by admin | May 26, 2016 | Member News
Honourees Recognized for Making a Difference 100 people received the Dean’s Medal of Distinction created to honour the University of British Columbia and the Faculty of Applied Science’s 100th anniversary. At the Applied Science’s Centennial Celebration, held on April...
by admin | May 25, 2016 | Member News
BCHNC Member is published BCHNS member, Lydia Wytenbroek wrote an article in Honor of Nurses Week- “The Stethoscope: A Tool of Nurses’ Trade since the 1930’s” that got published today May 12th, as a lead article on the Blog “Echoes &...
by admin | May 25, 2016 | Displays, Events
VGH Alumnae & BCHNS celebrate Nurses Week together on Florence Nightingale’s Birthday, May 12, 2016. Cheryl Entwistle from BCHNS & Norma Guttormsson, Executive Secretary VGH shared the display table. Thank you to these ladies for representing us! Photo...
by admin | May 12, 2016 | Events
Vancouver Community Nursing Week Celebration This annual event was held at Van Dusen Gardens on May 10, 2016. BCHNS was invited to have a display table where Cheryl Entwistle & Jackie Ratzlaff manned the display in vintage costumes. A good number of hardworking...
by admin | May 12, 2016 | Events
BCHNS members attended the first Grad Students Symposium where BCHNS had a partial sponsorship of a display table at the Irving K Barber Center. Sheila Z, Glennis Zilm & Cheryl attended and all appreciated and were very impressed with the presentations. Cheryl...
by admin | Apr 9, 2016 | Events
Sat April 9th, 2016 Graduates from the Royal Jubilee Hospital School of Nursing celebrated the 125th reunion/ AGM combined with 210 attending. Special congratulations to the class of ’66 on their 50th anniversary.
by admin | Mar 12, 2016 | Events, Member News
Dressed in a heritage nursing uniform and armed with artifacts and photographs, Glennis Zilm transports you back to pioneer Surrey, when health care was not what it is today. Surrey Museum, Cloverdale (on Highway 10), Saturday, March 19 2:00pm-3:00pm By donation See...
by admin | Feb 18, 2016 | Member News
Margaret Mainwaring recently celebrated her 105th birthday on February 5, 2016. Margaret is a 1933 graduate from VGH School of Nursing and served in WWII. She received the Queen’s Silver Medal at Government House in 2012. Attending her birthday celebrations were...
by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Events
The UBC School of Nursing Consortium for Nursing History Inquiry presents Capturing the History of Public Health Nursing and its Transformation from Nurses’ Work Experiences Speaker: Ranjit Dhari, MSN Lecturer, UBC School of Nursing Date: March 9, 2016 12:00 – 1:00 pm...
by admin | Feb 2, 2016 | Member News
Harriet ‘Hallie’ Jennie Todd Sloan, C.M., C.D., B.N., Lt Col (Retired),passed away peacefully at home in Ontario on January 21 2016, her 99th birthday. Born in Winnipeg, she grew up in Saskatoon and graduated in 1939 from the Vancouver General Hospital...