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National Nursing Week and National Hospice Palliative Care Week 2019
With each and every shift, nurses deliver critical care to their patients, provide emotional support to families and friends, and work with the care team and community partners to coordinate care delivery. It would be impossible to imagine what life and our community would be like without nurses. This week is not only Nursing Week … Read more
Cheryl Page, de Souza APN Fellowship Project published by the Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
Congratulations to Cheryl Page who achieved her de Souza APN designation in 2018. Her designation fellowship project “Evaluating the effectiveness of a mnemonic to guide staff when providing patient education to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients”, is published by the Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal in April 2019. Read more at: http://canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/982
Oncology Nursing Day 2019 Message
Today is Oncology Nursing Day, a celebration of achievements beyond one profession. There are countless people to honour, an endless list of stories to be heard and a limitless number of people who have been helped by oncology nurses. The theme this year is “Celebrating our Diversity”, an appropriate theme for #OND2019. de Souza Institute … Read more
Innovative APAM Course Proves to be Difference Maker for Oncology Nurses
Toronto, ON – As published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, the research led by Dr. Yvonne Leung, a Scientist at de Souza and Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto in Canada reveals that the Advanced Pain Assessment and Management (APAM) online program significantly increased nurses’ confidence and … Read more
Celebrating World Cancer Day 2019
It is true that there is strength in numbers. Every year on February 4 the world unites to stand shoulder to shoulder and through passion, determination and optimism we show our strength in the fight against cancer. On World Cancer Day individuals, communities and organizations around the world make their voices heard and their actions … Read more
de Souza Institute Celebrates 10 Years of Making a Difference
There are moments in life when you don’t realize just how far you’ve travelled or just how much you’ve accomplished. These milestones can easily pass us by as we are preoccupied with working and doing what needs to be done. Then one day, you turn around and look back at the path travelled. You’re amazed … Read more