Introduction
Nursing Research Advisory Council
Current activities
The BC Ministry of Health has provided $8 million to MSFHR for a BC Nursing Research Initiative (BCNRI). The initiative, with direction from a Nursing Research Advisory Council (NRAC) will support practice-relevant health services research related to the nursing workforce and associated policy initiatives. In September 2008, the MSFHR Board of Directors approved recommendations developed through provincial consultations on nursing health services research priorities and strategies for capacity building.
BCNRI Vision, Mandate, Goals & Prinicples
Working with the Ministry of Health’s Nursing Directorate, MSFHR developed terms of reference for a Nursing Research Advisory Council (NRAC) to provide direction for BCNRI. The Council is co-chaired by Dr. Lynn Stevenson, Vice President, People, Organizational Development, Practice and Chief Nurse Executive at Vancouver Island Health Authority and Dr. Pamela Ratner, MSFHR Senior Scholar and Professor, UBC School of Nursing.
Current Nursing Research Advisory Council Members
Nursing Research Advisory Council Founding Members (PDF)
In July 2009 the MSFHR Board of Directors approved a recommendation of NRAC to revise the Terms of Reference for the Council to reflect a change in activities from visioning and the development of program recommendations to program implementation and evaluation.
NRAC Terms of Reference (PDF)
Nancy Mathias
Senior Director, Operations
604.714.6343
nmathias@msfhr.org