Jeffrey Wong
@jeffrey.cspsc.ca
Research assistant @idea.nursing.ubc.ca and co-lead @cspsc.ca. Exploring how #SocialPrescribing and #SocialSupport can improve health and social care for older adults and people living with dementia. Views are my own. He/him.
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COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
New qualitative study coming out of @oxprimarycare.bsky.social explored factors surrounding #SocialPrescribing link worker retention in the UK. As a community connector in Canada, I see similar ambiguities here at home.
Entering a liminal state when becoming a social prescribing link worker and how it affects retention: findings from a UK qualitative study | Primary Health Care Research & Development | Cambridge ...
Entering a liminal state when becoming a social prescribing link worker and how it affects retention: findings from a UK qualitative study - Volume 26
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November 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
New qualitative study coming out of @oxprimarycare.bsky.social explored factors surrounding #SocialPrescribing link worker retention in the UK. As a community connector in Canada, I see similar ambiguities here at home.
If you haven’t already, make sure you subscribe to @medsky.social! It’s a Bluesky network and labeler for healthcare folks that adds little topic labels (like “Primary Care” and “Public Health”) under your name. You can DM them and they’ll help you get started!
November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If you haven’t already, make sure you subscribe to @medsky.social! It’s a Bluesky network and labeler for healthcare folks that adds little topic labels (like “Primary Care” and “Public Health”) under your name. You can DM them and they’ll help you get started!
So proud to contribute to the Canadian arm of the IAIC study on perceptions of aging and aging well with colleagues from @idea.nursing.ubc.ca. Great to see @nurselillian.bsky.social repping 🇨🇦 to share our results in Singapore.
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
So proud to contribute to the Canadian arm of the IAIC study on perceptions of aging and aging well with colleagues from @idea.nursing.ubc.ca. Great to see @nurselillian.bsky.social repping 🇨🇦 to share our results in Singapore.
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New blog post on Bioethics Today by Hana Abbasian and Perisa Ashar responds to our recent LOVOT reflection paper, raising ethical questions about #AlgorithmicIntimacy and #EmotionalAccountability when using social robots in dementia care.
Blog - Heartstrings and Hardware: Navigating the Ethics of LOVOTs in Elder Care - Bioethics Today
A group of researchers at the University of British Columbia’s IDEA Lab recently invited older adults living with dementia and their family care partners
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November 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New blog post on Bioethics Today by Hana Abbasian and Perisa Ashar responds to our recent LOVOT reflection paper, raising ethical questions about #AlgorithmicIntimacy and #EmotionalAccountability when using social robots in dementia care.
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Featured in Canadian Healthcare Technology, a new study by VCHRI researcher Dr. Lillian Hung reveals how accessible, AI-enabled robot companions foster emotional engagement & social connection for residents of long-term care homes: ow.ly/gHZ850XnXP5
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Featured in Canadian Healthcare Technology, a new study by VCHRI researcher Dr. Lillian Hung reveals how accessible, AI-enabled robot companions foster emotional engagement & social connection for residents of long-term care homes: ow.ly/gHZ850XnXP5
New #nursesky pub alert! Our research team at @idea.nursing.ubc.ca (led by @nurselillian.bsky.social) captured perspectives of people living with dementia and family partners on the potential, limitations, and ethics of implementing #LOVOT in long-term care homes:
Perspectives on artificial intelligence-enabled socially assistive robots in long-term care: Experiences with LOVOT among people with dementia and family caregivers - Kayoung Lee, Joey Oi Yee Wong, Ka...
Objective Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) are reshaping dementia care in long-term care (LTC) settings. This critical refl...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
New #nursesky pub alert! Our research team at @idea.nursing.ubc.ca (led by @nurselillian.bsky.social) captured perspectives of people living with dementia and family partners on the potential, limitations, and ethics of implementing #LOVOT in long-term care homes:
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There are higher priorities for 50$million Vancouver tax dollars.
Like, housing.
And schools.
And parks.
Like, housing.
And schools.
And parks.
Some breaking news: in a special Vancouver Police Board meeting only announced over the weekend, the police board has requested a $50 million increase to their budget for 2026.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
There are higher priorities for 50$million Vancouver tax dollars.
Like, housing.
And schools.
And parks.
Like, housing.
And schools.
And parks.
Vancouver has a councillor who can’t even vote in Vancouver—but that’s fine with Ken Sim’s ABC majority.
If you don’t live with the consequences, you shouldn’t write the rules.
If you don’t live with the consequences, you shouldn’t write the rules.
Vancouver councillor defends attendance record after selling local home, buying property in Okanagan
A Vancouver city councillor is defending his attendance record after selling his local home and buying a property in the Okanagan.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Vancouver has a councillor who can’t even vote in Vancouver—but that’s fine with Ken Sim’s ABC majority.
If you don’t live with the consequences, you shouldn’t write the rules.
If you don’t live with the consequences, you shouldn’t write the rules.
Great week of learning and connecting at #CAG_2025 in Montréal with @nurselillian.bsky.social and the @idea.nursing.ubc.ca team. Presented posters on a seated dance pilot in LTC and a scoping review on social support for 2S/LGBTQ+ older adults in Canada :)
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Great week of learning and connecting at #CAG_2025 in Montréal with @nurselillian.bsky.social and the @idea.nursing.ubc.ca team. Presented posters on a seated dance pilot in LTC and a scoping review on social support for 2S/LGBTQ+ older adults in Canada :)
Great discussion (and pizza) at @agingsmart.bsky.social’s Lunch & Learn on #SocialPrescribing and social supports for older adults in rural Canada with Prof. Maureen Ashe.
October 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Great discussion (and pizza) at @agingsmart.bsky.social’s Lunch & Learn on #SocialPrescribing and social supports for older adults in rural Canada with Prof. Maureen Ashe.
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Pop-up roller skating rink near the Chelsea section of the High Line celebrating LGBTQ+ activists like Marsha P. Johnson
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Pop-up roller skating rink near the Chelsea section of the High Line celebrating LGBTQ+ activists like Marsha P. Johnson
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Proud moment today! Our research assistant @jeffrey.cspsc.ca and patient partner Lynn Jackson presented our poster “Co-Designing Immersive Virtual Reality With Indigenous Communities” at the TWU CREATE Conference 2025.
October 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Proud moment today! Our research assistant @jeffrey.cspsc.ca and patient partner Lynn Jackson presented our poster “Co-Designing Immersive Virtual Reality With Indigenous Communities” at the TWU CREATE Conference 2025.
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Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
September 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
Thanks for raising this important point, @evafain.bsky.social.
Our study at @idea.nursing.ubc.ca explored older adults’ experiences w/ social robots, co-created with people with lived experience, to understand how they may support emotional and social wellbeing (commenting in a personal capacity):
Our study at @idea.nursing.ubc.ca explored older adults’ experiences w/ social robots, co-created with people with lived experience, to understand how they may support emotional and social wellbeing (commenting in a personal capacity):
September 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Thanks for raising this important point, @evafain.bsky.social.
Our study at @idea.nursing.ubc.ca explored older adults’ experiences w/ social robots, co-created with people with lived experience, to understand how they may support emotional and social wellbeing (commenting in a personal capacity):
Our study at @idea.nursing.ubc.ca explored older adults’ experiences w/ social robots, co-created with people with lived experience, to understand how they may support emotional and social wellbeing (commenting in a personal capacity):
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Today is #WorldAlzheimersDay. At the UBC IDEA Lab, we believe our work matters because people living with dementia matter. Through co-created research, we’re working toward a kinder, more compassionate future for dementia care 💜
September 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Today is #WorldAlzheimersDay. At the UBC IDEA Lab, we believe our work matters because people living with dementia matter. Through co-created research, we’re working toward a kinder, more compassionate future for dementia care 💜
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🤖 A new study led by VCHRI researcher Dr. Lillian Hung reveals how accessible, AI-enabled robot companions foster emotional engagement & social connection for residents of long-term care homes:
Fostering connection in long-term care with the help of social robots
As Canada’s aging population continues to grow, so does the demand for innovative solutions to enhance the care and quality of life for older adults. At the forefront of this technological shift is Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Lillian Hung, whose new study explored the potential of social robots to support well-being among residents of long-term care homes.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🤖 A new study led by VCHRI researcher Dr. Lillian Hung reveals how accessible, AI-enabled robot companions foster emotional engagement & social connection for residents of long-term care homes:
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Researchers quantified what people with lived experience have been saying for years: street sweeps harm people, increasing their risk of violence and overdose.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
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My latest for @thetyee.ca
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‘Street Sweeps’ Increase Overdose and Violence Risks, Study Finds | The Tyee
City workers in Vancouver have been confiscating tents and personal belongings from unhoused people since 2008.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Researchers quantified what people with lived experience have been saying for years: street sweeps harm people, increasing their risk of violence and overdose.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
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My latest for @thetyee.ca
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@cisp-icps.bsky.social hosted a series of webinars exploring evidence, policy, priority population perspectives, and co-design approaches with leading researchers in the field of social prescribing.
Check out the series here: www.socialprescribing.ca/webinar-seri...
Check out the series here: www.socialprescribing.ca/webinar-seri...
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September 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
@cisp-icps.bsky.social hosted a series of webinars exploring evidence, policy, priority population perspectives, and co-design approaches with leading researchers in the field of social prescribing.
Check out the series here: www.socialprescribing.ca/webinar-seri...
Check out the series here: www.socialprescribing.ca/webinar-seri...
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Our new scoping review in Digital Health (@journals.sagepub.com), led by @nurselillian.bsky.social, explores what helps and hinders co-designing #SocialRobots with older adults living with #Dementia. Read here:
Facilitators and barriers to codesigning social robots with older adults living with dementia: A scoping review - Lillian Hung, Irene Chen, Joey Wong, Yong Zhao,
Karen Lok Yi Wong, Sadaf Murad-Kassam...
Background Social robots are increasingly used to support older adults living with dementia by providing not only reminders and companionship but also emotional...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Our new scoping review in Digital Health (@journals.sagepub.com), led by @nurselillian.bsky.social, explores what helps and hinders co-designing #SocialRobots with older adults living with #Dementia. Read here:
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Healthcare decision-making requires diverse evidence beyond studies of effectiveness.
#EvidenceSynthesis
#EBHC
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#EvidenceSynthesis
#EBHC
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What is unique about JBI Methodology? #shorts
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August 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Healthcare decision-making requires diverse evidence beyond studies of effectiveness.
#EvidenceSynthesis
#EBHC
www.youtube.com/shorts/1aFMy...
#EvidenceSynthesis
#EBHC
www.youtube.com/shorts/1aFMy...
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@nurselillian.bsky.social #nursesky and UBC IDEA Lab patient partner Mario Gregorio recently joined Mark Niu @beingpatient.bsky.social to chat about how #SocialRobots like PARO and LOVOT are transforming #DementiaCare. Check it out:
Do Robots Have a Role in Life With Dementia?
YouTube video by Being Patient
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August 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
@nurselillian.bsky.social #nursesky and UBC IDEA Lab patient partner Mario Gregorio recently joined Mark Niu @beingpatient.bsky.social to chat about how #SocialRobots like PARO and LOVOT are transforming #DementiaCare. Check it out:
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.
August 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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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Our July 2025 newsletter is out now! If you haven’t already, subscribe to stay in the loop with UBC IDEA Lab team spotlights, project updates, upcoming events, and more: eepurl.com/ilKMy6
July 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Our July 2025 newsletter is out now! If you haven’t already, subscribe to stay in the loop with UBC IDEA Lab team spotlights, project updates, upcoming events, and more: eepurl.com/ilKMy6
“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
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
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July 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“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