The WHRI assists investigators with all aspects of research related to women’s and newborn’s health.
Our research support services are available to all WHRI members and trainees and to investigators and trainees conducting research within the programs of BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre.
General Research Services
- Protocol planning and development
- Preparation and submission of ethics and regulatory documents
- Budget advising and development
- Recruitment and consenting of study participants
- Conduct of study interviews and questionnaires
- Facilitation of data access
- Database building and data entry (REDCap, Excel)
- Statistical analysis planning and completion
- Manuscript planning and development
- Research laboratory (BC Women’s Research Lab, Room D408, 4th Floor SHY Building)
Specialized Support Staff
- Kathryn Dewar, PhD, Senior Research Manager
- Nicole Prestley, Manager, Research + Knowledge Translation
- Carola Muñoz, Research Projects Manager
- Sabina Dobrer, Senior Statistician
- Emma Branch, Research Data Analyst
- Heather Noga, Research Manager
- Julia Santana Parrilla, Qualitative Methods Specialist
- Beth Payne, Digital Health Manager
- Beheroze Sattha, Research Laboratory Coordinator
Request Our Services
If you would like to request WHRI assistance, please contact the WHRI Senior Research Manager, Dr. Kathryn Dewar, by email (kdewar@cw.bc.ca) or phone (604-875-2424 ext. 4909).
For assistance from our Senior Statistician, please download and complete the WHRI Statistical Support Request form. Email your completed form to Sabina Dobrer Sabina.Dobrer@cw.bc.ca.
To help guide your form completion, download the WHRI Statistical Support Form SOP.
To help prepare your data, download the Data Dictionary Example or Data Dictionary Template.
Check out our Funding Hub with resources and current funding opportunities to support your research.
For assistance from our Grants Facilitator, please complete the “Request for Grant Facilitation Support” form and send it to Dr. Kathryn Dewar at kdewar@cw.bc.ca.
For support and services related to Knowledge Translation, please email Nicole.Prestley@cw.bc.ca.
Our Researcher Resources hub which has tools to support:
Check out our Digital Health Hub which houses training and education resources to support your Digital Health Research needs.
For assistance from our Digital Health Research Manager, please email Beth Payne.
- Adult blood draws.
- Sample processing.
- Storage.
- Shipping.
For more information on this service, please contact the BC Women’s Research Lab Coordinator, Beheroze Sattha, via email beheroze.sattha@cw.bc.ca or 604-875-2000 (ext. 5677).