An Update from Erin Vandeven, Associate Chief of Nursing Practice In the 2021 Impact Report Erin Vandeven talked about the landscape of nursing in the time of the COVID pandemic. She noted that nurses went from being the unsung heroes… Read more2022 Our Alumnae Endowment Fund Impact Report

This year’s impact report begins with opening words from Erin Vandeven, Associate Chief of Nursing who points out that the work of nurses has been ‘invisible’ for hundreds of years. But the COVID pandemic has raised our profile and has… Read more2021 Our Alumnae Endowment Fund – Making a Difference: Impact Report

The following is quoted from the report written following our annual Endowment Fund event held virtually in November 2020. It is a powerful reminder of how our funds are spent in support of nurses and the archives at SickKids: SPECIALIZED… Read more2020 “Fearless, Innovative. That’s Nursing”: Impact Report

An Innovative Wellness Strategy for New Nurses at SickKids Proposal: From hectic all night shifts to high-stakes surgeries, nursing is stressful. To mitigate some of this stress, this winning group is developing education sessions to ‘facilitate mental health awareness and… Read more2019 – ‘Endowment Fund Awards – An Innovative Wellness Strategy for New Nurses at SickKids’ and ‘Apparent Cause Analysis’

(Note: The following information is taken from “Remembering the Past. Redefining the Future: The Alumnae Association of the School of Nursing 2019 Impact Report”) All About Us Storyboards Team: Kim Hunter Szymanski Joanna Dockrill, Kate McCormick and Jane Hoang. In… Read more2018 – Endowment Fund Awards – ‘All About Us Story Boards’ and ‘Masters of Flow: Training Emergency Department Nurse Navigators’

The Virtual Operating Room: Developing a Virtual Reality Simulation for Perioperative Nursing Education in Neurosurgery Craniotomy Team: Linda Nguyen and Dr. Clyde Matava The operating room isn’t always the best classroom. That’s especially true for craniotomies in which nurses are… Read more2017 – Endowment Fund Awards – ‘The Virtual Operating Room’ and ‘The Fear-Fighting Toolkit’

Increasing Resiliency to Nursing in Paediatric Oncology and Palliative Care on 8A After observing what appeared to be the burnout and exhaustion from staff on 8A, the team, made up of Tenecia Hiller, Amanda Li, Cristina Emanuale, Briar O’Neil, Bryanne… Read more2016 -Endowment Fund Awards – Increasing Resiliency to Nursing in Paediatric Oncology and Palliative care And Achy Penguin:Tool to Improve Pain Assessment in 4-7 Year Olds

In November 2015 two awards were announced to the following teams. We look forward to hearing their reports in November 2016 at the Nursing Alumnae Endowment Fund event. 1. Good 2 Go Transition Program with team members Khush Amaria, Megan… Read more2015 – Endowment Fund Awards – 1. Good 2 Go Transition Program and 2. Prevention and Management of Paediatric PIV-related Harm

In 2014, the Autism Toolkit project team was the recipient of the award in recognition of the project’s innovation and focus on family-centred care. Team members included Michele Durant – RN, BSc, MSc Co-Lead, Helen Forrest – ANPE Co-Lead, Michelle… Read more2014 – Endowment Fund Award – The Autism Toolkit Project

Krista Keilty and Karen Sappleton were the inaugural recipients of the Hospital for Sick Children Alumnae Association of the School of Nursing Endowment Fund Award in 2013. They received their award for their work on the Child and Family Presence… Read more2013 Endowment Fund Award – The Child and Family Presence at Nursing Shift Handover Project