The @WomensResearch Wellness Exchange, “Let’s Talk Menopause”
In honour of World Menopause Day, the WHRI is thrilled to announce our next public event, the @WomensResearch Wellness Exchange, “Let’s Talk Menopause”. This event
In honour of World Menopause Day, the WHRI is thrilled to announce our next public event, the @WomensResearch Wellness Exchange, “Let’s Talk Menopause”. This event
VANCOUVER, Canada — On September 6th, the WHRI, in partnership with Options for Sexual Health, celebrated World Sexual Health Day (WSHD) by showcasing trainees’ sexual
New report recommends self-testing for HPV, cervical cancer Doctors say at-home screening for HPV could be an opportunity to ‘eliminate a cancer’ by CBC News
What is the Summer Student Research Program? The Faculty of Medicine Summer Student Research Program (FoM SSRP) provides medical and non-medical undergraduate students registered at
Congratulations to all WHRI Members and their teams in their successful Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grants this summer. WHRI Member is bolded CIHR
Announcement: Trainee Salary Success with CIHR We are delighted to congratulate the WHRI Trainee Members who have received the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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.