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Dear WHRI Membership,
I am thrilled to announce that Dr. Paul Yong is the new Assistant Director for the WHRI! Dr. Yong is a clinician, researcher, mentor, collaborator, innovator, and women’s health advocate, an Associate Professor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and a Canada Research Chair in Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain. It has been my pleasure to observe Dr. Yong’s career flourish as a clinician-scientist. Together with his close colleagues, he has played a significant role in catapulting the international recognition of the Centre for Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis at BC Women’s Hospital. He is a heavily sought-after mentor among trainees (both in research and clinically), and we are looking forward to seeing his talents continue to build out our Strategic Framework for Trainees and Mentorship. In the coming months, stay tuned for information for trainees about how the WHRI can support your journey in women’s health research, and in the year ahead, please watch for our refreshed mentorship strategy. Please join me in welcoming and congratulating Paul! Sincerely, Lori Brotto, PhD, R Psych Executive Director | Women's Health Research Institute
Professor | Department of OBGYN, UBC
Canada Research Chair | Women's Sexual Health
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Welcome Dr. Paul Yong: Our New Assistant Director
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In February this year, we promoted the opportunity to lead with us through a new WHRI Assistant Director position. The WHRI is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Yong has accepted this role, effective April 15, 2023. Working within the WHRI Executive, this new role will lead the development, implementation, evaluation and reporting of the WHRI Strategic Framework for Trainees and Mentorship. Dr. Yong will collaborate with academic and Oak Street campus research institute partners to support and promote trainee and mentor excellence, focusing on mentorship opportunities and Graduate & Fellowship awards. We connected with Dr. Yong to discuss his experience and vision for women’s health trainees.
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Reproductive Mental Health Awareness
World Maternal Health day was May 3rd; here are two ways you can support.
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Creating Comfort in Choice
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This animated video, catalyzed by Dr. Catriona Hippman and funded by the BC Women's Health Foundation, describes the personal journey women take in deciding whether or not to take antidepressant medication during pregnancy. It is created in the hopes that others can understand the complexities of making such a decision, while navigating internal and external influences, and to support those facing this decision. Please, watch and share across your networks.
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@WomensResearch Podcast
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Episode 18 features Dr. Catriona Hippman and Claire Lawrence, who have conducted research shedding light on the complexities of postpartum depression and its impact on women's lives.
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Reflections Upon Retirement
Dr. Neora Pick
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We interviewed Dr. Neora Pick, who was the Oak Tree Clinic Medical Lead at BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre from 2011 to 2022. She is an infectious disease physician and clinician researcher. Our timing was on point since she will be retiring in May 2023 after working at BCW for 18 years.
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Innovation and Translational Research Award Success
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Congratulations to WHRI Members, Dr. Gillian Hanley and Dr. Kathryn Issac who are recipients of the 2023 Innovation and Translation Research Awards from Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.
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CIHR features WHRI Members as Faces of Health Research 2023
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Dr. Michael Anglesio
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Dr. Michael Anglesio and his team at the University of British Columbia are featured for their work in precision medicine exploring molecular features of endometriosis-associated cancer to be used to re-classify ovarian cancers and direct management.
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Shayda Swann
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Shayda Swann, who is an MD/PhD student at UBC and Vanier Scholar is featured for her equitable approach to research and knowledge translation for women living with HIV.
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WHRI Reading List
Get up to speed with our members' latest publications!
- Catch up with Dr.Anna Gottschlich, who's team conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized control trial to investigate, Community-integrated self-collected HPV-based cervix screening in a low-resource rural setting.
- Check out Dr.Andrea Atkinson's findings in Canadian SARS-CoV-2 serological survey using antenatal serum samples: a retrospective seroprevalence study.
- Dive into Penicillin de labelling in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: comparison of approaches, outcomes and future researched by Dr.Sujen Saravanabavan.
- Read about, Age at Natural Menopause in Women Living with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing Self-Reported and Biochemical Data Conducted by Dr. Shayda A. Swann
- Learn from Dr.Jila Mirlashari's article on “Don’t Turn a Blind Eye”: An Instruction for Supporting Meaningful Conversations About Gender-Based Violence During
Perinatal Care
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Welcome, Sally Chen
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Sally Xuanping Chen is the Digital Health Research Coordinator at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute and Women's Health Research Institute.
She holds a Master of Food Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Health from the University of British Columbia.
After watching family members suffer from various diseases, I gained a passion for advocating and improving human health. I believe that by working together, we can help each other bring hope and solutions to people affected by disease through research and innovation. In my previous positions, I gained experience in managing national health projects, supporting a provincial public health project, and leading a municipal health and wellness program.
Fun Fact!
Sally is interested in exploring new food from all corners of the world. She loves to travel to different countries whenever she can!
Connect with Sally via email: Sally.Chen@bcchr.ca
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WHRI Lunch & Learn
The WHRI has launched a Lunch & Learn series which aims to highlight existing WHRI services and build capacity of staff and members (including trainees), in our service areas. The takes place on the second Wednesday of each month, via zoom.
Check out our previous session led by Julia Santana Parrilla titled " Why Qualitative". Learn about how qualitative methods can strengthen science!
Our next series on, "The Data Circle" will be presented by Sabina Dobrer on May 10th at 12:00pm.
Click the "add to calendar" button below and bookmark this page for more Lunch & Learn session details.
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