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WHRI Announcing New Salary Award!

The Women’s Health Research Institute is proud to announce the establishment of a new salary award for a clinician-scientist in the UBC Department of Medical Genetics, funded by the BC Women’s Hospital Foundation. The award will allow the clinician to devote 30 hours/week to research, and will serve as a major catalyst for the incumbent’s […]

WCE Patient Highlights

PATIENT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WORLD CONGRESS ON ENDOMETRIOSIS 1. What were the highlights of the conference for you? I had the pleasure of volunteering at the conference which was, in itself, a highlight. It was helpful to see doctors as people without them measuring their words so carefully and just being open about how damaging […]

Save-The-Date: Ready, Set, Go! Moving Evidence into Practice and Policy

Do you have evidence that is ready for implementation? If so, the WHRI is pleased to announce that on Friday October 13, 2017 we are co-hosting “Ready, Set, Go! Moving Evidence into Practice and Policy”, a FREE full-day workshop with the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. What is this about? This workshop will focus […]

WHRI Researchers Recipients of MSFHR Scholar Awards!

The WHRI is proud to announce two of our highly respected researchers, Dr. Sarka Lisonkova and Dr. Elizabeth Rideout, were 2017 Scholar Award recipients through the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)! Each year, MSFHR invests in British Columbia’s top researchers to continue to nurture their talent, advance new treatments and respond to health […]

WHRI Member, Nichole Fairbrother, Featured on CBC News for Upcoming Childbirth Study

WHRI Member, Nichole Fairbrother, has been featured on CBC news for her upcoming study which investigates why some pregnant women experience a fear of childbirth, so severe it has a debilitating effect on their lives. The study is hoping to develop a screening tool that will allow researchers to distinguish between women who are suffering from a […]

WHRI Member, Jonathan Simkin, Discusses Elevated Cancer mortality in Yukon

Every year, approximately 1 in 4 Canadians die from cancer, Canada’s leading cause of pre-mature death. Nationally, cancer mortality rates are declining overall but despite progress, the cancer burden is not evenly distributed across Canada. For example, geographic differences exist and cancer mortality rates are highest in Canada’s northern territories. Further, cancer information for Northern Canadians […]

Vancouver to Host the Upcoming Women Deliver 2019 Conference!

The Women’s Health Research Institute is very excited to report that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has recently announced that Canada will be hosting the upcoming Women Deliver Conference here in Vancouver (June 3 – 6, 2019). The official Vancouver launch will be in the Fall, and we expect to learn more about how the WHRI […]

Want More Funding for Research in Women’s Health? Support the Report!

Written by Liisa Galea: On April 10, 2017, the Fundamental Science Review, written by nine experts in science and technology, was released to the public. The Honourable Kristy Duncan commissioned the review of federal support for science, the first of its kind over the last 40 years. The mandate included a review of all disciplines, […]

Successful Engagement: 13th Annual World Congress on Endometriosis

The World Congress on Endometriosis, hosted this year by the BC Women’s Centre for Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis, took place at the Vancouver Convention Center. Led by our very own Dr. Catherine Allaire, this year’s congress included over 120 presentations and 1100 delegates from 58 different countries around the world. Topics included the latest developments in […]