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Tailoring health services by contextualizing the person behind patient-reported data
There is growing interest in using patient-reported data collection to improve patient outcomes. The data collected via…
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Bridging KT Connections: Using the social drivers of knowledge translation (KT) to improve health care service delivery
In health care, knowledge translation (KT) is the process of moving knowledge into action to improve health…
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Digital interventions for concussion: Connecting youth and their families to care
Concussions are very common among children and adolescents. While many recover without complication, a third of those…
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Healthcare ethics and health equity: Improving access to care through equity-focused ethical reasoning and participatory ethics research with health professionals and equity-deserving groups in BC
Uncertainty about how to ethically provide healthcare services can create barriers to care, as access to care…
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Molecular mechanisms and genomic consequences of transposable element hijack strategies during embryogenesis
Transposable elements (TEs) are selfish genes that self-copy and move around the genome. Robust defense mechanisms silence…
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Optimization of cardiovascular health in postpartum women with reproductive and pregnancy-related risk factors
Heart disease is the number one killer of women worldwide and the leading cause of premature death…
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The Lifetime Exposures and Asthma Outcomes Projection Model (LEAP): A Platform for Improving Asthma Prevention in Canada
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children in Canada. It has several main causes that…
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Towards improving pain management for children using patient-specific genetic information
In children, ongoing pain can interfere with brain development, disrupt behaviour and increase the risk of chronic…
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Characterizing metabolic biomarkers of drug response and precision treatment in triple-negative breast cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the deadliest breast cancer subtype, in part due to lack of targeted…
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Harnessing the Gut Bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila for Probiotic Innovation and Healthy Aging
The human gut is home to trillions of microbes that play a critical role in health and…
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Investigating the role phagocytic immune cells play in developmental programming during gestation
Microglia, the resident macrophages and phagocytic immune cells of the brain, play an important role in neurodevelopment—yet…
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Understanding and exploiting the role of phagocyte mechanobiology in anti-tumor immunity
Cancer is the leading cause of mortality in British Columbia. Whereas the immune system has long been…
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