Stephanie Callaghan

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About Stephanie Callaghan

Seeking out opportunities to work in the field of Nursing research, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Quality Improvement and Policy Design. Areas of specialization include Research & Education, Substance Use & Sexual Health Nursing (STI Certified). Background in Oncology, Public Health, & Community Nursing. Course & curriculum development foci: Pathophysiology, Medical, Surgical, Oncology, Geriatrics, Substance Use, Sexual Health. Directly working in program development and clinical applications. Most recently developed the Hydromorphone Intensive Engagement Program (HIEP) administrated at St. Paul's Hospital Rapid Access Addictions Clinic (RAAC). The HIEP is connected to the Tablet Injectable Opiate Agonist Therapy (TiOAT) Research project through British Columbia Centre for Substance Use (BCCSU) in partnership with The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and funded by Health Canada. Currently administrating the HIEP in the clinical setting and evaluating the impact of selected interventions within the population of patients on Hydromorphone Risk Mitigation supply engaged at the RAAC. Program Goals include: • Engage and establish therapeutic relationships with individuals who meet eligibility criteria for HIEP participation.(Up to date 75 RAAC patients have been approached by the HIEP team; Since 03/03/2021 61 participants have been enrolled; 48 participants are currently enrolled with a cap of 50, as participants graduate from the program new intakes are enrolled) • Provide client-centred and strength-based care that prioritizes client goals.(51% of participants have engaged in SMART Goal setting, of those partcipants 55% have acheived at least 1 goal) • Improve coordination of services/ enhance the integration of services for individuals/families.(44% of all enrolled participants are actively engaged in care at the RAAC; 32% of all enrolled participants have been referred to community care + OAT providers; 14% have been lost to Care). • Reduce the harms of substance use for individuals/families by providing supplies and education, focusing on Filter use for injectable routes.(100% of participants have been provided with Harm Reduction supplies and education at the time of intake). • Once stabilized, transition HIEP participants to long-term community health care teams.(32% of all participants have been referred to community care + OAT providers and we are working on more referrals as participants become stable on their treatment).