Challenges in Partnered Research: Professor Moura Quayle, Associate Provost, UBC Vancouver

Physician-paramedic teams can save lives: new study

In much of B.C. and Canada, pre-hospital care is delivered solely by teams of paramedics. However, a new UBC study suggests that physicians and paramedics working alongside each other on specialized teams could greatly improve patient outcomes, especially in rural and remote areas.The analysis of jurisdictions that use interprofessional physician-paramedic teams shows they can increase patient survival rates by 49 per cent and decrease mortality risk by 20 per cent.

Why is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?

When it comes to digital access and internet technologies, some languages are still more equal than others. Speakers of majority languages, who type in English or text in Korean, assume their message will be transmitted accurately. But Indigenous language communities don’t share this same confidence.Computers and smartphones don’t come with the ability to type all letters in all languages. The unique characters integral to many Indigenous languages are often mangled as they travel across the ether.

The Resilient Brain: A Journey from Birth to Old Age

Celebrating 10 years of the UBC Learning Exchange pop-up Tech Café

How an innovative free program bridges the digital divide, encourages transformative learning and builds skills in the Downtown Eastside.The UBC Learning Exchange, located in the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), offers a range of community-based programmes aimed at helping residents improve their lives through personal development and new social networks. It also supports faculty who wish to offer experiential learning opportunities to their students and researchers who want support with community-based research.