NRP Instructor Course (for New Instructors)
Registration is now OPEN to ALL!
Course dates:
- Thursday June 4, 2026
- Friday June 5, 2026
Location: Huron Perth Health Alliance, Stratford
Capacity: Class size is limited to 30. There has been great demand for this course, not only from our partner hospitals but also from other hospitals in Ontario Health West. Therefore, to avoid disappointment, we encourage your staff to register as soon as possible, as spaces will fill up quickly. A wait list will be activated when capacity is reached.
Process: Registration link will take you to a Pre-Registration questionnaire. If you meet all qualifications, you will be sent a separate email with the link to complete your registration. If you do not meet the pre-requisites, you will be forwarded an email with information to help you. If your only outstanding requirement is an updated NRP Online Exam you can still register but make sure to have that completed by the deadline to submit your documents or you may forfeit your spot. Required documentation is to be submitted to: Pam Leach.
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Dr. Ojha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the Western University, Ontario and in 2014 became an Academic Paediatrician at the Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre. He earned his Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical degrees from India. He completed his Fellowship in Paediatrics from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and worked at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia. He served as a lecturer at Sydney Medical School- Nepean (University of Sydney) before moving to Canada. Dr. Ojha has vast clinical and teaching experience in the field of Paediatrics. He has worked as a Paediatric specialist in India and served the Ministry of Health in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Gwen is a Perinatal Professional Practice Consultant with the MNCYN – Regional Perinatal Program. She received her BScN from the University of Western Ontario in 1980. Gwen has dedicated her career to perinatal nursing. She was employed for several years on the antenatal, labour/birth, mother/baby care units and the NICU at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, which was the tertiary perinatal centre for southwestern Ontario at the time. Gwen has been a nurse consultant with the Regional Perinatal Program since 1987. In this role, she has also facilitated a Maternal Newborn Nursing course as a joint venture between the MNCYN and Fanshawe College and has worked alongside her physician colleagues to provide ongoing professional education and consultation regarding the care of mothers and infants.