Dear member,
We need your help! As you may be aware, Nursing Week is fast approaching (May 8 – 14, 2023) and we need to ensure RNAO members' voices are heard to advance the profession and improve Ontario’s health system!
Hello Waterloo Chapter members! Nursing week is fast approaching May 8-12. Your executive has been exploring three possibilities to celebrate. Go HERE to select your top option!
Just a reminder that there are only two days left for ALL BScN and RPN-BScN nursing students to get FREE membership with RNAO for the rest of the membership year - until Oct. 31, 2023!
To take advantage of this offer they can sign up at join.rnao.ca and select “an undergraduate nursing student member” from the menu.
Hello everyone
Local RNAO members have been invited by the Waterloo Region Health Coalition and the Waterloo Provincial Liberal Association to a Town Hall meeting about preserving our health-care system. The general topic for discussion will be "Patients Not Profits".
The Town Hall is scheduled for Feb. 15 @ 7:30pm at RIM Park with panel guests Dr. Adil Shamji, MPP, Ashley Fox, RPN and Raechelle Devereaux.
Hello everyone,
Thank you to all who attended our online meeting last night on self-care. Our speakers were wonderful. Please see the attached photos!
I'm writing to let you know about some events of interest that are currently going on or coming up soon.
Dear Waterloo Chapter members,
Join us on January 25th, as we discuss the importance of self-care for well-being and health and as an essential recruitment and retention strategy in health care. Rebekah will provide an acknowledgment of the collective difficulty and reinforce the need to double down on self-care by discussing strategies to find and expand on opportunities for joy.
Rebekah Churchyard, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW, PMP, Psychotherapist, Social Worker with The Curiosity Clinic will facilitate an interactive session to help us all reinvest in ourselves.
Good morning everyone,
Let's get together online for some holiday cheer and the opportunity to create a beautiful centerpiece for your holiday table!
Tomorrow, we will have a short business meeting from 7:30–8 p.m. Then, from 8–9 p.m., our guest, florist Monika Good, will lead us in creating a work of art for the coming holiday season. For your dinner table? Or, perhaps, a gift?
Register here or via the link provided below.
We hope to see you at the business meeting where we will:
Hello Everyone
Let's get together online for some holiday cheer and the opportunity to create a beautiful centerpiece for your holiday table!
On December 13th, we will have a short business meeting from 7:30–8 p.m. Then, from 8–9 p.m., our guest, florist Monika Good, will lead us in creating a work of art for the coming holiday season. For your dinner table? Or, perhaps, a gift?
Register here or via the link provided below.
We hope to see you at the business meeting where we will:
Hello Everyone
Let's get together online for some holiday cheer and the opportunity to create a beautiful centerpiece for your holiday table!
We will have a short business meeting from 7:30–8 p.m. Then, from 8–9 p.m., our guest, florist Monika Good, will lead us in creating a work of art for the coming holiday season. For your dinner table? Or, perhaps, a gift?
Register here or via the link provided below.
We hope to see you at the business meeting where we will:
Good afternoon,
The Waterloo Chapter is entering all Chapter members into a draw to "win back" your annual membership fee (for the 2022/2023 membership year). Monday, December 5 is the last day to be part of our draw (extended from December 1). No action is required from you.
Spread the word and encourage others to renew or join by Monday, December 5!
Also, SAVE THE DAT! We are hosting a "Holiday Centerpiece Event" via zoom, December 13th, 7:30-9:00. Further details will come.
Warm regards,
Mark the date: Oct. 12, 2022 from 6 – 7 p.m. for a virtual session on decriminalization of substances for personal use.
In preparation for the municipal election later this month, we are fortunate to have Michael Parkinson, a leader in harm reduction and social advocacy, speak to us about decriminalization so that you can gain a greater understanding of this important part of harm reduction. This knowledge will help you make an informed decision when you vote for your mayor. It can also help make you a better advocate for those who use drugs.
Mark the date: Oct. 12, 2022 from 6 – 7 p.m. for a virtual session on decriminalization of substances for personal use.
In preparation for the municipal election later this month, we are fortunate to have Michael Parkinson, a leader in harm reduction and social advocacy, speak to us about decriminalization so that you can gain a greater understanding of this important part of harm reduction. This knowledge will help you make an informed decision when you vote for your mayor. It can also help make you a better advocate for those who use drugs.
Dear member,
Do you have questions or thoughts about the nursing crisis? Do you have an experience to share as an RN, NP or nursing student in the past year?
Join us virtually on Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. to meet your new Waterloo Chapter executive and explore our plans for the coming year.
We will:
Dear Waterloo Chapter member,
Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health, and health care? We are still looking for members to join the Waterloo Chapter.
The Waterloo Chapter is seeking nominees for the following positions:
Submit your nomination and find position descriptions here.
Dear Waterloo Chapter Member,
You’re probably wondering how you can make an impact within your nursing community.
The answer is simple – get involved with Waterloo Chapter’s Executive Team!
Now you’re probably asking what the benefits are. Here are just a few:
Please join us at our upcoming webinar, "Anxiety, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Later Life: How to Recognize and Provide Support as a Health-Care Provider." The webinar will take place on June 16 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT
Dear RNAO Waterloo Chapter,
Consultation Representatives weigh in on resolutions submitted by members that will help shape the association’s agenda. The AGM is your chance to see your association at work for you and is a great place to meet your nursing colleagues from across the province.
Registration as a consultation representative is limited to your Chapter allotted number and on a first come, first serve basis.
Dear RNAO Waterloo Chapter Member
Join us as we visit with Dr. Amy Montour and Leigh Staats to learn about the Brant Community Healthcare System’s (BCHS) journey to support the Indigenous patient and family experience. We will explore the creation of the Division of Indigenous Medicine and learn about the vital role of Indigenous Patient Relations Navigators.
Attention Waterloo RNAO Chapter Members!
Join us May 10, 2022 @ 6pm-7:30pm for our Nursing Week Celebration
Online Paint Night Party!
The RNAO Waterloo, Kingston and Sarnia-Lambton Chapters along with the Rainbow Nursing Interest Group invites all RNAO Members from all chapters to join us on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. for an educational session to learn about the opioid crisis facing Ontarians.
Come learn from Christina Hughes, Registered Nurse, about the public health crisis facing Ontarians. Christina will explore harm reduction, Consumption Treatment Services (CTS) and what nurses can do to advocate for change.