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      Welcome to the NAPANc Website! PDF Print E-mail

       

      The National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada (NAPANc) was formed in 2002 by a group of like-minded individuals, all PeriAnesthesia Nurses, from across Canada, each with their own provincial perianesthesia nursing association. The intent of this alignment was to increase networking of knowledge, skills and strength of their specialty in order to improve patient care and to increase recognition of their/our area of specialty.

       

      NAPANc is comprised of associations from across 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada (click on the flags to your left to learn more about each province or territory: by holding your cursor over the flag, the name of the province that each flag represents will appear).  The task of organizing an association across a country of this size can be a daunting one, but over time and with perseverance and tenacity, this specialty association finally came to fruition and has now reached international recognition.  Modern technology has enhanced this possibility, as the Association is now purely web based for its members and through electronic mail and telephone calls, the Volunteers of NAPANc are able to meet and plan.

       

      NAPAN in Cree means “Eyes Open”, and thus the quarterly newsletter has been named, the “Eye Opener”.   The NAPANc logo reflects this theme with the red maple leaf inside the large “C” resembling the pupil of an eye.

       

      This website will evolve over time, as new and current information in the field of PeriAnesthesia Nursing becomes available and necessary for our work. So keep your eye on NAPANc and on this website!  And watch what NAPANc is doing for you now!

       

      In closing, we would like to thank the Founding Members of NAPANc for their foresight and passion for creating the National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada (please see "Founding Members" under "About NAPANc"). 

      " There is no magic in the word association.  We must never forget that the individual makes the association.  What the association depends on are its members.  A nurse's association can never substitute for the individual nurse." - Florence Nightingale

       

      Please see below for the latest person, association or event to be spotlighted, in our section, "Spotlight On".

       

      Contact us (anytime):  NAPANc Office, 1506 Craigleith Road, Oakville, ON, L6H 7W3.  Tel/Fax:  (905) 257-7522  Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

       
      SPOTLIGHT ON: PANBC PDF Print E-mail

      altPERIANESTHESIA NURSES ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (PANBC)! 

       

       Congratulations to the PeriAnesthesia Nurses of British Columbia for your tenacity and diligence in rejuvenating your specialty's association!

       

      In case the reader isn't aware, PANBC recently went through a metamorphosis:  after years of dedicated hard work, the membership of BC's only PeriAnesthesia Nurses association declined, partially due to the recent recession, but also for other social and political reasons.

       

      But thanks to the fortitude of 3 of British Columbia's PeriAnesthesia Nurses:  Laurel Archer, Lorna Jensen and Peggy Lee, this association is active again with a membership drive underway, and already this month 27 new member recruits....with more lining up to join! 

       

      Is it because of the fervour of the Olympic games, soon underway in Vancouver that has spurred the attention to our own association?  Is it because we know how large a nursing population there is in BC and how many PeriAnesthesia Nurses there are without an association?  We don't know, but we DO know that by joining this very busy association, BC PeriAnesthesia Nurses have much to gain by joining their one and only provincial association.

       

      Here are some of the benefits of joining PANBC:

       

      1.  Membership and networking with other PeriAnesthesia Nurses in your own province.

      2.  Networking with other PeriAnesthesia Nurses who are members of their national association (automatic membership to NAPANc with your PANBC membership), from across Canada.

      3.  Discounted rates on all Conferences at the provincial and national levels.

      4.  Discount on the purchase of a set of Standards for Practice, First Edition, published by the National Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses of Canada, 2008.

      5.  A website full of information, current and uptodate:  www.panbc.net.

      6.  Eligibility to apply for NAPANc Bursaries.

      And so much more......

       

      PeriAnesthesia Nurses of British Columbia, don't delay:  join PANBC today!  Click on the following link to learn how:  PANBC Membership Information.

      And thank you for becoming a member of PANBC and NAPANc!  

       

       

       

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