2025-2026 Academic Year

Quality Improvement (QI) in Healthcare: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis Examining QI through the lens of Advanced Practice Nurses

Mock MScN defence by Katelyn Bouffard

January 23rd, 2026, from 10am-11:30am EST

This PCNE Hub gathering featured a mock MScN thesis defence for hub trainee, Katelyn Bouffard, on her work entitled “Quality Improvement (QI) in Healthcare: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis Examining QI through the lens of Advanced Practice Nurses.”

Exploring the Landscape of Pediatric Palliative Care in Canada: Past, Present, Future

Presented by Liana Bailey, RN, PhD(c) and Lauren Hanes, MD, FRCPC

October 15th, 2025, from 12:30pm-2pm EST

This PCNE Hub gathering featured a mock keynote presentation offering a preview of their upcoming talk at the Pediatric Palliative Care Symposium, part of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) conference in Nanaimo, BC. They shared stories from their qualitative descriptive study, where they interviewed pediatric palliative care program representatives from across the country, and highlighted findings pointing to the past, present, and future of pediatric palliative care in Canada.