Projects
A showcase of recent collaborative and systems-level change initiatives
2023–2024
Evaluation Lead
Provincial Evaluation of Nurse Prescribing of OAT in British Columbia, funded by Ministry of Health
Conducted a 12-month evaluation with a team from Changemark Research + Evaluation, funded by the Ministry of Health and stewarded by the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions
Provided overall project leadership and oversight, including developing the evaluation strategy and framework, leading engagement with project partners, providing mentorship and support to team members, contributing to data analysis, and being accountable for final deliverables
Responsible for building and strengthening relationships with government/client, knowledge holders, all regional and provincial health authorities, regulatory bodies, and other partners
The evaluation culminated in a report with key learnings for future implementation and opportunities to sustain and amplify successes as well as KT products to support information sharing about the initiative to date
Services
Program Evaluation · Partnership and Engagement · Knowledge Translation
Impact
Informed provincial policy and future implementation
2021–ongoing
Education and Evaluation Consultant
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, PHSA
Provided leadership and support to update and refine a new provincial Concurrent Disorders Competency Framework and interactive online toolkit to support learner self-assessment and ongoing professional development
Developed an evaluation strategy to support ongoing quality improvement
Provides project management, knowledge holder engagement support and content development for the creation of several education initiatives to enhance concurrent disorders workforce capacity building, including a provincial, online curriculum
Services
Program Development ･ Program Evaluation ･ Clinical Education ･ KT ･ Engagement
Impact
Built workforce capacity and supported continuous improvement
2021–2024
Advisor
Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use ECHO, BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, PHSA
Supported the development and launch of a new provincial Mental Health and Substance Use Project ECHO, an innovative case-based training program to support a range of clinical and other service providers working with individuals with complex needs
Services
Program Development ･ Clinical Education ･Engagement
Impact
Launched province-wide case-based learning model
Partner Feedback
“Samantha seamlessly integrated into our team to support end-to-end project planning, curriculum path development and milestone mapping for an ADHD and substance use focused online education program over a 2-year timespan. She helped us break down a complex project into manageable components and supported our team in creating and actioning a timeline that was realistic and would meet the needs of the project funder.
She brought a breadth and depth of expertise in crafting education content for medical professionals and other health care providers. Specifically, she helped us think about how to write content that would be engaging and digestible and how to include patient and family voices and experiences in meaningful and appropriate ways. She is an effective communicator and can work with a variety of partners and stakeholders, including professionals from diverse disciplines. Our team really enjoyed working with Sam and I would not hesitate to recommend her.”
— Niamh McGarry, Executive Director
CADDRA – Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance
Past Clients and Partners
British Columbia Ministry of Health
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services
CADDRA – Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC
BC Centre on Substance Use
Changemark Research and Evaluation
Community Action Initiative