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		<title>Standing Together in a Time of Uncertainty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 21:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Standing Together in a Time of Uncertainty by Tania Dick, RN, MN My first President’s update comes at a time when our province is in a great deal of turmoil,&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/standing-together/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Standing Together in a Time of Uncertainty</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Use Your Voice! Use Your Vote!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 05:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Use Your Voice! Use Your Vote! by Zak Matieschyn, BSN, MN, RN, NP(Family) I bet every nurse in the province is celebrating the return of warm weather, sunny days and&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/vote/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Use Your Voice! Use Your Vote!</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Breaking Down Healthcare Barriers for Transgender British Columbians</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 21:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Breaking Down Healthcare Barriers for Transgender British Columbians by Zak Matieschyn, BSN, MN, RN, NP(Family) I am always amazed, and a bit shocked, when I think about how much the&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/transgender/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Breaking Down Healthcare Barriers for Transgender British Columbians</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Being Poor is Expensive – Nursing Needs to Raise its Game, by Zak Matieschyn  BSN, MN, RN, NP(Family)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 03:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I live in a great neighbourhood in an amazing little town in the Kootenays. I have a chubby cat. My wife and I have professional, high profile jobs that pay&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/poverty/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Being Poor is Expensive – Nursing Needs to Raise its Game, by Zak Matieschyn  BSN, MN, RN, NP(Family)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>President&#039;s Message:  Looking Forward, by Zak Matieschyn, BSN, MN, RN, NP(Family)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am honoured to write my first President’s Message to the registered nurses and nurse practitioners of British Columbia who have entrusted me to lead the Association over the next two&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/presidents-message-june2015/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">President's Message:  Looking Forward, by Zak Matieschyn, BSN, MN, RN, NP(Family)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Legacy of National Nursing Leadership continues at the Canadian Nurses Association AGM, by Julie Fraser, RN, MN</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Your voice is our strength. You may have heard this statement used by ARNBC many times over the last four years. I saw this statement come to life with the&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/legacy-of-national-nursing-leadership-continues-at-the-canadian-nurses-association-agm-by-julie-fraser-rn-mn/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Legacy of National Nursing Leadership continues at the Canadian Nurses Association AGM, by Julie Fraser, RN, MN</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reflecting on the B.C. Budget 2014, by Julie Fraser, RN, MN, ARNBC President</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 04:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, February 18, 2014, the B.C. Government revealed its 2014 Budget along with Service Plans for each Ministry.  ARNBC has had some time to reflect on the budget, and&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/reflecting-on-the-b-c-budget-2014-by-julie-fraser-rn-mn-arnbc-president/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Reflecting on the B.C. Budget 2014, by Julie Fraser, RN, MN, ARNBC President</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>President’s Update:  Happy New Year, by Susan Duncan RN PhD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year to all B.C. nurses.  As we move into 2013, I hope all of you had opportunity to enjoy some rest and relaxation over the holiday season and&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/presidents-update-happy-new-year/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">President’s Update:  Happy New Year, by Susan Duncan RN PhD</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Improving the Healthcare System: Dialogues, Reflections, Inspirations and Worries, by Doris Grinspun RN PhD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In November 2002, Roy Romanow issued his report Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada which strongly supported Canada’s publicly administered and financed universal healthcare system, with its&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/improving-the-healthcare-system-dialogues-reflections-inspirations-and-worries/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Improving the Healthcare System: Dialogues, Reflections, Inspirations and Worries, by Doris Grinspun RN PhD</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>President’s Update: Consultations Wind Up, by Susan Duncan RN PhD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Between February and May of this year, the ARNBC travelled around British Columbia and met with registered nurses in small towns, community health centres, urban areas and hospitals.  The resulting&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/presidents-update-consultations-wind-up/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">President’s Update: Consultations Wind Up, by Susan Duncan RN PhD</span></a>]]></description>
		
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