Marie-Louise Hall-Lord

Marie-Louise Hall-Lord is a Professor in Nursing Science at Karlstad University. Her research focuses on patient safety, healthcare teamwork dynamics, and clinical education innovations. She has extensive experience in validating team training programs like TeamSTEPPS across Nordic healthcare systems. Her work emphasizes interprofessional collaboration in acute care settings, gerontology, and mental health care.

• Lead researcher in simulation-based nursing education
• Expert in cross-cultural validation of teamwork assessment tools
• Pioneer in studying patient safety culture in surgical and obstetric wards

Her 200+ publications span 40 years, with recent focus on:

• Team training effectiveness in surgical and ICU settings
• Psychometric validation of teamwork questionnaires
• Family dynamics in mental health care

Notable projects include longitudinal studies on nursing students' teamwork skills development and comparative analyses of patient safety perceptions among Nordic healthcare professionals.