Events & Workshops
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JBI gLOCAL Solution Room 2026
The JBI gLOCAL Solution Room is a free, week-long global initiative focused on advancing evidence-based healthcare by addressing challenges in putting evidence into practice.
From June 1–7, 2026, Solution Rooms will take place across 20+ countries and languages, bringing together clinicians, academics, and policymakers in a coordinated, collaborative forum to share ideas, discuss barriers, and identify practical solutions for local settings.
Memorial University Session
Hosted by JBI Memorial University Nursing for Evidence-Based Healthcare, this local Solution Room will feature a collaborative hybrid discussion with nurse clinicians, researchers, and community partners, and will identify current barriers and the supports needed to translate research findings into practice within diverse healthcare settings.
Title: Translating Nursing Research into Practice in Newfoundland and Labrador
Date: June 4, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (NDT)
Location: HSC 2056, St. John’s + online
This interactive session will create space for practical, grounded conversations about what works—and what doesn’t—when implementing evidence in clinical and community care.
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Registration
Registration is free and open to clinicians, academics, and policymakers interested in evidence-based healthcare. Register here.
Questions
For more information, contact:
Joanne Smith-Young
jsmithyo@mun.ca
WeResearch Webinar: Nursing Scope of Practice and Professional Collaboration
This WeResearch Webinar shares findings on the overlapping and distinct roles of primary care nurses in Canada. Presenters highlight a key gap in evidence related to the RPN/LPN role and discuss steps underway to strengthen role clarity and support effective team-based care.
Participants representing all areas of the health sector are invited to attend and engage in the discussion.
Date: June 16, 2026
Time: 7:30 p.m. (NDT)
Location: Online
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Registration
Register here.
Speaker Biographical Information
Dr. Monica McGraw, RN, MN, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow at Memorial University of Newfoundland and a professor at the Université de Moncton. Her research focuses on optimizing nursing roles in primary care, with expertise in interprofessional collaboration, telehealth contexts, and integrating patient perspectives, while advancing full-scope practice across nursing designations, including registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and licensed practical nurses.
Dr. Julia Lukewich, RN, PhD, is a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Interim Associate Dean (Research). She leads a research program focused on improving the delivery of primary care by optimizing nurses within team-based models.
Dr. Suzanne Braithwaite is a registered nurse and assistant professor at Trent University. With over a decade of experience practicing in intra and interprofessional primary care teams, Dr. Braithwaite is a researcher in primary care nursing scope of practice. Her work examines how organizational structures shape RN and RPN roles, with a focus on team-based care, well child care, and workforce development.
Jen Calver (moderator) is a registered practical nurse and doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University. Her work focuses on health workforce retention, role clarity, and healthcare services. She works with WeRPN to drive evidence and increase representation of RPN in research.