Great Big News Spring 2024 edition is now available!

 

Don’t miss your chance to submit: Abstract deadline extended until December 1, 2023!

The Community Health Nurses of Canada are excited to announce the Call for Abstracts for CHNC2024: Community Health Nursing - Health for All, our national Community Health Nursing conference. 

CHNC2024 takes place April 22-24, 2024 at historic Hart House at University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Our goal is advancing Community Health Nursing in Canada and you are invited to join a dynamic group of nurses from across Canada who will come together and share their community health knowledge.

Creating opportunities for health equity is foundational to community health nursing. Over the past few years the challenges faced by many in society for acceptance and access to services have been exacerbated. But through application of the Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice, community health nurses have risen to the challenge and modified existing programs or have developed new and innovative approaches to reach out to those who could benefit from their services.

Our conferences bring together individuals who have an interest in Community Health Nursing from practice, research, administration, policy and education. Networking opportunities offer a forum to explore issues of mutual concern as well as exchange knowledge, share evidence and ideas, and generate solutions. 

Abstracts are due by December 1, 2023: Submit Your Abstract!

Le présent courriel d’Infirmières et Infirmiers en santé communautaire du Canada (IISCC) vise à vous annoncer une grande nouvelle pour le milieu de la santé publique au pays. L’Agence de la santé publique du Canada a mandaté les Centres de collaboration nationale en santé publique (CCNSP) pour travailler avec le milieu de la santé publique du Canada à la mise à jour des énoncés de compétences essentielles en santé publique au Canada qui remontent à 2008.

Pourquoi le projet est-il important?

Soulignons que les énoncés de compétences essentielles en santé publique servent :

·         De cadre de référence en matière de perfectionnement professionnel, de collaboration, de planification et d’action en ce qui a trait à la main-d’œuvre en santé publique.

·         De fil conducteur pour l’enseignement et la formation (p. ex., programmes d’études supérieures et reconnaissance professionnelle en santé publique) et la formation continue en santé publique.

·         D’outil de recrutement, d’orientation, de description de poste, d’évaluation du rendement et de rétention du personnel.

·         De fondement aux compétences spécifiques à certaines disciplines.

Invitation à participer – Faites connaître votre opinion et vos idées!

Les CCNSP se sont engagés à obtenir des perspectives aussi diverses que nombreuses du milieu de la santé publique au Canada. L’équipe de projet échangera et collaborera avec les principaux partenaires de la santé publique au pays afin d’élaborer des énoncés de compétences essentielles adaptés aux besoins et aux priorités d’aujourd’hui en santé publique.

Les IISCC organisent une réunion participative en mode virtuel afin de recueillir les opinions et les commentaires relativement aux compétences essentielles. Inscrivez-vous pour connaître les dernières nouvelles au sujet du projet et donner votre avis sur les thèmes transversaux, les catégories et ainsi de suite.

Les compétences essentielles réfèrent aux connaissances, aux habiletés et aux attitudes à maîtriser pour assurer des pratiques efficaces en santé publique. Ayez votre mot à dire concernant la mise à jour 2024 des énoncés de compétences essentielles en santé publique au Canada. Vos idées et votre opinion comptent énormément!

Inscrivez-vous ici : 8 Novembre 2023    15 Novembre 2023

Pour en savoir plus au sujet du projet, rendez-vous au https://ccnsp.ca/projets/competences-essentielles-en-sante-publique-au-canada-2024/.

N’hésitez pas à transmettre l’invitation à vos collègues, à vos partenaires de la santé publique et aux membres de vos réseaux.

Communiquez avec l’équipe de projet au corecomp@stfx.ca si vous avez des questions, des commentaires ou des idées au sujet du projet.

CHNC is pleased to announce our next webinars for November 2023, which is brought to you by the CHNC Leadership Committee!

There is no charge to attend this webinar, and all are welcome to join! Please feel free to share this webinar information widely.

Title of Webinar:

Health Equity & Community Health Nursing: One Organization’s Journey

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023

Time: 12-1 pm ET (9-10 am PT; 10-11 am MT; 11 am - 12 pm CT; 1-2 pm AT)

To register for this webinar, click here

Learning objectives for this webinar:

· To share Key Health Equity Concepts

· To briefly describe Ontario Public Health Standards

· To identify Nursing Ethics and Code of Conduct

· To provide an overview Public Health Sudbury & Districts’ Health Equity Journey

· To outline opportunities to Make Health Equity Efforts More Impactful

Presenter Bio:

Sandra Laclé, RN, BN, MScN

Sandra Laclé, Acting Director at Public Health Sudbury & Districts has returned from a brief retirement to continue her contribution and passion for public health leadership and ensuring access to health for communities. Sandra entered the public health leadership realm more than 30 years ago and has led in roles of executive director (acting) and director for teams of 75 to 500 people. Sandra has a passion for helping leaders contribute to their full potential as they work collectively, across sectors, to achieve their goals and make a difference in the health of communities. Sandra’s work is grounded in her nursing experience (BN Class of 1982) working front line in public health, long term care and acute care. She has also held management roles each of these sectors, as well as a volunteer membership on several Boards and Committees.

The Community Health Nurses of Canada are reaching out today with some exciting news for the Canadian public health community. The Public Health Agency of Canada has commissioned the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health to engage with the Canadian public health community in order to update the 2008 Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada.

Why is this project important?

The Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada have been used:

· As a framework for public health workforce development, collaboration, planning and action.

· To inform public health education and training (e.g., graduate public health programs, certification) and continuing professional development.

· As a human resources tool for recruitment, orientation, position descriptions, performance evaluation and retention.

· As a foundation for discipline-specific competencies.

Invitation to participate – Share your ideas and perspectives!

The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health are committed to seeking input from a broad and diverse range of perspectives that make up the public health community in Canada. This project will engage and collaborate with key public health partners across the country to develop core competencies aligned with current needs and priorities of the public health system.

The CHNC is hosting a virtual engagement session to receive input and feedback on the core competencies. Hear an update on the project and provide input on cross-cutting themes, categories, and more.

Core competencies reflect the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for effective public health practice. Have a say in shaping the 2024 Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada. Your ideas and perspectives are critical.

Register here: November 8, 2023 Session  or November 15, 2023 Session . For more information about this project visit: https://nccph.ca/projects/2024-core-competencies-for-public-health-in-canada/

Please share this invitation broadly with your colleagues, public health partners, and wider networks.

If you have any questions, comments, feedback, or ideas about this project, you can contact the project team at corecomp@stfx.ca

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) are seeking input from a variety of nurses to review the Competency Framework Draft and provide feedback through a Survey (Apprx. 2 hrs)  throughout all provinces.  This includes nurses from any regulatory class and with varied areas of expertise. Preferred participation criteria is provided below, and it is preferred that volunteers meet one or more of the listed expertise and/or work experiences:

• Clinical Nurses Prescribers

• Including Nurse Practitioners and Authorized Nurse Prescribers

• Clinical Nurses (non-prescribing)

• Direct care role
• IPAC nurse role

• Nursing education expertise

• Development/implementation of nursing competencies
• AMS knowledge base, curriculum development

• Nursing policy expertise
• Nursing research expertise

• Specifically related to the development/evaluation of nursing competencies

If you are interested, or if you know of 1 or 2 nurse members who may be interested in this work and who meet any of the classifications above, please forward the names and contact information as well as a brief bio or their experience to our Lead Investigator, Deanne O’Rourke at 2definesolutions@mymts.net. Selected Participants will be contacted by Ms. O’Rourke with further information and next steps.

CHNC is pleased to announce our next 2 webinars for September and October, which are parts 2 and

3 of the Vaccines Across the Lifespan Webinar Series. 

There is no charge to attend the webinars, and all are welcome to join! Please feel free to share this webinar information widely.

Part 2: Title of Webinar:

Getting Ready for Fall and Respiratory Infections: What do I Need to Know Now?

Date: Thursday, Sept 21, 2023

Time: 12-1 pm ET (9-10 am PT; 10-11 am MT; 11 am - 12 pm CT; 1-2 pm AT)

To register for this webinar, click here 

Learning objectives for this webinar:

1.      Review the epidemiology of the common respiratory pathogens in adults: Covid-19, RSV, Pneumococcal, Influenza

2.      Understand the risk factors and co morbidities that increase risk

3.      Discuss the current NACI guidelines

4.      Appreciate immunization strategies for this population.

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Vivien Brown is a family physician and author in Toronto. Educated at McGill University, she currently is appointed to the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, holding the rank of Assistant Professor. An award winner for teaching on many levels, her major interests are in the area of health promotion and prevention for women, and continuing medical education, Adult Immunization and Vaccine Preventable Illness. The College of Family Physicians of Ontario named Dr Brown "Physician of the Year for the Region of Toronto”, awarded November 2012. Canada. She is the Past President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada and is immediate past Vice President for North America for the Medical Women’s International Association. Recently she was named one of Canada’s most influential women by the organization Women of Influence, for her work on advocacy on HPV vaccine for Canadians. In March 2017, she was honored to present HPV initiatives in Canada at the UN meetings for the Commission on the Status of Women. In 2018 she was honored with the Media Award from the North American Menopause Society for her work in Women’s Health. She also received the May Cohen Award from the Federation of Medical Women of Canada for her work in Women’s Health. Her most recent book, "The New Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging” was recently published to rave reviews.

Part 3: Title of Webinar:

RSV Burden of Disease in Infants: The use of Nirsevimab as a Prevention Strategy.

Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Time: 12-1 pm ET (9-10 am PT; 10-11 am MT; 11 am - 12 pm CT; 1-2 pm AT)

To register for this webinar, click here 

Learning objectives for this webinar:

1.      Understand the burden of RSV disease in all infants by reviewing the epidemiology and clinical factors for infection.

2.      Review current and emerging RSV preventative strategies, with a focus on passive immunization with Nirsevimab.

3.      Discuss the role and impact that nursing professionals can have on the management and prevention of RSV in infants.

Bio:

Erin Fleischer is a Paediatric Nurse Practitioner at the Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with University of Victoria and went on to complete her Master of Nursing and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certificate with the University of Toronto in 2009. Erin has been the Nurse Practitioner for the Paediatric Respirology division since 2011 where she built and runs the centralized RSV prophylaxis clinic. Her other areas of clinical interest are, childhood asthma, for which she is a certified asthma educator, and paediatric cystic fibrosis. Erin is active in research and participated in the CARESS registry, a Canadian database which followed infants receiving RSV prophylaxis.

These webinars have been generously supported by an unrestricted educational grant from:

CHNC Conference Toronto Ontario

The National Conference Planning Committee would like your help in supporting the planning for the CHNC National Conference in 2024, April 22-24, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The theme of the conference is Community Health Nursing: Health for All. The Conference will be in Toronto on the campus of University of Toronto, The Hart House. The National Conference Committee has been working to start planning for this event. The co chairs for the National Conference Planning Committee, Karen Curry, and Cindy Baker- Barill look forward to working with CHNC members to ensure a successful in person conference in 2024. There are a few committees that need your input and ideas to ensure the conference has broad reach and addressed the concerns of all domains of practice in community health. If you are interested in participating in conference planning, please contact Karen Curry karen.curry@dal.ca.

Program Committee:

· Abstract preparation

· Keynote presentations

· Program Planning

· Pre-Conference Planning

· Evaluation

Sponsorship

Contact with local, provincial, and national sponsors.

Marketing

· Developing communication tools to promote the conference and abstract submissions.

· Work with CHNIG re Ontario social media promotion via CHNIG

· CHNC Communications committee member support

Hospitality

· Ontario CHNC members, mainly

· Welcome event planning.

· Registration Desk volunteers

· Offsite event planning