I hope that the May edition of NYCU finds you all well and recovering from the interesting weather this spring.
2nd National Day of Action-Refugee Care
Join us for a National Day of Action on June 17th, 2013! Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care is organizing a second National Day of Action on June 17th to take the facts directly to the streets and tell Canadians the consequences of the federal government’s cuts to refugee health care.Despite widespread opposition from a broad group of... Read more
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Chatham MPP learns about Nurse Practitioner Role
Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Rick Nicholls has his weight checked during a visit to the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre in Chatham, Ont., on Thursday, May 23, 2013, by nurse practitioner Tracy Creechan. The three-hour visit by the MPP was part of the celebration of Nursing Week. BOB BOUGHNER/ THE CHATHAM DAILY NEWS/ QMI AGENCY The disparity in... Read more
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Judith Shamian elected President of ICN
Judith Shamian said she’s been given a dream opportunity to influence to health of people and nursing, after being elected president of the International Council of Nurses. Shamian, the past president of the Canadian Nurses Association and former CEO of the Victorian Order of Nurses, will serve a four-year term. The results were announced at... Read more
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NPAO Conference Call for Student Posters
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Student Posters Only 2013 Annual Nurse Practitioners Conference November 7-9, 2013 Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, Ontario Submission Dates (Student poster abstracts only) Opens: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Closes: Friday, June 14, 2013 INTRODUCTION This three-day conference will provide participants with a broad range of updates in health care issues for Nurse Practitioners consistent with this... Read more
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North Bay NPs celebrate Nursing Week
The North Bay Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (NBNPLC) is the first of its kind to receive funding to work towards designation as a Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO®) through the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO). “Our focus is on making positive changes in patient care through implementing and continually improving evidence based practice” says Leeann... Read more
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MPP Leone gets lesson from nurse practitioners
Following the recent birth of his child, and his wife’s subsequent life-threatening illnesses in hospital due to a blood infection, Cambridge MPP Rob Leone said he’s gained an even greater appreciation for nurses. On Friday, while touring the Waterloo Region Nurse Practitioner-led clinic on Water Street, he learned more about their recent contributions to healthcare,... Read more
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Happy Nursing Week 2013
”HAPPY NURSING WEEK NPAO MEMBERS! On behalf of the NPAO board we would like to say thank you to every Nurse Practitioner in Ontario, for providing outstanding health care and for continuing to be strong advocates of the NP role. Please Click Here for the above ad that will appear in the special section for nursing... Read more
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NP Mae Katt manages teen addiction
Nightingale Honourable Mention: Nurse Mae Katt designs program to manage addiction among teens At Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay, nurse Mae Katt uses suboxone to help wean teens off opiates. This isn’t your average Ontario high school, and Mae Katt is no ordinary school nurse. Working with possibly the most troubled student... Read more
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Nightingale Award winner NP Charis Kelly
2013 Nightingale Award winner Charis Kelly helps kids recover from burns It’s been 18 months since their little girl was rushed to SickKids with serious burns — and Janice and Martin’s lives changed forever. Those first hours were a blur of paperwork, questions, fears, tears, confusion and guilt, as the couple kept vigil over Sarah,... Read more
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