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UBC NewsNew Indigenous parenting app provides culturally grounded parenting advice - UBC News
The app was developed through a collaborative effort led by Elders Wilfred “Grouse” Barnes, Pamela Barnes and Margaret Eli, and facilitated by UBC School of Nursing professor emeritus Dr. Wendy Hall, in partnership with the Interior Health Authority and multiple community service providers.
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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."