Community News

16 Oct Food for Thought – Leadership Perspective: Bringing Nursing Back to the Future Through People-Powered Care

Posted at 20:05h in Community News

Abstract At a time when there is a growing interest in person- and family-centred care and integrated community-based models, the unique strengths and expertise of home care nursing is a strategic lever for change across all healthcare settings. In this paper, we explore the theme of...

11 Oct RNAO Interest Groups present Diabetes Symposium Nov 25th

Posted at 19:22h in Community News

The International Nursing Interest Group (INIG) and the Diabetes Nurses Interest Group (DNIG) are collaborating on an educational conference being held next month on Diabetes: Caring from a Cross-Cultural Perspective. This conference includes various key note speakers, including CHNIG's Research, Education & Professional Development Co-lead, Emi...

06 Oct Let’s Get Social Three-Part Webinar Series starting Oct 13th

Posted at 21:17h in Community News

Tune into this three-part series on Emerging Trends: Social Media in Healthcare presented by CHNIG Past-President, Cindy Baker-Barill, and nursing students Renee Rogers, Destinee Shepherd, and Rayanne White. During this webinar series we will dive into understanding the importance of social media in health care marketing. We will discover how...

06 Oct OPHNL AGM and Workshop – Nov. 1st and 2nd

Posted at 11:40h in Community News

The The Ontario Association of Public Health Nursing Leaders (OPHNL) is hosting their 2nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Workshop November 1st and November 2nd at the Novotel Toronto Centre. View the flyer for more details. Register online by October 11th at eventbrite.ca. For hotel reservations at the preferred rate of...

11 Sep NEW: NCCMT’s Rapid Review Guidebook

Posted at 11:22h in Community News

Are you looking for an effective way to synthesize current evidence on a public health topic? Conducting a rapid review might be just what you are looking for! The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) has developed a Rapid Review Guidebook that details each step...

05 Sep RNAO Oral Health Focus Group

Posted at 16:21h in Community News

Are you passionate about the oral health of patients? If so, we would like to invite you to join RNAO's discussion on the development of the 2nd edition of the NEW BPG on oral health care and management. Facilitator: Yonda Lai, RN, MN, Guideline Development Lead Objectives: To determine...

22 Aug 5th Annual Forum on Patient Experience

Posted at 18:31h in Community News, Uncategorized

Improve Outcomes, Quality of Care, and Transform your Patient Experience! The 5th Annual National Forum on Patient Experience is the only event dedicated to patients and professionals from across the country in coming together to address important issues in patient-and- family-centred- care. In the wake of the Patients First...

01 Aug FREE Tobacco Free RNAO Webinar – Run to Quit

Posted at 22:50h in Community News

In collaboration with the Canadian Cancer Society, RNAO is presenting the Run to Quit - The Effectiveness of Physical Activity as a Smoking Cessation Technique webinar. This webinar will examine the popular Run to Quit Program which is funded by the Public Health Agency of...

29 Jun RNAO Workshop – Evaluation before Implementation

Posted at 23:21h in Community News

Have you ever been asked to evaluate the implementation of a practice change and not sure where to start? If you’re thinking yes, then come to this one-day workshop designed for clinicians and practice leaders to understand how to evaluate evidence-based practice changes. This workshop...

20 Jun OPHA Public Health Award Nominations

Posted at 19:01h in Community News

This year, the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) is recognizing outstanding contributions to the practice of public health in Ontario by conferring a prestigious roster of 3 awards to deserving individuals and partnerships. These awards include: the OPHA Award of Excellence, Legacy Award, and the...