Upcoming Events
Spotlight on Diabetes 2026: Keep Moving Forward
The St. Paul's Hospital Diabetes Centre would like to welcome you to their 4th annual Spotlight on Diabetes Conference!
Join them for Spotlight on Diabetes Keep Moving Forward, a one-day conference for healthcare providers. This year they are highlighting the power of movement and technology in diabetes management. You will learn practical strategies and hear first-hand experiences to better support clients on their path to improved health.
Early bird tickets available for $40 until March 15th. After March 15th tickets will be $50.
REGISTER HERE
| 7:45 AM | VANCOUVER
Heart Failure Education Day
The St. Paul's Hospital Heart Centre would like to welcome you to their 25th Annual Heart Centre Education Day on May 29, 2026!
It will be a day of education and networking at St. Paul’s Hospital for Heart Failure Education Day. This in‑person event will feature expert speakers, interactive workshops, and valuable opportunities to connect with multidisciplinary professionals. Whether you’re an early‑career clinician or a seasoned practitioner, this event is an excellent opportunity to expand your knowledge and strengthen your heart‑failure–related skills.
This year is also particularly special given it’s their event’s 25th anniversary & last year in this historic hospital building before their big move.
Tickets are $75 + fees (lunch included). Register by May 19, 2026.
REGISTER HERE
| 8:00 AM | VANCOUVER
3rd CNS-C Conference
Save the date September 21, 2026 for the next CNS Canadian Conference in Winnipeg, MB.
CNA Conference 2026
Join nurses across Canada on September 21–23, 2026, for the CNA Conference — the first national nursing conference organized by CNA in eight years.
Connect with colleagues from across Canada and around the world, deepen your learning, and be inspired by the expertise and leadership shaping the future of nursing and health systems. Nurse John will be the headlining keynote speaker!
Pacific Pain Forum
The Pacific Pain Forum is a full-day hybrid pain conference presented by Providence Health Care. The Pacific Pain Forum is where interdisciplinary health care providers, researchers and people with lived experience will learn about the latest advances in clinical care, research and innovations in pain medicine.
REGISTER HERE
| 9:00 AM | VANCOUVER
Nursing Leadership & Planetary Health
Join us Thursday, April 16 from 1600-1645H for a free virtual session: "Nursing Leadership & Planetary Health" presented by Aggie Black, RN, MPH.
Followed by CNSABC Members General Meeting from 1645–1700H.
Aggie has been a registered nurse for 29 years and recently retired after 15 years as a health care leader in Vancouver. She is deeply concerned about climate change and planetary health and is the BC representative to the national board of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment. Aggie is committed to walking a path of truth and reconciliation and has dedicated herself to ongoing learning about Canada’s First Peoples. She works through the RN Foundation of BC to increase support for Indigenous nursing students. Aggie completed her BSN at the University of Washington, Seattle, and her Master of Public Health at Simon Fraser University. She is an adjunct professor at the UBC School of Nursing and Research Associate, at the UBC Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes.
Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 227 373 541 835 10
Passcode: GK6A6Q8k
The Silent Driver: Insulin Resistance & Chronic Disease
Why should all health care professionals prioritize understanding insulin resistance?
Because insulin resistance serves as the foundational driver for a vast spectrum of modern chronic diseases, often remaining “silent” for years before a clinical diagnosis like Type 2 Diabetes is made. Since insulin resistance can manifest with normal blood glucose levels through compensatory hyperinsulinemia, clinicians who recognize early physiological markers, can intervene through lifestyle and pharmacological shifts long before irreversible organ damage occurs. By mastering the mechanisms of insulin sensitivity, healthcare providers can shift from reactive “sick care” to proactive, systemic health management, significantly improving patient longevity and reducing the burden of metabolic syndrome.
