Health policy and advocacy
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by: Marion Zych
Modernizing the home and community care legislative regime
In June, RNAO provided feedback on the government’s efforts to reform the home and community care sector. Bill 175: Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020 repeals the 1994 legislative framework and integrates home and community care with the res...
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by: Victoria Alarcon
As an NP, Corsita Garraway has faced many obstacles throughout her nursing career in Canada. In 1995, while studying in the RPN-to-RN bridging program at Centennial College, she was one of the few Black nursing students in her program of 40 students. She worked hard to earn high grades and watched other Black students drop out d...
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by: Kimberley Kearsey
Systemic neglect and archaic staffing and funding policies in long-term care (LTC) have put thousands of older adults at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ontario, more than 1,800 LTC residents have died from COVID-19. In a few short months, more than half of the province’s 626 LTC faciliti...
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by: Marion Zych
RNAO did not let a global pandemic stop us from moving ahead on the popular and decades-old tradition of celebrating our profession during Nursing Week, May 11-17. We marked the occasion with numerous virtual events. These included: hosting our 20th annual Take Your MPP To Work visits, releasing our groundbreaking Enhancing Comm...
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by: Marion Zych
It was an annual general meeting (AGM) like no other.
There was a visitor from nursing’s past, a beautiful tribute in the form of a song and a dynamic keynote presentation to inspire nurses about the power of their voices.
These were just a few key moments of RNAO’s 95th AGM, which t...
Column
by: Morgan Hoffarth
The passing of the gavel at RNAO’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in June was certainly different than in previous years, with the AGM taking place virtually as opposed to in-person given COVID-19.
Column
by: Angela Cooper Brathwaite
It has been a privilege and an honour serving as RNAO’s president for the past two years. When I assumed the role back in 2018, RNAO had 41,000 members. Today, there are 43,408. Leading from the boardroom has been a joyous experience.
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by: Marion Zych
A visit with Ontario’s minister of long-term care
On Jan.16, RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun and policy director Matthew Kellway met with Merillee Fullerton, Ontario’s Minister of Long-Term Care. As readers may know, the health and long-term care portfolio was split into two with the cabinet sh...
