Pam Poirier
Ardrossan,AB
Summary
Passionate and dedicated to equitable and accessible care for all people at varying stages of wellness. Committed to empowering individuals to make their best health choices while respecting individuality, diversity, and personal choice.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse - Case management
Alberta Health Services
10.2012 - Current
- Case management and collaboration in a multidisciplinary outpatient clinical setting caring for people living with HIV
- Creating an unbiased and inclusive setting for individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, and those who are otherwise viewed as marginalized
- Clinical skills - general physical exams, venipuncture, intramuscular injections (medications and immunizations), basic wound care, gynecological cytology and vaginal exams, sexually transmitted infection testing and treating
- Quality improvement projects such as outlining an outreach program and assisting with the implementation of a multidisciplinary team format aimed at improving accessibility and medication adherence, reducing transmission, and increasing education.
Registered Nurse - Clinical Setting
Alberta Health Services
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Pre and post test counselling for all STIs, including Hepatitis A, B, and C
- Prevention education, including vaccine administration
- Assessment and testing for STIs
- Clinical skills include venipuncture, STI specific physical assessments, sample collection and on-site laboratory processing
- Under protocols set by the medical director, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, including the use of nitroglycerine.
Registered Nurse - Charge and bedside nursing
Alberta Health Services
06.2010 - 01.2013
- Bedside and Charge nursing care in a fast paced, dynamic setting for acutely ill adults in varying stages of wellness with medical, social, and psychological concerns
- Assessment and reporting, critical thinking, team work, effective communication, time management, leadership and delegation
- Traditional bedside nursing skills - medication delivery through various routes, IV initiation, wound care including complex dressing changes, sterile procedures (central line care, foley catheter insertion).
Registered Nurse - Education
Alberta Health Services
01.2010 - 06.2010
- Designed and delivered culturally sensitive and relevant Indigenous focused education for individuals living with diabetes at varying stages of wellness
- Collaborated in a multidisciplinary setting to provide follow up with those connected to the program long term.
Education
Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitoner
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB04.2025
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Alberta
06.2010
Forest Technology -
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
05.2001
Skills
- Compassionate and Empathetic
- Advocate
- Organized and Adaptable
- Critical Thinker and Problem Solver
- Team Orientated and Able to Work Independently
- Connect Care Proficient (Wave 1)
Pronouns
She/Her
Accomplishments
2023 Nominee for McFarlane Family Indigenous STEM Graduate Award
Affiliations
- Alberta Association of Nurses - 2022
- CARNA/CRNA 2010 to Current
- Little Sweatshop Family Gym 2018 - Current
- Metis Nation of Alberta - approximately 1997 to Current
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Continuing Education
- Highlights from CROI 2022 (Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections), 04/2023
- Management of HIV Care in Vulnerable Populations, 04/2022
- Highlights from CROI 2022 (Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections), 03/2022
- Exploration of the Latest Update to Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment Guidelines, 10/2021
- Syphilis In-Service, 10/2021
- Prevention of HPV-related anal cancers in persons with HIV: How should we screen and will vaccines make a difference, 07/2021
- Implementation and Clinical Management of Injectable Antiretrovirals for HIV Treatment, 05/2021
- Highlights from CROI 2021 (Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections), 04/2021
- Covid-19: It's Gone Viral, 03/2020
- Highlights from CROI 2019 (Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections), 04/2019
- Highlights from the EACS 2018 (European AIDS Conference), 12/2019
Hobbies And Interests
- Fitness - resistance training, metabolic conditioning, high intensity interval training
- Outdoors - camping, fishing, snowboarding, acreage living
- Family - wife and mom of two young children
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Clinical Setting
Alberta Health Services
01.2013 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse - Case management
Alberta Health Services
10.2012 - Current
Registered Nurse - Charge and bedside nursing
Alberta Health Services
06.2010 - 01.2013
Registered Nurse - Education
Alberta Health Services
01.2010 - 06.2010
Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitoner
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Alberta
Forest Technology -
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
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