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Geriatric medicine trailblazer and Bowen Islander appointed to Order of Canada

Bowen Islanders may know Lynn McArthur as past president of the Garden Club but it was her illustrious alter-ego, Dr. Lynn Beattie, who was appointed a member of the Order of Canada last week. Click the title to read more.

Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. B. Lynn Beattie appointed to the Order of Canada

Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. B. Lynn Beattie has been appointed to the Order of Canada for her pioneering contributions to the field of geriatric medicine in Canada and abroad. Click the title to read more.

UBC faculty appointed to Order of Canada

November 27, 2020 Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, announced 114 new appointments to the Order of Canada.Created in 1967, the Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest honours. Click the title to read more.

The unique mental health and brain impacts of COVID-19

As COVID-19 infections spike around the globe, with no end in sight for months, questions are beginning to arise around the long-term effects of the pandemic on our mental health and brain health. Click the title to read more.

Louise Harding receives “Best Overall Contribution: Clinical Neuroethics” Award at the 2020 International Neuroethics Society Meeting

Congratulations to Neuroethics Canada’s Ms. Louise Harding for receiving the “Best Overall Contribution: Clinical Neuroethics” Award at the 2020 International Neuroethics Society Meeting! In line with this award, Ms. Harding received a £150 Book Voucher sponsored by Springer. Presentation title: Rights and meanings: Advanced technologies for disorders of the brain Team: Louise Harding, Jacob McFarlane, […]

Neurotechnology Treatment for Pediatric Drug Resistant Epilepsy (DRE) Resource Page

Click the image to access all our publicly available materials on pediatric DRE, funded by the NIH.

GGconversations takes a question from Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. Judy Illes on team science and the importance of interdisciplinarity

At the recent GGconversations (September 24, 2020 episode), Her Excellency the Right Honourable Governor General Julie Payette and Quebec’s Chief Scientist Dr. Rémi Quirion take a question from Dr. Judy Illes on team science and discuss the importance of interdisciplinarity. To watch the episode, click on the clip below: For more information, please visit: https://www.gg.ca/en/ggconversations#QuirionEN

MHCC injects board with the insights and experience of youth

Medical student, peer supporter and mental health champion Armaghan Alam embraces a new challenge. Click the title to read more.

‘It is like sitting on a cliff’: September, schools and pre-traumatic stress disorder in COVID times

It’s little surprise our dreams are more vivid, more epic, more wild than usual. Any big, dramatic event tends to stir up dreams, but negative ones dial up anxiety dreaming. Click the title to read more.

Congratulations to Core’s Armaghan Alam for being appointed to the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Board of Directors

Armaghan (Army) Alam, second year UBC medical student and student researcher at Neuroethics Canada, has recently been appointed to the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC’s) Board of Directors. Army will be joining the board as its youngest sitting director. In this role, Army will work with the other board directors to oversee and provide […]