Faculty of Health and Social Development

From cessation to celebration: nicotine pouches go viral on TikTok
UBCO celebrates BC’s first nursing students to complete their master’s with an Indigenous focus
UBCO introduces new pathways in primary care nursing
UBCO’s largest graduating class marks 20 years of growth
New toolkit is helping create dementia-inclusive communities in BC

New toolkit is helping create dementia-inclusive communities in BC

UBC Okanagan research is for communities hoping to create compassionate, dementia-inclusive spaces for meaningful connections

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UBCO celebrates Embrace Aging Month

UBCO celebrates Embrace Aging Month

Local seniors can participate in dozens of interactive, educational activities

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Global nursing pathways lead Canadian students to Zambia

Global nursing pathways lead Canadian students to Zambia

UBC Okanagan’s Global Health Practicum gives students the skills they need to be caring and capable nurses.

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Do What Makes Your Heart Sing

My job is to provide good, safe information to primary care providers and others. With this knowledge they may feel empowered to screen and advise patients on preventive measures. Amanda Annett zoomed in on the human heart. Her interest in its eloquent and essential function began in her third-year practicum placement on the cardiac unit […]

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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