by admin | Feb 18, 2014 | Events
The Inmates are running the Asylum: Stories from the early days of the Vancouver Mental Patient’s Association Interested students, faculty and the wider UBC School of Nursing community are invited to attend the showing of a documentary film about the early days of the...
by admin | Feb 12, 2014 | Member News
“A Passion for History, A Place in the Present” by Jennifer M.L. Stephens Click on link below to read the full article. http://www.arnbc.ca/blog/a-passion-for-history-a-place-in-the-present-by-jennifer-m-l-stephens-rn/
by admin | Jan 21, 2014 | Call for Papers
The Canadian Association for the History of Nursing /Association Canadienne pour l’Histoire du Nursing Annual Conference will be held June 13-15, 2014 at York University, Toronto, Canada. The theme for the 2014 conference is Local Work, Global Health and the Challenge...
by admin | Jan 20, 2014 | Awards, Member News
BC History of Nursing Society Presentation of the Nina Rumen Bursary January 18, 2014 Nina Rumen, an Honorary member of the BC History of Nursing Society since 2003, has experienced the health system as a nurse and a patient. Based on this, and concern about the need...
by admin | Jan 2, 2014 | Member News
Sharon Simpson, RN, BSN, MSc, EdD, died December 25, 2013, in hospice in Kamloops after a valiant fight with cancer. A long-time member of the BC History of Nursing Society, she was co-author, with Karen Abbott, of Traditions and Transitions, a definitive history of...
by admin | Nov 25, 2013 | Awards, Events
Laurie Meijer Drees & Sonya GrypmaThe first Consortium for Historical Inquiry in Nursing and Health Care, organized by Dr.Geertje Boschma, with generous support from patron & Associate Professor Emerita Helen Shore, proved a very successful event Thurs. Nov...
by admin | Oct 19, 2013 | Member News
Nina Rumen celebrated her 86th Birthday Oct 12th, hosted by her good friend Sheila Zerr. Nina loves a party and celebrated with a few of her BC History of Nursing friends. Congratulations Nina!
by admin | Oct 4, 2013 | Events
Click here for info www.nursing.ubc.ca/Research/documents/Consortium.pdf. Registration is expected and can be done online or calling 604-822-1409 Cost: $20 General admission, $10 for students and retirees Place: UBC, Room T206 UBC Hospital Time: 10-2:30...
by admin | Jul 29, 2013 | Awards, Member News
The ARNBC Board presented Verna with an ARNBC Honorary Life Membership at a small ceremony at her home on April 27th 2013. Verna was in good form and it was a lovely opportunity to pay tribute to her contributions to the profession and to acknowledge her great support...
by admin | Jul 25, 2013 | Events
Kathy Murphy, Chair of BCHON visited this Langley Centennial Museum exhibit which runs from July 17th to September 8,2013. The museum has borrowed these uniforms from Sheila Zerr BCHON & Glennis Zilm BCHON and VGHSON Alumanae...