Faculty of Health and Social Development

Learning Opportunity: Restorative Approach Micro-Credential Course

Learning Opportunity: Restorative Approach Micro-Credential Course

Foundations for a Restorative Approach: Health Care Harm and Wellbeing, a new UBC Okanagan micro-credential course answers the urgent call from health care leaders across BC to shift towards a more holistic and healing approach to address health care harm and promote wellbeing in our health care system. “A Restorative Approach is respectful and relational […]

UBCO takes steps to address gap in primary health care

UBCO takes steps to address gap in primary health care

New post-degree certificate builds nurses’ expertise to practice in primary care settings

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UBCO nursing students host annual Global Health Gala

UBCO nursing students host annual Global Health Gala

Gala supports health-care needs with partners in Ghana and Zambia

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Insomnia therapy reduces postpartum depression, study shows

Insomnia therapy reduces postpartum depression, study shows

A recent study by UBCO researchers showed that moms who received cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBTI) during pregnancy experienced fewer depressive symptoms after giving birth.

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Alum Selected a 2024 Canada’s Most Powerful Woman

Alum Selected a 2024 Canada’s Most Powerful Woman

  Congratulations, Dr. Rachel Ollivier, 2016 BSN alumnus, on being recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network. Dr. Ollivier is a nurse practitioner and women’s health scientist at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre and the Women’s Health Research Institute. In these roles, she provides care to […]

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Nursing Alum Finds Her Niche as Entrepreneur

Nursing Alum Finds Her Niche as Entrepreneur

2017 BSN alumnus Erika Wiklund practiced in a variety of nursing roles before finding her bliss as co-owner and operator of Organic Glow Medical Aesthetics.  Our skin’s health is more than skin deep. As Erika Wiklund, 2017 Bachelor of Science in Nursing alumnus, explains, “So much is connected to our skin’s health. It is a […]

UBCO experts provide tips for heading back to school

Ali Rashid Bawumia holds a vision for health promotion

“My goal is to contribute to a healthcare system that is inclusive, equitable, and responsive to the diverse needs of all individuals.” Meet Ali Rashid Bawumia, UBC Okangan School of Nursing Master’s student. Ali came to the program with a strong background as a Senior Research Assistant and Nursing skills instructor at the University for […]

Finding a Home Far and Away

Finding a Home Far and Away

For recent UBC Okanagan School of Nursing graduate Nomawn Shahzad, doing a rural and remote practicum in Haida Gwaii turned out to be a life-changing decision. On the morning walk to his shift at the hospital, Nomawn watches the clouds glide along the shoreline. He passes the wharf where fishers prepare for their day. He […]