Martha Mackay graduated from George Brown College (St. Michael’s Hospital) in Toronto, and later completed her BSN and MSN at the University of British Columbia. Martha has worked in critical care and cardiac nursing for over 20 years. As well as general cardiology and interventional cardiology, Martha’s special interests are ischemia monitoring and cardiac risk factor counseling. In 2006, Martha was awarded a CIHR Fellowship in Clinical Research, and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia School of Nursing.