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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Zena Sharman and Julia Langton discuss how best to connect strategy and evaluation to help plot a course, define what success looks like, and track our progress and learn along the way.
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Barbara is one of the most beautiful human beings that you will ever meet. During our first few encounters, Barbara shared her story with great bravery.
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Lori Last and Amy Noise introduce the science of storytelling and how to apply the principles of storytelling to demonstrate the value of health research and health research funding.
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Five teams of researchers and research users have been awarded P2P Awards, designed to build and strengthen capacity for patient-oriented research in BC.
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Internationally recognized Dr. Prior has spent her career studying women’s menstrual cycles, menopause, perimenopause and osteoporosis, with a direct impact on practice and care.
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The annual awardee recognition event is an opportunity to celebrate, connect, and learn more about the innovative research taking place in British Columbia.
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Public and patient engagement in health care, policy and research is key to driving health system transformation, and ultimately, better health outcomes, but what is a health funder’s role?
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Dr. Bev Holmes reflects on MSFHR’s 2018 successes and looks ahead to 2019 as we continue to support health research in BC so British Columbians have access to the most effective and efficient health care.
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MSFHR is implementing gender-neutral peer review processes for all 2019 funding competitions, starting with 2019 Research Trainee and Scholar competitions.
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