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Working together to advance BC’s clinical trials competitiveness
Learn moreWe recently brought together an expert working group to create a roadmap that will position BC as a leader in clinical trials.
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New funding program strengthens health research collaboration
Learn moreThe Engage Award is open for applications. It supports engagement activities that build and strengthen relationships, and explore future knowledge mobilization opportunities.
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Evolving our programs to support BC’s health research community
Learn moreHealth Research BC is modernizing how we support health research talent across the province. We’re taking steps to ensure our investments are better aligned with BC’s current and future needs.
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Turning health research into action and impact
Read moreMichael Smith Health Research BC is funding 91 diverse teams across British Columbia to bridge the gap between evidence and impact.
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Addressing health system priorities to improve care
Read moreThrough the CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship, Michael Smith Health Research BC is co-funding eight BC researchers to address high-priority challenges facing the health system.
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2025 Research Trainee competition: call for applications
Read moreThe program supports health researchers in the training phase of their careers to contribute to the success of BC’s health research landscape.
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Research Approvals Processes Project update: Advancing our initial deliverables
Read moreThe Research Approvals Processes Project (RAPP) is a provincially-led initiative that supports research within the health system in British Columbia. Health Research BC shares these updates on behalf of the…
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Research Trainee awards fuel health innovation
Read moreMichael Smith Health Research BC is funding 44 emerging researchers from across BC through the 2024 Research Trainee competition.
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New report reviews Canada’s research response to health emergencies
Read moreCanada must act now to be prepared for the next public health emergency, recommends a new report on the federal approach to pandemic science advice and research coordination.
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Dr. Davina Banner-Lukaris shares the joy and heartbreak of engaging people with lived experience
Read moreIn this interview, Davina speaks on authentic engagement and how taking a leap of faith into patient-oriented research changed her life.
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‘A unique perspective on health’: Patient committee amplifies rural and remote perspectives in BC’s interior
Read moreThe Patient Engagement in Research (PEiR) Committee seeks to embed lived experience in research and research planning across the interior region.
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Our journey towards Indigenous reconciliation
Read moreNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a moment to reflect on the legacy of colonization and the ongoing trauma of Canada’s residential school system. At Health Research BC, we…
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Dr. Robert Reid shares the urgency of improving health care with research
Read moreIn this interview, Robert urges Canada to rapidly use research evidence in health systems, so people can get the care they need.
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Defining our own narratives: Dr. Evan Adams on supporting Indigenous research talent
Read moreAs Michael Smith Health Research BC looks ahead to the addition of an Indigenous scholar stream to our salary awards program, we asked Dr. Evan Adams to share his perspectives…
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Dr. Nick Bansback shares the strengths and challenges of patient engagement in research
Read moreIn this interview, Nick speaks on the insights patient partners offer to researchers and reflects on the challenges.
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Dr. Martha MacLeod shares how patients changed her journey
Read moreIn this interview, Martha speaks on vulnerability and the value of lived experience in research.
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Training supports meaningful patient engagement, collaboration in BC
Read moreHow can research teams and organizations better support patient-oriented research? Training and relationship-building are key.
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Research Approvals Processes Project completes process mapping
Read moreThe Research Approvals Processes Project (RAPP) is a provincially-led initiative that supports research within the health system in British Columbia. Health Research BC shares these updates on behalf of the…
