Interest Group Email Archive

Dear palliative care nurses,

The PCNIC executive would like to invite members to please read our newsletter (attached).

Season's greetings to you all, with gratitude for the important work you do every day.

Warm regards,

The PCNIG Executive Team

E: RNAO.PCNIG@gmail.com

Visit our website at www.PCNIG.RNAO.ca

Please join us at the PCNIG AGM and Townhall on Nov. 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m. ET.

Agenda:

• Presentation on Palliative Care in Ontario
• Reports from executive members
• Question and answer period
• Member input

Please set aside this time to share with your palliative care nursing colleagues from across the province.

Hi there,

Please save the date for our PCNIC AGM and Townhall on Nov. 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m. ET.

Agenda:

• Presentation on Palliative Care in Ontario
• Reports from executive members
• Question and answer period
• Member input

Please set aside this time to share with your palliative care nursing colleagues from across the province. Registration information coming soon!

Dear member,

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to raise awareness and promote the Ontario voice of nurses working in palliative care?

We are looking for members to join the Palliative Care Nurses Interest Group (PCNIG) Executive. 

Call for nominations are now being accepted for the positions below for a two-year office unless otherwise stated. (Note: at the termination of the two-year term, you are eligible to stand for a second term of two years). 

Dear member,

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to raise awareness and promote the Ontario voice of nurses working in palliative care?

We are looking for members to join the Palliative Care Nurses Interest Group (PCNIG) Executive. 

Call for nominations are now being accepted for the positions below for a two-year office unless otherwise stated. (Note: at the termination of the two-year term, you are eligible to stand for a second term of two years). 

Hi there,

Please join us for our Nursing Week lunch and learn on May 8, 2024! Genevieve Lalumiere from the Regional Palliative Consultation Team in Ottawa will be presenting on the topic of psychedelic-assisted therapy in palliative care.

The presentation will be from 12–1 p.m. ET with a Q&A from 1-1:30 p.m. ET. Here is the link to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtc-irrjsrHNBUTa4GcDF6u_lFSi…

Also please see the poster attached.

Hi there,

The link to the McGill International Palliative Care conference was incorrect in the previous email. Please use the updated links below. 

PCNIG is excited to be offering funding for 10 members to attend upcoming hospice and palliative care conferences this year. Please complete the application form below if you wish to be considered for this funding opportunity.

The conferences PCNIG is funding members to attend include:

Dear PCNIG member,

Nursing Week and Palliative Care Week are fast approaching – May 6-12, 2024 – and we would like you  to help us celebrate and highlight the incredible work  nursing does to provide quality palliative care across the province and recognize the impact of palliative care on persons and families across their lifespans. 

Dear PCNIG member,

PCNIG is excited to be offering funding for 10 members to attend upcoming hospice and palliative care conferences this year. Please complete the application form here, if you wish to be considered for this funding opportunity.

The conferences PCNIG is funding members to attend include:

1. Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) Conference in Richmond Hill, Ontario on June 9 - 11, 2024. https://www.conference.hpco.ca/

Dear PCNIG member,

Nursing Week and Palliative Care Week are fast approaching May 6 - 12, 2024 and we would like you to help us celebrate and highlight the incredible work nursing does to provide quality palliative care across the province and recognize the impact of palliative care on persons and families across their lifespans. 

Hi everyone,

Attached please find our most recent newsletter.

We welcome your thoughts and feedback!

Thank you,
PCNIG Executive Team

E: RNAO.PCNIG@gmail.com

Visit our website at www.PCNIG.RNAO.ca

Join us as we honour National Grief and Bereavement Day in Canada by honouring our collective work and compassion .

Tending to our grief: A time of learning and reflection for Palliative Care Nurses

Hosted by: PCNIG ENO Deborah Francis

Presenters:
Carma McKenzie RN, BScN, RP, CHPCN (c), Palliative Care Consultant Ontario
Celina Carter RN, PhD, Research Scientist, SE Health, Reflection Room SE Health

Date and time: December 13, 2023 from 1200-1300 Lunch and Learn

Change through unity and action; Palliative Care Nursing Research Leading the Way.

Join us while we have our AGM and get an opportunity to hear leading research in the area of palliative care and palliative care nursing research.  Join us via zoom or in person at the Hilton Hotel, register now!

Dear member,

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to raise awareness and promote the Ontario voice of nurses working in palliative care?

We are looking for members to join the Palliative Care Nurses Interest Group (PCNIG) Executive. 

Call for nominations are now being accepted for the positions below for a two-year office unless otherwise stated. (Note: at the termination of the two-year term, you are eligible to stand for a second term of two years). 

Join us at HPCO https://www.conference.hpco.ca/   for a membership meeting on June 11 @ 6 pm will be King City Room at the  Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites, 600 Hwy 7, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B2

Our first in person meeting in over 4 years!

Hello PCNIG members!

First and foremost, we are so honoured that you are a part of our interest group where our mission is to shed light on news, best practice and research on palliative care. The last couple of years have been challenging but they have also shown how above and beyond our profession goes to provide the best care, especially  as our patients, their families and communities journey through, living, dying and  end of life. 

Dear PCNIG member,

Nursing Week is fast approaching (May 8 – 14, 2023) and we’re joining RNAO home office’s initiative to turn its new Nursing Career Pathways report into action by celebrating colleagues who stand out for their love of, and commitment to palliative care nursing.  

APPLY NOW! APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 14TH.

PCNIG members apply for a scholarship to attend Sarana Institute's training certificate in Mindfulness + Compassion for healthcare, end of life, and long term care professionals.

The training starts March 25, 2023

Happy New Year dear members! It has been to long and we want to see and hear from you. Please join us for an all Members meeting March 1 from  6-7. We will have some time to meet and greet and then a presentation with sometime to reconnect with ourselves and why we do the important work that we do.

General Membership Meeting; No, It’s not Compassion Fatigue: How Empathy And Fatigue is Draining Us and What to do About It?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining