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New de Souza Workshops and Programs for 2010!
Happy New Year! The de Souza Institute is offering many exciting new oncology nursing programs and workshops in 2010. Please take a sneak peek of our upcoming offerings:
Continuing Education Courses Coming Soon:
- Patient Navigation Course - More Information
- Pediatric ONS Exam Study Group
- Introduction to Nursing Informatics
- Conflict in the workplace
- Introduction to Oncology Nursing (Oncology Nursing 101)
- Leadership in Oncology Nursing
- Patient/Family Education
- Health Promotion & Prevention
- Research Design (APN)
- Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods (APN)
Workshops Coming Soon:
- Emotional Care of Individuals with Cancer and their Families
- Palliative Care Workshop
Graduate Courses Coming Soon:
- IPODE - Interprofessional Psychosocial Oncology Distance Education Course (Sexual Health Part I)
- IPODE (Sexual Health Part II)
- Relational Practices with Families in Oncology & Palliative Care
- Research Design (Graduate students)
- Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods (Graduate students)
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2010 de Souza Fellowship Winners Announced
The de Souza Institute is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 de Souza Fellowship. Fellowship recipients were chosen based on their commitment to oncology or palliative care, and their academic achievements. Along with receiving financial support, winners also participate in monthly professional development seminars with nursing leaders.
"The quality of applicants to this year's fellowship program was outstanding, and we are very pleased with the recipients," said Dr. Mary Jane Esplen, Director of de Souza Institute. "Our fellowship program provides ongoing professional guidance and support, and will potentially enable these nurses to make a tremendous future impact on cancer care in Ontario."
Masters recipients include (in alphabetical order):
- Sarah Bolton, University of Ottawa
- Carla Coverdale , University of Toronto
- Greg Cressman, McMaster University
- Jennifer Hartford, University of Ottawa
- Diana Incekol, University of Phoenix
- Janet Lovegrove, McMaster University
- Rita Mannarino, Laurentian University
- Margaret Samide, York University
- Melissa Snell, University of Western Ontario
- Rachelle Soogree, University of Toronto
- Christine Zywine, University of Toronto
PhD Recipients include:
- Joanne Crawford, University of Toronto
- Salin Kim, University of Toronto
- Gail Macartney, Queen's University
- Nisha Sutherland, University of Western Ontario
Congratulations to all of our 2010 fellowship recipients. The Institute will continue to offer fellowships annually to support tomorrow's nursing leaders in the fields of Oncology or Palliative Care. To receive regular updates on de Souza fellowships, courses and workshops, please sign up for our e-news mailing list here.
Congratulations to our CANO Award Recipients
Congratulations to our de Souza Institute team members for receiving awards at the 2009 CANO (Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology) conference held in Montreal October 25th - 28th:
- Esther Green (de Souza Institute Co-chair) received the CANO/ACIO Lifetime Achievement Award
- Laura Rashleigh (de Souza Institute Educator), Jiahui Wong (de Souza Institute Curriculum and Program Evaluation Manager) and Charissa Cordon (PMH educator), were the co-recipients of the Helene Hudson Memorial Lectureship Award
- Joanne Crawford (de Souza Institute Educator) received the Pfizer Award of Excellence in Nursing Leadership
Provincial Needs Assessment of Ontario Oncology Nursing Practice
Call for participation: de Souza Institute is inviting oncology nurses to participate in a needs assessment study to provide information on nurses' perspective on and interest in using a variety of technology to receive continuing education. About 32 nurses working with oncology patients, in prevention, treatment or palliative care across the province will be needed for the study. The study will include a two-day focus group session located in Toronto on April 30th 2010. For nurses who live outside of Toronto, travel/accommodation expenses will be covered in accordance with the de Souza travel policy. For study information, please contact de Souza Institute at info@desouzanurse.ca. Current educational offerings for oncology nurses are listed here.
For complete information on the Needs Assessment, click here.
Nursing Week & Website Launch
Dear Colleagues,
Nurses encountering patients with cancer and their families or those at risk for the disease are now facing increasingly complex challenges. New technologies are emerging helping us to better screen for, diagnose and treat cancers and individuals are living longer with cancer. At the same time these gains are resulting in the need for nurses to provide additional supportive care, particularly during the survivorship periods. Innovative definitions of palliative care are resulting in more complex approaches to providing adjustment to and the management of movement towards end of life care.
In May 2008 the Government of Ontario established a fund of $15 million over five years to develop a knowledge transfer centre for oncology nursing. This work is a partnership with the Nursing Secretariat of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care with The Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network and Cancer Care Ontario.
View the entire letter here.
The de Souza institute awards 31 graduate fellowships
The de Souza Institute has awarded 31 graduate fellowships to registered nurses across Ontario who are pursuing a Masters or PhD degree to support their career development in the fields of oncology or palliative care.
We're investing in our future leaders in oncology nursing, says Mary Jane Esplen, Director of the de Souza Institute.
Whether they become educators, academics, researchers or administrators, these nurses will be playing a critical role in advancing cancer care in this province. The de Souza Institute is pleased to recognize and support this promising group of scholars.
The 2009 de Souza Fellowships have values of up to $10,000 for Masters level and $20,000 for PhD level students.
To support de Souza Fellows in their academic development, the Institute also provides monthly teleconference academic seminars during the one-year fellowship period.
List of 2009 de Souza Fellows
News Release: 31 Ontario Oncology Nurses awarded Fellowships for Graduate Studies
Details on the de Souza Fellowship Program
De Souza Learning Centres funded across Ontario
E-technology is opening the doors to innovative education and mentorship programs for oncology nurses across Ontario.
To ensure nurses have access to that technology, the de Souza Institute is investing $100,000 in each of the province's 14 Regional Cancer Centres.
The money will be used by each Centre to create a learning space with information technology to help nurses access Institute programs.
Oncology care is changing rapidly, says Mary Jane Esplen, Director of the de Souza Institute. Nurses need to develop specialized knowledge and skills if we want to deliver the best cancer care to patients.
The learning centres will make it easier to get those skills. We're bringing learning to nurses where they live and work.
The learning spaces will be operational by the end of 2009.