The University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) is the first academic institution in the Middle East to become an RNAO Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO). Academic BPSOs look to RNAO’s best practice guidelines (BPG) to help nursing students use evidence-based knowledge in their studies and clinical placements. UCQ has integrated BPGs into all of its theoretical and practice-based courses to help nursing students make informed decisions and understand how to achieve better patient outcomes. RNAO announced the designation at its annual general meeting on June 24. “It is an absolute privilege to welcome you and recognize the heavy lifting you have done in the past three years to receive your designation. This is especially commendable as you had to do it throughout a pandemic,” says RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun. (The Peninsula, July 1)