Interest Group Email Archive

Dear member,

We are excited to launch or winter newsletter

In it you will find:

Dear OPANA Members,

Happy PeriAnesthesia Nursing Week!

This week, we celebrate the dedication, skill, and compassion that PeriAnesthesia nurses bring to their patients every day. Your expertise and commitment to excellence make a profound impact, and we are proud to recognize the incredible work you do.

Please join us for Heart of Healing fall symposium. 

Come and learn about the following topics: 

• Delirium
• Hemodynamics
• Pressure injuries
• L.A.S.T  handover
• End tidal, CO2, and more

REGISTER HERE: Conference Registration - Ontario PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association (OPANA)

Location: Humber River Hospital
1235 Wilson Avenue
North York, ON M3M 0B2

Dear OPANA Members,

We value your insights and would love to hear your feedback! Please take a few minutes to complete our survey, which will help us continue improving our offerings and support for the PeriAnesthesia nursing community.

As a thank you, all participants who wish to enter their name/email will have the chance to enter a draw to win a $100 Lululemon gift card 

Click the link below to participate:

Please join us for Heart of Healing fall symposium. 

Come and learn about the following topics: 

• Delirium
• Hemodynamics
• Pressure injuries
• L.A.S.T  handover
• End tidal, CO2, and more

REGISTER HERE: Conference Registration - Ontario PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association (OPANA)

Location: Humber River Hospital
1235 Wilson Avenue
North York, ON M3M 0B2

Dear Member,

We are happy to release our Winter Newsletter.  

In this issue you will find:

Fellow PeriAnesthesia Nurses,

On behalf of NAPANc, I wish all PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada a Happy PeriAnesthesia Week 2024.

This year, PeriAnesthesia Week is from February 5 to February 11. During this week, we celebrate all the achievements and work of PeriAnesthesia nurses.

Good morning fellow perianesthesia colleagues,

I must apologize for the delay in sending out the meeting link for this Saturday's AGM. Unfortunately, the hospital where I work caught on fire last Friday and it has been quite the rollercoaster of events for the last week. Please see the bottom of this email for the meeting information and link. 

For the AGM on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.. We will have a guest speaker, Brenda Morgan. Brenda will present on "End-Tidal CO2, Perspective from PACU, ICU, Procedural Sedation, and Critical Care".

Hello everyone,

Here are a few updates from OPANA:

OPANA will host a virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Our guest speaker, Brenda Morgan, will present on "End-Tidal CO2, Perspective from PACU, ICU, Procedural Sedation, and Critical Care".

The AGM, including the educational presentation, will be free!

We are also looking for members to join our interest group board. We have many positions to fill this year to fill. These positions are:

Hello fellow PeriAnesthesia Nurses,

I would like to start by saying Happy Nursing Week! I hope that everyone gets to celebrate this week with your fellow colleagues.

I do want to say how proud I am of our PeriAnesthesia nurses. It has not been easy these past few years. We have always been there to help out our colleagues in different areas of the hospital when they needed us the most. Our physical and mental health have been tested.

Good afternoon,

I am happy to announce that we are extending our early bird conference rate until Tuesday, April 11. You can register on the OPANA website. The conference will be held Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 at the Westin Ottawa. 

Information about the conference program

We have a fantastic group of speakers with many different topics, including:

Hello fellow perianesthesia nurses,

I am happy to say that the National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada (NAPANC) conference registration link is now open. You can register on the OPANA Website. The conference will be held May 13 – 14, 2023 at the Westin Ottawa. 

We have a fantastic group of speakers with many different topics, including:

Feb. 7, 2023

Dear fellow perianesthesia nurses,

I would like to take a moment to wish you all a Happy PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week!  This is a week to celebrate our practice and recognize your colleagues for the outstanding work that you do daily.  Although perianesthesia nurses make up only a small percentage of nurses overall, you are a group of specially trained nurses who are resilient and strong and who face change and challenge regularly, all while providing the best experience possible for patients and their families.

Hello OPANA members,

On behalf of OPANA, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

We have a few updates for our members. I want to thank everyone who participated and attended the fall Symposium. It was a great success. We had some excellent speakers, and we were able to squeeze in some time for networking. 

Hello everyone,

Today is the last day to register for OPANA's fall symposium. It will take place tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET on Zoom. 

The theme is Refresh, Renew, and Refocus. It will be an excellent opportunity to refresh our perianesthesia knowledge. Continuing education hours will be granted.

The cost is $10 for OPANA members and $40 for those who are not members of OPANA.

Hello everyone,

We have less than one week until we have our virtual OPANA fall symposium! It will be held on Oct. 22 from 9:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m. via Zoom.

The theme is "Refresh, Renew, and Refocus." It will be an excellent opportunity to refresh our knowledge about perianesthesia. Continuing education hours will be granted. The cost is $10 for OPANA members and $40 for non-OPANA members. Please register via this weblink: https://www.opana.org/conference/.  

Hello fellow OPANA members,

I am happy to announce that the Ontario PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association (OPANA) will have a virtual fall symposium on Oct. 22, 2022 from 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET. The theme is Refresh, Renew and Refocus.

The symposium will be an excellent opportunity to refresh our perianesthesia knowledge. Continuing education hours will be granted. The cost is $10 for OPANA members and $40 for non-OPANA members. Please register at https://www.opana.org/conference/. 

Hello everyone,

I hope all is well.

Here is a reminder that our National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada will be holding their annual AGM this upcoming Saturday, September 17th, starting at 1130am. 

The educational presentation will be:

REDEPLOYMENT AND TEAM NURSING: HOW WE RESTRUCTURED CRITICAL CARE SERVICES TO ADAPT TO A PANDEMIC” PRESENTED BY: VININDER BAINS CNS

The AGM is FREE; everyone who has signed up and attended the AGM will have their name entered into a draw to win an electronic Tablet.

Good morning,

I would like to share with everyone that NAPANc will be hosting their 2022 annual general meeting (AGM) virtually on Sept. 17, 2022 starting at 11:30 am. Vininder Bains will present an educational session: Redeployment and team nursing: How we restructured critical care services to adapt to a pandemic.

Registration for the AGM is free of cost. To register, Click here or visit our website – www.napanc.ca

Happy summer!

Please see attached thefirst edition of the revamped OPANA newsletter, The Monitor, summer 2022. 

Also, we have confirmed that the OPANA fall symposium will be virtual this year. It will be held on Oct. 22, 2022,

And, mark your calendars - the national conference will be held in person in Ottawa on May 13-14, 2023. More details to follow.

Hope everyone has a wonderful summer,

Tanya Lachapelle

OPANA President, 2021-2023