Alanna Bouffard is studying in the Master of Nursing – Advanced Practice Specialization program at Lakehead University. She works as a bilingual (English and French) Registered Nurse in an Emergency Department and teaches in the Internationally Educated Nurse program at Seneca College. During her undergraduate studies, she was involved in many student-led organizations including President of McGill University’s Nursing Undergraduate Society and sitting on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Nursing Students’ Association. Alanna is passionate about optimizing palliative care delivery in emergency departments.