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Congratulations to Drs. Angela Devlin and Constadina Panagiotopoulos!Jul 09, 2020Congratulations to Drs. Devlin and Panagiotopoulos for their 2019 CNS Publication Award for their article entitled, “The role of lifestyle in mitigating treatment-related weight gain and metabolic complications in children with mental health conditions.” The Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS), in conjunction with the editorial board of the journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism (APNM), […] Read More >
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Congratulations to Dr. Stuart Turvey!Dr. Turvey is the 2019 F. Estelle R. Simons Award for Research from the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The F. Estelle R. Simons Award for Research is presented to a CSACI member in recognition of his or her exemplary research in the field of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. To be considered for […] Read More >
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Congratulations Dr. Joseph Ting!Jun 09, 2020Dr. Ting and his team were awarded a MSFHR COVID-19 Research Response Fund Award for their project a Study Of Early Health Outcomes In Neonates Exposed To COVID-19 In British Columbia (SHiNE-BC). The long-term health challenges and needs of babies born in British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown. Babies can be exposed to […] Read More >
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Congratulations Dr. Manish Sadarangani!Dr. Manish Sadarangani and his team were awarded a MSFHR COVID-19 Research Response Fund Award for their project COVID-19 in Children and Young Adults in BC – Evaluation of Public Health Measures and Epidemiologic Support for Decision-Makers. Dr. Manish Sadarangani is director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and […] Read More >
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The UBC Department of Pediatrics (DoP) awarded two Special COVID-19 Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) grants from the UBC Faculty of MedicineJun 05, 2020The purpose the Special COVID-19 SIF is to make funding available for strategic projects related to COVID-19 and the ways in which the Faculty of Medicine’s education, research, organization, and partnerships have changed, are changing, or could change in response. Intentional WellBEing Program (Launching Fall 2020) The UBC Department of Pediatrics (DoP) and the BC […] Read More >
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The UBC Department of Pediatrics (DoP) was awarded two Healthy Workplace Initiatives Program (HWIP) grants from the UBC Human ResourcesThe HWIP grant from UBC Human Resources provides start-up funds and support for health-related, sustainable initiatives. You can apply for funding for programs that include yoga or fitness classes, building a community garden or investing in mental health training in your workplace. Healthy Workplace Initiatives Program (HWIP) – Mental Health Training $3,000 The UBC Departments […] Read More >
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Kudos to Dr. Srinivas MurthyMay 05, 2020Supporting the recovery plans, our very own Dr. Srinivas Murthy, a pediatric critical care and infectious diseases specialist, is leading the Canadian Treatments for COVID-19 trial. He is examining potential treatments for COVID-19, a multinational initiative being coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). There […] Read More >
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Kudos to Dr. Vo and his team at the BC Children’s Hospital Centre for MindfulnessApr 24, 2020Kudos to Dr. Dzung Vo, Dr. Joanna McDermid, Dr. Katarina Tabi, Kaleigh McLeod and Frances Tong at the BC Children’s Hospital Centre for Mindfulness for their outstanding hard work and dedication in serving the C&W campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health professionals are at an especially high risk for developing stress-related conditions, such as burnout, […] Read More >
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Pediatric researchers leading the fight against COVID-19Apr 16, 2020UBC and BCCH Department of Pediatrics is one of the leaders in helping fight this disease. As governments and research funding agencies have made it a priority to fund research for COVID-19, one of our own pediatricians, Dr. Srinivas Murthy was successful in obtaining a Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) grant to conduct research […] Read More >
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Congratulations Ella Chan!Mar 11, 2020Ella Chan has been awarded “Best Oral Presentation” for her talk on Compensatory Renal Growth Predicts Outcome in Children with a Solitary Functioning Kidney at the 2020 Western Medical Research Conference. Based on judges’ scoring, her work was highlighted from over 350 high quality student and trainee presentations. Congratulations on this achievement! Read More >
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Brain Trust: How B.C.’s sports organizations are facing the concussion epidemicMar 05, 2020Dr. Shelina Babul was featured on CBC discussing her Concussion Awareness Training Tool. See: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/brain-trust-grassroots-1.5485443 Dr. Babul is the Associate Director, Sports Injury Specialist, BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit, BC Children’s Hospital, Director, Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting & Prevention Program (CHIRPP), BC Children’s Hospital Investigator, BC Children’s Hospital and Investigator, Djavad Mowafaghian Center for […] Read More >
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Congratulations CIHR Project Grant Recipients!Feb 12, 2020Congratulations to the BC Children’s and BC Women’s investigators who were awarded funding through the highly competitive Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Fall 2019 competition. Our research community received more than $8 million in new research and bridge grants. Many of the investigators who were successful in this competition benefited from the […] Read More >
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Farewell to Dr. Soren Gantt ** A message on behalf of Dr. Wyeth Wasserman, Vice-President Research, BC Children’s Hospital ** Dear research community, With mixed emotions, I would like to announce that Dr. Soren Gantt is leaving Vancouver in July 2020 for a new position with CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre at the Université de Montréal. In his many roles […] Read More >
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Congratulations Dr. Aven Poynter!Feb 04, 2020Dr. Aven Poynter is the winner of the 2019 Dr. Judith Hall Award. Each year the BC Pediatric Society presents the Dr. Judith Hall Award, which recognizes excellence in research, policy development, community involvement and improving the status of or empowering pediatricians. Here’s what Dr. Poynter’s nominator said about her: Aven has done so much to empower […] Read More >
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The Pharmacy Informer – Winter 2020 EditionThe Pharmacy Informer – Winter 2020 Edition of the Pharmacy Informer is hot off the press! The Pharmacy Informer is a quarterly newsletter that contains important updates and highlights from the Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of BC, Department of Pharmacy. Download editionPharmacy Informer Winter 2020 FINAL Read More >
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Congratulations Dr. Ruth Grunau!On Jan 31, 2020, the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health announced that Dr. Ruth Grunau ranks in the top 1.5% of researchers cited globally for her work in Developmental Neuroscience. In 2019, Dr. Ruth Grunau received the Outstanding Pain Mentorship Award at the Canadian Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting this week. The award recognizes her outstanding mentorship […] Read More >
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Congratulations Dr. Kyla Hildebrand!Dr. Hildebrand is the recipient of the 2020 Royal College / AMS Donald Richards Wilson Award from The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This award was established to honour and acknowledge the contribution of the late Dr. Donald R. Wilson (President, RCPSC, 1988-1990) to medical education. It is given annually to a medical […] Read More >
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BCIRPU Wins Physical Literacy Video Award from CIHRJan 21, 2020BCIRPU’s video on physical literacy has received an award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Human Development, and Youth Health (IHDCYH) for the 2019 IHDCYH Talks Video Competition! (https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51823.html) The video was developed using an integrated knowledge translation approach with key stakeholders and end users including injury prevention researchers, practitioners, a […] Read More >
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Distributed Teaching Sites & Community-Based Clinical FacultyJan 15, 2020BC is widely recognized for its distributed medical school. The expansion began in 2004 in partnership with the provincial government, academic partners and the health authorities. The Department of Pediatrics is highly appreciative of the great work done by pediatricians across the province as UBC undergraduate medical student teachers at the four campuses: the Vancouver-Fraser […] Read More >
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Congratulations to Drs. Vo, Thiessen, Meckler and Blair!Dec 20, 2019The relationship between community and hospital-based pediatricians and sub-specialists plays a significant role in the health outcomes of BC children and youth. Each year, the BC Pediatric Society (BCPS), in co-operation with the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation (BCCHF), is pleased to present the Dr. Parminder Singh Award of Distinction to Dr. Jeffrey Blair to recognize […] Read More >