Kimberly
Lawrence,
RN, BScN
Graduate Student
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
Kimberly Lawrence (RN, BScN) is a graduate student at Ryerson University, focusing on Leadership in Health Care Policy and Education. She completed her BSc at the University of Guelph in 2011 and her BScN at the University of Toronto in 2014. Her clinical background in intensive care at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has inspired her to influence advancements in nursing practice and quality care. Kimberly has presented her quality improvement work concerning trauma critical care and interprofessional collaboration at local and national conferences.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Longer lifespans and growing chronic conditions are driving necessary change in healthcare systems. There is an increasing shift towards integrated care, to provide person-centred care that is accessible, continuous, and high quality. New models of care require new models of learning �" from a focus on workforce planning for professionals to workforce planning for patients and populations. The World Health Organization acknowledges that preparation of healthcare professionals has not kept pace with these changes. Interprofessional education (IPE) and training that includes…