Whether it's at the bedside, in the classroom or in the realm of research, University of Alberta nurses do a lot of heavy lifting.
That's why this year's theme for Canada's National Nursing Week, which starts today, is so fitting: The power of nurses to transform health.
Tomorrow is also International Nurses Day, celebrated annually on May 12 in remembrance of Florence Nightingale's birth.
In honour of the commitment all nurses bring to health care, Folio celebrates the work of six innovative U of A nursing leaders who are putting patients first.
Life-saving kidney failure treatment needs to come with mental health care too, according to research by Kara Schick-Makaroff and Alexandra Albers.
(Originally published in Folio on January 13, 2026)
Nursing researcher Holly Symonds-Brown (pictured) and geriatric medicine specialist Adrian Wagg team up with the University Hospital Foundation and patient groups to create an expedited care pathway for Albertans living with dementia.
(Originally published in Folio on Sept. 9, 2025)
Co-led by nursing professor Gillian Lemermeyer, the U of A's interdisciplinary AI + Health Hub aims to turn research into solutions for everything from disease diagnosis to hospital management and drug discovery.
(Originally published in Folio on May 20, 2025)
Quite a lot - and it can depend on who your person is, says Colleen Norris, a leading researcher who is hopelessly devoted to improving women's health.
(Originally published in Folio on Feb. 11, 2026)
U of A team led by Colleen Norris tapped to pilot virtual primary care and lead research for women aged 35+ in northern Alberta.
(Originally published in Folio on July 16, 2025)
Pediatrics and emergency medicine professor Samina Ali and nursing professor Nicole Harley (pictured) do a reality check on the Emmy-nominated hit TV show.
(Originally published in Folio on Sept. 11, 2025)
