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Research and Innovation in Women’s Health

We are a network of researchers, trainees, and healthcare professionals working to improve health outcomes for women and gender-diverse people.

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Research & Innovation in Women's Health

The WHRI is a real and virtual organization dedicated to facilitating and building a community for women’s health research.

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At WHRI, we support individuals involved in women’s health research by setting them up for success.

We aim to strengthen and expand the current network of women’s health researchers, both locally and internationally, by promoting and facilitating meaningful collaborations.

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The WHRI supports a community of over 500 investigators.

Search through our database to learn more about our members and their research. Connect with women’s health researchers at home and abroad.

Services for Researchers

We offer quality support across the spectrum of the research process, including access to laboratory facilities, database building, and assistance with protocol development.

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WHRI News & Events

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In the Media: Shirley Weir on the Impacts of Menopause

Shirley Weir, founder of Menopause Chicks and collaborator on the HER-BC and Mapping Menopause research projects, recently spoke with both Global News and CTV.

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In the Media: Women’s Perspectives on Running Shoe Design

Dr. Allison Ezzat, a researcher with the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit and associate member of WHRI, co-authored a research paper on women’s perspectives on running shoes.

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In The Media: Dr. Jessica McAlpine on Gynecologic Cancer Awareness

WHRI member Dr. Jessica McAlpine was featured on CityNews, offering an expert perspective on how stigma and shame can cause people to delay medical attention for gynecologic cancers

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Oct 1 to 7 is HPV Prevention Week

October 1 to 6 is HPV Prevention Week! We spoke with Laurie Smith and Amy Booth of the Global HPV Control team to learn more about why prevention is so important, and how HPV screening and vaccination can reduce cancer risk.

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Celebrating World Contraception Day

World Contraception Day, September 26, is an annual day to recognize contraception access as an important driver for women’s health and global health equity.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also

Our partners

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.

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