Olivia Campbell on her experience in the lab during “Engineers in Scrubs”
Over the years, the NINET lab has aspired to develop collaborations with engineering programs at UBC. Physics Engineering students have completed their capstone projects in the lab. Recently, the lab joined the Engineers in Scrubs program, part of the School of Biomedical Engineering at UBC. In this program, graduate students in the SBME do rotations […]
NINET-IMH Newsletter (February 2020)
February 2020 www.ninet.med.ubc.ca PDF version of this newsletter can be found here The NINET-IMH Clinic and Laboratory researches clinical applications of Non-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies to improve the health of those suffering from a variety of mental illness. NOTE FROM THE PAC MEMBERS Dear reader, This monthly newsletter is brought to you by NINET’s […]
NINET-IMH Newsletter (January 2020)
January 2020 www.ninet.med.ubc.ca PDF version of this newsletter can be found here The NINET-IMH Clinic and Laboratory researches clinical applications of Non-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies to improve the health of those suffering from a variety of mental illness. NOTE FROM THE PAC MEMBERS Dear reader, This monthly newsletter is brought to you by NINET’s […]
NINET-IMH PAC Terms of References
Non-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies (NINET) – Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Public Advisory Committee (PAC) Terms of Reference – Brenda Jagroop and NINET PAC members Background The NINET – IMH) at the UBC focuses on researching the clinical applications of non-invasive neurostimulation therapies and applying the research findings to clinical practice. The laboratory is committed to investigating the […]
NINET-IMH Newsletter (December 2019)
December 2019 www.ninet.med.ubc.ca PDF version of this newsletter can be found here Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! This is our 7th newsletter from the NINET Public Advisory Committee (PAC), comprised of members of the public, clinic patients, lab personnel and Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez. We focus on improvements at the clinic, on-going research, and […]
The Things that Matter
– Meghan Chen Let’s just get this out of the way first: everyone’s story is different, and I’m not going to even pretend to know what it feels like to have lived yours. If you told me your story, I couldn’t tell you that I understood – because I really don’t, and never truly will […]
HOPE or “How One Patient Evolves”
– Lisa Ridgway My name is Lisa Ridgway and I am a patient partner with the NINET lab at UBC. All the great people that work there, Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, and I have three things in common. First, we all believe that rTMS works as an effective, non-invasive treatment for many people who have mental illnesses. […]
NINET-IMH Newsletter (November 2019)
November 2019 www.ninet.med.ubc.ca PDF version of the newsletter can be found here Autumn comes to Vancouver! This is our 6th newsletter from the NINET Public Advisory Committee (PAC), comprised of members of the public, clinic patients, lab personnel and Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez. We focus on improvements at the clinic, on-going research, and how […]
Journaling for Mental Health (Or: Telepathy for Dummies)
Written by. Kevin Jiang Preamble In his book On Writing, legendary horror novelist Stephen King described the act of writing as “telepathy.” According to King, writing offers the purest distillation of one’s thoughts. I would have to agree (although I’m a little biased). As a species, we rely on communication to survive. I’d argue the […]
NINET-IMH Newsletter (June 2019)
June 2019 www.ninet.med.ubc.ca PDF version of the newsletter can be found here Welcome summer! This is our 5th newsletter from the NINET Public Advisory Committee (PAC), comprised of members of the public, clinic patients, lab personnel, and Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez. We meet regularly to discuss improvements at the clinic, on-going research, and to […]
NINET-IMH PAC Newsletter
- NINET-IMH Newsletter (February 2020): International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Recent Publication/Upcoming Events, Writers Wanted, Plants are Unbe’leaf’able, NINET Ubyssey Article
- NINET-IMH Newsletter (January 2020): Counselling Services, The Things that Matter, Accelerated 8×5, Exercise & TMS Survey, Patient Partnership
- NINET-IMH Newsletter (December 2019): Life Hacks, Accelerated 8×5, Pragmatic rTMS, Counselor, Patient Partnership
- NINET-IMH Newsletter (Nov 2019): Journaling, MST/ECT study, Light Therapy, Patient Partnership
- NINET-IMH Newsletter (June 2019): Pets, Cats, Dogs, Symptoms, ASCERTAIN
- NINET-IMH Newsletter (May 2019): MSP Update, Protocol, Call to action
- NINET-IMH Newsletter (Apr 2019): Genetic Testing and Privacy, Motor Threshold, DIY Neurostimulation
- NINET-IMH Newsletter (Mar 2019): Public funding for rTMS, BrainStimConference, Sleep
- NINET-IMH Newsletter (Feb 2019): PAC, HTAC, Mindfulness
NINET Blog Posts
- THE NINET-IMH PAC Terms of References
- The Things that Matter
- HOPE or How One Patient Evolves
- Journaling for Mental Health (Or: Telepathy for Dummies)
- Plants are Unbe’leaf’able
- What Thermodynamics Taught Me about Coping with Depression
- NINET Participation Satisfaction Survey Results Summary
- NINET-IMH HTAC Survey Results Summary
- Sleep
- Mindfulness
- HTAC Survey Results Show Support for Provincial rTMS Funding
- How does ECT Work?
- Patient Centred Research