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Naomi Mison, who is hosting an event to discuss virtual solutions to support loved ones during COVIID-19, has a conversation with her mother on Skype.

The month of March is set aside to embrace aging in the Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on February 24, 2021

This March will be the eighth annual Embrace Aging month taking place across the Okanagan.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Health, Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention

UBCO researchers Farhad Ahmadijokani and Mohammad Ajrmand have developed a cost-effective material that can help remove toxic chemicals, like cancer-treatment drugs, from water supplies.

New tool removes chemotherapy drugs from water systems

By Patty Wellborn on January 18, 2021

‘What goes in, must come out’ is a familiar refrain. It is especially pertinent to the challenges facing UBC researchers who are investigating methods to remove chemicals and pharmaceuticals from public water systems.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged College of Graduate Studies, Health, Research, School of Engineering

The Stronger Together project connects patients with expert resources, online counselling, daily health trackers and opportunities to build social connections with Canadians experiencing similar health circumstances.

New UBC research partnership connects patients with virtual health communities

By Patty Wellborn on January 6, 2021

Researchers with the UBC Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (CCDPM) have teamed up with digital health company Curatio to provide Canadians with virtual health support during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Health, Research, Southern Medical Program

The role of the nurse has been front and centre since the pandemic began.

Reflecting on what really was the Year of the Nurse

By Patty Wellborn on December 23, 2020

Even before the term COVID-19 was a household name, the World Health Organization had designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It was to be a year of celebration, milestones and recruitment opportunities to encourage more people to think about nursing as a career.

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

It will be an unusual Christmas for many as virtual gatherings have become the norm this season.

UBCO experts offer tips to help make this Christmas worth remembering

By Patty Wellborn on December 22, 2020

While it’s true that Christmas 2020 will be unusual for most, a team of UBC Okanagan experts suggest it doesn’t have to be a holiday season to regret. The experts’ advice includes everything from online shopping tips and getting some exercise to curling up with a good book.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Management, Health, Psychology, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

Simulation session in the KGH emergency department. Note: in order to conserve PPE, the team pictured here is not wearing PPE appropriate for simulation but not bedside patient care.

COVID-19 simulation guide supports rural health care response

By Nathan Skolski on December 10, 2020

New research from the UBC Southern Medical Program (SMP) supports the use of telehealth in the care of Parkinson’s patients in rural communities, particularly within the Interior Health region.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Health, Research, Southern Medical Program

Katrina Plamondon, assistant professor in UBC Okanagan’s School of Nursing.

As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, UBCO researcher calls for a level playing field globally

By Nathan Skolski on December 7, 2020

As the Canadian government plans for a mass inoculation campaign with the soon-to-be available COVID-19 vaccines, a UBC Okanagan researcher, together with more than 100 health researchers across the country, is asking the government to think globally, not locally.

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

The survey showed that 80 per cent of respondents indicated a willingness to use telehealth for follow-up appointments as part of their Parkinson’s treatment.

Telehealth offers new rural health care options for Parkinson’s patients

By Nathan Skolski on November 18, 2020

New research from the UBC Southern Medical Program (SMP) supports the use of telehealth in the care of Parkinson’s patients in rural communities, particularly within the Interior Health region.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Health, Research, Southern Medical Program

Zach Walsh, a clinical psychologist and professor in psychology in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

UBCO’s substance use clinic goes virtual

By Nathan Skolski on October 14, 2020

At a time when many are in critical need of counselling and mental health services, UBC Okanagan’s Problematic Substance Clinic use has announced that it will be shifting its services online to support the community during COVID-19.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged College of Graduate Studies, Health, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Psychology

Shelly Ben-David, assistant professor at UBC Okanagan’s School of Social Work, examines the early stages of psychosis in young people.

UBC research identifies gaps when it comes to helping youth diagnosed with early stages of psychosis

By Nathan Skolski on October 14, 2020

New UBC research is highlighting the need for improved training when it comes to helping young people living with psychosis determine their sense of identity.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, Research, School of Social Work

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