SFU admission letter offering conditional admission to the Health Sciences MSc program for Fall 2026, with conditions related to final transcript submission, maintaining a 3.00 term GPA in the first two terms, and guaranteed minimum funding of $21,000 per year for 2 years.

Excited to share that I’ll be starting my MSc in Health Sciences @sfu.ca studying #SocialPrescribing this fall.

I’m really grateful for the mentors, collaborators, and communities who’ve supported me along the way. Special thanks to @nurselillian.bsky.social, @idea.nursing.ubc.ca, and @cspsc.ca.

"Now is the time for reconciliation, not unilateral decisions, as the premier has continued to do" Huy’wu’qw Shana Thomas (Laxele’wuts’aat), First Nations Summit Task Group and hereditary Chief of Lyackson

Congrats Dr. Hill and team 👏🏼

Community-Based Social Prescribing: An Integrative Review of Program Characteristics, Facilitators, and Barriers Social prescribing (SP) is an upstream approach that connects people with non-medical, community-based resources to enhance health and well-being. We aimed to characterize community-based social presc...

New integrative review on community-based #SocialPrescribing in Nova Scotia, co-authored by CSPSC members Sophie Bezanson and Laura Colford @dalhousie.bsky.social, highlights SP implementation facilitators and barriers:

“The first task of the doctor is therefore political: the struggle against disease must begin with a war against bad government.”

— Michel Foucault, The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception (1963)

A teal graphic shows the text "New Resource, Making Social Prescribing Accessible for Autistic People: Best Practice Guidelines". There is a preview of two pages of the guide, next to the SBB logo.

New on our blog: making #SocialPrescribing accessible for autistic people 📝

Learn about our latest resource, co-produced with @autistica.org.uk & autistic adults, caregivers of autistic people, & social prescribing professionals.

sbbresearch.org/making-socia...

What even is social prescribing? with Le-Tien Bhaskar Spotify video

My conversation with health policy PhD candidate Le-Tien Bhaskar on episode one of Social Rx, a podcast on #SocialPrescribing by @cspsc.ca, is now live! Give it a listen on your commute home tonight 😁

Stephen Lewis speaks at a podium during the 2016 NDP Convention (Codie McLachlan/CP).

Stephen Lewis was a democratic socialist who never stopped demanding a better world for all. How proud he must have been to see @avilewis.ca step into NDP leadership in his final days. May he rest in power.

Congrats to @t-tsang.bsky.social on her appointment as Executive Lead and Scientific Director of the AI Hub at @vchresearch.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing the integration of responsible AI into care delivery and research to improve population health.

What even is social prescribing? with Le-Tien Bhaskar | Social Rx Podcast YouTube video by Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective

Excited to share that I’ll be hosting @cspsc.ca’s new podcast, Social Rx, launching Thursday, April 2.

Our first episode features Le-Tien Bhaskar, MPH, a health policy PhD candidate and co-founder of CSPSC. Click the notification bell on YouTube to get notified when it goes live:

Congratulations to @avilewis.ca on being elected as NDP’s new leader. We need bold leadership to rein in developing AI and fight for working Canadians in times like these.

CSPSC Social Prescribing Day 2026 Celebration: Health in Community YouTube video by Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective

Missed the CSPSC #SocialPrescribing Day 2026 Celebration?

Check out the full recording below with presentations from @cisp-icps.bsky.social and our members (Tara, Azeria, Nikoo, HanShu, Élyse):

Excited to hear updates from the @cisp-icps.bsky.social team and our #SocialPrescribing student researchers and champions 🇨🇦

I was explaining how a scoping review works to a group of high schoolers visiting @idea.nursing.ubc.ca for the week, and at one point I showed them the search strategy that I’m struggling to translate and said “this is Google search on steroids” lol.

Thank you @naomiaklein.bsky.social @ccj-ubc.bsky.social for hosting this important discussion. I’m excited to start reading #EmpireOfAI.

Karen Hao and Naomi Klein speaking on stage at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia.

My signed copy of Karen Hao’s book “Empire of AI.” Her message to me reads “Jeffrey– Thank you for supporting my work!” She also stamped “Certified 100% Human: genAI Free” on the bottom corner of the title page.

What an eye opening talk on AI by @karenhao.bsky.social at UBC.

I’ll admit I had zero clue about the deeply disturbing nature of LLM content moderation, and how Open AI contracted out these traumatizing tasks involving repeated exposure to extremely graphic content to workers in LMICs like Kenya…

From the NHS to campus: How social prescribing could support student wellbeing | Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective What if your doctor could prescribe you a walking group or a museum visit instead of just medication? Mental health challenges arising from loneliness, anxiety, burnout, and feeling disconnected on ca...

What if your doctor could prescribe a walking group or a museum visit instead of just medication? Our first Student Blog explores how #SocialPrescribing could support student wellbeing on post-secondary campuses.

March is recognized as #BisexualHealthAwarenessMonth and focuses on the specific health disparities, particularly mental health, faced by the #bisexual+ community.
Research shows that bi+ individuals experience higher rates of mental health challenges than their gay, lesbian, or heterosexual peers.

This is a new low for ABC Vancouver…

Photo of stuffed animals and flowers placed around a tree near the Tumbler Ridge school, in memory of the recent shooting

My 12-year old daughters donated one of their favourite stuffies for me to leave at the memorial in Tumbler Ridge. It’s heartbreaking just to think of them not coming home safely from school today and every day.

A screenshot from a CIHR virtual networking event with a slide titled “Revolutionizing Dementia Care Transition through the Learning Health System (LHS) model at Vancouver Coastal Health.” It lists research goals, implementation progress (patient journey mapping, system mapping, EDI advisory, learning community education), knowledge mobilization strategies, the population of interest, and challenges/opportunities. A small video tile shows Dr. Lillian Hung speaking.

At yesterday’s CIHR Implementation Science Teams Networking Forum, @nurselillian.bsky.social shared how our Learning Health System partnership with @vchhealthcare.bsky.social is improving dementia transitions through a Learning Community. Learn more here: idea.nursing.ubc.ca/2025/02/21/b...

Do you have one of these Jim??

Senior care cannot be left in the hands of private corporations and sold like commodities, especially when closures directly put older folks at risk.

NDP government uses health system expropriation powers for first time, seizes care home The provincial government has taken control of a personal care home in south Winnipeg, marking the first time since taking power in 2023 that it has used expropriation within the health-care system to...

I applaud the Government of Manitoba’s decision to seize this private long-term care home in Winnipeg. Provinces should 100% be using their expropriation powers for public good in cases like this.

Frontline workers are holding our crumbling healthcare system on their shoulders. Should they choose to strike, I’ll be there on the picket line with them. Solidarity forever. #bcpoli

Sad to see that ABC once again voted against being a Living Wage certified employer

Boo #EvictKenSim

Thank you Julia, Albin, and the @idea.nursing.ubc.ca team for these reflections!! Happy to see students applying theories they learn through these field-based experiences in LTC.

Explore this webinar by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health on exploring interventions for social isolation and loneliness in older adults

Jan 14, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 pm EST | Register here: ow.ly/4KZR50XSyc5

UBC IDEA lab Postdoctoral Fellow Position (Computer Science) Care robots have the potential to offer useful support in long-term care. We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow with a strong background in computer science or engineering to lead the ...

We are hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow with a computer science or engineering background to lead the technical development and real-world implementation of autonomous mobile robot assistants in long-term care settings. Learn more and apply: www.postdocs.ubc.ca/ad/58967