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Letters

RNAO actively engages members of the provincial and federal governments via direct letters on COVID-19 related issues that matter most to nurses.

Submissions
RNAO members speak out

Nurses' voices matter. 

That's why RNAO encourages its members to speak out on key nursing and health-related issues in the media. 

RNAO members Eram Chhogala, Enxhi Kondi, Lee-Anne Quinn, Ola Abanta Thomas Obewu, Connor Kucharic, and Daria Juüdi-Hope speak to the media on the issue of burn-out among nurses and Bill 124. 

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Media conferences

Journalists are free to use any of the material in the media conferences for stories on COVID-19. If you want to arrange a media interview with Dr. Grinspun, please contact Marion Zych at (647) 406-5605 or mzych@RNAO.ca.

May 12, 2022: Nursing Through Crisis: A Comparative Perspective

Presenters: 

  • Morgan Hoffarth, RNAO president
  • Claudette Holloway, RNAO president-elect 
  • Dr. Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO

Feb. 24, 2022: Release of RNAO’s 2022 provincial election platform

Presenters: 

  • Morgan Hoffarth, RNAO president
  • Dr. Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO

Feb. 8, 2022: RNAO Black Nurses Task Force report release

Presenters: 

  • Dr. Angela Cooper Brathwaite, registered nurse and RNAO past-president 
  • Corsita Garraway, nurse practitioner 
  • Dr. Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO 

Dec. 14, 2021: Ontario’s Nursing Crisis: Next steps in #RepealBill124 campaign to gain Premier Ford’s support

Presenters: 

  • Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO 
  • Claudette Holloway, RNAO president-elect 
  • Leah Waxman, registered nurse and co-founder of advocacy group Nurse With Sign
  • Matthew Kellway, RNAO director of nursing and health policy

March 31, 2021: Work and wellbeing survey results
Presenters:

  • Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO
  • Morgan Hoffarth, RNAO President
  • Kim Jarvi, RNAO Senior Economist
  • Matthew Kellway, RNAO Director of Nursing and Health Policy

Nov. 13, 2020: Another Crisis in Long-Term Care 
Presenters:

  • Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO
  • Nathan Stall, Sinai Health System Staff Geriatrician
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April 20, 2020: RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun COVID-19 Media Conference

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April 3, 2020: RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun COVID-19 Media Conference 3

March 11, 2020: RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun Media Conference