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WIREDWelcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls
Social robots for older adults might not be new, but now they're recording, listening—and talking back. “I think the industry is still trying to understand the market,” says Dr. Lillian Hung. “It's still in its infancy, but it has certainly taken off.”
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The TyeeFirst Nations Life Expenctancy Has Plummeted. How to Change That
Indigenous Peoples are still trying to work their way through the trauma of residential schools, but society at large isn’t helping them do that, says UBC Nursing Indigenous lead Tania Dick.
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The Hamilton SpectatorIf any issue requires a 'whole-of-society' response, it’s gender-based violence
“[Gender based violence (GBV) is] built right into the fabric of who we are as a society and how we value women and girls,” says Dr. Vicky Bungay.
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AMS Healthcare PodcastsLeveraging AI to Enable Compassionate and Equitable Community Care and Nursing
Good Tech, Compassionate Healthcare | As nurse and postdoctoral fellow at BC Cancer Foundation and UBC Nursing, Dr. Chantelle Recsky aims to ensure patient safety as new technologies are implemented into healthcare. Tune into “Good Tech, Compassionate Healthcare” to learn more:
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Public Policy ForumHow to finally get moving on health care data reform - Public Policy Forum
Dr. Sabrina Wong was among the panelists at a Public Policy Forum event titled ‘Can digital technology save Canadian health care?’ The panelists noted that "Whereas Canadians were once somewhat smug about their health care system, there’s now a greater focus on obvious shortcomings and how the system could be improved. Increasingly, there is pressure on decision makers to focus on outcomes rather than process."
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The Globe and MailB.C. teens trying cannabis, alcohol or tobacco at lowest rate in 30 years, study finds
A survey that has canvassed tens of thousands of teens over 30 years has found the majority of adolescents are less likely to have tried alcohol, tobacco or cannabis than at any other time since the survey began. But the research also found that those who do use those substances did so at a younger age than before the pandemic.The McCreary Centre Society, a Vancouver-based non-profit that does research on youth health, released the results of its seventh provincewide survey on Wednesday. The survey was completed by 38,500 public school students from Grade 7 through to Grade 12.The BC Adolescent Health Survey (BC AHS) has been conducted every five years since 1992. Annie Smith, McCreary’s executive director, said that over the past three decades, researchers saw that young people were waiting longer and longer to use substances.Read more (Paywalled)
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CBCThis clinic for gender-affirming health care went private. The founder wishes it didn't have to | CBC Radio
Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc comments on the effect of withholding/failing to support equitable access to care. "For trans and non-binary people, that lack of access to care can affect every aspect of their life, including their ability to be effectively employed and to succeed in their careers, and to avoid discrimination and violence and harassment."
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CTVNewsPuberty blockers can't be started at 18 when youth have already developed: experts
"The misinformation out there is really astounding," Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc says about puberty blockers. "It gets worrying when our politicians take up some ideas without actually vetting the accuracy of what they're saying."
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CBC The Early Edition
Advocates React to Alberta's Legislation restricting trans youth health
Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc shares research evidence supporting health initiatives for trans youth in response to Alberta legislation restricting health care interventions for trans youth.
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UBC Applied Science
MHLP Student Experience – Jordan Quinlan
Taking the stress out of accreditation"I recognized that what was an urgent priority for me in this work was not an equivalently urgent priority for others. I invested the time in meaningful conversations with staff to find out what they valued, what had been a challenge on prior assessments and then build a common ground for this new framework."