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 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.
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
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
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.
WHRI member Dr. Saraswathi Vedam has created two tools (the MADM (Mother’s Autonomy in Decision Making) Scale scale and the MORi (Mothers on Respect index) to ensure that women’s
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
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.