•Facilitate the development, delivery and maintenance of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation across hospital and primary care sites.•Organize and deliver staff training to clinical and administrative staff.•Manage required deliverables for 15+ site files.•Collaborate with team members, and internal and external community stakeholders.

•Tracked monthly budget expenses and completed quarterly and annual reports for funder.•Managed daily operations for a community of practice with over 450 members including website maintenance, program planning and evaluation, management of the social media account (Twitter), and communication with members.•Creation of multiple knowledge translation products including podcasts, quarterly newsletter, blog posts, mentorship program, and monthly knowledge cafés.•Lead committee meetings… Show more •Tracked monthly budget expenses and completed quarterly and annual reports for funder.•Managed daily operations for a community of practice with over 450 members including website maintenance, program planning and evaluation, management of the social media account (Twitter), and communication with members.•Creation of multiple knowledge translation products including podcasts, quarterly newsletter, blog posts, mentorship program, and monthly knowledge cafés.•Lead committee meetings and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.•Quality improvement through the development of evaluation indicators, governance structures, and progress reports. Show less

• Created health communication tools using Canva and SharePoint.• Used SurveyMonkey to develop a survey that assessed staff perception of a pilot project and advocated for future funding of the project.• Designed a program evaluation plan and logic model for the employee wellness program.• Developed a business proposal to advocate for the inclusion of an employee smoking cessation program at Hamilton Health Sciences.

• Completed a review of grey literature to identify strengths and weakness of current provincial home care programs.• Summarized results to identify appropriate recommendations. • Developed a comprehensive report for the GW-OHT that assessed the governance and integration of Home and Community Support Services across Canada and England.

• Advocated for a vulnerable patient population who are living with cognitive, physical and mental health challenges. • Supervised and educated an occupational therapy student and provided shadowing opportunities for 6 occupational therapy students.• Managed a 32-bed caseload of patients with varying diagnoses including depression, dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s Disease, and anxiety.• Delegated appropriate tasks to therapy assistants such… Show more • Advocated for a vulnerable patient population who are living with cognitive, physical and mental health challenges. • Supervised and educated an occupational therapy student and provided shadowing opportunities for 6 occupational therapy students.• Managed a 32-bed caseload of patients with varying diagnoses including depression, dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s Disease, and anxiety.• Delegated appropriate tasks to therapy assistants such as treatment care plans.• Conducted patient assessments (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Activities of Daily living, Kettle Tests, etc.) to inform treatment and discharge plans. Show less

• Assessed 6-8 patients per day; facilitated optimal turnaround/discharge times.• Applied tact, diplomacy, confidentiality, and professional best practice guidelines in working with individuals, families, and caregivers.

• Provided coverage across multiple units including Inpatient and Low Intensity Rehabilitation, and Complex Continuing Care.• Collaborated with team members such as physicians, nurses, and allied health to ensure high quality of patient care.

• Coordinated services between multiple providers across a large geographical region.• Completed funding applications on the behalf of patients.• Educated patients, family members, care givers and other service providers relating to patient safety, care and equipment use.

Research in human adipose tissue. Investigating from a nutrigenomics/nutrigenetics methodology. Technical skills in: RNA extraction, cDNA, RT-PCR, tissue culture using adipose tissue, Bioplex, BCA assay, human muscle cell culture, and Western blotting• Research funded by NSERC

• Facilitated cognitive and social activities for individuals living with Alzheimer's Disease and their caregiver.• Supported a positive and respectful environment for participants.