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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 22 min read


🐍 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...

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Apr 287 min read


Power BI on FHIR - Part II🔥
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...

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Apr 269 min read


Kindling Insights: Power BI on FHIR🔥
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 187 min read


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 116 min read


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!

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Dec 19, 20243 min read


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!

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Dec 11, 20244 min read


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.

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Dec 1, 20243 min read


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

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Nov 22, 20245 min read


Daily Job Board Updates? There’s a Script for That!
Automated job monitoring with Python & Task Scheduler, saving daily postings to CSVs. Next step: integrate with Power BI for insights!

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Oct 23, 20244 min read


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...

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Aug 31, 20244 min read


J'apprends le français
After years away, I’m restarting my French journey with Coffee Break French and Duolingo. Both are fantastic tools to brush up on skills!

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Aug 28, 20242 min read


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...

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Aug 27, 20242 min read


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


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...

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Feb 4, 20232 min read


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


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


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


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


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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