VancouverSummerProgram

July 14 - August 14, 2023
About theprogram

Nursing

The Vancouver Summer Program (VSP) is a four-week academic program for international undergraduate students. For the 2023 session, UBC School of Nursing
will be offering 3 packages: Seniors’ Health and Home care (Package A), Interdisciplinary Global Health Leadership (Package B)and Mental Health and Awareness(Package C). Participants will attend highly interactive classes and engage in a variety of social activities while living in residence on UBC’s stunning campus, locatedon the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm(Musqueam) people.
** International students from various disciplines are invited to apply. No prerequisites are required; however, participants must be proficient in English, have a strong academic
background, and be at least 18 years of age at the beginning of the session.

To apply online, please go to: vancouversummerprogram.ubc.ca
Nursing VSP PageUBC VSP Page

Want more information regarding VSP in Nursing?
Please visit: nursing.ubc.ca/international-learning
For general inquiries:

Central Office
University of British Columbia
2111 Lower Mall, Vancouver, Canada,
V6T 1Z4

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
09h00 - 17h00 PSTSouth Asia & Middle East
Faisal Beg
UBC India Liaison Office, New Delhi, India
Email: faisal.beg@ubc.ca
Tel: 91-11-4606-1905

Still have questions regarding the program? Please contact:
Ellen Siu, MBASenior Manager
UBC VSP Nursing
Email: ellen.siu@ubc.ca

Emmanuela Ojukwu, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
UBC VSP Nursing
Email: emmanuela.ojukwu@ubc.ca

Gino Kim
Manager, Student Services
UBC VSP Nursing
Email: gino.kim@ubc.ca

ASenior’s Health andHome care

B

Interdisciplinary Global
Health Leadership

CMental Health andAwarenessIntroduction to Senior’s Health

Global Health Leadership

Introduction to Mental HealthField excursions to innovative seniors’
care centres and effective mentorship
techniques will provide students with aonce-in-a-lifetime opportunity to takepart in the most advanced learningin healthy aging and common healthconcerns among seniors. A broad
range of guests (including older adults,
healthcare providers and educators)
will engage with students and provide content expertise.
This course provides a window into normal aging processes
and introduces students to some of the main healthchallenges experienced by seniors, including dementia. Bestpractices for supporting seniors’ health and wellbeing will bediscussed, guided by ethical considerations and principles
of person-hood. The course includes lectures, workshops
and mentored individual projects by students that will bepresented at the end of the course.

As we become more globalized and connected, healthcare
providers have opportunities to lead the way for social
justice and equity. This course will draw upon theWorld Health Organization’s current program of work andthe United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) framework. Students will learn about leadershipstyles and strategies for global health advocacy work andpolicy development. Course discussions will highlight global
health leadership in action for complex contemporary
challenges such as climate change; human resources forhealth; good global governance; decent work; gender andage-transformative action; universal health coverage (UHC);
and the “triple billion” goals. To lead globally, we have tothink both locally and internationally, and students will haveopportunities to meet local leaders who are champions for
local Indigenous rights and cultural safety in Vancouver.

Using a life-course perspective addressing mental
health from the prenatal period through older adulthood,students will build their understanding of the various
mental health challenges, risk and protective factors,
health system challenges and opportunities and evidencebased approaches to mental health promotion, prevention
and treatment of common mental health challenges forindividuals and their families. This course provides students
with a foundation for working with individuals, families,
and populations who experience and are living with mental
health and substance use challenges. This course includes
lectures and discussion groups.

Introduction to Caring for Seniors at Home and in theCommunity
Students will gain hands-on experience in developing skills
to effectively engage with and support seniors in theirhomes and communities. A wide variety of guests will
engage with students, including seniors, family caregivers,
and health and social service providers. Students will
engage with seniors to consider practical tips to create
supportive home environments. This course provides anoverview of the key components of supporting the healthand well-being of seniors in their home environment.
Students will be introduced to issues associated with aging
in place, including environmental,policy and systemicfactors. The course will be led by expert faculty in the fieldof aging. Course content will be delivered through lectures,case studies, small and large discussion groups, and fieldexcursions.
The content covered in NURS Package A (Seniors Health and Home Care) is similar tofoundational pillar courses in MHLP Seniors Care as a whole (NURS 542, NURS 585S).
However, this course does not translate exactly into the content covered for either course
due to its condensed format.

Health Impact and Climate Change
Our planet is experiencing the largest threat of the 21stcentury, climate change. To prepare for the future andto promote the physical as well as mental wellbeing ofindividuals, communities, and populations, this course isdesigned to take students on the journey of examining key
concepts in climate change and its intricate impacts onhuman health. Using the social determinants of healthframework, students are encouraged to analyze howanthropogenic activities contribute to environmental
degradation in order to inspire them to adopt sustainable
practices into their lives.
This course includes
lectures, climate
expert sessions, andcase studies that will
enhance the content inan enriching way.
The course content NURS Package B (Interdisciplinary Global Health
Leadership) is covered in a number of courses, including NURS 290, NURS 351,
NURS 512 & NURS 520. However, this course does not translate exactly into thecontent covered for the courses due to its condensed format.

Strategies to Manage Stress in Everyday Life
Students will have theopportunity to explore knowledge
related to stress, stressors,resilience, social support, andstrategies to foster physical,mental, emotional, and spiritual
health. Key concepts to be explored include the positive
and negatives aspects of stress, factors that contribute tostress, physiological and psychological responses to stress,
and the various strategies to navigate and manage stress,
including the role of social support and self-care. There will
be a strong focus on practical strategies to manage stresswithin the context of students’ current and future lives.
The course will encompass a variety of methods including
lectures, discussions, and an interactive assignment willallow students to express their creativity.
The content covered in NURS Package C (Mental Health & Wellness) is similar tocoursework covered in a few courses, NURS 303 and NURS 180. It is intended to support
university students to advance their knowledge about mental health and wellbeing.
However, these packaged courses do not translate exactly into the content covered in thecourses due to its condensed format.

Photo Credits:
Ellen Siu by Martin DeeEmmanuela Ojukwu by Paul Joseph
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