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Nina’s Place is a sexual assault/domestic violence crisis centre named in memory of Nina de Villiers, the victim of a tragic assault in Burlington, in 1991.Nancy DiPietro says: “We provide specialized health care, police services and agency referrals for men, women and children who have experienced sexual assault and/or domestic violence within the past 72 hours”.

“At Nina’s Place, we provide care for residents of Acton, Burlington, Georgetown, Milton and Oakvill,” adds Nancy DiPietro.

Nina’s Place vision is to create a place of safety and dignity for victims/survivors of sexual assault and/or domestic violence and their children; a place where medical and police reports may be made with sensitivity and in privacy.

Specially-trained nurses are on call 24 hours a day and respond within 45 minutes to any client.

Nina’s Place puts your needs first. Healing begins here.

Hours of operation: Nina’s Place is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Services are provided at no cost.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Health Minister Tony Clement recognized 14 extraordinary and diverse nurse leaders from across Canada today for their contributions to the health system and the health of Canadians. The event, held at The Hospital for Sick Children, marked the official launch of the Centennial Year of the Canadian Nurses Association
(CNA).
“There are 270,000 registered nurses in Canada today,” said Prime Minister Harper. “These vital individuals are fulfilling roles, not only on the front line of health care, but also in research, advocacy, innovation, health policy development, and education.
The highlight of the event, however, was the adulation and acknowledgement of the 14 exceptional nurses, including Mary Jo Haddad, President and CEO of The Hospital for Sick Children who was presented a CAN Nurse to Know Centennial Achievement Award for her outstanding leadership and achievement as a registered nurse by Prime Minister Harper and Dr. Smadu.
The other recipients of the CNA Nurse to Know Centennial Achievement Award, representing each province and territory, were: Joanne Simms of Newfoundland; Patsy Smith of Nova Scotia; Janet Bryanton of Prince Edward Island; Daniel Savoie of New Brunswick; Lieutenant Jeff Lee of Quebec; Nancy DiPietro of Ontario; Dr. Roberta Woodgate of Manitoba; Dr. June Anonson of Saskatchewan; Marianne Stewart of Alberta; Dion Thevarge of British Columbia; Patricia McLellan of the Yukon, Céline Pelletier of the Northwest Territories; and Barb Harvey of Nunavut.
Each award recipient has made a significant contribution to the health of Canadians and the health system in general. Their stories reveal a spectrum of courage, leadership, conviction and passion that serve as inspiring examples for the current and next generation of nurses which the CNA projects by 2020 will practice largely in the community and home settings, with shorter stays becoming the norm in smaller and more specialized hospitals.

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Nina’s Place, the Regional Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre of Halton, located at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, has introduced a pediatric program to include the care of children who have been sexually abused.
Nina’s Place works collaboratively with Joseph Brant’s department of Pediatrics, Halton Children’s Aid Society, Halton Regional Police and the Crown Attorney’s Office to provide the best care possible by having a child-friendly and child focused setting for medical and forensic exams, interviews, case planning ad counseling.
The program offers:
- a child-friendly atmosphere for child sexual abuse interviews
- medical evaluations
- coordination of investigative legal, medical, and mental health services
- linage with mental health and victim advocacy services
- multi-disciplinary team reviews
- information and referral
- parent/caregiver support
- education and training.
For further information about the Nina’s Place pediatric program, please contact Nancy DiPietro, Manager at 905-632-3737 ext. 5708

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Nancy DiPietro - an area nurse is one of 14 who has been honored for exceptional contributions to the health system and the health of Canadians.
Nancy DiPietro received the Nurse to Know Centennial Achievement Award end of January in Toronto. The awards were presented by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and marked the official launch of the Canadian Nurses Association Centennial Year, meant to raise awareness about the diverse and important roles nurses play.
Nancy DiPietro created the Give an Hour campaign, which calls on nurses across the country to support HIV/AIDS-affected nurses in Africa.
Nancy DiPietro started the campaign after learning at an international nurses forum on the disease in 2006 that many of the nurses treating HIV/AIDS patients in Africa also suffered from the disease.
Nancy DiPietro joined the medical centre at McMaster University in 1993 and became a sexual assault nurse examiner in 1997. Nancy DiPietro is currently manager of Nina’s Place, Halton’s sexual assault and domestic violence centre at Langs Farm Village Association, a community health centre in Cambridge.

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Nina’s Place is the Regional Sa/DVCC located at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington. It celebrated its 1st anniversary December 6, 2002. Since its inception, Nina’s Place has provided care to over 50 individuals who experienced sexual and/or interpersonal violence - so far most cases have been sexual assault related. Nancy DiPietro says: “We are involved with many community committees including the Halton Violence Prevention Council and the Halton Sexual and Domestic Violence Collaborative.”

Nancy DiPietro is privileged to have been a part of this organization for the past 3 months. Since Nancy DiPietro’s arrival Nina’s place has: developed a new training manual for nursing stag; expanded their roster to 17 nurses; sent 2 nurses to SANE training; and held a 2-day domestic violence training workshop with the help of Network Coordinator, Sheila Macdonald.

Nancy DiPietro says:”We are the pilot site for the implementation of the Routine Universal Comprehensive Screening (RUCS) protocol. This initiative involved holding focus groups at 5 hospitals in the region to examine barriers to screening for domestic violence.” Nancy DiPietro completed a 2-day ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop led by Education Wife Assault. Ten hospital employees from various departments and disciplines attended this workshop along with 5 representatives from community partners. Nancy DiPietro hopes the information she learned will be shared with colleagues, both formally and informally. Nancy DiPietro wants their community to know that Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital recognizes domestic violence as a serious health issue and that this is a safe space to come for help.

Nancy DiPietro adds: “For the future… we will be strengthening our team and continuing to build relationships within our community. We also plan to expand our service to include providing care to children and adolescents.” “It is our hope that Halton Region will emerge as a leader in providing comprehensive care to survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence,” adds Nancy DiPietro.

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Nancy DiPietro

Inspiration for great acts often comes from a single event. For Nancy DiPietro, that event came on Aug. 12, 2006. While attending the international nurses’ forum on the HIV/AIDS crisis, Nancy DiPietro was stunned to learn that many of the nurses treating HIV/AIDS patients in Africa were infected themselves.Not content to sit by and do nothing, Nancy DiPietro created Give an Hour, a campaign that calls upon Canada’s registered nurses to support HIV/AIDS-affected nurses in Africa. Nancy DiPietro’s hope is that every nurse who can will pledge the equivalent of one hour of pay each year to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Since launching the campaign, Nancy DiPietro has received tremendous support from her colleagues and nursing organizations.

Her career experiences gave Nancy DiPietro the knowledge and skills necessary to create this national campaign. Building on work in an intensive care unit, an operating room, a post-anesthetic care unit and in women’s health, Nancy DiPietro joined the McMaster University Medical Centre team in 1993 and became a sexual assault nurse examiner in 1997. As manager of Nina’s Place, the Regional Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre of Halton, at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, Nancy DiPietro say first-hand the how sexual and interpersonal violence affected the lives of women and children.

Last August, Nancy DiPietro joined the staff of Langs Farm Village Association, which operates a community health centre in her hometown of Cambridge. Nancy DiPietro will be the nurse manager of a new satellite centre set to open this spring in the village of Ayr. The centre till provide primary health care, health promotion and community development services using a multidisciplinary team of health providers. In her new position, Nancy DiPietro will be focusing on addressing and raising awareness of the broader determinants of health such as employment, education, environment, isolation and poverty. Nancy DiPietro is excited about having a hand in bringing primary health care to an under-serviced rural community.

For more information about Nancy DiPietro please visit www.nancy-dipietroweb.net 

Nancy DiPietro completed her first marathon on November 3, 1991. Nancy DiPietro competed in the Marine Corps Marathon and finished 5,083rd out of 11,288 finishers. Her time for completing the 26 mile, 385 yard course was 3:53:14. Nancy DiPietro took part in racePacket in 1998. Nancy DiPietro’s mile split was 8:04.RacePacket is dedicated to serving the needs of the local competitive athletic community, both individual athletes as well as event organizers. Nancy DiPietro decided to complete the Marine Corp Marathon again in 2001. This time, Nancy DiPietro finished 258th out of 963 females aged 35-39 years old. Her time for completing the marathon course was 4:20:33 and her 13.1 mile split was 1:51:45. “After 9/11/01, most of us weren’t sure the Marine Corps Marathon was going to happen, especially after the Army 10 Miler was cancelled that year. Although the race was held, it was pretty difficult running by the Pentagon and seeing up close the disaster that happened as a result of the events of 9/11″, said Nancy DiPietro following the race. On October 28, 2007, Nancy DiPietro will run the Marine Corp Marathon for the 3rd and final time.
Nancy DiPietro took part in the Virginia Run on November 2001, it was in memory of Rachel Crossett. Rachel died earlier in 2001 at the age of six. She had neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that attacks the nervous system. Each year the 5K run and 2K walk are dedicated to someone in the Virginia Run community who has died of cancer. Nancy DiPietro is one of them. Nancy DiPietro completed the Virginia Run’s distance in 26:01. Nancy DiPietro decided to complete the Virginia Run again in 2003. More than 1800 runners toed the line at 8:00 am for their annual race through the streets of the Virginia Run community. Nancy DiPietro completed its in 28:40. In 2004 Nancy DiPietro showed better result in the same running. The sudden rain shower that pelted runners as they awaited the start did not dampen the enthusiasm of the more than 2,100 participants in the 16th annual Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K. Runners took off down Pleasant Valley Road in Centreville, Virginia and quickly warmed up, as temperatures were relatively mild on this late November day. In 2005 Nancy DiPietro had her the best result in this running- 25:12
Luray Olympic Triathlon - Finisher - May 2006
Nancy DiPietro, her husband, Larry, and 2 children, Casey and Matt completed the Luray Triathlon on May 14, 2006. Nancy DiPietro completed the Olympic distance triathlon in 3:39:18. The Olympic distance triathlon is a 1.0 mile swim, a 25 mile bike, and a 6.2 mile run. DiPietro’s husband, Larry and 2 children, Casey and Matt, completed the Sprint distance triathlon which contains a .50 mile swim, 15 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run. Nancy DiPietro finished 2nd in the 40-44 female age group. Larry DiPietro guided Casey and Matt to successful outcomes. Casey DiPietro finished first in the 15-under Women’s division and Matt DiPietro finished 2nd in the 15-under Men’s division. Overall, it was a great family event and a lot of fun.

NASTAR Program - State ranking for top female skiers (Virginia)
During the 1993-1994 ski season, Nancy DiPietro earned a state NASTAR ranking by successfully competing on the NASTAR course in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. After completing the races, Nancy DiPietro earned a Gold medal for her efforts. At the end of the season, Nancy DiPietro received a state ranking by NASTAR and received a medal, certificate, and poster with the overall Male/Female All-Star rankings. “I was just trying to beat my husband and brother-in-law and didn’t expect to win this award”, says Nancy DiPietro. NASTAR is a fun and easy way for ski racing enthusiasts of all ages and abilities to compete against one another in the largest recreational ski race program in the world. The time to which everyone is judged is determined each year by a member of the US Ski Team. Participants can win Gold, Silver or Bronze medals depending on their handicap earned in their age and gender category each time they race NASTAR.

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Nancy C. DiPietro created Give an Hour, a campaign that calls upon the more than 268,000 registered nurses across Canada to support HIV/AIDS- affected nurses in Africa. Since launching the campaign, Nancy C. DiPietro has received tremendous support from nursing colleagues and organizations. Surrounded by 200 of her peers at the international nurses’ forum on the HIV/AIDS crisis, Nancy DiPietro was stunned to learn that not only were women and children suffering from the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS, but also many of the nurses treating HIV/AIDS patients were infected themselves.
“As nurses in Canada, we have so many resources,” says Nancy DiPietro. “We work in safe buildings with well-trained staff. We have good benefits, including universal health care. We have opportunities to grow and learn….We can relate to nurses in other countries on so many levels. African nurses are women, they are mothers and some of them are ill. I know if I were sick, it would mean so much to me to have the right supports available,” added Nancy DiPietro.
Working within what Nancy DiPietro describes as a “strong team of committed and generous women” has enabled her to find the time to organize her Give an Hour campaign amongst all of her other daily duties. Nancy DiPietro hopes to lead the way for other nurses to give to their African counterparts in order to ease their suffering.
Nancy DiPietro’s career experiences as a nurse gave DiPietro the knowledge and skills necessary to create this meaningful national campaign. Building on work in an intensive care unit, operating room, post-anesthetic care unit and women’s health, Nancy C. DiPietro joined the McMaster University Medical Centre team in 1993 and became a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) in 1997. Nancy C. DiPietro worked with survivors of sexual assault and collected forensic information.
Nancy DiPietro is all too familiar with the effects that diseases have on patients - socially, physically and emotionally. “Many of the clients I see are vulnerable,” says Nancy DiPietro. “They have been in positions where they have had no control over what happens to them or their bodies. Survival becomes their primary focus, and they do what they have to do to get by. I believe that it is the same for African women and nurses dealing with HIV/AIDS on a daily basis,” added Nancy DiPietro.
Nancy C. DiPietro shares, “It is my hope that every nurse who can donate, does pledge the equivalent of one hour of pay each year to help nurses in Africa infected with HIV/AIDS.”
“Nursing is caring. Knowing that when someone is going through one of the most difficult times of their lives, you are helping to make it more manageable for them. That is the reward of nursing - being part of that moment,” believes Nancy C. DiPietro.

For more information about Nancy DiPietro please visit www.nancy-dipietro.com 

NANCY C. DIPIETRO: AOL Future Star and Future Star competition winner, 2006
Nancy C. DiPietro, as Director of Advertising Systems Development, was selected to the AOL Future Stars program in April 2006. Approximately 35 Directors out of roughly 700 Directors were selected to participate in the Future Stars program. Chosen individuals simulate activities associated with playing the role of CEO and running the AOL organization. The 3-day program used a business program to simulate operating a successful advertising, search, and dial-up Internet business. The team with the highest revenue at the end of the 3-day event, won the event and received individual and team awards. Mrs. Nancy C. DiPietro was part of the team that won the event. “This was probably one of the best organized and interesting programs that I’ve ever participated in. I learned valuable insight into what it takes to run an organization like AOL”, says Nancy DiPietro.

NANCY C. DIPIETRO

Joins AOL - Technical Director, August 2004
8/16/04 - AOL Time Warner Corporation appoints Nancy C. DiPietro as Technical Director, Quality Assurance. In this role, Nancy DiPietro is responsible for directing a team of approximately 250 personnel to support certification of new business applications and systems, scheduled maintenance, and routine modifications to existing systems as defined by our business partner. Before joining AOL, Nancy C. DiPietro served as Senior Principal of technology development for American Management Systems’ (AMS, now CGI) global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) division. While in this position, Nancy C. DiPietro was responsible for AMS’s CRM platforms and strategic architecture, performance analysis, and advanced radio and network technology development. After completing a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY, Nancy C. DiPietro began her career as a member of the technical staff at American Management Systems (AMS, now CGI) in 1988.

NANCY C. DIPIETRO:Launched Outside Solutions LLC - November 2006
Nancy C. DiPietro launched a new strategic consulting firm called Outside Solutions LLC. The company is focused on providing large IT organizations with strategic insight and direction related to systems development, quality assurance, project management, and organizational re-structuring. Nancy DiPietro has 19 years experience in overseeing large IT projects and directing organizational re-structuring. In November 2006, Outside Solutions, under the direction of Nancy C. DiPietro, was awarded a 6 month contract with ATPCO to define the systems development project plan (i.e, schedule, cost, resources, and timeline) for a large Technology Transformation to migrate ATPCO’s Fares systems from a mainframe-based CICS COBOL environment to a distributed Java/J2EE environment.

For more information about Nancy DiPietro please visit www.nancy-dipietro.net  

Nancy С. DiPietro:”Herndon without Hunger” volunteer
Nancy С. DiPietro and her family participated with the Asbhurn Xtreme Hockey club to help separate food items and individually package them for distribution to needy families. The volunteer effort was in support of the Herndon without Hunger organization, which provides needed food to approximately 185-200 families on a weekly basis. It was a great day and a great way to give back to the community, albeit in a small, but meaningful way.

Nancy С. DiPietro:”Walk for Shea”
For the past 5 years, Nancy DiPietro and her family have participated in the “Walk for Shea”. Nancy С. DiPietro, her husband, and 2 children, Casey and Matt, along with hundreds of other families and supporters walk each year and donate funds to support research for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). The walk is held in honor of Shea Megale, a beautiful 12 year old girl, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). For the past 10 years, the “Walk for Shea” has been organized in an effort to raise public awareness about this illness and to, hopefully, find a cure.

For more information about Nancy DiPietro please visit www.nancy-dipietro.net