BC Women’s Hospital selected as Canadian site of an American research trial
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is excited to announce that BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (BCWH) has been selected as one of four
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is excited to announce that BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (BCWH) has been selected as one of four
Congratulations to the recipients of the inaugural C&W Medical Staff Association (MSA) Recognition Awards! The awards are intended to give recognition to C&W MSA members
Congratulations to Dr. Joelle LeMoult, a recipient of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research 2018 Scholar Award for her project Predicting Depressive Symptoms During the
A partnership between BC Children’s Hospital BioBank (BCCH BioBank), BC Women’s Hospital leadership, and Dr. Pascal Lavoie of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has resulted
On June 7th Dr. Gina Ogilvie, Senior Advisor of Research at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre and WHRI’s Assistant Director, was given the YWCA
Dr. Melanie Murray is one of this year’s MSFHR Health Professional-Investigator Award recipients. Her study, Individual disposition and mHealth: Personalized care to improve outcomes, is
The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.
As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.
We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.