Gerontological Education, Research and Outreach - GERO @ UBC School of Nursing
The Future of Digital Medicine: Pros and Cons
In our GERO meeting this month we discussed a new FDA approved sensor (by Proteus Health) that can be embedded in a pill in order to track each pill taken by a patient. This sensor relays the information to a patch worn on the patient’s skin which then relays it to a tablet or smart […]
Congrats to Sarah Wu! Thesis Defense
Congratulations to Sarah Wu for successfully defending her Master’s thesis on December 8th! Sarah completed her Master’s degree at SFU in the Gerontology department, her thesis title was: “Exploring Person-Centered Care and Mealtimes for Residents with Dementia in Specialized Care Units” The GERO group came out to support her and we were all very impressed […]
What I Wanted to Say But Didn’t on The Current
4:15am! That’s what time it was when I was sitting in Vancouver’s CBC Radio studios waiting for my moment on The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti. It was an amazing experience and I’m grateful for the graciousness of the CBC staffers who were there to help me through it. But… I was on for less […]
Dementia Friendly Communities
In July, I had the pleasure of leading a discussion at the University of British Columbia’s Interdisciplinary GERO Graduate Student Reading Club. This club consists of a handful of students ranging in educational levels from undergraduate to post-doc in the disciplines of nursing and aging from both Simon Fraser University and the University of British […]
Learning the Ropes of Fieldwork in the Operating Room for the AWAKE* study
*The AWAKE During Surgery: Exploring Relational Ethics in the Operating Room study examines the interactions between healthcare professionals and frail, older adults, who are awake during the TAVI procedure. The AWAKE Study is funded through a CIHR Ethics Catalyst Grant (Nominated PI: Jennifer Baumbusch) Today was our first day of orientation in the OR to […]
