In December 2024, the Ontario government announced legislation that would introduce the NP clinical director role in long-term care. Clinical directors oversee and evaluate residents’ overall care and help identify and address health-care issues related to quality of life.
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On Jan. 10, the Federal Minister of Health Mark Holland issued a letter to provincial and territorial ministers of health to confirm a Canada Health Act policy requiring them to create a public funding model for NPs and other regulated health professionals by April 1, 2026.
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by: Dr. Doris Grinspun
When I joined RNAO almost 30 years ago, I made a commitment to draw on evidence in everything we do as a professional association. Whether it’s excellence in clinical practice, healthy workplaces, healthy public policy, educational resources, or media engagement – every aspect of our work is built on strong and compelling evidence.
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by: NP Lhamo Dolkar
As I reach the three-quarter mark of my first year as your president, I want to share what an absolute privilege and honour it has been to meet and engage with members.
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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...
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by: Victoria Alarcon
The 10th annual Fall Tour, which took place Sept. 19 through Oct. 1, 2024, offered nurses and nursing students across the province an opportunity to chat one-on-one with RNAO’s president, immediate past-president and CEO. Chapter, region and interest group members hosted visits to discuss pressing issues, such as the Ontari...
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by: Marion Zych
RNAO provides provincial government with budget advice
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Following an announcement from Ontario’s Minister of Health that the province will close 10 supervised consumption services (SCS) sites across the province, RNAO CEO Dr.
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RN and MPP Natalia Kusendova-Bashta became Ontario’s Minister of Long-Term Care after a cabinet shuffle announced on June 6.
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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...