The UBC School of Nursing Marion Woodward Lecture & Symposium on October 5, 2017 was attended by BCHNS members participating with theme Display table designed by Nan Martin.
Guest speaker for the Lecture was Dr. Deborah Finnell from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the topic was “Mental Illness and Substance Use: Challenging Old and Persistent Paradigms”.
Honourary member Naomi Miller’s special contributions to the history of nursing and to all history in British Columbia have earned her many honours.
Recently she was officially recognized as the 2017 Regional District of East Kootenay Electoral Area E Volunteer of the Year. Congratulations Naomi! Continue reading
Save the date & register online for workshop “Voicing Contested Histories:Creating opportunities to foster diversity, inclusion and reconciliation” You may participate in person or online. This event is Wednesday, November 22, 2017 / 9am – 3:30pm at Royal Roads University, 2005 Sooke Rd., Victoria, BC
Register online: http://bcmaprovincialforum2017.eventbrite.ca
Glennis Zilm attends her last meeting of the Lower mainland Branch of the BCHNS at our June 22/17 meeting.
Glennis has been a very active member, a valuable historian to our Society and will be greatly missed, although she says she plans to attend the meetings via skype from her new home in Campbell River!!!
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An ‘ethnic’ souvenir for a WWI Nurse has brought the Curator at the Museum of Greek Folk Art, Athens, Greece and the BCHNS together. Curator Eleni Papathoma, M.A. contacted the BCHNS thru “contact us” on our website enquiring about a Nursing Sister Winifred Jessie Dowding, shown in the picture, and a souvenir she bought while serving in Greece during WWI. Papathoma at the end of her article thanks Glennis Zilm and the BC History of Nursing Society for their “immediate and illuminating” response to her questions.
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Ethel Johns, the first Nursing Director of the University of British Columbia School of Nursing will soon be honoured by the placement of a permanent plaque in a selected garden at UBC.
The new display in the UBC display case of the School of Nursing, prepared by Cheryl Entwistle, Chair of Displays, shows our appreciation and recognition of Johns’ contributions and early work in establishing the Nursing Program.
Look for the date to be posted on the EVENTS PAGE of this website when we are made aware of this event.
The UBC School of Nursing Historical Collection Fond, 1921-2004 has been added to the website. There are some historical photos included and the complete fonds can be downloaded. To find the Collection go to Archives, archival fonds, and click on the UBC School of Nursing Historical Collection.
The BCHF Annual Conference was held in Chilliwack with the Theme “Land, Water, People”
Glennis Zilm, Kathy Murphy and Nan Martin were delighted to represent our society at this very successful conference in Chilliwack.Continue reading
The PARC Retirement Living honoured all 33 of their Resident nurses ranging from the classes of 1938 to 1971. Our very own BCHNS member, Cheryl Entwistle, to the delight of the all, attended the “Nightingale Tea” in the 1905 RJH walking out costume. The message to these elderly nurses was a quote from Florence Nightingale “Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses…we must be learning all of our lives” Continue reading
Member Sonya Grypma has an article published in The Journal of Quality Advancement in Nursing Education (QANE). The article “Historically-Informed Nursing: The Untapped Potential of History in Nursing Education” can be downloaded here: http://qane-afi.casn.ca/journal/vol3/iss1/2/
Julie Lapinsky, a BCHNS supporter, alerted us to an article about a new memorial for First World War nurses. To read the article click here: https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/03/new-memorial-honours-first-world-war-nurses/
Be sure to visit the VGH School of Nursing Alumnae Association’s web site. It has a new look! Click here: http://vghnursingschoolalumnae.com/