Interest Group Email Archive

MHNIG Geriatric Addiction Series: Cannabis Use in Older Adults

With Dr. Mona Sidhu

Please join us for the second in a four-part series discussing substance use and older adults. This area of research is notoriously under evaluated, unaddressed and will become much more common as Canada’s population ages. Dr. Mona Sidhu, a leading researcher and clinical specialist in this area, will share her expertise and research on this emerging topic.

Objectives:

- Understand the pathophysiology of cannabinoids

- Differentiate strains 

Hi Members,

Check out the panelists that will be present during the "Ready Set Grow" Spring Event May 28th!

Don't forget to register!

Hello Members,

We are happy to release out spring newsletter.

Happy reading!

MHNIG Team

Dear member,

You’re probably wondering how you can make an impact within your nursing community.

The answer is simple – get involved with MHNIG’s Executive Team!

 Now you’re probably asking what the benefits are. Here are just a few:

Hello All!

We are happy to share CFMHN's member update.

Happy reading!

MHNIG Executive

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
We are excited to invite submissions for presentation, posters, and workshop sessions for our 2021 virtual CFMHN conference. 
Presentations are 30 minutes including Q&A.  Posters will be shown in our virtual poster room.  Workshops are 90 mins including Q&A.
 
PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS & WORKSHOPS
There are opportunities to present research, policy, practice or educational work in the following subthemes:  

MHNIG Geriatric Addiction Series: Alcohol Use in Older Adults

With Marilyn White-Campbell

Please join us for the first in a four-part series discussing substance use and older adults. This area of research is notoriously under evaluated, unaddressed and will become much more common as Canada’s population ages. Marylin White Campbell, a leading researcher and clinical specialist in this area, will share her expertise and research on this fascinating topic.

Objectives:

The Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses (CFMHN) is hosting an event to bring together Nurse Graduates, Employers, Resiliency Experts and Career Information in the "Ready Set Grow" spring event. 

Virtual Event April 15, 2021 - 7:00pm

Transition of mental health and addiction service delivery to telepsychiatry in response to COVID-19

Presenter: Dr. Hua Li, RN, BSN, MPH
Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing, University if Saskatchewan

Topic: Transition of Mental Health and Addiction Service Delivery to Telepsychiatry in Response to COVID-19

Hosted by: Hua Li, RN, MPH, PhD

April 15, 2021 - 7:00PM EDT

See attached to register!

CFMHN 2021 Membership Survey

RSVP to CFMHN's webinar on Transition of Mental Health and Addiction Service Delivery to Telepsychiatry in response to Covid19

April 15, 2021 @ 7:00pm ET

Hosted by Dr. Hua Li. 

See attached poster for registration!

Join us for CFMHN's next webinar on Identifying and Responding to Workplace Bullying and the Related Consequences by Su O'Donnell, RN, MN, PhD.

March 18, 2021 - 7:00 PM EDT

See attached for registration.

Dear Members 

Please review the following conference invitation open to all of our members facilitated by CFMHN. 

46th International Mental Health Nursing Conference 2021

Dear MHNIG member

We hope this email finds you well.

Please see the attached flyer which CFMHN Member Update mental health information. 

Regards,

MHNIG Executive Team

Good morning Mental Health Nurses Interest Group,

 Please find attached the flyer for the upcoming VIRTUAL Addressing Substance Use Champions LEVEL 2 Workshops

BounceBack: A Free Mental Health Program to Help your Clients Manage COVID-19 Related Anxieties, and More, from Home

We invite you to a presentation about BounceBack, a free skill-building program grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy designed to help individuals 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Whether your patients' symptoms have been brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic or other life stressors, BounceBack can help

Dear members,

The past 10 months have been a very challenging time for nurses worldwide. We have heard over and over again how tired nurses are and how this fatigue is affecting everything you do. As a small token, Middlesex-Elgin Chapter would like to treat you to something special this Valentine's month. We would like to share a little love with our members through our self-care webinar series. Please sign up to participate in one, two or all three of the following webinars, whatever your schedule allows. 

Hello Members,

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) has partnered with the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) to help healthcare workers and organizations select and compare available suicide risk assessment tools in Canada. For every death by suicide, 15-30 people are profoundly affected - this toolkit can help inform and strengthen the suicide risk assessment process.