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Michael Smith Health Research BC announces the 2021 Health Professional-Investigator award recipients
Michael Smith Health Research BC announced the results of the the Health Professional-Investigator awards, which are “dedicated to support health professionals who are actively involved in patient care to conduct and apply research relevant to health and/or the health system to ultimately improve health outcomes in BC and beyond.” We are thrilled to congratulate WHRI member Dr. Nichole […]
2021 Digital Health Week Poster Competition Winner
This year the Women’s Health Research Institute and the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute partnered to host a series of events celebrating digital health innovation in BC aiming to improve the health and well-being of children and families around the world. The theme of this year’s event was “How Can Digital Health Work for You?” […]
World AIDS Day 2021
By Neora Pick, MD, Medical Lead, Oak Tree Clinic, BCWH,Clinical Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UBC Today, December 1st, is World AIDS Day: the start of the fifth decade of HIV, and the third year into COVID-19. Forty years into the HIV epidemic, the world still feels its effects: Globally, 37.7 million […]
HIV Made Me Fabulous film premiere
Please join us November 26, 2021 for the premiere of HIV Made Me Fabulous, a World AIDS Day event in collaboration with CATIE and GNP+, to raise awareness and show support for women living with HIV. Start time: 10am Vancouver | 1pm Toronto | 6pm London | 7pm Madrid | 7pm Paris | 8pm Johannesburg | 9pm Nairobi […]
Announcing the 2021 Graduate and Fellowship Award in Women’s Health Recipients
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is very pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2021 Graduate and Fellowship Research Award in Women’s Health. This competition was funded thanks to the dedicated support of the BC Women’s Health Foundation. The WHRI launched this award in 2020 with a goal of creating a funding opportunity specific […]
UBC announces 2021 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients
The University of British Columbia has announced the recipients of the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Awards, which recognize “faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service.” We invite you to join us in congratulating this year’s recipients, which include ten WHRI members! Lori Brotto Award for Excellence in Mentoring Early Career […]
How can we apply feminist intersectionality to digital health research?
Written by Candice Taguibao, WHRI’s Digital Health Research Manager Although digital tools have the potential to make care more accessible and convenient for many, there are some groups who may be missing out on the full benefits of innovation: women and particularly low-income women of colour. In a viewpoint article recently published in the Lancet […]
Digital Health Week 2021: Register Now
We are excited to announce that the Women’s Health Research Institute is collaborating with the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) to host various activities for Digital Health Week between November 29 and December 3. Join us as we discuss the future of digital health research and implementation and celebrate innovation in women’s, newborn, and […]
Kate Wahl named one of the 2021 CIHR & Michael Smith Health Research BC co-funded Health System Impact Fellows
Congratulations to Kate Wahl who has been named a 2021 CIHR & Michael Smith Health Research BC co-funded Health System Impact Fellows. Kate’s work is in support of equitable access to contraception, and will contribute to the policy roll out of free prescription contraception in British Columbia. You can learn more about Kate’s work here.