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Dr. Anna Lehman is the 2018 recipient of the WHRI Genomic Medicine Clinician Scientist Salary Award
Congratulations to Dr. Anna Lehman, recipient of the WHRI Genomic Medicine Clinician Scientist Salary Award! The award provides partial salary support for three years to enable an early- to mid-career clinical geneticist to become an independent clinician scientist leading a genomic medicine research program at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre. Dr. Lehman has worked […]
International Women’s Day 2018
International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8 every year. It is a day to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women, to raise awareness of important social issues relevant to women, and to make change. Over the past few years, the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) has celebrated International Women’s Day […]
Congratulations, Dr. Ogilvie!
Dr. Gina Ogilvie has been nominated for YWCA’s Women of Distinction Award in the category of Research and the Sciences. This award “honours individuals and organizations whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community”. Dr. Ogilvie’s work has been influential both nationally and internationally for “setting and directing health […]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: An interview with Dr. Catherine Allaire
The BC Women’s Centre for Pelvic Pain & Endometriosis and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre strive for better health and improved quality of life for people living with endometriosis. The experienced interdisciplinary team provides patients with a range of care, including physiotherapy, clinical counselling, and pain education workshops alongside standard gynecologic care. They also […]
Dr. Ann Pederson has two new publications!
Read We need to talk about manels: the problem of implicit gender bias in sport and exercise medicine in the British Journal of Sports Medicine here. Read Heard and valued: the development of a model to meaningfully engage marginalized populations in health services planning here.
Congratulations to WHRI member Mohamed Elgendi
Congratulations to Mohamed Elgendi (BCCHR Fellow and WHRI member), co-recipient of the 2017 Healthy Behaviour Data Challenge Phase II for the project, “On estimating sleep quality,” $25,000. In partnership with the department of psychology (primary applicant) the project investigates the use a smartphone sensing application to predict sleep parameters solely from natural phone use and […]
New study shows that Progesterone is likely to be a safe treatment option for night sweats and hot flushes in perimenopausal women
On March 19th WHRI member Dr. Jerilynn C. Prior presented the results of her study “OR25-7: Oral Micronized Progesterone Beneficial for Perimenopausal Hot Flushes/Flashes and Night Sweats” at the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Illinois. The CIHR-funded study sought to address the gap for effective therapies to treat hot flushes and night sweats in perimenopausal women. […]
The Great Hatch 2018
By Caroline Sutton The Great Hatch 2018, an annual hackathon presented by Hatching Health, took place from March 2-4 at the UBC Engineering Design Centre. Sponsored by the UBC Faculty of Engineering, the UBC faculty of Medicine, Joule Inc., and a host of other stakeholders, the annual Great Hatch ‘aims to harness the potential we […]
The Maternal Microbiome LEGACY Project Launch
The Maternal Microbiome LEGACY Project led by Dr. Deborah Money is launching on March 5, 2018! Preliminary research shows a possible link between vaginal or caesarean delivery and the microbiome (bacterial communities) found in the gut in early infancy. Some research has shown that infants delivered by caesarean section may have an increased risk of […]