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BC Women’s Research Rounds: PErsonalized Genomics for prenatal Aneuploidy Screening USing maternal blood: Lessons Learned & Questions to be Answered
Presenter: Dr Sylvie Langlois, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG Date: January 19th, 2018 Time: 8:00am – 9:00am Location: Room D308 Shaughnessy Building Goals/Learning Objectives: Review the approaches and performance of cfDNA screening tests for common aneuploidy. Demonstrate the impact of second tier cfDNA screening. Discuss questions to be answered by ongoing research in this filed. Videoconferencing Sites […]
World AIDS Day: A look at Oak Tree Clinic
Oak Tree Clinic opened its doors in 1994 as the only HIV clinic in Canada catering specifically to the needs of women and children living with HIV. Based on the recent paper “Women living with HIV envision women-centred HIV care” the clinic is the model that Canadian women living with HIV envision: it provides high-quality […]
WHRI Annual Toy drive: a gift exchange with a twist!
At the WHRI, we have a tradition of doing a holiday gift exchange with a twist. Those who would like to participate are provided with a randomly selected co-worker’s name and asked to buy a gift for that person’s “inner child”. This provides a valuable opportunity to think more deeply about our colleagues, and, thereafter, […]
Dr Lori Brotto named APOG Researcher of the Year!
WHRI Executive Director Dr Lori Brotto is the 2017 recipient of the Association of Academic Professionals in Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada (APOG) Excellence in Research Award, which recognizes “outstanding scientific leadership, research mentoring, creative effort and major research accomplishments of a Canadian researcher active in APOG”. Congrats, Lori, on this well-deserved achievement!
Women’s Health Research Symposium Report
On October 25 2017, the Women’s Health Research Institute, together with the Vice President Research Office at Simon Fraser University, hosted a half-day women’s health research symposium at the beautiful SFU Diamond Alumni Centre. The event was entitled, “Examining diversity across disciplines, decades, and distances”. The event consisted of a trainee breakfast, a keynote presentation […]
#ItsNotInYourHead Dissemination Toolkit
Have you heard about the genital pain condition that affects up to one in ten women? Help us spread the word about provoked vestibulodynia, or PVD, so that women can receive a diagnosis faster and know that they are not alone. We have created a dissemination toolkit which provides information on PVD, and includes pre-written tweets and infographics […]
Support for Canadian Research in new report from FINA
The House of Common’s Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) released its report, Driving Inclusive Growth: Spurring Productivity and Competitiveness in Canada that contains recommendations for consideration by the Minister of Finance for the 2018 federal budget. A number of recommendations stemming from the Naylor Report and Canada’s Fundamental Science Review have been proposed, including: Recommendation 2: […]
Defining outcomes and opportunities for reproductive health and pregnancy among adolescents in post-conflict Northern Uganda
The current generation of adolescents 10-24 years old is the largest in human history. Adolescence is a crucial time in terms of health, education and skills which will determine social and economic development over the life course. While focused global action on maternal and child health based on the Millennium Development Goals has resulted […]
#MyRightToHealth
World AIDS Day 2017 is focusing on the theme “My health, my right” in support of universal right to health, which includes the prevention and treatment of ill health, ability to make health-related decisions, access to healthcare without discrimination or violence, and the right to education. In the lead-up to World AIDS Day on December […]