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Register our “Industry Partner Panel: Empower Health through Innovation and Partnerships” on October 24!
Join us for a dynamic Industry Partner Panel discussion featuring top CEOs and COOs from leading health tech companies in Canada! Discover how these industry leaders are shaping the future of digital health through groundbreaking innovations, AI technology and strategic partnerships. Whether you’re a researcher, clinician, healthcare professional, or someone just interested in this field, […]
Register our ”Optimizing Maternal and Newborn Health in the Digital Age” Seminar on September 26!
you interested in gaining insights into digital health innovations for maternal and newborn care? Join us on Thursday, September 26th, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm for an illuminating rapid-fire online discussion about – “Optimizing Maternal and Newborn Health in the Digital Age.” Learn about cutting-edge technologies, best practices, and new research opportunities in […]
Updates to the Perinatal Data Registry
We are excited to announce a new data linkage available with the BC Perinatal Data Registry (BCPDR). As of June, we can now link BCPDR data to neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) data and deprivation indexes. Previously, researchers could not access SES information without a lengthy application process. Through the WHRI, researchers can now access publicly […]
2024 C&W Digital Health Spring Social Event Highlights
On May 2nd, 2024, the joint Digital Health Research Program at BCCHR and WHRI co-hosted a Digital Health Spring Social Event at UBC Robson Square with entrepreneurship@UBC (e@UBC). This event brought together over 60 participants from all different institutions, including C&W, UBC, BCIT, PHSA, industry partners, and more! With a buzzing atmosphere and a room filled with […]
RAPID: Research Agenda for Perinatal Innovation & Digital health
About RAPID This project aims to bring together multiple partners including patients, researchers, government, and health care decision-makers to co-develop a research agenda for digital innovation in perinatal health. With funding from a Michael Smith Health Research BC convening and collaborating grant, we: (1) conducted a review of the literature to identify barriers and facilitators to […]
Register our “In the Heart of Innovation: Explore AI, Data Privacy & Policy in Healthcare” Seminar on May 16!
Are you interested in gaining insights into AI, Data Privacy and Policy in our healthcare system? Join us on Thursday, May 16th, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm for an illuminating rapid fire online discussion about – “In the Heart of Innovation: Exploring AI, Data Privacy and Policy in Healthcare.” Discover the latest in […]
Use of Generative AI in a Research Setting
Although guidance related to the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in an academic setting has been provided by many of our partner academic institutions, that guidance has been focused on student and instructor usage and may not be directly applicable to research staff, scientists and trainees engaged in research. As we see increasing […]
Applying equitable development and service delivery of digital health technology among underserved and ethnic groups: Principles and learnings
Written by Candice Taguibao, WHRI’s Digital Health Research Manager Our health system is continuing full steam ahead toward digital transformation, but who is being left behind? As researchers and care-providers develop and implement digital solutions to address the health needs of women and other marginalized genders, two recent viewpoint pieces published in the Journal of […]
2021 Digital Health Week Poster Competition Winner
This year the Women’s Health Research Institute and the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute partnered to host a series of events celebrating digital health innovation in BC aiming to improve the health and well-being of children and families around the world. The theme of this year’s event was “How Can Digital Health Work for You?” […]