The Faith Community Nursing Interest Group
- as an interest group of RNAO, to actively support the initiatives of RNAO
- to provide a forum for communication and exchange of ideas
- to promote awareness of the roles of parish nurses and to serve as liaison with RNAO, CNA and other groups in promoting certification of parish nurses
- to provide professional support for parish nurses
- to encourage the formation of liaison groups throughout Ontario
- to support implementation of standards of practice for parish nursing
- to encourage participation of parish nurses in education and research
- to ascertain the feasibility of the FCNIG being a corporate group member in the Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry
The CAPNM Annual Conference is coming April 30-May 2, 2024-“Curious Compassion: The Spiritual Connection to Soften Illness Suffering.”
The Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry who is responsible for advancing faith community nursing in Canada is having its annual general meeting! Will you join FCNIG members? FCNIG can send six individuals to attend via Zoom. Please let us know if you plan to attend the CAPNM AGM!
This year’s Keynote Speaker is Dr. Lorraine M Wright, RN, PhD, C.M., international speaker and consultant in family therapy and family nursing, a renowned Clinician and Professor Emeritus of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. In presentations, she offers her 45 years of clinical practice experience plus her practice – based research of how best to assist families to soften their illness suffering without judgement. Dr. Wright will enlighten us about Curious Compassion that will provide ways to help clients when experiencing serious illness or end-of-life options and how to promote family healing.
When: April 30 – May 2, 2024
Where: Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
*FCNIG can send six individuals to attend via Zoom. Please let us know if you plan to attend the CAPNM annual conference! Send us a message!
Conference schedule and registration information:
Are you a faith community nurse in the Lutheran Church?
Are you a faith community nurse in the Lutheran Church? If you are interested in connecting with the Lutheran Faith Community Nursing Association, please contact Phyllis Bruce pbceilidhdancer10@gmail.com
Information about the association can be found at https://lutheranfcna.org
FCNIG's 2023 Executive Team
President/Chair: Ola Babalola
President-elect: Vacant
Past-President: Anne-Marie Mohler
Finance Executive Network Officer: May Tao
Membership Executive Network Officer: Lily Cugliari-Kobayashi
Communication Executive Network Officer: Michelle Solomon
Social Media Executive Network Officer: Maria Lippa
Policy and Political Action Executive Network Officer: Dot Klein
Student Executive Network Officer: Khalila Campbell- Fagan
Region 2, Middlesex Elgin: Michelle Solomon
Region 6, Toronto West: Lily Cugliari-Kobayashi, Maria Lippa
Region 7, Toronto East: May Tao
Region 8, Durham: Ola Babalola
Region 9, Jeanne Lambert
Region 11, Sudbury: Dot Klein
Regions 1, 3, 4, 5,10, and 12 are vacant.
Which region do you live in? Find your local chapter and connect with our execs! We'd love to hear from you!
Vacancies: We are seeking a policy and political action exec for the 2023/2024 term. Please contact us for more information.
Inside this issue:
- President's Message
- What I have done for nursing in the first 60 years.
- Why am I a Nightingale?
- Reflection on Toward a Translational Epidemiology of Religion: Challenges and Applications by Dr. Jeff Lewin
- Reflection on the FCNIG Educational Day
- RNFOO Award
- Resources & Inspirations
Last Updated: November 23, 2023