Local Activities
CANO/ACIO chapters and special interest groups (SIG) are gearing up to celebrate the 7th Annual Oncology Nursing Day, taking place across Canada Tuesday, April 6, 2010! In the coming weeks, we will be updating this page with OND-related activities. Check back regularly to discover how your colleagues are celebrating the vital work of oncology nurses!
London Oncology Nurses' Special Interest Group (LONIG)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010: Lunch is on the oncology in-patient unit at London Health Sciences Centre. A video on Oncology Nursing will be shown: "Rainbows: The Many Colours of Oncology Nursing"
Friday, April 9, 2010: Lunch in the London Regional Cancer Centre
Friday, April 16, 2010: "Oncology Nursing: Promoting the Spirit of Survivorship": A one-day Oncology Nurses' Conference, sponsored by the London Oncology Nurses' Interest Group (LONIG), with Keynote Speaker Jennifer Wiernikowski.
Click here to view the full conference brochure.
BC Cancer Agency & BCONG
“Beyond the Smoke and Mirrors: Where Challenge Meets Opportunity in Tobacco Reduction for Oncology Nursing?”
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Click here to view the promotional poster.
For more information about this event, please contact Maxine Alford at (250) 519-5607.
Peel Regional Cancer Centre
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Breakfast will be offered in PRCC Conf Rm #3, from 8 a.m. to noon and 2C classroom, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Cake and refreshments will be offered in the auditorium from noon to 2 p.m.
Dinner will be at Otello's Banquet Hall with guest speaker Tilda Shalof from 6 to 10 a.m.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Nursing is hosting medical grand rounds and the topic is "The role of nursing in the psychosocial care of the patient and family with cancer: De-stressing Distress"
Presented by: Shannon Farley and Cathy Kiteley, with guest speaker Dr. Mary Jane Esplen
Champlain (Ottawa) Chapter
"Where Challenge Meets Opportunity" Wine and Cheese Social Event!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Royal Room, Ottawa General Hospital Campus, Ottawa, Ontario
Click here to view the promotional poster.
Toronto Chapter
"Improving Outcomes for Your Cancer Patients" Educational Dinner Evening
The David Duncan House, 125 Moatfield Drive, Don Mills
For more information please contact Toronto Chapter President, Corsita Garraway, Corsita.Garraway@rmp.uhn.on.ca
ONIGA North
Join hundreds of staff at Cross Cancer Institute's Annual Breakfast sponsored by ONIGA North!
For more information please contact Carole Szwajkowski, Carole.Szwajkowski@albertahealthservices.ca.
Nova Scotia Chapter
“I’ve Got Cancer, Why Stop Smoking Now?”: Helping patients move towards a health behaviour change
Join us for an exciting workshop!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
8:30am - 4:00pm
Bethune Ballroom, Bethune Building
Victoria General Hospital site, Halifax, NS
Click here to view the full workshop brochure and to download a registration form.
Juravinski Cancer Centre
Juravinski Cancer Centre will be celebrating OND with a pizza lunch during which the CANO/ACIO film "Igniting the Passion" will be featured. JCC will also be connecting with de Souza Institute via video conference; following this, participants will celebrate with a tea and cake in the hospital. All nurses are encouraged to visit both sites which provide a welcome opportunity for nurses to visit and network!
Moncton Chapter
The Moncton Chapter is planning a drop-in social for nurses with munchies and punch. During the social, we will feature a video in which our doctors discuss their appreciation for the work of oncology nurses.