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.
Health policy and advocacy
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...
Feature
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...
Column
by: Dr. Doris Grinspun
You may notice the name of my column has changed from CEO Dispatch to Conversations with members. As you read on, you will begin to understand the thinking behind this change, and hopefully you will become as fond of this new title as I am.