Nurses today have a vital role in integrating an environmental consciousness into health-care practice. Our panel discussion will focus on the inspiring efforts of nurses who are doing just that! Come and learn about actively contributing to a healthier planet through nursing and the benefits of nature-based healing practices in your personal and professional life.

Speakers:

• Steven Cairns, RN, PhD, MEd, BScN, BEd is an assistant professor and program chair at Nipissing University’s School of Nursing who specializes in ecological nursing, critical caring theory, online learning engagement, critical cultural education, interprofessional health education, program development and evaluation. 
• Dominique Baillargeon, RN, BScN graduated nursing school in 2020 and currently works as a registered nurse in the intensive care unit in southwestern Ontario. She has been a member of Ontario Nurses for the Environment (ONE) for almost five years; she started as the Policy and Political Action Executive and recently became the Social Media Executive. 
• Carmen Hust RN, PhD, MScN, CPMHN(c) is retired from being a full-time nursing professor and program chair at Algonquin College. She is an active member of A ROCHA, a Christian environmental stewardship organization and is a practicing nurse psychotherapist. .
• Nancy Brookes, RN, PhD, MSc(a), BN is an adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa’s School of Nursing with many years of clinical practice in mental health settings including at Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. She was a founding member of the Canadian Nurses Association’s Environmental Reference Group which then became the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE).