A record number of 13 faculty and three students from the Ingram School of Nursing actively participated in the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) biennial conference held May 31-June 2 in Mississauga, Ontario. From clinical reasoning to shadow art-based advocacy to remote access to nursing education to the closing keynote address by Faculty Lecturer Anne-Laurie Beaubrun, our team presented unique pedagogical strategies under the conference theme of Rising to Responsibility: Educating the Nurses for the Future.
As noted by ISoN Associate Director – Entry to Practice Education Lia Sanzone, the opportunity to exchange ideas about strengthening nursing education with colleagues from across Canada was reaffirming and invigorating. “For me, the most powerful moments came from watching my ISoN colleagues take the stage and hearing them speak with such clarity, conviction and heart,” she said.
In her closing keynote address, Layers of Possibilities: Reimagining Nursing Education, Anne-Laurie Beaubrun shared her personal story, exploring the themes of identity, the effects of the absence of Black representation in education and in nursing, racism, and drive to achieve excellence both as “a shield and a form of protection and survival.” Noting that not all the identities we carry are visible, she stressed that, “Learners do not enter nursing education as a blank canvas. They carry identities that shape their experience.” As a student and a nurse, she experienced and witnessed racism. As an educator, she has heard similar stories from her students. And while there has been progress in addressing these issues, much more remains to be done, particularly at the curriculum level. “Now, more than ever, nursing organizations and policy bodies are increasingly calling us to action—reminding us that equity, addressing systemic barriers, and advancing social justice are not optional, but part of our professional responsibility,” she concluded.
Cover photo: Anne-Laurie Beaubrun (centre) with Mona Sawhney, co-chair of the planning committee (left) and Jean-Daniel Jacob, CASN Director (right).
Oral presentations
Pieces of Me: exploring nursing identity through collage – Sheena Dyole, Marie Febro (with contributions from Gislaine Batubenge and Anne-Laurie Beaubrun
From Pediatric to children's Nursing: Advancing anti-oppressive perspectives in working with children and youth – Amanda Cervantes
Reframing Clinical reasoning: Embedding social and knowledge justice in nursing education –Irene Sarasua , Amanda Cervantes, Jodi Tuck, Josee Lavallee, Marie-Claude Goyer, Sabine Calleja, Annie Chevrier , Lia Sanzone
Josée Bonneau Promoting Diversity, Equity , Inclusion and Belonging and anti- Racism ( DEIB_AR) in Nursing education : AQ Methodology – Josée Bonneau
Sim within a Sim: Creating opportunities to strengthen mentorship and leadership capacity in emerging nurses – Lia Sanzone, Oxana Kapoustina and Melanie Gauthier
Transforming access to Nursing Education: Building and Implementing the Online Bachelor of Nursing program to support remote learners across Quebec – Oxana Kapoustina, Katherine Logue, Anne Laurie Beaubrun, Annie Chevrier
Layers of Possibilities: Reimagining Nursing Education (closing remarks) – Anne Laurie Beaubrun
Poster presentations
Illuminating shadows - arts based advocacy in nursing – Sheena Doyle
Innovative Academic Practice Partnerships: Advancing Nurse Satisfaction and Retention – Lia Sanzone, Rosetta Antonacci
Shaping nurse change makers: Pedagogical strategies for practice change , advocacy and systems level engagement – Margaret Purden