Alison Pattern

Experience

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  City of Winnipeg

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2007

  Instructor Guard II

  •Supervised co-workers to ensure effective operation of daily business•Constructed swimming lesson schedule for multiple instructors and provided database management for the City of Winnipeg recreation database

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  Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region

  Sept 2008 - Dec 2008

  Archives Assistant

  •Researched proprietary and open-source databases for the archives to allow users to search independently of the archivist•Reconstructed information architecture on the archives intranet page to enhance usability •Conducted literature searches for medical staff to assist in their evidence based medical practice

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  Treasury Board Secretariat

  Jan 2009 - May 2009

  GCPEDIA Officer

  •Created organizational structures to manage content and enhance searching in GCPEDIA•Individually instructed users on web 2.0 technologies by troubleshooting user issues•Researched and implemented information management solutions for GCPEDIA to reduce user search time

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  University of Manitoba

  Jan 2010 - Nov 2011

  Health Sciences Librarian

  • Conducted literature searches for medical staff to assist in their evidence based medical practice • Participated in Curriculum Mapping working group for undergraduate medical education accreditation • Provided training on the Curriculum Management system • Provided virtual and in person reference• Developed an article alert system for the St. Boniface Research Centre• Contributed to the social media strategic plan• Compiled information on researcher’s impact factors and citations analyses • Participated in a mass weeding and library renovation project Show less

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  Manitoba Library Association

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2011

  Membership Director
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  Manitoba Association of Health Information Providers

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

  Treasurer
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  University of Toronto

  Nov 2011 - Oct 2021

  -Primary liaison between the vendor, the PGME office, UGME, the Faculty of Medicine and over 8,000 users regarding system development and system integration opportunities -Provide direction to and get input from the Work with vendor to ensure evaluation/registration/tracking system meet user needs - Identify and engage key stakeholders in system developmentprojects - Manage current and proposed development expectations of senior management, key stakeholders and systemusers -Oversee large budgets related to ongoing system maintenance and support as well as development (up to $500Kannually) - Responsible for integration opportunities between UME and PGME systems and other external systems (i.e. human resources, performance management and accountability) - Review development work to ensure the Faculty of Medicine data quality expectations are met - Facilitate meetings and liaise with hospital and program partners to develop and implement the University of Toronto component of a provincial initiative to report training days of undergraduate medical students and postgraduate trainees - Responsible for communications and any issues that arise as a result of new enhancements andintegration opportunities- Responsible for creation of video-training modules for hospital and program administrative staff - Lead and support working groups and Steering Committees - Identify areas of innovation to be presented at Canadian and International conferences/publications - Assist as required in other PGME units (i.e. the development of a learner object repository) Show less

  • Product Delivery Lead, Information & Instructional Technology

    Jan 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Project Manager, Learner Systems Integration

    Nov 2011 - Dec 2019
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  Queen's University

  Oct 2021 - Feb 2024

  Associate Director, Elentra Consortium
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  Elentra

  Feb 2024 - now

  Director of Operations & Product of Consortium Division