InspireNet Leadership Council (ILC)
ILC Purpose
The purpose of the ILC is to provide strategic and collaborative leadership to support the Management Team and members in achievement of their mission and goals.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop, in collaboration with key stakeholders, clear strategic directions for InspireNet as a primary resource to advance nurse health services research (HSR) in BC;
• Articulate InspireNet's position on nurse HSR needs and priorities with stakeholders;
• Provide guidance and support to the Network Management Team related to matters of strategic directions and operational oversight, for example: provide financial oversight of InspireNet’s operating budget, approving changes before being submitted to MSFHR for approval.
• Promote and facilitate opportunities for HSR partnerships involving InspireNet working with relevant stakeholders, for example:
• Post-secondary education institutions and departments
• Health authorities
• Government ministries
• BC Nurses’ Union
• College of Registered Nurses of BC
• Research institutes, foundations and centres
• Health Services Research and Policy Support Network
• Other relevant and emerging nurses’ organizations and networks;
• Assist with linkages to promote knowledge exchange about best practices in the delivery of nurse health services.
Leadership
Leadership of InspireNet is collaborative and is the shared responsibility of all members of the ILC, the Management Team and those leading InspireNet teams.
Terms of Reference
ILC's full Terms of Reference.
ILC Members' Bios
Monica Redekopp, ILC Chair (2009-current)
Director, Professional Practice, Nursing & Allied Health, Richmond HSDA, Vancouver Coastal Health
Monica Redekopp is currently the Director, Professional Practice Nursing and Allied Health for the Richmond HSDA within the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. She received her BN and MN degrees from the University of Manitoba and her doctoral degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her dissertation study entitled, “Relationships of Professional Nurse Characteristics and Nurse Staffing to Adverse Patient Outcomes” examined the relationship of nurse variables (experience, education, certification) and nursing staffing variables to adverse patient outcomes. Monica has practiced primarily in the Medical-Surgical acute care setting in a number of hospitals and healthcare systems in Canada and the United States. She has held positions as staff nurse, clinical nurse specialist, Director of Professional Nursing Practice, and Director of Medical-Surgical Units. She appreciates the opportunity to participate in this initiative in order to further the work of linking the growing body of nursing knowledge with implementation by direct care providers.
Lesley Bainbridge (2009-current)
Associate Principal, Interprofessional Education, College of Health Disciplines & Director, Interprofessional Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of BC
Lesley Bainbridge contributed to the development of RHSC 509, 'Facilitating Learning in Rehabilitation Contexts' and was co-instructor of this course. After a break to focus on her PhD studies she rejoined us in 2009 as a facilitator of RHSC 583, Applying Research to Practice on the topic of Interprofessional Practice. She is a past Director of the School of Rehabilitation Sciencesat The University of British Columbiaand was the Head of the Division of Physical Therapy for eight years. Prior to that she was part of the management team at two Vancouver hospitals. She has also practised as a physical therapist in a wide variety of settings with clients of all ages. Currently she is Associate Principal, Interprofessional Education in the UBC College of Health Disciplines and the Director of Interprofessional Education in the Faculty of Medicine. Lesley's clinical work precipitated her interest in teaching and learning. She realized early on that health professionals need to continue learning throughout their careers to stay current and also to educate colleagues, clients, and others. She believes that completing a master's degree in education gave her a broad area of knowledge and skills that transferred readily to her main research interests, namely leadership, geriatrics, teaching and learning, administration, and interprofessional education and collaborative practice. She has authored and/or co-authored book chapters and articles on interprofessional practice which is an area of focus in her PhD studies and other research. Lesley received a UBC Killam Excellence in Teaching Award in 2003, in recognition of her effectiveness in teaching physical therapy students and many others as well as her contributions to interprofessional education and the accreditation of physical therapy academic programs in Canada.
Suzanne Campbell (2011-current)
Professional Responsibility Officer, BC Nurses’ Union
As a Professional Advocacy Officer with the BC Nurses’ Union, Suzanne supports nurses across the province who are advocating for changes in their practice environment relating to quality patient care, quality work environments and reasonable nursing workloads. She connects BCNU members with resources to support this work, provides education to facilitate effective use of the Professional Responsibility process, and works with employers to bring forward the voice of nursing practice in decision making. Suzanne comes from a clinical background in medical/surgical, hemodialysis and public health nursing and began working with the BC Nurses’ Union in 2008. Her areas of interest include quality workplaces, leadership, health service delivery, and the relationship between health human resources and patient outcomes.
Laurianne Jodouin (2011-current)
Director, Health Human Resources Planning, BC Ministry of Health
Details to come
Martha MacLeod (2009-current)
Professor, Nursing & Community Health; Chair, School of Nursing, University of Northern BC
Dr. Martha MacLeod comes from a professional and practice background in nursing management and continuing education. She has been at the University of Northern British Columbia since 1994, in the Nursing and Community Health programs, where she coordinates nursing graduate education and research, and helps students to learn about leadership, research, knowledge development, and advanced community practice. Her research is on the nature of everyday experience and practice and how professional practice may be developed or hindered within health care organizations, particularly those in rural, remote and northern settings. She has published and presented widely on rural and northern nursing issues, nursing education and nursing practice. Dr. MacLeod is active in creating partnered research programs with BC’s Northern Health, as well as developing national and regional multidisciplinary rural and remote health research networks.
Patricia Marck (2011-current)
Professor and Director, School of Nursing & Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of BC Okanagan
Bio available here: http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/nursing/faculty/pmarck.html
Donna Mendel (2011-current)
Acting Chief of Professional Practice and Nursing, Interior Health
Donna has over 25 years of nursing experience. Donna joined the Professional Practice Office in 2006 as a Regional Practice Leader, focusing her work on leadership initiatives and the regional development of clinical decision support tools. She brings with her 20 years of experience in emergency care as a front line staff nurse, patient care coordinator and educator. Donna will complete her MScN in November 2011. Her thesis explored the experiences of clinicians in clinically-focused Communities of Practice. Her research interests range from quality work environments, to best practices in clinical care (acute) and interprofessional practice.
Lesley Moss (2009-current)
Executive Director, Occupational Health + Safety, Vancouver Island Health Authority
Lesley has been a registered nurse for over 30 years and has experience in a variety of clinical settings and leadership roles. Lesley has Bachelor of Arts from the University of Manitoba, a diploma from the Grace General Hospital School of Nursing in Winnipeg, and a Master’s Degree in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University in Victoria. Lesley has a special interest in having the voice of patients heard in healthcare decision-making arenas. She has led several patient consultation projects and is currently the co-chair of the VIHA Patient Advisory Council.
Anne Sales (2009-current)
Investigator, US Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbour
Dr. Sales was until recently a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Teams, and Chair in Primary Care Research. She has conducted 19 funded research projects, focusing on improving quality of care, knowledge translation and implementation of evidence based best practice, and has over 65 peer-reviewed publications. Her training is in sociology, health economics, econometrics, and general health services research. She is currently conducting two studies of audit with feedback interventions, one in long term care settings, the other in acute hospital and primary care settings.
Linda Sawchenko (2009-current)
Regional Professional Practice Leader, EXTRA Fellow, Interior Health Authority
Linda is responsible for leading a range of initiatives relating to advanced practice and interprofessional practice/education across the health region. She is the Interior Health lead for the Interprofessional Rural Program of BC. Linda completed her RN diploma at the Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Victoria and a Masters of Science in Health Administration at the University of Colorado in Denver. She recently completed the CHSRF - Executive Training in Research Application (EXTRA) two-year fellowship. Her research interests include collaborative interprofessional practice, the integration of nurse practitioners into primary healthcare teams, and the challenges of providing quality rural healthcare.
Sabrina Wong (2009-current)
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of BC
Dr. Sabrina Wong has joint appointments in the UBC School of Nursing and the School of Public and Population Health. She works in the BC Centre for Disease Control Sexually Transmitted Infection/HIV Prevention and Control Division as a clinic nurse, teaches undergraduate and graduate students, and is a health services researcher that examines the delivery (e.g. innovations in practice, models of care), organization (e.g. interprofessional teamwork) and processes (e.g. interpersonal communication) of care that could enhance the provision of primary healthcare services. Current projects, all of which use mixed-methods, include: examining what patient, provider, delivery model, and health human resource characteristics are associated with primary healthcare outcomes, development of reliable and valid multi-dimensional measures that can be used across diverse ethno-cultural and language (Chinese, Punjabi, English, French) groups, and the link between health policy and implementation of pandemic prevention activities such as H1N1 vaccine. Her current projects focus on inequities in health and disparities in access to health services.
ILC members 2009-2011
David Byres
Vice President, Clinical Programs & Chief Professional Practice and Nursing, Providence Health Care
David Byres was appointed Chief of Professional Practice and Nursing in May 2007 and the Vice President, Clinical Programs in August 2008. David began his career at Providence Health Care as a staff nurse in 1997. He became a Patient Care Leader for Mental Health in 2001 and was then appointed as the Director of the Mental Health Program and then as the Director of Nursing Practice. David brings with him over 17 years of professional experience in the health-care field, including in the areas of mental health and nursing. His portfolio includes responsibility as the Chief Nursing Officer spanning professional practice and education for nursing as well as the senior leader responsible for professional practice in all allied health disciplines. He is also responsible for the Mental Health, Addictions and clinical HIV/AIDS programs as well at PHC's urban health and aboriginal strategies. He is responsible for the implementation of strategic directions for the mental health, addictions and HIV/AIDS programs along with nursing and allied health. He leads the continuing advancement of nursing and allied health practice and ensures the establishment, implementation and evaluation of standards of practice, quality management and academic and research advancement for professionals across Providence Health Care. David is a registered nurse who received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Victoria and his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of British Columbia. He received his Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of British Columbia. He is currently the President of the Xi Eta Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and an executive council member of the Lower Mainland Chapter of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Nursing.
Brenda Canitz
Chief Nurse Executive and Executive Director Corporate Clinical Care and Professional Practice, BC Ministry of Health Services
Brenda's clinical experience in nursing covers med/surgery, ICU and Emergency care, primary health care in an isolated arctic community and public health nursing. She has carried out research both in the community and in universities, and taught at the baccalaureate level. She has held a series of government policy and program managerial positions in community health and paediatric community care. Most recently she worked with Health Canada as the Associate Executive Director in the Office of Nursing Policy and the Office of Nursing Services in aboriginal health in Ottawa. Her academic preparation includes psychology, nursing and a diploma as a Nurse Practitioner. Her Master’s research explored recruitment and retention issues for nurses in rural and isolated practices. Her primary areas of interest in health care are health care service planning, health care policy, aboriginal health and palliative care.
Darlene Martin
Retired, Vancouver Island Health Authority
Patricia Wejr
Senior Policy Analyst, BC Nurses' Union
Adjunct Professor, UBC School of Nursing
In her role as Policy Analyst, Patricia builds links between the union, employers, Health Authorities and government, sitting on numerous stakeholder committees and taking part in joint projects. Current initiatives include the Provincial Nursing Advisory Committee, Joint Quality Worklife Committee, Educator Pathway Collaborative Committee, and the MSFHR Nursing Research Advisory Council. Previous collaborative work includes being the union representative on the research team formed by the Ministerial Committee on the Recruitment and Retention of RNs and RPNs, which resulted in the 2000 report Assess and Intervene. Prior to joining BCNU, Patricia worked as a Registered Nurse in a variety of settings including medical, surgical units, and Critical Care float pool at Vancouver General Hospital; in labor/delivery/ post-partum (Midwifery program, London, England) and at a women’s health advocacy and information centre (London, England). She has a BA from Simon Fraser University, a diploma from VCC Langara School of Nursing and a MS (Sociology) from the University of Surrey, England.
