Lecture Information:

　　 Time: September 24, 2022 (Saturday) 8:30-10:30 (Beijing Time)

　　 Venue： Tencent Meeting 668-010-888

　　 Speaker:  Adjunct Professor Sonya Grypma (University of British Columbia, Canada)

　　 Moderator: Professor Zhen Cheng (School of Health Humanities, Peking University) 

　　 Commentator: Associate Professor Jiang Yuhong (Peking Union Medical College)

　　 Lecture Title: Early Development of Nursing in Canada: The “Grey Nun” Effect

Abstract:

　　 Two centuries before Florence Nightingale’s famous work in the Crimea, a religious order of nuns from France established nursing in what is now called Quebec, in Canada. Drawing on the Christian mandate to “care for stranger, the “Sisters of Charity of Montreal” ventured West across Canada through the 1800s, providing nursing care and developing hospitals along the way. Four centuries later the impact of these so-called “Grey Nuns” is still felt across Canada, and is an important link to understanding why Canadian nurses were committed to missionary work – including in China – in the 20th century.  In this presentation, Dr. Sonya Grypma traces the movement and influence of the Grey Nuns to nursing in Canada, providing insights into the underlying values that continue to inform nursing in Canada today.   

Speaker:

　　 Sonya Grypma, RN, PhD is an internationally-renowned nurse historian and the former Dean of Nursing at Trinity Western University. Author of three scholarly books on Canadian nurses in China, Dr. Grypma has most recently served as a senior academic administrator at TWU, including as Vice Provost of Graduate Studies, a member of the Executive Leadership Team, and the Senior Health Advisor for COVID-19. She is also the former President of the Canadian Association for Schools of Nursing, Canada’s national voice for nursing education. Dr. Grypma is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia.