Nurse Practitioners Eager to Collaborate with Dr. Jane Philpott and Ontario’s Primary Care Action Team to Improve Primary Care Access for Ontarians Toronto, Ontario — The Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) proudly supports Minister Sylvia Jones, Dr....
TORONTO (October 09, 2024) - CEO Outlook Magazine has named the Chief Executive Officer of the Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario (NPAO), Dr. Michelle Acorn, as one of the Top 20 Visionary Canadian CEOs 2024 at the forefront of their respective industries. “I...
03.26.24 NPAO CEO Dr. Michelle Acorn stated, “NPAO is thrilled that our pre-budget submission advocating for funding to fully integrate NPs was utilized. This large commitment will advance health outcome improvements across the province for patients. NPs are integral...
TORONTO (March 4, 2024) - The Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario (NPAO) is pleased to hear that the federal government has introduced the Nursing Retention Toolkit: Improving the Working Lives of Nurses in Canada. This is an important step towards...
NPAO Statement on Bill 124 02.14.24 The Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario (NPAO) welcomes and supports the Ontario government's move to repeal Bill 124 in the wake of the Appeal Court’s ruling that deemed the law unconstitutional. This bill, which enforces a...
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9th, 2024 NPAO Commends Health Care Agreement between Federal and Provincial Governments TORONTO (February 9, 2024) - The Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) commends the recent announcement of a...
NPAO is proud to announce Dr. Michelle Acorn, DNP, NP-PHC/Adult, MN/ACNP, BScN/PHCNP as our new Chief Executive Officer.
There has been a significant amount of discussion about Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in Ontario over the past few years; primarily around how NPs can help address patient access to health care. Recent estimates indicate there are currently over 2 million patients in...
The Nurse Practitioner Association of Ontario (NPAO) represents almost 5,000 Nurse Practitioners across the province. NPAO has long been championing the expansion and the development of accessible funding models for Nurse Practitioners (NP) in Ontario, advocating...
NPAO would like to see the needs of patients managed, and health care delivered, within the Ontario Public Health Care system. Unfortunately, in today's environment that is not occuring for over 1.3 million patients that do not have a primary care provider in Ontario,...