Social and environmental determinants of health
Feature
by: Kimberley Kearsey
In February, RNAO marked Black History Month at its 26th annual Queen’s Park Day in Toronto, releasing the best practice guideline (BPG), Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Nursing (AABR).BPG co-chair Dr. Bukola Oladunni Salami, a nursing professor at the University of Alberta, was one of four speakers at the Queen’s Park media stu...
Feature
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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RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun responds to news that those struggling with homelessness in Barrie are being described as “lawless” in a bid to tear down encampments.
Column
by: NP Lhamo Dolkar
I have spent a lot of time lately thinking about equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). About how important these concepts are, and how we, as nurses, cannot be bystanders when it comes to EDI and the pursuit of fairness and justice.
RN Profile
by: Madison Hietkamp
RN Keren Elumir provides care at Toronto’s Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service. On a typical day, she responds to overdoses, oversees injections of substances, offers primary care and connects clients with other community services.
Feature
by: Madison Hietkamp
Nursing Week 2025 took place May 12 to 18 with the theme: Celebrating nursing action and impact. This year, RNAO took a different approach to planning by requesting ideas from members interested in leading keynote presentations and panel discussions. More than 70 members submitted proposals, and 18 were selected. The lineu...
Feature
by: Victoria Alarcon
For RN Teagan Venables, mental health came into sharp focus when he was a teenager. At 16, he came out as queer before starting Grade 11. It took some time to work through understanding and accepting his identity. “I came out to my parents and that was a very difficult time in my life. I started going to counselling, but I ...
Feature
by: Kimberley Kearsey
As we mark 25 years of RNAO’s Best Practice Guideline (BPG) Program, we would be remiss if we did not take a closer look at how today’s social landscape informs BPGs and the work of Best Practice Spotlight Organizations® (BPSO®). The issues of anti-Black racism, Indigenous health, 2SLGBTQI+ health equity and harm reduction are s...
Feature
by: Madison Hietkamp
Fourth-year nursing student Cordelia Copeland was working on her presentation for the inaugural Student-Led Academic Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) Conference when Hurricane Beryl hit her home in the coastal community of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. The Category 5 hurricane left her community without electricity in Jul...
Feature
by: Rob Samulack
I grew up participating in Boy Scouts, camping as often as I could. I always felt a connection with nature and a need to protect it. My fears about climate change grew after experiencing the wildfire smoke in Ottawa in the summer of 2021. Not only was climate change real; it was happening. I wondered how bad it would be in the f...