TORONTO, May 1, 2024
/CNW/ - To kickoff National Nursing Week (May 6 – 12, 2024), the Registered Nurses'
Association of Ontario (RNAO) will
release its highly anticipated best practice guideline (BPG) titled
Clinical Practice in a Digital Health Environment.
This BPG outlines recommendations for nurses and other health
professionals to maintain, advance and strengthen professional
practice in a digital health environment. It will improve health
outcomes and equity for people receiving care across all sectors
and settings. This includes any setting where health providers,
administrators and managers use digital tools, technologies and
services to optimize care delivery and empower people to manage
their health.
A 20-member expert panel came together to determine the purpose
and scope of the BPG, and to develop questions that would inform
the systematic reviews. This interprofessional panel brought
people with lived experience together with practitioners, educators
and researchers from a range of health and social service
organizations, academic institutions, practice areas, and sectors.
Co-chaired by the late Dr. Vanessa
Burkoski, then chief nursing executive and chief of people
strategy at Humber River Health who had first identified the need
for such a guideline, and by Maureen
Charlebois, Bayshore HealthCare's chief nursing and clinical
officer, the panel developed recommendations based on their
insights caring for persons and their families when working in
digital health environments.
The launch event will take place at Toronto's Humber River Health – one of RNAO's
more than 1,500 Best Practice Spotlight Organizations®
(BPSO®) and a partner in the development of this
BPG.
The BPG is available for free download on RNAO's website.
WHAT: The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) in partnership with Humber
River Health releases its new Clinical Practice in a Digital
Health Environment best practice guideline (BPG).
WHEN: Monday, May 6, 2024
at 10 a.m. ET
WHO:
Presenters:
- Dr. Doris Grinspun, CEO, RNAO
and founder of the BPG and BPSO programs
- Christine Buchanan, acting
senior manager, guideline development and research, RNAO
- Jennifer Yoon, deputy chief
nursing executive, vice president, quality, patient safety and
risk, Humber River Health, BPG expert panel member
Moderator: Barb Collins,
president and CEO, Humber River Health
WHERE: Humber River Health (1235 Wilson Ave,
North York, ON), command
centre
- Paid parking is available
Media are invited to attend the event in person or watch the
livestream.
RNAO's Best Practice Guideline (BPG) Program is funded by
Ontario's Ministry of Health. It
was envisioned by CEO Dr. Doris
Grinspun in 1998 and launched in 1999 to provide the best
available evidence for patient care across all health sectors and
settings, with more than 50 guidelines developed to date. The Best
Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®)
program supports health service and academic institutions that have
formally agreed to implement multiple RNAO BPGs over a three-year
period, and evaluate their impact on patients, organizations and
health system outcomes. Launched in 2003, the BPSO program now has
more than 1,500 BPSOs in Ontario,
Canada and internationally.
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association
representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing
students in Ontario. Since 1925,
RNAO has advocated for healthy public policy, promoted excellence
in nursing practice, increased nurses' contribution to shaping the
health system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the
public we serve. For more information about RNAO,
visit RNAO.ca or follow us on X (formerly
Twitter), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
SOURCE Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario