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Professors Tarrant and Bottorff named Fellows of Canadian Academy of Nursing

Professors Tarrant and Bottorff named Fellows of Canadian Academy of Nursing

By Kendall Pew on September 14, 2020

Two highly accomplished professors from the School of Nursing in UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Health and Social Development are among the inaugural class of Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing, announced Sept. 9 by the Canadian Nurses Association.

Posted in News, People | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing

Stigma has been called out as the number one silent killer related to substance use and UBC nursing students are working to stop it. From left: Rachel Lee, Brandon Tremblay, Jenna Hunter, Wendy Tan and Shelby Price

Shaken by stigma, UBC nursing students take action against overdose crisis

By Chris Guenard on November 14, 2017

Over the last two years, a group of UBC nursing students have been following the overdose crisis while trying to come up with a life-saving solution. Now that they are in their final year of undergraduate studies, and with the crisis gaining momentum, they see the eradication of stigma as an important way to solve this crisis.

Posted in News | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing

Deborah Buszard deputy vice-chancellor and principal of UBC Okanagan (right) and Lisa Castle vice-president UBC Human Resources (third from right) congratulate (from left) Carol Boyd, Greg Wetterstrand, Linda Allan, Kim Filice, Mary Ann Murphy, Robert Belton, Nina Langton and Donovan Hare.

11 recognized for more than 25 years of dedicated service

By Chris Guenard on May 1, 2017

From the Toronto Blue Jays winning their first World Series, to Dr. Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman in space, to the world first SMS/text message -- 1992 was a year of firsts.

Posted in People | Tagged Athletics, Enrolment Services, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Philosophy, Psychology, School of Nursing, School of Social Work, Sociology, Southern Medical Program

From left: Nursing students Gurpreet Thur, Laura May, Cassandra Werkema, Julianne Siewert, Noella Gomes

UBC nursing students join with Aberdeen Hall to raise global health awareness

By Chris Guenard on December 11, 2015

This fall, Aberdeen Hall welcomed nursing students from Muriel Kranabetter's Engaging in Leadership course into grade three and six classrooms to help learn more about global health issues.

Posted in News | Tagged School of Nursing

Shiela Epp, third from left, is surrounded by volunteers from the California’s Orange County sheriff’s department (in the white t-shirts), Dreamlift buddies and two of the Operation Dreamlift children, Charlotte (to Epp’s left) and Hayley, far right.

UBC nurse helps make dreams come true at Operation Dreamlift

By Patty Wellborn on January 13, 2014

Spending dawn to midnight with a total stranger isn't everybody’s cup of tea. But for UBC’s Sheila Epp, the opportunity to escort a child on a day-long trip to Disneyland far outweighs the personal exhaustion that comes with this duty.

Posted in People | Tagged School of Nursing

Kelowna-Lake Country Member of Parliament Ron Cannan and Global Gala organizing committee member Michelle Bolen.

Nursing Global Gala raises more than $10,000

By Paul Marck on December 3, 2013

An estimated 300 people enjoyed African-themed food, entertainment and a silent auction as the Okanagan School of Nursing 4th-year students held their annual Global Gala at the Laurel Packing House on Saturday Nov. 23.

Posted in News | Tagged School of Nursing

Nursing students help promote health in Africa with Global Gala fundraiser

Nursing students help promote health in Africa with Global Gala fundraiser

By Chris Guenard on November 5, 2013

Dancing, shopping, and eating African-inspired food is how the campus community can help send nursing student’s to Africa to promote important health initiatives.

Posted in News | Tagged School of Nursing

Flu vaccination clinics Nov. 4 and 7

By Chris Guenard on October 15, 2013

Protect yourself with a flu shot.

Posted in News | Tagged Health Safety and Environment, School of Nursing, Southern Medical Program

Nursing students help villagers build health clinic in Africa

By Jody Jacob on November 20, 2012

Increasing nursing presence in the village will help improve health for residents

Posted in News | Tagged School of Nursing

Nursing students from UBC's Okanagan campus shared their knowledge about global health issues through a series of classroom visits with Grade 11 and 12 students at Kalamalka Secondary School in Vernon.

UBC nursing students unite with Vernon school to raise global health awareness

By Jody Jacob on November 16, 2012

Kalamalka Secondary School students plan trip to Panama to turn knowledge into action.

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