Public Health and Pandemic Caring in Context

Cecil Green Park House 6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2022 Nursing History Symposium with Dr. Esyllt Jones, University of Manitoba, who will deliver the keynote address: Pandemic Caring: public health nursing and community in the history of infectious disease The 1918-19 influenza pandemic demonstrated the power of nursing in a disease crisis. At the time, and later in the eyes of historians, nursing interventions […]

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Historical Considerations on Nursing Education across Canada

UBC Vancouver Campus Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Consortium for Nursing History Inquiry welcomes all who are interested to join our virtual event, consisting of three presentations by participants from: UBC School of Nursing USASK College of Nursing UNBJ Department of History & Politics Join us to learn about a Rockefeller Foundation report written by Ethel Johns (the first director of nursing […]

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Advancing Health Work in Progress Semarin: Advancing homes of substance for 2S/LGBTQ+ youth, a photovoice study

St Paul’s Hospital 1081 Burrard St, Vancouver, British Columbia

Trevor Goodyear, RN, MSN, MPH, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UBC Member, Wellstream: The Canadian Centre for Innovation in Child and Youth Mental Health Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (2S/LGBTQ+) youth aged 14 to 29 experience inequities in both homelessness and substance use. Yet, studies with 2S/LGBTQ+ […]

MAiD Track 2 Explained: An Information Cafe

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A Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Café: Information and Discussion about MAiD when Death is Not Reasonably Foreseeable (Track 2) MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) is an end-of-life care option that has evolved since the legislation was first introduced in Canada in 2016. MAiD is governed by federal law, guided by professional best practice guidelines […]

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Thriving Kids UBC Research Cluster Webinar Series: Climate-related Weather Events and the Experiences of Families of Children with Medical Complexities

Online/Virtual Event

Please join us for our most recent UBC Thriving Kids Research Cluster webinar! Dr. Ben Mortenson and Dr. Vanessa Fong will be presenting their research findings around the experiences of families of children with medical complexities during extreme weather events related to climate change. The presentation will also include a firsthand account from one of […]

BC Provincial Launch of The Real Face of Men’s Health: 2025 Canadian Report

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Movember, the global leading charity working to improve men’s health, recently launched The Real Face of Men’s Health: 2025 Canadian Report nationwide during the Men’s Health Week 2025. The report was undertaken by the Movember Institute of Men’s Health as too many men are living with poor health or are dying young from conditions that are preventable. […]

$20,000