It is a moment that Virginia Chiu will never forget. A passenger in a car-totalling accident, Chiu was rushed to the nearby Richmond Hospital emergency department.
“I remember waiting on the hospital bed, hooked up to so many machines and not feeling well,” recalls Chiu, who has lived in Richmond, B.C., her entire life. The injury, which occurred in the mid-2000s, ended up being non-life-threatening, although Chiu was left with a lingering knee injury.
As Canada’s aging population continues to grow, so does the demand for innovative solutions to enhance the care and quality of life for older adults. At the forefront of this technological shift is Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Lillian Hung, whose new study explored the potential of social robots to support well-being among residents of long-term care homes.
The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) Research Challenge supports Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) point-of-care staff with limited research experience in creating a project to improve practice areas. Recipients receive mentorship by an experienced VCHRI investigator in addition to funding to help them learn to successfully conduct a clinical research project.
With a roller coaster of manic highs and heart-wrenching lows that can often involve negative self-perceptions, bipolar disorder can have a devastating impact on patients and their families. In their recent study, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers Drs.
From slot machines and scratch tickets to sports betting and loot boxes, gambling has become increasingly common in today’s society. For many people it is a form of entertainment, but for others it can become an addiction that affects health, relationships and finances.
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Luke Clark describes how gambling affects the brain and why both genetics and environment play a role in treatment and prevention.
Knowledge translation is the art and science of moving evidence into health care policy and practice. Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support health care professionals in effectively implementing evidence-based practice changes that improve patient care. The Knowledge Translation (KT) Challenge, a program delivered in collaboration with BC Cancer, Fraser Health, Northern Health and Providence Health Care, is grounded in capacity building and helps health care providers work with experienced investigators to share knowledge and build connections.
Heart disease risk may have more to do with genetic factors interacting with sex hormones than previously thought, according to the findings of a new study led by Dr. Tara Sedlak, a Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher and one of the only certified women’s heart health cardiologists in Canada.
In a breakthrough study co-led by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers, Drs. Christopher Ong and Yuzhuo Wang have identified for the first time a signalling cascade that can be targeted to switch off a form of late-stage prostate cancer.
“Our results pave the way for new precision medicine approaches for prostate cancer, particularly to stop the development of severe disease.”
