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Developing Collaborative Strategies for AI-Enabled Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Preparedness in British Columbia
AMR is an increasing challenge for healthcare systems due to its impact on patient care, infection control,…
View detailsPrimary Applicant:
Nisha Puthiyedth
Research User Co-lead:
Michelle Smith (Interior Health, Canada)
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Engaging Vancouver Coastal Health Frontline Staff and Patients to Guide Community Wound Care Research
Opportunity/Gap: Community-based wound care for people experiencing homelessness, mental health challenges, and substance use presents a major…
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Jenny Hamilton Harding
Research User Co-lead:
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EngAGING with HIV and Chronic Pain: Centering Lived Experience to Inform Future Research
While chronic pain is increasingly recognized as a concern among People Living With HIV (PLWH), there are…
View detailsPrimary Applicant:
Anh Khoa Vo
Research User Co-lead:
Claudette Cardinal (BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS)
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Enhancing remote home monitoring for adults living with stroke-related disability to support personalized rehabilitation and healthy aging
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability, and despite advances in rehabilitation, many individuals experience functional…
View detailsPrimary Applicant:
Janne Veerbeek
Research User Co-lead:
Paul Winston (Island Health)
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Equitable Access to Remote Cardiac Monitoring for Older Adults in British Columbia: Understanding Barriers, Implementation, and Health System Gaps
Cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., atrial fibrillation) are major contributors to stroke, hospitalization, disability, and mortality among older adults…
View detailsPrimary Applicant:
Mahsa Khalili
Research User Co-lead:
Maryam Zaker-Kouzani (Providence Health Care)
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Exploring aging transitions for Indigenous Elders living on reserve
The main area of focus for the three proposed events is to explore the diverse perspectives of…
View detailsPrimary Applicant:
Lisa Creelman
Research User Co-lead:
Sheena Raffle (Sexqeltqin Health Clinic, Adams Lake Indian Band)
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Exploring community-based supports and services that promote healthy aging and quality of life of older adults in rural northern British Columbia
This one day in person workshop will address an important gap in understanding the community-based support systems…
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Aderonke Agboji
Research User Co-lead:
Claudia Rossetto (Quesnel & District Hospice Palliative Care Association)
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Exploring Community-Informed Harm Reduction Approaches: Medical Cannabis as an Adjunct Strategy to Support Recovery, Workforce Sustainability, and Community Health.
This proposed one-day community engagement event will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, in Kamloops, British…
View detailsPrimary Applicant:
Florriann Fehr
Research User Co-lead:
Michael Koehn (Cannsolve Medical Clinic)
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Health Impacts of Climate Change and Wildfire Mitigation Policies on Vulnerable Communities
The City of Kamloops, United Way, Thompson Rivers University, and the Kamloops Community Action Team (a coalition…
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Will Garrett-Petts
Research User Co-lead:
Lana Fine (Same Sky Collective Society)
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Improving Access to Longterm Care by Reducing Client and Provider Declinations Through an Informed and Client-Centred Placement Process
Opportunity/Gap: This activity will focus on the need to improve utilization of current LTC capacity by building…
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Elizabeth Stockman
Research User Co-lead:
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Improving brain health in elderly brain injury survivors through partner-oriented research
The opportunity we are trying to address with these activities: Building on a seven-year partnership, the Christie…
View detailsPrimary Applicant:
Brian Christie
Research User Co-lead:
Pam Prewett (VBIS)
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Indigenous-specific Models of Primary Care: Patient Engagement and Data Integration at Kalnumet Primary Care
Opportunity/Gap: Current health data systems in use at Kalnumet do not accurately reflect Indigenous models of care.…
View detailsPrimary Applicant:
Alexander Rutherford
Research User Co-lead:
Claudia Piotrowska (Kal’numet Primary Care)