ONIG promotes the awareness and value of nursing’s contribution to quality health care through health data, information and knowledge management enabled by the use of technology. Your talent, expertise and passion for informatics will ensure ONIG continues to grow and thrive.

1. Call for Nomination to the Board of Directors: Secretary, for remainder of the 2012–2014 term
2. Call for Nomination to the Board of Directors: President Elect, and, Communication Director (2013-2015 term) 

Position descriptions

Deadline: January 30, 2013 at 1700 hours (5:00 p.m.)

The list of candidates will be posted on the ONIG website in early February 2013. Elections will take place shortly after.

Qualifications for Office

Any person nominated to an elected Board position shall be a Registered Nurse, a member of RNAO and ONIG, and shall continue to be such so long as the nurse holds office.

Each Director of ONIG shall:

•  Have informatics experience,
• Be currently working in the field,
• Have the capacity to contribute to the development of information technology solutions that support quality health care
• Be available to attend, a majority of the regularly scheduled meetings, in person or by conference phone call, at least one face to face meeting and at least two education days per year
• Be supported by their employer i.e. able to meet the expectations of the role

Instructions

• Persons nominated must be RNAO members in good standing for the year 2013, who are willing to carry out the obligations of the office to which they may be elected
• Nominees require the signatures of a nominator who must be an ONIG member in good standing for 2013
• All nominations should include a short biography of the candidate of not more than 250 words which describes education/experience and reason for interest in the position
• Complete the following nomination form, and submit to Lynn Tkac (ltkac@rougevalley.ca) by 5pm on January 30th, 2013.

ONIG promotes the awareness and value of nursing’s contribution to quality health care through health data, information and knowledge management enabled by the use of technology. Your talent, expertise and passion for informatics will ensure ONIG continues to grow and thrive.

Call for Nomination to Board of Directors: Secretary, for remainder of the 2012–2014 term

Deadline: October 15 2012 at 1700 hours (5:00 p.m.)

The list of candidates will be posted on the ONIG website from Oct 16-30th, 2012. Elections will take place electronically during this period and results will be posted to the website.

Qualifications for Office

Any person nominated to an elected Board position shall be a Registered Nurse, a member of RNAO and ONIG, and shall continue to be such so long as the nurse holds office.

Each Director of ONIG shall: 

• Have informatics experience,

• Be currently working in the field,

• Have the capacity to contribute to the development of information technology solutions that support quality health care

• Be available to attend, a majority of the regularly scheduled meetings, in person or by conference phone call, at least one face to face meeting and at least two education days per year

• Be supported by their employer i.e. able to meet the expectations of the role

Position description:

Reports to: President, ONIG Board of Directors

Primary Function: To maintain a record of the activities of the ONIG Board meetings

Qualifications: Elected member ONIG Board

Responsibilities:

• To develop and circulate agendas and other pertinent materials for Board meetings

• To record the discussion, decisions, and actions of the ONIG Board meetings and ensure minutes are posted on the website no later than one week following the Board meeting

• To conduct correspondence as requested by the President

• To receive a copy of general correspondence addressed to ONIG

• To ensure the following are carried out: (I) ONIG Application Form is current, (2) Maintain all business contacts for ONIG.

• Notify Board members of their election

Duration: Position held for two (2) years and not to exceed two consecutive terms.

Please access the nomination form here. If you require further information, please contact Lynn Tkac, Past President, at ltkac@rougevalley.ca

RNAO & ONIG is excited to welcome our new partnership with the HIMSS itHealthcare Canada Conference on October 3-4th in Toronto.  As an ONIG member, you enjoy a 15% savings off a Full Conference Pass.  Registration codes to receive the 15% savings will be emailed to all ONIG members.  Register Now! The scrupulously themed program, Front Line Innovation, has been developed to aid Health Care Workers in learning about innovative technology initiatives that can affect and assist in their daily practice. Click here for the ONIG related sessions for its members.

The full conference brochure can be found here, or, please visit the conference website

For those interested....

Save the date: the Manitoba eHealth conference is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg. Our theme for 2012, On the Right Track, sets the stage for dialogue about how far our province has come and where we are going. We hope that you will consider attending what is sure to be another exciting and informative conference this year.

We have attached a call for abstracts for the conference presentations, which you can also access at http://www.manitoba-ehealth.ca/conference/conf2012Abstracts.html. We encourage you to distribute it to your team members to see if any projects or programs meet the submission guidelines, as it is a great opportunity to share your successes on a provincial level. The deadline for submissions is May 25, 2012.

Keep checking the Manitoba eHealth website at www.manitoba-ehealth.ca for more information about the conference.

Thank you and we hope to see you on Oct. 31.