The new Ontario Public Health Standards will require organizations to ensure a culture of quality and continuous organizational self-improvement. Designed specifically for public and community health, the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) and Leading Edge Group Lean Sigma Workshops will allow you to strengthen continuous quality improvement and...
The Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group (CHNIG) is organizing a workshop for community health nurses and nursing students in Ontario on Saturday, March 3, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. VIEW FLYER The day is focused on 'Exploring the World of the Community Health Nursing'. Our goal is to...
The Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) is hosting a free, one hour discussion on Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Lactation: Weeding out the Evidence presented by Dr. Alison Shea, MD, PhD, MSc, FRCSC, NCMP. Date: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Dr. Alison Shea, leading expert from Mount Sinai...
The call for abstracts for presentations at the 2018 National Community Health Nursing Conference in Regina, SK from June 26 - 28 is out! The conference is a great opportunity to showcase innovative strategies from all domains of practice, highlight successes and challenges experienced and to network...
Hello CHNIG Members! We are proud to announce that we are now taking applications for our awards! As part of your membership in CHNIG, you are eligible for financial support for professional development. The following awards and bursaries are available on a yearly basis: 1) Community Health...
Purpose The Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group (CHNIG) is inviting YOU to create and submit a video answering the question “Why would you choose community health nursing as a profession?” The student with the winning video will be the closing keynote speaker of the first CHNIG Workshop on Saturday,...
The Mental Health Commission of Canada has developed two free, accredited, online suicide prevention modules that are currently available for healthcare professionals. Both modules can be accessed online at: https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/online-modules-healthcare-professionals - registration is necessary to access the modules. Suicide: Facing the Difficult Topic Together – Empowering Physicians, Instilling...
NEW: The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT)’s Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM) Skills Assessment Tool Identify your strengths and areas to further develop in your evidence-informed practice. Multiple-choice questions, based on typical public health situations, are designed to assess your knowledge of how to find and use research evidence in...
CHNIG is organizing a workshop for Community Health Nurses (CHNs) and nursing students in Ontario on Saturday, March 3, 2018. The day is focused on 'Exploring the World of the Community Health Nurses'. Goals: The leaders in community health nursing provide their perspectives and experience related to the implementation...
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...
