We Are IH: Practice leader helps guide ethical decision-making

Tammy supports five local clinical ethics committees across the region, chairs the IH Clinical Ethics Committee and is a member of the IH Ethics Council and Provincial Healthcare Ethics Advisory Team. One of Tammy’s most meaningful and impactful moments with IH was co-facilitating the Next Generation Clinical Leadership (NGCL) program with colleagues Lee Crevier and Chelsea Lytton in 2017.

“The learning, growth and friendship that came out of that experience will last a lifetime,” she says. “It was also an incredible honour to be a partner of support for all of the participants of that NGCL cohort.”

Tammy says that her work she did with colleague Janine Carscadden in creating IH's brand new resource, My Advance Care Plan, which guides people through the five steps of advance care planning, has been a major highlight of her time working for IH.

“I’m incredibly proud of the work we led,” she says. “This workbook will be transformational for those we serve in health care as well as for the health-care system as a whole.”

Tammy, who graduated with a Masters in social work, has been amazed at the opportunities her degree has presented to her: “I’m so grateful as it has brought me to so many unique career opportunities from health care to education.”

Tammy is a self-described “joyful person who cherishes her faith, loved ones and travelling.”

“My husband and I have really been enjoying our e-bike adventures,” says Tammy, who also has her full motorcycle license, and said there's a fun story about how she met her “amazing husband” while getting her license. “Travelling is a real passion of mine. I've had the blessing of traveling to 41 countries and six continents so far and am hoping to continue adding to the list! 

“Our current favourite way to travel is cruising. It's the only way we have found to truly unplug from our to-do lists and responsibilities. It's amazing to go to sleep and wake up to a new country to explore for the day."

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