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Updates to the Perinatal Data Registry
We are excited to announce a new data linkage available with the BC Perinatal Data Registry (BCPDR). As of June, we can now link BCPDR data to neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) data and deprivation indexes. Previously, researchers could not access SES information without a lengthy application process. Through the WHRI, researchers can now access publicly […]
2024 C&W Digital Health Spring Social Event Highlights
On May 2nd, 2024, the joint Digital Health Research Program at BCCHR and WHRI co-hosted a Digital Health Spring Social Event at UBC Robson Square with entrepreneurship@UBC (e@UBC). This event brought together over 60 participants from all different institutions, including C&W, UBC, BCIT, PHSA, industry partners, and more! With a buzzing atmosphere and a room filled with […]
RAPID: Research Agenda for Perinatal Innovation & Digital health
About RAPID This project aims to bring together multiple partners including patients, researchers, government, and health care decision-makers to co-develop a research agenda for digital innovation in perinatal health. With funding from a Michael Smith Health Research BC convening and collaborating grant, we: (1) conducted a review of the literature to identify barriers and facilitators to […]
Register our “In the Heart of Innovation: Explore AI, Data Privacy & Policy in Healthcare” Seminar on May 16!
Are you interested in gaining insights into AI, Data Privacy and Policy in our healthcare system? Join us on Thursday, May 16th, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm for an illuminating rapid fire online discussion about – “In the Heart of Innovation: Exploring AI, Data Privacy and Policy in Healthcare.” Discover the latest in […]
Use of Generative AI in a Research Setting
Although guidance related to the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in an academic setting has been provided by many of our partner academic institutions, that guidance has been focused on student and instructor usage and may not be directly applicable to research staff, scientists and trainees engaged in research. As we see increasing […]
Applying equitable development and service delivery of digital health technology among underserved and ethnic groups: Principles and learnings
Written by Candice Taguibao, WHRI’s Digital Health Research Manager Our health system is continuing full steam ahead toward digital transformation, but who is being left behind? As researchers and care-providers develop and implement digital solutions to address the health needs of women and other marginalized genders, two recent viewpoint pieces published in the Journal of […]
2021 Digital Health Week Poster Competition Winner
This year the Women’s Health Research Institute and the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute partnered to host a series of events celebrating digital health innovation in BC aiming to improve the health and well-being of children and families around the world. The theme of this year’s event was “How Can Digital Health Work for You?” […]
How can we apply feminist intersectionality to digital health research?
Written by Candice Taguibao, WHRI’s Digital Health Research Manager Although digital tools have the potential to make care more accessible and convenient for many, there are some groups who may be missing out on the full benefits of innovation: women and particularly low-income women of colour. In a viewpoint article recently published in the Lancet […]
Research Spotlight: Prenatal and parenting education through texting
Prenatal education has been shown to increase attendance at routine prenatal care and acceptance of routine screening tests, reduce tobacco and alcohol consumption, and promote appropriate maternal weight gain. These behaviours in turn have been associated with reductions in rates of cesarean birth, preterm birth, and inadequate fetal growth. The COVID-19 pandemic has limited access […]