Site Leads & Health Care Leaders

Tanya Campbell

Tanya Campbell (Emergency Department Leader) is a Clinical Nurse Leader at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia.

I am an Emergency Clinical Nurse Leader at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. I have over 18 years’ experience in acute care with 14 years focused in the Emergency. I have previously taught for BCIT Emergency Specialty Program as well as taking on the role of Clinical Resource Nurse for St. Paul’s Hospital. Throughout my career, I have played an active role in facilitating flow and am a proactive patient advocate within the emergency setting.

Vicki Smye

Vicki Smye (Co-Investigator & Change Coach at UHNBC) is an Associate Professor and Director at the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing at Western University

Heather Smith

Heather Smith (Co-Investigator & Health Care Leader) is a Physician at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia and Central Interior Native Health Society in Prince George, British Columbia.

Lorraine Prysunka

Lorraine Prysunka (Co-Investigator & Emergency Department Leader) is Director of the Emergency Department at Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, British Columbia.

Leanne Heppell

Leanne Heppell

Leanne Heppell (Co-Investigator & Health Care Leader) is the Chief Operating Officer Acute Care and Chief of Professional Practice and Nursing at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia

Aggie Black

Aggie Black

Aggie Black (Co-Investigator & Site Lead) is a Research Leader of Professional Practice for Providence Health Care at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia.

As one of the co-investigators for the Providence Health Care site, I bring my nursing background and my research skills to facilitate the smooth running of the EQUIP study at the St Paul’s site. I have a keen interest in social determinants of health, Aboriginal health, and in improving health care for marginalized populations. I am excited about the potential this project offers for improving our partnerships with Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients and families who visit our emergency department.