Bridget is Co-Owner and Manager of Foot Care Academy, which is owned and operated by Advanced Foot Care Nurses, Diabetes Educators and Instructors with over 35 combined years of community and hospital care experience.She has been an Educator at Foot care Academy, who was recently nominated for Best Foot Care Clinic by Readers Choice Awards 2020, since 2014.Bridget is a Registered Practical Nurse for over 25 years, with a strong health care and administrative background. Her experience in these areas stems from her work as a visiting nurse in the community, as well as from working in various settings, including hospitals, long and short-term rehabilitation stroke services, palliative care medicine and surgical care.
Bridget has a passion for education. During her 26 years of nursing, Bridget has taken various certificate courses including Health Coaching, Advanced and Diabetic Nursing Foot Care, Practice Nurse Educator, Legal Documentation and charting, Wound Care and Management. She also earned a certificate in Health Coaching, has completed Practice Nurse Educator courses at York University and is currently enrolled in the Nursing (BScN) bridging program at George Brown College and Health Law at Osgoode Law school.
Memberships include: College of Nurses of Ontario, Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses, and Canadian Society of Vascular Nursing.