The 2023 June Awrey Lecture

Nursing Workforce Policy Imperatives: An Opportunity for Systemic Transformation

May 4th, 2023
1130-1300
via Zoom (RSVP below)

The June Awrey Lecture, established in 2018 aspires to engage students, faculty, academic and practice partners, alumni and others in ground-breaking ideas that will stimulate excellence in practice, policy, leadership, education, and research. This year we are thrilled to welcome the Chief Nursing Officer of Canada to our school:

Dr. Leigh Chapman

Leigh Chapman Headshot

Bio: Dr. Leigh Chapman is committed to advancing the nursing profession in Canada to ensure equitable access to quality care. As CNO for Canada, she provides strategic advice to Health Canada, plays a convening role on key nursing issues, and represents the Government of Canada at public forums.​

Leigh is a registered nurse (RN) who received her PhD from the University of Toronto's Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. Over the past 20 years, she has gained a deep understanding of nursing by working in both frontline and clinical leadership capacities. In addition to her role as CNO for Canada, Leigh continues to work at a community-based consumption and treatment site in Toronto, where she provides harm reduction services and frontline care.​

RSVP: https://yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__KExMIh1Rk6UOKXrTcFlYA