Kathy Momtahan, RN, PhD
Corporate Coordinator, Nursing Research
Nursing Professional Practice Department (NPPD)
Phone: 613-798-5555 ext. 16035
Fax: 613-761-4540
Email: kmomtahan@ottawahospital.on.ca

Civic Campus (see Contact page for maps)

Associate Investigator, Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
Adjunct Professor, Systems Design Engineering Dept., University of Waterloo
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Carleton University
Instructor for the 2nd year Introduction to Human Factors course at Carleton University in the fall

Biography

Dr. Momtahan is a registered nurse with a PhD in Human Factors Psychology. In her current role, she mentors and supports approximately 4,000 nurses with regards to nursing research activities at The Ottawa Hospital and co-chairs the Nursing Research Work Group.

Previous positions include:

University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Nurse Scientist (2002 – 2007)
Nortel – Human Factors Professional from 1996 - 2002
Clinical nurse, mainly in critical care in various hospitals in Canada (1976 - 1986), last FT position in the Recovery Room at the Ottawa General Hospital (1983 - 1986)

Year	Degree	Specialty	Institution
1997 1990 1988 1976	PhD MA BA (Honours) Diploma	Human Factors Psychology Human Factors Psychology Psychology Nursing	Carleton University Carleton University University of Ottawa Mohawk College

Research Interest

Clinical decision support, Mobile computing, Human factors, Patient safety, Informatics

Book Chapters

Burns C, Enomoto Y, Momtahan K (2008). A Cognitive Work Analysis of Cardiac Care Nurses Performing
Tele-triage. In AM Bisantz and CM Burns (eds). Applications of Cognitive Work Analysis. Boca Raton, Florida:
CRC Press.

Momtahan K (1999). Usability. In KJ Hannah, MJ Ball, MJA Edwards, Introduction to Nursing Informatics.
New York: Springer.

Recently Published Papers

Momtahan K, Burns C, Jeon J, Hyland S, Gabriele S (2008). Using Human Factors Methods to Evaluate Labelling of Injectable Drugs. Healthcare Quarterly special issue of Patient Safety Papers, 11, 122-128.

Momtahan KL, Burns CM, Sherrard H, Labinaz M, Mesana T (2007). Using Personal Digital Assistants and Patient Care Algorithms to Improve Access to Cardiac Care Best Practices. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 129(Pt 1), 117-21.

Somoza KC, Momtahan K, Lindgaard G (2007). Effects of a computerized cardiac teletriage decision support system on nurse performance: results of a controlled human factors experiment using a mid-fidelity prototype. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 129(Pt 1), 97-101.

Momtahan K & Burns C (2004). Applications of ecological interface design in supporting the nursing process. Journal of Healthcare Information Management, 18(4), 74-82.

Momtahan K, Berkman J, Sellick J, Kearns SA, Lauzon N (2004). Patients' understanding of cardiac risk factors - A point prevalence study. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 19(1), 13-20.