Production of this e-resource has been made possible through a financial contribution from Public Health Agency of Canada.
The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) gratefully acknowledges the expertise, time, and contributions of all those who have engaged in this project for the development of the education guidelines and now the accompanying e-resource.
We would especially like to thank the Climate-Driven Infectious Disease (CDID) Committee, a group of dedicated experts in climate-driven infectious disease and nursing who developed the domains and learning outcomes delineated in the Guidelines for Undergraduate Nursing Education on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases document.
Climate-Driven Infectious Disease Project Advisory Committee
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Ruth Schofield (Co-Chair) | McMaster University |
| Cheyenne Joseph (Co-Chair) | University of New Brunswick |
| Aden Hamza | Canadian Nurses Association |
| Adrienne Hansen-Taugher | Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health |
| Andrea Chircop | Dalhousie University |
| Dan Gregson | Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada |
| Judith Lapierre | Université de Laval |
| Julie Theriault | Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Lorraine Holtstander | University of Saskatchewan, CASN Board Liaison Member |
| Madi Sutton | Person with lived experience/ Patient advocate |
| Marie Dietrich Leurer | University of Saskatchewan |
| Marilee Nowgesic | Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association |
| Muriel Kranabetter | University of British Columbia – Okanagen |
| Richard Rusk | Medical Officer, Government of Manitoba |
| Suzanne Rowland | Infection and Prevention Control Canada/Ottawa Public Health |
| Sylvane Filice | Lakehead University |
| Willena Nemeth | Cape Breton University, CASN Board Liaison Member |
| Cynthia Baker | Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (ex-officio) |
We extend special thanks to the multiple stakeholders across Canada who provided their feedback and expertise. We are particularly grateful to the patient advocates and committee members representing persons with lived experience of vector-borne infectious diseases who offered their time and expertise to inform the project, as well as those who shared their expertise during the gender and Indigenous consultations.
CASN gratefully acknowledges the guidance and oversight of the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association in planning and implementing the Indigenous consultations for this project.
E-Resource Development Team
June Kaminski
June Kaminski is faculty and Curriculum Coordinator in the Faculty of Health at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia. She is also a Research Coordinator for Arthritis Research Canada, working on two projects related to First Nations people living with arthritis. As well she is a principal investigator of a research study that looks at Nutrigenomics and Virtual Environments in Emerging Adults. She is an active Board member of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment and the Xi Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society International.
Morgan and Shannon
Morgan Magnuson and Shannon Vandenberg are both nurse educators in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Lethbridge, located in Lethbridge, Alberta. Their backgrounds in public health nursing have enabled them to bring public health issues, such as climate change, infectious disease spread, and communicable disease control into the courses they teach, helping students gain a practical understanding of relevant health issues in Canada and around the globe.
Andrea Harvey
Andrea Harvey is a nurse educator in the School of Health Sciences at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. In addition to several years working and teaching in the community, Andrea has recently completed a Masters degree in Public Health at the University of London that focused on health promotion and environmental health. Andrea has brought increasing attention to infectious disease and climate-related health challenges in her teaching in the areas of public and global health.
Michael Foley
As founding partner of technology companies Pixelera, Member365 and eLearnza, and a graduate of Loyalist College (Advertising), Michael Foley has a deep understanding of database development, web design and interactive media. Michael has been involved in multiple eLearning projects for CASN including the Digital Health in Nursing Education and the NP e-Resource for prescribing controlled drugs and substances.
Production of this e-resource has been made possible through a financial contribution from Public Health Agency of Canada.
The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) gratefully acknowledges the expertise, time, and contributions of all those who have engaged in this project for the development of the education guidelines and now the accompanying e-resource.
We would especially like to thank the Climate-Driven Infectious Disease (CDID) Committee, a group of dedicated experts in climate-driven infectious disease and nursing who developed the domains and learning outcomes delineated in the Guidelines for Undergraduate Nursing Education on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases document.
Climate-Driven Infectious Disease Project Advisory Committee
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Ruth Schofield (Co-Chair) | McMaster University |
| Cheyenne Joseph (Co-Chair) | University of New Brunswick |
| Aden Hamza | Canadian Nurses Association |
| Adrienne Hansen-Taugher | Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health |
| Andrea Chircop | Dalhousie University |
| Dan Gregson | Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada |
| Judith Lapierre | Université de Laval |
| Julie Theriault | Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Lorraine Holtstander | University of Saskatchewan, CASN Board Liaison Member |
| Madi Sutton | Person with lived experience/ Patient advocate |
| Marie Dietrich Leurer | University of Saskatchewan |
| Marilee Nowgesic | Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association |
| Muriel Kranabetter | University of British Columbia – Okanagen |
| Richard Rusk | Medical Officer, Government of Manitoba |
| Suzanne Rowland | Infection and Prevention Control Canada/Ottawa Public Health |
| Sylvane Filice | Lakehead University |
| Willena Nemeth | Cape Breton University, CASN Board Liaison Member |
| Cynthia Baker | Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (ex-officio) |
We extend special thanks to the multiple stakeholders across Canada who provided their feedback and expertise. We are particularly grateful to the patient advocates and committee members representing persons with lived experience of vector-borne infectious diseases who offered their time and expertise to inform the project, as well as those who shared their expertise during the gender and Indigenous consultations.
CASN gratefully acknowledges the guidance and oversight of the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association in planning and implementing the Indigenous consultations for this project.
E-Resource Development Team
June Kaminski
June Kaminski is faculty and Curriculum Coordinator in the Faculty of Health at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia. She is also a Research Coordinator for Arthritis Research Canada, working on two projects related to First Nations people living with arthritis. As well she is a principal investigator of a research study that looks at Nutrigenomics and Virtual Environments in Emerging Adults. She is an active Board member of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment and the Xi Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society International.
Morgan and Shannon
Morgan Magnuson and Shannon Vandenberg are both nurse educators in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Lethbridge, located in Lethbridge, Alberta. Their backgrounds in public health nursing have enabled them to bring public health issues, such as climate change, infectious disease spread, and communicable disease control into the courses they teach, helping students gain a practical understanding of relevant health issues in Canada and around the globe.
Andrea Harvey
Andrea Harvey is a nurse educator in the School of Health Sciences at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. In addition to several years working and teaching in the community, Andrea has recently completed a Masters degree in Public Health at the University of London that focused on health promotion and environmental health. Andrea has brought increasing attention to infectious disease and climate-related health challenges in her teaching in the areas of public and global health.
Michael Foley
As founding partner of technology companies Pixelera, Member365 and eLearnza, and a graduate of Loyalist College (Advertising), Michael Foley has a deep understanding of database development, web design and interactive media. Michael has been involved in multiple eLearning projects for CASN including the Digital Health in Nursing Education and the NP e-Resource for prescribing controlled drugs and substances.
