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Greetings!
Hope you are having a wonderful summer!
We hope you will be able to attend this years CCCN Conference, held as
part of the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, October 26-28 in
Toronto. See details below including our AGM / 35th
Anniversary Celebration and 2008 Networking Session.
Please note the extension for submissions for both the CCCN Recognition
Awards and the CCCN Research Grant to August 31.
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CCCN Research
Grant - Call for Applications
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The purpose of the
CCCN Research grant is to provide "seed money" for research
projects pertaining to CV nursing in Canada. A maximum award of
$5,000 is available.
Click here for guidelines, and forms or visit
www.cccn.ca.
Extended Deadline: August 31, 2008
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Nursing
Excellence Recognition Program: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS -
Deadline extended
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Click http://www.cccn.ca/eng/awards.cfm
for details and submission forms.
Awards will be presented at an "awards ceremony" held in
conjunction with the CCCN AGM / 35th Anniversary celebration, held as
part of the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Toronto, Sunday October
26, 2008.
Deadline for nominations is August 31, 2008.
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Cardiovascular
Congress
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The CCCN scientific
sessions will be held in Toronto October 26-28 as part of the Canadian
Cardiovascualr Congress. We hope you can join us!
Visit www.cccn.ca for details. Click here to register.
Please note, Early Bird Registration Deadline is August 13.
Remember to renew your CCCN membership prior to registering for the
conference.
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CCCN is
Celebrating 35 Years !
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Please join us at our Annual General Meeting, Sunday October 26 at the
Hilton Hotel for a special 35th Anniversary Celebration!
A special presentation on Women
and Heart Disease by Bobbe Wood, Heart and Stroke Foundation will be
featured as part of the AGM, and a
slice of a cake and a champagne
toast will be provided to all in attendance.
www.thehearttruth.ca
CCCN members are asked to RSVP their planned attendance
to tdouris@cccn.ca
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Call for
Moderator at CCCN Sessions!
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Any CCCN member interested in moderating at the CCCN Scientific
Sessions is asked to contact Sandra Matheson, National Conference Chair
at sandra.matheson@cdha.nshealth.ca
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Networking
Session
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CCCN will be offering once again provide the opportunity for delegates
to network at the Cardiovascular Congress.
Interested in acting as a contact for your specialty or adding another
clinical specialty to the list? Please contact Tara Douris tdouris@cccn.ca or
613-286-4696.
When : Sunday Oct 26 from 12:30-1:30
Where: Hilton Hotel , Toronto
All welcome with interest in the following specialties:
- Interventional/EPS/Cath
Lab Nurses,
Further details to follow via email to CCCN members.
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Input on
Position Statements
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The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is seeking input on the
following CNA Position Statments or relevance to CCCN members:
CNA requests and
greatly appreciates your input into this important national policy
consultation. Each survey has the same deadline of Sept 12, 2008
at 4 p.m. (EST)
If you have any
questions, or problems access the survyes, please contact Christine
Rieck-Buckley, Manager of Regulatory Examinations, at
cbuckley@cna-aiic.ca or 1-800-361-8404, ext 220.
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Focus on Stroke
: Request for Applications
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The Heart and
Stroke Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce the launch of a
Request for Applications for Focus on Stroke VIII. Doctoral Research
Awards, Research Fellowships, and Research Scholarships are available
through this initiative (application deadline October 31, 2008).
The aim of this year's program is:
1. to build stroke research
capacity in the later pillars: clinical, health services/systems, or
population health;
2. to support stroke research by
health professionals including, but not limited to, nurses,
physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists,
nutritionists, pathologists, pharmacologists, and medical doctors.
For more information on this Request for Applications, please visit:
www.hsf.ca/research/images/PDF/fos8%20rfa%20v05.pdf
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CCCN Board of Directors
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Executive Committee
President
June MacDonald
Saint JohnJune
MacDonald
Past President
Anna Svendsen
Halifax
Secretary / Treasurer
Faye Lazar
Calgary
Health Promotion Chairperson
Dorothy Morris
Victoria
National
Conference Chairperson
Sandra
Matheson
Halifax
Co-Editors CJCN, (Acting)
Nicole
Parent
Montreal
Paula Price
Calgary
Research Chairperson
Nicole
Parent
Montreal
Professional Education Chairperson
Natalie
Nichols
Dartmouth
CCCN Provincial Directors
British Columbia & Yukon
Jocelyn
Reimer-Kent
New Westminster
Alberta, N.W.T. & Nanavut
Paula Price
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Coby Scheidt
Regina
Manitoba
Estrellita
Estrella-Holder
Winnipeg
Ontario
Jennifer A.D.
Price
Toronto
Québec
Elvessa
Narvasa
Montreal
New Brunswick
Susan Morris
Grand Bay-Westfield
Nova Scotia
Laurie
White
Halifax
Newfoundland and Labrador
Kimberly
Efford
St. John's
Staff
National Administrator
Charlene Kennett
Tel: 613-899-9592
Fax: 613-569-3278
ckennett@cccn.ca
Administrative Assistant
Tara Douris
Tel: 613-286-4696
Fax: 613-569-3278
tdouris@cccn.ca
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RFP for Patient Safety in Emergency Medical Services
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To obtain more information please visit the Canadian
Patient Safety Network web site at www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca
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Deadline for submissions: August 31, 2008
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Interdisciplinary Conference
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Interdisciplinary Conference
Sept 19-20, 2008
Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
for more info visit:
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