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.
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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