Pictured above: Kirstin Davies and Hanna Filipovic will attend the CNSA conference this January in Montreal.
Hanna Filipovic—a second year Faculty of Nursing student and CNSA Associate Delegate—is looking forward to meeting fellow nursing students from across Canada.
Hanna Filipovic and Kirstin Davies—two Faculty of Nursing students from the University of Alberta—will be developing their leadership skills and learning about gaps in the Canadian healthcare system at the Canadian Nursing Students’ Association (CNSA) 2020 National Conference. “To New Beginnings: Addressing Stigmas and Innovations in the Nursing Field” will be held in Montreal, Quebec from Jan 21st-25th, 2020.
“This is a great leadership opportunity and we are really excited to be the face of UAlberta Nursing at a national conference while listening to different perspectives from other nursing students around Canada,” said Filipovic. “I’m excited to learn how we can make healthcare more inclusive for everyone.”
Filipovic is eager to hear patient perspectives on inclusive healthcare, particularly the perspectives of those who have been marginalized within the current healthcare system.
Kirstin Davies—a second year Faculty of Nursing student and co-CNSA representative— believes the upcoming conference theme is an important focus, and hopes learning about stigmas will address gaps in Canadian health care.
“I’m looking forward to learning more about LQBTQ/Indigenous Health, so I can share this knowledge with my classmates once I get back and understand how to incorporate this into practice once I finish my studies.”
The CNSA is the national voice of Canadian nursing students; they strive to improve the professional, legal, ethical, and educational aspects of nursing. CNSA has represented the interests of nursing students on all levels of governments and other healthcare organizations for over 40 years. It is currently comprised of roughly 30,000 members, and is an affiliate member of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), as well as an associate member of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU).