Academic Clinician, Nursing Research Lead
Queen's University/ Providence Care Hospital
Kingston, ON, Canada
Sarah is an Academic Clinician (Nurse Practitioner) and the Nursing Research Lead at Providence Care Hospital. Her clinical specialty is Diabetes Management, a field she has been practicing in since 2012 when she started the Diabetes Consult Service to service inpatient clinics. In addition to maintaining her clinical practice, Sarah is involved in hospital operations as an Advanced Practice Nursing Manager and she has a keen interest in making research accessible and practical for front-line staff. She graduated from Western University in 2007 (BScN), the University of Toronto in 2012 (MN-NP) and in 2021 she completed her PhD at Queen's University where she holds an adjunct lecturer position. She was an author on the Diabetes Canada 2018 guidelines and remains active with Diabetes Canada as a chapter author for The Essentials, working group member of the Dissemination and Implementation Committee for the best practice guidelines and is on the Scientific Planning Committee as a co-chair for the 2025 Diabetes Canada Conference for 2025.
As an Academic Clinician, Sarah managed Nursing Clinical Education and is leading the development and implimentation of an educational framework for Providence Care Centre.
Sarah has received various awards and grants for her diabetes-related research and pilot-project initiatives. Her primary areas of research are real-world diabetes studies and making practical use of administrative data to inform hospital operations.
Practical Strategies for Effective Interprofessional Education in Digital Spaces
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM