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 […]

Join us for the @WomensResearch Wellness Exchange

Join us for a FREE virtual public event on September 23rd at 5:00 pm PST.  This event will feature presentations on user-centered digital support tools related to perinatal, reproductive, and miscarriage health care. Learn about a text-messaging prenatal education program; a digital decision aid for giving birth after a caesarean section; a new video and set […]

LIFE: RESTART. From Known to Unknown. The Past, The Present and The Future of Digital Health

The Women’s Health Research Institute is a proud community partner of the 2021 INTERFACE Summit X. Canada’s Top Digital Health Conference focused on the future of health through technology, innovation and social impact. This is a must-attend event for anyone interested in how digital technologies can help women’s health. Discover world-class speakers. Share world-changing ideas. […]

A Spotlight of Trainee Research from the BC Perinatal Data Registry

Thursday, August 26, 2021 1pm – 2pm Join us for an afternoon of virtual rapid-fire presentations on women and newborn health-related research projects enabled by BC Perinatal Data Registry data from students, trainees, fellows and other researchers-in-training. Please email marsha.simons@cw.bc.ca for Zoom details. 1:00 – 1:05pm Opening remarks Dr. Lori Brotto, Executive Director, WHRI 1:05 – 1:10pm History of […]

The WHRI celebrates World Sexual Health Day 2021

World Sexual Health Day 2021 World Sexual Health Day is an awareness day managed by the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), a global advocacy organization committed to promoting best practices in sexual health. It is celebrated annually on September 4th and attempts to break down social and cultural taboos associated with sexuality and to […]

Hopes, Dreams, and Nightmares

On March 12th from 12-1 pm, the WHRI and its research partners are hosting a FREE Mentorship & Networking event called “Hopes, Dreams, and Nightmares.” This “speed dating” style event will include two break-out sessions with mentors covering the select topics: Research pathways for clinician-scientists Interesting Journeys – non-Traditional paths to Research Careers Health research […]

Join the Collective for Gender+ Research at the next talk in their Unexpected Gender Series!

The Collective for Gender+1 in Research was started in 2019 with the intention of providing a learning space for both emerging and established scholars, and community-based researchers, to ground their work in gender+ considerations. Engaging with various definitions of ‘gender+’, the Collective broadly understands our work as promoting a community for rich dialogue in which […]

Register Now! Patient-Oriented Research Workshop

Are you interested or engaged in Patient-Oriented Research?

We are thrilled to announce that WHRI Members are invited to register for our first “Practical Patient-Oriented Research” workshop, co-facilitated by Lynne Feehan, PhD, Knowledge Translation Lead and Larry Mroz, PhD, Research Services Lead at the BC SUPPORT Unit. They work together supporting researchers to build their knowledge, skills, and confidence in engaging patients as partners in patient-oriented research.

Register now for the 5th Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium

The 2020 WHRI Symposium is focusing on the exciting arena of digital health.

Join us on March 4th and discover how digital technologies and digitization of information are changing health care world-wide and enabling ground-breaking research.