Celebrating success
Join us in celebrating all who have walked the hallways of the Ingram School of Nursing and have contributed in their unique way to the betterment of the profession. The following is by no means an exhaustive list of the accomplishments by both students and faculty of the School.
Dr. Sean Clarke will be joining the McGill School of Nursing and the Academic Nursing Network as Professor, School of Nursing, inaugural holder of the Susan E. French Chair in Nursing Research and Innovative Practice, and Director of the McGill Nursing Collaborative for Education and Innovation in Patient and Family Centreed Care. In these roles, he will be leading efforts to enhance nursing research and nurse-led trans-disciplinary research, develop nursing leadership in education, promote and facilitate evidence-informed nursing practice that meets the needs of patients and families, and advance the managment structures that support these essential elements of academic nursing. Welcome! Summer 2012
Nursing student Lisa Merry has received the FRSQ Doctoral Award for Health Care Professional, ranking third out of 54 applicants. Quite the accomplishement! And at the Master's level, Rebecca Debruyn shines as the only Nursing student to receive the Master's bursary among the 75 student recipients from across Quebec. Congratulations to you both! Spring 2012
Dr. Antonia Arnaert has been accepted as one of four finalists invited to submit a formal application for her proposal for the development of the Canada-India Center of Excellence for u-Health Research and Education (CuRE). We wish her every success in this final round! Spring 2012
The Ordre des Infirmières et Infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) awarded the 2012 Prix Florence in Research to Associate Professor Carmen Loiselle, a researcher in cancer care at the School of Nursing and holder of the Chair in Psychosocial Oncology at McGill. This is a fitting tribute to her commitment to research and to the cancer care community with whom she works. Spring 2012
The Ordre des Infirmières et Infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) awarded the 2012 Prix Florence in the Leadership category to Assistant Professor Michelle Nadon in recognition of her role as Director of Nursing, in building and sustaining the quality of care at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital. Bravo, Michelle! Spring 2012
The Ordre des Infirmières et Infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) awarded the 2012 Prix Florence in Sickness Prevention to Faculty Lecturer Esther Dajczman. With a career that spans 25 years, Esther has devoted her professional life to patients with Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD) and those suffering from lung cancer. She receives this award in recognition of the quality of care and creative initiatives that have led to a marked drop in patient hospitalizations and Emergency Room visits. Spring 2012
Christina Rosmus, Faculty Lecturer and clinical partner at the MUHC, was awarded the 2012 Canadian Pain Society Nursing Excellence in Pain Management Award. Her work in the field of pediatric pain has been recognized as consistently exemplifying excellence in Nursing practice in pain management. Winter 2012
Lynne McVey, Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and Director of Nursing and Clinical Operations at the Jewish General Hospital, was appointed the new Executive Director of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. She is also Co-Director of the Segal Cancer Centre and is a principal lecturer at the University of Montreal's Faculty of Medicine for the Health Administration Program. Congratulations! Fall 2011
Andréanne Saucier, Associate Director of Nursing for Cancer Care and Respiratory Services, and Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, was awarded the 2011 Canadian Association of Oncology (CANO) Pfizer Award of Excellence for Leadership at the September annual conference of CANO. She was recognized for her commitment to the highest standards of cancer care and her ability to foster higher organizational quality performance. Fall 2011