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Featured Member: Dr. Annalee Coakley (Oct 2021)
Posted on Friday, July 07, 2023 01:24 PM
This blog is re-posted from October 2021.
Dr. Annalee Coakley is the Co-Chair of the N4 Advisory Committee, the Physician Lead of the Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic, and the Medical Director of the Calgary Refugee Health Program in Calgary, Alberta. Dr. Coakley initially became interested in medicine by reading The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance by Laurie Garrett, which piqued her interest in tropical diseases. After graduating as a family physician, she further pursued...
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Featured Member: Cindy Dawson
Posted on Wednesday, June 07, 2023 09:31 AM
Cindy Dawson is the Clinical Manager of 1Call1Click.ca, an initiative of the Kids Come First Health Team, providing mental health, addiction and substance use health care for children and youth based out of CHEO. Cindy has two decades of experience working in the children and youth mental health space and shares this expertise as an N4 subject matter expert.
Prior to moving into management, Cindy gained front-line experience working with children and youth as a Certified Child and Youth Counsellor...
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Featured Member: Jennifer Lopez
Posted on Monday, May 01, 2023 03:18 PM
Jennifer Lopez is registered nurse (RN) and patient care coordinator, as well as the President of the Integrated Filipino Canadian Nurses Association (IFCNA). N4 is grateful to have Jennifer’s valued perspective as Co-Facilitator of N4’s Community of Practice Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) Lived Experience Consulting Group. This group provided invaluable guidance in the development of N4’s recently published report, Welcoming Internationally Educated Nurses into the Canadian Health Care...
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Featured Member: Dr. Tanya Lentz
Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 02:03 PM
Dr. Tanya Lentz, R. Psych. is a registered psychologist in Newfoundland and Labrador and in the Northwest Territories, with over 20 years of experience providing care for diverse populations, including newcomers. Dr. Lentz is a valued member of the N4 Advisory Committee and serves as an N4 subject matter expert where she shares her expertise with the wider N4 community through webinars and trainings on topics ranging from the parentification of newcomer children and youth to professional boundaries for...
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Featured Member: Tim Guest
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:47 AM
Tim Guest is the CEO and Past President of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the former board member of several other nursing associations and colleges across Canada. Now in his fourth decade as a registered nurse (RN), he has applied his nursing and management skills in rural and urban organizations to direct care, clinical nursing unit management, and executive leadership, as well as healthcare consulting, and now nursing advocacy and policy at the national level.
When Tim graduated with...
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Featured Member: Dr. Edward Cruz
Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2023 01:35 PM
Dr. Edward Cruz is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor, in Windsor, Ontario. Dr. Cruz also holds several other degrees, including a PhD in Dental Science and Microbiology from Niigata University in Japan, as well as a PhD in Development Education from Central State Luzon University in the Philippines. Dr. Cruz is currently pursuing a PhD in Adult Education and Community Development at the University of Toronto. N4 is fortunate to have Dr. Cruz’s expertise in his role
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Featured Member: Lorraine Thomas
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 11:49 AM
Lorraine Thomas is the Interim Manager of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, as well as an N4 member and graduate of the N4-Saint Paul University Newcomer Navigation Online Program. Lorraine is also a former newcomer herself, having immigrated to Canada from Trinidad over two decades ago to pursue a Master of Arts in Communication Studies at the University of Windsor.
From the beginning of Lorraine’s tenure at Holland Bloorview 21...
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Featured Member: Dr. Samuel Ogbeide
Posted on Friday, October 07, 2022 01:34 PM
Dr. Samuel Ogbeide is the Physician Lead and Medical Director of the Kalyna Country Primary Care Network, serving the Central Zone region of Alberta. He is also the Director of Medical Services at the Erin Ridge Medical Clinic in St. Albert, and the Sunrise Medical Clinic in Killam, both in Alberta. He practices both urban and rural family medicine in these clinics, where he also has a sub interest in chronic pain and opioid use disorder management. Dr. Ogbeide is a Clinical Lecturer in Family Medicine at the...
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Featured Member: Dr. Zubin Austin
Posted on Friday, September 23, 2022 01:28 PM
Dr. Zubin Austin is a professor of Health Services Research and the Murray Koffler Research Chair at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, and at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the professional and personal development of the health workforce, with a focus on the successful integration of internationally educated health professionals (especially...
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Featured Member: Dr. Noni MacDonald
Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 11:07 AM
Dr. Noni MacDonald is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, specializing in infectious diseases. Dr. MacDonald is also a member of the World Health Organization's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, where she lends her expertise on vaccines (including vaccine hesitancy, safety, pain mitigation, policy, and education). Dr. MacDonald is a contributor to CANVax, serves as an N4 subject-matter expert, and was...
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