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Baycrest Centre - Episode 30 Baycrest is a research and teaching hospital for the elderly in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Is caring for a pet beneficial for brain health? VCHRI researcher Dr. Lillian Hung spoke on the Defy Dementia podcast about innovations in dementia care, including the use of robotic pets: https://ow.ly/MeA250XC2xN Dr Lillian UBC School of Nursing UBC IDEA Lab Centre for Aging SMART

Cover art for the UBC Vancouver School of Nursing 2024 Annual Report

Our 2024 Annual Report is now available to read online. open.library.ubc.ca/media/stream...

Indigenous Nursing Leaders in Canada YouTube video by Lydia Wytenbroek

Take a look at our video on Indigenous Nurse Leaders in Canada: youtu.be/V7lNpPvQGRo?... It is part of our project, Untelling Nursing History: Centering the Voices of BIPOC Nurses, which includes an interactive website and 11 videos r/t decolonizing nursing history. @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social

We presented 2 presentations, won the best demo award at AgeWELL conference; then presented 13 presentations at CAG. What a blast @idea.nursing.ubc.ca @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social @ubcappliedscience.bsky.social

Screenshot of the article title: “Virtual Team-Based Care Planning for Older Adults with Dementia: Enablers, Barriers, and Lessons from Hospital-to-Long-Term Care Transitions.” Authors listed include Lillian Hung, Paulina Santella, Denise Connelly, Mariko Sakamoto, Jim Mann, Ian Chan, Karen Lok Yi Wong, Mona Upreti, Harleen Hundal, Marie Lee Yous, and others.

Our new study in #JDAD @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social shows that virtual team-based care can strengthen communication & family involvement in hospital-to-LTC transitions for people with dementia—but success requires inclusive policies, clear protocols & leadership support: www.mdpi.com/3042-4518/2/...

An intravenous mixture sits in a sterile area of a wellness clinic, prior to being given to a customer. Medicinal bottles sit in the background. (Lauren Pelley (CBC))

“The situation here is actually the same or worse than in the U.S. in the regulation of these health spas, and particularly these new IV spas."

Dr. Bernie Garrett (@ubc-vnursing.bsky.social) discusses regulation of the medical spa industry www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

@nurselillian.bsky.social will be joining a panel at @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social’s 57th Marion Woodward Lecture & Symposium, “The Future of Nursing in the Age of AI,” on Thursday, October 16 at the VIFF Theatre in Vancouver. Learn more & register: nursing.ubc.ca/community/ev...

@nurselillian.bsky.social @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social @idea.nursing.ubc.ca @vchhealthcare.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @agingsmart.bsky.social

Headshot of Dr. Leah Lambert

​Dr. Leah Lambert is helping to reshape how cancer care is delivered — making it more equitable, compassionate, responsive. Early support helped her build an equity-focused research program that’s driving change across BC and Canada. Read her story: bit.ly/4nICllP

#healthresearch #nursing #equity

A critical reflection of an intergenerational, student-led team bringing social robots and research to older adults in the community Knowledge translation and exchange to promote the health and well-being of older adults requires collaborative relationships between researchers and knowledge users. Students are uniquely positione...

Our intergenerational, student-led team @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social reflected on bringing LOVOT social robots into community spaces with older adults. Read our critical reflection in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education via @tandfresearch.bsky.social:

Reflexive case studies on conducting technology implementation research in long-term care homes - Lillian Hung, Joey Oi Yee Wong, Haniya Bharucha, Lily Haopu Ren, Charlene Chu, 2025 Background Technological advancements offer the potential to address healthcare challenges, such as improving residents’ quality of life in long-term care homes...

New paper 🚨 We reflect on the messy realities of doing tech implementation research in long-term care settings from coast (BC) to coast (ON). With @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social & @uoftnursing.bsky.social:

How language revitalization boosts Indigenous health - UBC News New research shows that reviving Indigenous languages may do more than preserve culture—it may also improve public health.

New research shows that reviving Indigenous languages may do more than preserve culture—it may also improve public health.

news.ubc.ca/2025/06/how-...

Beat the Heat: Summer Tips for Seniors Every summer, thousands of Americans suffer from heat stroke, heat exhaustion and dehydration. And each year, an average of 300 people in the United States dies from heat-related illnesses, according ...

Stay cool, stay safe! 🌴🍦🏖️
#BeatTheHeat this summer with these tips for older adults...

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#AgingInPlace #KelownaBC #Summer

Headshots of Zachary Daly, Dr. Skye Barbic, and Dr. Ben Mortenson posing together in a large, white atrium

@ubc-vnursing.bsky.social PhD student Zachary Daly, whose research is on climate distress and youth, met up with OSOT Department Head @ben-vanmortenson.bsky.social and Associate Professor @skyebarbic.bsky.social at UBC Health's Bridging Research and Action this morning #OT365 @agingsmart.bsky.social

Aging study recruitment poster

Help us to spread this invite of aging study to Canadian older adults #UBC @idea.nursing.ubc.ca @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social

The leading risk factor for cancer isn’t what you think The factor most associated with cancer is unavoidable: aging. Older adults with cancer benefit from a geriatric assessment before making treatment decisions, but this is still not routine care.

OP ED: It's not smoking, alcohol, the sun or hair dye.

Nope, the most important risk factor for #cancer is aging, an unavoidable condition that we will all experience.

@ubc-vnursing.bsky.social‬ prof Dr. Kristen Haase discusses in @ca.theconversation.com‬