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A Decade of Excellence: Highlights from the 10th Annual WHRI Symposium
Celebrating Driving Equity Through Health Innovation On Friday, March 7th, 2025, the women’s health research community came together to celebrate the Tenth Annual WHRI Symposium, coinciding with International Women’s Day and marking the start of Women’s Health Research Month . The event was well- attended with 267 attendees, including 193 in-person and 74 online. The […]
Women’s Health Research Month: Celebrating Research into Action
WHRI member Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin’s career as a family physician in Vancouver took a transformative path when a part-time role in prison medicine changed her life. Her innovative participatory research has greatly improved the well-being of incarcerated women and their infants.
Clarifying requirements for research documentation in CST-Cerner
WHRI member Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin’s career as a family physician in Vancouver took a transformative path when a part-time role in prison medicine changed her life. Her innovative participatory research has greatly improved the well-being of incarcerated women and their infants.
The BC Perinatal Data Registry Updates – Data Linkages Available
We previously communicated about the launch of the pilot project on partnership with Perinatal Services BC that provides streamlined and efficient access to data within the BC Perinatal Data Registry (BCPDR). We also announced the availability of data linkage to neighbourhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) data and deprivation indexes. We are now happy to report that […]
Advancing Women’s Health at WHRI Skidmore Goodman Research Wet Laboratory with Steve Chand
Please meet Laboratory Technician, Steve Chand! Behind all research are dedicated, talented, and passionate individuals and teams who are fundamental in the advancement of women’s health research. Today we are pulling back the curtain and highlighting Steve Chand, the new Laboratory Technician at the WHRI Skidmore Goodman Research Wet Laboratory. Steve brings 23 years of experience to this […]
Announcing the recipients of the 2025 CW Digital Health Research Accelerator Grants
Celebrating recipients of the Children’s and Women’s Digital Health Research Accelerator Grants! From left to right: Dr. Kathryn Armstrong, Dr. Kishore Mulpuri, Dr. Lise Leveille, Dr. Jessica Liauw, and Dr. Paul Yong, and Dr. Patricia Janssen Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Children’s and Women’s Digital Health Research Accelerator Grants! The Accelerator grant program […]
CIHR Project Grants Fall 2024 Results
Celebrating Success: Fall 2024 CIHR Project Grants From left to right: Dr. Laura Schummers, Dr. Saima Hirani, Dr. Rubee Dev, Dr. Christopher A Maxwell, Dr. Manon Ranger, Dr. Darci Skiber and Dr. Thiviya Selvanathan Congratulations to the WHRI Members who led or are partners on successful Fall 2024 Canadian Institute of Health Research project grants! […]
Job Posting: Research Associate, Global Control HPV Related Diseases Research
Apply Now: Research Associate, Global Control HPV Related Disease Research The pro-rated salary for this part time (0.8 FTE) position is $82,000 per year. Research Associate, Global Control HPV Related Diseases Research The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) is seeking a part time (0.8 FTE) Research Associate (RA) for a 1-year term, with […]
Announcing the Women’s Health Research Institute Fall 2024 Trainee Travel Grant Recipients
Celebrating Excellence: WHRI Awards Five Trainee Travel Grants for Fall 2024 The WHRI congratulates the recipients of the Women’s Health Research Institute Fall 2024 Trainee Travel Grant competition. As part of the WHRI’s Strategic Plan 2019–2024, the Trainee Travel Grant supports full-time research trainees for travel to national or international meetings. Ten grants valued at […]