2020 Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) award recipients
The Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) Program is designed to develop BC’s research talent and help decrease the gap between health research and its implementation. The awards support health professionals who are actively involved in patient care to conduct and apply research relevant to health and/or the health system.
Host institution
Provincial Health Services Authority
Project title
Treatment of Pediatric Mental Health Problems: Unravelling the Role of Patient and Family Motivation in Eating Disorder Outcomes
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Vancouver Island University
Partner(s)
Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation
Project title
A patient-oriented mental health recovery effort: Working across sectors to alleviate suffering related to burnout, post-traumatic stress disorder, or treatment resistant depression
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University of British Columbia
Partner(s)
Providence Research
Project title
Redefining atherosclerosis: Characterizing and targeting smooth muscle cell foam cells for the treatment and prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke
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BC Cancer
Project title
Cost-effective biomarker driven treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the era of precision medicine
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Provincial Health Services Authority
Host institution
University of British Columbia
Partner(s)
Plantiga
Project title
Development and evaluation of a novel wearable gait analysis tool for remote monitoring and assessment of patients with musculoskeletal injuries
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University of British Columbia
Host institution
Vancouver Coastal Health
Project title
Delineating the pathophysiology of hypoxic ischemic brain injury after cardiac arrest to identify therapeutic targets
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University of British Columbia
Project title
Motor vehicle crash risk after cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: A population-based evaluation
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Vancouver Coastal Health
Project title
Implementing quality indicators through clinician and patient online toolkits to improve rehabilitation care and outcomes after hip and knee replacement for osteoarthritis
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