Jeffrey Wong

Today is #EmancipationDay, marking the beginnings of the abolition of slavery in “Canada” in 1833. This history is not well known—I learned all about slavery in the US but didn’t even know that there’s similar history here until today. Hope you’ve learned something new too.

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Yay Margaret!!!

Labor built Medicare. Its next legacy must be a health system that keeps people well Introduction by Croakey Professional Services: The Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research and Education (ASPIRE) is calling on the Albanese

“If Medicare was about guaranteeing access, then the next legacy must be about building health differently: through prevention, through connection, and through community.” —Dr. J.R. Baker, via @croakeynews.bsky.social

Yes! There’s lots of exciting social prescribing work happening in Canada too. See @cisp-icps.bsky.social and @cspsc.ca, the SP student movement that I’m part of :)

Congratulations Kate!

Troubling to see federal cuts targeting Indigenous Services and scientific research under PM @mark-carney.bsky.social. Share your voice and push for a budget that reflects our values: canada.ca/yourbudget

Join @cisp-icps.bsky.social on August 6th to learn how Social Prescribing Connectors are bridging health and social care to:

✅ Address social determinants of health
✅ Improve equity and access
✅ Strengthen relationships between people and their communities

🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/gcXvRFsH

This is incredibly helpful! Thank you.

Haha thanks JBI, will keep you posted on how it goes! I’m excited to learn from @uvicnursing.bsky.social CEiHC facilitators. Is there anything that I should prepare or read ahead of time to get the most out of the training?

Curious to hear more about that—what if the second reviewer checks the AI extraction for accuracy as the authors of that paper suggested?

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Just registered for the @jbiebhc.bsky.social Comprehensive #SystematicReview Training this October through @uvic.ca. Excited to strengthen my evidence synthesis skills as I dig deeper into #SocialPrescribing and #SeniorCare research to help build the evidence base!

Had a great time learning from #SocialPrescribing community connectors and evaluators at @cisp-icps.bsky.social’s Canadian Social Prescribing Exchange this morning. Can’t wait for the next one in November!

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I work in a large organization (UBC), so from time to time, people trying to reach another Jeffrey Wong accidentally email me. So far, I’ve been an OB/GYN and a tech manager… who knows how many more Jeffrey Wongs are out there lol

As a research assistant @idea.nursing.ubc.ca, I really appreciate having the mentorship from our patient partners who are living with dementia. They bring lived experiences to our projects—and working directly with them honestly helped me grow as a researcher.

Came across this opinion piece on patient engagement in research in @bmj.com just now—thank you so much for sharing your perspective, @dawnrichards.bsky.social.

Excited to be presenting at our @idea.nursing.ubc.ca Research Day 2025! If you’re in Vancouver on August 13, make sure to swing by and check out our work :)

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Fresh off the press—new paper led by PhD candidate Karen Wong and @nurselillian.bsky.social explored how dementia-friendly videos can support the psychosocial needs of people with moderate to severe dementia in care settings. Check it out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Congrats Karen and team!

“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” —Malcolm X

What’s wrong with skeet 🥺😂

So proud of you two! Thank you for spreading the word on #SocialPrescribing with EM physicians in Saskatchewan.

Jeffrey Wong and Arwen Fong present at the Northwest Robotics Symposium, with a large slide behind them titled: “They’re so cute that you wanna hug them”: Perspectives of older adults, people living with dementia, and their carers on LOVOT in LTC.

Jeffrey Wong and Arwen Fong presenting at the Northwest Robotics Symposium at Simon Fraser University. A laptop is open in front of them with an SFU sign on the lectern.

Wrapped up our #NWRS2025 presentation on LOVOT in LTC—honoured to share voices of older adults, people living with dementia, and their carers. Thank you to Arwen for being a wonderful co-presenter, @idea.nursing.ubc.ca for the support, and SFU Computing Science for hosting.

Title slide for a UBC IDEA Lab presentation at the at the Northwest Robotics Symposium 2025 by Jeffrey Wong, Arwen Fong, and team titled “They’re so cute that you wanna hug them”: Perspectives of older adults, people living with dementia, and their carers on LOVOT in LTC. An orange LOVOT robot graphic is shown on the right.

I’ll be presenting on the #LOVOT social robot with the UBC IDEA Lab (@idea.nursing.ubc.ca) team at the Northwest Robotics Symposium at SFU Harbour Centre later today—it’s a free to attend so come say hi if you’re around!

Based in the GTA? Interested in facilitating a #SocialPrescribing workshop? Reach out to Nicole Cormier at @cisp-icps.bsky.social by Sunday!

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At #AWepic2025, Dr. Jim Mann (patient partner living with dementia) and PhD student Lily Haopu Ren shared lessons from Canada 🇨🇦 & the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 on implementing VR in long-term care.

Watch (starting at 27:44):

Just published🚨 Our protocol for an ongoing scoping review focused on exploring best practices for co-designing virtual reality with Indigenous peoples. Check it out:

Jeffrey Wong smiles and gives a double thumbs-up beside Dr. Lillian Hung, who is serving food from a spread of Asian dishes including braised meat in curry, fried tofu, and leafy greens.

Me when there’s food @idea.nursing.ubc.ca 🤓 Thank you so much for the delicious meal @nurselillian.bsky.social 🫶🏼

At the same time, I appreciate that Canadian institutions like UBC are creating opportunities in response to the challenges faced by researchers in the US.

Come to Canada and bring your skills to a society that values knowledge, inclusion, and progress 🇨🇦

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