Health policy and advocacy

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by: Victoria Alarcon

At the annual Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) Symposium in Toronto this fall, RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun, founder of the internationally renowned program, addressed a room of more than 200 in-person attendees and hundreds more online. It all “started with a proposal from a young nurse with dreams in her head,” she...

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Memories of my first year as president

by: Dr. Claudette Holloway

I am writing this column just weeks after our in-person Annual General Meeting (AGM).

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Nurses celebrate the profession at special events during Nursing Week 2023

by: Madison Hietkamp

Nursing Week is an opportunity to shift the focus from patients onto nurses to recognize and honour our knowledge, compassion and dedication. RNAO celebrated Nursing Week 2023 (May 8 – 14) with a variety of engaging and vibrant virtual events focused on the interests of nurses across all settings and sectors. With an overarch...

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Powering nurses through unity and action

by: Larry Sawyer

Each year, Queen’s Park Day (QPD) brings nurses from across Ontario together in a powerful display of unity. It provides a unique platform for RNAO’s board of directors and assembly of leaders to voice key priorities, showcase their political action skills and engage in meaningful discussions w...

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Influence and impact: Mobilizing for action

by: Dr. Claudette Holloway

One of the things that makes me so proud to be a member of RNAO is the influence and impact we have when it comes to getting time with our elected representatives. Think about it for a moment. What other organization has the political clout that we have raising nursing and health issues?

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Policy at Work

by: Marion Zych

RNAO provides federal and provincial governments with budget advice RNAO provided the federal government with a set of recommendations to consider as it prepared its spring budget. While the country’s economy continues to be affected by after effects due to the pandemic, including high inflation, RNAO argues those mo...

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The power of Twitter to advance the nursing profession

by: Madison Hietkamp

At any given moment, nurses can connect to important conversations, mobilize change in our profession and health care, and influence decision-makers. This is where the power of social media – namely, Twitter – plays an important role. The September/October 2015 RNJ issue featured a story about how nurses are using social media, ...

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The dangerous seduction of investor-driven care

by: Dr. Doris Grinspun

Since I last wrote to you, dear members, a lot has changed in the health-care landscape. In January, the Ontario government announced a plan that will undermine our public health system – directing public funds and surgeries to for-profit clinics in our province.

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“Nobody can go to treatment if they’re dead”: RNAO members take action to address Ontario’s opioid overdose crisis

by: Madison Hietkamp

For more than 20 years, London-based RN Aaron Clark has dedicated himself to helping people struggling with mental illness and addiction, but lately he’s felt a sense of hopelessness. He sees too many people falling through the cracks of Ontario’s health system, even though he’s trying his best to keep people alive while advocat...

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Our collective voice is powerful: Show up and speak up

by: Dr. Claudette Holloway

This column marks my first official message to you as president. I am extremely proud and feel blessed to represent you. RNAO is an important organization, and my personal pledge to you is to bring my leadership, my energy and my commitment to continue advancing our important work.

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