Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Christine Voss, and her co-investigators Drs. Erica V Bennett, UBC School of Kinesiology, Kevin Harris and Trent Smith, Dept of Pediatrics! They received a CIHR New Investigator Grant for their project entitled, “Physical activity and the clinical management of chronic diseases in children.” MORE
Michael Smith Health Research BC 2023 Reach Award
Congratulations to Dr. Shelina Babul and her co-lead Ms. Karen Takai from Back in Motion Rehab Inc. on their from Michael Smith Health Research BC. Their project, “Drawing Attention to an Invisible Injury: Increasing Awareness and Reducing the Burden of Concussion among Workers and Workplaces in British Columbia,” looks at the potential long term impacts […]
2023 UBC Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
Congratulations to Dr. Jen Mooney, members of the Adolescent Health and Medicine Fellowship Program, BCCH and the Surrey Wraparound Program (WRAP). Their project, “The WRAP Youth Clinic: Expanding our Current Community Partnership to Meet the Identified Needs of an Underserved Population” was awarded funding from the UBC Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund. “The WRAP […]
Update: The Division of Neurology
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Dr. Michelle Demos, Clinical Assistant Professor with the Department of Pediatrics has been appointed as the Interim Head for the Division of Neurology effective June 1st, 2023. Dr. Demos is a Pediatric Neurologist and Neurogeneticist who has been with the department since 2007. In her new […]
CIHR 2023 Fall Competition
Congratulations to Drs. Tim Oberlander, Matt Carwana, Katelyn Boerner and Gregor Reid. Their projects were funded in the CIHR 2023 Fall Competition! Perinatal Opioid Exposures, Trajectories, Insights and Concentrations: The POETIC Network Principal Investigators: Charissa Patricelli (Family Practice); Timothy Oberlander (Pediatrics) UBC Faculty of Medicine Co-Applicants: Vilte Barakauskas (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) Katelynn Boerner and […]
2024 UBC Walk for Joy | 9-week walking challenge
This year, we have 5 teams competing in the 2024 ‘Walk for Joy’ challenge from February 5 – April 7, 2024. Staff and faculty will compete against each other and other UBC teams in this engaging challenge that promotes regular fitness in social settings. https://walkforjoy.educ.ubc.ca/
Top 10 research advances of 2023
Congratulations to Drs. Jaime Guzman, David Cabral, Kristin Houghton, Kimberly Morishita, Lori Tucker, Stuart Turvey and the Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI). Their study, “A decade of progress in juvenile idiopathic arthritis treatments and outcomes in Canada: results from ReACCh-Out and the CAPRI registry” was included in the Top 10 Research Advances of […]
The Human Early Learning Partnership
Earlier this year, Dr. Tim Oberlander was the latest faculty member to join the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) led by Dr. Mariana Brussoni. Dr. Oberlander is co-leading a project to create a community garden and nature therapy program at BCCHR and he was part of the team that worked tirelessly to get BC Children’s […]
Congratulations Drs. Angie Ip and Armansa Glodjo!
Congratulations to Drs. Angie Ip, Armansa Glodjo and the The British Columbia Autism Assessment Network (BCAAN) team! They are the recipients of a 2024 BC Quality Award in the Optimizing the Early Years Category from Health Quality BC. Their quality improvement project aimed at achieving earlier diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is leading to […]
Congratulations Dr. Christine Loock!
Dr. Christine Loock is the recipient of the 2023 Dr. David M Bachop Gold Medal for Distinguished Medical Service from the Doctors of BC. The Dr. David M Bachop Gold Medal is given to a BC doctor who has made an extraordinary contribution in the field of organized medicine and/or community service. Achievement should be […]