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• Man fired by text after disclosing hepatitis C diagnosis wins $65K in human rights case

  CBC | May 16, 2023

  The CBC interviewed Trevor Goodyear about hepatitis C stigma (his MSN thesis research). He says, "I think [this case] is critically important and sends a message that hepatitis C stigma persists today."

• Bernie Garrett quoted in "Cancer Survivor Hospitalized..."

  CBC | May 6, 2023

  Cancer survivor hospitalized after acupuncturist promised to regrow thyroid if he stopped taking meds Bernie Garrett weighs in on "magical therapies."

• Recruiting more male nurses would help ease shortfalls, but stigma persists

  TIMES COLONIST | Mar 5, 2023

  On the subject of low numbers of male nurses, Dr. John Oliffe suggests, "I still think those stereotypes around masculinity and what guys should do for a living or can do for a living are still out there and it’s just blindsided a lot of fellas to huge opportunities in the field."

• New Vancouver Integrated Health Unit to Be Named After Prominent Vancouver Philanthropist Lily Lee

  BUSINESS WIRE | Nov 4, 2022

  Lily Lee was born and raised at Alert Bay at the north end of Vancouver Island. When she was 16 she left Alert Bay and attended UBC. At 18 she attended nursing school at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and obtained her registered nursing degree at the age of 21. Then she continued on to UBC where she obtained a bachelor's of science in nursing. After graduating, she became a public health nurse in the Downtown East Side. She met her husband, Robert H. Lee at UBC, and all four of their children are UBC graduates.

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