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The Palliative Care Nurses interest Group Newsletter | ©2010 All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be copied or transmitted without permission from the author.The Palliative Care Nurses interest Group Newsletter | ©2010 All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be copied or transmitted without permission from the author.

Volume XX Number XX | Spring | 2010

Presidents Address

Message from the president PCNIG 2011I would like to wish everyone a happy New Year and thank you for investing in the PCNIG. Our membership has grown exponentially since we formed and we are one of the fastest growing interest groups RNAO has ever had. This speaks to the commitment nurses have in palliative care and demonstrates our worth as a voice to be recognized. Your executive has been busy communicating to RNAO the issues you face as RNs working in palliative care and we have been heard by our professional association. RNAO recognizes the challenges we face and the value we bring to healthcare as a group.

This acknowledgement brings with it the opportunity to change and shape the healthcare system. As we strive for pay parity for nurses working in community and hospice settings and the recognition of RNs as a vital part of the team whose clinical intuition, knowledge, critical thinking and application cannot be replaced by another healthcare provider, our voice is heard and we are able to collaborate with others to build on the momentum.

By Lesley Hirst In this Winter 2011 Issue

1. Presidents Address

2. Do you know who we are?

3. Education and upcoming conferences

4. Future plans5. Feedback and

suggestions

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Presidents address continued

We have also achieved much clinically. We developed a position statement on palliative sedation and I would like to acknowledge, Kim Marsh, Maryse Bouvette, Amanda MacLennan, Mandy McGregor, Karen Johansen and Sandra De Costa and who were pivotal in getting this off the ground and finally the core working group who brought it to fruition and all those who provided feedback. Without the work of everyone involved we could not have achieved such great results over a short period of time. The CHPCA nurses’ interest group has embraced our document and it has been circulated now across the province with the hope that it will be adopted by others. We should be very proud of this work.

I have also been busy talking about the group and palliative care. I was able to present at CHPCA about our group and also presented at the RNAO assembly. I have created a practice profile page for RNAO which can be used for nurses to review who may be considering entering the palliative field. Upcoming events are the RNAO assembly in February and the RNAO AGM in April.It’s hard to believe that the group was initiated 2 years ago in June 2011 and we are 2 years as an official RNAO interest group in December this year. Having said that, this also means that my term as President is coming to an end. As I prepare to pass the torch to the President Elect in September I would like all of you to consider a position on the executive. We will be having our AGM at the provincial One Vision One Voice conference in April and at that time we will be voting for the new executive. It is a great opportunity to develop skills, meet new people, understand how RNAO functions and really shape palliative care. If you are interested please contact us for nomination forms or any member of the executive re any of the positions.Until that point I can assure you that I will continue to represent you to the best of my abilities and strengthen the voice of palliative care nurses.

Lesley


Do you know who we are?

Just to let you know that our President Leslie Hirst presented at the national Canadian Hospice palliative care conference in Ottawa this past Oct. Her topic was how we started our palliative care interest group. Here are some highlights;

Inaugurated into an RNAO interest group on December 2 2009.

Prior to this a small group of people...just 5! worked together to formalize a group

According to CNO registration self reports (2008) there were approx 540 nurses who identified themselves as their sole place of work being palliative care

There was no strong voice advocating for nurses working in palliative care

What have we done so far?

We are the fastest growing interest group to date approx 100

Formed a working group on developing a position statement on end of life sedation – target date Feb 2011

In the process of developing a one day conference – Fall 2011

Communicated with the Health Minister – June 2010

Recognized as a source of expertise, e.g. De Souza Partner

Presenting at National Hospice Palliative Care Conference

Developed a position statement on palliative sedation


Education and Upcoming Conferences

Canadian Virtual HospiceTheir team of palliative care experts is ready to answer your questions about terminal illness, end-of-life care, loss and bereavement. You will receive a detailed, personal response in three working days. All questions and answers are confidential. See Privacy PolicyAsk a Professional team includes doctors, clinical nurse specialists, a social worker and a spiritual care advisor who specialize in the care of individuals and families living with terminal illness or loss. Ask a Professional is not meant to be a substitute for direct medical advice and/or care. Our team cannot provide advice regarding diagnosis or medical treatment to the public. http://www.virtualhospice.ca

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) conference: Navigating Safe Pathways to Quality Hospice Palliative Care, taking place Sept 8th-11 2011, at the Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre, St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada). For further information please follow the linkhttp://conference.chpca.net/chpca/reghome.nsf/pages/welcome

De Souza institute Link to their website, http://www.desouzanurse.ca/

Third Annual "One Vision, One Voice" conference Once again, the Hospice Association of Ontario and the Ontario Palliative Care Association are pleased to announce the Third Annual "One Vision, One Voice" conference, being held from Sunday, April 10, 2011 to Tuesday, April 12, 2011. This year's event will build upon the success of previous conferences and offer you a premier provincial educational event that you won't want to miss. joint conference is being held at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North http://www.hpcconference.on.ca/


Future Plans

Our next meeting- its time again for our annual general meeting. It will be held on April 10th 2011 from 1630-1730 at the Sheraton Hotel Markham

(Hyw # 7). We will send the agenda shortly. We would like the opportunity to get to know each other better, hence we are planning to have a pizza dinner together, if you would like to participate please bring $10.00.

Skills Day 2011- the PCNIG executive is planning a palliative care skills day in for September 2011. The goal of this day is to provide practical skills education pertinent for palliative care nurses. Some ideas of topics are malignant wound management, paracentisis, lymphodema, neuropathic pain…

We welcome any further skills you would like covered for this day. Anyone who is interested in being on the planning committee please email Karen Johansen or Sandra De Costa. Details to follow.


Thank you to one of our members Suzanne Leece for the following suggestion;

In response to our previous newsletter’s suggestion box :

“I’m interested in any information, best practices or guidelines regarding the management of delirium in palliative care”

There are many resources available, however we recommend the following guideline;http://www.fraserhealth.ca/media/07FHSymptomGuidelinesDelirium.pdf

If you have any suggestions for future newsletters, please contact ;

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