MAL - Masters of Health Arts and Leadership Royal Roads University 2014 .....PhD studies RRU Doctorate in Social Sciences and Virginia 2018-present …Gesundheit Institute Guest presenter at NP Biennium in Saskatoon Sask 2011 Topic Balancing your Emotions SAHO health care conference Topic Humour and Senior LeadersNumerous health care staff training on balancing emotions in the areas of LTC Acute and Palliative and Rehab settings Recently presentations at elementary and high-school Topic Laughter Respect and Friendship Short term contract with Thunderchild First Nations to develop HSIF and educate physician and practitioners groups on the use of a client discharge planning tool implemented in several health regions . Co-Presenter at WNRCASN Conference in Winnipeg Feb 19-21 2014 Embracing Challenges -Nursing Education in 21st Century - Collaborative Distance Technologies -Advancing Nursing Education in Remote Northern CommunitiesParticipated in French Immersion program at U of S Aug 2014 ....Ca va bien Merci :)

Topics presented include Friendship and what is bullying ? Balancing your Emotions , What's a Senior leader doing in a Place like this ? -Humour and the workplace Facilitator and Co-MC at Western Canada Nurse Leadership Conferences Presentations are on going and include therapeutic laughter rounds in LTC facilities and acute care and Camp Circle of Friends- camp for kids with cancer - 17 years of volunteering this is ongoing and recently in June 2015 , attended as volunteer Camp Circle of Friends and we had 82 campers (clowns in training) to find out more visit CCOF website. Nursing group presentation Feb 2016 on Balancing your Emotions .. Mental Health and Addictions group presentation What to do with your Emotions ?

Primary care director plays a major role in coordinating the delivery of primary care support services to the nine Meadow Lake First Nations communities . Assisting with program development to ensure safe and efficient delivery of primary care services and ensures a degree of quality assurance regarding primary care service delivery . Co-lead for accreditation Canada .. primer phase completed .

Providing professional leadership and contributing to the achievement of organizational goals. With customer focused communication and engagement , providing confidential advice, information and resources to individual and groups of registered nurses in relation to professional practice issues , provincially . This includes key components of research , writing and editorials for SRNA documents. Lead, develop , coordinate, evaluate and review plans, policies, legislation, polls,indicators and implementation strategies relating to nursing practice . Representing SRNA on national, provincial and international committees of key stakeholders regarding nursing practice and health care.

Instructor and clinical facilitator in medical /surgical and paediatric and long term care and home care areas. Actively involved with remote presence robotics with InTouch RP-7 and portable units. I am entering my 33rd year of nursing practice with my specialty areas being paediatrics and palliative care . I have also been in middle and senior management positions with Prairie North Health Authority and Athabasca Health .