Niagara Health is participating in a College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) program that gives IENs the chance to work via supervised partnerships. The Supervised Practice Experience Partnership (SPEP), which began in 2022, is now in place at several Ontario hospitals including Niagara Health. The program requires participants to complete a minimum of 140 hours of supervised practice and demonstrate they can meet a series of standards during their time under supervision. The SPEP program allows IENs who have successfully completed the program to then register through the CNO. Niagara Health then hires these IENs. “It was a really exciting opportunity where we could partner with people who've had such diverse and wonderful experiences internationally and help them learn a little bit more about our Canadian health-care system,” said RNAO member Janice Feather, director of professional practice and education at Niagara Health and the program administrator. (Niagara Falls Review, Feb. 9)