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So You Want to Be a Nurse Informatician? Updated Canadian Education Pathways
Back in 2021, I wrote a series of blog posts with links I thought would be helpful for those would like to explore a career in Nursing...

IT_Nurse
May 2, 20252 min read
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š Python meets HL7 Version 2
Introduction This fall I took a course called HINF 535 - Health Information Standards through the University of Victoria. The last...

IT_Nurse
Apr 28, 20257 min read
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Power BI on FHIR - Part IIš„
Hello! Welcome to the second post in my series about visualizing HL7 FHIR data in Microsoft Power BI. As you may know, I'm currently...

IT_Nurse
Apr 26, 20259 min read
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Kindling Insights: Power BI on FHIRš„
As you may know, I'm currently enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Victoria, in Health Terminology and Interoperability...

IT_Nurse
Apr 18, 20257 min read
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Data Quality & AI in Healthcare
Some thoughts I've had recently around the intersection of data quality and artificial intelligence, specifically in the domain of...

IT_Nurse
Apr 11, 20256 min read
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Lifelong Learning: Making Progress in My Graduate Certificate Program
I completed my first grad-level course in Health Information Standards with an A+! Excited to continue this journey in 2024!

IT_Nurse
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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Beyond Automation: Visualizing Job Opportunities in Power BI
Enhanced my job monitoring system by integrating CareerBeacon & GNB data into Power BI, creating interactive reports & custom filters!

IT_Nurse
Dec 11, 20244 min read
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Improving Data for Healthcare: My Experience Presenting to a National Audience
I shared my experience with data quality to Canada Health Infoway's Health Analytics Community.

IT_Nurse
Dec 1, 20243 min read
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CareerBeacon Meets Python: My Enhanced Job Search Solution
Expanded my job monitoring system to CareerBeacon using Python, capturing job details & links, and automating daily updates with Power Query

IT_Nurse
Nov 22, 20245 min read
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Daily Job Board Updates? Thereās a Script for That!
Automated job monitoring with Python & Task Scheduler, saving daily postings to CSVs. Next step: integrate with Power BI for insights!

IT_Nurse
Oct 23, 20244 min read
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Using Python to Sniff Out Bailey's Best Daycare Moments
Ever since I discovered that I can use Chat GPT to help me create Python scripts, I've gotten a kick out of using Python to make my life...

IT_Nurse
Aug 31, 20244 min read
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J'apprends le franƧais
After years away, Iām restarting my French journey with Coffee Break French and Duolingo. Both are fantastic tools to brush up on skills!

IT_Nurse
Aug 28, 20242 min read
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Life Update
It's been a while since my last post, and quite a bit has happened since then. Here's what's new: In June of 2024 I was offered a...

IT_Nurse
Aug 27, 20242 min read
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Extraordinary Excel: The magic of Power Query
Are you a user of Microsoft Excel? Have you ever spent time fiddling with a spreadsheet, trying to get your data to look "right"? Have...

IT_Nurse
Mar 5, 20232 min read
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Adventures with ChatGPT & Python
I've come across several articles in my social media feeds about ChatGPT recently, and decided to take some time today to see what it's...

IT_Nurse
Feb 4, 20232 min read
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Ready, Set, Go! Accessing Fitbit data through the API with Python
I used Fitbit's API with Python to automate data updates for my Power BI dashboard, replacing manual steps with a single-click refresh!

IT_Nurse
Apr 2, 20223 min read
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Giving Thanks
As a Canadian, this weekend marks our Thanksgiving holiday. We've been blessed with some beautiful weather, so the pup and I have spent...

IT_Nurse
Oct 10, 20212 min read
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So You Want to Be a Nurse Informatician? Part III - Communities
I thought for the third and final post of this series that I would focus on communities & organizations that you might like to know about...

IT_Nurse
Sep 1, 20213 min read
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So You Want to Be a Nurse Informatician? Part II - Career Paths
Now that we've had a chance to think about Nursing Informatics (NI) education, let's talk about jobs. I've been fortunate to have three...

IT_Nurse
Aug 29, 20214 min read
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So You Want to Be a Nurse Informatician? Part I - Education
Last week I had the pleasure to connect with a Nursing Student who is interested in Nursing Informatics (NI). It turned out that we have...

IT_Nurse
Aug 21, 20214 min read
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