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U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Establishing National Health Information Technology Week

Thursday, September 19, 2013, the Senate adopted a resolution by unanimous consent designating the week of September 16 through September 20, 2013, as “National Health Information Technology Week” to recognize the value of health information technology in transforming and improving the healthcare system for all people in the United States.  Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and John Thune (R-SD) cosponsored the resolution, S.Res. 247.

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I was very honoured to receive the Nursing Faculty E-Health Award 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2012 from the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing and Canada Health Infoway.

The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing and Canada Health Infoway are pleased to announce the creation of a competition aimed at supporting nursing school faculty who demonstrate exceptional leadership and commitment to e-health in nursing education. This award is a component of Canada Health Infoway’s Clinicians-in-Training Initiative, aimed at improving the preparedness of graduates to work in a technology-enabled environment.