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History


From left to right: Dr. David Eidelman, Vice-Principal (Health Affairs), º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾, and Dean, Faculty of Medicine, º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾; Dr. Hélène Ezer, former Director, Ingram School of Nursing, º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾; Dr. Sean Clarke, former Susan E. French Chair; Susan E. French, former Director, º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ School of Nursing; Mrs. Satoko Ingram; Prof. Heather Munroe-Blum, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor, º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾; and Mr. Richard S. Ingram. Photo: Nicolas Morin

The º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Nursing Collaborative for Education and Innovation in Patient – and –Family –Centered Care was inaugurated in September of 2012. It is supported by an initial gift of $6 million to the founding partners - the Ingram School of Nursing and the Nursing Departments of the º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Health Centre (MUHC) and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) - by the Newton Foundation and the partner institutions’ Foundations and donors.

As of September 2018, the º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Nursing Collaborative is facilitating more than a dozen ongoing projects, with the direct involvement of over 100 nurses working in Montreal. These projects tackle a wide range of issues in nursing practice and education, from providing leadership training to nursing clinicians and faculty, to helping º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ students make the professional transition from student to nurse, to improving opioid monitoring for adult patients.

By facilitating collaboration between academic and clinical settings, the º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Nursing Collaborative helps to support innovations in improving nursing care for patients and their families.

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