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BCIT celebrates National Nursing Week

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National Nursing Week runs May 7 – 13. All week, nurses across the province and throughout the country will be taking part in local celebrations and attending symposiums and other special events. In celebration of National Nursing Week, BCIT’s Nursing … Read more →

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Open House 2012 media coverage

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Check out some of the media coverage from BCIT’s Open House 2012.  

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BCIT Biotechnology researchers make strides in the medical industry

From left to right: Dr. Sarah McLeod, Ken Lee, Joan Shellard, and Lindsay Gung

Future improvements in health and medicine might lie within the biotechnology labs on BCIT’s Burnaby campus. For the past year, BCIT researchers have partnered with Richmond-based iProgen Biotechnology Inc. to develop protein-based therapeutics. In layman’s terms, they’re using molecular biology … Read more →

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Critical Care Nursing instructor presents poster, publishes paper

Lara Parker

Congratulations are due to BCIT Instructor Lara Parker. The Critical Care Nursing faculty member recently presented a poster at the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN) Dynamics Conference in London, Ontario.  Lara’s poster was entitled “Enhancing Family-Centered Care in the … Read more →

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BCIT nursing student receives Vital Link award

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Lauren Millar, a second year nursing student at BCIT, received the Vital Link award for saving a heart attack victim’s life. Check out the article in the North Shore News.

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Specialty Nursing instructors present at New Zealand conference

Eileen Shacknell

Mary Gillespie, Critical Care Nursing instructor, and Eileen Shackell, Bachelor in Specialty Nursing instructor, presented at the Australasian Nurse Educators’ Conference in Hamilton, New Zealand on Nov 23 – 25, 2011. Their presentation was entitled “Help me make sense of … Read more →

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BCIT works for careers in specialty nursing

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Meet Mandeep Rai, who is featured in the newest print ads for BCIT’s Specialty Nursing programs. As both an alumna (Bachelor Science in Nursing, 2009) and a current student of BCIT, Mandeep knows that a great education can open up … Read more →

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Biotechnology instructors champion improved nonhazardous waste recycling

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Biotechnology instructors Myra Howell and Bryan Andrews have implemented a system for diverting laboratory plastic waste by developing a set of procedures for sorting nonhazardous plastics at the point of use. Working within BCIT’s established system for recycling a nearly … Read more →

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