Webinar: Disaster Preparedness and Response

Nursing Education and Research Rounds (NEARR) will host a webinar on “What We Can Learn about Disaster Preparedness and Response: Experiences fromConcepcion,Chile.”

This webinar is presented by Norma Sorensen (Manager, Residential Services,Mt.Tolmie Hospital,Victoria, BC, Vancouver Island Health Authority).

Date:  Thursday, October 25, 2012

Time:  2:00–3:00 PM

Attend via webinar OR in person at the following sites (there is no charge to participate in NEARR events):

  • New Lecture Theatre, Conference Centre, Level 1 –ProvidenceBuilding,St. Paul’s Hospital (webcast)
  • Patient Care Centre Lecture Hall – S169,Royal Jubilee Hospital,Victoria, BC (speaker present)

To attend via webinar:

NEARR presentations are provided through sponsorship by InspireNet: Innovative Nursing Services & Practice Informed by Research & Evaluation Network (the Nursing Research network). To view the presentation online, join InspireNet and its NEARR Action Team (both free to join) in two easy steps:

1. To join InspireNet, visit: www.inspirenet.ca and click the “Join InspireNet” link.

2. To join the NEARR Action Team, click the My Teams button on InspireNet and then click “Please add me to…”.

Note:  join at least a day in advance of the webinar in order to access the webinar site.

Once you have joined InspireNet and the NEARR Action Team, visit the following link at least 10 minutes before the lecture begins (http://bit.ly/ODtYYu), or visit the Action Team’s webpage for details. If requested, use password “Network10”. [FYI:  if you use the WebEx “Add to My Calendar” feature, the webinar is entered into your calendar at 1:00 PM, which is incorrect. The webinar start time is 2:00 PM.]

Participation in NEARR events can be counted towards the CRNBC continuing competencies for nurses. (Participants are responsible for maintaining their own record of attendance).