Rotary Club of Oak Bay Meeting 17 January 2017 - UVic School of Nursing presentation

Reporter: Sandy Currie

New Members:

The first part of the meeting was dedicated to the induction of two new members to the club:

Kris Zmudzinski:  

Kris transferred membership from the Prince George rotary club. Originally from Poland Kris held various forest industry jobs in eastern Canada before moving to Prince George. After living and working in Prince George he left his industry job and established his own consulting firm.  He moved to Victoria in 2015 and continues his consulting work. In addition to his professional work Kris keeps himself busy at UVic and hikes and skis as often as he can.

Jason Ko:

Ron Cooley as Jason’s sponsor introduced him. He was a student at St. Michaels University School. He then spent seven years in Toronto as a banker before returning to UVic as a student in the Master of Business Administration program. Jason is also the owner of Comfort Care providing services to Seniors in Greater Victoria.

Guest Speakers:

During the second part of the meeting we were treated to a great presentation on the type of service the Nursing Program at UVic is providing to the community.

Joan Peggs introduced Diane MacLeod (Practice Coordinator, School of Nursing) and Lynne Milnes (Faculty of Human and Social Development). Diane and Lynne shared the speaking role. Their talk was titled “Feet First Nursing”. They told us about the service UVic provides not only to the hospitals in Victoria, but also the homeless people. There is a new program at the university that focuses on foot hygiene. During their Community Placement (September-December), fourth year student nurses provide assistance to hospitals, and the city’s homeless population.

Their presentation gave us the opportunity to learn about a valuable service that is being provided to some of Victoria’s most disadvantaged people. In addition, our understanding of the role UVic’s School of Nursing is playing in our community was certainly broadened.