Over the past several weeks, there have been a number of announcements that directly impact RPNs. To help our members navigate through these updates, our CEO Dianne Martinwill be hosting a Facebook Live session next Tuesday October 13th at 8pm. Join us at facebook.com/wearepracticalnurses for this discussion and Q&A.
Upcoming Event for RPNs On behalf of Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, we want to share that registration is now open for the 8th Annual Toronto Geriatrics Virtual Update Course – Providing Excellent Geriatric Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The course is taking place on Friday October 30th via a ZOOM Webinar/Meeting Format.
This annual Geriatrics Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Course has been designed to provide front-line practitioners with
the latest practical and evidence-based knowledge they need to better manage the care of their older patients, including a specific focus on topics around infectious diseases and its impact on the delivery of care for a vulnerable older patient population.
Click
hereto view the Program Booklet and Register
Key Provincial Updates and Resources for Health Professionals The province announced it has hired Dr. Joshua Tepper as Education Health Advisor to support the safe reopening of schools.
Yesterday, the Government announced it would be providing an additional $176 million this year to help expand access for critical mental health and addictions supports during COVID-19. The investment is part of the government’s commitment to spend $3.8 billion on mental health supports over 10 years. This announcement will help address urgent gaps in care, enhance access to services, create new supports and expand programs in
priority areas. The investment will support:
Community-based services in English and French, including services for children and youth;
Mental health and justice
services;
Supportive housing for individuals with serious mental health and addiction challenges, and who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless;
Increased supports for Indigenous peoples, families, and communities;
More hospital in-patient beds for mental health and addiction patients;
Today, Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, announced their commitment to invest $295 million each to retool Ford Company of Canada's Oakville Assembly Complex into a global hub for battery electric vehicle production This will help secure 5,400 well-paying middle class jobs across Ford’s
production workforce in Canada and grow our green economy, especially in Southern Ontario where thousands of Canadians are employed across the auto supply chain.
For more information, we encourage you to visit the Government of Canada website.
Daily Reports
As of 10:30AM today, Ontario reported 56,742 confirmed cases (increase of 797), 48,308 resolved cases, 2,992 deaths and 58,118 currently under investigation with lab results pending.
The Ministry is also reporting that 206 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19, 47 are in ICU and 29 are vented. To view these additional details: click here
Click Hereto read the latest Ministry of Health Daily Report **Please note, these reports are intended for health professionals only and we request that you not share this with the public.
World Health Organization Situation Reports are also available here
In the News For an interactive map tracking all cases across Canada and internationally, click here
Below are some key stories from today that may be of interest to our members:
We encourage RPNs looking for employment opportunities to sign up on all the platforms noted above.
We will continue to monitor this situation and keep you updated as more information becomes available. Thank you for the important work that you're doing and the sacrifices you're making to keep Ontarians safe. We appreciate everything that you're doing each and every day.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tiff Blair at tblair@werpn.com
Sincerely,
WeRPN Team
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