP practise in specialty/subspecialty settings 2010-present at the Provincial Health Services Authority, British Columbia

Methods: Multi-year mixed methods study:

  • Phase 1: Briefing Note, budget, initial stakeholder/partner engagement, project resources, and supports (Q4 2023).
  • Phase 2a: Data pull and Retrospective Data Analysis of >322,000 data items, description, and summary of findings. (2024/2025).
  • Phase 2b: Identification of secondary research questions, and related analysis (Q3-Q4, 2025).
  • Phase 3: Mixed Method Study: Data summary of phases 1 and 2a/b, focus groups/interviews to evaluate past data to current practice. (Q4, 2025/2026).
  • Phases 4 to 6: (Q1, 2026).
    • Evaluation and Long-Term Sustainability Planning of NP Specialized Practice
    • Health Systems Innovation of NP Specialty Practice and Data set plan for the future

Status:

  • Phase 1 and 2 completed
  • Phase 2 manuscript is preparation, phase 3 being planned

Outputs:

Each phase includes the following outputs: Summary report, presentation, publication and knowledge translation plan

Presentations

Miller, M.K., Canessa, C., Marchuk, S., Bourgeois,A., Zhang,Q., Bone, J., Li, L., Khosravi, M., Martin-Misener, R,. & Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2025, June 9-13). Un-locking the power of administrative health services data to showcase advanced practice nurse workforce, deployment, outcomes and impact [E-poster with 5 min. audio presentation]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland. 

Miller, M.K., Marchuk, S., Canessa, C., Bourgeois,A., Zhang,Q., Bone, J., Li, L., Khosravi, M., Martin-Misener, R,. & Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2025, April 11-12). An Update of the BC NP Legacy Database Project: Results of a Retrospective Analysis of NP-Patient Encounters in Specialty/Subspecialty Practice from 2011-2021 [Oral presentation]. NPAC 2nd National Conference, Toronto, ON. 

Miller, M., Marchuk, S., Canessa, C., Bourgeois, A., Bone, J., Zhang, Q., Li, L., Khosravi, M., Martin-Misener, R., & Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2025, March 3), BC NP Legacy Database Project: Retrospective Analysis of NP-Patient Encounters in Specialty/Subspecialty Practice (2011– 2021) [Oral presentation]. BC NP Leaders conference. Vancouver BC. 

Miller, M., Marchuk, S., Bone, J., Bourgeois, A., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Canessa, C., Martin-Misener, R., Rizi, S.A.& Zhang, Q. (2024, April 12-14). Unlocking the Power of Administrative Health Services Data-Insights from the BC Nurse Practitioner Legacy Database Project [oral presentation]. NP Association of Canada (NPAC) National Conference, Calgary, AB