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BC Womens Hospital Research Rounds, in celebration of World Sexual Health Day 2017
This year’s theme for world sexual health day is Love, Bonding, and Intimacy. This theme goes beyond the current definition of “intimacy” which almost always implies being sexual with another person. It aims to break the idea that sexuality is just having sex, integrating the emotional aspects of it, and the human need for bonding. […]
WHRI Themes Have Been Updated!
The Mission of the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is to: Create new knowledge and evidence-based solutions that inform and transform the health and health care of women and their families. Guided by this mission, for the past several years, the WHRI has organized its research around seven research themes, representing the scope of research […]
Save-The-Date: Aging Well for Women
On Thursday September 28th the Women’s Health Research Institute will be hosting a public forum entitled Aging Well for Women: How to Optimize Your Health Through Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond. Dr. Nicole Todd, Joanie Sims-Gould, Liisa Galea, and WHRI Executive Director, Dr. Lori Brotto, will speak at the forum to discus topics such as hormones, […]
WHRI Announcing New Salary Award!
The Women’s Health Research Institute is proud to announce the establishment of a new salary award for a clinician-scientist in the UBC Department of Medical Genetics, funded by the BC Women’s Hospital Foundation. The award will allow the clinician to devote 30 hours/week to research, and will serve as a major catalyst for the incumbent’s […]
WCE Patient Highlights
PATIENT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WORLD CONGRESS ON ENDOMETRIOSIS 1. What were the highlights of the conference for you? I had the pleasure of volunteering at the conference which was, in itself, a highlight. It was helpful to see doctors as people without them measuring their words so carefully and just being open about how damaging […]
Save-The-Date: Ready, Set, Go! Moving Evidence into Practice and Policy
Do you have evidence that is ready for implementation? If so, the WHRI is pleased to announce that on Friday October 13, 2017 we are co-hosting “Ready, Set, Go! Moving Evidence into Practice and Policy”, a FREE full-day workshop with the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. What is this about? This workshop will focus […]
WHRI Researchers Recipients of MSFHR Scholar Awards!
The WHRI is proud to announce two of our highly respected researchers, Dr. Sarka Lisonkova and Dr. Elizabeth Rideout, were 2017 Scholar Award recipients through the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)! Each year, MSFHR invests in British Columbia’s top researchers to continue to nurture their talent, advance new treatments and respond to health […]
WHRI Member, Nichole Fairbrother, Featured on CBC News for Upcoming Childbirth Study
WHRI Member, Nichole Fairbrother, has been featured on CBC news for her upcoming study which investigates why some pregnant women experience a fear of childbirth, so severe it has a debilitating effect on their lives. The study is hoping to develop a screening tool that will allow researchers to distinguish between women who are suffering from a […]
WHRI Member, Jonathan Simkin, Discusses Elevated Cancer mortality in Yukon
Every year, approximately 1 in 4 Canadians die from cancer, Canada’s leading cause of pre-mature death. Nationally, cancer mortality rates are declining overall but despite progress, the cancer burden is not evenly distributed across Canada. For example, geographic differences exist and cancer mortality rates are highest in Canada’s northern territories. Further, cancer information for Northern Canadians […]