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Membership
Call for nominations for RNAO’s 2023-2025 board of directors: Deadline is Jan. 30, 2023
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RNAO in the news
Ottawa to introduce legislation to complement new voluntary national standards for nursing homes
Globe and Mail
Jan. 31, 2023
New long-term-care standards get cool reception from Ford government
Toronto Star
Jan. 31, 2023
Healthy debate (Letter to the editor re: Canada Health Transfer)
Globe and Mail
Jan. 27, 2023
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Media releases
Media release
National long-term care standards fall short of addressing staffing issues, says RNAO
Jan. 31, 2023
Media release
CAMH joins RNAO’s internationally recognized Best Practice Spotlight Organization® program
Jan. 31, 2023
Media release
For-profit care: Taking care of investors, not Ontarians, says RNAO
Jan. 16, 2023
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‘I wanted to be on the right side of history’:
RNAO members provide compassionate care in a war zone
By: Madison Scaini
When 25-year-old RN Michaela Parenteau paused her work with Pikangikum First Nation to volunteer with Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT) in Ukraine, she didn’t know what to expect. Being stationed along the Ukraine-Poland border in a shipping container that was transformed into a fully operational primary care clinic, Parenteau saw more than just medical crises.