News Archive: Page 13 of 24

A Nursing First for Kingston

May 8, 2017 | ,

Kingston, Ontario – Kingston General Hospital Nurse Practitioner Janet Giroux is the first nurse in Kingston and the South East Local Health Integration Network (South East LHIN) to receive the prestigious de Souza Advance Practice Nurse (APN) Designation. She becomes only the fourth nurse in all of Ontario to bestowed this honour. The de Souza … Read more

Oncology Nursing Day 2017 Message

April 4, 2017 |

To be a leader you need to have the courage to take the first step, even when the path ahead isn’t that obvious. This year’s theme is “The Path to Change: Oncology Nurses Leading the Way” – Oncology nurses are true symbols of dealing with change and being leaders.  A cancer diagnosis not only affects … Read more

Upcoming Presentation at HPCO 2017 – iEPECO Advancing Palliative Care Through Standardized Online Education

March 20, 2017 |

Compassion lives in Ontario. Join us at HPCO 2017 for Accessing Compassion Hospice Palliative Care and don’t miss the de Souza Institute team at Session 307 – iEPECO: Advancing Palliative Care Through Standardized Online Education. Further information about the session is below: Session 307: iEPECO Advancing Palliative Care Through Standardized Online Education Monday April 24, … Read more

Celebrating World Cancer Day – Building a High Quality Cancer Workforce

February 4, 2017 |

On World Cancer Day, We can build a high quality workforce. de Souza Institute is proud to offer the “Interprofessional Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Oncology (iEPECO)” course. This is one of the many courses from the Institute to support clinicians caring for individuals and communities across the cancer continuum. We Can. I Can. … Read more

Dr. Esplen representing Canada at the Global Genomics Nursing Alliance (G2NA)

January 25, 2017 |

Dr. Mary Jane Esplen, Executive Director of de Souza Institute is attending the Global Genomics Nursing Alliance in Cambridge, England. The discussion and days that follow surround the topics of the integration of genomics into everyday nursing practice; establishing a Global Genomics Nursing Alliance and its development in nursing and genomic healthcare. For more information, … Read more

Interprofessional Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Course Now Available

December 15, 2016 |

de Souza Institute is proud to announce the Interprofessional Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Oncology (iEPECO) course is now open for enrollment. This course is based on the EPEC™-O Canada curriculum and was developed by a team of interprofessional experts. “iEPEC-O helps to integrate palliative care into your practice as a health care professional, … Read more