Aline Bourgoin, Vice President/Secretary
Aline has been a CANN member since 2003 and has been very active in the organization as the Ontario-East chapter representative since 2013. She has also contributed to the planning and scientific committees for the 2012 National conference in Ottawa and as a presenter at multiple CANN events and conferences. Aline maintains her Neuroscience Nursing Certification through the Canadian Nurses Association and has been a strong supporter of the certification program.
Her clinical background is enriched with Neuroscience Nursing care. Starting her career on the Neurosurgery ward at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, she later complemented this experience by becoming a part-time professor with the University of Ottawa mentoring nursing students on the neurosurgery unit. Since 2008, Aline has been working with the Champlain Regional Stroke Network at the Ottawa Hospital as the Stroke Prevention Coordinator/Nurse Specialist.
Within her role as Stroke Prevention Coordinator and Nurse Specialist, Aline has been an advocate for high-quality secondary stroke prevention care locally, provincially and nationally. In Champlain, she helped to develop the Champlain Stroke Prevention System, which led to the creation of stroke prevention clinics in Pembroke and Cornwall. She has been invited to participate on a number of provincial workgroups and was a lead member on the development of the Ontario Secondary Stroke Prevention Clinic Core Elements project. She also initiated and chairs a provincial Stroke Prevention Clinic Nurses interest group which has allowed for improved communication and collaboration amongst nurses working in Ontario Stroke Prevention Clinics. Nationally, Aline has had the honor of participating in the 2017 Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care – prevention module writing group. Aline has also promoted stroke prevention care through many local, provincial and national conference presentations, and publications.
