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Donna Drynan appointed to Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative board of directors

The Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) recently announced the appointment of Donna Drynan to its board of directors. Donna is Director of Education at UBC Health and Associate Head of Fieldwork and Clinical Faculty Affairs in the Department of Occupational Science and...

  • Collaborative Health Education

Health informatics game wins innovation award

A team led by UBC Health is the recipient of the 2021 Award of Excellence and Innovation in the Integration of Technology (Higher Education) from the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education for the development of a health informatics game. The award acknowledges the innovative work around the...

  • Collaborative Health Education

Successful year for patient-led workshop series

UBC Health’s Patient and Community Partnership for Education has had a successful academic year with the Patient and Community Voices workshop series. The series consists of interprofessional workshops where students from health and human service programs learn directly from patients and community...

Virtual event celebrates recipients of 2019 and 2020 UBC Health Awards and Scholarships

UBC Health hosted a virtual event on June 28, 2021 to celebrate the 2019 and 2020 UBC Health Awards and Scholarships recipients. The UBC Health Awards are offered annually by UBC Health to recognize individuals and teams who embody excellence in interprofessional collaboration, health education,...

  • Awards + Scholarships
  • Collaborative Health Education
  • Interdisciplinary Research
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Dr. Nadine Caron appointed Special Advisor on Indigenous Health to the Vice-President, Health and to the Dean, Faculty of Medicine

The Office of the Vice-President, Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nadine Caron as Special Advisor on Indigenous Health to the Vice-President, Health and to the Dean, Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Caron is a member of the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation and a practising surgical...

  • Collaborative Health Education
  • Health Systems
  • Interdisciplinary Research
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Health After 2020 initiative cultivates interdisciplinary research collaborations

Our understanding of the determinants and experience of health and wellbeing is changing. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated some existing trends and put a spotlight on others. We are now faced with the challenge of responding to the broad effects of the pandemic. “The experience of the...

  • Interdisciplinary Research
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Health education symposia to drive transformations in teaching and learning

Enhancing substance use and addictions education content, developing collaborative practice education, engaging patient and community educators, and addressing rural practice education—these are some of the topics in health education that demand a collaborative approach. And that’s what a new UBC...

  • Collaborative Health Education
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Better health together: UBC Health launches 2021-2026 strategic plan

UBC Health is pleased to launch Better Health Together: UBC Health Strategic Plan 2021-2026 . Better Health Together represents the vision and priorities of the University of British Columbia in advancing collaborative health. It provides a roadmap to guide UBC Health’s activities across both the...

  • Collaborative Health Education
  • Health Systems
  • Interdisciplinary Research
  • Partnerships
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Collaborative health education: Shaping the workforce of tomorrow

The objectives related to collaborative health education, as articulated in the new UBC Health strategic plan, Better Health Together, build on years of work in interprofessional education. UBC Health will continue to integrate interprofessional and collaborative health education to shape the...

  • Collaborative Health Education
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Interdisciplinary health research: Catalyzing innovative collaborations

Research is a more recent addition to the remit of UBC Health. The related objectives articulated in the new UBC Health strategic plan, Better Health Together, build on UBC’s existing strength in health research, which spans disciplines, faculties, and campuses. UBC Health focuses on the growing...

  • Interdisciplinary Research

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