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Donna Drynan receives alumni achievement award from University of Toronto

The Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto has recognized Donna Drynan with a 2021 Occupational Therapy Alumni Achievement Award. Donna is Director of Education at UBC Health and Associate Professor of Teaching, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and...

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Indigenous Elder-led research collaboration in the Okanagan promotes culturally safe parenting

“It is important that our parents have access to materials that are culturally relevant in addition to contemporary resources. It is also key that recognition is afforded to First Nations people related to the important ways that families are raised.” Those words are from Elder Margaret Eli, member...

  • Interdisciplinary Research
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Practice education initiative catalyzes collective action to advance rural placements

Rural and remote areas of British Columbia face many challenges in delivering quality healthcare services, such as rapidly growing, ageing, and diversifying populations, combined with a shortage of healthcare professionals. These communities need health professional graduates to meet increasing...

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Grant awarded to engage patients in delivery of medical education at UBC

The Patient and Community Partnership for Education at UBC Health has been awarded a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada/Associated Medical Services CanMEDS research grant. The grant funds projects that instill and sustain compassion, empathy, and professional values in the...

  • Collaborative Health Education
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Interdisciplinary HIFI team investigates effects of dual public health emergencies

Complex health challenges require interdisciplinary approaches that lead to innovative solutions to improve health and address health inequities. And that’s why Dr. Lindsey Richardson assembled an interdisciplinary team of investigators to address the alarming assumption that increased access to...

  • Interdisciplinary Research

Cross-institutional research teams to participate in Health After 2020 dialogue series

UBC Health is pleased to announce eight interdisciplinary and cross-institutional projects have been accepted into the Health After 2020 program and awarded $10,000 to support their work: Post-COVID-19 pandemic long-term care delivery system Amir Ardestani-Jaafari, Assistant Professor, Faculty of...

  • Interdisciplinary Research
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Call for abstracts open for global health conference

UBC’s Vancouver campus will be the backdrop for a global health conference, Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) 2022. TUFH is an annual international, intersectoral, and intergenerational global health conference that brings together health partners, universities, community institutions, and thought...

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2021 competition opens for UBC Health awards and scholarships

The Office of the Vice-President, Health is pleased to announce that the competition for the 2021 UBC Health Awards and Scholarships is now open. These awards and scholarships recognize the academic and research excellence of faculty and students from various health disciplines at UBC as well as...

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2021 John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award open for nominations

Every year through its awards and scholarships, UBC Health recognizes the academic and research excellence of students and faculty from various health disciplines at UBC as well as the achievements of health educators, professionals, and community partners across BC. One of those awards is the John...

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Launching the TBC@UBC Network to advance team-based care

A new TBC @ UBC Network has launched to support the team-based primary healthcare transformation in BC with education, research, evaluation, and knowledge translation. Supported by UBC Health, the network will build on previous work at UBC to advance team-based care (TBC) by engaging health...

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