Dr. Neil Reiner was an exceptional leader in the field of infectious diseases. He served as director of Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute’s Immunity and Infection Research Centre and previously was head of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia.
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.”
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is proud to support research through Team Grant projects, which enable VCH staff and clinicians to collaborate with experienced investigators to share knowledge and build connections. By supporting practice-based research projects, these grants contribute to the improvement of health care delivery addressing the pressing challenges in health care.
Advance care planning is the important process of thinking about what matters most to you when it comes to future health and personal care decisions. This involves sharing your values, beliefs and wishes with your care partners and loved ones and recording them so that if you cannot speak on your behalf, a representative is able to share your wishes with health care team members.
