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New Program Initiatives at a Glance

In this issue, read more about these upcoming program events...

• CareerDevelopmentWorkshop- May 6, 2011• MentorshipSupportSeriesTeleconference- May, 2011 TBA• LeadershipforMentorship:CreatingaTalentedCancerNursingWorkforce!- June 22,

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Congratulations!At the Nursing Leadership Conference and the Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario Conference, the program held a draw to win free registration, travel, and accommodation to our June 22, Leadership for Mentorship Workshop. We would like to congratulate TamiWood from Kingston Penitentiary Regional Treatment Centre and BarbLinkewich from Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.

Juravinski Cancer Centre Room 4-227699 Concession StreetHamilton, ON L8V 5C2

Phone:905-387-9711 ext. 67705 Fax: 905-575-6345

onment@mcmaster.ca

Call for Mentees

Have you been thinking about getting more out of your career? Not sure where to begin? Amentormightbewhatyouneed!

MenteeApplicationForms:• Advanced Practice Roles https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5YZL2BB• Generalist or Specialized Nurses who care for oncology/palliative care patients

https:// www.surveymonkey.com/s/5L5WDNB

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like more information!

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Career Directions Now Online!

Programfeaturesinclude:

• Audio-visual sections• Downloadable activities with an

audio component• Additional resources on résumé

writing, interviewing, coaching, and mentoring

• Accessthroughwww.oncologynursingmentorship.ca

**You must be registered with the program to gain access. Please contact us to retrieve your username and password if needed.

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Phase one - Scanning your environment Phase two - Completing your self-assessment Phase three - Creating your career vision Phase four - Developing your strategic career plan Phase five - Marketing yourself

Feature: Mary Wheeler, RN, MEd, PCCMary leads our Career Development workshops, offers career coaching, and co-facilitates the Mentorship workshops. In 2010 she was in-volved in the development of the Career Directions online program, which oncology nurses can access through www.oncologynursing-mentorship.ca

You may find it interesting to hear about her career! For over 15 years Mary has been a partner in donner-wheeler, a consulting firm special-izing in designing career develop-ment, coaching, and mentoring programs within healthcare. She has worked in Canada, the United States, Europe and South Africa, has

published widely and is a sought after speaker on career and orga-nizational development issues. She recently published a book entitled Taking Control of Your Career: A Handbook for Health Professionals.

Mary received her Master of Education (Adult) degree from the University of Toronto and her undergraduate degree in nurs-ing from Dalhousie University; a Certificate in Planned Change from Cambridge Consultants, Ann Arbor, Michigan; a Certificate in Coaching from The Newfield Net-work, Boulder, Colorado and has her Professional Certified Coach

(PCC) designation from the Inter-national Coach Federation (ICF). She is also qualified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

Mary brings a wealth of experi-ence to our program and to our participants.

The online program allows oncology nurses to log on from anywhere in the country, move through the program at their own pace, and be able to save their completed activities to their personal computers.

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A Winning Résumé Gives You Career Edge!Today’s competitive workplace demands top-quality résumés and cover letters from all job seekers. The cover letter establishes why you are applying, while the résumé tells your career story. As this is the first line of contact with health sector employers, nursing professionals must create a winning résumé and cover letter to capture attention immediately.

Imagine that you are the hiring manager, tasked with reviewing hundreds of applications. What would you expect? What would compel you to interview an applicant? The healthcare field is diverse and employers are looking for candidates who will meet their specific organizational needs. Nurses who can describe their specific skills and qualifications,

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experiences, and accomplishments with the job in mind, will stand out from the rest. To make it past the paper or electronic screening, both documents need to be error free and present a compelling application. The cover letter tells the reader why you are applying and highlights relevant information. It should be no more than one page, because readers only take a few seconds to review it. The résumé should include key words and concepts related to the specialized area, describe experience, and provide a sense of your personal style and strengths, as concisely as possible within two pages. After all, the purpose of a résumé is to help you get an interview.

Today, résumés are an essential career marketing tool. They

portray capabilities and not just a list of previous duties and responsibilities. Résumés provide a discussion guideline for interviewing and communicate your personal brand. If done effectively, it will give you career edge! Sonia Hawrylyshyn,Manager Employee Career ServicesMcMaster University

Résumé Writing for Nurses WorkshopThis Winter the Oncology Nursing e-Mentorship Program held two résumé workshops; one in February and the other in March. Petroiya, our Career Development Officer and Sonia Hawrylyshyn, Employee Career Services Manager at McMaster University, co-facilitated the morning portion of the day. Participants ranging from fourth year students to late career nurses learned the do’s and don’ts of résumé writing and were given ample time for hands-on work and individual consulting. We were happy to welcome two new panelists to the team: Lisa Keefe

and Kelli Vickers. Lisa Keefe is the Recruitment Team Leader for TELUS Sourcing Solutions Inc. and assists Hamilton Health Sciences with their hiring process. Kelli Vickers works for the Central Ontario branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses as the Regional Manager for Recruitment and Retention.

Both panelists brought a fresh perspective to the workshop and assisted participants to understand the world of human resources. Participants were given two hours to ask the panelits questions such as “if I am applying internally, will my current manager be informed?”

and “Is it okay to use personal stories to answer interviewquestions?”.

Both workshops were full within two days of advertising and par-ticipant evaluations indicated that attending this workshop is a must for nurses! Stay tuned for future workshop dates.

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LeadershipWorkshopObjectives:• Learn how to engage, inspire, and motivate your staff to advance their professional

practice and achieve their career potential

• Examine the benefits of mentorship for mentees and mentors, patients, and employers

• Increase awareness of how mentorship and career development are effective health human resource management strategies

• Increase understanding and implementation of the Five-Phase Mentoring Relationship Model©

• Learn how the Oncology Nursing e-Mentorship Program can support you and your staff to address challenging professional practice issues such as:

o Succession planning and developing new leaderso Novice and new graduate integrationo Career enrichment for mid and late career nurses

• Identify strategies for removing barriers and implementing the Mentorship Program as part of your organization’s plan for professional development

TargetAudience:

This workshop will be of interest to advanced practice nurses, nurse educators, professional practice leaders, managers, program directors, and senior nursing leaders responsible for recruiting, developing, and retaining a highly skilled and talented nursing workforce in their organization.

Leadership for Mentorship: Creating a Talented Cancer Nursing Workforce!

June 22, 2011 at the Ontario Heritage Centre, Toronto, ON

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LeadershipWorkshopAgenda:

• Welcomeandintroductions

• Keynotespeakers:

ShelleyAubryis the Director of Talent Management at Loyalty One who is an international leader in human resource development. She will share her experiences about the importance of leadership and the use of mentorship and other strategies to create an engaged and productive workforce.

MarilynReddick is the Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with an outstanding track record in workforce develop-ment within the healthcare sector. She will share her experiences in the use of mentorship and other human resource strategies to create an engaged and talented workforce.

• Evidenceofsuccess: Dr.DeniseBryant-Lukosius,is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing and Department of Oncology, McMaster University, and Director of theCanadian Centre of Excellence in Oncology Advanced Practice Nursing, Juravinski Cancer Program. She will present research evidence about the benefits of mentorship for employ-ers, mentors, and mentees.

• Impactofmentorship from a provincial lead perspective, EstherGreen (Provincial Head, Nursing and Psychosocial Oncology, Cancer Care Ontario)

• Impactofmentorship from a program director’s perspective, TraceyKeighley-Clarke (Program Director, Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program)

• Interactivesessions will be facilitated by MaryWheeler and MichelleCooperwho are international consultants in the field of mentorship and career development.

o Nursing mentors and mentees will share how they applied the Five-Phase Mentoring Relationship Model© and Mentorship Program resources to achieve their professional goals.

o A “World Café” approach will be used to generate solutions for integrating Mentorship Program services into your organization’s human resource and profes- sional development plan for sustaining an engaged and talented nursing workforce.

To register contact onment@mcmaster.ca

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Pair Feature: Cynthia McLennan and Cori Watson

1. What do you see as your mutual goals for your mentorship relationship?

C & C: Our mutual goals were to learn about operational skills and business acumen within the cancer care setting, networking, and strategic communication.

2. How have you worked on your mentorship plan?

CW: We have had several discussions and done preliminary work on the mentorship plan but things have changed with my position and we need to revise and revisit the plan.

CM: I concur; as we are all aware, nursing in this age is constantly in flux with new and unique opportunities and challenges. I foresee increased communication and liaison opportunities.

3. What recommendations do you have for other mentoring pairs about…

a) Goal settingCW, CM: It is imperative as a framework to get the mentoring relationship started.

b) Using teleconferenes versus in-person meetings CW: You must have a few face to face meet-ings. They enhance the teleconferences, which can be the bulk of the interactions, by adding a personal touch. CM: I agree– telephone and Ontario Telemed-cine Network can provide a helpful bridge when face to face interactions are not possible.

c) TimingCW, CM: Mentors and mentees must be

flexible. Its important to set dates and re-set dates when time conflicts arise.

d) Activities (i.e. meeting, achieving goals)CW: Mutually attending conferences/work-shops is a good learning tool. I would like to explore shadowing Cynthia in the future.

CM: I support this approach. 4. How has this mentoring relationship im-pacted the career development for both of you?

CW: Cindy keeps me grounded and makes me face reality. She is encouraging– a champion and allows me to stretch and reach for new career challenges.

CM: Cori really makes me think about the issue and to apply lessons of past successes and any spectacular failures. This approach lets me reflect on the lessons learned and provide Cori with the opportunity to succeed at her first at-tempt. I then learn from her if the agreed upon approach worked; how we could have done it better; what we missed; and, most impor-tantly, did she get out of the exercise what she thought she would?

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Cynthia McLennan, RN, BScN, MBA, CON(C), CPN(C)

Cori Watson, RN, BScN, CCHN(C), CHPCN(C)

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Mentor Feature: Janet Nevala, RN BScN

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Dr. Karin Olson is a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing and a Distinguished Scholar in the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Her research is focused on symptom experience in advanced cancer, using both quantitative and qualitative research designs.

The primary focus of her work is cancer-related fatigue. Her current focus is on identifying risk for fatigue using a model called the Edmonton Fatigue Framework, an approach she and her team published several years ago. Her central thesis is that as adaptive capacity declines, fatigue increases. A paper outlining the development of her instrument, the Adaptive Capacity Index, was

recently accepted for publication in the International Journal of Nursing Studies. Within the context of adaptive capacity, Dr. Olson and her team are interested in interactions among fatigue and other symptoms. They have published two papers outlining problems with using factor analysis to study symptom clusters and showing, using structural equation modeling, that the relationships among symptoms appear to change over time.

Dr. Olson is also interested in documenting links between behavioral and physiological processes associated with symptom experience and in developing methodological approaches for showing the social construction of symptom

experience. She is currently conducting a study to identify biomarkers for the key concepts in the Edmonton Fatigue Framework, and leading a study in five countries (Canada, Thailand, Italy, England, and Sweden) comparing beliefs and values about cancer-related fatigue.

Program Profile: Dr. Karin Olson (Mentor)

Allow us to introduce Janet Nevala.

Janet has a strong public health nursing background and has worked at all levels of government on developing health policy, creating healthy living programs, and facilitating workshops for health care providers. For over 10 years, she coordinated the services of a provincial resource centre on tobacco control serving 36 health departments across Ontario. Janet has strong communication skills and has developed an expertise in conducting needs assessments and advising on steps to address the identified needs. Janet has an ability to bring teams of

practitioners together to articulate projects, assist with project proposal development, and has written several successful proposals for health organizations. Some of Janet’s clients include Canadian Public Health Associa-tion, Canadian Nurses Association, Cancer Care Ontario, Public Health Agency of Canada, and City of Ottawa Public Health. Currently, Janet is working as a policy analyst with the Public Health Agency of Canada in the area of chronic disease and researching cancer screening programs.

If you are interested in learning more about Janet, contact us at onment@mcmaster.ca

Janet is eager to connect with a mentee who feels they would ben-efit from her past and current role.

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Program Events

External Upcoming EventsDate Event LocationApril 10-12, 2011

Hospice Palliative Care ConferenceComevisitusatourbooth!

Toronto, Ontario

April 12, 2011

The Canadaian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO/ACIO)Oncology Nursing: Is this the Career for You

Webinar

April 27-29, 2011

Partners in Education & Integration of Internationally Educated NursesPlease visit http://www.mohawkcollegeenterprise.ca/en/event_list.aspx?groupld=3

Toronto,Ontario

May 2011TBA

Oncology Adavanced Practice Nursing (OAPN) Seminar SeriesPlease visit http://oapn.mcmaster.ca

Webinar

May 4-6, 2011

Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology ConferenceComevisitusatourbooth!

Toronto, Ontario

May 1-6, 2011

Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM) Workshop Hamilton,Ontario

May 13, 2011

RNAO Nursing Career Expo: Discover Your Nursing CareerComevisitusatourbooth!To register visit http://www.rnao.org/Pageasp?PageID=1209&ContentID=3443

Toronto, Ontario

May 21-22, 2011

2011 POGO Survivor Conference: Life After Childhood CancerPlease visit http://www.pogo.ca/education/survivorconference/

Hamilton, Ontario

e-Mentorship• May 6, 2011CareerDevelopmentWorkshop

in Windsor, ON• 16 spots left!• Review your career to date• Learn strategies to assist you in making

future career decisions• Learn how to develop your own career plan

• June 22, 2011 LeadershipforMentorship:CreatingaTalentedCancerNursingWorkforce!in Toronto, ON

• MentorshipSupportSeriesTeleconference• May, 2011 (TBA)

To register, contact us at onment@mcmaster.ca

deSouzaInstitute Visit the de Souza website at www.desouzanurse.ca for information and registration on the following:

• OncologyFoundationsOnlineCourse; this extensive online course covers the basics of oncology and is best suited to nurses who are new to, or have little experience in oncology nursing.

• OncologyNursingLeadershipCertificateProgram

• de Souza sponsors nurses to attend 2011SummerInstituteofClinicalHealth ResearchinWindsor; deadline for applications is May 31, 2011