Nurse Practitioner Focus Group: Expression of Interest Form

• Represent all regions and health-care sectors in the province.
• Recommend an engagement strategy for members.
• Advisory capacity for submissions to the government, RNAO, CNO, NPAO and any other agencies as identified and to provide input for proposal setting for collective bargaining in all sectors.
• Define and educate the utilization up to scope of practise, by sector.
• The work of this Committee is recommendatory in nature and subject to approval by the ONA Board of Directors.

• Chair of Committee – Angela Preocanin, ONA’s Provincial First Vice-President
• One NP from each Region of the province from various sectors who have replied to the Expression of Interest.
• DJ Sanderson, Executive Lead, Provincial Services
• Jackie Kehoe-Donaldson, Manager, Professional Practice.
• Tanya Beattie and Haifaa Khadour – Professional Practice Specialists
• Ad hoc; Marilynn Dee, Manager II, Hospital Sector and Pat Carr, Manager II, Long-Term Care and Community Sector

Term

• Three-year term

Meetings

• Meetings will be quarterly and ad hoc where applicable.

All committee members will conform to the ONA Code of Conduct as well as respecting diversity of opinion amongst committee members. Committee members are expected to come to the meetings prepared having reviewed the materials and prepared with questions, suggestions, and recommendations.

Representatives of the NP Focus Group shall respect the confidentiality of any information or materials to which they have access. Any disclosure shall be limited to those who have a need to know at the discretion of this committee.