Canadian Nursing Informatics Association

CNIA Alberta Chapter Page

Healthy Nurses. Healthy Information. Healthy Albertans.

Promoting excellence in nursing informatics across Alberta

The Nursing Informatics Association of Alberta (NIAA) is currently active.

Our members aim to advance the profession and improve healthcare in Alberta through informatics.

For example, our members include individuals who are:

Working in nursing informatics roles within their organizations.
Working with clinical information systems, nursing workload systems, etc.
Responsible for managing or leading projects related to health/nursing informatics.
Eager to collaborate and network with other individuals involved in nursing informatics.
Teaching nursing informatics and digital health to current and future nurses.
Interested in developing standards for nursing informatics in Alberta.
Interested in research, quality improvement, data analytics, and outcome measurement.

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Update for members:

We’re pleased to announce our new contact email: alberta@cnia.ca
For any inquiries, collaboration opportunities, or general information, please feel free to reach out. We look forward to connecting with you.

About Us

Mission

To provide leadership in promoting excellence in nursing informatics across Alberta.

Purpose
The purpose of NIAA is to bring together registered nurses and other stakeholders whose intent is to promote and advance nursing informatics in Alberta.

NIAA will provide an internet-based network where nurses can:

Share best evidence based practices
Stay up to date with educational and networking opportunities
Share health information for effective decision-making in clinical and community settings

Function
Address the need of health professionals to be effective practitioners with ready access to current, up to date, and evidence-based information relevant to a multitude of practice settings.

Welcome to the NIAA Executive Board Members:

Chapter Director: Tracy Shaben
Chapter Vice-Director: Dr. Manal Kleib
Treasurer: Cindy Hoekstra
Secretary & Member Services: Lorilee Lawson
Public Relations/Website Manager: Ryalin Abraham
Education Coordinator: Elizabeth Darko
CNIA Jurisdictional Representative: Dawn Leadbetter

Contact Information:

Would you like to get involved?
Do you have a question for us?

We'd like to hear from you! Send us an e-mail at:

alberta@cnia.ca

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