This free NP Circle webinar took place on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
Learning objectives
Review the context of migration within Canada and the refugee claim process
Discuss key primary care considerations for newcomer health: screening, assessment and treatment and follow up care planning
Explore social care pathways and connection to community supports as options for shared care and connectivity within the primary care landscape
About the speaker
Vanessa Wright is a nurse practitioner at Women’s College Hospital and health systems researcher. Through her decade long work in newcomer health at the Crossroads Refugee Clinic, Vanessa has developed and implemented innovative models of primary care between hospital, community, and social services to support those navigating the refugee process. Vanessa's professional experience includes working across primary, acute, and public health care domains, as well as facilitating teams in medical outreach and education both locally and globally. Vanessa is a subject matter expert for CAMH’s Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Course and professional practice and nursing faculty lead for the University of Toronto’s Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration. Vanessa’s research interests lie in community engagement, interprofessional collaboration, learning health systems and integration. She received her Doctor of Nursing from the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, and her thesis explored the relationship between cross-sector integrated care and organizational learning. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow studying health system solutions at the Science of Care Institute, Sinai Health.
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