The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) announced the inaugural list of Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nurses on September 9, 2020. We particularly celebrate the induction of these five faculty members and the scholarly activity and leadership that earned them this accolade:
The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) announced its new 2020 Fellows on August 6, 2020. We warmly congratulate Dr. Sabrina Wong, Professor and Associate Director of Research with the School of Nursing, who will be inducted as a new Fellow along with 229 distinguished nurse leaders from the United States, Canada, and 12 other countries.
Dr. Fuchsia Howard has been named as a recipient of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award. Dr.
We fondly remember Associate Professor Emerita Clarissa Green, who died at home on August 8, 2020 surrounded by family. Clarissa joined the faculty of the School of Nursing in 1980 and was an inspiring educator, practitioner and scholar in British Columbia over a distinctive 25 year career.
The overarching aim of Dr. Oliffe's CRC research program is to improve the physical and mental health of men and their families by studying three major health issues:
Describing gendered dimensions of men’s health promotion and illness management, Dr. Oliffe's research addresses health inequities in vulnerable male sub-groups. The knowledge generated will inform the design, implementation and formal evaluation of community-based and e-health interventions, while guiding clinical practice and policy to advance the health of men and their families.
Rob Shaw from the Vancouver Sun has done an excellent report on an in-progress study being conducted by Dr Jennifer Baumbusch. "As home support declined during the pandemic,...families are struggling with burnout, depression and other side effects of having to provide 24-hour care without help."
Supporting people in prison to create something beautiful during a dark and difficult time is how UBC School of Nursing associate professor Dr.
Colleen Varcoe has teamed up with researchers at Western and the University of New Brunswick to create an app that could help women find their way through violent relationships. Read the feature story on the Applied Science website.
As the media spotlight hit long term-care (LTC) settings in the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Farinaz Havaei, an assistant professor in the UBC School of Nursing, and her team swung into action.
Men who regularly used a free web resource made significantly more health changes than men who did not, finds a new study from the University of British Columbia and Intensions Consulting.
