THUNDER
BAY, ON, July 4, 2024 /CNW/ - Health providers from
the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario's (RNAO) Best Practice Spotlight
Organizations® (BPSO®) will meet in
Thunder Bay for an inaugural
knowledge-sharing event. Hosted by RNAO and developed with BPSOs,
the Indigenous-Focused Symposium will take place between
July 9 – 11, 2024 and celebrate the
theme: Weaving Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing with
the implementation of RNAO's best practice guidelines (BPG).
"By bringing together Indigenous-focused and other health
providers serving Northern
Ontario, we're celebrating our collective commitment to
enhancing evidence-informed and culturally appropriate practice
changes and their impact on quality outcomes for persons,
providers, organizations, communities and health systems," says
RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun, founder
of the BPG and BPSO programs.
Best practice guidelines (BPG) equip nurses and other health
providers with up-to-date evidence-based recommendations that
improve the quality of care people receive. As part of the BPSO
program, organizations work with RNAO to implement BPGs and measure
their impact on outcomes.
Attendees will learn how Indigenous-led BPSO organizations are
using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach – weaving together Indigenous and
western ways of knowing – to implement RNAO's BPGs in local
practice. The three-day in-person event will serve to support
northern health providers in building networks and collaborating
with one another. "RNAO is committed to continuing its work with
Indigenous partners to create and foster cultural awareness within
our BPSO program," says Dr. Michelle
Rey-Lloyd, director of RNAO's International Affairs and Best
Practice Guidelines (IABPG) Centre. "We are honoured to take part
in Indigenous teachings, ceremony and storytelling during our
event."
What: The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario hosts its inaugural Best Practice
Spotlight Organization (BPSO) Indigenous-Focused Symposium in
Northern Ontario.
When: Tuesday, July 9 –
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Who:
- Dr. Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO and
founder of the BPG and BPSO programs
- Chief Michele Solomon, Fort
William First Nation
- Alethea Kewayosh, director of
the Indigenous Health Equity and Coordination team and Indigenous
Cancer Care Unit at Ontario Health
- Deborah Richardson, Ontario's deputy minister of health
(virtual)
- Dr. Michelle Rey-Lloyd, director
of RNAO's International Affairs and Best Practice Guidelines
(IABPG) Centre
- Grace Suva, senior manager,
Indigenous Health, RNAO's IABPG Centre
- Sue Sweeney, program manager,
RNAO's Long-Term Care Best Practices Program
- Nurses and other staff champions from 22 BPSO teams
representing several health sectors across Northern Ontario
Where: The Superior Inn Hotel and Conference Centre (555
West Arthur St., Thunder Bay,
Ontario)
To learn more about RNAO's work with Indigenous BPSOs, please
visit the Indigenous Health and RNAO In Focus page. To learn more
about some of the BPSO long-term care homes (LTC) in Northern Ontario, please visit the LTC Best
Practices Program and RNAO In Focus page. The global network
map highlights BPSOs in Northern
Ontario.
RNAO's Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) Program is funded by
Ontario's Ministry of Health. It
was envisioned by CEO Dr. Doris
Grinspun in 1998 and launched in 1999 to provide the best
available evidence for patient care across all health sectors and
settings, with more than 50 guidelines developed to date. The Best
Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) program supports service
and academic institutions that have formally agreed to implement
multiple RNAO BPGs over a three-year period, and evaluate their
impact on patients, organizations and health systems. Launched in
2003, the BPSO program now has more than 1,500 BPSOs in
Ontario, Canada and
internationally.
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association
representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing
students in Ontario. Since 1925,
RNAO has advocated for healthy public policy, promoted excellence
in nursing practice, increased nurses' contribution to shaping the
health system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the
public we serve. For more information about RNAO,
visit RNAO.ca or follow us on X (formerly
Twitter), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
SOURCE Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario