Preventing Harassment of Medical Professionals: RNAO's Actions

This political activity report discusses the actions taken by the Registered Nurses’ Association Ontario to prevent harassment of medical professionals. It includes the creation of policies focusing on prevention of bullying and sexual harassment. The report also highlights the speakers in the RNAO webinar and urges the Ministry of Health to take necessary actions.

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1REGISTERED NURSES’ ASSOCIATION ONTARIO
The Ministry of Health,
Ontario, Canada
Dear Sir,
The Registered Nurses’ Association Ontario has taken up the prevention of harassment of
medical professionals. Health professionals are vulnerable to abuses such as bullying and general
intimidation at work and this action addresses these problems. The actions are performed by the
RNAO include the creation of policies that would be focusing on the laws of prevention of
bullying and sexual harassment, and checking whether the appropriate laws are followed. This
letter is being written to you, Eric Hoskins, with the intention that you might be able to take the
necessary steps to prevent the perpetuation of such an atrocity within the health care sector.
In this particular political activity report the focus of the discussion is the course of action
adopted by the RNAO in order to prevent the harassment of the medical professionals. In the
following sections of the political activity report, the discussion will focus on the reasons that I
decided to discuss to the response of the RNAO to workplace harassment and also explain what
knowledge I have gained as a result of this research. I have addressed the State of the Ministry of
Health in Ontario in order to encourage relevant ministers to take legal action the social issues
being faced by the health sector.
In order to glean more insight on these issues, I have attended the conferences conducted
by the RNAO to consider its actions regarding the prevention of workplace harassment of
medical professionals. As per the objectives of the RNAO, the organization wants to achieve the
following through the seminar which is translated to be disseminated via the internet.-

2REGISTERED NURSES’ ASSOCIATION ONTARIO
 Dissemination of knowledge regarding RNAO guidelines for the development and
systematized review of processes related to the issue of the harassment of health work
professionals such as how to detect an abuse and how to report, and whom to report.
 Securing a holistic overview of the guidelines and the recommendations which are
directed towards enhancing the workplace environment and make it safe and also finding
opportunities to seek answers to the questions generated via the seminar (specifically
webinar since the medium of dissemination is through online means)
 Using RNAO resources that are likely to extend the support of the participants and their
specific organizations with regard to the implementation and evaluation of the guidelines
of the organization("Nurses in the Know with RNAO: Preventing Violence, Harassment
and Bullying Against Health Workers Best Practice Guideline", 2019).
The chief speakers in the webinar conducted by the RNAO regarding the issue of preventing
harassment of medical professionals has focused on the facts that health professionals are
vulnerable to abuses such as bullying and other forms of intimidation in the workplace . These
speakers have highlighted highlight the RNAO’s actions to counter these abuses, assess the
severity of such experiences, and collectively resolve to counter such problems effectively. The
chief speakers are highly qualified people of influence who have devoted their talent to this
noble cause they include the following four persons:-
 Giulia Zucal, RN, BScN, MA, Guideline Development Methodologist and Lead of
RNAO
 Althea Stewart, RN, BN, MHSc, Porgam Manager, HWE Portfolio, Implementation
Sciences, RNAO

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 Henrietta Van Hulle, RN, BN, MHSM, COHN(c), CRSP, CDMP, Vice-President, Client
Outreach, Public Services Health and Safety Association
 Irene Andress, RN, MSN, Vice-President, Patient Experience, Health Professionals and
Chief Nursing Executive, Michael Garron Hospital("Nurses in the Know with RNAO:
Preventing Violence, Harassment and Bullying Against Health Workers Best Practice
Guideline", 2019)
Having outlined the various measures which have been taken by me in terms of attending
various conferences related to the safety and security of the health care professionals and the
speech which was given by me in front of the Ministry of Health, I would now urge you to please
take the necessary actions to resolve the issue. I would therefore, try to urge to you take the
necessary measures to ensure the safety of the health care professionals. You have worked with
the fighters in the Middle East, coming to their rescue when they needed it the most. This gives
me the confidence to know that you would also stand up for the medical workers of your own
country and defend them in the important forums. My request to you is to initiate a policy which
would safeguard them from any kind of harassment. This would prove to be beneficial for the
health care professionals as well as the patients they treat. My future course of action shall be
inspired by the example of the chief speakers who has devoted their intellectual prowess and
their official position for helping out the ones in need in an organizational set up.
Your's Faithfully,

4REGISTERED NURSES’ ASSOCIATION ONTARIO
References
Nurses in the Know with RNAO: Preventing Violence, Harassment and Bullying Against Health
Workers Best Practice Guideline. (2019). Retrieved 3 October 2019, from
https://rnao.ca/events/nurses-know-rnao-preventing-violence-harassment-and-bullying-
against-health-workers-best-prac