Dr. Jessica Dunkley

04/03/2023

Looking forward to networking at the International Congress on Academic Medicine 2023. Addressing barriers increasing awareness towards inclusivity is a journey.

04/03/2023

Grateful for the recognition on International Women's Day 2023.

https://celebrateindigenous.ca/story/jessica-dunkley/?fbclid=IwAR3NDloPIGjSslfGOlORkfM3rhPiSDbrNzPsnQ4OUazBmbHmzA-5YY20ttw

As a deaf doctor, Jessica Dunkley advocates for deaf, First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, who are unrepresented in her field.

04/28/2022

Thank you and I’m grateful and honoured. There are many Indigenous women who are exceptional leaders.

Meet Dr. Jessica Dunkley!

Dr. Dunkley is the first Métis deaf physician in Canada, and she has a keen and special interest in building bridges between the hearing impaired and the medical community.

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Dunkley produced and delivered educational videos for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing Canadians. She also provided a virtual clinic for American Sign Language (ASL) users at the onset of the pandemic when clinics were still adjusting to offering virtual medicine.

She currently sits on the board of the Canadian Administration of Video Relay Services, a non-profit telecommunications services company that works to enable deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired Canadians who use ASL and Langues des signes québécoise to make telephone calls via videoconferencing tools.

Dr. Dunkley is a leader and proud advocate for creating equal opportunities for all. Thank you, Dr. Dunkley!

10/24/2020

Armed with the flu vaccine. Don’t forget to get yours!

10/23/2020

**UPDATE: clinic is 90% full

I'm offering another flu clinic this Sunday at Aquarius Medical Clinic in Yaletown, one block away from the skytrain from 10-12:30PM. The clinic is 50% full at this time. You must call 604-669-7772 to book an appointment. Thank you.

Aquarius Medical Clinic
202-179 Davie Street
Vancouver, BC

10/15/2020

UPDATE: clinic now 90% full!

Hello everyone. My name is Dr. Jessica Nertomb. Flu vaccines are available at pharmacies and clinics. I'm offering a flu clinic to those who would like to have one. I will be at the clinic from 10-12PM this Sunday, October 18th. My schedule is about 30% full right now. If you're unable to find a clinic or pharmacy to get your vaccine, call Aquarius Medical Clinic at 604-669-7772 to book an appointment.

Aquarius Medical Clinic
202-179 Davie Street
Vancouver, BC

604-669-7772

(1 block from Yaletown Skytrain)

07/10/2020

Speaker: Dr. Nertomb is wearing translucent blue glasses, silver studded earrings, brown hair tied back, blue top with white lab coat on an off white background.

**TRANSCRIPT**

Hello, my name is Dr. Jessica Nertomb. Since COVID-19 started, I started an ASL medical clinic for the Deaf community in BC.

As COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted, businesses and clinics are opening up. Clinics are now better equipped with virtual technology to see their own patients. So you are able to contact your family doctor for a virtual appointment by phone or video. In person appointments are easier to obtain. Does this mean I will be closing my virtual clinic entirely? No.

I will still be offering virtual appointments only with limited availability every 1-2 weeks. There will be no in-person appointments available.

The booking website: jessicanertomb.janeapp.com will close.

If you wish to make an appointment to see me virtually, please contact the Aquarius Medical Clinic at 604-669-7772. They are located in downtown Vancouver.

Aquarius Medical Clinic
202-179 Davie Street
Vancouver, BC
604-669-7772

05/31/2020

Courtesy of Ophthalomologist Dr. Glaucomflecken. Instructions on how to wash pepper spray from your eyes.

Pepper spray has oil. Wash with baby soap or diluted dish soap. Irrigate with at least 1 litre of water. Milk helps with the burn, but not to take the oil out of the eyes.

05/29/2020

This Vancouver project included deaf patients; looking at VRI as an option when in person interpreters are not available.

For most people, a visit to the Emergency Room is stressful. Imagine how much more stress you would feel if you don’t speak the language of your health care providers. That is the ongoing challenge at Richmond Hospital’s ER, where over 50% of patients speak mainly Mandarin or Cantonese and inter...

05/29/2020

I had the honour of being interviewed by Dawn Birley from H3 World TV about COVID-19 in International Sign Language.

05/27/2020

Come learn when you should go to the hospital or clinic. Also learn about how teleheath has changed healthcare. New rules for the clinic and hospital will be reviewed.

Hello ASL Community! Our Medical Interpreting Services is excited to host another online webinar with Dr. Jessica Nertomb focusing on "Emergency vs. Non-Emer...

05/26/2020

DIY project for mask hooks on your glasses to prevent ear pain from wearing your mask all day!

**TRANSCRIPT**

Hello! The Canadian government has announced that you need to wear a mask if you can’t maintain a physical distance of 2 metres. Or some of you have to work all day with a mask. The ear loops on the mask can be painful to your ears.

I have a truck to help with your ear pain. With this mask, I can hook them onto buttons that are on the arms of my glasses.

You will need two buttons and two small hair elastic bands. Or if you have spare buttons you have never used at home, now you have the opportunity to finally put them to use. The following video will show you how to put it together.

I hope you find it helpful! Let me know how you like them.