The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) presents the Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium as both an in-person and virtual event. The theme of this year’s event focuses on driving equity through innovation and will bring together thought leaders to discuss successes, challenges, and opportunities for the women’s health research community to continue leading change and working towards “better health for all women”. This event targets researchers, research trainees, clinicians, and other relevant groups offering a platform for collaboration, research dissemination, and identifying future opportunities in women-focused health research.
In addition to presentations, the event will include dedicated networking time, a poster session, and a separate mentorship and networking event for trainees engaged in women’s health research.
Event Details
Date: Friday March 7th, 2025
Time:
- 8:15 am to 1:30 pm, Main Program
- 1:30 pm to 3:45 pm, Trainee Program
Poster sessions: 10:10 am – 10:45 am; 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Location: In-person (Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, University of British Columbia) + Virtual
Registration: now open here through UBC CPD
Event Program
We are delighted to have Dr. Brittany Bingham as our Keynote and Dr. Laura Arbour providing the Spotlight talk. Download the full event program here.
Dr. Brittany Bingham, Keynote
Indigenous Women’s Wellness: ReSearching, ReClaiming and ReMatriating
Dr. Laura Arbour, Spotlight
Silent Genomes: Addressing the challenges of equitable access to genetic/genomic diagnosis
Call for Trainee Abstracts
We are now accepting submissions for the trainee poster sessions that will take place at the Tenth Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium on Friday, March 7th, 2025 at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC.
Requirements:
- Accepted posters require an in-person presenter who must be registered for the symposium.
- Presenters must be a WHRI trainee member.
- Poster topics must focus on women’s or newborn health research (not necessarily the theme of the symposium).
Note: Posters can be ‘repurposed’ from previous conferences or presentations within the last several years.
Submissions are due: Friday, February 28, 2025. Submissions can take the form of an abstract (see guidelines below) or an image of the poster (if previously presented).
Submissions can be sent to kdewar@cw.bc.ca
Guidelines:
Abstract should not exceed 400 words. Please organize your abstract according to the following categories: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions.
The trainee poster sessions will take place during the main program, including during a ‘poster session + networking opportunity’ in the morning, a dedicated poster session over the lunch hour and at each other networking break throughout the event. These poster sessions will follow a traditional/passive poster presentation style and presenters should be available to provide details and answer questions about their poster.