Celebrating recipients of the Children’s and Women’s Digital Health Research Accelerator Grants!
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Children’s and Women’s Digital Health Research Accelerator Grants! The Accelerator grant program was created to support innovative digital health research that will improve the healthcare experience and outcome of women, children and families in BC. Digital Health Research refers to the creation of new knowledge related to the use of information technology and secure communications tools, services, and processes to support an integrated health care system for the benefit and well-being of all patients and health care providers.
Congratulations to WHRI members Dr. Jessica Liauw and Dr. Paul Yong whose women’s and newborn health-focused grants were successful. We would also like to congratulate Dr. Patricia Janssen, WHRI Member on her successful child and family health focused grant, which was also successful. These grants would not be possible without the generous support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and the BC Women’s Health Foundation.
2025 CW Digital Health Research Accelerator Grants
Developing an electronic patient portal for modifying lifestyle behaviours in adolescent cardiac patients
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Kathryn Armstrong.
Co-Principal Investigator:
Astrid De Souza
Dr. Richard Lester
Dr. Jim Potts
Integrating Data Quality Assurance and Dynamic Modeling for Predicting Clinical Markers and Follow-up in Pediatric DDH Patients: A Comprehensive Work on Global Hip Dysplasia Registry
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Kishore Mulpuri
Co-Principal Investigator:
Emily Schaeffer
Tibor Van Rooij
Jonath Sujan
Joel Sloan
Optimizing Remote Motion Capture Technologies for Monitoring Return to Sport Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair in Children
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Lise Leveille
Co-Principal Investigator:
Dr. Calvin Kuo
Dr. Tim Bhatnagar
Infant Outcomes at One Year of Age after Parental Exposure to a Digital Education Program
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Patricia Janssen
Co-Principal Investigator:
Dr. Julie Bettinger
Dr. Mariana Brussoni
Dr. Louise Masse
Dr. Tim Oberlander
Dr. W. Zhang
A novel strategy to improve implementation of guidelines for Aspirin in early pregnancy to prevent preeclampsia
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jessica Liauw
Co-Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jennifer Hutcheon
Dr. Eda Karacebeyli
Dr. Kirsten Grabowska
Dr. Erica Phelps
Dr. Ashley Smith
Dr. Nick Papalia
A Health Equity and Inclusive Approach to Virtual Medical Education - Development of Pelvic Exam Videos for CyberPatient
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Paul Yong
Co-Principal Investigator:
Dr. Fuchsia Howard
Dr. Margaret Carlyle
Dr. Helena Daudt