NH Brown Bag Lunch Series
The Brown Bag Lunch series is a joint initiative between Northern Health and UNBC to promote health research in the North.
These education sessions are NOW accredited! Physicians are now eligible for Mainpro+ and MOC Section 1 credits. Please ensure to sign in at each session in order for the CME program to provide you with a certificate of attendance.
Brown Bag Lunch Series Upcoming Schedule
March 24, 2022
Title: Sustainability Failure: Understanding the Factors Influencing Sustainability of Innovations in the Canadian Healthcare System
Presenter: Dr. Raelene Marceau, NP-PHC, BScN, MN, PhD
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Northern Baccalaureate Program
School of Nursing
University of Northern British Columbia
November 25, 2021
Title: What about the kids? Learnings from Early Years Research Initiatives in Northern BC in the Midst of COVID-19
Presenters: Dr. Caroline Sanders, Associate Professor and Acting Chair, School of Nursing, University of Northern British Columbia, Theresa Frank, Research Assistant & MSc Student Psychology, University of Northern British Columbia, Tess Amyot, Research Assistant, BHSc, University of Northern British Columbia, Erica Koopmans, Research Assistant, University of Northern British Columbia & Child Health BC Regional Coordinator- Northern Health, Provincial Health Services Authority, Lisa Provencher, MEd Student, University of Northern British Columbia & Field Supervisor, First Nations Health Authority
September 23, 2021
Title: Building Research Capacity Development in the North: A Collaborative Feedback Session
Presenters: Julia Bickford, Regional Director, Research, Evaluation and Analytics, Northern Health and Marcelo Bravo, Lead, Patient Orientated Research and Knowledge Translation Capacity Building, Northern Health
June 24, 2021
Title: Climate Change and Health Impacts in Northern British Columbia: An Overview
Presenters: Naomi Khan, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Intern, Northern Health, Lisa Ronald, CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow, Population & Public Health Support Unit, Northern Health, Paula Tait, Technical Advisor, Health and Resource Development, Northern Health
April 23, 2020
Title: Exploring the Experiences of Rural Emergency Room Nursing Staff with Recruitment and Retention of Rural Physicians: a unique viewpoint on a systemic challenge.
Presenters: Dietrich Furstenburg, NI Rural Medical Director, Northern Health and Janna Olynick, Analyst, Clinical Outcomes, Northern Health
February 27, 2020
Title: Understanding barriers to health care access through cultural safety and ethical space: Indigenous people's experiences in Prince George, Canada
Presenter: Sarah Nelson, Postdoctoral fellow - Department of Geography & Planning, Queen’s University
January 23, 2020
Title: Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc): Rural Site Visits Project
Presenters: Krystal Wong, Program Coordinator, RCCbc, Dr. Stuart Johnston, Physician Lead, RCCbc, Erika Belanger, Research Coordinator and Data Analyst, RCCbc, and Dr. Dave Snadden, Rural Doctors' UBC Chair in Rural Health
November 28, 2019
Title: The Understanding and Management of Stroke Risk in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Living in Northern British Columbia
Presenter: Alexandra Marleau, RN, MScN, Clinical Nurse Educator
October 24th, 2019
Title: Untangling Complexities: Journey to Inactive Status of Casual Home Support Community Health Workers
Presenter: Ildiko Polgar, MHST, BScN RN
September 26, 2019
Title: Developing a Northern BC Knowledge Synthesis Centre
Presenters: Martha MacLeod, PhD, RN, Professor, University of Northern British Columbia, Northern Health/UNBC Knowledge Mobilization Research Chair and Co-Lead, Health Research Institute and Erica Koopmans, MPH, Research Associate, Health Research Institute, University of Northern British Columbia
June 27, 2019
Title: Co-Creating Meaningful Patient-Oriented Participatory research on Gardening and Horticultural Therapy in a Long Term Care Facility
Presenters: Georgia Betkus, Graduate Student, UNBC & Meg Labron, Graduate Student, UNBC
How to Connect
In Person: UHNBC Learning and Development Center, Room 0505
By WebEx (audio/video):
- Webex
- Password: brownbag
- 1-877-385-4099
- Passcode: 8353420#
By Teleconference (audio only):
- 1-877-385-4099
- Passcode: 8353420#
