Project Health

M arcia Choi, M.Sc.

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TEL 7-78-331-**** website: w ww.cassonandchoi.com

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Marcia Choi, facilitator, university educator and speech-language pathologist, has 20 years of experience

with healthcare teams with content expertise in interprofessional practice and clinical research. Her keen

attention to process and organization, coupled with exceptional verbal and written communication and

leadership skills make her a creative, positive problem solver and project coordinator. A diplomatic and

pragmatic optimist, her ability to clearly engage and guide people and projects to successful and meaning-

ful outcomes is an asset to any initiative.

E xperience

2008- present President, Casson and Choi

Responsible for project coordination and development, professional development curriculum writing, team

development assessment and facilitation, meeting process facilitation, report writing, nance maintenance

activities, interprofessional and leadership competency workshop instruction. Coordination and facilitation

of group process and decision-making involving multi-sector and agency group members from front-line to

organizational and practice leadership levels.

2006-8 Professional Practice Initiatives Lead, Vancouver Coastal Health.

Coordinator of practice environment enhancement project, Health Canada IECPCP project, Vancouver

Coastal Health Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education Project at G. F. Strong Rehabilitation

Centre. Facilitation and coordination of research data collection and supervision of statistician resource

staff, and ongoing project communication. Sole facilitator of multiple staff projects for increasing collabora-

tion and communication with students and staff. Coordinated 1st VCH Interprofessional Collaborative Prac-

tice Day, March 2008.

2004 to 2010 Investigator, author and presenter of published interprofessional clinical research project

and paper, Assessing and Predicting Tube Placement Outcomes for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Patients

2004 Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Faculty of Medi-

cine, University of British Columbia

Provision of seminar lectures to Masters Speech Language Pathology and Audiology students towards

development of interprofessional competencies for health and education placements.

2003 to present Sessional Instructor and course coordinator, College of Health Disciplines, Univer-

sity of BC

Co-instructor and co-developed Interprofessional Human and Health Sciences course, IHHS 400: Interpro-

fessional Health Care Team Development for upper division students from Nursing, pre-Medicine, Rehab

Sciences, Speech Sciences, Psychology, Dental Science, Midwifery, Pharmacy, Human Kinetics, Social

Work, Health Administration and Public Health and Family Sciences.

2000-2008 Speech Language Pathologist, Vancouver Coastal Health ALS Team

Provided a province-wide resource for assessing, treating and counseling patients and families affected by

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Support and advisor to non-pro t society staff on planning, implementing

and maintenance of augmentative-alternative communication equipment program. Provision of outreach

education and coaching for health care professionals involved in the care of ALS patients across BC. Re-

search activities.

1992- 2004 Clinical Instructor, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Faculty of Medicine,

UBC

Supervision of Masters Speech-language Pathology students on clinical placements.

2003 Part-time Clinical Faculty, Faculty of Dentistry, UBC

1989-2000 Speech Language Pathologist, Neurosciences, Vancouver General Hospital

Education

Quali ed Facilitator, Strengths Deployment Inventory 2006

Masters of Science, Speech Language Pathology, UBC 1988

Bachelors of Arts, Speech Science UBC 1986

Awards and Publications

Beggs, K., Choi, M. and Travlos. A. Assessing and predicting successful tube placement outcomes in ALS Patients

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: of cial publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neu-

ron Disease. 2010:11(1-2):203-6

Co-recipient of the William Fraser Rehabilitation Research Award 2004

Presentation at the 16th International Symposium on ALS, Motorneuron Disease, Dec. 2005, Dublin

Second Place Podium award, Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vancouver BC, Jun 2006.

A ssociations

International Society of Performance Improvement, Member

BC Association of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Member

Registered Speech-Language Pathologist with Advanced Competency with the BC College of Speech and Hearing

Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

References

Available on request

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