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Joy Oliver, a graduate from the Cl’51, died on December 20, 2020. Peter Oliver, Joy’s son, wrote to the Alumnae recently and asked us to share the following….. Joy was a member of the HSC School of Nursing ’51 graduating… Read more2020 Joy Oliver (Gilley) Cl’51
Barbara (McKinnon) Corneil, HSC Class of 1966, writes that her mother, Isobel (Cation) McKinnon of the Class of 1937 died on Nov 16, 2020 in her 106th year. Isobel was a very proud SickKids nurse and at the time of… Read more2020 Isobel McKinnon (nee Cation) Cl’37
It is with sadness that we learned that Karen passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at the Peterborough Regional Hospital in her 72nd year. Much loved and cherished wife of nearly 50 years to Richard, devoted mother “Mutti” of… Read more2020 Mary Karen Brown (Wilson) Cl’68
Dolores Shackleton writes: “On Sept. 17, 2019, Twenty five Sept. ’59ers (of a possible 39) plus one husband sat down for lunch at the Old Mill in Toronto to celebrate our 60th anniversary of graduation and 63rd anniversary of meeting… Read moreCongratulations to the Class of September 1959 on their 60th Anniversary!
Carol (Langan) MacKay and Shelley (Smith) Alkenbrack recently wrote to their classmates following their 50th Reunion held in the Fall of 2019. Here is part of their letter: “……………..our class reputation for being good “party-ers” still stands! Remember those great… Read moreCongratulations to the Class of 1969 on their 50th Anniversary
The Class of ’58 met from Sept 26-28, 2018. Jacquie Babcock sent along a few pictures of their get together. Looks like Niagara Falls was the centre of activities. Imagine! 60 years!
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