January 2023

Summary Safety Review – Cephalosporins – Assessing the Potential Risk of Seizures  Résumé de l’examen de l’innocuité – Céphalosporines – Évaluation du risque potentiel de convulsions

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is conducting a survey to better understand the roles that long term care nurses play in antimicrobial stewardship. By participating in this survey, you will enable future long term care stewardship intervention to be more conscious of the needs and challenges of Canadian nurses. If you are a …

Canadian Nurses’ Roles in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) in Long Term Care – Survey (EN/FR) Read More »

The Annual Nurse Practitioner conference is an opportunity to provide NPs with three days of professional growth and learning, a focus on interesting and educational topics, and networking with your colleagues from around the province. Register here

Communicating effectively in English or French is a critical factor to provide safe nursing practice in Canada. The Canadian Nurse Regulators Collaborative (CNRC), of which the Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut is a member, reviewed the current language proficiency requirements for the regulated nursing professions. The objective of this review was …

Updated 2022 Language Proficiency Cutscores/Benchmark Levels Read More »

The Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers is excited to invite you to join us in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 5th – 6th for our annual conference – MAiD2023. Now in its 4th year, our annual conference promises to provide an exceptional learning and in-person networking experience. We also offer a virtual component for those who …

MAiD 2023 4th Annual National Conference – Registration Now Open Read More »

2023 Annual Award of Excellence in Nursing: Call for Nominations Celebrating the dedication, initiative and distinction of nurses who are helping to improve the health of First Nations and Inuit in Canada. Accepting nominations The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) of Indigenous Services Canada is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Award of …

2023 Annual Award of Excellence in Nursing: Call for Nomination – Indigenous Services Canada Read More »

Registration for Queen’s Infection Prevention and Control Online Professional Development Course closes February 3. This course may be of great interest to Registered Nurses Association of Northwest Territories and Nunavut members, and we would be very grateful if you could share this information with them. This program is endorsed by IPAC Canada and is taught …

Infection Prevention & Control – Online Professional Development Course Read More »