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Description: There is clear evidence that climate change is increasing the risk of infectious disease affecting the health of populations globally. As the largest health professional group in Canada, nurses have an important role to play in addressing health challenges related to climate change. The International Council of Nurses has called upon the profession to participate in actions to mitigate the impact of climate change, and in particular, to address its effects on populations with a greater vulnerability to disease.

This webinar series, presented by Climate-Driven Infectious Disease (CDID) Advisory Committee, aims to support dialogue on the important topic of climate change and nursing. Presenters will share information on the soon-to-be released Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases and Nursing E-Resource, one of the two deliverables of CASN’s ‘Empowering the next generation of health care professionals with knowledge, skills, tools, and supports to address infectious diseases related to climate change in Canada’ project.

Made possible with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada, the goal of this project is to increase the knowledge of the effects of climate driven infectious diseases on population health in Canada amongst nurse educators, and to foster the integration of this knowledge into Canadian nursing education programs. (To learn more and to obtain a copy of CASN’s Guidelines for Undergraduate Nursing Education on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases, visit here)


Presenter: June Kaminski, Instructor, Course Designer and Curriculum Coordinator, University of British Columbia and Kwantlen Polytechnic University

In addition to being the lead content developer of CASN’s Climate-Driven Infectious Disease e-Resource development team, June Kaminski is faculty and Curriculum Coordinator in the Faculty of Health at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia. She is also a Research Coordinator for Arthritis Research Canada, working on two projects related to First Nations people living with arthritis. As well she is a principal investigator of a research study that looks at Nutrigenomics and Virtual Environments in Emerging Adults. She is an active Board member of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment and the Xi Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society International.
 

Michael Foley, Web Designer, Pixelera

As founding partner of technology companies Pixelera, Member365 and SavvySale, and a graduate of Loyalist College (Advertising), Michael has a deep understanding of database development, web design and interactive media. Over the past 25 years, Michael has been involved in many aspects of the information technology field including website and database design in the late 90's, interactive multimedia design and touchscreen development through the 2000's and UI/UX for SaaS software sales and marketing in the years since.

Featured projects include design, development and installation of 14 touchscreens interactivities for the Canadian War Museum, eLearning projects for Burger King, Starbucks and the PGA, and multiple eLearning projects for CASN including the Digital Health in Nursing Education and the NP e-Resource for prescribing controlled drugs and substances.


Guest speaker and biography:

Fiona Hanley, Course Coordinator, McGill University; Nursing Faculty, Dawson College; Quebec Representative, Canadian Association of Nurses for the environment (CANE)

Fiona Hanley is a nursing educator at Dawson College and McGill University Montreal, and a passionate advocate for nursing leadership in environmental and climate health. She was a member of the Canadian Nurses Association Environmental Reference Group, and is currently on the board of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment. She had the honour of representing the CNA in a collaborative call to action on climate with federal politicians in 2019, has been a board member of Synergie Santé Environnment Quebec. She is a member of the OIIQ climate committee, and co-authored the  2019 Position paper Les impacts des changements climatiques sur la santé des populations et la pratique infirmière. She was also part of the expert committee for the position paper Infirmières et infirmiers à l'avant- garde d'une planète en santé (SISIIEF, 2019).


Moderator:

Marie Dietrich Leurer, Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan; Member, CASN Climate-Driven Infectious Disease (CDID) Advisory Committee

 

Dates: Fri Mar 26, 2021, 12-1pm PST (4pm AST, 3pm EST, 1pm MST)

Ticket Price: FREE

CASN Climate Change & Nursing Webinar Series - Theme: Advocacy in Nursing and Climate Change

  • Friday Mar 26 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Online
    Canada