In addition to the WHRI-affiliated Project Grant recipients we announced last month, we would like to congratulate recipients of the CIHR Operating Grants: COVID-19 Research Gaps and Priorities, and CIHR Project Grants – Priority Announcement Bridge Grants!

Episode 9: Kangaroo Care

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Check out the latest episode of @WomensResearch , featuring Sarah Coutts, Alix Woldring, and Deb McLaren.

They discuss implementation science, kangaroo care, and the future of care in BC's NICUs - listen and share with your networks on May 15th, in honour of International Kangaroo Care Day!

#FactFriday

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This year for International Women's Day, we made a goal to #ChooseToChallenge misinformation online.

In line with this goal, we've launched a new social media campaign. Every Friday on our Instagram we are promoting evidence-based health information in plain language, with a call for our audience to share our post with their own networks.

This Friday, May 7th we'll be sharing a post in line with Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day, created in collaboration with the Gynecologic Cancer Initiative. We encourage you to share our post to your own Instagram stories (and to check out our previous posts)!

If you have an idea for a #FactFriday post, email us at whri.communications@cw.bc.ca.

Join Island Health for a virtual edition of their annual health research showcase, and learn about key COVID-19 research initiatives!

Five Days in May is designed to educate, inform, inspire and stimulate. Every May, Island Health brings together researchers and students, patients and healthcare providers, decision-makers and members of the public to learn, share ideas and spark innovation.

Check out their schedule and register today!

2021 Virtual Summer Student Research Program

BC Children's Hospital Research Institute is currently accepting applications for the 2021 Virtual Summer Student Research Program!

Each year the Summer Student Research Program at BC Children’s Hospital attracts students from local, national and international universities and introduces them to research in the areas of child and family health.  

The 2021 virtual program runs Wednesday, June 2nd to Thursday, July 29th and includes -

• Lectures and student presentations exploring research across disciplines
• Workshops to build research and analytical capacity and enhance career development skills 
• Networking sessions  and well-being activities to maximize connections with peers and mentors remotely
• Virtual Poster Day to showcase the accomplishments of program participants 

UBC launches a Youth and Family Research Advisory Board

Your grant applications and research ideas are needed! 

Are you searching for youth or families with lived experience to collaborate on your mental health research? 

We are excited to share information about the Strategic Mental Health Research Youth and Family Research Advisory Panel, a new UBC initiative, whose goals strongly align with our commitment to patient and public engagement.

The MSFHR 2021 Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) competition is now open for applications on MSFHR ApplyNet. 

Join their team for an informational webinar on Zoom for Wednesday, May 12, at 11 am PT.

Please feel free to share the webinar information with anyone who may be interested:

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Meeting ID: 939 2444 1553 | Passcode: 256954