Ingram School of Nursing - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Nursing students provide health screening to Special Olympics athletes

Hena Kon — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:56:58 +0000

For the sixth year in a row, a mighty team of students from the Ingram School of Nursing’s BScN, Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Nursing master’s programs arrived early on Saturday morning, March 28, at 91��’s gym for the annual Grand rendez-vous unifié organized by Special Olympics Quebec. Billed as a gateway to health for athletes with intellectual disabilities such as autism, the day combined friendly athletic competition with health screening provided by students from medicine, nursing and dentistry.

Stem Cell Donation Drive a success

Hena Kon — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:40:30 +0000

As Nursing Student Representative at Swab the World 91�� and Equity Commissioner for the Nursing Undergraduate Society (NUS), Melanie Xie found the perfect opportunity to bridge both roles by co-organizing a potluck and Stem Cell Donation Drive for donors under the age of 35. “As a person of color, I am acutely aware of the disparities that exist in our healthcare system; for patients from diverse backgrounds, finding a matching donor is often significantly harder,” Melanie explains.

From Brazil to Montreal

Hena Kon — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:23:22 +0000

In March, the Ingram School of Nursing had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Nayara Barbosa from the School of Nursing at the University of São-Paulo, Brazil, and Margareth Zanchetta from the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Toronto Metropolitan University. Prof. Barbosa is a nurse researcher whose work promotes sexual and reproductive health of vulnerable women dealing with homelessness in Sāo Paulo, Brazil.

Living Books Project: An engaging way to learn about mental health

Hena Kon — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:04:17 +0000

On March 24, 2026, second year BScN students in the course NUR1 333 attended a unique workshop designed to destigmatize mental health called Living Books. A project of the Omega Community Resources, a non-profit organization in Dorval that provides support and assistance to adults living with mental health challenges, Living Books humanizes mental health while helping clients heal by writing their stories and sharing them in the community.

SBNH: A growing force in nursing leadership

Hena Kon — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:36:01 +0000

Created and developed by Professor Emerita Laurie Gottlieb, and known by its acronym – SBNH -Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare is a unique approach to care that recognizes, mobilizes, capitalizes on and develops individual strengths to promote health and facilitate healing. Woven throughout all levels of the curriculum at the Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN), SBNH humanizes our healthcare system, empowering individuals to make informed and meaningful decisions.

Children’s Week offers great learning opportunity

Hena Kon — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:17:06 +0000

For a few days in February, the sounds of laughter and excited chatter could be heard as the children of faculty and staff participated in an unforgettable learning experience in the Ingram School of Nursing's Satoko Shibata Clinical Nursing Laboratories. Affectionately referred to as Children’s Week, this activity provided students with the unique opportunity to consolidate their learning about pediatrics by performing well visits on children under the age of 12.

Nursing, Care, and Black Womanhood

Hena Kon — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:22:59 +0000

A joint venture between the 91�� Chapter of the Canadian Black Nurses Alliance (CBNA-91��), the Nursing Graduate Students Society (NGSA), and the Office for Social Accountability in Nursing (OSAN), this special event was held at the Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) on February 26, 2026. “The event reflected the kind of professional identity we strive to cultivate as nurses — one grounded in care, connection, and community,” says ISoN Faculty Lecturer Anne-Laurie Beaubrun, who served as chair of the organizing committee and facilitated the panel discussion.

New nurse practitioner led clinic opens in Pierrefonds

Hena Kon — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:58:13 +0000

As of February 2, 2026, Quebec’s newest nurse practitioner (NP) led clinic in the West Island at CLSC Pierrefonds is open for business. A collaborative venture between 91��’s Ingram School of Nursing and the Nursing Department of the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’île-de-Montreal, the clinic is designed to improve access to frontline services for individuals without a family doctor or primary care NP and will serve as a teaching site for 91�� nursing, NP and other health profession students. Currently, services are offered by referral only.

Dialogue 91�� conference connects health care professionals, policy makers, researchers, trainees, and community organizations

Hena Kon — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:58:12 +0000

Under the theme of Growing Capacity and Retaining Talent in Health and Social Services, the overarching goal of Dialogue 91��’s 2026 Conference was to bring together diverse partners, in person, to discuss how to best build and maintain capacity of bilingual health and social science professionals within the public sector.

Podium finish for Ingram School of Nursing at Jeux des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec

Hena Kon — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:21:48 +0000

By all accounts, the 13th edition of the Jeux des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (JIIQ), hosted by 91��’s Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN), was a phenomenal success.