Extending a warm welcome to you and your colleagues to join us at the Catalysts for Care Nursing Grand Rounds Speaker Series!

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Date: November 12th, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, ZOOM presentation. Central Time Zone.

Presenter: Simone Stenekes, RN, MN, CHPCN(C), CNS, Pediatric Palliative Care, WRHA Palliative Care Program, Winnipeg.

Title: The Impact of COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions on the Multidisciplinary Health Care Team of a Palliative Care Unit: A Qualitative Study.

ZOOM LINK: https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/65911958273?pwd=aFFLTTk1OGVqcTE3QjJneWJscUtyZz09

Abstract: Limits on family presence in health care facilities due to COVID-19 visitor restrictions presented a unique challenge to inpatient palliative care teams, whose care by definition extends beyond the patient to include their family. This presentation will describe a qualitative study that explored the experiences of the multidisciplinary health care team working on a Canadian inpatient palliative care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. This presentation will share the overarching themes that arose from the 25 semi-structured interviews with multidisciplinary healthcare staff as well as their suggestions regarding visitor restrictions in a palliative care setting for the future.

Upcoming Presentations Tuesday January 14th, 2025 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Central Time Zone. Cathy Schoales, RN, BEd, IIWCC, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Lakehead University: Being, Becoming and Belonging: The process of social norm formation of nurses working in groups.

Tuesday February 11th, 2025 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Central Time Zone. Karen Juckes, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Regina. Improving Pain in Saskatchewan though Community Based Participatory Research.

ARCHIVE LINK TO ALL RECORDED PRESENTATIONS: https://umanitoba.yuja.com/V/PlayList?node=4121225&a=1926463596&auto...

The Clinical Chair Program, supported by the Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba College of Nursing, and the Health Sciences Centre Foundation, aims to foster clinically relevant research partnerships, networks and synergies fueling nursing research and clinical innovation, enhancing knowledge translation, and supporting improved patient outcomes. The goal of this free monthly virtual speaker series is the creation of a space for clinicians, researchers, scholars, and students to share knowledge, expertise, insights, and questions to spark ideas and connection to strengthen nursing research and practice, building a strong nursing community across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwestern Ontario, and beyond!

Dr. Diana E. McMillan, RN, PhD, Professor, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba, & Clinical Chair, Health Sciences Centre.

We are booking presenters for the 2026 series. Please contact Diana at diana.mcmillan@umanitoba.camailto:diana.mcmillan@umanitoba.ca if you are interested in sharing your research or innovation.

Dr. Diana E. McMillan, RN, PhD Professor, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba & Clinical Chair, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

** Please email as I am often working remotely or offsite.