GOLD Speakers

Debbie Aylward, RN, BScN, MScN

• Country: Canada

Biography:

Debbie received both her Bachelor and Master's of Science in Nursing from the University of Ottawa. She began her nursing career in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. In 2000, Debbie joined the regional outreach program as a neonatal expert and coordinates neonatal resuscitation and stabilization education within the region. Debbie facilitated the development of a regional guideline about woman abuse and was a member of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario's (RNAO) Best Practice Guideline expert panel that developed the guideline 'Woman Abuse: Screening, Identification and Initial Response'. Debbie managed two initiatives, funded by the Ontario Women's Directorate, to raise awareness about woman abuse in the perinatal period and worked collaboratively to develop online modules specific to the perinatal period.