Call for Resolutions

Call for Resolutions

Deadline: Friday January 11, 2012 at 1700 hours (5:00 p.m.)

To be posted on website: Wednesday January 18, 2012

Do you want to shape ONIG’s vision and mission? As a member of your professional interest group, you can put forward resolutions for ratification at ONIG’s annual general meeting, which takes place on Friday, February 17, 2012.

By submitting resolutions, you are giving ONIG a mandate to speak on behalf of all its members within the interest group itself as well as within the larger RNAO community.

Please send materials to Margaret McCormack, ONIG President at mmccormack@tsh.to

Important to note:

• the resolution must bear the signature(s) of an ONIG member(s) in good standing for 2012.
• a maximum one-page backgrounder must accompany each resolution. This one page is to INCLUDE references, and the font used must be no smaller than Arial 10 or Times New Roman 11. Margins on this one page must also be reasonable, e.g. an absolute minimum of 0.7” all around.
• all resolutions will be reviewed by the ONIG Executive

For clarity of purpose and precision in the wording of your resolution, we recommend that each resolution include no more than three ‘Whereas’; and preferably only one, but never more than two,

‘Therefore Be It Resolved.’ Please refer to the following successful 2011 RNAO resolution for guidance:

WHEREAS technology use within clinical settings is increasing at a rapid pace; and
WHEREAS clinician workflow is unique and complex; and
WHEREAS there is a current lack of formal education within the sphere of Clinical Informatics as part of undergraduate education curricula;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that ONIG advocate to the Ministry of Education for a comprehensive interdisciplinary provincial education strategy be implemented requiring undergraduate degrees in all disciplines include at least one credit course on Clinical Informatics.