D01-1 Creating a Community of Practice for Nurses Interested in Global Health

 

Authors: Danielle Macdonald RN, MN, PhD(c); Megan Aston RN, PhD; Heather Ezurike RN, MN, PNC(C); Rachel Ollivier BSN, RN; Keisha Jefferies MN, RN; Darlene DesBarres RN

 

Presenters: Danielle Macdonald, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON; Megan Aston, Heather Ezurike, Rachel Ollivier, and Darlene DesBarres, Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre, Halifax NS

 

Purpose: To share our experiences creating a supportive community of nurses interested and active in global health practice, research, and education.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the important role that nurses have in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Recognize the importance of nurse-led support for perinatal and women's health nurses interested in global health practice, research, and education.
• Develop an understanding of one example of how to build a community of practice for perinatal and women's health nurses interested in global health practice, research, and education.

 

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D01-2 Building Capacity in Global Maternal-Child Health Research: A Canadian-Nigerian Case Study

 

Authors: Danielle Macdonald RN, MN, PhD(c); Bagnini Kahoun PhD; Josephine Etowa PhD, RN, RM, FWACN, FAAN

 

Presenters: Danielle Macdonald, Bagnini Kahoun, and Josephine Etowa, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON

 

Purpose: To present the findings of a case study, which explored collaborative relationships between maternal-child health researchers in Canada and Nigeria.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the impact that perinatal nurse leaders can have on building capacity for maternal-newborn health research and policy.
• Identify the strengths of this international research partnership.
• Identify the challenges of this initiative and share lessons learned when conducting maternal- newborn health research with international collaborators.