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November 13, 2020

Continuing the conversation: Mobilizing collective action for long-term care reform in Canada

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RNAO organized a pathbreaking cross country meeting to engage collective action for long-term care reform in Canada. This special Health System Transformation & COVID-19 Webinar happened on Monday, November 9. You can watch the seminar here.

November 13, 2020

RNAO’s media conference to address the crisis in long-term care resonates widely

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We were thrilled to host a media conference today Friday, alongside Sinai Health System geriatrician and powerful advocate Dr. Nathan Stall. This virtual event was crucial in our ongoing efforts to raise red flags and push for action that we hope will stop an evolving disaster in long-term care (LTC) homes similar to the one we saw during the first wave of COVID-19.

November 13, 2020

Nurse Practitioner Week - Saluting our NPs

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As we come to an end of Nurse Practitioner Week we salute our NP colleagues! With over 1,700 NP members of RNAO, and the incredible progress we have achieved together, the time to celebrate is this week – and every day!

November 06, 2020

Fall 2020 provincial budget once again leaves vulnerable populations to fend for themselves

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The Ontario government released on Wednesday the Fall 2020 Budget. RNAO participated in the “lockdown” prior to the release and has subsequently been heavily involved with the media coverage of the budget and its ramifications. As you can see below, the budget received low scores from RNAO.

November 06, 2020

RNAO statement in response to the government’s announcement on increasing direct care for long-term care resident to four hours per day

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RNAO is shocked by the lack of urgency in Monday’s announcement from the provincial government that they intend to meet minimum quality care standards in Ontario’s nursing homes by 2025. Urgent action and not an election promise is needed to protect the lives of nursing home residents as the province is now in the grips of a ferocious resurgence of COVID-19.

November 06, 2020

Elections in the US: A path to healing and respect for science

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As we all wait anxiously for the final tally of votes in the United States, I sit to finalize my blog while remaining glued to the media updates and elections maps. It has been a long wait – four years – of deepening inequalities, growing anti-Black discrimination, homophobia, Islamophobia, and as of late, mask-phobia. I don’t recall a time in recent history where nurses – and most health professionals – shared so widely a political preference. This US election is not necessarily about a political party but about someone who personifies everything that is abhorrent and contrary to the health of a nation.

October 30, 2020

2S-LGBTQ+ Seniors: Our Existence is Our Resistance!

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We are grateful to the Senior Pride Network Toronto for their tremendously important contribution – below – calling to recognize the human rights of older 2-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer and intersex (2S-LGBTQ+) people in the City of Toronto, in particular those who reside in a long-term care home. We hear the call of the authors that the first step is to acknowledge the existence of people who have been discriminated and ignored, and consequently have suffered the health impacts of that neglect. We hope this article makes a small contribution to that goal.

October 30, 2020

RNAO statement in support of Bill 13: Time to Care Act

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RNAO applauds members of the Ontario legislature for acting unanimously and in the best interests of residents in long-term care (LTC) homes by voting in favour of Bill 13 on Oct. 29, 2020. RNAO fully supports Bill 13 and urges the government to move this bill quickly through the legislative process so it becomes law.

October 23, 2020

Thank you note -- the AAN Courage Award

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I am extremely humbled and honoured to share that I was the recipient this week of The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) COVID-19 Courage Award on Policy. These awards “honor the incredible contributions nurses, have made to save lives, advance health equity, and protect communities during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.” Colleagues, I dedicate this award to you all.

October 23, 2020

Responding to the second wave of COVID-19: RNAO continues to speak out in the media

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RNAO continues to speak out in the media about issues related to COVID-19 and our calls to the Ontario and federal governments for action regarding the alarming rise in the pandemic wave. This month, we focused primarily on two key issues: tightening restrictions in regional hotspots to slow the spread of the virus, and addressing the renewed and predictable crisis in long-term care (an issue we’ve been pushing for months – and years!). The RNAO COVID-19 press room has links to 42 media hits so far in the month of October.

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Continuing the conversation: Mobilizing collective action for long-term care reform in Canada

RNAO’s media conference to address the crisis in long-term care resonates widely

Nurse Practitioner Week - Saluting our NPs

Fall 2020 provincial budget once again leaves vulnerable populations to fend for themselves

RNAO statement in response to the government’s announcement on increasing direct care for long-term care resident to four hours per day

Elections in the US: A path to healing and respect for science

2S-LGBTQ+ Seniors: Our Existence is Our Resistance!

RNAO statement in support of Bill 13: Time to Care Act

Thank you note -- the AAN Courage Award

Responding to the second wave of COVID-19: RNAO continues to speak out in the media

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