Dear ONIG Members,
As mentioned during the AGM, we are attaching the ONIG Bylaws with the proposed bylaw amendments identified via track change. We will send a survey to members at a later date to facilitate voting on these.
Thank you,
ONIG executive
A new era in health care and in nursing has begun. COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of virtual care delivery models in Canada. According
to a recent Ipsos poll, in the next 10 years, Canadians envision a health-care system with health technologies powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 from 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. (ET) to learn more about the emerging future and its potential impacts on the delivery of compassionate care and on the nursing profession more broadly.
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). Call for nominations closes on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 12:00 pm.
To apply please complete the online call fro nominations from at https://myrnao.ca/cfn_onig_2020
You are invited to the
When: 25 Sep 2020 12:00 PM, EDT
Where: Virtual - Zoom Event
Fees:
Members: Free
Non-members: $10
Will you be attending?
Nominations are now being accepted for the positions below for a two-year office unles otherwise stated. (Note: at the termination of the two-year term, you are eligible to stand for a second term of two years). Call for nominations closes on Monday, July 27, 2020 at 12:00 pm.
Dear ONIG members,
Please see below the call for papers for a nursing informatics/COVID-19 themed issue.
Call for Papers: Theme Issue 2020: Nursing Informatics and COVID-19
Dear ONIG Members,
Dear ONIG members,
We hope that you are able to stay safe during this difficult and challenging time. As nurse and health informaticians, we imagine that you are very busy supporting Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic efforts at your various organizations. We acknowledge your efforts and thank you for all you are doing.
We are here to provide a few updates:
Dear ONIG Members,
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Canadian Nursing Informatics Association (CNIA) in collaboration with Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), invite you to participate in their voluntary and confidential 15-30-minute online survey on your use of digital health technologies in nursing care.
This survey was conducted in 2014 and 2017. The 2020 survey aims to track progress and explore advancing areas of digital health in nursing practice. Your input is critical to informing and advancing the use of digital health in nursing practice.
ONIG Executive would like to invite you to provide feedback regarding its website purpose and functionality.
Session 1: Feb 24 @ 7 pm
Session 2: Feb 27 @ 7 pm
Session 1:
Topic: ONIG Website Feedback
Time: Feb 24, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/551232251?pwd=ZmgxMFBCTkV0ajZzQndDdlhweVIyUT09
Annual General Meeting & Education Day
When: Friday, March 27th, 20202
Where: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
700 Gordon Street,
Whitby, Ontario
“The Evolution of Informatics”
Celebrating Florence Nightingale’s 200th Birthday and the United Nation’s Year of the Nurse
0830 -0900
Registration/Breakfast
0900 -0930
Dear ONIG Members,
We hope that you have had a wonderful fall season. Below are a few updates:
Education Day
This fall our education day was held at William Osler Health System in Brampton on November 8th. The agenda and speakers can be found here: https://onig.on.ca/event-3563400
Two follow-up items that we are pleased to send are the following:
Dear ONIG Members,
We hope that you had a wonderful thanksgiving weekend.
As a reminder, ONIG will be hosting an education day on Friday November 8that William Osler Health System Peel Memorial Centre 20 Lynch Street, Brampton, Ontario Room 1.D.101C-Auditorium from 8:30-3pm.
OTN and web-based attendance options are available.
Registration, agenda, speakers and additional information are available at: https://onig.on.ca/event-3563400
Dear ONIG Members,
We hope that you had a great summer.
This is a reminder that we have two events happening this fall.
1) ONIG Panel Presentation at the HIMSS Ontario Conference on October 3rd at the Toronto Congress Centre
http://ontario.himsschapter.org/event/ontario-health-it-conference-oct-3-2019
2) ONIG Fall Education Day on November 8th at William Osler (Brampton Civic location)
Dear member,
We would like to introduce you to your new ONIG executive team members, as well as thank Beth Durrwachter (ONIG Treasuer/Finance) and Katie Jarrick (ONIG Membership) for their long time contributions on the ONIG executive. They will be missed!
We will be transitioning roles over the summer.
Your 2019-2020 ONIG executive:
Dear ONIG Member,
We are hoping to obtain your valuable feedback as an ONIG member through the completion of this survey. Your responses will be used for future planning of ONIG. If you could fill it out by July 3rd, that would be great.
https://edc.camhx.ca/redcap/surveys/?s=WRW9449CYJ
Thank you!
ONIG Executive
Dear ONIG Members,
We hope that you are doing well and are having a productive spring. For those of you who could make it to SickKids (or join via OTN/webcast) in April for our AGM/Education Day, it was wonderful to see you. At our AGM/Education Day we discussed a number of topics that we promised to circle back to members about (namely elections, education days etc.). Please see below these updates as well as a summary of some of the activities from the AGM/Education Day for those who were not able to attend.
ONIG AGM Summary:
Dear Ontario Nursing Informatics Group Member,
Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? We are looking for members to join the Ontario Nursing Informatics Group executive.
The Ontario Nursing Informatics Group executive is seeking nominees for the following positions:
“Looking Ahead at What Health Informatics
Can Do”
Friday, November 23, 2018
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
0830-1530
Russell Street site – Room 2022
33 Russell Street (Russell and Spadina)
Toronto, Ontario
Please register HERE