Alicia Saunders
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by: Alicia Saunders
In nursing, there’s no "one-size-fits-all" when providing care. Nurses are constantly adapting as they go. And with the introduction of new technologies on an ongoing basis, the practice environment is constantly changing too. For nurses with disabilities, there may be more adjustments needed, but the passion for their role and ...
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by: Alicia Saunders, Kimberley Kearsey
Pikangikum Health Authority, which is located in Pikangikum First Nation, a fly-in Ojibwe community in northern Ontario, is implementing RNAO’s Adopting eHealth Solutions best practice guideline (BPG). In March 2026, RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun, President NP Lhamo Dolkar and President-Elect Sue LeBeau paid a special visit t...
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by: Alicia Saunders
Several RNAO members took part in local Remembrance Day events and ceremonies in November. On behalf of nurses across the province, they paid their respects and acknowledged the sacrifices of all who have served our country in times of war, including nurses.
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by: Alicia Saunders
As RNAO’s current president, NP Lhamo Dolkar was the master of ceremonies at the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in May 2025. Many presidents before her have played this critical role at the annual gathering, and several of them were on hand this spring to celebrate the milestone 100th anniversary of the association t...
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RN Nikki Mann says co-authoring a peer-reviewed article about implementing RNAO’s pain management best practice guideline (BPG) was incredibly rewarding. The director of resident services and Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) lead at Toronto’s Villa Colombo long-term care home knows the impact BPGs are having on her ...
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by: Alicia Saunders
John Edwards has always been a storyteller. A natural performer, the RN and secretary of RNAO’s Rainbow Nursing Interest Group (RNIG) initially went to school for musical theatre, receiving his diploma from Sheridan College in 2001.
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by: Alicia Saunders, Kimberley Kearsey
After two decades, RNAO’s Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) movement has welcomed more than 150,000 champions in Ontario and around the world who volunteer to raise awareness of the benefits of implementing best practice guidelines (BPG) in their organizations. Lucia Taggart (below) is one of those champions who, lik...
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Abiola Akinremi’s passion for humanitarian work started when she was a teenager. Having lived in Canada since the age of six, she returned to her birth country of Nigeria to attend high school and says the experience made her realize how fortunate she was to have grown up in a country with an abundance of resources available to her.
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by: Alicia Saunders
Sept. 30, 2021 marked Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a federal statutory holiday. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada published 94 calls to action in 2015, and among them (#80) was the call to establish a day to honour residential school survivors, their families and communities. Also kno...
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by: Alicia Saunders, Madison Hietkamp
As one of RNAO’s annual signature political action events, this year’s iteration looked a bit different due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Participants joined President Morgan Hoffarth and CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun for a four-hour afternoon event that included remarks from the premier, min...