By partnering with organizations like the BC Schizophrenia Society, MSFHR is able to optimize provincial investment in health research and support more talented researchers than we could alone.
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Evaluating our KT program so we can learn and improve
In 2018, MSFHR undertook an evaluation of our KT program to find out if it was having the desired impact and to inform future KT activities. The resulting evaluation report is now available.
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Gold Leaf prize winner Dr. Erin Michalak reflects on the power of community-based participatory research
Two-time MSFHR award recipient Dr. Erin Michalak has been honoured with a CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for her work founding CREST.BD.
New international alliance formed to drive knowledge exchange and innovation in healthy aging
MSFHR, in partnership with several other Canadian partners, has signed an MoU with Northern Health Science Alliance to drive knowledge exchange, innovation and support research collaboration.
New MSFHR project grants support teams using implementation science to improve care
Five teams have been awarded a project grant as part of MSFHR’s inaugural Implementation Science Team program.
Be the change: Third-annual Health xChange focuses on using research to improve health equity
12 inspiring speakers shared their stories of fostering health equity through research with a sold-out crowd at the 3rd Annual Health xChange.
The possibilities and challenges of changing health research career paths: emerging themes from the BC health research community
Maija Tiesmaki reflects on how research career pathways are changing and shares three emerging themes from the health research community.
Knowledge is power. Assess your Knowledge Translation (KT) skills now with KT Pathways
KT Pathways is a free digital assessment and learning tool co-developed by MSFHR in partnership with academic and health system partners across BC, including BC-based health authorities, universities, research institutes, the BC SUPPORT Unit and BC Ministry of Health.
From iKT to strategic partnerships
Gayle Scarrow and Genevieve Creighton discuss the journey taken to develop KT Pathways, a new digital assessment and learning tool for anyone that creates or uses research evidence.
Dr. Jerilynn Prior: Pioneering research in women’s health
Dr. Prior has spent her career studying women’s menstrual cycles. She reflects on her journey from fishing village to internationally recognized researcher, and the revolutionary act of listening to women.
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