About Us

Our Background

The proliferation of program management, coupled with the introduction of the Regulated Health Professions Act, prompted healthcare organizations in Ontario to implement professional practice models.  These models were introduced to address the issues of accountability, role clarity, and overlapping scopes of practice as experienced by healthcare professionals and organizations across the continuum of care.  As professional practice roles evolved, it became clear to those in leadership positions that there was a need for networking, information sharing and mentoring.

The Professional Practice Network of Ontario met for the first time in 1999 to survey the land and look to the future.

Today the PPNO has grown from an informal network to an incorporated entity, still retaining the concept of networking, bringing together in collaboration and sharing, leaders in the field of professional practice across the province.

The forum is an opportunity to link with colleagues representing any of the professional disciplines found in today's health care system. It is a forum to network, to share expertise, to educate each other and be educated around the broadly defined philosophy of patient service, leadership, collaboration, best practice, accountability and all things that happen at the space where patient and health care provider come together.

Our Vision

A forum of excellence where leaders work in partnership for the purpose of advancing professional practice in Ontario.

Our Purpose

1. To provide a forum for communication and collaboration among leaders in professional practice within the  Ontario health care system. 

2. To promote the development of new knowledge in professional practice.

3. To promote excellence in professional practice.

Our Responsibilities

Identify opportunities to collaborate on policy and process development, educational initiatives and research endeavors.

Promote and sustain professional practice development by supporting networking and professional activities.

Identify barriers to interdisciplinary care delivery and healthy practice environments and strategize on how best to foster change.

To collaborate, educate, and share information regarding professional specific and interprofessional practice related issues (profession specific and interprofessional issues).