2020-2021
St. Michael’s Hospital BPG Nurse Champions
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Our BPG Nurse Champions
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Maribel Abarrientos, RN Cardiology
BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing Patient, Organizational and System Outcomes Focus: Optimizing Continuity of Care through Improved Interprofessional Communication
Joy Baguisa, RN NICU
BPG: Breastfeeding- Promoting and Supporting the Initiation, Exclusivity, and Continuation of Breastfeeding for Newborns, Infants, and Young Children Focus: Providing Oral Immune Therapy to Pre-term Infants in the NICU
Shirley Bell, RN
Internal Medicine, Stroke, Acute Care of the Elderly
BPG: Developing and Sustaining Effective Staffing and Workload Practices Focus: Integrating RPNs into the Internal Medicine Care Team
Malcolm Bessong, RN Inpatient Mental Health
BPG: Preventing Violence, Harassment and Bullying Against Health Workers Focus: Implementing a Response to Racial Harassment
Imelda Chua, RN PACU
BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability between OR and PACU
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Jessica Diep, RN
Cardiovascular Surgery
BPG: Preventing Falls and Reducing Injuries from Falls Focus: Falls Prevention during Shift Change
Daniel Dyer, RN CICU
BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Assessing Patient Readiness for Discharge
Chinnie Edradan, RN
General Surgery, Gastroenterology, TACS and Plastics BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational and system outcomes Focus: Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration
Liana Garcia, RN Orthopaedics
BPG: Preventing Falls and Reducing Injuries from Falls Focus: Falls prevention
Erin Hardy, RN
Trauma and Neurosurgery
BPG: Assessment and Care of Adults at Risk for Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour Focus: Suicide Risk Assessment in the Trauma Patient Population 4
Tina King, RN CVICU
BPG: Delirium, Dementia, and Depression in Older Adults: Assessment and Care Focus: Evaluation of Delirium Screening Tools for the Detection of Post-Operative Delirium
Nicole Levesque, RN
Inpatient Mental Health
BPG: Preventing Violence, Harassment and Bullying Against Health Workers Focus: Implementing a Response to Racial Harassment
Lobsang Lhadon, RN Martin Family Center
BPG: Preventing Violence, Harassment and Bullying Against Health Workers Focus: Building Capacity for the De-escalation of Aggressive Behaviours
Kinza Malik, RN
Interprofessional Resource Team
BPG: Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice among Nurses Focus: Optimizing Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice
Naomi Marasigan, RN Cardiovascular Surgery
BPG: Preventing Falls and Reducing Injuries from Falls Focus: Falls Prevention during Shift Change
Sarah Moffat, RN Surgical Short Stay
BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Enhancing Discharge Planning through Interprofessional Collaboration and Transition Planning 5
Tatyana Nichkasova, RN MSICU
BPG: Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Focus: Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
Ronald Ordinario, RN
Nephrology, Urology and Kidney Transplant
BPG: Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice among Nurses Focus: Optimizing Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice
Mark Pablo, RN OR
BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Transfer of Accountability between OR and PACU
Maria Pataunia, RN Palliative Care
BPG: Assessment and Management of Stage I to IV Pressure Ulcers Focus: Assessment and Documentation of Skin Changes amongst Palliative Care Patients at the End of Life
Jennifer Predhomme, RN CVICU
BPG: Delirium, Dementia, and Depression in Older Adults: Assessment and Care Focus: Evaluation of Delirium Screening Tools for the Detection of Post-Operative Delirium 6
Michelle Robinson, RN TNICU
BPG: Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints Focus: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints
Angelica Rojas, RN
Mental Health Emergency Service Area
BPG: Stroke Assessment across the Continuum of Care; Management and Assessment of Foot Ulcers for People with Diabetes Focus: Improving Physical Assessments in Mental Health Emergency Service Areas
Balraj Singh, RN
Martin Family Center
BPG: Preventing Violence, Harassment and Bullying Against Health Workers Focus: Building Capacity for the De-escalation of Aggressive Behaviours
Monica Snider, RN Cardiology
BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing Patients/Clients, Organizational and Systems Outcomes Focus: Optimizing Continuity of Care through Improved Interprofessional Communication
San San Ward, RN
Obstetrics and Gynecology
BPG: Breastfeeding- Promoting and Supporting the Initiation, Exclusivity, and Continuation of Breastfeeding for Newborns, Infants, and Young Children Focus: Encouraging Hand Expression for Inpatient Breastfeeding Mothers with Infants in the NICU 7
Ashley Carr, RN
Labour and Delivery
BPG: Breastfeeding- Promoting and Supporting the Initiation, Exclusivity, and Continuation of Breastfeeding for Newborns, Infants, and Young Children Focus: Encouraging Hand Expression for Inpatient Breastfeeding Mothers with Infants in the NICU
Victoria Hillsley, RN Respirology
BPG: Care and Maintenance to Reduce Vascular Access Complications Focus: Care and Maintenance of Vascular Access Devices to Promote Patency, Reduce Workload and Improve Patient Health and Satisfaction
Stacy Lew, RN
Emergency Department
BPG: Care Transitions Focus: Care Transitions of Trauma Patients
Brittany Lyn, RN Palliative Care
BPG: Assessment and Management of Stage I to IV Pressure Ulcers Focus: Assessment and Documentation of Skin Changes amongst Palliative Care Patients at the End of Life
Kinza Malik, RN
Interprofessional Resource Team
BPG: Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice among Nurses Focus: Optimizing Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice
Jenna Richards, RN
Community Mental Health Service
BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse; Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing Patients/Clients, Organizational, and Systems Outcomes Focus: Facilitating Workplace Wellness and Health
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2020-2021 MENTORS Cardiology
Victoria Buczek, Clinical Leader Manager
BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing Patients/ Clients, Organizational System Outcomes
Kimberly Tan, Clinical Educator – Nursing
BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing Patients/ Clients, Organizational System Outcomes
Cardiovascular ICU
Karlie Deangelis, Clinical Educator – Nursing
BPG: Delirium, Dementia and Depression in Older Adults: Assessment and Care
Cardiovascular Surgery
Kimberly Tan, Clinical Educator – Nursing
BPG: Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls
CICU
Karlie Deangelis, Clinical Educator – Nursing BPG: Care Transitions
Community Mental Health Service Nicole Kirwan, Clinical Leader Manager
BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse
Jenna Gourdeau, Operations Leader
BPG: Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being of the Nurse
Emergency Department
Candis Kokoski, Clinical Leader Manager BPG: Care Transitions
General Internal Medicine, Stroke, Acute Care of the Elderly Susan Camm, Afterhours Clinical Manager
BPG: Developing and Sustaining Effective Staffing and Workplace Practices
General Surgery, Gastroenterology, TACS, Plastics Katherine Mansfield, Clinical Educator – Nursing
BPG: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational and systems outcomes
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Respirology & Vascular Access Service Laxmi Devi, RN
BPG: Care and Maintenance to Reduce Vascular Complications
Inpatient Mental Health Unit
Rachel Lodge, Clinical Educator – Nursing
BPG: Preventing Violence, Harassment and Bullying Against Health Workers
Martin Family Centre
Shawna Singh, Clinical Leader Manager
BPG: Preventing Violence, Harassment and Bullying against Health Workers
Miranda Priestman, Clinical Educator – Nursing
BPG: Preventing Violence, Harassment and Bullying against Health Workers
Mental Health Emergency Service Area
Stephanie Lucchese, Clinical Nurse Specialist
BPG: Stroke Assessment across the Continuum of Care BPG: Management and Assessment of Foot Ulcers for People with Diabetes
MSICU
Swphana Sebastian, Clinical Nurse Specialist
BPG: Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
Fionna Yao, Clinical Educator – Nursing
BPG: Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
Nephrology, Urology, Kidney Transplant Michelle Gabriel, Clinical Educator – Nursing
BPG: Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice among Nurses
Jumi Charles, Care and Transitions Facilitator
BPG: Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice among Nurses
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Catherine Bishop, Clinical Leader Manager
BPG: Breastfeeding – Promoting and Supporting the Initiation, Exclusivity, and Continuation of Breastfeeding for Newborns, Infants, and Young Children
Caroline Assouad, Clinical Educator – Nursing
BPG: Breastfeeding – Promoting and Supporting the Initiation, Exclusivity, and Continuation of Breastfeeding for Newborns, Infants, and Young Children 10
Orthopaedic Unit
Shawna Singh, Clinical Leader Manager
BPG: Preventing Falls and Reducing Injuries from Falls
Miranda Priestman, Clinical Educator – Nursing BPG: Preventing Falls and Reducing Injuries from Falls
Palliative Care
Victoria Mclean, RN
BPG: Assessment and Management of Pressure Ulcers for the Interprofessional Team
Aysha Siddiqa Patel, RN
BPG: Assessment and Management of Pressure Ulcers for the Interprofessional Team
Perioperative Services
Lory Lee, Clinical Leader Manager BPG: Care Transitions
Forough Kalani, Clinical Leader Manager BPG: Care Transitions
Pansy Schulthess, Manager Clinical Quality and Patient Safety BPG: Care Transitions
Surgical Short Stay Unit
Shawna Singh, Clinical Leader Manager BPG: Care Transitions
Miranda Priestman, Clinical Educator – Nursing BPG: Care Transitions
TNICU
Caitlin Stanton, Clinical Educator- Nursing
BPG: Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints
Trauma and Neurosurgery
Kristy Nixon, Nurse Practitioner
BPG: Assessment and Care of Adults at Risk for Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour
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BPSO Executive Lead Sonya Canzian, Executive Vice President of Clinical Programs and Chief Nursing & Health Professions Officer
BPSO Lead
Murray Krock, Senior Director, Nursing Practice and Education
Professional Practice Mentors
Susan Beswick, Manager, Evidence Based Nursing Practice
Cecilia Santiago, Nursing Practice Manager
Jessica Directo, Corporate Nursing Education Manager
Rosalyn Espiritu, Evidence Based Nursing Practice Leader