2017-2018 St. Michael’s Hospital BPG Nurse Champions
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Denis Aleynikov RN, Inpatient Mobility BPG: Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in Older Adults Focus: Implementation of the Falls Program on Inpatient Mobility
Amber Bala RN, Family Health Team BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational, and system outcomes Focus: Assessment and management of wound care within the Family Practice setting
Chantel Barry RN, Trauma Neuro ICU BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational and system outcomes. Focus: Ensuring consistent communication between Interprofessional Health Care team and families
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Maria Becerra Gomez RN, Inpatient Mobility BPG: Care transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability (ToA) in the Inpatient Mobility unit
Galina Bolsakov RN, Cardiac Cath Lab BPG: Preventing and Mitigating Nurse Fatigue in Health Care Focus: Developing resilience in Cardiac Cath Lab area
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Jessie Chiu RN, Respirology BPG: End-of-life Care During the Last Days and Hours Focus: Advanced care planning - part II
Amy Burke Anderson RN, Obstetrics/Gynecology/NICU BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability (ToA) for Maternity Patients
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Sarah Kreher RN, Gen Surg/GI/Plastics BPG: Person and Family Centred Care Focus: Partnering In Care: Transition from doing to and for - to doing with
Natalie Gdyczynski RN, Community Mental Health Service BPG: Client-Centered Care / Strategies to Support Self-Management in Chronic Conditions Focus: Implementing Illness Management Recovery (IMR) evidence-based groups in the Community Mental Health Service
Criselda Diaz Gonzales RN, Oncology / Hematology / Infectious Diseases and Medical Daycare Unit BPG: Integrating Smoking Cessation in Daily Practice Focus: Integrating smoking cessation practices among cancer patients
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Aryam Kidane RN, Breast Centre BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability (ToA) for breast cancer patients
Erin Abigail Cuaresma RN, Respirology BPG: End-of-life Care During the Last Days and Hours Focus: Advanced care planning - part II
Ryan Hoekstra RN, Community Mental Health Service BPG: Client Centred Care / Engaging Clients Who Use Substances Focus: Standardizing substance use screening and assessment in the Community Mental Health Service
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Michaela McCrady RN, Breast Centre BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability (ToA) for breast cancer patients
Maria Laylo RN, Oncology / Hematology / Infectious Diseases and Medical Daycare Unit BPG: Integrating Smoking Cessation in Daily Practice Focus: Integrating smoking cessation practices among cancer patients
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Ashley Mercer RN, Trauma Neuro ICU BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse Focus: Recognizing stressful triggers and developing coping strategies to mitigate
Debby Law RN, Cardiac Cath Lab BPG: Preventing and Mitigating Nurse Fatigue in Health Care Focus: Developing resilience in Cardiac Cath Lab area
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Marie Prystay RN, Cardiology BPG: Care Transitions/ Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in Older Adults Focus: Promoting patient safety through Transfer of Accountability (ToA)
Joram Muzones RN, Acute Mental Health and Addictions Service BPG: Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints Focus: Promoting staff and patient safety with the use of seclusion; an environmental restraint to control a patient’s mobility
Emma Rhodes RN, Palliative Care BPG: End of Life Care During the Last Days and Hours Focus: Complex symptom management at the end of Life
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Ekaterina Mikhelson-Gorinr RN, Specialty Clinics BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability (ToA) from outpatient to inpatient settings
Samantha Roberts RN, Medical Surgical ICU BPG: Preventing and Mitigating Nurse Fatigue in Health Care Focus: Developing resiliency and managing nurse fatigue in MSICU
Miranda Priestman RN, Trauma Neuro In Patient BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse Focus: Nurse safety champion for the Stop Harm and Violence education program
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Emily Sestito RN, Nephrology/Urology BPG: Promoting Alternate Approaches to Restraints / Establishing Therapeutic Relationships/ Prevention of Falls and Injuries in the Older Adult Risk Assessment/ Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Focus: Purposeful hourly rounding
Rachel Tong RN, Home Dialysis Unit BPG: Client Centred Care Focus: Home Dialysis patient training videos
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Sukhjeet Samra RN, Home Dialysis Unit BPG: Client Centred Care Focus: Home Dialysis patient training videos
Jennifer Trieu RN, Cardiology BPG: Care Transitions/ Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in Older Adults Focus: Promoting patient safety through Transfer of Accountability (ToA)
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Magetta Vincent RN, General Internal Medicine BPG: Preventing and Mitigating Nurse Fatigue in Health Care Focus: Preventing and mitigating staff fatigue on General Internal Medicine
Jennifer Wong RN, Inpatient Mobility BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability (ToA) from PACU to Inpatient Mobility
 Khushdeep Parhar RN, Oncology / Hematology / Infectious Diseases and Medical Daycare Unit BPG: Integrating Smoking Cessation in Daily Practice Focus: Integrating smoking cessation practices among cancer patients
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Lisa Cluett RN, Trauma Neuro In Patient BPG: Care and Maintenance to Reduce Vascular Access Complications Focus: Vascular access nurse champion
Sarah Martin RN, Emergency BPG: Supporting and Strengthening Families Through Expected and Unexpected Life Events Focus: Supporting women and families with early pregnancy loss
Victoria McLean RN, Palliative Care BPG: End of Life Care During the Last Days and Hours Focus: Complex symptom management at the 
end of life
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Kevin Bradley RN, Renal Transplant BPG: Decision Support for Adults Living 
with Chronic Kidney Disease Focus: Education and decision support strategies for transplant candidates and living kidney donors
Irene Pryshlak RN, Specialty Clinics BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability (ToA) from outpatient to inpatient settings
Maureen Connelly RN, Renal Transplant BPG: Decision Support for Adults Living with Chronic Kidney Disease Focus: Education and decision support strategies for transplant candidates and living kidney donors
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Michelle Gabriel
Christine O’Brien-Kirch
RN, Renal Transplant BPG: Decision Support for Adults Living with Chronic Kidney Disease Focus: Education and decision support strategies for transplant candidates and living kidney donors
RN, Nephrology/Urology BPG: Promoting Alternate Approaches to Restraints / Establishing Therapeutic Relationships/ Prevention of Falls and Injuries in the Older Adult Risk Assessment/ Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Focus: Purposeful hourly rounding
Sinead Gordon RN, Cardiovascular ICU BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-being of the Nurse Focus: Self-Care for the critical care nurse Anna Karpenko RN, Specialty Clinics BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability (ToA) from outpatient to inpatient settings
Anne Kha RN, Medical Surgical ICU BPG: Assessment and Management of Venous Leg Ulcers Focus: Assessment and management of venous leg ulcers
Tamara Lewis RN, General Internal Medicine BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Safe and sustained care transition for clients, families and care givers
Grace Wozniak RN, Specialty Clinics BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability (ToA) from outpatient to inpatient settings
Dong Wei Xu RN, Coronary Intensive Care Unit BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and WellBeing of the Nurse Focus: Self-care for the critical care nurse
Gail Christi C Sumagang RN, Family Health Team BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational, and system outcomes Focus: Assessment and management of wound care within the Family Practice setting
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A special thank you to the 2017/2018 Mentors! Unit Mentors: Obstetrics/Gynecology/ NICU Sharon Adams BPG: Care Transitions Inpatient Mobility Wen-Ya Lee BPG: Care Transitions BPG: Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in Older Adults Vasuki Paramalingam BPG: Care Transitions BPG: Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in Older Adults Breast Centre Anna Kacikanis BPG: Care Transitions Specialty Clinics Anna Kacikanis BPG: Care Transitions General Internal Medicine Shirley Bell BPG: Care Transitions BPG: Preventing and Mitigating Nursing Fatigue in Health Care Cardiology Kimberly Tan BPG: Professionalism in Nursing Trauma Neuro ICU Corinne Risling BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational and system outcomes BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse
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Ellen Lewis BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational and system outcomes BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse Coronary ICU Michelle Williams BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse Norine Meleca BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse Cardiovascular ICU Michelle Williams BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse Trauma Neuro Inpatient Mary Copeland BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse BPG: Care and Maintenance to Reduce Vascular Access Complications Judy Pararajasingham BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse BPG: Care and Maintenance to Reduce Vascular Access Complications Cardiac Cath Lab Kamala Persad-Ford BPG: Preventing and Mitigating Nursing Fatigue in Health Care Family Health Team Bethany Kwok BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational, and system outcomes Jean Wilson BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational, and system outcomes Medical Surgical ICU Shannon Swift BPG: Assessment and Management of Venous Leg Ulcers
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Melissa Guiyab BPG: Preventing and Mitigating Nursing Fatigue in Health Care Community Mental Health Nicole Kirwan BPG: Client Centred Care / Engaging Clients Who Use Substances BPG: Client Centred Care/Strategies to Support Self-Management in Chronic Conditions Gen Surg/GI/Plastics Katherine Mansfield BPG: Person and Family Centred Care Acute Mental Health and Addictions Service Jennifer Rogers BPG: Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints Home Dialysis Unit Fatima Benjamin-Wong BPG: Client Centered Care Nephrology/Urology Colleen Johns BPG: Promoting Alternate Approaches to Restraints / Establishing Therapeutic Relationships/ Prevention of Falls and Injuries in the Older Adult Risk Assessment/ Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
Christine Morton BPG: Promoting Alternate Approaches to Restraints / Establishing Therapeutic Relationships/ Prevention of Falls and Injuries in the Older Adult Risk Assessment/ Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Emergency Kate MacWilliams BPG: Supporting and Strengthening Families Through Expected and Unexpected Life Events Oncology/Hematology/Infectious Diseases and Medical Daycare Unit Rosemarie Rivera BPG: Integrating Smoking Cessation in Daily Practice
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Professional Practice Mentors:
Murray Krock
Colleen McNamee
Donna Romano
Cecilia Santiago
Director, Nursing Practice and Education
Corporate Nursing Education Manager
Evidence Based Practice Nursing Manager
Nursing Practice Manager
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