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Two Nursing Projects funded by BC Knowledge Development Fund
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Congratulations are due to Dr. Manon Ranger and Dr. Lillian Hung whose Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grants have been matched by the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). The BCKDF recently announced funding for 78 projects led by UBC…
PhD Student Wins Midwifery Award
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Eunice, who is also a founding member of the Coalition of African, Caribbean, and Black Nurses in British Columbia, is the recipient of the 2022 Strengthening Mothers Through Research Award from UBC's Department of Family Practice,…
MSHRBC awardees - Sept 2022
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Health Research BC Scholar Kristen Haase, Assistant Professor, is working on Generating, co-creating, and implementing solutions and supports for older adults with cancer and their caregivers.Two Health Research BC Research Trainees were named in…
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
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Congratulations to Dr. Sabrina Wong for being elected as one of the 71 new fellows receiving the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Award (CAHS)! Canada-wide, she is one of four nurses named for this year.
CIHR Funding Announcement - SPOR Primary Care Network
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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sabrina Wong and her team have received Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding for the SPOR Primary Care Research Network (SPOR PCRN) as part of a $29M federal investment in health research networks…
Artists in Prison Share Art - Exhibit in DTES Opens
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In the spring of 2020, a team led by UBC school of nursing professor Dr. Helen Brown (she/her) and interdisciplinary studies PhD candidate Kelsey Timler (she/her) launched a project to deliver “art and reciprocity kits” to several prisons across B.C…
Global's Inside Pride Interviews Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc
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Not ‘rigidly defined’: Bisexual people still fight to overcome stereotypes, stigma Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc sits down with Global News to bust some myths about bisexuality in Global's series Inside Pride.
Flooding, wildfire emergency plans need to better consider seniors, disabled people: B.C. expert
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Protecting elderly and disabled individuals during flood evacuations, expert preparedness tips from Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch
Honorary degree recipient Madeleine Kētēskwew Dion Stout invites graduates to be educated, united
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UBC honorary nursing professor Madeleine Kētēskwew Dion Stout receives honorary degree from Western University
Dr. Margaret Moss Named to National Academies Study Committee
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Dr. Margaret Moss has been named to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) study committee for the Review of Federal Policies that Contribute to Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities. I am…