On Nov. 23, 2020, RNAO is holding its seventh invitational Nurse Practitioner Knowledge Exchange Symposium, titled "Moving from Strength to Greater Strength: NPs in Ontario, Canada, and around the Globe." This annual event offers RNAO NPs a unique opportunity to dialogue on matters important to their critical role in Ontario’s health system.

The NP Knowledge Exchange Symposium objectives are to:

• gain knowledge about the Nurse Practitioner Task Force: Vision for Tomorrow, its compelling history, dynamic progress and promise to drive successful health transformation;
• share and discuss how the clinical, policy and governance roles of NPs during COVID-19 impacted the system and can be leveraged in the vision for tomorrow;
• identify opportunities and strategies to enable and advance full NP supply, utilization, and scope expansion within Ontario’s health system;
• gain new insights on global and local policies impacting health transformation and the role of the Nurse Practitioner; and
• contribute to development of a vibrant public education campaign regarding the role and capacity of NPs.

Please click here to download the agenda. To see photos of the symposium, please check out our Facebook gallery.

Video recordings:

Session 1 - Introduction and overview of the NP Task Force: Vision for Tomorrow report

Session 2 - Breaking the ceiling on NP practice & envisioning a bright future for NPs globally

Session 3 - Lunch and learn with nurse practitioners and Task Force members: a day in the life

Session 4 - Lessons learned - academia and mental health and addictions 

Session 5- Lessons learned - acute care and working with Indigenous populations

Session 6 - On the horizon: NPs and health system transformation, Helen Angus, Deputy Minister of Health 

Session 7 - Crafting a courageous global to local public education campaign: how do we get there? Brainstorming session