Don Leidl

Education

• EdD (Higher Education Administration) – University of Liverpool, 2016
• Master of Nursing – Athabasca University, 2010
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing – University of Saskatchewan, 2001

Research expertise

• Virtual reality
• Mental health
• Aggressive patient management
• Northern nursing
• Threshold concepts
• Troublesome knowledge
• Qualitative and mixed-methods research

Research and scholarly grants

Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF). ($45,740.00; 2020-2023). Integrating Virtual Reality into Clinical Education, $45,740.0 (CAD). Collaborative Innovation Development Grant. Principal Investigator: Leidl, D. Co-Investigators: Wilson, J., Li, H. & Banow, R.

Community Mental Health Endowment, Royal University Hospital Foundation (RUF CMHF). ($20,000; 2021-2023). Using VR in Mental Health and Addictions - A Virtual Code White Learning Scenario Principal Investigator: Leidl, D. Co-Investigators: Li, H. & Wilson, J.

Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF), (43,382.00; 2021-2023). Using Virtual Reality to Address Persistent Chronic Kidney Care Challenges in Saskatchewan. Collaborative Innovation Development Grant. Co-Principal Investigators: Leidl, D. & Risling, T.

Government of Saskatchewan & University of Saskatchewan New Horizons; Provost Government Strategic Grant. ($755,00.00; 2022-2025) Virtually There – At scale integration of virtual reality and virtual simulation technology into undergraduate nursing education. Faculty Lead: Leidl, D.

Awards and distinctions

• Provost Teaching Award, University of Saskatchewan, January 2015
• Doctoral Bursary, Saskatchewan Nurses Foundation, January 2012
• Master’s Bursary, Athabasca University, January 2009
• Jean Mahoney Bursary, Saskatchewan Nurses Foundation, January 2008
• Jean Mahoney Bursary, Saskatchewan Nurses Foundation, January 2007
• Saskatchewan Healthcare Excellence Award in Leadership, Nursing Division, January 2007

Publications

Leidl D. (2018). Troublesome Knowledge: A New Approach to Quality Assurance in Nursing Education. The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. Accepted July 17, 2017, Published January 24, 2018.

Leidl, D., Ritchie, L.; & Moslemi, N. (March 2020). Blended Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Education - A Scoping Review. Nursing Education Today.

Leidl, D., Takhar, P., & Li, H. (March 2023). Prescription psychostimulants as a harm reduction and treatment intervention for methamphetamine use disorder and the implications for nursing clinical practice: A scoping review of the literature. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.

Li, H., Glecia., A., Peternelj-Taylor, C., Holtslander., L., & Leidl. D. (April 2022). Mental health and addiction related emergency department visits: A systematic review of qualitative studies. Community Mental Health Journal, 58(3): 553-577.

Li H, Glecia A, Kent-Wilkinson A, Leidl D, Kleib M, & Risling T. (2022). Transition of Mental Health Service Delivery to Telepsychiatry in Response to COVID-19: A Literature Review. Psychiatry Quarterly, 93(1),181-197. PMID: 34101075; PMCID: PMC8185490.

Leidl, D. (2024). Integrating branching 360°virtual reality learning into mental health nursing clinical education: Feasibility, efficacy, and student impact. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. Under Review/In Press March 2024.

Committees and volunteer work

• 2021 (February) to present – National Webinar Coordinator – Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses (CFMHN)
• 2023 (October) to present – President - Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses (CFMHN)
• Sept. 2018 to October 2022. UArctic Thematic Research Network. Lead Investigator & Program Coordinator for the Northern Nursing Education Network (NNEN).
• Presenter - Leidl, D., Ritchie, L (Feb.21/2019). Exploring virtual reality as a clinical teaching approach. WNRCASN Conference, Edmonton AB.
• Presenter - Leidl, D. (June 4/2019). Blended learning to build healthcare capacity in the circumpolar north. NNEN International Conference. Saskatoon, SK.
• Presenter - Leidl, D. (June 13/2019). Virtual Reality in Nursing Education. CNIA – Canadian Nursing Informatics Association Conference. Fredericton, NB.
• Presenter - Leidl, D. (May 12/2021) – CNIA – Canadian Nursing Informatics Association. Saskatoon, SK. 360 Virtual Reality Video as a Clinical Teaching Approach.
• Invited Panelist - Leidl, D., (May 22/2021) – iLRN Congress 2021 (Immersive Learning Research Network) – Canadian Panel Member – Discussion on the Use of Virtual Reality in Higher Education.
• Invited Presenter - Leidl, D. (March 2022). Current Trends in Virtual Simulation - Where are we at? Where are we going? Nursing Education Program Approval Committee (NEPAC), College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan.
• Inviter Presenter - Leidl, D. (April 7/2022) - Aga Kahn University (Karachi India) - School of Nursing and Midwifery. Curriculum Renewal Retreat - Keynote Speaker - Transitioning from Content based Curriculum to an Outcomes Based Curriculum.
• Presenter - Leidl, D. (April 22. 2023). WNRCASN Symposium 2023, Western North-Western Region Canadian Association of Nursing Schools. Virtual Reality as a Remediation Strategy in Nursing Education.