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Calgary, AB, CA

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Responsible for managing a network that supports integration activities between care delivered by Alberta Health Services (including specialist outpatient services and in-hospital care) and the various Primary Care Providers across the province of Alberta. Led the Network team in delivery of strategic initiatives focused on developing the system.

Calgary, Canada Area

Responsible for independently designing, leading and delivering Quality Improvement initiatives with front-line clinical teams. Experienced in Lean Six Sigma improvement approaches, PROSCI project management and human centred design approaches at a new hospital development, an existing large-scale major trauma Hospital and at a strategic municipal level.

Deputy Operational Manager for of a combined Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Cardiology service with combined budget of $45m (equivalent, 2010 prices), incorporating inpatient services and outpatient treatment. This blended role incorporated responsibility for service improvement within the clinical setting.

Blended emergency planning & new service development role for the hospital's Medicine Division. Co-led the team managing the response to the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic (2009-2010) as well as delivering special projects including New Hospital Development support culminating in designing and delivering the plan to manage the safe transfer of 330 existing.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Led Disaster Planning activities for a large inner city hospital, with focus on response to Mass Casualty incidents, maintenance of Business Continuity in the event of a service disruption and planning for special event (such an Influenza Pandemics and adverse weather events). Interpreted and extrapolated national policy and guidance into implementable.

Provided Quality Improvement support to the Critical Care Network team, aimed at improving care provision across critical care units over a population catchment area of 2.5 million.

Master Of Science - Ms, Community Health Sciences - Health Services Research

Thesis-based Masters with focus on improving patient flow in hospital settings.

Bsc, Business Studies