Centre for Advancing Health
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Advancing Health is dedicated to answering big health questions of today, while anticipating answers the world will need tomorrow.
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Join us where we continue our mission to move knowledge forward, advancing what we know and what we strive to know, with a name that better reflects what we do.
Join us where we continue our mission to move knowledge forward, advancing what we know and what we strive to know, with a name that better reflects what we do.
How do we measure health and #QualityOfLife in ways that are truly equitable and person-centred – especially in diverse populations?
Join Richard Sawatzky, Ava Mehdipour, Jae-Yung Kwon, and Kara Schick-Makaroff for their workshop on practical research approaches?
Register: https://lnkd.in/d3FZg-5R
Join Richard Sawatzky, Ava Mehdipour, Jae-Yung Kwon, and Kara Schick-Makaroff for their workshop on practical research approaches?
Register: https://lnkd.in/d3FZg-5R
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How do we measure health and #QualityOfLife in ways that are truly equitable and person-centred – especially in diverse populations?
Join Richard Sawatzky, Ava Mehdipour, Jae-Yung Kwon, and Kara Schick-Makaroff for their workshop on practical research approaches?
Register: https://lnkd.in/d3FZg-5R
Join Richard Sawatzky, Ava Mehdipour, Jae-Yung Kwon, and Kara Schick-Makaroff for their workshop on practical research approaches?
Register: https://lnkd.in/d3FZg-5R
Chilly outside? ☕ That's the perfect excuse to curl up with a warm drink and the latest issue of Evidence Speaks.
This month, we explore:
🏥Leaving hospital too early
🧠Traumatic spinal cord injuries
🖥️Using #MachineLearning for #MultipleSclerosis screening
Read them here: https://bit.ly/49KHAhk
This month, we explore:
🏥Leaving hospital too early
🧠Traumatic spinal cord injuries
🖥️Using #MachineLearning for #MultipleSclerosis screening
Read them here: https://bit.ly/49KHAhk
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Chilly outside? ☕ That's the perfect excuse to curl up with a warm drink and the latest issue of Evidence Speaks.
This month, we explore:
🏥Leaving hospital too early
🧠Traumatic spinal cord injuries
🖥️Using #MachineLearning for #MultipleSclerosis screening
Read them here: https://bit.ly/49KHAhk
This month, we explore:
🏥Leaving hospital too early
🧠Traumatic spinal cord injuries
🖥️Using #MachineLearning for #MultipleSclerosis screening
Read them here: https://bit.ly/49KHAhk
Reposted by Centre for Advancing Health
The 3 R’s: Recognition, remuneration and reimbursement of #PatientPartners in research.
Join Dr. Stuart Nicholas of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute for an insightful webinar on how to include people with lived experience in research.
📆 Nov 26
🕞 9am PST
Register: https://bit.ly/4r25UBz
Join Dr. Stuart Nicholas of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute for an insightful webinar on how to include people with lived experience in research.
📆 Nov 26
🕞 9am PST
Register: https://bit.ly/4r25UBz
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The 3 R’s: Recognition, remuneration and reimbursement of #PatientPartners in research.
Join Dr. Stuart Nicholas of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute for an insightful webinar on how to include people with lived experience in research.
📆 Nov 26
🕞 9am PST
Register: https://bit.ly/4r25UBz
Join Dr. Stuart Nicholas of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute for an insightful webinar on how to include people with lived experience in research.
📆 Nov 26
🕞 9am PST
Register: https://bit.ly/4r25UBz
Canada is part of a global effort to eliminate #HepatitisC by 2030. Unfortunately, the #COVID19 pandemic seriously set back those efforts.
Dr. Naveed Janjua and team compared hep C testing rates post 2020 with predictions based on pre-pandemic trends, and found they were much lower than expected.
Dr. Naveed Janjua and team compared hep C testing rates post 2020 with predictions based on pre-pandemic trends, and found they were much lower than expected.
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Canada is part of a global effort to eliminate #HepatitisC by 2030. Unfortunately, the #COVID19 pandemic seriously set back those efforts.
Dr. Naveed Janjua and team compared hep C testing rates post 2020 with predictions based on pre-pandemic trends, and found they were much lower than expected.
Dr. Naveed Janjua and team compared hep C testing rates post 2020 with predictions based on pre-pandemic trends, and found they were much lower than expected.
Have you ever tuned out your morning alarm? ⏰
That's a problem nurses deal with 100 times over. Dr. Davina Banner and team conducted interviews with 12 Albertan ICU nurses to explore the strategies they use to resist #AlarmFatigue. For example, they rank alarm by importance and urgency. #nursing
That's a problem nurses deal with 100 times over. Dr. Davina Banner and team conducted interviews with 12 Albertan ICU nurses to explore the strategies they use to resist #AlarmFatigue. For example, they rank alarm by importance and urgency. #nursing
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Have you ever tuned out your morning alarm? ⏰
That's a problem nurses deal with 100 times over. Dr. Davina Banner and team conducted interviews with 12 Albertan ICU nurses to explore the strategies they use to resist #AlarmFatigue. For example, they rank alarm by importance and urgency. #nursing
That's a problem nurses deal with 100 times over. Dr. Davina Banner and team conducted interviews with 12 Albertan ICU nurses to explore the strategies they use to resist #AlarmFatigue. For example, they rank alarm by importance and urgency. #nursing
Frail patients with interstitial #LungDisease are less likely to be prescribed and tolerate antifibrotics, according to a new study led by respirarologist and Advancing Health scientist Dr. Alyson Wong.
Learn more about why, and how it impacts patients: https://bit.ly/4nWQwDL
Learn more about why, and how it impacts patients: https://bit.ly/4nWQwDL
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Frail patients with interstitial #LungDisease are less likely to be prescribed and tolerate antifibrotics, according to a new study led by respirarologist and Advancing Health scientist Dr. Alyson Wong.
Learn more about why, and how it impacts patients: https://bit.ly/4nWQwDL
Learn more about why, and how it impacts patients: https://bit.ly/4nWQwDL
Reposted by Centre for Advancing Health
Featured in Canadian Healthcare Technology, a new study by VCHRI researcher Dr. Lillian Hung reveals how accessible, AI-enabled robot companions foster emotional engagement & social connection for residents of long-term care homes: ow.ly/gHZ850XnXP5
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Featured in Canadian Healthcare Technology, a new study by VCHRI researcher Dr. Lillian Hung reveals how accessible, AI-enabled robot companions foster emotional engagement & social connection for residents of long-term care homes: ow.ly/gHZ850XnXP5
Mobilizing Knowledge, Advancing Women’s, Trans & Non-Binary Health:
Join the PWHR's special guest Dr. David Phipps and Dr. Lori Brotto as they delve into key lessons about networked learning for knowledge mobilization.
Learn more and register:
https://bit.ly/47S2zw5
Join the PWHR's special guest Dr. David Phipps and Dr. Lori Brotto as they delve into key lessons about networked learning for knowledge mobilization.
Learn more and register:
https://bit.ly/47S2zw5
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Mobilizing Knowledge, Advancing Women’s, Trans & Non-Binary Health:
Join the PWHR's special guest Dr. David Phipps and Dr. Lori Brotto as they delve into key lessons about networked learning for knowledge mobilization.
Learn more and register:
https://bit.ly/47S2zw5
Join the PWHR's special guest Dr. David Phipps and Dr. Lori Brotto as they delve into key lessons about networked learning for knowledge mobilization.
Learn more and register:
https://bit.ly/47S2zw5
We're now over five years out from the start of the #COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers are beginning to apply lessons learned to potential future health emergencies.
Advancing Health's Dr. Naveed Janjua spoke on CTV about how we can prepare for future health threats.
Advancing Health's Dr. Naveed Janjua spoke on CTV about how we can prepare for future health threats.
Preparing for future health threats
CTV Your Morning Vancouver learns how to prepare for future health threats with Dr. Naveed Janjua.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We're now over five years out from the start of the #COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers are beginning to apply lessons learned to potential future health emergencies.
Advancing Health's Dr. Naveed Janjua spoke on CTV about how we can prepare for future health threats.
Advancing Health's Dr. Naveed Janjua spoke on CTV about how we can prepare for future health threats.
A team of researchers, including Advancing Health scientists Drs. Gadermann and Puyat, examined BC adolescent #MentalHealth care access before and after hospitalization.
They found that migrant youths, particularly 1st gen refugees, accessed mental health care services much less than non-migrants.
They found that migrant youths, particularly 1st gen refugees, accessed mental health care services much less than non-migrants.
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A team of researchers, including Advancing Health scientists Drs. Gadermann and Puyat, examined BC adolescent #MentalHealth care access before and after hospitalization.
They found that migrant youths, particularly 1st gen refugees, accessed mental health care services much less than non-migrants.
They found that migrant youths, particularly 1st gen refugees, accessed mental health care services much less than non-migrants.
n a recent educational session at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2025, many new results regarding the long-term impact of #COVID19 and its vaccinations were shared, including Advancing Health scientist Dr. Naveed Janjua's epidemiologic data on the cardiovascular system.
https://bit.ly/43WTctH
https://bit.ly/43WTctH
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
n a recent educational session at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2025, many new results regarding the long-term impact of #COVID19 and its vaccinations were shared, including Advancing Health scientist Dr. Naveed Janjua's epidemiologic data on the cardiovascular system.
https://bit.ly/43WTctH
https://bit.ly/43WTctH
Happy (Belated) Halloween! 🎃
Here's Rana Young, Advancing Health's resident Mad Hatter— sorry, Human Resources Manager— with her young mime-in-training. #HalloweenCostumes
What did you dress up as? We'd love to see!
Here's Rana Young, Advancing Health's resident Mad Hatter— sorry, Human Resources Manager— with her young mime-in-training. #HalloweenCostumes
What did you dress up as? We'd love to see!
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Happy (Belated) Halloween! 🎃
Here's Rana Young, Advancing Health's resident Mad Hatter— sorry, Human Resources Manager— with her young mime-in-training. #HalloweenCostumes
What did you dress up as? We'd love to see!
Here's Rana Young, Advancing Health's resident Mad Hatter— sorry, Human Resources Manager— with her young mime-in-training. #HalloweenCostumes
What did you dress up as? We'd love to see!
While you're out Trick or Treating, don't forget to keep safe!
Advancing Health scientist Dr. John Staples and team analysed pedestrian fatalities associated with #Halloween, finding children were the highest at risk. Be mindful in the dark and wear reflective patches. 🔦
https://bit.ly/43a5TRD
Advancing Health scientist Dr. John Staples and team analysed pedestrian fatalities associated with #Halloween, finding children were the highest at risk. Be mindful in the dark and wear reflective patches. 🔦
https://bit.ly/43a5TRD
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
While you're out Trick or Treating, don't forget to keep safe!
Advancing Health scientist Dr. John Staples and team analysed pedestrian fatalities associated with #Halloween, finding children were the highest at risk. Be mindful in the dark and wear reflective patches. 🔦
https://bit.ly/43a5TRD
Advancing Health scientist Dr. John Staples and team analysed pedestrian fatalities associated with #Halloween, finding children were the highest at risk. Be mindful in the dark and wear reflective patches. 🔦
https://bit.ly/43a5TRD
Who's ready for some science? ✋
Join Drs. Stephen Wright and Dr. Graeme Koelwyn this coming Monday to learn about never research on the impact of #exercise on the heart! 🫀
Time: Nov 3, 2025 at 5pm Pacific
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://bit.ly/47Rbwqw
Join Drs. Stephen Wright and Dr. Graeme Koelwyn this coming Monday to learn about never research on the impact of #exercise on the heart! 🫀
Time: Nov 3, 2025 at 5pm Pacific
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://bit.ly/47Rbwqw
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Who's ready for some science? ✋
Join Drs. Stephen Wright and Dr. Graeme Koelwyn this coming Monday to learn about never research on the impact of #exercise on the heart! 🫀
Time: Nov 3, 2025 at 5pm Pacific
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://bit.ly/47Rbwqw
Join Drs. Stephen Wright and Dr. Graeme Koelwyn this coming Monday to learn about never research on the impact of #exercise on the heart! 🫀
Time: Nov 3, 2025 at 5pm Pacific
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://bit.ly/47Rbwqw
It's almost Halloween, and we know the scariest monster of all: Misinformation! 👻😱
Evidence Speaks is here to protect you! Come explore how:
🧠 Migrant youth access #MentalHealth care
⏰ ICU nurses fight alarm fatigue
😷 the pandemic hurt #HepatitisC testing rates
Learn more:
https://bit.ly/4hAyO7n
Evidence Speaks is here to protect you! Come explore how:
🧠 Migrant youth access #MentalHealth care
⏰ ICU nurses fight alarm fatigue
😷 the pandemic hurt #HepatitisC testing rates
Learn more:
https://bit.ly/4hAyO7n
October 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It's almost Halloween, and we know the scariest monster of all: Misinformation! 👻😱
Evidence Speaks is here to protect you! Come explore how:
🧠 Migrant youth access #MentalHealth care
⏰ ICU nurses fight alarm fatigue
😷 the pandemic hurt #HepatitisC testing rates
Learn more:
https://bit.ly/4hAyO7n
Evidence Speaks is here to protect you! Come explore how:
🧠 Migrant youth access #MentalHealth care
⏰ ICU nurses fight alarm fatigue
😷 the pandemic hurt #HepatitisC testing rates
Learn more:
https://bit.ly/4hAyO7n
Each year, about 60,000 Canadians experience out-of-hospital #CardiacArrests, with only 1 in 10 people surviving without immediate help. A new project by Advancing Health trainee, Dr. Jacob Hutton, seeks to bring the numbers down using smart wearables.
⚡Learn more:
https://bit.ly/47q71Sp
⚡Learn more:
https://bit.ly/47q71Sp
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Each year, about 60,000 Canadians experience out-of-hospital #CardiacArrests, with only 1 in 10 people surviving without immediate help. A new project by Advancing Health trainee, Dr. Jacob Hutton, seeks to bring the numbers down using smart wearables.
⚡Learn more:
https://bit.ly/47q71Sp
⚡Learn more:
https://bit.ly/47q71Sp
Is expanding hospital inpatient, or bed-based, care a way to help address the #OverdoseCrisis? An analysis article by Advancing Health's Dr. Nosyk and team presents a framework which could help provinces untangle this complex question.
https://bit.ly/4hsQSQZ
https://bit.ly/4hsQSQZ
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Is expanding hospital inpatient, or bed-based, care a way to help address the #OverdoseCrisis? An analysis article by Advancing Health's Dr. Nosyk and team presents a framework which could help provinces untangle this complex question.
https://bit.ly/4hsQSQZ
https://bit.ly/4hsQSQZ
🍂As we move into winter and fall, the roads only become harder to navigate. This research by Advancing Health scientist Dr. Staples and his team will hopefully help ensure they remain safe for everyone, including people with #schizophrenia.
Taking antipsychotic medications as prescribed lowers the risk of car crashes among drivers with schizophrenia, according to new research led by VCHRI investigator Dr. John Staples:
Reducing crash risk among people with schizophrenia
The car crash risk among people with schizophrenia is substantially lower when antipsychotic medications are taken as prescribed, according to the findings of a novel study led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers Drs. John Staples and Jeff Brubacher. Their published research suggests that antipsychotic adherence could be explored as a requirement for maintaining an active driver licence for individuals with schizophrenia, though they caution that more research is needed.
www.vchri.ca
October 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🍂As we move into winter and fall, the roads only become harder to navigate. This research by Advancing Health scientist Dr. Staples and his team will hopefully help ensure they remain safe for everyone, including people with #schizophrenia.
In the latest episode of the 'Awareness with Rob Daniels' podcast, the host has a conversation with Advancing Health scientist Dr. Skye Barbic. They discuss youth #MentalHealth, including the double edged-sword of technology and #SocialMedia.
Give it a listen🎧
https://bit.ly/4hpLIoI
Give it a listen🎧
https://bit.ly/4hpLIoI
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In the latest episode of the 'Awareness with Rob Daniels' podcast, the host has a conversation with Advancing Health scientist Dr. Skye Barbic. They discuss youth #MentalHealth, including the double edged-sword of technology and #SocialMedia.
Give it a listen🎧
https://bit.ly/4hpLIoI
Give it a listen🎧
https://bit.ly/4hpLIoI
Join us this November for the Inaugural PHC CREST Conference!🎺
Focusing on elevating the nursing and allied health clinician-scientist, this event will feature two keynote speakers, a panel discussion, a workshop, and more.
📆 Nov 6
📍St. Paul's Hospital/Virtual
Register:
https://bit.ly/4nBsOx9
Focusing on elevating the nursing and allied health clinician-scientist, this event will feature two keynote speakers, a panel discussion, a workshop, and more.
📆 Nov 6
📍St. Paul's Hospital/Virtual
Register:
https://bit.ly/4nBsOx9
October 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Join us this November for the Inaugural PHC CREST Conference!🎺
Focusing on elevating the nursing and allied health clinician-scientist, this event will feature two keynote speakers, a panel discussion, a workshop, and more.
📆 Nov 6
📍St. Paul's Hospital/Virtual
Register:
https://bit.ly/4nBsOx9
Focusing on elevating the nursing and allied health clinician-scientist, this event will feature two keynote speakers, a panel discussion, a workshop, and more.
📆 Nov 6
📍St. Paul's Hospital/Virtual
Register:
https://bit.ly/4nBsOx9
Canadian viral hepatitis elimination: Where are we now?
Featuring Advancing Health scientist Dr. Naveed Janjua, this webinar will highlight Canada’s viral #hepatitis elimination progress and identifies remaining gaps.
When: Oct 29, 2025 at 9am PST
Register today:
https://bit.ly/3J18fLS
Featuring Advancing Health scientist Dr. Naveed Janjua, this webinar will highlight Canada’s viral #hepatitis elimination progress and identifies remaining gaps.
When: Oct 29, 2025 at 9am PST
Register today:
https://bit.ly/3J18fLS
October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Canadian viral hepatitis elimination: Where are we now?
Featuring Advancing Health scientist Dr. Naveed Janjua, this webinar will highlight Canada’s viral #hepatitis elimination progress and identifies remaining gaps.
When: Oct 29, 2025 at 9am PST
Register today:
https://bit.ly/3J18fLS
Featuring Advancing Health scientist Dr. Naveed Janjua, this webinar will highlight Canada’s viral #hepatitis elimination progress and identifies remaining gaps.
When: Oct 29, 2025 at 9am PST
Register today:
https://bit.ly/3J18fLS
It's always so exciting to see the many varied ways that BC is driving innovations in health research.
We particularly want to highlight the work of awardee Dr. Jacob Hutton. Under the supervision of Advancing Health's Dr. Grunau, Hutton is investigating wearable tech to detect cardiac arrests. 🫀
We particularly want to highlight the work of awardee Dr. Jacob Hutton. Under the supervision of Advancing Health's Dr. Grunau, Hutton is investigating wearable tech to detect cardiac arrests. 🫀
📢RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED: Introducing the 2025 Research Trainee awardees.
35 emerging researchers across BC are tackling big health questions — from brain and heart health to cancer, mental health, and more.
healthresearchbc.ca/news_article...
35 emerging researchers across BC are tackling big health questions — from brain and heart health to cancer, mental health, and more.
healthresearchbc.ca/news_article...
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's always so exciting to see the many varied ways that BC is driving innovations in health research.
We particularly want to highlight the work of awardee Dr. Jacob Hutton. Under the supervision of Advancing Health's Dr. Grunau, Hutton is investigating wearable tech to detect cardiac arrests. 🫀
We particularly want to highlight the work of awardee Dr. Jacob Hutton. Under the supervision of Advancing Health's Dr. Grunau, Hutton is investigating wearable tech to detect cardiac arrests. 🫀
If someone has been in an Ontario mental health bed for more than a year, there's a 1/5 chance they're an adult with an intellectual and developmental disability. These patients likely have needs that aren't being met, says Advancing Health scientist Dr. Russolillo and team.
🔗https://bit.ly/48js9vR
🔗https://bit.ly/48js9vR
October 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If someone has been in an Ontario mental health bed for more than a year, there's a 1/5 chance they're an adult with an intellectual and developmental disability. These patients likely have needs that aren't being met, says Advancing Health scientist Dr. Russolillo and team.
🔗https://bit.ly/48js9vR
🔗https://bit.ly/48js9vR
We might be well into autumn, but you don't want to *fall* behind on great science!
Get caught up with the latest issue of the Advancing Health newsletter, including:
💲 Budgeting for #Clinical Trial Designs
🎂 The 100th edition of Evidence Speaks
🤖Loneliness-fighting robots
https://bit.ly/3WqyMoK
Get caught up with the latest issue of the Advancing Health newsletter, including:
💲 Budgeting for #Clinical Trial Designs
🎂 The 100th edition of Evidence Speaks
🤖Loneliness-fighting robots
https://bit.ly/3WqyMoK
October 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We might be well into autumn, but you don't want to *fall* behind on great science!
Get caught up with the latest issue of the Advancing Health newsletter, including:
💲 Budgeting for #Clinical Trial Designs
🎂 The 100th edition of Evidence Speaks
🤖Loneliness-fighting robots
https://bit.ly/3WqyMoK
Get caught up with the latest issue of the Advancing Health newsletter, including:
💲 Budgeting for #Clinical Trial Designs
🎂 The 100th edition of Evidence Speaks
🤖Loneliness-fighting robots
https://bit.ly/3WqyMoK
How busy? Well, in the past year, our scientists published:
• 372 original research publications
• 79 reviews
• 62 editorials
For a full breakdown of the past year's accomplishments, we encourage everyone to check out the full report (2/2):
bit.ly/46VW0bu
• 372 original research publications
• 79 reviews
• 62 editorials
For a full breakdown of the past year's accomplishments, we encourage everyone to check out the full report (2/2):
bit.ly/46VW0bu
October 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
How busy? Well, in the past year, our scientists published:
• 372 original research publications
• 79 reviews
• 62 editorials
For a full breakdown of the past year's accomplishments, we encourage everyone to check out the full report (2/2):
bit.ly/46VW0bu
• 372 original research publications
• 79 reviews
• 62 editorials
For a full breakdown of the past year's accomplishments, we encourage everyone to check out the full report (2/2):
bit.ly/46VW0bu