Hello Ontario Nurses for the Environment!
In this email:
- Plastics Reduction Week with the Canadian Coalition for Green Healthcare
- Monthly lunchtime meet-up with CANE, tomorrow at noon.
- Learning from Brazil - ONE Quarterly Meeting, December 8th, 6PM
- Greening Nursing School Community of Practice
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This is a bit late, but please view the attached invitation from the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (one of our long time partners!) to engage in their amazing upcoming Plastics Reduction Week!
This free, virtual, week-long event from Nov. 24-28 is dedicated to reducing plastic waste in health care and highlighting the work they have undertaken with the financial support of Environment and Climate Change Canada. It will particularly highlight the 12-month pilot work at Hamilton Health Sciences and the initiatives completed with McMaster University Department of Medicine
Each day will explore a key theme that aligns with the branches of the project:
(Nov. 24) Monday's theme is Opportunities
(Nov. 25) Tuesday's theme is Food-Related Services
(Nov. 26) Wednesday's theme is Textiles
(Nov. 27) Thursday's theme is Pharmaceutical Packaging
(Nov. 28) Friday's theme is Perioperative Care
Join any session or all of them – to learn, connect and collaborate on creating a more sustainable healthcare system
Hurry, some sessions have limited spots! https://t123456789.my.canva.site/website-for-plastics-week/#overview
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Monthly ONE/CANE Meet-up
Tomorrow at noon!
It’s Plastics Reduction Week! Join us for an engaging and collaborative monthly meet-up hosted by the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment. This virtual gathering brings together nurses from across Ontario to explore the impacts of plastics on health, share practical strategies for reducing waste in clinical and community settings, and discuss a wide range of environmental issues that intersect with nursing practice. Whether you are passionate about sustainability, looking to learn more, or hoping to connect with like-minded colleagues, this session offers a supportive space for conversation, reflection, and collective action.
Register: https://MyRNAO.ca/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1915
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Learning from Brazil! ONE December Quarterly Meeting
The Ontario Nurses for the Environment is honoured to hear from:
Caroline Figueira Pereira, PhD, MSN, RN
Associate Professor, University of São Paulo – School of Nursing (EEUSP)
Vice-Director, Commission for National and International Cooperation (CCNInt/EEUSP)
President, Brazilian Chapter – International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA)
Dr. Caroline Figueira Pereira is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing, University of São Paulo (EEUSP), in the Department of Maternal-Child and Psychiatric Nursing. She holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD in Nursing from the University of São Paulo, with research expertise in mental health, psychiatric nursing, interpersonal relations, and anxiety management. She completed part of her doctoral studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), where she developed a middle-range explanatory theory for anxiety management based on Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory.
Her research program integrates evidence-based practice, innovation, and technology development, including the creation of RiMA, a technological intervention designed to support anxiety management in nurses. Dr. Pereira coordinates projects funded by FAPESP and CNPq, serves as vice-leader of the NEPEASM research group, and is core staff at the JBI Brazil Centre.
She actively promotes international collaboration, co-teaching and developing joint initiatives with faculty from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Colombia. Recognized for her leadership in nursing education and global mental health, she received an international award from the IntNSA (2025) in recognition of her contributions to advancing addiction nursing in Brazil.
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Following the presentation, we will conduct our interest group business
When: Dec. 8, 2025, 6–8 p.m. ET
Register: https://MyRNAO.ca/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1916
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Greening Nursing School Community of Practice
Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. ET
Come join nurses, nurse academics and students from across Ontario, Canada and around the world to brainstorm ways to Green Nursing School!
This month we will hear from Anna Brady from the UK's Center for Sustainable Healthcare's about their new SusQI courses for Nurses and Midwives.
Additionally, we will brainstorm ways to decrease the environmental footprint of nursing school with initiatives like Greening the Lab and find ways to integrate planetary health and disaster management competencies into curricula.
Register: https://chapters-igs.RNAO.ca/events/288