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CIHR Project GrantCongratulations to UBC School of Nursing assistant professor Dr. Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai and his team on being awarded a CIHR Project grant of $374,851 for the project, Trauma-Informed Care Guidelines for Virtual Abortion Services (TICG-VAS).
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UBC TLEF GrantCongratulations to postdoctoral fellow Dr. Natasha Orr, UBC Nursing supervisor Dr. Fuchsia Howard, and team on being awarded $50,000 from the UBC Teaching & Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) for the project, Developing a Comprehensive, Inclusive, and Trauma-Informed Pelvic Examination Training Video for UBC Medical Students.
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COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories and the QAnon PipelineJoin the UBC Nursing Capacity Research Centre led by Dr. Vicky Bungay on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 12-1pm for a webinar titled, “I do my own research”: COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories and the QAnon Pipeline, with presenter Asia Tyson. This session will analyze the increased distrust in public health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic into relation with the rise of QAnon.
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Nursing Exhibit at Surrey MuseumVisit the new exhibit called, Journeys in Care: Stories from Nurses of Indian Heritage, curated by Dr. Lydia Wytenbroek, with the support of Ranjit Dhari, and contributions from several UBC students and educators.
Surrey Museum is hosting a launch event, open to all, on Saturday, March 14 at 1pm.
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Living Well with Cancer in Later LifeJoin UBC School of Nursing’s Dr. Kristen Haase, doctoral trainee Bonnie Leung, and colleagues on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 for a keynote presentation and panel discussion as they explore how older adults can maintain wellbeing, function, and quality of life throughout the cancer journey. Register to attend online or in-person.
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CHNC2026: Growing Together In ActionThe Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) are hosting their 2026 conference May 20 - 22, 2026. Join local hosts Sue Foster, Jill Mahy and Ranjit Dhari for a three-day conference on UBC campus in Vancouver. Registration is now open.
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2026 Nursing GalaSave the date for the School of Nursing at the Jack Poole Hall in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre on May 5, 2026 for our annual Nursing Gala. Nominations are now open for the 2026 School of Nursing Alumni Recognition Awards:
» Recent Alumni Award
» Award of Distinction
» Alumni Recognition
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Green College Leading ScholarsUBC Nursing assistant professor Dr. Meaghan Thumath has been selected for the Leading Scholars Program at UBC’s Green College, the university's exemplary incubator of interdisciplinary research and learning.
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PPH STARS AwardCongratulations to UBC Nursing’s Dr. Meaghan Thumath and the Strengthening Public Health Initiative Dashboard Development team on being this year’s recipients of the BC Ministry of Health’s Population and Public Health STARS Award.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
UBC opens Gateway Health building to house nursing program and student services
UBC has opened a new health-focused building that houses its nursing program, kinesiology departments and student health services together under one roof. A new interprofessional teaching clinic is expected to open in the building later this year.
CTV News State-of-the-art Gateway Health building opens as integrated hub for student health, teaching and research
Located at the entrance to campus, UBC's newest building houses nursing, kinesiology, student health programs—and a team-based care teaching clinic opening later this year.
UBC News
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PUBLICATIONS
* denotes UBC Nursing trainees & alumni Success by Design: Senior Leadership Perspectives on Optimising the Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Sandra Lauck, Leah Lambert, Natasha Prodan-Bhalla, Farinaz Havaei, D. Bryant-Lukosius, Jagbir Kaur*, Kevin Hare, S.L. Kensall, Becky Palmer, Sally Thorne “Being There”: The Enduring Value of In-Person Photovoice Health Research With Equity-Owed Populations
International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Trevor Goodyear & John L. Oliffe Chronic Pelvic Pain in Medical Education: A Needs Assessment of British Columbian Health Care Providers in Training
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Natasha Orr*, L. Yang, A. Fuchsia Howard, R. Langer, B. Bruce, M. Lisonek, N. Phulka, A. Hayward, Leanne Currie, et al. Critical reflections from a transdisciplinary team on deploying an AI-enabled robot in long-term care
Nursing Education in Practice
Julia Banco*, Albin Soni*, Karen Lok Yi Wong*, Lily Haopu Ren*, Rachel Xia*, Shambhavi Arora*, Lillian Hung Digital literacy training within interventions to support older adults with cardiovascular disease in using technologies: a systematic review
International Journal of Medical Informatics
K. Rush, C. Seaton, R. Ross, T. Robertson, A. Louloudi, P. Loewen, Kristen R Haase, J. Jakobi, R. Janke Expert recommendations for the conduct and appraisal of qualitative research in oncology
Oncology
E. Kaye, J. Bogetz, K. Barton, C. Bell, E. Johnston, R. Pozzar, A. Superdock, Sally Thorne, et al. The power of words: evaluating the role of qualitative methods in cancer research
Oncology
D. Graetz, B. Sisk, M. Salek, L. Blazin, C. Wakefield, E. Tarbi, Sally Thorne, et al. The role of Clinical Valve Coordinators. A clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiac Interventions (EAPCI) and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professionals (ACNAP) of the ESC
European Heart Journal - Valvular and Structural Heart Disease
Sandra Lauck, B. Højberg Kirk, G. McCalmont, D. Frank, M. de Ronde-Tilmans, F. Kelly, F. Praz, T. Rudolph, A. Audren, et al.
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Dr. Sandra Lauck presented this position statement on the role of nurse leaders in valvular heart disease at the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) scientific meetings of the European Society of Cardiology in Munich 2026. |
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