Fall 2023
Year
2023
Volume
35
No.
3
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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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by: Kimberley Kearsey
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...
Feature
by: Victoria Alarcon
As an Indigenous social worker and the Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) lead for Chigamik Community Health Centre, Cassandra Forget has worked closely with her nursing colleagues since 2019 to implement RNAO’s Assessment and Interventions for Perinatal Depression best practice guideline (BPG). She is grateful f...
Feature
by: Madison Scaini
Imagine you’ve applied to work at a long-term care (LTC) home and have been invited for an in-person interview. You enter the home – excited and nervous. As you enter the building, you see a big sign: Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO). Do you smile knowing what this means and feel confident? Or do you become more nervo...
Feature
by: Anne Wojtak, Austin White, Jhanvi Kothary, Kimberley Kearsey, Nena Pendevska, Thaaniya Theivendiran
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 ...
Column
by: Dr. Doris Grinspun
Many years ago, I learned that when people are successful in the Chinese culture, they often contribute back through services that benefit the whole community.
Column
by: Dr. Claudette Holloway
As I write this, I think back to the words of past-president Dr. Angela Cooper Brathwaite, who once wrote about the concept of “service” and “servant leadership.” She envisioned her role as serving and meeting the needs of members.
Feature
by: Kimberley Kearsey
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.
Feature
by: Victoria Alarcon
As chief nursing executive and people strategy chief at Toronto’s Humber River Hospital, Dr. Vanessa Burkoski led the organization to become a Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) in 2021. She managed the review process and was a steadfast supporter of nurses during the implementation of two best practice guidelines (BP...
Feature
by: Marion Zych
RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun (above) was at Queen’s Park on Nov. 15 to provide feedback on Bill 135, the government’s proposed changes to the Home Care Act. She was joined by RNAO senior policy analyst Christina Pullano. In its submission, RNAO praised the government for dissolving Local Health Integration Networks and a proposed...