The Centre for Hip Health and Mobility (CHHM) has partnered with the Rehabilitation Research Program (RRP) at GF Strong to form the Centre for Aging SMART (Solutions for Mobility, Activity, Rehabilitation and Technology) at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). Centre researchers and clinician-scientists are world leaders in aging and rehabilitation who are changing the lives of aging Canadians.

Every year on March 8, we take time to recognize International Women’s Day, a global event dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women around the world and raising awareness for gender equality. 

When Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin fell to the ground after a tackle during an NFL football game, it seemed inconceivable that the athletic 24-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest. Hamlin is one of around 400,000 North Americans affected by cardiac arrests that happen outside of a hospital setting each year. While Hamlin later received treatment for his condition and recovered, too many others do not survive.

Researchers have discovered that a peer-to-peer diabetes mentorship program yielded positive health outcomes for peer leaders. Published in the Canadian Journal of Diabetes, the first North American study of its kind provides a compelling case for further integration of relatively low-cost peer support into diabetes care.

As a young man, Vesa Kyllonen loved travel and sports. Kyllonen moved to Canada from Finland when he was 25, and worked as a logger in Squamish, B.C. He was involved in track and field and especially enjoyed cross-country skiing in the nearby Whistler mountains.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Fall 2022 project grant competition. Congratulations to all the VCHRI researchers who were awarded project grants and priority announcement grants.