Award Description
To support a part-time or full-time graduate student (Nurse Practitioner, Masters, PhD, Clinical Doctorate) studying an aspect of palliative care. Applicants must be involved in and demonstrate excellence in any area of palliative care across the lifespan and continuum of care, and indicate how they contribute to the advancement of clinical practice, education, or research in this clinical specialty. Preference will be given to applicants who are members of PCNIG.
About the Palliative Care Nurses Interest Group
The mission of PCNIG is to:
- Promote nursing in palliative care and be part of the Ontario voice of nurses working in palliative care. Create opportunities for outreach to get to know our members, their expertise, what they want from PCNIG and what they can contribute.
- Raise awareness about palliative care, dispel associated myths and collaborate with other bodies: Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) on common issues where a strong united voice is required. Collaborate with other pertinent interest groups/affiliations/organizations.
- Define Palliative Care as it is today – evolving, many different ideas, not just dying but living – to educate and advocate for people and their identified families needing palliative care, define the role of Nursing and Palliative Care in society, influence the broader community supporting the development of a compassionate society. Find ways to take the Palliative Care philosophy out to our members, the nursing community, colleagues and inter-professional practitioners.
