Topics: Nursing
UBC Applied Science profs and grad students receive Killam teaching awards
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Six members of the UBC Applied Science community have been recognized with Killam awards for their achievements in teaching. Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award This year, three APSC teaching assistants were…
UBC Applied Science profs named Distinguished University Scholars
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Three UBC Applied Science professors — Dr. Curtis Berlinguette, Dr. Rehan Sadiq and Dr.
New appointment announced for Margaret Moss
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We are thrilled to announce that the National Academy of Medicine, has appointed Dr. Margaret P. Moss, Associate Professor and Director of the First Nations House of Learning, to the Board of Population Health and Public Health…
UBC Applied Science profs receive Open Champion Awards
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Two professors in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science have been named Open Educational Resources (OER) Champions by Open UBC and the Alma Mater Society of UBC (AMS).
UBC Nursing prof receives CIHR support for COVID-19 research project
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A research project co-led by Saima Hirani, a professor in the UBC School of Nursing, has been awarded funding through a Canadian Institutes of Health Research program aimed at "[further improving] our understanding of COVID-19…
UBC expert launches resource to improve breastfeeding in Canada
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In Canada, parents who are considering breastfeeding have only limited complete support systems. Few hospitals or community clinics have full-time lactation consultants, and education about lactation for healthcare professionals is either…
UBC Applied Science researchers named among world's top scientists
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More than 100 researchers affiliated with the UBC Faculty of Applied Science are among the 100,000 most-cited scientists across all scientific fields, or among the top two per cent of…
UBC study highlights need for more effective staffing in care homes
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Even the best-managed long-term care homes will need to step up to get through the second wave of the pandemic, suggests a new study by researchers at the UBC school of nursing.
New national survey finds Canadians’ mental health eroding as pandemic continues
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The second wave of the pandemic has intensified feelings of stress and anxiety, causing alarming levels of despair, suicidal thoughts and hopelessness in the Canadian population. This is according to the newest wave of data collected through a…
COVID-19 isolation measures can elevate mental health risks
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Quarantine and isolation measures are a critical tool in curbing the spread of COVID-19. But new analysis of data from a survey of the mental health impacts of the pandemic suggests we need to pay more attention to the unintended mental health…