As Dean of the Faculty of Health Disciplines at Athabasca University, Dr. Margaret Edwards has been instrumental in establishing what are regarded as Canada's leading online nursing programs, playing a key role in developing and delivering exemplary online education offering rich learning experiences to build the capacity of nurses. Extensive long-term committee involvement with CARNA includes leading the review of Nursing Practice Standards and developing Entry-to-Practice Competencies and serving for 10 years as the CARNA representative for Netcare developing the provincial electronic health record. Her ongoing research and scholarly activity focuses on nursing informatics and strengthening online learning.
