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Nursing
Directors

Appointed

Douglas College is pleased to
announce that two new directors
have been appointed.

Mrs. Joy Holmwood has accepted
the position of Director of General
Nursing, effective February |5, and
the Director of Psychiatric Nursing
position was accepted by Mr. Ross
Stewart.

Mrs. Holmwood was the Acting

irector of the Department of Nurs-
@: at Douglas College for nine

onths. A dedicated worker, she
demonstrated sound management
skills, leadership and motivation.

Her background includes ten
years instructional experience and
substantial curriculum program
development activities. She was
the Director of the Community Psy-
chiatric Nursing Program at Esson-
dale and also worked in the Health
Sciences Centre Hospital at UBC
as a staff nurse for three years.

As a registered nurse, Mrs.
Holmwood has been active in both
the Registered Nurses and Regis-
tered Psychiatric Nurses Associ-
ations of B.C. as well as numerous
related committees. She has
received a B.S.N. from U.B.C. and

an M.S. from the University of
Hawaii.

Also with an impressive history,
Mr. Stewart, a seasoned instructor
with ten years teaching experience,
has worked for eight years as a psy-
chiatric nurse. He worked in a
number of institutions ranging from
Melrose, Scotland to Lion’s Gate
Hospital.

In addition, as Director of Educa-
tion and Professional Practice of
the Registered Psychiatric Nurses
Association of B.C. (RPNABC)
since 1984, Mr. Stewart provided
staff services for all activities rela-
ted to education and practice for the
2700 members of the professional
registering body. He has significant
experience in working with health
care agencies, educational in-
stitutions and government depart-
ments regarding RPN education
and practice issues.

He has been very active in
committee and professional
memberships over a twenty year
period, including the presidency of
the RPNABC.

Mr. Stewart received a Diploma in
Psychiatric Nursing from both Es-
sondale (RPN) and Dumfries, Scot-
land. He has a Diploma in Technol-
ogy Nursing (RN) from BCIT and

has finished his Master of Health
Sciences at McMaster University.
Douglas College welcomes Mr.
Stewart and wishes Mrs. Holmwood
well in her new role at the College.

 

Life

and

Death
Economics

Famine ravages third world coun-
tries, while in developed nations,
governments are working overtime to
stockpile nuclear weapons or create
or test new technologies of destruc-
tion.

“Life and Death Economics’, a
presentation by Bishop Remi De Roo
of Victoria will be held on Thursday,
February 26 at the New Westminster
campus of Douglas College.

This free hour and a half lecture will
present Bishop De Roo’'s thoughts on
possible solutions to the problems
which push our planet towards the
brink of extinction.

Life and Death Economics’, is open
to the public, and will be held one time
only by the Douglas Colllege Humani-
ties Institute at 1215 hours.

 

 

 

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