Seventeen years ago, Ontario nurses were rattled by the arrival of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and the blatant dismissal of our expertise and insight during a scary time for Ontarians.
Health policy and advocacy
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by: Angela Cooper Brathwaite
RNAO’s Fall Tour is always inspiring for me and our CEO Doris Grinspun. We get the opportunity to visit with many of you, where you practise and in the communities you call home across Ontario.
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After months of anticipation, a public inquiry, called for by RNAO, delivered its recommendations for ensuring the safety and security of residents in the long-term care (LTC) system.
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At its Sept. 11 meeting, RNAO’s board of directors released a list of recommendations it wanted federal parties to make note of as they finalized their policy platforms ahead of the Oct. 21 election.
Feature
by: Kimberley Kearsey
RNAO members were actively involved in many different activities in the run-up to October’s federal election. Whether co-hosting community debates or panel discussions, participating as a voice for nursing in those discussions, or knocking on doors as candidates, members raised their concerns and set expectations for elected off...
Feature
by: Lesley Young
Months before Ontario voted for a change of political leadership earlier this year, the opportunity opened up to run for political office in RN Natalia Kusendova’s home riding of Mississauga Centre. “This is where I’ve grown up. I’ve been here 16 years, and I have strong connections to the Polish community,” she says about her d...
Feature
by: Daniel Punch
On a gloomy February evening, the pink, yellow and blue walls of Toronto’s AccessPoint on Jane are lined with occupied chairs.
Children of various ethnic backgrounds explore the small community health centre (CHC) waiting room and meet new friends. Three young men with Caribbean accents discuss the latest basketball news. And...
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Following an August announcement that the provincial government will review the evidence on supervised injection services (SIS) and overdose prevention sites to see if they are worth continuing, Ontario nurses are concerned the move is a step in the wrong direction.
Feature
by: Daniel Punch
In January 2018, veteran NP and long-time RNAO member Michelle Acorn became Ontario’s provincial chief nursing officer (PCNO). She arrived at Queen’s Park with three decades of nursing experience in various roles at Lakeridge Health in Whitby and Oshawa, and a commitment to life-long learning that includes a doctor of nursing pr...
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by: Daniel Punch
In tears, Sue Faber pleaded with her doctor to give her one more chance.
“Please,” she implored during a July 2015 appointment. “Is there anything else you can think of that might be wrong with me?”
For 14 years, Faber, a Burlington RN with expertise in both emergency and community case management, had struggled with...