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.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Spring 2025 project grant competition. Congratulations to all the VCHRI researchers who were awarded project and priority announcement grants.
Manny Chiquita will never forget the first time he experienced the symptoms of kidney stones. It happened in the early 1990s while Chiquita was enjoying a round of golf in Tsawwassen, B.C. “I peed blood and ignored it,” he recalls. “I told myself that, if it happened again, I would see a doctor.”
Two months later, the symptom recurred. The father of two then young children visited his family doctor for a checkup, fearing the worst.
