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Nursing
Ready to spring forward? When daylight saving time 2024 begins in Canada
Global News | | Media coverage
Nursing professor emeritus Dr. Wendy Hall said the return to standard time in the fall makes people less active in the evening and may cause depression because of shorter exposure to sunlight.
Canada postpones plan to allow euthanasia for mentally ill
Voice of America | | Media coverage
Nursing professor emeritus Dr. Sally Thorne commented on medical assistance in dying.
Puberty blockers can't be started at 18 when youth have already developed: experts
Toronto Star | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc said politicizing medical care could cause trans adolescents to be silent if they are being mistreated.
BC’s first seniors advocate steps down
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Nursing adjunct professor Dan Levitt has been appointed as B.C.’s new seniors advocate.
Advocates react to Alberta's legislation to restrict trans youth health care
CBC Early Edition | | Media coverage
UBC School of Nursing's Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc weighs in on how Alberta's legislation could impact trans youth.
iHeal launches private and secure app for Canadian women facing abuse
Penticton Herald | | Media coverage
UBC nursing researchers co-developed an online tool, iHeal, to help victims across Canada who experience violence from current or past partners.
Virtual reality transports seniors living with dementia to other worlds
Healthing.ca | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. Lillian Hung and student Joey Wong implemented virtual reality in long-term care settings to study the experiences of residents.
Health Canada flags ‘serious’ risks of unauthorized sexual enhancement products
Global News | | Media coverage
John Oliffe, professor and Canadian research chair in men’s health promotion at the UBC School of Nursing, spoke to the dangers of unauthorized sexual enhancement products.
Nursing 2020 Alumni Lunch Catch-up
| Spotlight
Due to the Okanagan/Shuswap wildfires this summer, our original plans of a winery gathering were postponed. Fortunately with the delay we weregraced with the presence of 5-week-old Finn, who was the most handsome date we could have asked for. We…
Celebrating Michael Smith Health Research 2023 Reach and C2 Awards!
UBC Nursing | | Media coverage
Dr. Lillian Hung and Dr. Leah Lambert were awarded the 2023 Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC) Reach Award. Dr. Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai was awarded the 2023 MSHRBC Convening & Collaborating (C2) Award.