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Nursing
$3.8 million donation for new 50,000 sq ft Downtown Eastside health centre
Daily Hive | | Media coverage
The VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation will be naming a new integrated health unit at 58 West Hastings after Lily Lee, a former public health nurse and philanthropist who graduated from UBC School of Nursing.
Filling the gaps: where universities stand in addressing the nursing shortage
University Affairs | | Media coverage
There is renewed attention on nursing schools and their role in helping to fill critical gaps in Canada's ongoing nursing shortage. UBC's nursing program is one of many programs that is growing as a place for local partnerships and…
Dr. Margaret Moss named National Academy of Medicine member
| Announcement
UBC School of Nursing professor Dr. Margaret Moss is one of 100 new members to the US National Academy of Medicine. She is also recognized by BIV BC 500 as one of BC's top 500 most influential leaders.
UBC Nursing, SALA and Engineering top Canadian university rankings
| Announcement
Three disciplines in the Faculty of Applied Science ranked first across the country in recently published university rankings.
Drug overdoses in public bathrooms are common: new tools could prevent harm and improve response
The Conversation | | Media coverage
Nursing PhD candidate Trevor Goodyear co-wrote about preventing harm and improving response to substance overdoses.
Across BC, right-wing candidates are bashing how schools teach
The Tyee | | Media coverage
SOGI 123 learning resources are optional but useful for introducing issues of diversity and inclusion in the curriculum, comments UBC nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc, who's also executive director of the Stigma and Resilience Among…
How to advocate for your sexual healthcare
Giddy | | Media coverage
UBC's School of Nursing's Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc and Dr. Kristen Gilbert discussed the role of the internet and effective communication when advocating for your sexual healthcare.
Canada's best nursing programs: University rankings 2023
Macleans | | Media coverage
UBC's School of Nursing ranked first in the country for best nursing program in 2023.
Western University and UBC launch ‘action kit’ to fight substance use stigma
Global News | | Media coverage
Dr. Colleen Varcoe and Dr. Annette Browne, professors in the UBC School of Nursing, discussed their action kit of resources for health care providers in order to help combat substance use stigma.
In Disclosure, healing is not linear — and insensitive medical professionals can disrupt it
The Ubyssey | | Media coverage
School of Nursing Professor Sally Thorne is working with the creator of Disclosure, a performance about a young woman trying to receive help after sexual assault, to develop the show into a training resource for nurses working with trauma patients.