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Saint-Paul University: When professionalism and empathy are rolled into one

Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 11:44 AM

Last December, nurse Renette Amirault-Laing, who coordinates bilingual services at IWK Health Centre in Halifax, received her Certificate in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues: Immigration and Integration from Saint Paul University. Renette is one of the first 30 people from across Canada to receive this certificate.

Thanks to the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4), she had the courage to return to school after a 23-year absence from university in order to improve her ability to help immigrants...

INFO N4 Newsletter: May 2021

Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 07:55 PM

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Nurses Week 2021 #WeAnswerTheCall ... including supporting newcomers

The Canadian Nurses Association theme this year is #WeAnswerTheCall to showcase the many roles that nurses play in a patient’s healthcare journey. N4 is honoured to have over 20 Nurse members... Read more

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Chantal Arsenault, a nurse practitioner working at Horizon Health in New Brunswick, is also a student in...

Featured Member: Chantal Arsenault

Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 04:39 PM

Chantal Arsenault, a nurse practitioner working at Horizon Health in New Brunswick, is also a student in the N4 - Saint-Paul University online program. Early in her career, Chantal rarely interacted with newcomers to Canada as the majority of the patients she dealt with were white anglophones or francophones who had lived in New Brunswick for most of their lives. In 2015, upon returning from maternity leave, Chantal learned the physician she had worked with had retired to Quebec, leaving Chantal...

Upcoming N4 Webinar: Bridging the gap between Newcomers and Indigenous People

Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 02:51 PM

Register now! newcomernavigation.ca/dialogue

This webinar will highlight an innovative program at Mount Carmel Clinic that builds bridges, strengthens relationships and honors the uniqueness and commonalities between newcomer and Indigenous groups. Join us to learn how this program facilitates an inter-cultural dialogue to debunk certain myths and stereotypes about Indigenous and newcomer groups, and creates a safe space that values diversity, inclusion, mutual rapport and acceptance.

Learning...

Featured Partner: Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project - IRMHP

Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 02:47 PM

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The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project (IRMHP) was developed by CAMH’s Office of Health Equity, with funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and in collaboration with experts in the field. This bilingual project aims to strengthen the settlement, social and health sectors’ capacity to effectively address the mental...

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