Death / Dying

Peter Kirk

Director, Palliative Care

Palliative care, palliative medicine, palliative sedation

Dr. Sally Thorne, PhD, RN, DSc (Hon), FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN

Dr. Sally Thorne, PhD, RN, DSc (Hon), FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN

Professor

Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

Health Care, Philosophy/Ethics, Communication, Cancer, End-of-Life, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), Palliative care, Supportive Care, Nursing,

Dr. Farah Shroff, BSc, MEd (Primary Health Care), PhD

Dr. Farah Shroff, BSc, MEd (Primary Health Care), PhD

Public Health Researcher and Educator

public health, social equity, women’s health, global politics, social determinants of health, anti-racism, anti-imperialism, integrative health, holistic health practices, yoga, meditation, indigenous systems of health, health policy,

Matthew Orde

Matthew Orde

Forensic Pathologist, Vancouver General Hospital

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, UBC

Forensic pathology, forensic medicine, autopsy pathology, anatomical pathology, expert evidence, disaster victim identification,

Claudia Krebs, MD, PhD

Senior Instructor

Anatomy, body donation, medical education, flipped classroom, flexible learning, neuroanatomy, neuroscience education

Brenda Lau, MD, FRCPC

Brenda Lau, MD, FRCPC

Program Director

Clinical Associate Professor

Anesthesiology, pain medicine, pain interventions, autonomic nervous system, rehabilitation, opioids, pain training, point of care, ultrasound, community clinics, regional pain services, movement rehabilitation, yoga, nutrition, prevention, post surgical pain, post trauma pain, headaches, back pain, whiplash, abdominal, fibromyalgia, widespread pain, neuropathic pain, chronic disease, Royal College pain medicine subspecialty, practice based evidence, injury prevention, post surgical care, non opioid pain services, myofacial release, IMS

Norma Hilsmann, BSN, MSN (FNP), MSN (Nsg Ed.), RN

Norma Hilsmann, BSN, MSN (FNP), MSN (Nsg Ed.), RN

Lecturer

Nursing, pharmacology, International nursing, hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplant, cancer, intensive care, critical care, cardiac critical care, emergency department, hospital administration, nursing education, ADN, LPN, BSN (BScN), Master’s, Nurse Practitioner, clinical front line nursing,