News
Research Poster Award - Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology
Tara Abdul-Fatah, MScN graduate in 2020 from the University of Ottawa (supervisor Dr Wendy Gifford) won the Research Poster Award at the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO/ACIO 2020) virtual symposium November 6-8th 2020 for a poster presentation based on her thesis titled: A nurse navigator’s experience in supporting Indigenous patients and families living with cancer (Tara Abdul-Fatah, Carolyn Roberts, Gwen R Barton, Roanne Thomas, Wendy Gifford).
Publication - Canadian Nurses Association
Drs David Wright, Wendy Peterson and Wendy Gifford have developed a publication with the CNA to provide ethical decision-making guidance for nurses working on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.
Nurses' Ethical Considerations During a Pandemic
Advocacy Initiative - Canadian Nurses Foundation
The Canadian Nurses Foundation has launched a COVID-19 Fund to support nurses during the pandemic to:
- Support Nurses TODAY
- Provide mental health support for nurses during this COVID-19 pandemic
- Help provide nurses with the evidence, skills and training they need to navigate Covid-19 safer and more quickly for all of us
- Develop and share best practices for future pandemics
- Explore and support new research in critical care and pandemic response
Please click on the link below for more information:
https://cnf-fiic.ca/cnf-covid-19-fund-for-nurses/
Notice of Advocacy Initiatives
We wish everyone safety in this critical time and thank you for doing your part to care of patients, families and communities.
During the COVID-19 crisis, we will be posting notices of different advocacy initiatives that you may be interested in supporting.
