Dr. Jan Christilaw appointed as Member to the Order of Canada

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jan_christilaw_2We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Jan Christilaw has been appointed to the Order of Canada, which was announced by the Right Honourable David Johnston over the holidays. Dr. Christilaw has spent her career working to improve health outcomes and building capacity of health care providers here in BC, throughout Canada and the developing world. In fact, most recently, Dr. Christilaw contributed her efforts with a trip to Bolivia where she provided care and service in maternal and child health.

For her contributions, Dr. Christilaw will be appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada for her leadership in obstetrical care and international work to improve maternal health in developing countries. The Order of Canada is a distinguished honour that recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.

Dr. Christilaw’s commitment to women’s health and newborn care is unparalleled and we are thrilled that she is among this eminent list of Canadians who will be feted as Canada turns 150. Congratulations, Dr. Christilaw, on your well-deserved recognition!

See the full list of recently announced Order of Canada appointments here: https://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=16670&lan=eng

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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