At CityAge’s “The Next Vancouver” summit, PHC Ventures unveiled bold plans to transform Vancouver into a world-leading health innovation city—where care, science, and industry converge. Read more: buff.ly/uWFlW7i #research #healthcare #healthresearch #innovation #lifesciences

In August 2000, Dr. Gurpreet Singhera joined what would become @heartlunginnov.bsky.social. It would become her second home in Canada, a space where her professional identity would take root and flourish. Read more about Dr. Singhera’s journey: buff.ly/qV9ppwy #research #healthcare #hearthealth

Each year, about 60,000 Canadians experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, with only 1 in 10 people surviving without immediate help. A new project by @advancinghealth.bsky.social trainee, Dr. Jacob Hutton, seeks to bring the numbers down. Read more: buff.ly/uU4ZLXn #research #healthcare

Work with us! Providence Research is now hiring a permanent, full-time Research Assistant for our new Phase 1 Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) at Mount St. Joseph's Hospital (MSJ). Learn more: buff.ly/gTsSRmj #research #healthcare #healthresearch #workwithus #hiring #clinicaltrials

Congratulations to @heartlunginnov.bsky.social researcher Dr. Gordon Francis, on receiving the Beedie Family Professorship in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention! This will help enable him to continue his vital research into atherosclerosis. Read more: buff.ly/jtGMBUk #research #healthcare #heart

Work with us! The Tebbutt Lab at the @heartlunginnov.bsky.social is looking for a Research Associate. The RA will work with an interdisciplinary and international team to support the Immunophenotyping of a COVID-19 pneumonia Cohort (IMPACC) Study. Learn more: buff.ly/cK0Xgg5 #research #hiring

Dr Mark Elliott is leading a research project funded by the Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award that aims to use genetic sequencing to identify new forms of kidney disease. Read more: buff.ly/6WRHmqg #research #healthcare #healthresearch #kidney #genetics

Join the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use for the next BC ECHO on Substance Use Session, “Considerations for Treating Inadvertent Benzodiazepine Use and Opioid Use Disorder.” Learn more and register: buff.ly/GPljpzS #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Join the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use for the next edition of What’s New in Addiction Medicine, “Methadone in the Fentanyl Era: A Review of the Current Evidence.” Learn more and register: buff.ly/Q2pJcAm #research #healthcare #healthresearch

What are the current and future applications of AI to HIV clinical care, patient experience, research and public health? Join @bccfe.bsky.social for their next Learning Series seminar: buff.ly/svLfUp7 #research #healthcare #healthresearch #ai #aihealthcare #hiv

CTV News spoke to @heartlunginnov.bsky.social researcher Dr. Zach Laksman and his team about their groundbreaking technology that 3D-prints living heart tissue. Watch it here: buff.ly/in9L0Js Read our story to learn more: buff.ly/vrqAgg9 #research #healthcare #healthresearch #3Dprinting #heart

The @heartlunginnov.bsky.social EDI committee inviting you to celebrate Latin American Heritage Month with Dr. Catalina Lopez-Correa, Genome Canada's Chief Global Strategy Officer. RSVP: buff.ly/ddvqZN6 #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Congratulations to @heartlunginnov.bsky.social trainees Drs. Carolyn Wang and Ramona Weber, who are among the recipients of the @healthresearchbc.bsky.social Research Trainee Awards! Read more: buff.ly/I48Ly7c #research #healthcare #healthresearch #awards

Join the British Columbia Centre on Substance use for their next BC ECHO on Substance Use session, ‘Considerations for Treating Pregnant People with Alcohol Use Disorder.’ For more information and to register, visit bit.ly/4oGG6K8 #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Join the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use for a workshop on Fostering Meaningful Feedback Conversations in Clinical Education. Learn more: buff.ly/DKVOjVD #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Join the PHC Centre for Research Training for Nursing and Allied Health (CREST) for the inaugural CREST Conference, which will focus on elevating the nursing and allied health clinician-scientist. Learn more: buff.ly/eBpKlHE #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Join the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use for the next edition of What’s New In Addiction Social Work, ‘Moral Distress in Healthcare: An Overview’. Learn more and register here: buff.ly/EDurVrH #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Dr. Zachary Laksman and his team have bio-printed living heart tissue using a custom 3D printer built in-house. These samples can be used to test new drugs and treatments, providing an alternative to human and animal testing. buff.ly/E3gjQSq @heartlunginnov.bsky.social #research #3Dprinting #heart

Happy Thanksgiving from Providence Research! We hope you have a wonderful holiday.

A new partnership between Providence Health Care Ventures and Vancouver-based ViewsML will use artificial intelligence to accelerate research workflows and advance digital pathology capabilities for tissue sample analysis. Read the full story: buff.ly/s3NE5vE #research #ai #airesearch #health

The Phase 1 Clinical Trials Unit at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital is seeking healthy men and women volunteers for a study to help shape future treatments for menopausal hot flushes and night sweats. Learn more: buff.ly/pRSed9T #research #clinicaltrial #menopause

Join the British Columbia Centre on Substance use for their next BC ECHO on Substance Use session, ‘Considerations for Treating Pregnant People with Alcohol Use Disorder.’ For more information and to register, visit buff.ly/4X1C4Hp #research #healthcare #healthresearch #substanceuse #pregnancy

A small team at PHC has built what might be the future of preventative medicine: a software that can detect potentially dangerous lung nodules before they become life-threatening cancers. Read more: buff.ly/kAvAV1b #research #healthcare #healthresearch #lunghealth

Join @bccfe.bsky.social for a Learning Series seminar on Social Determinants of Health, presented by Dr. Andrew Boozary. To learn more and register, visit buff.ly/998jwfd #research #healthcare #healthresearch #event #seminar #socialdeterminantsofhealth

Dr. Terri Sun is investigating a novel tactic to improve acute pain after cardiac surgery, known as a bilateral paravertebral blockade, funded by the Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award. Read more: buff.ly/EcnhkHq #research #healthcare #anesthesiology #cardiology

The two most commonly used models for funding clinical trials are activity-based funding and payment-based funding for relevant positions within the research study. Learn more in this article from @advancinghealth.bsky.social: buff.ly/WdPLlWJ #research #healthcare #budgeting

A recent review paper published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, led by physician-scientists at @heartlunginnov.bsky.social, argues that it is time to change how and when we test for Lipoprotein to predict heart diseases. buff.ly/cVdISCi #research #hearthealth #healthresearch

In September’s edition of The Evidence Speaks from @advancinghealth.bsky.social: 🟢 High potassium levels linked with cardiac arrest mortality 🟢 Measuring viral DNA presence to improve CMV infection treatment 🟢 Only 1/3 of COPD patients in BC receive needed medication buff.ly/DxEwllI #research

The #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation serves as a time of reflection, education, and commitment to reconciliation. On this day, Providence Research seeks to promote awareness and understanding of Indigenous issues, while supporting the journey toward healing and justice.https://buff.ly/Yga6zGe

Providence Research is inviting applications for the 2026 Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award, which supports early career PHC researchers by providing funds to explore research questions identified in the early stages of their career. Learn more: buff.ly/jko6D7F #research

Celebrate knowledge translation with us at the showcase on Oct. 1! Explore impactful projects implemented by Knowledge Translation Challenge teams at BC Cancer, Providence Health Care & Vancouver Coastal Health: www.vchri.ca/events/...

Drawing from his experience providing critical care as a paramedic, Dr. Jacob Hutton’s research focuses on improving outcomes for patients in emergency situations, particularly cardiac arrest. Read our latest Providence Research Profile: buff.ly/MeHEIM6 #research #emergencymedicine #paramedic

26 outstanding scientists and health professionals will receive @healthresearchbc Scholar and Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) awards, including Providence-affiliated researchers Drs. Mark Elliott, Patrick Tang, Karen Tran, and Kirsten Marchand. healthresearchbc.ca/news_article... #research

Join the BCCSU for the next edition of What’s New in Addiction Medicine, “Neuromodulation in Addictions: Is there a Role for Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation?” Learn more: buff.ly/u0PVLVo #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Join us to celebrate and hear from those who have recently completed their KT Challenge projects. At this virtual event, five teams from PHC, VCH, and BC Cancer will present their completed Knowledge Translation Challenge projects. buff.ly/5dgbCwq #research #healthcare #knowledgetranslation

In a landmark moment for B.C.’s life sciences sector, Providence Research has officially opened the province’s first and only non-oncology Phase 1 Clinical Trials Unit at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital. Read the full story: buff.ly/rasv04x #research #healthcare #healthresearch #clinicaltrials

#FundingOpportunity 📢 Are you a health care professional conducting innovative research at Vancouver Coastal Health or Providence Health Care? Apply for VCHRI Innovation & Translational Research Awards today! Register by Nov. 3: www.vchri.ca/service...

Join @advancinghealth.bsky.social and @ubcpublichealth.bsky.social for a seminar that will explore the use of machine learning to utilize health services data better, presented by Dr. Ehsan Karim. Learn more: buff.ly/Yox7eba #research #healthcare #healthresearch #healthservices

In the BCCSU’s next BC ECHO on Substance Use session, learn to compare extended-release buprenorphine to other opioid agonist treatments, discuss induction strategies, and describe strategies to prevent and manage breakthrough withdrawal. buff.ly/hN4b83d #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Join Providence Research and @advancinghealth.bsky.social for the next edition of our Clinical Research Lunch + Learn Series: Situational analysis of BC’s clinical trials ecosystem. buff.ly/Y4LSEpa #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Join the BCCSU for the next edition of What’s New in Addiction Nursing, ‘Myth Busters: Smoking versus Injecting Opioids’, to look into two different myths heard from people who use drugs. buff.ly/nLQAbxj #research #healthcare #healthresearch

Better access to new life-saving medical treatments is coming with the launch of an eight-bed #clinicaltrials unit at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver, which will address a critical gap in early-stage drug development. Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... #research #healthcare

Check out this Q&A with BCCSU Research Scientist Dr. Kora DeBeck, who has recently been invited to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Her research aims to drive reforms in substance use policy and health services. buff.ly/kVf5pQv #research #healthcare

Do you integrate environmental and climate considerations into your clinical trials and site practices? Join @healthresearch.bsky.social for their ASK US session on the environmental impact of clinical trials and clinical trial site practices. buff.ly/ZWljKpF #research #healthcare #healthresearch

@advancinghealth.bsky.social scientist Dr. Annalijn Conklin’s program of research is illustrating the complex interplay between gender, social engagement, nutrition and health, which is vital to supporting healthy aging. Read more: buff.ly/50NCK2l #research #nutrition #aging #health #healthcare

Join @healthresearchbc.bsky.social for the ASK US Season 6 opener on the environmental impact of clinical trials and clinical trial site practices. buff.ly/ZWljKpF #research #healthcare #healthresearch #clinicaltrials

When @heartlunginnov.bsky.social researcher Jinelle Panton received her acceptance letter to the UBC, her entire world changed. It wasn’t just an invitation to pursue her PhD – it felt like recognition. Read about Jinelle’s journey through academia: buff.ly/Z3DtoQ6 #research #healthcare #academia

In August’s edition of The Evidence Speaks from @advancinghealth.bsky.social: 🟢 Women with alcohol withdrawal have better #emergencydepartment outcomes 🟢 #Geneediting technique corrects #cysticfibrosis in 2D cell model 🟢 Are #stroke patients getting enough exercise? Read more:

Work with us! Providence Research is hiring for a Human Resources Assistant. They will provide day-to-day administrative support for HR activities, including recruitment, onboarding, timekeeping, HR system transactions, and employee data management. buff.ly/nrE6hit #hiring #workwithus

This fall, @advancinghealth.bsky.social is launching “Advancing Health Talks,” a series that will feature guest speakers and panel discussions on hot topics in health research. Learn more: buff.ly/9WZ61th #research #healthcare #healthresearch