We are pleased to announce that The Personal Insurance Company is now a provider of home and auto group insurance to CLPNA members. One of Canada's largest group insurers, The Personal insures members and employees of over 550 organizations and has over 650,000 policies in force across the country. The advantages of this voluntary benefit include preferred rates not available to the general public, exceptional service, and personalized protection.
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Is working in the OR anything like what you see on Grey's Anatomy or House? The next issue of CARE magazine explores LPNs working in the Operating Room, and MacEwan’s recently enhanced Perioperative Nursing program. Also, CLPNA speaks out regarding changes to LPN/RN ratios. Read page 4 for the complete article by CLPNA President Hugh Pedersen and Executive Director Linda Stanger.
Click here for the online edition of CARE's Summer 2009 issue...

Hear Lesley Primeau interview CLPNA Executive Director Linda Stanger and Director of Professional Practice Teresa Bateman on Edmonton radio station 630 CHED's TALK TO THE EXPERTS. (Originally broadcast May 16.)
Click here to listen to the complete audio broadcast

June 11, 2009 - The World Health Organization is declaring the world's first flu pandemic in four decades, after learning that H1N1 infections are continuing to spread, including in Canada. (read more at CTV.ca)

Guidelines regarding screening for influenza-like illness were released by Dr. Andre Corriveau, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health and Wellness. The document outlines recommendations for regarding Infection Prevention and Control Strategies, Screening for Influenza-Like Illness, Reporting, Laboratory Testing, and Clinical Management:
Guidelines for H1N1 VIrus (April 28, 2009)

For additional information on H1N1 Virus: 
updated Alberta Health & Wellness
Public Health Agency of Canada
updated World Health Organization (WHO)

As professional nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses have a duty to provide care during periods of communicable disease outbreak or pandemic. The following documents are points of reference to further guide LPNs in decision-making during this time:
Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
Professionalism Competencies from the Licensed Practical Nurse Competency Profile
Practice Statement – Fitness to Practice
Practice Statement – Abandonment of Care
Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines for LPNs

Starting May 4, 18-24 year old women throughout Alberta will learn that being an LPN is the right career for them. In fact, our campaign will reach our audience hundreds of thousands of times! Two radio ads are running now on popular stations to help them recognize that they have exactly what it takes to be an LPN. And we've launched a special micro-website to provide all the key information we think someone would be looking for if they were thinking about starting a career as an LPN.
Go to Licensed Practical Nursing: It Says A Lot About You website...
Read more and listen to our radio ads...