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UBC Midwifery Faculty Contribute Lactation Education Research
Marianne Brophy and Kim Campbell have co-authored a newly published paper alongside an interprofessional team led by Dr. Suzanne Campbell, Professor Emeritus at UBC Nursing. The paper “Effectiveness of interprofessional development of foundational lactation open education resources” was recently published in the Clinical Simulation in Nursing Journal. Their research highlights how collaboration across healthcare disciplines […]
Celebrating UBC Midwifery Award Recipients
Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service. Applegarth Staff Service: Tracey Mason Killiam Teaching Prize: Allison Campbell
UBC Midwifery Honours Orange Shirt Day
UBC Midwifery Stands with Indigenous Communities As we approach Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30, we take a moment to reflect on the stories and experiences of Indigenous peoples affected by the residential school system. At UBC Midwifery, this day reminds us of our commitment to reconciliation and the importance of listening to the voices […]
UBC Midwifery Continues to Grow
We are excited to welcome the following new team members. Natalie Johnson, a new lecturer from the Island. Natalie is also a Course Tutor for MIDW 200, 201, 305, 320. Kim Wallace, our new administrative coordinator. Kim will be working closely with leadership to support current and future initiatives and the administrative needs of the […]
Welcome Class of 2028!
UBC Midwifery faculty and staff would like to welcome the Class of 2028. As students embark on this journey, they will acquire the knowledge, skills, and compassion essential for making a meaningful impact. We look forward to engaging with you and witnessing your growth as you contribute to the advancement of the midwifery profession. You’re […]
Solís, Celina
PhD
Tatum, Ali
MA
Stoll, Kathrin
BA, MA, PhD
Elizabeth Nethery
MSc, MSM
Courtney Broten
RM, McAC, MHPE
Senkoro, Vanessa N.
BSocSc
Campbell, Allison
RM, MA Associate Professor of TeachingLead, Midwifery Undergraduate Program Email: allison.campbell@ubc.ca Phone: 604 827 2146 Pronouns: she/her/hers
Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! Whatever today means to you, we can always celebrate coming together, the beauty of our land, the diversity of our people, and its Indigenous Nations any day of the year.
Welcome! Tanya Momtazian
Join us in welcoming Tanya Momtazian, your new midwifery representative for the UBC Faculty of Medicine Clinical Factory Advisory Council. We thank Kate Blake for her three-year term ending June 30, 2024. Highlights: Responsibilities: For the terms of reference, please refer to the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Clinical Faculty Advisory Council—Terms of Reference page. For […]
National Indigenous Peoples Day
via UBC Today marks National Indigenous Peoples Day. The summer solstice is significant to many Indigenous groups and communities across Canada which makes this a fitting opportunity to recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. UBC Events National Indigenous History Month Pride Month via UBC […]
Farewell, Tracey Mason!
In October 2021, we congratulated Tracey Mason, the program’s Administrative Coordinator and right arm to program directors, on her induction into the UBC 25-Year Club and being the longest UBC employee within Midwifery. Now, after almost 14 years with the program, we bid farewell and congratulations on her new role with UBC Centre for Migration […]
UBC Faculty of Medicine’s gowning ceremony; Professor Cecilia M. Jevitt
UBC Faculty of Medicine had its gowning ceremony for new professors and those becoming emeriti in early June. Our esteemed professor Cecilia M. Jevitt’s rank was formally backdated to July 1, 2022, but it is still a wonderful photo op any year. (L) Dean, Dermot Kelleher; (C) Professor, Cecilia M. Jevitt; (R) Emeritus Professor, Robert […]
Congratulations UBC Midwifery class of 2024!
Congratulations to the newest alumni of our Faculty of Medicine’s Midwifery Program! Your dedication and hard work have paid off. Your journey from student to professional is a testament to your passion for healthcare. Here’s to the next chapter of your remarkable careers!
Strategic Planning Days!
UBC Midwifery is establishing a new five-year plan. Pursuing alignment on critical program focuses to drive our mission forward, re-vitalizing the program. Strategic planning work started earlier this year with stakeholder feedback and audits culminating with in person strategic planning work days in late May. What we worked on. And, of course, so much more. […]
Happy Pride Month 2024!
June is Pride Month! At UBC, we’re proud to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff. Explore the many Pride activities at our Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can do to support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion: https://events.ubc.ca/pride/
UBC CPD Midwifery Needs Assessment
To help identify areas of educational development and improvement, you’re invited to participate in a needs assessment to learn more about your interest in CPD and the types of programming you would like to see. Midwives are encouraged to complete this short, anonymous survey by June 30, 2024. For more CPD Midwifery content and resources, […]
Congratulations Allison Campbell! UBC Killam Teaching Prize in Medicine Recipient
Congratulations to Allison Campbell on being awarded the 2023/2024 UBC Killam Teaching Prize in Medicine. This is well-deserved recognition for her teaching excellence! (Nominated by UBC Midwifery Director Kellie Thiessen.) The Killam Trusts have been supporting graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty members across Canada since 1965. At UBC, the Trusts offer doctoral and postdoctoral […]
We’re hiring! Full-time Lecturer for developing our Vancouver Island cohort.
Help shape the future of Midwifery in BC. The Midwifery Program at UBC is hiring a full-time Lecturer (1.0 FTE) for our developing Vancouver Island cohort. The position is for 5 years with the possibility of renewal. Full vaccination against Covid-19 is required as mandated by the provincial health authority. Apply now to join our […]
Journal of Participatory Research Methods: The RESPCCT Study
UBC Midwifery Birth Place Lab is a key contributor to this publication, along with the UBC School of Population and Health and UBC Nursing, British Columbia health authorities, and international educators. These collaborations are working towards improving health-care systems. Read or download the publication. CCBY-4.0 https://doi.org/10.35844/001c.94399 The Journal of Participatory Research Methods is a transdisciplinary, […]
UBC Midwifery Keynote Lecture on Restorative Justice
Shifting the narratives around tensions, conflict, and burnout with solution-focused and relational content can help break down barriers. Join UBC Midwifery, on April 19th, 2024, for this learning opportunity – part of the Elaine Carty Visiting Scholars Initiative. This event has ended. Event Details This is a free keynote lecture delivered in a hybrid format – in […]
3D Animation: Cardinal Movements in Labour
Kim Campbell consulted for the 2023 @UBC_BMVC capstone team in developing this amazing 3D animation of the cardinal movements of labour. Credit: UBC BMVC & UBC Faculty of Arts “The HIVE.” BMVC Capstone Student Project Team: Beatrix Yu, Caite Miller, Charita Goyal, Katherine Herring BMVC Certificate Program Supervisors: Larry Bafia, Ishan Dixit Consultants: Kim Campbell, […]
Welcome! Katia Mordak: Indigenous Student Coordinator
We’re very excited to welcome Katia Mordak to the team. To learn more about our new Indigenous Student Coordinator please read their bio.
Fraser Health: Midwifery Fellowship vacancies
[Fraser Health Communications] The Fraser Health Authority (FHA) Midwifery Division within the Regional Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is pleased to offer temporary fellowship appointments for new registrant midwives for one year. These temporary fellowship appointments are intended to provide a one-year experience to support postgraduate consolidation of knowledge and skills. FHA will consider applications […]
International Women’s Day 2024
This year, as part of the worldwide celebrations of women’s achievements, there are two major themes. The IWD organization and UBC’s theme is #InspireInclusion to encourage us to imagine a gender-equal, diverse, equitable and inclusive world. The Government of Canada’s and United Nation’s themes are Invest in Women: Accelerate progress. Inclusion and progress go so well together. UBC’s […]
Zoë Hodgson to lead Midwifery work for the Ministry
Zoë Hodgson, an alumni, a preceptor, an adjunct UBC Midwifery Professor, and most recently Clinical Director for the Midwives Association of BC (MABC), has joined the NP and Midwives team in the Nursing Policy Secretariat as the Clinical and Policy Lead for Midwives and will lead Midwifery work for the Ministry. The Nursing Policy Secretariat […]
Welcome! Newest Additions to UBC Midwifery
Our team is growing, and we are excited to add two new instructional assistants to the team. They will be onboarding in the coming weeks and getting up to speed with the administrative work. Marisa Ortiz (she/they) – Instructional Assistant Hi everyone, my name is Marisa (she/they), and I’m a recent grad of UBC Science. […]
BMJ Open Faculty Publication: Co-contributors Vedam. S & Bayrampour. H
UBC Midwifery Professor and Lead Investigator for The Birth Place Lab Saraswathi Vedam and UBC Midwifery Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator for our Perinatal Wellbeing Research team Hamideh Bayrampour, have, along with other UBC faculty and alums, contributed to a protocol “Teaching by texting to promote positive health behaviours in pregnancy: a protocol for a […]
IJERPH Student & Faculty Publication: K Ketchum and CM Jevitt
Announcement: Kiley Ketchum, registered dietician and third-year midwifery student and Professor Cecilia M. Jevitt have recently co-authored a paper titled “Evidence-Based Eating Patterns and Behavior Changes to Limit Excessive Gestational Weight Gain: A Scoping Review,” published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). IJERPH is an open-access journal published monthly online […]
The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing: Faculty & Student Publication
Announcement: Professor Cecilia M. Jevitt and student Kiley Ketchum have co-authored a paper titled “Pairing Evidence-Based Strategies With Motivational Interviewing to Support Optimal Nutrition and Weight Gain in Pregnancy,” published in The Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing (JPNN). Known as the “Pink Journal,” JPNN is a peer-reviewed publication focusing on labour and delivery, intrapartum […]
UNESCO: Midwifery must be preserved
Midwifery has been entered into UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritages that must be preserved. You can read about the inscription in a short but insightful article here: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/midwifery-knowledge-skills-and-practices-01968. VIDEO Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices (Germany, Cyprus, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Slovenia and Togo)Representative List – 2023
THE LANCET: Post-doctoral fellow publication
Post-doctoral fellow Dr. Kaveri Mayra (Birth Place Lab) co-authored an article in a new Lancet series on maternal and perinatal health: Towards a better tomorrow: addressing intersectional gender power relations to eradicate inequities in maternal health
ELSEVIER: Faculty Publication
Dr. Luba Butska co-authored Systematic Screening for Perinatal Anxiety and Why it Matters, along with Kathrin Stoll and Nichole Fairbrother, both of whom are part of Family Practice but tied to Midwifery. Anyone clicking on this link before December 24, 2023, will be taken directly to the latest version of your article on ScienceDirect, which […]
Midwifery 20th Anniversary, Victoria Edition: Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who made their way to the event; we had ~ 75 people in attendance. The CPD afternoon presentations were also well attended: Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, a panel discussion on supporting physiological birth and water birth in hospital settings, and best business practices for midwives. People were warm and engaged. Fun was had […]
Promotion: Laura Mercer!
There are new voices in our faculty work groups! Laura Mercer has been promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor (MIDW) to represent Midwifery in the Department of Family Practice Clinical Faculty Appointment and Promotions Committee (DCFAPC). The DCFAPC meets two or three times a year, depending on the number of applications received. The members review applications […]