With a deep commitment to advancing community well-being, I led the charge in program design, policy development, and current state assessment of included programs to enhance sexual health services in Toronto.🔗 Bringing Together Teams for Impact:Collaboration is at the heart of success. I focused on developing cross-functional partnerships, uniting talented teams, and igniting synergies to drive innovation and positive change. Together, we worked tirelessly to create a more… Show more With a deep commitment to advancing community well-being, I led the charge in program design, policy development, and current state assessment of included programs to enhance sexual health services in Toronto.🔗 Bringing Together Teams for Impact:Collaboration is at the heart of success. I focused on developing cross-functional partnerships, uniting talented teams, and igniting synergies to drive innovation and positive change. Together, we worked tirelessly to create a more inclusive, informed, and empowered community.📜 Shaping Policies for Progress:Passionate about policy transformation, I led the development of forward-thinking strategies to address the evolving landscape of sexual health. By crafting evidence-based policies, I laid a path to providing comprehensive and accessible services for everyone in Toronto.🌐 Advocating for Inclusivity and Empowerment:Every voice matters. In this role - and all roles - I am proud to champion inclusivity, diversity, and empowerment in all aspects of sexual health. By amplifying underrepresented perspectives, we striving to ensure that our programs and initiatives resonate with everyone in our vibrant community. Show less

Provided leadership, strategic guidance, and oversight to the Communicable Disease Surveillance Unit (2012-2020) which transformed into the Epidemiology and Data Analytics Unit in 2020 to effectively support TPH's pandemic response. The team provides expertise and specialized support for surveillance, monitoring, and reporting for all infectious diseases in Toronto deemed reportable under provincial legislation.Core activities included: • Program management essentials, including:… Show more Provided leadership, strategic guidance, and oversight to the Communicable Disease Surveillance Unit (2012-2020) which transformed into the Epidemiology and Data Analytics Unit in 2020 to effectively support TPH's pandemic response. The team provides expertise and specialized support for surveillance, monitoring, and reporting for all infectious diseases in Toronto deemed reportable under provincial legislation.Core activities included: • Program management essentials, including: recruitment, mentoring and supporting staff, program planning, financial planning, and budget oversight.• Successfully led large-scale and complex projects from conception to completion, including: research projects (quantitative & qualitative), policy initiatives, evidence reviews, business process reviews, program and process evaluations, performance management systems, and quality projects. • Design and implementation of large and small scale change initiatives – from program restructuring to business process reviews.• Applied a customer-centred approach to identifying priorities and delivering services and products, to internal and external clients. Working with people to understand their needs, and working collaboratively to solve problems.Key achievements included: • Provided leadership & epidemiological expertise during the 2022 mpox outbreak in Toronto, as the IMS Epidemiology sub-function lead. • Designed and led implementation of the COVID-19 Monitoring Dashboard in 2020, a key communication and knowledge translation tool.• Used change management best practices to ensure successful implementation of the unplanned organizational change in 2020.• Designed & implemented comprehensive program performance management systems, including: logic model development, performance measure development, collection, analysis and reporting of associated data, and implementing program improvements based on the findings. Show less

Provided leadership and oversight to a data analytics team, comprised of epidemiologists & health analysts, which provided expertise & support for data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting activities related to infectious diseases in Toronto. Core activities included: routine surveillance reporting, trend monitoring, outbreak investigation support, program & process evaluations, and responding to data & information requests from internal and external clients, including… Show more Provided leadership and oversight to a data analytics team, comprised of epidemiologists & health analysts, which provided expertise & support for data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting activities related to infectious diseases in Toronto. Core activities included: routine surveillance reporting, trend monitoring, outbreak investigation support, program & process evaluations, and responding to data & information requests from internal and external clients, including media requests. Key achievements included: Toronto's first communicable disease atlas, Toronto's first vaccine-preventable disease program report, developing an integrated strategy to monitor human cases and environmental indicators for West Nile virus in Toronto. Show less

Provided consultation, training and support for Toronto Public Health staff related to communicable disease control, infection control, epidemiological, statistical, survey and evaluative methods.Key achievements included: Development of internal policies, procedures, and standards supporting the work of Toronto Public Health's Communicable Disease Surveillance Unit; led staff training, orientation and professional development programs, and developed & maintained internet and intranet… Show more Provided consultation, training and support for Toronto Public Health staff related to communicable disease control, infection control, epidemiological, statistical, survey and evaluative methods.Key achievements included: Development of internal policies, procedures, and standards supporting the work of Toronto Public Health's Communicable Disease Surveillance Unit; led staff training, orientation and professional development programs, and developed & maintained internet and intranet content. Show less

Provided epidemiological expertise for outbreak investigations, including: database design, development, and maintenance; questionnaire design; development of training materials; statistical analysis; interpretation of results; and report writing.Evaluated communicable disease programs and processes, including: the process for contacting and following up low-risk enteric diseases, a program providing pre-and post-natal public health interventions to babies born to mothers with hepatitis… Show more Provided epidemiological expertise for outbreak investigations, including: database design, development, and maintenance; questionnaire design; development of training materials; statistical analysis; interpretation of results; and report writing.Evaluated communicable disease programs and processes, including: the process for contacting and following up low-risk enteric diseases, a program providing pre-and post-natal public health interventions to babies born to mothers with hepatitis B, and the process for collecting risk factor information related to cases of disease from physicians.Designed and prepared reports, including monthly and annual data summaries, epidemiologic summaries of outbreak data, and ad hoc data requests.Prepared and delivered presentations on epidemiological issues for staff, the public, external agencies and community organizations. Show less

Provided support and subject matter expertise to adult learners completing various on-line modules for public health professionals in Canada and internationally. Courses included: Epidemiological Methods, Introduction to Surveillance, Measurement of Health Status, and Planning in Public Health.                Developed course materials, including curricula, course schedules, and rubrics, and completed marking for all assignments and quizzes. Provided technical expertise in the… Show more Provided support and subject matter expertise to adult learners completing various on-line modules for public health professionals in Canada and internationally. Courses included: Epidemiological Methods, Introduction to Surveillance, Measurement of Health Status, and Planning in Public Health.                Developed course materials, including curricula, course schedules, and rubrics, and completed marking for all assignments and quizzes. Provided technical expertise in the development of new courses and enhancements to existing courses. Show less

Led all data management activities related to assessing vaccination coverage achieved during a 6-week national measles immunization campaign in the Philippines. Placed with the WHO Philippines Country Office, and worked collaboratively with the Philippines National Epidemiology Center.Activities included: Developed data collection tools to record rapid coverage survey data collected by staff and volunteers deployed nationally; training & support for data collection team; data analysis… Show more Led all data management activities related to assessing vaccination coverage achieved during a 6-week national measles immunization campaign in the Philippines. Placed with the WHO Philippines Country Office, and worked collaboratively with the Philippines National Epidemiology Center.Activities included: Developed data collection tools to record rapid coverage survey data collected by staff and volunteers deployed nationally; training & support for data collection team; data analysis & interpretation, report writing. Developed sampling frame & data collection methodology. Conducted primary data collection in Metro Manila & recruited local volunteers.Key achievements included:* Recruited and trained more than 200 community volunteers to assist with data collection activities, by providing translation support and cultural insights needed to safely and successfully navigate local communities.* Compiled and analyzed data for more than 30,000 rapid coverage assessment interviews conducted in various regions of the country, and provided interim and final coverage estimates for the national campaign to inform future immunization campaigns.* Provided interim updates as needed, and documented the final estimated immunization coverage results in a summary report. Show less

Provided epidemiological support related to infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigation methods to Ministry staff and public health units in Ontario.Key achievements included: * Provided subject matter expertise on data collection, management, and reporting during the design and implementation phase of the integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), the provincial information system used for reportable infectious disease case management and surveillance in… Show more Provided epidemiological support related to infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigation methods to Ministry staff and public health units in Ontario.Key achievements included: * Provided subject matter expertise on data collection, management, and reporting during the design and implementation phase of the integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), the provincial information system used for reportable infectious disease case management and surveillance in Ontario.* Evaluated and redesigned Ontario's influenza bulletin, to ensure consistency in data collection and reporting across Ontario.* Represented Ontario on an international initiative to enhance early warning for outbreaks of infectious disease and other public health events of interest between American States in the Great Lakes region and Ontario. Show less

Conducted a systematic review of published evidence investigating surgical and conservative management of rotator cuff disease.