by R & S | May 7, 2019 | Research & Scholarship
I would like you to imagine for a moment that you have just been diagnosed with a failing heart. Your heart is not pumping blood to the rest of the body as it should, and for the rest of your life you will be learning how to deal with breathlessness, fatigue,...
by R & S | May 7, 2019 | Research & Scholarship
Traditionally Nurses’ Week messages are full of images of smiling, caring nurses who are referred to as the “most trusted” health professionals. This year I challenge each and every one of you to find out more about the work that professional nurses do everyday and...
by R & S | May 1, 2019 | Research & Scholarship
Last week, I was standing in a room full of health care professionals networking when I introduced myself to a fellow nurse. I found myself anxiously waiting for that awkward moment I so often experience after introducing myself as a nurse informatician. Typically, I...
by R & S | Apr 24, 2019 | Research & Scholarship
In the last three years alone, the overdose crisis has caused more than 10,000 deaths in Canada. Overdose-related deaths reached an alarming rate in 2016 in British Columbia (BC) at which point the province was forced to declare a public health emergency – this public...
by R&S | Jan 16, 2019 | Research & Scholarship
By Dr Kelli Stajduhar, UVic Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health For most Canadians, good palliative care is still not a given, despite its many proven benefits. This is especially true for people who experience poverty, homelessness, disability, racialization, or...
by R&S | Dec 3, 2018 | Research & Scholarship
I recently met with UVic Nursing Professor Dr. Debra Sheets. She has an exciting new project called Ease e-Home. She is working with geriatrician Dr. Marilyn Malone to use Amazon Echo in homes of people who have mild cognitive impairment. They are trialing it to see...
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