成人VR视频

Again this year, the 成人VR视频 Health Centre is celebrating International Nurses Week. The event takes place from May 7 to 12 and honours the year-round work and commitment of our 3,000 MUHC nurses. To highlight their achievements, many activities have been planned throughout the five MUHC facilities. Award ceremonies will also be held during the week.

鈥淚 would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the work of our nurses,鈥� said Dr. Arthur T. Porter, MUHC Director General. 鈥淧lease join me in showing our appreciation to those who stay by patients鈥� bedsides 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and who, through their management, research, educational and advising skills, assure the health of us all!鈥�

鈥淣urses are at the heart of our health care system,鈥� confirmed Ms. Diane Borisov, MUHC Director of Nursing. 鈥淭heir role within our health system and hospitals has diversified over the years, and this trend will continue. In fact, the need for qualified nurses will only grow in the years to come. We must therefore encourage young women and men to pursue this stimulating career path.鈥�

Here are three profiles of MUHC nurses who work in new or little-known fields:

Jane Chambers-Evans combines nursing and bioethics in the first person singular
Right away, Jane Chambers-Evans states that she is a wearer of many hats. 鈥淚 have two master鈥檚 degrees: one in nursing and the other in bioethics. I am therefore a nursing consultant for clinical personnel and a professional nurse and bioethics consultant,鈥� she explains.

As a nursing consultant, she has played a key role in the application of Bill 90 and the reorganization of systems in order to develop, renew and approve clinical nursing practice throughout the MUHC.

Ms. Chambers-Evans is president of the adult clinical ethics committee and a clinical ethicist with the MUHC clinical ethics service. She teaches ethics at the School of Nursing and Faculty of Medicine at 成人VR视频 and also within the MUHC Nursing Department itself. 鈥淚 love helping nurses identify and resolve ethical dilemmas,鈥� she adds. She is also involved in many projects at the MUHC that deal with 鈥渆nd-of-life鈥� care and has collaborated to develop many policies and programs surrounding this kind of care.

What advice does Ms. Chambers-Evans have for anyone considering this career path? 鈥淲e are looking for people who have a passion for helping others, who appreciate teamwork, who have critical thinking skills, and who have the desire to learn and discover. The field of nursing is so diverse and there are many ways you can make a huge difference in the lives of patients and their families,鈥� she concludes.

Philippe Lamer: a nurse practitioner specializing in neonatology
Philippe Lamer is a nurse practitioner who has specialized in neonatology since September 2006. 鈥淓verything started in 1996 with a pilot project in partnership with the Coll猫ge des m茅decins and the Ordre des infirmiers et infirmi猫res du Qu茅bec. Today, there are five of us in Quebec who practise in this field: four of us at the MUHC and one at the H么pital Sainte-Justine,鈥� Mr. Lamer explains. He received his master鈥檚 in specialized science in neonatology at the State University of New York in 2000.

Under the law, a neonatal nurse practitioner can order diagnostic tests; prescribe medications or medical treatments; and perform invasive diagnostic techniques or invasive medical treatments.

Mr. Lamer says that it was his interest for new things and his drive to surpass his limits that pushed him to choose this new career. 鈥淚 was ready to go further and I wanted to broaden my fields of knowledge,鈥� he says, adding that attending to patients鈥� bedsides is the most important nursing job of all.

Gillian Taylor works with children suffering from arthritis at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital
Gillian Taylor is a nurse clinician who specializes in rheumatology and has 20 years of service in the outpatient clinic at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital. 鈥淚 am a product of my environment. I love working in a multidisciplinary team and sharing my expertise with people from different disciplines,鈥� she explains. Ms. Taylor has a master鈥檚 degree in nursing from 成人VR视频 and has worked with juvenile arthritis patients for 15 years. She follows 400 cases with the help of a part-time colleague.

Juvenile arthritis is a little-known disease that affects one young person out of one thousand. 鈥淔amilies tell us that people are surprised when they explain their child has arthritis. We have a lot to do in order to raise people鈥檚 awareness and understanding about this disease,鈥� adds Ms. Taylor, who likes to help parents in their concerns.

For four years, thanks to the Arthritis Society and the Department of Rheumatology at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital, young people aged eight to 16 who are diagnosed with arthritis have had the chance to attend a summer camp that is adapted to their physical condition. 鈥淚t has been a great success. Our colleagues and the three other Quebec rheumatology centres participate in the project. All of the children who go to the camp have arthritis, which means that no one is isolated,鈥� Ms. Taylor emphasizes.

Ms. Taylor advises young people to pursue this type of career if they are looking for a gratifying work environment where they will be called upon to perform multiple roles. 鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful to work with children and their families. Our job is to innovate and find new ways of doing things. What鈥檚 more, the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital and the MUHC are internationally recognized and respected institutions,鈥� she concludes.

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Award ceremony schedule:

Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital
Monday, May 7 at 2:00 p.m., Amphitheatre D-182

Montreal Neurological Hospital
Tuesday, May 8 at 2:00 p.m., Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre

Royal Victoria Hospital
Tuesday, May 8 at 11:00 a.m., Room M3.30

Montreal General Hospital
Wednesday, May 9 at 3:00 p.m., Livingston Hall L6-500

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About the 成人VR视频 Health Centre
The 成人VR视频 Health Centre (MUHC) is a comprehensive academic health institution with an international reputation for excellence in clinical programs, research and teaching. The MUHC is a merger of five teaching hospitals affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at 成人VR视频 鈥� the Montreal Children's, Montreal General, Royal Victoria, and Montreal Neurological hospitals, as well as the Montreal Chest Institute. Building on the tradition of medical leadership of the founding hospitals, the goal of the MUHC is to provide patient care based on the most advanced knowledge in the health care field, and to contribute to the development of new knowledge.