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2021 Research Clusters
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The following research cluster leads and members have received funding for their projects for 2021. Congratulations to all! UBC RESEARCH EXCELLENCE CLUSTERS UBC funded 35 Research Excellence Clusters in 2021/22 including 11 clusters in…
Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network Announced
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Public Health Agency of Canada is partnering with CPCSSN. Co-led by Dr. Sabrina Wong and Dr. David Barber, the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) is Canada’s first multi-disease electronic medical record surveillance system.
Two UBC Nursing Assistant Profs receive CIHR Project Funding
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Congratulations to UBC School of Nursing assistant professors, Dr. Saima Hirani and Dr. Lillian Hung, for their successful grants in the 2020 CIHR Fall competition:
Trevor Goodyear Announced as Killam Doctoral Scholarship Awardee
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On March 8, 2021, Trevor Goodyear, a PhD student in the School of Nursing was announced as 1 of 7 awardees of the Killam Doctoral Scholarships. These are recognized as the most prestigious graduate awards available at UBC and are awarded to…
Rapid Testing at Orchard Commons
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Orchard Commons rapid testing was a fantastic experience; I have been following British Columbia’s COVID response since the pandemic began and had wanted to get involved with community testing, so the opportunity to be a part of the BD Veritor…
Natasha Prodan-Bhalla to be inducted as Fellow AANP
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Natasha Prodan-Bhalla, Adjunct Professor, who has been selected as a 2021 Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She will be inducted at the National Conference in June. According to…
MSFHR Funding Announcement February 2021
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Congratulations to the three teams listed below, recent recipients of MSFHR Funding for the following projects (click on the titles for more information about the study): A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT TO EXPLORE COVID-19 RAPID REDESIGN AND REDEPLOYMENT…
Virtual Nursing Gala 2021
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RSVP AND CALL FOR NOMINATIONSThursday, May 13, 2021 | 6:30 PM | VIA ZoomRSVP IS NOW OPENThis annual event is an opportunity to thank you, our alumni and supporters who have made a deep and lasting commitment to nursing education, teaching, and…
Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Awards
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Two faculty members are among the recipients of these HIFI awards. Congratulations Dr. Manon Ranger and Dr. Wendy Hall! Creating a calmer NICU: Pilot testing a robot for optimizing brain development in preterm infants in the NICU HIFI AWARD: $24,859
Lactopedia
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UBC expert launches resource to improve breastfeeding in CanadaIn Canada, parents who are considering breastfeeding have only limited complete support systems. Few hospitals or community clinics have full-time lactation consultants, and education…