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 […]
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+ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
This webinar will focus on preliminary findings from a research study that explored the health care experiences of autistic children and their family member caregivers in the emergency department (ED) in rural areas of British Columbia. 12 autistic children between the ages of 7-18 who had visited a rural ED within the last two years, […]
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