
CPBF Parent-Partner Network (PPN)
CPBF has established a national network of parents who work or volunteer in NICUs across Canada, fostering collaboration and the exchange of information on quality improvement initiatives and projects.
This group serves as a valuable resource, enabling members to contribute effectively to their respective NICUs by sharing best practices and innovations.
Additionally, CPBF actively supports these parents in knowledge capacity building by providing education, participating and presenting at various professional conferences, meetings, and workshops across Canada, including Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ), Family Integrated Care (FICare), and Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses (CANN), enhancing the knowledge and practices within the NICU community.
CPBF advocates for the role of a Parent Partner to be on every NICU team at every hospital across Canada.
Director of PPN

Karen Bong – Director of PPN
Our Parent Partners
Alberta
Jennifer Hanrahan
Stollery Children’s Hospital

Pam Kai
Alberta Children’s Hospital

Kaitlyn Saby
Foothills, South Health Campus, Peter Lougheed, Rockyview

Rena Brito
Foothills Medical Centre, Peter Lougheed Centre, South Health Centre, Rockyview General Hospital

British Columbia
Ashley Durance
Royal Columbian

Lauren Mathany
BC Women's Hospital

Elaine Soo
BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Marion Fernandez
BC Women's Hospital

Manitoba
Delka Roberts
St Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg

New Brunswick
Jessica Vanderlaan
Saint John Regional Hospital

Nova Scotia
Erin Bruegger
IWK

Leah Whitehead
IWK

Ontario
Aruna Boodram
Sunnybrook HSC

Danielle Christiansen
McMaster

Karen Beattie
McMaster Children’s Hospital

Kate Joslin
Kingston HSC

Kelsey Ross
Kingston HSC

Meghan McEvoy
Ottawa General Hospital, Civic Hospital, Queensway Carleton, Montfort

Nicole Quain
PFAC - Mount Sinai

Suzanne Deliscar
St. Michael’s Hospital

Beth McBarnett
Mount Sinai

Julia Rettie
Mount Sinai

Kate Griffin
Kingston HSC

Kelsey Ibbotson
Kingston HSC

Kieran Powers
Mount Sinai

Meredith Harrison
The Ottawa Hospital

Shireen Fakria
Mount Sinai Hospital

Quebec
Anthony Lucifero
Montreal Children's Hospital

Rebecca Pearce
CHU St. Justine

Priyanka Kumar
Montreal Children’s Hospital

Rosaleen Rinzler
Jewish General Hospital
