Kimberley Kearsey

RNAO’s 2024 AGM was an inspiring event that included many special guests who attended in person and virtually. International nursing leaders included Dr. Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, chief nursing officer for the World Health Organization, Dr. Pamela Cipriano, president of the International Council of Nurses, and Dr. Sandr...

Members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community experience high rates of stigma and discrimination both outside and inside the health system. According to John Edwards, an RN and member of the community, secretary of RNAO’s Rainbow Nursing Interest Group (RNIG), and a researcher who focused on this for his master’s degree (read more in our R...

BPSO expansion: On the international stageThe important work of BPG implementation and evaluation continues around the world, and there was special attention this spring on Ibero-America (Latin America, Spain and Portugal). The newest group of BPSO graduates to receive their designation at RNAO’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in ...

As an RN and NP, Lhamo Dolkar has worked in group homes, long-term care, nursing homes, acute care, primary care and community health. She says her diverse experience in multiple sectors gives her the knowledge and confidence to represent nurses across the province as RNAO president. She feels she has a responsibility to be coll...

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...

For Ann Roberts, a nurse of 35 years, being a best practice guideline (BPG) champion is about doing something that is “meaningful.” BPGs are incredibly meaningful because they’re having an impact, the Montfort Hospital palliative care RN says. A self-described “product” of Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) cultu...

RNAO’s 18th annual Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) Symposium in September 2023 saw more than 235 representatives from local, national and international BPSOs gather in Toronto for three days of knowledge sharing and networking. Whether providing in-person or virtual concurrent sessions, or chatting with colleagues ...

Work your way through these photos and hints (click the arrow on the right to advance forward) to reveal the identities of four nursing leaders who have propelled the profession to new heights, and played a role in the evolution of RNAO's BPG and BPSO programs.

Amanda Mayock, president of RNAO’s Kawartha-Victoria chapter, was meeting with colleagues and RNAO staff at the assembly of leaders gathering in early 2023 when she shared the idea to create individualized QR codes for RNAO members. The QR codes automatically populate an application form with the existing member’s information, a...

On June 22, 2023, during the opening ceremonies of RNAO’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), 20 Best Practice Spotlight Organizations® (BPSO®) were honoured for achieving graduate status in the program. They now join hundreds of other graduate organizations to continue their important work to foster evidence-based cultures that impro...