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Sarah Munro, receives a 2016 MSFHR Trainee Award

We would like to congratulate, Sarah Munro, on receiving a 2016 MSFHR Trainee Award. Sarah will be working with WHRI investigator Dr. Wendy Norman as a Post-Doctoral Fellow starting in August. Here is more information about the MSFHR Trainee awards and this year’s recipients:http://www.msfhr.org/news/msfhr-news/msfhr-announces-2016-trainee-award-recipients.

WHRI investigator, Dr. Deborah Money, was recently interviewed about the current state of Zika-affected pregnancies in Canada

Seven confirmed cases of Zika virus in pregnant women in Canada- but true number may be much higher..Continue Reading Here

New Executive Director of WHRI – Welcome Dr. Lori Brotto!

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lori Brotto to the position of Executive Director, Women’s Health Research Institute, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre, effective July 1, 2016. Dr. Brotto has a PhD in Psychology from UBC. She also trained at the University of Washington where she completed a one-year internship in the […]

Dr. Patricia Janssen receives a YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction Award

We would like to congratulate WHRI investigator, Dr. Patricia Janssen, for receiving the 2016 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the category of Research and the Sciences. This award celebrates Dr. Janssen’s body of research on the promotion of healthy pregnancy and birth, particularly among marginalized women. The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals […]

At the Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians Conference in Vancouver, WHRI investigator Dr. Gina Ogilvie presents evidence that the HPV vaccine could lead to the eradication of cervical cancer

Just a decade after its introduction, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is so effective it could “eradocate” cervical cancer in the next few decades.. Read More Here

Congratulations to Clara Van Ommen, a summer student working with WHRI member Dr. Melanie Murray

Congratulations to Clara Van Ommen, a summer student working with WHRI member Dr. Melanie Murray, who received a 2016 HIVMA Medical Student Program Award for her work on a study of HIV and ovarian aging. Clara was the only Canadian student to win this award in 2016! Here is more information about the award and […]

Congratulations to WHRI investigator Dr. Kelly Smith for receiving the 2016 Nelly Auersperg Award in Women’s Health Research

Congratulations to Dr Kelly Smith in being the recipient of the Nelly Auersperg Award. This award supports pilot studies in women’s health which aim to generate preliminary data, test new approaches, methodologies or tools. The funding supports activities that will enable the pursuit of more ambitious studies and foster further funding applications.

Genetic counselling should be offered to psychiatric patients: UBC study

A new University of British Columbia study shows that genetic counselling helps patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorders understand and cope with their illness. This is among the first studies to show the value of genetic counselling for psychiatric illnesses and researchers argue that the service should be made available to them. Genetic counselling […]

The Zika virus is an emerging concern for women and their medical providers worldwide

The Zika virus is an emerging concern for women and their medical providers worldwide. The associations with of Zika virus in pregnant women with microcephaly in their infants are very worrisome, especially since most cases in pregnant women are asymptomatic. For non-obstetric providers, sexual transmission has now been confirmed, and raises other public health issues. […]