Hello PCNO members,
Welcome to those new members and welcome back to those who have been with us! Read on for some some important news and updates.
Call-out for volunteers
Your executive team has shrunk, so we are looking for those who would like to join in any capacity. Help out with events or newsletters, write advocacy pieces – the options are unlimited. Please reach out (info@pcno.ca).
2024 bi-annual conference planning
We're in the process of planning the 2024 bi-annual conference which will take place in Toronto in October! More details to come soon. As a 2023/2024 PCNO member you will have first access along with your membership discount.
We are also looking to create a small committee to plan speakers - if this interests you, please fill out the form at the link below.
https://forms.gle/PMH9KKZgu6hEp9rVA
Upcoming education opportunity
- An Update on HPV-Related Cancers in Canada: Burden, Impact, Prevention, and Counselling Opportunities for Nurses ( see attached flyer for more details)
Opportunities to participate in research
- Calling all Ontario baccalaureate nursing students! A study is being conducted to examine Ontario nursing students' intentions to stay in the nursing profession and the factors that may predict intention to stay. If you are currently a baccalaureate nursing student who would like to participate in this study, please visit this webpage: https://uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rWULkg5Q86d2fA
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Researchers at Memorial University and collaborating sites (i.e., Western University, Dalhousie University, Simon Fraser University, Université de Sherbrooke) are conducting a national study investigating the impacts of funding models on the roles of registered nurses in primary care entitled “The Impact of Funding Models on the Integration of Registered Nurses in Primary Health Care Teams”. Registered nurses form the core of interdisciplinary primary health care teams across many jurisdictions in Canada; however, relatively little is known about the impact of funding models on their integration within primary care teams.
We are conducting a national online survey of registered nurses in primary care and would like you to participate. To participate, you would be asked to complete one online survey (~15 minutes). The survey includes questions related to your primary care workplace, time spent on different work activities, and your experiences related to team functioning and patient co-management.
Upon completion, you will have the option of being entered into a prize draw to win one of three $300 VISA gift cards. Please access the link below if you wish to participate:
English: https://mun.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5hDWBnRrdjCT90q
French: https://mun.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0PXZ1lacwJzBxKS
Canadian Family Practice Nursing Association
As a PCNO member, you also are a CFPNA member of the Canadian Family Practice Nursing Association (CFPNA). To activate your CFPNA membership, you must register for an account with them directly at this link.
CFPNA is working on primary care post-licence certification – you must be registered with CFPNA to have access to this.
Thank you all that you do in primary care. Please reach out at anytime if you have ideas or ways the PCNO can support primary care nurses.
Sincerely,
Amber Brown
President