Topics: Nursing
UBC Nursing professor elected Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
| Announcement
Dr. Sabrina Wong has been elected as one of the 71 new fellows receiving the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Award (CAHS).
Vancouver hospital introduces pet therapy to help stressed-out nurses
Scrubs Mag | | Media coverage
BC Children's Hospital introduces on-site pet therapy program for staff. Article references survey conducted by UBC School of Nursing professor Farinaz Havaei on how mental health has affected nurses' mental health.
Sustained high heat has B.C. official urging public to 'preserve the ambulances'
CTV | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch gave comments on the need to provide support for those most vulnerable to extreme temperatures.
Artists in prison share works in Locked Up, at Gallery Gachet to August 19
Create a Stir | | Media coverage
Hundreds of pieces of artwork created by individuals incarcerated in federal prisons are now part of an ongoing exhibit in the DTES. Project leads, UBC nursing professor Dr. Helen Brown and interdisciplinary studies PhD candidate Kelsey Timler,&…
Is Canada's health care system in crisis?
CBC Cross Country Checkup | | Media coverage
Nursing professor and director Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc discussed why Canada has been facing shortages of nurses. (1:00:30 mark)
How BC paramedics treat heat illness just changed - so why isn't the public being told?
Vancouver is Awesome | | Media coverage
BC has 4,265 unfilled nursing jobs - it's one reason why ERs are closing
The Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
‘We are still not prepared’: B.C. care home advocates call for action amid recommendations
Abby News | | Media coverage
UBC Nursing launches art exhibit: 'Locked Up: The Soul Speaks Out'
| Announcement
From July 23 through August 19 the impact of a project that distributed 756 “art and reciprocity kits” to several prisons across BC and the Yukon will be showcased as an art exhibit in the Downtown Eastside.