November 2011
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October 2011
2 posts
Teaching →
Breaking the bank →
September 2011
2 posts
A privilege to serve; Joining the VON Board of... →
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July 2011
1 post
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Honour to be asked to participate in CNA's first...
Early in 2011 I got an email from Michael Villenueve asking me to call him. I had read his work, seen him present and knew he worked for the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) , but why would he know me or want to talk to me? Little did I know I had somehow made it to a short list of nurses to be asked to participate in CNA’s first expert commission. Below is a short description, however, it...
March 2011
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Proud of my Nursing Association
My province has the privilege, albeit a confusing privilege, to have 3 professional nursing associations. We have one to regulate us, and protect the public (College of Nurses of Ontario), one to protect jobs and negotiate labor relations (Ontario Nurses Association, aka our union), and one to represent our professional values (Registered Nurses Association of Ontario). I am a proud support of...
February 2011
3 posts
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Developing agility
As many of you may have guessed, I love and am fascinated by technology, specifically the way that technology can be used in healthcare. One of the places that is the biggest growth opportunity in mobile health, or mHealth. There are so many possibilities, however, in North America and assume much of the developed world there are so many barriers to implementation.
One of the problems with such...
Life at Massey →
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New Journal Series: Child Health in Canada
Excited to see in my inbox that Longwoods was publishing a new series on children’s health in Canada. So far the articles I read were great, and very interesting to read. Hopefully those of you with interests in peds you can take a lookAmplify’d from www.longwoods.com The Editor’s Letter Mary Jo HaddadEnabling child health is the main focus of my career. While I am often...
January 2011
3 posts
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(Open) Access to information is key for developing...
Sad to see publishers with draw certain countries access when they are still considered low development countries. Sure when a country has clearly cross the finish line and is a developed country remove their right to free journals and allow them to pay for them. However, removing support when they are teetering on the edge just does not seem like the best way to help ensure they will cross that...
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How to Survive Life
I love these types of articles and love the life lessons embedded in this article. Helps put things in perspective, and give you that mental nudge that helps to reframe life. To see new possibilities and to challenge yourself to be more than average.Amplify’d from mrwangsaysso.blogspot.comOne does not have to be evil to be hated. In fact, it’s often the case that one is hated precisely because...
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Habit forming
If apps won’t do anything, then why do I keep buying them? This is the question I keep asking myself. Am I wasting money, what good do they do, why can’t I just do what I want to do, are also questions I keep asking myself. I think I figured it out. I figured out why I love my MiCoach just as much as my first Nike+ shoes. It is not about spending money it is about a new fascination...
December 2010
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A Rule of Life, and Online Participation: Be Kind
Amazing how simple it is; be kind. Advice you can get from most kindergraden children, yet adults need all sorts of complex rules for explaining what we should and should not do. Funny.
When I had the chance to meet with the President of my undergraduate university (Ryerson) to talk about leadership advice that was what I got. Be kind. It isn’t complicated, but it can be hard at times....
November 2010
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Healthcare organizations that try and ignore...
There are two divergent trends in health care and social media. One trend is for privacy and productivity reasons healthcare organizations are banning social networking sites, the other is news stories predicting with increasing frequency the significant role that social networking sites will play in communication for business purposes. One of the two has to be wrong, and in this case my bias is...
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Patient Centered Care vs. Patient Prioritized Care
Doing research for how social media can be used in healthcare, I came across the Edward Hospital care pages. This is is a great example of a hospital asking and answering the right questions. What is important to patients, how can we give our patients the best tools to support themselves?
Patient centred care talks about how providers need to incorporate patient values into care, acknowledge the...
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mHealth is the future
I’ve really taken a bit interest to mobile apps, as a clinician and as a patient interested in my own health. From measuring runs during my undergraduate to tracking the slow accumulation of particular matter around my waist and drying to shed said matter.
From clinical tools at the bedside to importing nutritional records from a mobile app into a health record, mobile health is going to...
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AMA is on board with risks/benefits of Social...
Just spent my morning reading about the American Medical Associations recent policy on social media, and their articles on the website. I’ve actually be surprisingly impressed, and extremely happy, that they have been able to cover both the risks and opportunities. From articles addressing risks of losing practice license, to articles about how to target your identified audience.
May...
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Fantastic example of "Me Inc" by a nurse
Nurse often– dare I say rarely– self promote, or clearly how and why they do what they do. There are so many mixed metaphors about caring, and hearts that it makes me dizzy. One of my favourite nurse advocates, Suzanne Gordon, talks about nurses clearly articulating how they use their knowledge and skills in the healthcare system. Now take take that and add the concept of individuals branding or...
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Why would people watch tv?
The web is exploding with amazing content, and I’m learning to look for great content rather than a new episode of tv. TV is a waste of time, and they design it to leave you hanging, to wanting more. Presenters and teachers on the other hand, are teaching you. Adding value to the way you think, and they should be wrapping up a key message by the end. There for you go back to work or what you...
October 2010
7 posts
Want to be more productive? Me too! →
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with all the work you have to do? Do you try and answer your emails and find that get distracted and end up working on something else before you finish…
Most important lesson →
why twitter, why linkedin, why facebook! →
Technology is complicated, and neat. I’m fascinated and excited about it. Currently, I’m writing a book on social media and I have realize that the focus is not how, but WHY?
Nurses…
Restarting →
Remember your ‘ah ha’ moment →
A couple weeks ago when I was getting ready to give an talk to the Faculty of Community Services Directors at Ryerson. The talk was just a collection of thoughts from a digital native to a…
Nursing Organizations Promoting Social Media →
On Sept 29th I had the pleasure of sitting in on Kamini Kalia’s (@nursekama) webcast hosted by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (@RNAO), which was exciting. First of all it was…
RNAO Nursing Best Practice Guideline App →
I’m so happy that the RNAO has been growing in so many ways online, and has recently entered the mobile space too. They have taken their nursing best practice guidelines, which are all available…
September 2010
3 posts
The words of my mouth… →
Inspiration is the Fondest Form of Flattery →
Twice this weekend I was humbled, well maybe that actually happens regularly, perhaps honoured is a better description. By my friends Rafael Pineda-Perdom and Teresa Heithaus.
Rafael sent me…
MediMath: Drug Medications Calculator →
At $4.99 in the itunes Store MediMath is a deal. There are plastic lamented cards you can buy for the same price that don’t have nearly as much information, and certainly don’t do the…
June 2010
6 posts
Need an Editor? →
For those of you that have an website Editz.com is something worth considering. There are two reasons that you might want to use it, because writing is not your favourite thing to…
Learning slowly, or slowly learning. →
A Conference for Participants →
The word “unconference” gets a mixed reaction from many, in healthcare it is usually more confusion then skepticism. For those of you that don’t know, the unconference was born…
Recycling your organizations work →
I often wonder why individuals and organizations in healthcare have really taken to the social media and usually look down on “blogging”. Perhaps it is caused by mainstream media’s…
An Ethical Nurse →
Dr Nancy Walton - @researchEthics
Ryerson University
Associate Professor - Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing Chair - Research Ethics Board
As…
Putting on my ‘Big Boy Pants’ →
Improving patient care, nursing job satisfaction,... →
May 31, 2010 Toronto’s St Michael’s Hospital showcased the Research Advancing Practice’s (RAP) [2009 PDF] latest cohort. The program involves a group of frontline nurses that…
May 2010
10 posts
Nursing & Motivation →
This post was an email from Carolyn Newstrom
I saw this on Twitter today and just had to share it here with you. There is a tie-in to nursing here…big time.
I…
What Social Media Can Learn From Nursing →
This post was written by Phil Baumann and originally posted on his website.
Image via Wikipedia
What? You’re kidding, right? I thought that nursing was behind the…
Everything Has to Start →
Podcasting Basics by Terri Schmit →
This post is written by Terri Schmit and posted on her blog. She is an experienced nurse practitioner, educator, and is currently finishing her PhD. This is one of her many…
Organizing Nursing Research →
Anyone that has recently written a paper, made a presentation, or has simply been doing research knows that you can end up with a ton of references to manage. During my…
Building Recognition →
Breakfast with Member of Provincial Parliament... →
Nursing Week is an opportunity. Many people will take time this week to thank nurses, recognize what they have done, or simply to get to know what it is that we actually do. Depending where you are…
RNFOO 2010 Gala Dinner →
Every year just before Nursing Week the Registered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario has an incredible Gala Dinner. This night is one of my favourite ways to begin the week, spending time time…
One of my favourite nights of the year →
April 2010
4 posts
Reconstruction →
Some of you might have noticed that NursingIdeas.ca went down for a few days. What you didn’t see was me pulling out my hair trying to get this new theme up, well maybe it wasn’t that bad….
Becoming a Nursing Leader →
Dr. Judith Shamian RN FAAN
Chief Executive Officer - Victoria of Nurses (VON)
Beginning her career as a clinical nurse Judith Shamian earned her way to the Chief Executive…
Becoming a Nursing Leader →
Dr. Judith Shamian RN FAAN
Chief Executive Officer - Victoria of Nurses (VON)
Beginning her career as a clinical nurse Judith Shamian earned her way to the Chief Executive…
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