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Advancing Health is a group of experienced health outcomes researchers based at St. Paul's Hospital.

02/20/2026

Are you medical staff, an allied health professional, or member of the interdisciplinary health team at Providence Health Care?

Then you are welcome to join an upcoming session:
Understanding Decision-Making Capability- From Core Concepts to Clinical Application.

Heather Burrett (Practice Educator, Occupational Therapy) and Charisse Knowlan (Practice Educator, Social Work) will discuss capability and decision-making from the clinical perspective, exploring autonomy, incapability, and indicators for further assessment.

📅Date and time: Thursday, March 12, 11:30AM – 12:30PM
📍Place: In-person (SPH Cullen) and via Zoom
Link: https://bit.ly/46eWWZ0

02/18/2026

When it's grey outside, you grab an umbrella to keep yourselves dry. Let our February edition of Evidence Speaks act like your science umbrella!

Learn about:

🏫 Disparities in service access in universities

📱The risks of over-relying on for rural patients

💊 Inequality in access across BC

Check them out here:
https://bit.ly/4kxJXHw

02/09/2026

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fall 2025 Project Grant Competition results have been announced!

This round, Advancing Health scientists are leading five of the funded projects. An additional eight projects are being supported by Advancing Health scientists as co-investigators, totaling over $8 million in new research funding. These studies will be investigating everything from drug overdose to prevention.

Want to learn more? Check out our full run down:
https://bit.ly/3ZmBkWB

02/04/2026

The Quintuple Aim: Can’t Get There From Here?

The UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) 38th Annual Health Policy Conference will be held Mar 11-12 at the UBC Alumni Centre.

Featuring Advancing Health's Dr. Jason Sutherland as a speaker, it'll engage attendees in policy debates associated with provinces’ and territories’ progress toward ensuring timely access to healthcare, slow cost growth, and provide culturally appropriate health services,

Early bird registration ends after Feb 12 . Don't miss out: http://chspr.ubc.ca/conference/

01/19/2026

What did Advancing Health get up to in 2025?

With over 70 scientists conducting active research, the answer is, 'a lot'! From untangling long hospital wait times, improving substance use care, new youth mental health guidelines, join us in reflecting on the Centre's accomplishments from the last twelve months.

Check it out 👉 https://bit.ly/49HmmPA

01/14/2026

The new year is a great time to start making positive changes. How about saying 'no' to misinformation on social media with real, high-quality science?

We're here to help! Our January edition of Evidence Speaks dives into three exciting new papers on how:

🤖 could make predictions based on cancer pathology reports
❗Physicians can help reduce decisional conflict in pain management
📱 is covered in top TikTok videos

Come learn something new: https://bit.ly/49ltRNl

01/13/2026

Have you seen the new DRAFT regulations for clinical trials in Canada or the new DRAFT Interpretation (Guidance 0100), issued in late December 2025?

Join Clinical Trials British Columbia for ASK US episode on January 27, where a panel will discuss the main regulatory changes, the relationship of these changes to the incoming Good Clinical Practice, timelines, readiness tips and some of the learning resources available for you and your teams.

Hear from a panel of local operations and quality specialists: Tatiana Barcelos Pontes, Siti Rahmaputri, Aleksandra Kuzmanovic, and host Jean Smart. You can submit your own questions to the panel and get guidance during the session.

Stay informed – register today: https://lnkd.in/g3YMtCum

12/17/2025

As Canada braces for a dramatic rise in dementia cases by 2050, researchers at Simon Fraser University, including Advancing Health's Dr. Habib Chaudhury are turning to an unconventional solution rooted in nature and community.

A pilot care village in Surrey, Langley, is designed to look at "the cultural background, life history, celebrating that, preferences, choices, autonomy, dignity." Dr. Chaudhury said, "It's really taking a holistic perspective.”

🌳Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Yz2KIk

12/12/2025

Upcoming Seminar: Building a Learning Health System for Correctional Health Services in BC

Chief operating officer at BC Mental Health and Substance Use Service, Jennifer Duff, and Advancing Health scientist Dr. Amanda Slaunwhite will describe efforts to build a learning where data, research, quality improvement, and clinical operations are integrated to support evidence-based action to reduce health inequities among incarcerated people in BC.

📆 Tuesday Jan 6, 2026, 12-1 pm PT
🗺️ In-person at SPPH or virtual

Register for free: https://bit.ly/4q6f8vh

12/11/2025

Ring the new year in right, with a Research Rounds Zoom Meeting with Dr. Nick Bansback!

Advancing Health scientist and UBC professor Dr. Bansback will be discussing how designing clinical trials with participants can improve enrollment.

📆 Date: Jan 12, 2026
🕧 Time: 5-6 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
🔗 Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/44m60dB

12/10/2025

A new early warning system could make significant headway in the prevention of cardiogenic shock, a with an approximate 50 per cent chance of survival.

A study led by Advancing Health and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Christopher Fordyce introduced the EARLY SHOCK risk scoring algorithm, a novel approach to detect the signs and symptoms of cardiogenic shock.

⚡https://bit.ly/4aahkNI

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570/1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC
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Website

http://www.advancinghealth.ubc.ca/

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