The Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare Advisory Board of the McGill Nursing Collaborative hosted a webinar with Pam Hubley, RN, MSc, FCAN, Vice-President of Education & Academic Practice and Chief of International Nursing at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario. Pam presented on the topic Using Our Voices: Restoring and resetting in pandemic times, on March 24th, 2022.
The webinar was the third in the Advisory Board’s series bringing together nurses, nursing students, and faculty members from the Ingram School of Nursing, the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, and CIUSSS de l'Ouest de l'Île de Montréal to reflect on health and healing for nurses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through the lens of Strength-Based Nursing and Healthcare, this webinar reflected on the importance of building better work cultures and the crucial contributions of nurse leaders throughout the pandemic, considering how we can foster the conditions to create change as we restore and reset. Pam encouraged all nurses to use their voices to find generative solutions for the challenges we face at this time, highlighting the importance of empowerment, self-determination, and intentional collaboration. With opportunities for guided personal reflection and group story-sharing, Pam led the over 250 attendees through a process of envisioning a healthy work environment that supports both clinicians and patients.
We are pleased to share the recording of the webinar here.
About the presenter:
Pam Hubley’s contributions to nursing & interprofessional practice, education and health care leadership have inspired many, advanced innovative models of care and fostered healthy, healing work environments. Her commitments to person & family centred care, collaborative partnerships and authentic presence are fundamental in her leadership. Pam is known as a trailblazer and change maker. She is an executive leader at SickKids who is known for her strengths-based, solution-oriented approach, commitment to team culture and overall positive influence.
Pam received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Western Ontario (1987), a Master of Science from the University of Toronto (1993), and an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner diploma from the University of Toronto (1995). She is a Fellow of the J&J Wharton Nurse Executive program through the University of Pennsylvania and a graduate of the Rotman Advanced Health Leaders Program at the University of Toronto. She was inducted as a Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Nursing in November 2020.