I started my career in the public health sector in 2006, when I was hired into a physiotherapy position with the Capital District Health Authority (now known as the Central Zone of the NSHA).  After working as a physiotherapist within the neurosciences programs for 9 years, I decided to try a different role within health care.  In 2015, I transitioned from direct patient care into the Professional Practice Coordinator  role for physiotherapy.

 

This position is within the Inter-professional Practice & Learning (IPP&L) portfolio.   The mandate of the IPP&L portfolio is to facilitate and advance collaborative person-centered care, a key priority in Nova Scotia.

 

The 3 pillars that guide this work are:

• Inter-professional Collaboration

• Fundamentals of Care

• Practice Education

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My work has focused on:

• Supporting and advancing physiotherapy professional practice and inter-professional collaborative practice/education

• Developing, maintaining and sharing evidence-informed practice

• Building on the capacity of health care providers and teams

 

I do this work through the development and facilitation of education, from both discipline-specific and inter-disciplinary perspectives.  I encourage an environment of learning by  leveraging knowledge and resources at the point of care, and by considering best practices and principles of knowledge translation.  The patient's values, preferences, and needs are at the center of my work.