COVID-19 Research Funding Updates
COVID-19 Research Funding Updates – Updated – April 30, 2021 Dear WHRI Members, Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, a number of funding agencies have
COVID-19 Research Funding Updates – Updated – April 30, 2021 Dear WHRI Members, Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, a number of funding agencies have
Due to COVID-19 and research curtailment, recruitment and consenting processes across the province has changed significantly. Rest assured, there is a solution available to address these dramatic shifts, the REDCap Electronic Consent (e-consent) Framework!
Dear WHRI community, As the COVID-19 pandemic has pervaded much of our daily lives and conversations, and as we are adjusting to a new normal
Dear Women’s Health Research Institute members and staff, Amid growing global concerns around COVID-19, the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) has elected to take measures
The Collective for Gender+1 in Research was started in 2019 with the intention of providing a learning space for both emerging and established scholars, and
By Nicole Prestley This past November, the WHRI released its 2019-2024 Strategic Plan, and within it, four strategic frameworks to guide our work: partners, patients,
The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.
As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.
We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.