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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 […]
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 […]
Gender Equity in CIHR Research Funding: Implications for Women’s Health Research
By Liisa Galea, Ph.D. On August 15, 2017, CIHR released a report outlining gender differences in the amount of approved CIHR funding and in March, 2017 on gender inequities in success rates with Project, Open Operating and Foundation grants1. Overall, within-sex success rates across all CIHR grant programs did not show a strong bias, with […]
Kangaroo Mother Care at BC Women’s Hospital NICU
On November 15th BC Women’s Hospital, along with Perinatal Services BC, announced that their innovative Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) program will receive financial support from the Ministry of Children and Family Development to help implement KMC in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the province. KMC is a skin-to-skin attachment program, wherein the mother (or partner) holds their […]