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Faculty & Staff

Mohamed El Hussein, BSN, MSN, PhD

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Academic Title: Professor

 

Contact information

 

 

Education

BSN, MSN, PhD

 

I am a PhD-prepared Full Professor and the AgeCare Research Chair in Older Adults Health at Mount Royal University, holding a faculty affiliation with the Division of Cardiology in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. With extensive experience across clinical practice, academic leadership, and health sciences research, my work focuses on cardiovascular risk optimization, gerontological care, digital health interventions, and evidence-based pedagogy. My scholarly contributions include over 100 peer-reviewed journal publications, competitive research grants, and multiple award-winning textbooks, including the 2024 TAA "Texty" Award winner Understanding Pathophysiology. Alongside my academic role, I maintain an active clinical practice as an Acute Care Care Nurse Practitioner in cardiology. My career remains dedicated to advancing clinical outcomes, driving educational innovation, and bridging academic research with frontline patient care.

 

 

Areas of Instruction

  • Advanced Pathophysiology: Instruction in altered physiological states, multi-system pathology, and disease mechanisms across the lifespan.
  • Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy: Principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and medication management in acute and primary care. Cardiovascular & Chronic Disease Care: Specialized education in cardiology, cardiometabolic health, and interprofessional management of chronic illnesses.
  • Adult Health & Acute Care Nursing: Instruction in complex adult medical-surgical alterations, emergency care, and critical care nursing. Gerontological Nursing: Evidence-based care strategies for aging populations, delirium recognition, and elder safety.
Clinical Reasoning & Simulation Pedagogy: Experiential learning design, simulation safety, and clinical decision-making methodologies

 

 

Area of Scholarship

  • Gerontology & Older Adults Health: Research on elder abuse screening tools, delirium recognition in acute care, advanced care planning, and specialized vaccination strategies for aging populations.
  • Cardiovascular Care & Risk Optimization: Investigation into heart failure management, treatment adherence, hypertensive emergencies, cardiac arrest survival, and transradial vs. transfemoral access outcomes.
  • mHealth & Digital Health Interventions: Development and evaluation of mobile health technologies to enhance treatment adherence in heart failure patients and support emergency department screening.
  • Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy: Scholarship on evidence-based medication management for chronic conditions, including cardiometabolic-renal diseases, MASLD/MASH, major depressive disorder, and obesity.
  • Nursing Education & Simulation Pedagogy: Mixed-methods research on simulation safety practice tools (SSPT), psychological safety in high-fidelity simulation, clinical reasoning processes, and the student-to-RN transition experience.
  • Textbook Development & Pedagogical Scholarship: Authoring and editing award-winning Canadian medical-surgical, pharmacology, and pathophysiology textbooks.

Teaching pattern

Teaching-Scholarship-Service 

 

Selected publications

El Hussein, M. T., & Sheehan, D. S. (2026). Psychological harm in high-fidelity simulation: A concept analysis. Nursing Research and Practice, 2026, Article 2002234. https://doi.org/10.1155/NRP/2002234

EL Hussein, M. T., D. S. Sheehan, and S. Hirst. 2026. Simulation-Based Education to Support Nurses' Critical Thinking in Delirium Recognition: A Scoping Review.” Journal of Advanced Nursing 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70640.

El Hussein, M. T., & Sheehan, D. S. (2026). Interventional strategies and educational programmes to guide nurses in the management of elder abuse: A scoping review. Nursing Open, 13(5), e70573. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70573

El Hussein, M. T., & Dhaliwal, S. (2026). Enhancing adherence: Evaluating interventions for heart failure management in older adults. Geriatric Nursing, 68, 103779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103779.

El Hussein, & Dhaliwal, S. (2026). Unlocking heart health: The influence of mobile health (mHealth) on treatment adherence in older adults with heart failure. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 52(5), 14–21. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20251212-01

Hodwitz, K., El-Hussein, M., Cameron, J. I., Meadows, L. M., Watt, J., Ashe, M., ... & Sale, J. E. (2026). “Don’t tell me I’m going to feel joy”: The emotional burden of informal caregivers of patients with a fragility fracture discharged from a rehabilitation hospital. Osteoporosis International, 1-11.

El Hussein, M. T., Ha, C., & Osuji, J. (2025). Nursing Students’ Transition Experiences from Final Year Nursing Student (FYNS) to Newly Graduated Registered Nurse (NGRN) during the COVID Pandemic. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 9(1), 144-160. https://doi.org/10.29333/ajqr/15892

El Hussein, M. T., Dhaliwal, S., & Hakkola, J. (2025). The Lived Experience of Cardiac Arrest Survivors: a Scoping Review. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 40(4), 373-385. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000001119

El Hussein, M. T., & Favel, D. (2025). Advanced Care Planning Conversations: A Scoping Review of Nurse Practitioners’ Approach. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(7), 105421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105421

Relevant Community Service

  • Human Research Ethics Board- 2 terms
  • Curriculum Committee – 2 terms
  • Director of Education, Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta (NPAA)
  • Editorial Board Member
  • Journal for Nurse Practitioners