IMIA-NI Representative Annual Reprt Canada - 2016 1. Explre the scpe f Nursing Infrmatics and its implicatin fr health plicy and infrmatin handling activities assciated with evidence based nursing practice, nursing management, nursing research, nursing educatin, standards and patient (r client) decisin making and the varius relatinships with ther health care infrmatics entities. Canadian Nurses Assciatin, in cllabratin with the Canadian Nursing Infrmatics Assciatin (CNIA) is preparing an updated Nursing Infrmatics Plicy Statement in cllabratin with NI leaders acrss Canada. The revised Nursing Infrmatics Psitin Statement will be available in the fall f 2016 and will fcus n the rle f nursing infrmatics in primary health care. CNIA designate represented the Canadian Nurses Assciatin n the CSA Strategic Steering Cmmittee n Health Care Technlgy and Systems (SSC Z250); Multiple representatives cntinue participatin in the Canada Health Infway Nursing Reference Grup t establish pan-canadian nursing infrmatin standards; Planning is underway between Infway and CASN fr a ptential new Digital Health Nurse Faculty Peer Netwrk with a fcus n integrating the infrmatics cre cmpetencies int the undergraduate curriculum and methds t bridge the classrm setting with the clinical setting. 2. Identify pririties r gaps and make recmmendatins fr future develpments in Nursing Infrmatics. A natinal, invitatinal Nursing Data Standards Sympsium was hsted in Trnt in April 2016, bringing tgether experts acrss Canada and wrking twards gaining cnsensus n establishing essential pan-canadian nursing data standards. The Canadian Nurses Assciatin and the C-HOBIC Prgram are wrking n Phase 3 - t include C-HOBIC measures in the Canadian Institute fr Health Infrmatin (CIHI) natinal Discharge Abstract Database. 3. Supprt the develpment f Nursing Infrmatics in member cuntries and prmte Nursing Infrmatics wrldwide. The Dr. Kathryn J Hannah Nursing Infrmatics Schlarship was established in 2014-15 t supprt nurses engaged in graduate wrk in nursing infrmatics. Tw majr crprate spnsrs have cntributed and have hsted tw multi-lecture series acrss Canada t highlight key issues in health infrmatics. The first presentatin f the Dr. Kathryn J Hannah Nursing Infrmatics Schlarship will ccur in 2016 in June at the CHIA Gala. T make an n-line dnatin in supprt f the Dr. Kathryn J Hannah Nursing Infrmatics Schlarship, visit www.cnf-fiic.ca and fllw these steps: Click n the red DONATE NOW buttn Under There are many ther ways yu can dnate, click n the In Hnur ptin Chse Persnal r Organizatin, and cmplete infrmatin Under Please chse the fund In hnur f, indicate Dr. Kathryn J Hannah Nursing Infrmatics Schlarship In partnership with Accreditatin Canada and with the supprt f the Canadian Medical Assciatin, the Canadian Nurses Assciatin, the Canadian Pharmacists Assciatin and
HealthCareCAN, and with an additinal emphasis n incrpratin f change management, the 2016 Natinal LEADing Practices Initiative resulted in five (5) award recipients recgnized fr their leadership in strengthening clinical practice and imprving the patient experience thrugh digital health. The Canadian Assciatin f Schls f Nursing and Canada Health Infway partnered t create the Nursing ehealth Faculty Award t recgnize faculty demnstrating leadership in ehealth and infrmatics educatin and the Nursing Student Award fr leadership in nursing infrmatics A Faculty Interprfessinal ehealth Award was established with the Canadian Assciatin f Schls f Nursing, Assciatin f Faculties f Pharmacy f Canada, and the Assciatin f Faculties f Medicine f Canada t recgnize innvatin and leadership in cllabrative ehealth educatin. The Canadian Nursing Infrmatics Assciatin (CNIA) Educatin Cmmittee develped an infrmatics self-assessment and annual survey that is sent t members in rder t develp ur yearly educatin prgram. Thrughut the year CNIA hsted webinars that fcus n fstering innvatin by expanding and disseminating knwledge abut nursing and health infrmatics in Canada. Specifically, webinars have fcused n: digital health, nursing data standards (ICNP) and lessns learned frm IT implementatins. The French Canadian ICNP Research Center has cmpleted the French Canadian ICNP Versin 4 and is nw available n the ICN website. They are currently wrking n ICNP Versin 5. The French Canadian ICNP Research Center has almst cmpleted a new French ICNP Catalgue (adult pain) which is expected t be submitted t ICN in Spring 2016. The French Canadian ICNP Research Center will make a number f presentatins in 2016: NI2016: a pster The experience f the ICNP Francphne Research and Develpment Centre f Canada with validating the ICNP French-Canadian versin CASN: Un simulateur sur écran pur s exercer à dcumenter les sins infirmiers avec une terminlgie infirmière standardisée (ICNP ). 7IÈME FORUM INTERNATIONAL FRANCOPHONE DE PÉDAGOGIE DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ: La pratique de l examen clinique et la dcumentatin des sins infirmiers avec une terminlgie infirmière standardisée : une apprche pédaggique intégrée au myen d un simulateur sur écran. Webinar n C-HOBIC fr HIMSS Nursing Task Frce, Sept 2015 Presentatin n C-HOBIC at STTI Cnference, Oct 2015 Leading cllabrative initiative between University f Trnt, Masters f Health Infrmatics prgram and Jerusalem Cllege f Technlgy t develp a specializatin and Masters f Health Infrmatics fr nurses and engineers in Israel With grwing interest being expressed by bth Faculty and Jurisdictinal Peer Leaders in each ther s wrk and a shared fcus n patient engagement and Interprfessinal cllabratin, the theme f Canada Health Infway s (Infway) annual Pan-Canadian Peer Leader Sympsium held in March 2016 was Building Peer Leader Bridges t Advance Clinical Practice. Over 120 participants representing 8 prvinces, 1 territry and natinal rganizatins attended this event. The Registered Nurses' Assciatin f Ontari (RNAO) and Infway launched an expert panel t create a best practice guideline aimed at taking advantage f technlgy t ptimize clinical leadership and health system deliverables
The Knwing is Better fr Clinicians Educatin Campaign cntinues t cumulatively grw since its 2012 inceptin, resulting in 94 clinical champins, 38 partner rganizatins, 5218 dwnlads, and a reach t ver 690,000 clinicians and health care leaders. 4. Prmte linkages and cllabrative activities with natinal and internatinal nursing and healthcare infrmatics grups and nursing and health care rganisatins glbally. CNIA has actively partnered with multiple rganizatins acrss Canada t supprt nursing infrmatics: In May 2015 CNIA partnered with Canada Health Infway, Canadian Institute fr Health Infrmatin and COACH t hst a 1-day cnference in cnjunctin with the annual ehealth cnference CNIA supprted Canada Health Infway Digital Health Week in Nvember 2015. The fcus was t encurage patients t imagine hw their lives will change when they can g nline t access their lab results, bk medical appintments r have an e-visit with their dctr CNIA partnered with COACH and Alberta Health t supprt the Natinal Health Infrmatics esafety Summit in Edmntn Alberta n Octber 27, 2015. Participating members f TIGER Internatinal Cmmittee 2014-Present; Initiated invitatin t Israel nursing clleague t jin TIGER Internatinal Cmmittee Chair f Abstract Review Prgram Cmmittee fr natinal Canadian ehealth Cnference, June 2015, 2016. Participatin as members f the Infway Nursing Reference Grup, 2014-16 Chair f Canadian Digital Health Nursing Faculty Peer Netwrk, leading the advancement f infrmatics knwledge amng nurse educatrs and influencing the integratin f infrmatics int undergraduate curriculum. Faculty Peer Leader Netwrk was established t fster cllabratin amng faculties and future clinicians. This initiative currently includes prjects with the Canadian Assciatin f Schls f Nursing, Assciatin f Faculties f Pharmacy f Canada, and the Assciatin f Faculties f Medicine f Canada. Infway cntinued t supprt the advancement f the partnership with the University f British Clumbia - ehealth Strategy Office, and the B.C. Ministry f Health. Senir executives and clinical leaders representing academic and health prfessinal related rganizatins in the prvince were brught tgether t discuss Interprfessinal ehealth educatin capacity building fr ehealth adptin thrugh the cntinuum f health educatin. 5. Prvide, prmte and supprt infrmatics meetings, cnferences, electrnic cmmunicatin frums t enable pprtunities fr the sharing f ideas, develpments and knwledge Advancing infrmatics in Canada thrugh the rganizatin and hsting f a natinal sympsium fr the adptin f nursing data standards, April 2016; Actin plans develped fr Practice (clinical & admin), Research, Educatin, and Plicy; Outcmes t be disseminated widely thrugh published prceedings. Presentatins at STTI Cnference, Las Vegas, Octber 2015, CNIA 2015, ehealth 2015, Trnt, May 2015, Atlantic Regin, CASN, June 2015
CNIA cnceptualized a Nursing Infrmatics pin t represent and celebrate Nursing Infrmatics in Canada. It is a stylized representatin f Flrence Nightingale s Rse Diagram. CNIA has partnered with Canadian Nurses Fundatin in supprt f the Dr. Kathryn J. Hannah Nursing Infrmatics Schlarship. Pin sales will supprt the schlarship and nce the target funding fr the Schlarship is cmpleted, funds will be used t supprt CNIA s imprtant wrk in helping shape the future f Nursing Infrmatics in Canada. Wearing the new Canadian Nursing Infrmatics pin as a symbl f Nursing Infrmatics in Canada celebrates Canada s Nurse Infrmatician leadership, prfessinalism, academic endeavrs, research, and cntributins t Canada s Digital Health agenda. Canada s Nursing Infrmatics day is held annually n May the 12th, Flrence Nightingale s birthday, which als falls during Canada s Nurses Week. CNIA meets bi-mnthly with ur 10 jurisdictinal partners frm acrss Canada with a fcus n building capacity fr nursing infrmatics in Canada CNIA issues bi-weekly news blasts t ur members and ther subscribers t make them aware CNIA events and ther infrmatics events in Canada. Anther fcus t increase membership and visibility has been the develpment f a scial media presence t cnnect with and engage with new nurses: twitter@cnia_ca 6. T participate in IMIA wrking grup and special interest grups t present a nursing perspective. C-Chair IMIA-NI NI2016 Scientific Prgramme Cmmittee Vice-Chair, IMIA-NI Health Infrmatics Standards Wrking Grup Participating n several NI2016 cmmittees, including the Student Paper evaluatin cmmittee Cntributing t IMIA-NI Healthcare Standards WG and Nursing Educatin WG; 7. Develp recmmendatins, guidelines, tls and curses related t Nursing Infrmatics. Held Natinal Institute n Nursing Infrmatics fr 60 nurses frm acrss Canada, Feb 2016; Cntributed t the develpment f a Tlkit fr Nurse Educatrs n the use f Cnsumer Health Slutins; 8. Encurage the publicatin and disseminatin f research and develpment materials in the field f Nursing Infrmatics As Editr-in-Chief f Canadian Jurnal f Nursing Leadership, advanced publicatin f special issue n Nursing Infrmatics, including peer-reviewed and invited papers (in press) As a cntributing authr t the Jurnal f Advanced Nursing (2016, 75:5) As Senir Editr fr the Online Jurnal f Nursing Infrmatics, HIMSS 9. T supprt and wrk with patients, families, cmmunities and scieties t adpt and manage infrmatics appraches t healthcare. Cntributed t the develpment f a Tlkit fr Nurse Educatrs n the use f Cnsumer Health Slutins thrugh Digital Health Faculty Peer Netwrk funded by Canada Health Infway and spnsred by Canadian Assciatin f Schls f Nursing.
10. Ensure the grup is mre visible by prviding up t date infrmatin n the web site enabling external grups e.g. WHO, ICN t access as required. The Canadian Nurses Assciatin has re-established semi-annual briefings n Nursing Infrmatics fr all jurisdictinal members and issues biweekly news blasts t CNIA members 11. OTHER Respectfully submitted, Margaret Ann Kennedy, RN, PhD Canada April 2016