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Paula Price Memorial Education Series

This educational series is offered annually in honour of and recognition of the commitment and dedication to the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nursing of Dr. Paula Price, PhD, RN.

Dr. Price was a long time member of the CACCN and the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nursing for over 25 years until her passing in 2018. She was an instructor and coordinator of the Advanced Studies in Critical Care Nursing Certificate Program, acting chair and then Director of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Mount Royal University for 24 years. She was also the editor of the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nursing.


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      July 2024

      • No webinars planned – National Office is closed July 12, July 15 to 29, July 22 to 26. We will not have email or telephone access during this time.

      August 2024

      • No webinars planned.

      September 2024

      October 2024

      October 10 @ 1200 hrs ET: Paula Price Memorial Education Series 2024 – Critical Care Conundrums – Session 3: Burns

      October 24 – tentative: CACCN Annual General Meeting and Webinar

      November 2024

      November 7 @ 1200 hrs ET: Journal Club

      • Open to CACCN Members and Non-Members
      • Article: Specialized inserters and pediatric peripheral intravenous attempt success: Prospective cohorti
      • Register on Zoom: Registration Form

      November 18 @ 1200 hrs ET: 2SLGBTQI+ in Critical Care & Organ Donation

      • 2SLGBTQI+ = represents Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and additional people who identify as part of sexual and gender diverse communities
      • Presenter: Murdoch Leeies, sponsored by Canadian Blood Services
      • Register by November 13, 2024 @ 1600 hrs ET: Registration Form
      • Live event open to all members and non-members (95 seats available – should all seats fill – preference will be given to CACCN Members)
        • This presentation will share issues relevant to the care of 2SLGBTQI+ patients & caregivers admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Included will be relevant terminology, evidence-based ways to engage in discussions about social identities, develop a framework for cultural humility, and discuss existing inequities in organ and tissue donation relevant to critical care nurses and the steps being taken to address them.

      November 21 @ 1200 hrs ET: New Graduates/Nurses Open Forum – Communities of Practice

      December 2024

      December 5 @ 1200 hrs ET: Paula Price Memorial Education Series 2024 – Critical Care Conundrums – Session 4: Neurological Assessment

      Past Events / Recordings List – “Members Only

      Date and PresentationPresenter(s)
      Continuing Learning Hours? Each educational session is equal toOne (1) Continuing Learning Hour
      June 24, 2024: Paula Price Memorial Education Series 2024 – Critical Care Conundrums – Session 2 – Little patients, big needs: Nursing care of critically ill children
      Resources: Download
      Karen Dryden-Palmer, PhD, RN, Hospital for Sick Children
      June 11, 2024: ICU Survivorship Clinic: PICS Follow Up Carmel Montgomery, PhD, RN, University of Alberta, Co-Lead CACCN Alberta Chapter; CACCN Alberta Chapter Event
      May 30, 2024: Paula Price Memorial Education Series 2024 – Critical Care Conundrums – Session 1 – Obstetrical Emergencies
      Note: This session was not recorded, however there are resources provided that were shared in the presentation
      Brenda Morgan, MSc, RN, CNCC(C), London Health Sciences Centre, CACCN Life Member
      April 23, 2024: Neuroprognostication After Cardiac Arrest
      Monica Henry, MD
      Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry – Critical Care Medicine; CACCN Alberta Chapter Event
      April 18, 2024: TTM at Your Hospital: Bundled in Current Evidence or On Thin Ice?
      To access courtesy content hosted on the Medical Affairs MAtrix site for clinicians – view the flyer for a QR Code
      Mary Kay Bader RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, FNCS, FAHA, FCCM, Neuro/Critical Care CNS, Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo CA USA
      Sponsored by BD Canada
      April 11, 2024: AKI in ICUDr. Amit Bagga, Nerphrology, Windsor Kidney Function Clinic; CACCN Alberta Chapter Event
      April 4, 2024: CJCCN Journal Club: Journal Article: The development of a patient-oriented music intervention (POMI) for use in the adult intensive care unit: Acceptability to critical care experts

      Download the Article
      Asha Pereira, Chief EditorM
      Michelle House Kokan, Co-Editor
      CJCCN
      March 21, 2024: Will artificial intelligence change the role of nursing?Krista Silvaggio, Clinical Education Manager and Integration Specialist, Spacelabs Healthcare (Canada) Inc
      January 11, 2024: Enhancing Mental Health Awareness in Critical Care Christine Filipek, CACCN Director, Co-Chair, Member Relations and Co-Chair
      CACCN Position StatementCritical Care Nurse Wellbeing
      December 7, 2023 – Paula Price Memorial Education Series 2023 – Session 4
      Mentorship Panel Discussion
      Brandi Vanderspank-Wright, Vice-President, Caroline Penner, Director, Chair Professional Development Committee, Sara Nikolic, Erika Tsang and Amber Wiens
      November 9, 2023Joint CACCN and CVAA webinar
      Central Line Insertion: Critical Care & Vascular Access Considerations
      Chanda MacDonald, CVAA Director
      Caroline Penner, CACCN Director
      Paul Renick, Critical Care Nurse
      October 25, 2023
      Coroners Death Investigation
      Dr. Akshai Iyengar 
      Ontario Coroner
      The Ottawa Hospital
      October 12, 2023
      Paula Price Memorial Education Series 2023 – Session 3

      Examining the role of healthcare organizations and their leaders in fostering mentorship in nursing.
      Kim McMillan
      Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
      June 22, 2023
      This webinar is available on the CJCCN Publish with Us – Aim, Scope, Information for Authors page and is open to everyone!
      Preparing to Publish

      Prepared by The CJCCN Editorial Management Team
      Asha Pereira, Chief Editor &
      Michelle House-Kokan
      , Co-Editor
      Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nursing (CJCCN)
      June 8, 2023
      Paula Price Memorial Education Series 2023 – Session 2
      Evidence-based transition to practice support for new graduate nurses in critical care: The role of preceptorship and mentorship programs
      Michelle Lalonde
      Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
      June 5, 2023 – webinar available to everyone!
      Communities of Practice (CoPs) Informational Webinar

      Christine Filipek
      CACCN Director
      April 25, 2023
      Building Partnerships in Crisis

      Karen Dryden-Palmer
      Clinical Nurse Specialist, Hospital for Sick Children
      CACCN Past President
      April 13, 2023
      Intra-abdominal Hypertension: Back to the Basics

      Caroline Penner

      CACCN Director
      March 30, 2023
      Paula Price Memorial Education Series 2023 – Session 1

      Preparing for Mentorship: Putting the pieces together

      Robin Devey-Burry

      Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland
      March 9, 2023
      CACCN National Journal Club
      Article: Virtual reality as an adjunctive comfort measure in the intensive care and coronary care unit: A nurse-led quality improvement pilot project

      Katherine Kissel & Andrea Soo
      February 16, 2023Joint CACCN and CAAN webinar
      Pediatric apheresis and thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
      Sponsored by Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease
      Maria Di Mola
      President
      Canadian Association of Apheresis Nurses (CAAN)
      February 9, 2023 – Joint CACCN and CCCN webinar
      Recognizing and Managing Abnormally Slow Cardiac Rhythms: Enhancing Nurses’ Clinical Assessment Toolkit
      Joint webinar with the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN)
      Nancy Clark
      Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN)
      December 2022
      SITUATION CRITICAL: New Graduates in High Acuity
      Dr. Judy Duchscher
      Nursing the Future
      November 2022
      The Technology of Nursing
      Sponsored by Spacelabs Healthcare (Canada) Inc.
      Krista Silvaggio,
      Clinical Education Manager and Integration Specialist, Spacelabs Healthcare (Canada) Inc.
      November 2022
      National Journal Club: Review – Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance
      Article: Review – Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance – The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance Atlas on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women d Chapter 6: Sex- and Gender-Specific Diagnosis and Treatment.
      Lindsey Patterson
      CACCN Director
      October 2022
      Caring for a patient with TMA: A Nursing Perspective
      Sponsored by Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease
      Megan Buckholz
      Secretary
      Canadian Association of Apheresis Nurses (CAAN)
      September 2022
      Complex Neurological Determination of Death: Case studies

      Karine Allard
      CACCN Director
      June 2022
      CACCN National Journal Club
      Article: “Principles of fluid management and stewardship in septic shock: it is time to consider the four D’s and the four phases of fluid therapy”.

      Sarah Crowe
      CACCN President
      May 2022
      Nursing Week – National Journal Club
      Article: “The core of patient-participation in the Intensive Care Unit: The patient’s views”.

      Brandi Vanderspank-Wright,
      CACCN Vice President