REACH BC

03/09/2026

Wondering how you could participate in health research?

Join our session at 10 a.m. next week with patient partner Anita David. Learn about the REACH BC platform and different ways you can get involved, from health research studies to clinical trials to patient partner engagements. You’ll also hear how you can find studies related to your health interests, geographic areas or participation preferences.

Save your spot: https://bit.ly/4rSYhNC

Part of Okanagan Embrace Aging Month, hosted by Interior Health and the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, UBC Okanagan.

03/03/2026

👥 We're at Putting Patients First 2026!

REACH BC is on-site connecting with patient partners, researchers, and community members to share how we support patient-oriented research across BC. Stop by our booth to say hi and learn more about how we can support your work.

02/26/2026

Have you ever wanted to get involved in a research study or clinical trial?

In this session, learn how REACH BC can connect you with different health research opportunities in the province, based on your own interests. You’ll learn what REACH BC is, how it works, and ways to participate. Hear it from the REACH BC team and patient partner Anita David.

Tune in online, free of charge. All ages welcome – join at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18: https://bit.ly/3OyTB0R

Part of Okanagan Embrace Aging Month, hosted by Interior Health and the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, UBC Okanagan.

01/27/2026

Have you signed up yet for our session with GenomeBC?

Join us next Monday at 9:30 a.m. PT to get a deep dive on REACH BC’s key features, how it can help you, and our collaboration with Genome BC’s Health Data Metacommons.

Register today: https://bit.ly/4tiD6pA

Maximizing Study Impact: Recruit and Engage Participants Across BC
Join our next Data Literacy Webinar to learn how REACH BC is transforming participant recruitment and engagement for clinical trials and health research across British Columbia.

📅 February 2, 2026 | 🕤 9:30–10:30 AM PST
💻 Online

Discover how REACH BC connects British Columbians with research opportunities and empowers researchers to broaden and diversify study recruitment. REACH BC is an initiative of Clinical Trials British Columbia, part of Michael Smith Health Research BC

🔍 Learn how REACH BC:
✔️ Connects researchers and participants across BC
✔️ Ensures privacy and data security for volunteers and researchers
✔️ Supports diverse communities in recruitment efforts
✔️ Helps researchers share study results and engage volunteers meaningfully

🎤 Featuring:
Michelle Chen – Platform Administrator, REACH BC
Justine Clayton – Coordinator, REACH BC

This webinar will also highlight REACH BC’s collaboration with Genome BC’s Health Metadata Commons, working together to streamline researcher access and create a more connected research ecosystem in BC.

🔗 Register now: https://events.genomebc.ca/reach-bc/10552466?ref=FB

01/22/2026

How can REACH BC help drive recruitment and retention for your clinical trials and research studies? Join our February 2 session with GenomeBC to find out!

Learn the ins and outs of the platform, the different opportunities you can post, and how REACH BC can help you drive and broaden recruitment. You'll also learn about our collaboration with Genome BC’s Health Metadata Commons, and how we're working together to support a more connected, efficient research ecosystem in BC.

Save your seat: https://events.genomebc.ca/reach-bc/about?ref=LNK

Maximizing Study Impact: Recruit and Engage Participants Across BC
Join our next Data Literacy Webinar to learn how REACH BC is transforming participant recruitment and engagement for clinical trials and health research across British Columbia.

📅 February 2, 2026 | 🕤 9:30–10:30 AM PST
💻 Online

Discover how REACH BC connects British Columbians with research opportunities and empowers researchers to broaden and diversify study recruitment. REACH BC is an initiative of Clinical Trials British Columbia, part of Michael Smith Health Research BC

🔍 Learn how REACH BC:
✔️ Connects researchers and participants across BC
✔️ Ensures privacy and data security for volunteers and researchers
✔️ Supports diverse communities in recruitment efforts
✔️ Helps researchers share study results and engage volunteers meaningfully

🎤 Featuring:
Michelle Chen – Platform Administrator, REACH BC
Justine Clayton – Coordinator, REACH BC

This webinar will also highlight REACH BC’s collaboration with Genome BC’s Health Metadata Commons, working together to streamline researcher access and create a more connected research ecosystem in BC.

🔗 Register now: https://events.genomebc.ca/reach-bc/10552466?ref=FB

12/17/2025

2025 has been an exciting time of growth, connection and impact for the REACH BC community and team. As we look back on this year, we’re grateful for the support and partnerships that help us move health research forward, improving care for people in BC and beyond.

With your help:
• REACH BC continued to grow, hitting 8500+ volunteers – a 22% increase since 2024.
• People across BC are helping push research forward, including community studies and early phase clinical trials with Providence Health Care.
• We launched a new feature with the BC SUPPORT Unit that enables researchers to share back study results, so participants can see how they’re making a difference.

This could not have happened without you. Thank you for being a part of the REACH BC community — whether you were a volunteer, researcher, patient partner, clinical trialist, or partner. We can’t wait to see what we’ll accomplish together next year.

Explore more highlights in our 2024-2025 impact report (PDF): https://bit.ly/4qc9iIE

11/26/2025

Volunteer opportunity: Have you cared for someone after an intensive care unit (ICU) stay?

The UBC CAPTURE Study is looking for caregivers of ICU survivors to join a 5-week Photovoice workshop project, starting April 9, 2026 on Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. PST!

Through photos and group discussions, caregivers will:
• Share stories of supporting ICU recovery
• Explore how critical illness impacts emotional and social well-being
• Help create a virtual photo exhibit to raise awareness about the recovery journey

Sessions will be held virtually once a week for five weeks (No session on April 30, 2026).

The content of your photos is completely up to you. Participants will receive an honorarium as a thank you for their time and contribution.

Based in BC? Supported someone through ICU recovery? You may be eligible!

To read the full study description and sign up, please visit https://bit.ly/44ixzUY

*Note from the UBC ethics board: If you choose to interact with this post, you will be publicly identified with the study.

UBC School of Nursing

11/13/2025

Volunteer opportunity: Have you been a patient at the intensive care unit (ICU)?

The UBC CAPTURE Study is looking for ICU survivors to join a 5-week Photovoice workshop project, starting February 19, 2026, on Thursdays from 5:30 – 7:30 pm PST!

Through photos and group discussions, ICU survivors will:
• Use photography as a tool to express your recovery experiences
• Engage with a supportive group of fellow ICU survivors
• Contribute to research that aims to improve post-ICU recovery

Sessions will be held virtually once a week for five weeks. The content of your photos is completely up to you. Participants will receive an honorarium as a thank you for their time and contribution.

Who can join: ICU survivors who are 19 or older and have been admitted to an ICU for 4 or more days within the last 5 years.

Based in BC and meet the above criteria? You may be eligible!

To read the full study description and sign up, please visit https://reachbc.ca/project/961

*Note from the UBC ethics board: If you choose to interact with this post, you will be publicly identified with the study.

UBC School of Nursing

10/20/2025

We’re excited to support volunteer recruitment for the new Phase 1 clinical trials unit at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital.

Clinical trials bring tomorrow’s care to people today. If you are interested in taking part in a clinical trial or research study in BC, check out our opportunities at: https://bit.ly/4o0Kwup

Providence Health Care

Expanding B.C.’s clinical trial capacity = better health outcomes + a stronger life sciences sector for Canada ✨ https://bit.ly/48xJ8KU

B.C. has opened a new clinical trials unit at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital — the first in the province capable of Phase 1 trials for non-cancer conditions.

The unit, which is being supported by a new UBC professorship in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, will help UBC researchers and local biotech companies bring innovative new treatments from the lab to the bedside.

“Enabling researchers to conduct early-stage trials here at home will accelerate the delivery of breakthrough therapies to patients and further fuel B.C.’s rapidly growing life sciences sector,” said Dr. Wyeth Wasserman.

10/14/2025

We’re excited to share that REACH BC is now an initiative of Clinical Trials British Columbia.

Since 2020, REACH BC has worked towards making British Columbia a place where patients, researchers, and communities can access and benefit from world-class research.

We do this by bridging the gap between the public and researchers. We make it easier for patients and the public to find out what health research is happening in BC, to connect with researchers, and to participate in health research studies, patient partner opportunities, and clinical trials. At the same time, make it easier and more efficient for researchers to find participants and partners for their research and clinical trials.

We’re grateful to continue this work under Clinical Trials British Columbia, with funding and support from Michael Smith Health Research BC and the BC SUPPORT Unit, which is founded under Canada’s Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR).

Clinical trials matter because they save lives, shape better health systems, and bring tomorrow’s care to people today. As an initiative of Clinical Trials British Columbia, REACH BC is committed to making that future possible.

09/18/2025

Are you located in BC? Want to help shape the future of health research?

Providence Health Care is looking for healthy volunteers to participate in Phase 1 clinical trials! This project is looking for people from ages 19 to 65 years old to participate in future early research studies at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital.

REACH BC is excited to support recruitment for this vital work.

Swipe below to learn more and visit www.reachbc.ca/project/847

07/04/2025

Have you volunteered in health research before? Want to learn more about exciting studies happening in BC?

Check out our new feature, which lets you explore results from health research taking place in the province. You can find out more about studies you’ve volunteered in, or see results related to health areas that could interest you.

To check out the new study feature:
1. Sign up or log in to REACH BC: https://bit.ly/3Iajgtu
2. Check out your dashboard and:
a) View ‘Suggested for you’ to explore research results related to your health areas of interest
b) View ‘My past studies’ to learn more about outcomes of studies you’ve participated in (if results are available)