Who: Dr. Jerilynn Prior
When: June 27th from 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m.
What: Menstrual Cycles–the OLD the NEW and the Astonishing
Learning Objectives:
1. OLD—non-teen women with regular cycles always ovulate; estrogen is woman’s major hormone
2. NEW—estrogen-progesterone balance is not a given, reflects well-being but ovulatory disturbances are common
3. Astonishing –new connections, new understandings, but missing fundamental population data
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YouTube Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r02fw9WgVwY
Who: Dr. Elizabeth Rideout
When: July 25th from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
What: Sex and Gender Based Analysis – “Considering biological sex as a variable in biomedical research”
Learning Objectives:
1. Appreciating sex differences are widespread in health and disease
2. Recognizing sex differences in data
3. Identify specific steps to include biological sex as a variable in your own research
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Who: Dr. Tamil Kendall
When: August 22nd from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
What: Historical Perspectives of Women’s Health
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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.