2019 Spring/Summer | TouchPoints

Kudos 2019SS

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents Kudos Suzanne Campbell has been designated as one of the first Certified Canadian Simulation Nurse Educators (CCSNE) by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. Dr Campbell and her fellow editors were recognized by the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, earning second place for Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care. Elizabeth Saewyc has been named a Sigma Theta Tau Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Honouree for 2019. Dr Saewyc is the only researcher from Canada among 22 others who will be inducted to…read more

Jun.17

Congress 2019

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents Congress 2019 Icons, Trailblazers, and Symbols of Virtue: Nurses in Public Memory The joint conference of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine and the Canadian Association for the History of Nursing, held during the Congress 2019 at UBC from June 1 – 3, was host to a special program celebrating the centenary of the UBC School of Nursing. In a pre-lunch seminar session Geertje Boschma (UBC) and Margaret Scaia (UVic) examined the beginning…read more

Jun.16

Twin Sisters

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents Twin Sisters are Amazing Alumni Honoured by NNPBC Jenifer Tabamo – MSN, 2015 Jacqueline Lum – MN-NP, 2011 During the 2018 Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (NNPBC) ceremony on December 17, 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel in Vancouver, the NNPBC “recognized the contributions of nurses to the transformation of the Canadian health care system and their impact on the daily lives of British Columbians.” Some of the individuals being honoured are affiliated with the School (see Kudos page 18), and of those,…read more

Jun.15

ICSSI

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents The Role of Nursing in Promoting the Health of Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Cultural Safety Strategic Initiatives On March 26, 2019, guests gathered in the Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall at the First Nations Longhouse at UBC to consider and discuss the role of nursing in the promotion of health for Indigenous peoples. Helen Brown, the chair of the newly minted Indigenous Cultural Safety and Strategic Initiatives (ICSSI) committee at the School of Nursing, introduced Elder Thelma Stogan and her brother, Arthur, who attended on behalf of…read more

Jun.14

MAiD

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents Medical Assistance in Dying UBC Nursing DIALOGUES Since June 2016, it has been legal in Canada for an eligible person suffering intolerably from a grievous and irremediable medical condition to request assistance from a doctor or nurse practitioner in voluntarily ending their life. Nevertheless, ensuring that the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) care option is accessible and equitable to British Columbians is an ongoing process. In March 2019, the UBC School of Nursing’s Dr Sally Thorne moderated a dialogue with a clinical nurse specialist…read more

Jun.13

EDGE 2019

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents EDGE Festival: Nursing in the Arts and Films During the school’s centenary, arts in nursing took the stage. A February 6 lunch and learn session at the school introduced guest speaker M. K. Czerwiec who considered the idea of Comics in Nursing, asking “Can Comics Make Us Better Caregivers?” More: comicnurse.com/book/taking-turns/. In past years, the Edge Festival has exclusively showcased nursing research films. This year, several research projects and teaching tools have been introduced that were not part of a research film, but…read more

Jun.12

Students in Community

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents Measles and Social Pediatrics In 1919, as plans for the School of Nursing were coming to fruition, Canada was at the height of the devastating influenza outbreak that followed the First World War. Then, in 1927, Assistant Professor Mabel Gray—who eventually took the role of director of the school—published her research in The Canadian Nurse using a recent measles outbreak at UBC “as an example of the nurse’s work in this special field.” She called her paper “The Place of the Public Health Nurse…read more

Jun.11

Student Leadership

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents Recognition of Student Leadership

Jun.10

Pulse and Puppies

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents Undergrad Project to Master’s Research Pulse and Puppies Kelsi Jessamine’s undergraduate “synthesis project” (in which students bring what they are learning into real-world scenarios) offered free pet care to vulnerable folk and their companions (featured on p.15 of Touchpoints Spring/Summer 2017). Her master’s research carries on with her passion to bridge the gap between marginalized communities and the health care system. For more, read our web-story researched and written by work-learn student Nicolas El Haïk-Wagner: nursing.ubc.ca/pulse-and-puppies. Update: On July 15, 2019, Kelsi received the…read more

Jun.09

GSNA Symposium 2019

Posted by Kathryn Choi in 2019 Spring/Summer

Back to Table of Contents Seventh Annual GSNA Symposium Local Engagement for Global Health Change The UBC Graduate Students in Nursing Association (GSNA) held its seventh Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium “Local Engagement for Global Health Change.” Hosted in the beautiful Great Hall of the AMS Nest, the event was kicked off by Dr Elizabeth Saewyc with an exciting launch of the Nursing Now BC campaign. This was followed by a warm Territorial Welcome by Elder Thelma Stogan and her brother. The inspiring morning continued, with the event’s keynote…read more

Jun.08