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“Throughout history, Canada’s frontline nurses have always been highly trained, skilled, respected and compassionate.”

Posted by michelle lam in 2013 Fall/Winter

For someone who describes herself as having an “endless desire to learn”, nursing has provided Susan Shumay the ideal mix of challenge and reward. After years of practice as a registered nurse, including work for the federal government in northern outposts in the Yukon, Baffin Island, and Saskatchewan, Shumay completed a master’s degree to become a Nurse Practitioner. For 20 years she has been employed by the BC Women’s Sexual Assault Service (based at Vancouver General Hospital), and has worked at the Pine Community Health Clinic in Kitsilano, a clinic…read more

Improving Health Outcomes for Youth Moving to Adult Care

Posted by michelle lam in 2013 Fall/Winter

An unexpected turn in Melissa Moynihan’s life marked the starting point of a new phase in her nursing career. Moynihan (MSN ‘13), was injured in a car accident, making a return to working in acute care challenging. Completing a graduate degree had always been a goal, and Moynihan applied to the MSN program at UBC. For her master’s thesis, Moynihan helped revise and validate a questionnaire for youth with special health care needs titled “Am I ONTRAC for Adult Care?” (TRAC is an acronym for Transitioning Responsibly to Adult Care)….read more

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When Health Care Meets The Law

Posted by michelle lam in 2013 Fall/Winter

Study Looks at Integration of Health Care and Legal Service Providers Listening to UBC Nursing Professor Judy Lynam (MSN ‘82) talk about community-based health research and inner city communities, it’s easy for even the non expert to see the following: providing primary health care can’t be separated from social and material circumstances in which children and their families live. With that in mind, Dr. Lynam’s current focus is examining how structural violence and the legal system play a role in the health of children and their families, particularly in communities…read more

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Strengthening Primary Health Care

Posted by michelle lam in 2013 Fall/Winter

Research Team Wins Innovation Grant A UBC research team, co-led by Sabrina Wong (BSN ‘92), Associate Professor in the UBC School of Nursing and Assistant Prof. Kim McGrail, in the School of Population and Public Health, received a $2.4 million grant, co-funded with $1.9 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and $500,000 from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). “Primary health care is where most people first come into contact with the health system, and where many health problems are managed or resolved,” said Wong….read more

KUDOS

Posted by michelle lam in 2014 Spring/Summer

Geertje Boschma, Professor, received the Mary Adelaide Nutting Award for her research on the history of nursing. Suzanne Campbell, Director, won a Book of the Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing. Paddy Rodney, Associate Professor, won a Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Bioethics Society. Leanne Currie, Associate Professor, was named winner of a CRNBC Award of Excellence in nursing research. Joanne Ricci, Senior Instructor, was named winner of a CRNBC Award of Excellence in nursing education.

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UBC Nursing says Farewell

Posted by michelle lam in 2014 Spring/Summer

Joy Johnson to be next SFU Vice President, Research UBC Nursing Professor Joy Johnson will take the reins as Simon Fraser University’s fifth Vice President, Research starting September 1, 2014. Joy Johnson has been a faculty member with the UBC School of Nursing since 1993 after completing her doctoral studies at the University of Alberta. She has been a mentor to students and faculty, while making expert contributions to the School in strategic planning, development, alumni relations, and important initiatives like the establishment of the Nursing Advisory Council. A leading…read more

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Anna Russell – BSN (’11)

Posted by michelle lam in 2014 Spring/Summer

“I love what I have learned from the people in these communities.” Anna Russell (BSN ’11) has turned a self-described ‘restlessness’ into an asset in building a very full resume in the few years since her graduation from UBC. She has worked at an outreach clinic in Vancouver’s downtown eastside, the Dr. Peter Centre, the acute spine unit at Vancouver General Hospital, and now in rural BC communities with the First Nations Health Authority. Russell’s final preceptorship during her BSN was at a clinic run by Vancouver Native Health in…read more

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Alumni Engagement

Posted by michelle lam in 2014 Spring/Summer

UBC Nursing Class of 1975 There is a lot to mention about the UBC Nursing Class of 1975. Two of the School’s faculty members – Cathy Ebbehoj and Joanne Ricci – come from this class. Also, the College of Registered Nurses of BC honoured a member of this class, Val Munroe, in 2013 with an Award of Excellence in Administration, and this year Joanne Ricci will receive an Award of Excellence in Teaching. We caught up with Joanne Ricci, lecturer at the UBC School of Nursing as she shares with…read more

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Marion Woodward Lecture 2013

Posted by michelle lam in 2014 Spring/Summer

“Health starts in our neighbourhoods, our homes, our schools and our workplaces.” The 46th annual Marion Woodward Lecture, graciously supported by Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward’s Foundation and organized by UBC School of Nursing was held on November 6, 2013 at UBC Robson Square. Dr. Josephine Etowa, an Associate Professor and Loyer DaSilva Research Chair in Public Health Nursing, in the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa was invited. Dr. Etowa’s evening talk, “Strengthening Leadership in Community Health Nursing and Collaborative Partnerships” gathered a range of…read more

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Janet Rosenfeld – MN-NP (’09)

Posted by michelle lam in 2014 Spring/Summer

“When NPs and physicians work collaboratively, the patient care is enhanced and the overall primary health care experience is improved.” Janet Rosenfeld (MN-NP ‘09) has worked in various roles as a Registered Nurse and is currently working as a Nurse Practioner at Fraser Health under the Mental Health and Substance Use Services. Janet shares with us her experience in the profession. Tell me about your professional practice experience before becoming an NP? Where did you practice? Upon graduating with a diploma in nursing in 1983, I worked in a variety…read more