Shared on behalf of Cindy Fedell, Regional Chief Information Officer

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We are pleased to announce that Martina Boote has accepted the position of Regional Director of Nursing Informatics.

Martina is currently the Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Mental Health Program at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre. She has worked in mental health for the past ten years and has a Masters of Nursing with a Leadership focus and CNA Psychiatric and Mental Health Certification.

In her role as the Regional Director of Nursing Informatics, Martina will be responsible for providing direction and nursing/allied health leadership on the design, implementation and use of informatics to enable high quality health care services. She will work closely with the Regional Medical Information Officer, Dr. Stephen Viherjoki, focusing initially on the HIS renewal. Martina will be working collaboratively with nursing and allied health leaders and key stakeholders across Northwestern Ontario.

Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Martina into this new role that she will commence on January 17, 2022.