Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Convening & Collaborating (C2) and Reach competitions to create pathways from research evidence to impact and help ensure that cutting-edge health research can directly improve the health of British Columbians and BC’s health system.
These collaborative teams consisting of researchers, health professionals, trainees, and research users, are investigating research areas that address BC health system priorities.
Eleven teams led by UBC researchers received funding through the Convening & Collaborating (C2) Program, which is designed to build capacity for the development and use of research evidence in practice, policy and further research by promoting knowledge exchange between health researchers and research users.
Ten teams teams led by UBC researchers received funding through the Reach Program provides funding for teams of researchers and research users to support the dissemination and effective uptake of research evidence.
UBC-led Teams - Convening and Collaborating Program
Defining research priorities for trauma-informed design of digital health interventions in sexual health
Recipient: Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai (School of Nursing)
Co-lead: Kaitlyn Goldsmith (Department of Psychology)
Research location: University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus
Co-developing research priorities for improving palliative care for patients with advanced disease who also experience structural inequities.
Recipient: Rachel Carter (BC Centre for Palliative Care)
Co-lead: Gil Kimel (Department of Medicine)
Research location: Providence Health Care
Centring the margins: Forging an equitable path for early childhood well-being in Canada emerging from the COVID era
Recipient: Matthew Carwana (Department of Pediatrics)
Co-lead: Britt Udall (Department of Pediatrics)
Research location: Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP)
Ethicolegal implications of screening for intimate partner violence-caused brain injury: Co-creating research priorities and practice recommendations
Recipient: Paul van Donkelaar (School of Health and Exercise Sciences)
Co-lead: Karen Mason (Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury Through Research - SOAR)
Research location: University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus
Aging in place: A perspective from Indigenous older adults and Elders
Recipient: Jennifer Jakobi (School of Health and Exercise Sciences)
Co-lead: Lee Clark (Native Women’s Association of Canada)
Research location: University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus
Early identification of bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults: Establishing a collaborative research agenda.
Recipient: Kamyar Keramatian (Department of Psychiatry)
Co-lead: Julie Zimmerman (Foundry BC)
Research location: Vancouver Coastal Health
Rising up: Collaborating with Chinese families and communities to promote mental health literacy
Recipient: Janet Mah (BC Childrens Hospital Research Institute)
Co-lead: Meredith Hartley (Provincial Health Services Authority)
Research location: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
NOVA-HIV: Establishing a community advisory committee and co-leading a clinical trial
Recipient: Deborah Money (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Co-lead: Valerie Nicholson (BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS)
Research location: Women's Health Research Institute
Establishing a patient/family-partner hip dysplasia advisory Group
Recipient: Kishore Mulpuri (Department of Orthopedics)
Co-lead: Regina Wilken (I'm a HIPpy Foundation)
Research location: BC Children`s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
Exploring health-professional attitudes towards parent-of-origin-aware genomic analysis: Hereditary cancer and beyond
Recipient: Kasmintan Schrader (Department of Medical Genetics)
Co-lead: Jennifer Nuk (Department of Medical Genetics)
Research location: BC Cancer
Partnering to improve early identification and early intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder
Recipient: Jill Zwicker (Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy)
Co-lead: Jason Gordon (BC Association of Child Development and Intervention)
Research location: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
UBC-led Teams - REACH Program
Drawing attention to an invisible injury: Increasing awareness and reducing the burden of concussion among workers and workplaces in British Columbia
Recipient: Shelina Babul (School of Kinesiology)
Co-lead: Karen Takai (Back in Motion)
Research location: BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Primary care and spinal cord injury – filling the knowledge gap with continuing medical education and partnership
Recipient: Janice Eng (Department of Physical Therapy)
Co-lead: Robert Petrella (Department of Family Practice)
Research location: Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Early detection and diagnosis of cerebral palsy: Implementing best practice guidelines in BC
Recipient: Stephanie Glegg (Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy)
Co-lead: Anamaria Richardson (Department of Pediatrics)
Research location: BC Children`s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus
Fostering grief and bereavement literacy in the workplace for those who serve people experiencing homelessness
Recipient: Eman Hassan (BC Cancer)
Co-lead: Joann Connolly (BC Centre for Palliative Care)
Research location: BC Centre for Palliative Care
Sharing knowledge to connect, collaborate and co-create Dementia-inclusive Spaces for Community Access, Participation, and Engagement (DemSCAPE)
Recipient: Lillian Hung (School of Nursing)
Co-lead: Rekesh Corepal (BC Alliance for Healthy Living)
Research location: University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus
Celebrating World Thrombosis Day: Raising awareness to save lives
Recipient: Hugh Kim (Centre for Blood Research)
Co-lead: Agnes Lee (Department of Medicine)
Research location: University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus
Embedded knowledge mobilization: Strengthening oncology nurses' capacity for effective advanced care planning conversations
Recipient: Leah Lambert (School of Nursing)
Co-lead: Ruby Gidda (School of Nursing)
Research location: BC Cancer
Exercise for healthy aging: Mobilizing knowledge with users and clinicians in BC
Recipient: Teresa Liu-Ambrose (Department of Physical Therapy)
Co-lead: Rekesh Corepal (BC Alliance for Healthy Living)
Research location: Centre for Hip Health and Mobility (CHHM)
Targeting rural healthcare professionals, trainees and patients in disseminating neuroscience-based research
Recipient: Mypinder Sekhon (VCH Resesarch Institute)
Co-lead: Sonny Thiara (VCH Research Institute)
Research location: University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus
CGSHE’s Gender & Sex in Methods and Measurement: An educational symposium focused on building equity in research
Recipient: Kate Shannon (Department of Medicine)
Co-lead: A.J. Lowik (Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice)
Research location: Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity