Contact: Judie Surridge Judie.Surridge@wchospital.ca 416-591-9306
Cost of Interest Group: $30 ($15 for students)
Web site: www.rnao.org
OFPN 2010 "Collaboration - the Model for the Future"
2010 OFPN Conference Presentations
- 2010 OFPN Conference Final Agenda
- Adult ADHD
- Advocating for the Role of the Nurse
- Dr. Mottola - Preventing Childhood Obesity
- Family Practice Nurse's Role in Stroke Prevention
- Five Essential Things you need to know about wound care
- Practical On-Line Tools and Resources for Primary Care
- Realizing Potential in the Early Years
- The Family Practice Registered Nurse – The Role Whose Time Has Come!
- Using Motivational Interviewing
- Wading Through the Web
New!
- Fall 2009 Newsletter [PDF - 2.6 MB]
- CFPC-CNA Vision Statement on Inter-Professional Care [PDF - 47 KB]
Membership
- 2009-2010 Membership Application form [MS Word - 71 KB]
Download:
- OFPN 2008 - 2010 executive [MS Word]
- Family Practice: A Nursing Perspective [PDF - 24 KB]
- The Importance of the Registered Nurse in Family Practice in a Transformed Health Care System in Ont [PDF - 16 KB]
Dear Prospective Member:
As a Registered Nurse, you are aware of the rewards and gratification offered in this challenging field. In an effort to assist you in facing these challenges, you may wish to know of the existence of our organization. OFPN represents Registered Nurses in Family Practice settings in private offices, clinics, teaching centers, HSOs, CHCs and university/college student health centers. OFPN and RNAO are working together to advocate for Family Practice Nurses, especially in this time of health care transformation.
The Ontario Family Practice Nurse functions as an integral part of the health care team. Through our role, we assess the needs of the individual and family promoting the wellness model and disease prevention.
OFPN provides:
- A biennial national conference
- A newsletter several times a year
- An opportunity to fulfill our Quality Assurance requirements
- Educational workshops
- Professional development days
- Networking opportunities
OFPN is committed to the Family Practice Nurse By:
- Creating awareness of the role
- Developing core competencies of practice
- Establishing more effective funding models for
- Promoting adequate remuneration
We encourage you to join as an active participant and help us grow together professionally. Please complete and return the attached application form, along with your payment.
Yours truly,
Barb Thompson, R.N
Membership Chair,OFPN
(519)599-6079
E-mail: thompson.barb@sympatico.ca
Fax: (519)599-7127
