Interest Group Email Archive

Dear ONIG members,

Please save the date for the ONIG AGM with keynote speaker, Dr. Richard Booth on June 16^th at 6:30-7:45pm.

Registration details to come. We hope to see you there.

-2021 ONIG Executive

Dear member.

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to promote the awareness and value of nursing's contribution to quality health care through health data, information and knowledge management enabled by the use of technology? We are looking for members to join the Ontario Nursing Informatics Group (ONIG) executive.

If you know someone who has the passion and energy for leadership please consider putting their name forward for nomination.  If that person is you, there is a seat at the executive table.

Dear member.

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to promote the awareness and value of nursing's contribution to quality health care through health data, information and knowledge management enabled by the use of technology? We are looking for members to join the Ontario Nursing Informatics Group (ONIG) executive.

If you know someone who has the passion and energy for leadership please consider putting their name forward for nomination.  If that person is you, there is a seat at the executive table.

Dear member.

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to promote the awareness and value of nursing's contribution to quality health care through health data, information and knowledge management enabled by the use of technology? We are looking for members to join the Ontario Nursing Informatics Group (ONIG) executive.

If you know someone who has the passion and energy for leadership please consider putting their name forward for nomination.  If that person is you, there is a seat at the executive table.

We are pleased to announce that the registration for our upcoming ONIG Virtual Education Session with Soraya Visram titled: "PowerChart Maternity: A fully integrated EHR", is now open on our website. We look forward to seeing our members register and take part in this exciting event!! 

Date/Time: Thursday, April 15, 2021, 12:00 PM - 13:00 PM (Eastern Time)

Venue: Online via Zoom

Presenter: Soraya Visram, RN, MHI

Dear ONIG Members,

We are excited to have purchased two tables for the Registered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario Virtual Gala and would like to offer tickets to our members to attend. At this gala, we will celebrate nursing scholarship award winners, including the winner of the Ontario Nursing Informatics Group. The value of the tickets are $75.

Date/time of the virtual Gala: May 5^th, 2021 at 6:30pm

Dear ONIG Members,

Please see the invitation to be a part of the development of a BPG on ‘Clinical Practice in a Digital Health Environment’ (working title). We believe ONIG members would have a lot to contribute to the development of this BPG.

Thank you,

ONIG Executive

ONIG’s first 2021 Virtual Education Session titled: “Viewing the Nursing Informatics Profession from a Professional Practice Perspective”

Date: Wednesday February 24th 2021 at 1900-2000

Guest Speaker: Courtney Houldsworth is a paediatrics/ NICU nurse educator at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario. She is currently working as part of a team to support a four hospital electronic medical record implementation.

Click here to register

We hope to see you there!

Please Save the Date for ONIG’s first 2021 Virtual Education Session titled: “Viewing the Nursing Informatics Profession from a Professional Practice Perspective”

Date: Wednesday February 24th 2021 at 1900-2000

Guest Speaker: Courtney Houldsworth is a paediatrics/ NICU nurse educator at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario. She is currently working as part of a team to support a four hospital electronic medical record implementation.

Dear Ontario Nursing Informatics Group Members,

The WHO International Year of the Nurse has turned out to be an incredibly challenging year. We want to thank you for all you have done and wish you all the best this holiday season.

In 2021 we will have a lineup of virtual speakers who will share their interesting informatics projects and studies. Stay tuned!

Happy Holidays, and we hope to see you in 2021.

-Your 2020 ONIG Executive

Dear ONIG Members,

At the ONIG AGM and is the week that followed we discussed and provided access to proposed bylaw amendments. It is now time for you to vote on your agreement with these proposed changes. We have attached a copy of the proposed changes again to this note for ease of access.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/67SJN6R

Please complete voting by November 15 2020. Thank you.

Your 2020 ONIG Executive

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.

• Social Media Executive Network Officer
• Communication Executive Network Officer

To apply please complete the online call fro nominations from at https://myrnao.ca/cfn_onig_2020

You are invited to the

ONIG AGM/Education Day - Virtual Event - Daytime

When: 25 Sep 2020 12:00 PM, EDT

Where: Virtual - Zoom Event

Fees:
Members: Free
Non-members: $10

Will you be attending?

Register Now!       No I'm not able to attend

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.