Dr. Aline Talhouk and Stephanie Lam are spearheading the initiative to form a Patient and Family Advisory Council for survivors of gynecologic cancers as part of the new UBC Gynecologic Cancer Initiative Research Excellence Cluster, a partnership between women throughout BC and multiple research institutions, scientists and clinicians across the province.
Brock Williams, a PhD student working alongside Dr. Crystal Karakochuk, is co-leading the project “Folic acid supplementation in children with sickle cell disease: A double-blind randomized crossover trial,” which recently received a CIHR Spring 2019 Project Grant.
What supports exist within research networks to promote meaningful patient engagement? Dr. Davina Banner hopes to find out, through her CIHR Spring 2019 Project Grant project, “Organizational Factors that Foster Engagement-Capable Environments: A Study of Health Research Networks.”
Dr. Elgendi’s recent work used machine learning to examine 200 articles for insight into common characteristics among highly cited papers.
Lab physicians, Drs. Vilte Barakauskas and Kate Chipperfield, at BC Children’s and Women’s hospital alongside patient co-leads are spearheading the P2RISM study (Pregnancy and Pediatric Reference Intervals for Safe Medicine) to help improve care for pregnant women and newborns.
The grant will be used to plan research priorities to support nurses in providing optimal medical abortion care.