Date: Thursday, June 10, 2021 

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT (Ontario/Quebec)

Location: Virtually via Zoom

Theme: Virtual simulation in nursing education- Lessons learned, practical guidance, and looking past the pandemic

Registration Fee: $25

Registration deadline: Monday, June 7, 2021

Date : Jeudi 10 juin 2021

Heure : de 11 h 30 à 16 h, HAE (Ontario/Québec)

Lieu : Virtuel (Zoom)

Thème : La simulation virtuelle en formation infirmière - leçons apprises, conseils pratiques et au-delà de la pandémie

Droit d’inscription : 25 $

Date limite d’inscription : Lundi 7 juin 2021

If you missed attending CASN’s 2021 Nursing Virtual Education Conference and would like to view the presentations, you may register to do so until Monday, July 5, 2021. You will receive access to the virtual conference platform to view:

Details: https://www.casn.ca/2021/05/post-conference-special-offer/

Si vous n’étiez pas en mesure d’assister à la conférence virtuelle sur l’enseignement des sciences infirmières au Canada de l’ACESI 2021, et que vous souhaitez visionner les présentations, sachez que vous pouvez vous inscrire jusqu’au 5 juillet 2021. Vous aurez accès à la plateforme virtuelle de la conférence afin de visionner :

Détails : https://www.casn.ca/fr/2021/05/offre-speciale-apres-conference/

The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) would like to thank the attendees, keynote speakers, presenters, planning committee members and sponsors who attended our first Canadian Nursing Virtual Education Conference. This event was truly a special one!

We are delighted to share with you that we had over 500 registered participants.

We are pleased to share with you that the conference content will remain available until July 9, 2021. You can access the virtual conference platform by using your conference login and password.

L’Association canadienne des écoles des sciences infirmières (ACESI) tient à remercier les participants, les orateurs principaux, les conférenciers, les membres du comité de planification et les commanditaires qui ont assisté à notre première conférence virtuelle sur l’enseignement des sciences infirmières au Canada. Ce fut un évènement véritablement spécial !

Nous sommes fières de vous annoncer que plus de 500 participants se sont inscrits à la conférence !

Sachez que le contenu de la conférence restera disponible jusqu’au 9 juillet 2021. Vous pouvez accéder à la plateforme de la conférence virtuelle en utilisant votre nom d’utilisateur et mot de passe. 

Save the date: November 15-16, 2021

Dates à retenir : 15-16 novembre 2021

CASN is pleased to announce that the Nursing and Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Disease E Resource is now available! 

Click here to access this free, open-access e-resource: vbd.casn.ca

Click here to access the Guidelines for Undergraduate Nursing Education on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases.

L’ACESI est heureuse d’annoncer que la ressource électronique « Les soins infirmiers et les maladies à transmission vectorielle liées à la variabilité climatique » est maintenant disponible !

Cliquez ici pour accéder à cette ressource électronique, gratuite à accès libre : vbd.casn.ca/fr

Cliquez ici pour accéder aux Lignes directrices de formation infirmière de premier cycle sur les maladies à transmission vectorielle liées à la variabilité climatique.

Project Annoucement: eCampus Ontario Funds the Creation of a Public Health Nursing Virtual Simulation Series 

The BScN program at McMaster University, the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN), and the Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation (CAN-Sim) are collaborating to create a series of virtual simulation games (VSGs) on public health nursing. The simulations, which will be freely available and accessible in both French and English, will take nursing students through three scenarios focused on community assessment, health promotion approaches, and program planning and evaluation.

Annonce de projet : eCampus Ontario finance la création d’une série de simulations virtuelles pour les soins infirmiers en santé publique 

Le programme de baccalauréat en sciences infirmières (BScN) de la McMaster University, l’Association canadienne des écoles de sciences infirmières (ACESI) et la Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation (CAN-Sim) collaborent pour créer une série de jeux de simulation virtuelle sur les soins infirmiers en santé publique. Les simulations, qui seront offertes gratuitement et accessibles en français et en anglais, guideront les étudiantes en sciences infirmières à travers trois scénarios axés sur l’évaluation de la collectivité, les approches de promotion de la santé ainsi que la planification et l’évaluation des programmes de soins.  

The Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education Survey Report provides nurse educators with a snapshot of the use of virtual simulation in Canadian schools of nursing six months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis and discussion provided describe considerations to optimize the use of virtual simulation alongside classroom, in-person simulation, and clinical placements.

Click here to access the Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education Survey Report.

À l’automne de 2020, l’Association canadienne des écoles de sciences infirmières (ACESI) a effectué un sondage pour évaluer l’utilisation de la simulation virtuelle dans les écoles de sciences infirmières canadiennes. 

Le Rapport du sondage sur la simulation virtuelle en formation infirmière présente un aperçu de l’utilisation de la simulation virtuelle au sein d’écoles de sciences infirmières canadiennes, six mois après le début de la pandémie de COVID-19. Les résultats et la discussion précisent diverses observations concernant l’utilisation optimale des simulations virtuelles aux côtés des cours en classe, de la simulation en personne et des stages en milieu clinique.

Cliquez ici pour consulter le Rapport du sondage sur la simulation virtuelle en formation infirmière.

This comprehensive text offers essential information for excelling in the Canadian academic nurse educator role. Experienced academic educators, as well as novice instructors in nursing education, will find foundational and current practice concepts that include philosophy, learning theories, course and curriculum development, program evaluation, teaching-learning strategies, simulation, interprofessional and intraprofessional approaches, diversity and the indigenous learner, assessment and evaluation techniques, leadership, mentorship, and scholarship. The content reflects the Canadian Association Schools of Nuring (CASN) standards for excellence for undergraduate and undergraduate academic nurse educators and assists the reader with preparing for the Canadian Certified Nurse Educator (CCNE) Certification examination.

Happy Summer! Hopefully you will soon be enjoying some time away from your regular Zoom schedule, finding ways to recharge from this gruelling year. With times as they are, Nursing the Future^TM continues to launch strategies for the purpose of increasing student success as they enter professional practice for the first time. One key NTF strategy focuses on growing the leadership capacity of newly graduated nurses. We know that these are student skills that have been recognized by faculty, and built on throughout their education. As these new professionals engage with their communities, NTF wants to capture, nurture and advance their leadership capacity. The first strategy of The Greenhouse (Building Capacity: The Road to Leadership) aims to expose new nurses to the multitude of pathways to leadership and offer them opportunities to engage one-on-one with senior nurse leaders. The first online session of this strategy features Dr. Netha Dyck and will occur May 27^th, 2021 4-5 PST (see https://nursingthefuture.ca/greenhouse/ or register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/152924337811).

The 2^nd Greenhouse strategy is entitled Leaning In: Master Classes with Nursing Leaders. This strategy features interviews with established nursing leaders on research, innovation and grassroots initiatives that focus on nursing knowledge translation, application and dissemination, as well as professional mentorship and leadership skill-building. NTF subscribers can look forward to the inaugural series launching Fall 2021: Entering The Sacred Circle – Nursing’s Covenant With Humanity with Dr. Jean Watson. Rounding out The Greenhouse strategies will be The Incubator: A Nursing Leadership Capacity Building Institute where NTF will address the evolving leadership needs of new (<1 year practice) and recently graduated (1-3 years practice) nurses. Recognizing the early career trajectories of these professionals, Institutes will focus on preparing graduates for advanced practice roles such as taking unit charge or supervisory positions, exploring clinical research opportunities and engaging in post-graduate certification programs or graduate level education. You can look forward to the inaugural NTF Leadership Institute for New Graduates as a PRE-CONFERENCE workshop for our 10^th Workplace Integration of New Nurses (WINN) Nursing The Future (NTF) Conference to be held in Vancouver August 2022.

Concluding this thread of celebrating leaders, NTF is pleased to announce the WINNERS of the 2021 Torch Award – Lia Sanzone and the 2021 New Graduate Excellence Award Kirstie Grimard! Visit https://nursingthefuture.ca/awards/ for more information on our winners!

The Faculty of Health Sciences (the Faculty; uwo.ca/fhs/) at Western University is seeking an emerging academic with an established program of research and teaching in knowledge translation and/or implementation science. This appointment will be Probationary (tenure-track) at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will be appointed in one of the six Schools within the Faculty (Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health Studies, Kinesiology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy; uwo.ca/fhs/schools/index.html), determined on the applicant's area of research application and discipline. The anticipated start date is September 1, 2021, or as negotiated.

The application package can be submitted via email to: Dr. Denise Connelly, Chair, Selection Committee Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University London, Ontario N6A 5B9 dconnell@uwo.ca. Please quote HS-229 on all correspondence. The deadline for receipt of applications is June 11, 2021.

For more information, click here.