Practice Summary

Languages

English

Education & Certification

Registered Nurse (R.N.)
College of Nurses of Ontario
Registration #79-0699

Certified Registered Rehabilitation Nurse (C.R.R.N.)
American Rehabilitation Nurses
Certification # 00023028

Canadian Certified Life Care Planner (C.C.L.C.P.)
Commission on Health Care Certification
Certification # 0048

Qualified Expert Witness
Superior Court, March 2008

Experience

• 20 years experience in the combined disciplines of rehabilitation and nursing, including emergency, oncology, rehabilitation, surgery and medicine
• Over the past 17 years developed a specialty in rehabilitation nursing and expertise in working with both adult and pediatric populations who have sustained multifaceted/catastrophic injuries and impairments arising from automobile and work related injuries
• 11 years’ experience as Consultant Manager and Proprietor
• Knowledge of relevant legislation governing provision of professional services to auto insurance, short-term/long-term disability & WSIB sectors
• IE Assessor
• Presenter at Educational Seminars for professionals, service providers and families

Professional Affiliations & Activities

• College of Nurses of Ontario
• Canadian Nurses Association
• Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
• Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
• Canadian Association of Independent Nurses
• Canadian Paraplegia Association
• Ontario Brain Injury Association
• National Case Management Network
• Insurance Institute of Ontario
• Co-Founder TRAC Group Inc.: TRAC-TBI Program; TRAC Spinal Cord Injury Program; TRAC Vocational Program (community-based, multidisciplinary, functionally oriented rehabilitation programs)

Volunteer Positions

• Canadian Paraplegic Association, Event Committee, 2010 - present
• Patient advocate at The Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre 2004-2007
• Member of the Community Advisory Committee, The Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre 2004-2008
• Member of the Advisory Committee, The Robyn Easey Centre 2001-2008
• 6 year tenure on the Executive Committee for the Ottawa Chapter of the Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals: Vice Chair (4 years) , Treasurer (2) years

Continuing Education

• Brain Injury Awareness Day, Ottawa, June 2011
• Life Care Planning Canadian Summit 2011, Toronto, June, 2011
• The Evolution of SABS, Toronto, May 2011
• Recommendations for Changes to the Definition of Catastrophic Impairment, Final Report of the Catastrophic Impairment Expert Panel to the Superintendent, Toronto, April, 2011
• 3rd Annual Chronic Disease Management Conference, Ottawa, March 2011
• 3rd Annual Accident Benefits Experts Seminar, Toronto, November 2010
• Managing Chronic Pain: How a Team-Based Effort Creates Productivity Gains and Healthier Outcomes, Ottawa, Novewmber 2010
• Cognitive Rehabilitation Education Series, Ottawa, September, 2010
• Compensating Chronic Pain, Toronto, June, 2010
• Case Management of Mental Health Issues, Presenter, May 2010
• Catastrophic Impairment Designation: Definition & Complications,
  Ottawa, February, 2010
• New Rules of Civil Procedure, Ottawa, Ontario, February 2010  
• From Hospital to Home The Continuum of Care after SCI
  Toronto, January, 2010
• Successful & Enduring Return to Work After Injury, Presenter, January 2010
• Introduction to Legal Nurse Consulting, Calgary, Alberta, April 30th –May 1st, 2009
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Challenges and Controversies in Diagnosis,
  Toronto, February 2009
• ABA and CBT, Ottawa, February 2009
• Pediatric Neuropsychology from a Rehabilitation Perspective, Ottawa, March 2009
• Expert Reports, Ottawa, March 2009
• Capacity Assessments, Ottawa, March 2009
• Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop: Improving Care in the Champlain LHIN, Ottawa, September 2008
• 7th Annual Eastern Ontario Regional Trauma Conference, Ottawa, September 2008
• Medical Aspects and the Complications of Spinal Cord Injuries, Toronto 2007
• Introduction to Life Care Planning, Toronto 2007
• The Life Care Plan: Examining the Process, Toronto 2007
• The Vocational Plan and its Integration into the Life Care Plan, Toronto 2007
• Canadian Legal Considerations for the Life Care Plan, Toronto 2007
• Foundations of Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Hospital to Community, Ottawa 2006
• 6th Annual Spinal Cord Conference, Discharge & Beyond, The Many Faces of SCI, Niagara 2006
• 14th Annual Interurban Spinal Cord Injury Symposium, Ages and Stages,
  Kingston, 2005
• Life Care Plans for the ABI Population,
  The Canadian Institute Of Life Care Planning, 2004
• Complex Injuries in Life Care Planning,
  The Canadian Institute Of Life Care Planning, 2004
• Eastern Ontario Regional Trauma Conference, Promoting Excellence in
  State of the Art Trauma Care for Children and Adults, 2004
• Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, 30th Annual Educational Conference,
  Atlanta, GA, 2004
• Rehabilitation for Children with Acquired Brain Injury, Level One, 2004
• The Role of Culture in the Rehabilitation of Individual with
  Acquired Brain Injury, 2004
• Canadian Paraplegic Association, Opening Doors to Rehabilitation, 2003
• Ontario Auto-Changes & Reform, 2003
• Brain Injury: The Complete Picture, 2003
• Eastern Ontario Regional Trauma Conference, Promoting Excellence in
  State of the Art Trauma Care for Children and Adults, Ottawa, 2003
• Issues Across the Continuum of Care: A Conference for Brain Injury Service Providers, 2002
• Practical Strategies for Health Care Professionals better advocacy
  for patients rights under Bill 59, 2002
• Traumatic Brain Injury in Youth: Challenges and Solutions for
  the Classroom and Beyond, 2002
• Vocational Assessments-Multistakeholder Perspectives, 2002
• 8th Annual Conference on Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury; Children and Youth with Acquired Brain Injury, 2001
• Counselling Adults, Children and their Families after Acquired Brain Injury, 2001
• Brain Injury: Issues Across the Continuum of Care, 2001
• Employer Perspectives on Return to Work, 2001
• Bonafide Occupational Requirements, 2001
• Importance of Achieving and Maintaining Balance, 2001
• Common Classification System for Disability, 2001
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis and Psychological Treatment, 2001
• Rehabilitation Counselling: The Vocational Expert Model, 2001
• Employment Accommodations, 2001
• Setting Ethical and Moral Standards in Rehabilitation Practice, 2000
• Solution Focused Counselling, 2000
• Practical Strategies to Negotiate a Successful Return to Work, 2000
• Ethical Practices for Rehabilitationists, 1999