The Handover

“The Handover is a must-read, not just for new nurses, but for doctors and, most of all, patients.” - Heather Mallick, Staff Columnist, Toronto Star “The Handover is a gift of wisdom, honesty, compassion, and a career’s worth of plain-spoken truth about nursing.” - Robert Maunder, author of Damaged: Childhood Trauma, Adult Illness, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution “Shalof’s memoir is a fascinating, quirky, and highly readable story of nursing in all its complexity.” - Sally Thorne, Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia “Another brilliant work to add to the Shalof canon so beautifully filled with firsts and lasts, beginnings, endings, and messy middles. Don’t miss this one!” - Michael J. Villeneuve, Retired Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Nurses Association

Tilda Shalof was a staff nurse in the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Toronto General Hospital of the University Health Network for thirty years and held a variety of clinical positions at UHN until her recent retirement. Her best-selling memoir, A Nurse’s Story: Life, Death, and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit, has been translated into many languages, and has a global readership. Shalof was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal 2025 for her contribution to nursing education.

Lisa Mochrie is a Registered Nurse, Team Lead, and Nursing Educator based in Burlington, Ontario. Mochrie has been recognised for her compassionate clinical practice by her Hospital’s Kindness Award (2024) and for her excellence in teaching and leadership. She was honoured by her students with the Most Valuable Professor Award (2025), a testament to the lasting impact she makes on learners and the community. At the bedside and in the classroom, Mochrie is dedicated to ensuring that people feel seen, supported, and valued.