GERO @ the UBC School of Nursing is a dynamic community of nurses and members of the public interested in advancing nursing care of older adults through education, research, and community engagement.
With GERO we are aiming to:
- Develop innovative approaches to enhance gerontological nursing education in BC.
- Increase the profile of gerontological nursing research being conducted in BC.
- Create a community of practice partners across the province with the aim of improving knowledge generation and uptake.
GERO (Gerontological Education, Research and Outreach) at the UBC School of Nursing was launched by Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch and Dr. Alison Phinney in the Spring of 2011.
Webinar
Unpaid family/friend caregiving: Strategies for Mobilizing an Equitable Health Promotion Approach
July 6, 2023
CORE Canada
In 2022, approximately one in five Canadians provided unpaid care to an adult with a long-term condition or disability. With population aging, it is anticipated that an increasing number of Canadians will be involved in caring for aging family members or friends in the coming years. While caregiving can be a rewarding experience, it can also have costs for unpaid caregivers (e.g., negative impacts on physical and mental health, financial costs, social costs). This webinar focuses on strategies for mobilizing an equitable health promotion approach in order to support the wellbeing of unpaid family and friend caregivers.
In the News
Provincial funding programs should allow immediate family to be paid caregivers: Advocates
March 18, 2023
CBC News
Baumbusch says the health-care system is saving millions, if not billions, of dollars in unpaid care work being provided by family. “They have money sitting in the bank, there is someone doing care, that someone is a family member and they’re not being paid.”…
In the News
COVID-19: Long-term care restrictions another blow to islolated residents
January 3, 2022
Vancouver Sun
Research examining the impact of B.C.’s essential visitor policy by Jennifer Baumbusch, an associate professor in the school of nursing at UBC, found that “visitation restrictions arising from public health’s pandemic response have unintentionally compromised these familial bonds and access to specialized family care, potentially contributing to further physical and cognitive decline, and distress among residents.”
Podcast: Gero Nurses Tales from the Front
November 15, 2022
Dr. Baumbusch is a professor and researcher at the University of British Columbia’s School of Nursing as well as being the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Sex & Gender Science Chair. In this chat with Shelley and Lillian, she discusses her journey into gerontological nursing, understanding the trauma that many are going through as they enter long term care, the importance of families in care delivery , and how nursing education needs to focus more on our aging population.
Help a Nursing Student!
April 17, 2020
In this time of social distancing, the UBC School of Nursing is looking for senior volunteers to participate in weekly “phone check ins” with a nursing student. This will help students learn about the lived experience of aging and how older people manage daily life.
The students will have questions for you, and your job is to help them understand, based on your own experiences, what is important to know about aging and health.
This begins the last week of April. If you are interested in signing up, or if you have questions, please contact:
E-mail: frances.affleck@ubc.ca
Phone: 604-868-1678
The Gerontologist Podcast…
Our GERO colleague was interviewed for the Gerontologist Podcast. Check out Dr. Gloria Puurveen discussing her paper “A Seat at the Table: The Positioning of Families During Care Conferences in Nursing Homes” and elements of the IDEAL project.
#Greek2Street: Jennifer Baumbusch on KT with Families in Long Term Residential Care
June 11, 2018
Arthritis Broadcast Network
Family Councils in BC: From Individual to Collective Advocacy in Long-term Care
October 23, 2017
Making SENSE with Families in Long Term Care: A Knowledge Translation Intervention Study
July 12, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. Lillian Hung:
For having one of the TOP 5 downloaded articles in 2017 from the International Journal of Older People Nursing!
Authors: Lillian Hung, Alison Phinney, Habib Chaudhury, Paddy Rodney, Jenifer Tabamo, Doris Bohl
“Using an action research approach, we worked with patients with dementia and a team of interdisciplinary staff on a medical unit to improve dementia care. The insights provided by patients with dementia in the early phase shaped actions undertaken at the later stage to develop person-centred care within a medical ward. We used methods including go-along interviews, video recording and participant observation to enable rich data generation.”
We are proud to congratulate Dr. Gloria Puurveen and Dr. Heather Cooke, each recipients of the 2017 Michael Smith Foundation Research Trainee Award.
To read more on Dr. Puurveen’s project “Shared Decision-Making at the End of Life: Including the Voices of People with Dementia”, please click here.
To read more on Dr. Cooke’s project “No Time for Nice? Exploring the Nature and Influence of Workplace Incivility and Bullying in Long-Term Residential Care”, please click here.
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch
for receiving a 2016 Nursing Awards of Excellence
from the Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (ARNBC)
for her Excellence in Advancing Nursing Knowledge and Research
Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch receiving 2016 Nursing Awards of Excellence
For more information CLICK HERE
Congratulations to
Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch, Marie-Eve Leblanc, Maureen Shaw and Mary Kjorven for winning the International Journal of Older People Nursing’s Outstanding Scholarly Contribution to Gerontological Nursing Practice Award for their paper:
“Factors influencing nurses’ readiness to care for hospitalised older people“
For more information on the award CLICK HERE
For more information on this study CLICK HERE
Here Comes the Boom: The Pivotal Role of Nursing in Seniors Care
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