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Oncology Nursing Day 2020 Message
Every year on the first Tuesday in April, we celebrate the work of oncology nurses across the country. Oncology nurses play a pivotal role in the care of individuals and their families living with cancer and have an immense impact on their quality of life throughout the cancer journey. In this unprecedented time of COVID-19 … Read more
COVID-19 Virtual Psychosocial Support Groups
Dear colleagues, COVID-19 is a pandemic infectious disease that has created immense distress on the Canadian society. In health care, the number of patients will continue to increase and push the health care system to its limit. Our clinicians, educators, and managers who make up the majority of our learners are at the centre of … Read more
Course Extension Due to COVID-19
Dear colleagues, Many of our learners are health professionals working at the front line and we express our gratitude for your dedication in providing care for patients and families. We are fully in support of this tremendous effort and will stand with you in this trying time. In light of the challenge to control the … Read more
WHO Year of the Nurse – de Souza Nightingale Series – Stephanie Ouellette
Introducing our second Nightingale series feature, Stephanie Ouellette from the Jack Ady Cancer Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta: Looking at all your accomplishments throughout your career, if you could go back in time what advice would you give to yourself after your first year on the job? I would tell myself that the “sky is the … Read more
WHO Year of the Nurse – de Souza Nightingale Series – Janny Proba
2020 marks the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Her legacy as the founder of modern nursing continues to influence nurses and improve patient care worldwide. To celebrate this anniversary the World Health Organization has declared 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Taking inspiration from her moniker as The Lady with … Read more
2020 New Year’s Message
A year can be described as being 12 months, 52 weeks or 365 days, but a New Year can be described as a celebration, a fresh start or an opportunity. 2020 can be all of that and more. More, because this leap year we are given an extra day to do something new, bold or … Read more