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SSHRC Insight GrantCongratulations to UBC School of Nursing professor Dr. John Oliffe and team, Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch and Dr. Lillian Hung, on their funded SSHRC Insight grant, Understanding older men's spousal caregiving: A photovoice study ($328,814). Dr. Oliffe is a co-investigator on two additional Insight grants.
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CIHR Priority GrantCongratulations to UBC Nursing professor Dr. Vicky Bungay and team on securing CIHR Priority - Sex and gender science for health equity in priority communities funding for their project, Holding Up the System: Workforce Precarity in Canada's Not-for-Profit Health and Social Service Sector ($100,000).
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CIHR Catalyst GrantCongratulations to UBC School of Nursing's Dr. Sabrina Wong who is a co-lead of a successful CIHR Catalyst Grant titled, DEFI-PC: Partnership for a Digitally Enabled Future for Integrated Primary Care ($125,000).
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CHF Alliance GrantCongratulations to UBC Nursing's Dr. Rubee Dev on being selected for a Canadian Heart Function (CHF) Alliance Early Career Investigator Grant for her project, Personalized Fluid and Sodium Restriction in Heart Failure: Co-design of a Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Tool ($40,000).
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SSHRC Insight Development GrantsCongratulations to UBC Nursing faculty and postdoctoral fellows on securing SSHRC Insight Development Grants (IDG): Dr. Kristen Haase: Understanding the social impact of knowledge mobilization among community-dwelling older adults ($95,860) Dr. Lara Hudspith (supervisor: Dr. Vicky Bungay): Advancing Wellbeing and Justice Outcomes for Victim-Survivors of Sexual Assault: The Role of the Medical Forensic Exam ($84,427) Dr. Tonje Molyneux (supervisor: Dr. Emily Jenkins): Developing and Validating a Measure of Coaching Practices that Foster School Belonging Among Secondary School Student Athletes ($76,493) Dr. Scott Ramsay: Unseen, Unpaid, Unending: An Institutional Ethnography of Family Labour in Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury ($78,000) Dr. Angela Russolillo: Understanding Public Views on Drug Diversion and Drug Policy Acceptability in Canada ($80,000)
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MSHRBC Engage AwardCongratulations to UBC Nursing faculty on being inaugural recipients of the $5,000 Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC) Engage Award:
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UBC PRE FundCongratulations to UBC School of Nursing recipients of the UBC Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund, which awards $1,500 to inspiring community-university initiatives. Understanding Older Men’s Spousal Caregiving: A Photovoice Study » Community Partner: Lisa Dawson, Independent Long-term Care Councils Association of BC » UBC Partner & team: Dr. John Oliffe, Nina Gao, Loulou Chayama, Chang-oh Baek, Daniel Zhang
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New national guidance targets substance-use prevention in Canadian schoolsA national coalition led by UBC Wellstream's scientific director Dr. Emily Jenkins has released Canada’s new evidence-based standard for addressing student substance use in K–12 schools. The new framework, called Anchoring Change, provides evidence-based direction for Canadian schools to support young people navigating a complex landscape.
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Touchpoints Spring and Summer 2026Highlights of the latest issue: Nursing Gala 2026 and Gateway Tour Spring Graduation Introducing two faculty members Showcasing the art at Gateway Nursing Informatics in Ghana Student Spotlight on Crystal Point
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The Rockefeller Foundation’s global nursing interventionHosted by the UBC Consortium for Nursing History Inquiry, join visiting scholar Dr. Sioban Nelson for a fascinating lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 exploring Miss Chen’s trunk and the Rockefeller Foundation’s global influence on twentieth-century nursing education and public health. Registration is open.
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Walking alongside Aboriginal youth on Dunghutti CountryJoin visiting scholar Teneale Lavender on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 who will share her work describing culturally grounded ‘ways of caring’ used to engage Aboriginal young people in alcohol and other drug prevention, harm minimisation and treatment. Registration is open.
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58th Marion Woodward LectureSave the date for the 58th annual Marion Woodward Lecture featuring Dr. Bukola Salami on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. Her keynote lecture is on: Who is Healthcare Designed for? Closing Gaps in Health Inequity Through Nursing Leadership.
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The Endometriosis Film FestivalAttend The Endometriosis Film Festival on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026 at UBC Robson Theatre. Featuring a curated selection of over thirty deeply personal short films, each offering a unique window into the lived experiences of people with endometriosis, accompanied by discussion, breaks and refreshments.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Les leçons du dôme de chaleur sur la côte ouest, cinq ans plus tard
"Les consignes relatives à la COVID-19 confondaient aussi les gens, indique Jennifer Baumbusch, professeure en sciences infirmières à l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique.
Radio-Canada
Five years after the heat dome: what changed?
The Heat Dome Killed 600 British Columbians. Five Years On, What Have We Actually Fixed? Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch, Professor at UBC’s School of Nursing joins the conversation.
The Jas Johal Show - Podcast Episode
New national guidance targets substance-use prevention and response in Canadian schools
A national coalition led by UBC Nursing's Dr. Emily Jenkins, Wellstream scientific director, has released Canada’s new evidence-based standard, Anchoring Change, for addressing student substance use in K–12 schools.
UBC News
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PUBLICATIONS
* denotes UBC Nursing trainees & alumni Nurses’ Experiences Using AI in Clinical Practice: Systematic Review
JMIR Nursing
Ashley Scott, Q. Zhao, Jo-Fan Pan, B.C. Brown, D. Dowding A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research Describing Psychosocial Challenges in Adolescents and Young Adults Affected by Cancer: Implications for Healthcare Provider Practice
Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Olivia Lee*, A. Wurz, John Oliffe, Ailsa Sirois*, Kristen Haase Association between team functioning and self-efficacy and quality of life for primary care patients in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Ontario
Primary Health Care Research & Development
Innocent Ndateba*, Farinaz Havaei, Kristen Haase, W. Hogg, R. Martin-Misener, Sabrina T. Wong Understanding the Experiences of Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia Participating in an ‘Overnight’ Adult Day Program
Dementia
S. Gurung, Jennifer Baumbusch, Sarah Wu*, M.C. Ashe, H.A. Cooke*, Alison Phinney, J. Sorensen Codeveloped Recommendations with Racialized Youth for Addressing Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence and Its Mental Health Impacts
Youth
Saima Hirani, N. Punjani, S. Karim, R. Selvakumar, N. Basuray, U. Datoo, B. Salami, S. Dow-Fleisner, K. Wells EDITORIAL
What’s the impact of an impact factor? And why CONJ should stay out of the competition
Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
Sally Thorne EDITORIAL
On the Curse of Publication Metrics
Nursing Inquiry
Sally Thorne A global assessment of the level of trust in information sources and adherence to COVID-19 related preventive health behaviors: cross-sectional survey study
BMC Public Health
M.B. Caicedo, M.V. Dialufuma, Rubee Dev, for the iCARE Study Team Experiences and Perceptions of Mental Health Interventions, Services, and Programs among Women Living with Varying Immigration Statuses in Canada: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Shahin Kassam*, Saima Hirani, K. Miller, S. Sutanto, J.P. McGeer, U. Datoo, L.B.T. Nguyen, C. Chu, P. Surjani & C.A. Awolesi Intersecting social positions and mental wellbeing in adolescence: A population-based study
Social Science & Medicine
E. Oberle, S. Fan, X.R. Ji, Tonje Molyneux*, M. Guhn, B. Forer, A. Kassan, A. Gadermann The Triple Planetary Crisis and Health Effects Across the Lifespan
Nursing Clinics of North America
M.R. Kalogirou, Jennifer Baumbusch, J. Avanthay Strus Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Scoping Review of Patient and Provider Knowledge
Canadian Nurse Practitioner Journal
L. Irving, T. Manyanga, E. Enes, Rubee Dev, C. Brenckmann, D. Banner-Lukaris Resisting Colonial Limitations, Building Community and Sharing Knowledge: Urban Indigenous Women Determine their Reproductive and Sexual Futures
Atlantis Journal
H. McKenzie, D. Nason, Colleen Varcoe, Elder Betty McKenna, P. Poitras, J. McArthur, C. Opikokew Wajuntah The Journey of Hope from Diagnosis to the Future among Children with Leukemia
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
F. Ebrahimpour, J. Mirlashari, Sally Thorne, J. Mack Breaking barriers: A study protocol on unveiling gender, racial and other intersectional dynamics in post-secondary institutions and identifying solutions for advancing primary care and public health research
PLOS One
M. Aggarwal, Sabrina T. Wong, A. Tricco, T. Turin, A. Lofters, G. Agarwa, B. Bhattacharyya, I. Bourgeault Use of Conventional Artificial Intelligence Methods in the Identification of Frailty: A Scoping Review
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
K. Ashok Dalsania, A. Ménard, S. Sundararaman, ...Manpreet Thandi*, Sabrina Wong, et al. Design and Performance of an Email-Based Patient Recruitment Campaign in Primary Care Research: Formative Secondary Analysis
JMIR Human Factors
V. Vaillancourt, M-D Poirier, A. Fournier, Sabrina T. Wong, M-E Poitras Assessing healthcare organizations’ readiness to implement a learning health system: questionnaire validation using a Delphi method
BMC Health Services Research
C. Giroux, P. Bush, M. Alkhaldi, P. Kengne Talla, Y. Couturier, A. Thomas, A. Bussières, Sabrina T. Wong, M-E Poitras, S. Ahmed Mapping policies, regulations, and practice supports for medical office assistants in primary care: a scoping review
BMC Primary Care
J. Shuldiner, A. Ragunathan, J. Mohammed, A. Katz, M. Andiappan, Sabrina T. Wong, et al. Elevating an invisible role: co-designing solutions to optimize medical office assistants in primary care
BMC Primary Care
J. Shuldiner, A. Ragunathan, J. Mohammed, A. Khan, N. Hare, Sabrina T. Wong, et al. The impact of COVID-19 vaccine distribution channels on equity-deserving populations: a Canadian population-based cohort study using administrative data
BMC Public Health
A. Katz, K. Aubrey-Bassler, F. Aghajafari, G. Fransoo, N. Ivers, Sabrina T. Wong, et al.
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