Three Powell River nurses travelled to the Children’s Healthcare Canada national conference held recently in Ottawa to showcase their work.
Nova Cleghorn, Jodie Young and Melissa Hindle attended the conference from December 8 to 10.
Children’s Healthcare Canada is an association that includes members from all provinces and sectors of healthcare who share a vision to continuously improve children’s health in Canada.
The three Powell River nurses were among more than 400 attendees from across Canada, including parent advisors, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, hospital executives and politicians. The local nurses shared their experiences in creating a highly effective clinical support network in Powell River, allowing clients to remain at home and be supported within the community.
“We were thrilled to have a number of professionals from other provinces who have faced similar situations approach us to ask questions about how we accomplished our work, and to congratulate us on stepping up and making a difference in Powell River,” said Dana Warn, manager of clinical practice at Bayshore Home Care Solutions in Burnaby, whichis associated with the Powell River nurses. “My experience working with this local team of nurses and other care providers was exceptional. All members went consistently above and beyond.”
Warn said when she reflects on this team in conversation with other professionals, she describes them as “the little team that could in the little town that would.”
“I feel a true sense of community when working with this group and I believe this is also felt by our clients,” said Warn. “Our hope in sharing this work is to inspire other health-care teams to take on unfamiliar or complex care situations in small or isolated communities.”
