| Margaret Risk - RN, MScN | |
| RR #1, Box 620 Haliburton, Ontario K0M 1S0 Canada |
Phone: (705) 457-9199 Fax:  (705)
457-9834Email:
info@margaretrisk.com |
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Career Highlights |
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 argaret
began her own consulting business in early 2000 after 17 years as Executive
Director of the College of Nurses of Ontario*. She specializes in areas
related to professional regulation including policy development and issue
management, legislative process and strategy, concensus building and stakeholder
involvement, leadership, executive coaching, and association management
and governance. uring
her tenure with the College of Nurses, Margaret participated in the development
and implementation of the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) and
provided leadership to key initiatives including the introduction of a
comprehensive quality assurance program for nurses, establishment of legislation
for nurse practitioners, the development of practice competencies for
RNs and RPNs, and the adoption of a degree requirement for beginning RNs
by 2005. Her commitment to relationship building led to the organization's
comprehensive outreach and involvement of members and other stakeholders
on issues of regulatory and practice policy. She was a founding member
of the Federation of Regulatory Colleges of Ontario, a consortium that
brought together the 23 regulated health professions in Ontario in collaborative
activity. rior
to joining the College of Nurses, Margaret had extensive and varied experience
in nursing administration, education and practice. hroughout
her career, Margaret has been an active participant in a diversity of
provincial activities pertaining to professional practice, education and
regulatory issues. Her involvement extended to the national and international
community where she has shared her expertise as a consultant, a speaker,
and on numerous committees and working groups. Her international work
has taken her to the United States extensively, to Britain, to Colombia,
and most recently to Jordan. Over the years, she has maintained an active
involvement in a variety of community volunteer activities.argaret's
leadership in nursing and professional regulation, and her commitment
to excellence through collaboration and partnerships, has been recognized
through tributes from a number of organizations in Canada and the United
States. In late 2000 she was inducted into the Order of Ontario for her
contribution to Ontario and abroad.[*The College of Nurses of Ontario is the governing body for approximately 144,000 Registered Nurses (RNs) and Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs). in the province.] |
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