PAHO WHO Collaborating Centre
McMaster School of Nursing has been recognized as a Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Collaborating Centre.
Focused in primary health care (PHC) nursing and health human resources, the Centre works collaboratively with faculty internally at McMaster across various disciplines, and with institutions in the Nursing and Midwifery Global Network.
McMaster is among the 42 PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres targeted specifically in areas within nursing and midwifery. In 2023, the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre in PHC nursing and health human resources was re-designated.
LEADERSHIP
Centre Director: Dr. Andrea Baumann
Professor, School of Nursing and Mary Heersink Program in Global Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre in Primary Health Care & Health Human Resources
Scientific Director, McMaster Site, Nursing Health Services Research Unit
Centre Deputy Director: Dr. Denise Bryant-Lukosius
Professor and Alba DiCenso Chair in Advanced Practice Nursing
Co-Director, Canadian Centre for Advanced Practice Nursing Research
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences
GOALS & ACTIVITIES
These are the terms of reference/goals with specific activities for the term of 2023-2027. Our aim is to collaborate with PAHO/WHO to:
Terms of Reference #1: Provide technical input to inform PAHO/WHO in the development and dissemination of tools on best practices in the development of nursing leadership and advanced practice nursing.
- APN Webinar Series https://ccapnr.com/our-work/events/
- Policy paper, applying existing evidence about the effective implementation of Advance Practice Nurses to the Americas
- Iin conjunction with PAHO plan a meeting to share existing evidence about Advance Practice Nursing team-based models in Primary Health Care
- Conduct a needs assessment and recommendations related to Specialty in Nursing Practice in Guyana
- Co-host training sessions related to nursing regulation and health human resource planning in Guyana
Terms of Reference #2: Provide guidance regarding nursing health human resources planning, assessment and data collection that can inform education, research, and practice.
- Manuscript on the migration of nurses from the Caribbean to Canada – A Canadian Perspective
Terms of Reference #3: Provide data for the State of the World of Nursing Report and State of the World Midwifery 2025 Report
- Provide technical input to inform the WHO State of the World of Nursing and Midwifery 2025 Report, Canadian Perspective