The results of a study published last month in the Journal of Urban Health, led by Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer, clearly demonstrate the success of the Mobile Medical Unit, a “hospital on wheels” that was deployed in the Downtown Eastside during 2016/17 to treat cases of opioid overdose.  

This professorship will explore the role cannabis can play in helping people with opioid-use disorder stay on treatment.

As PROOF marks its 10th anniversary, CEO Dr. Bruce McManus reflects on the Centre’s remarkable last decade and the promising future ahead.

Are you curious about health research – who does it, who funds it, and how it’s done?

Drs. Liam Brunham and Richard Sawatzky are among the Fall 2018 Canada Research Chair recipients.

Dr. Julio Montaner, Director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, received a Civic Merit Award from the City of Vancouver.

The study found that the most dangerous time for pedestrians on Halloween was between 5 and 8 p.m.

The Education Physician Lead for the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) is being recognized for excellence in family medicine. 

Several PHCRI-affiliated researchers will be speaking at this year's Expo. 

Friends and associates of the centre will interact and share the latest in biomarker sciences and applications.

Drs. Don Sin and Wan Tan say more research is needed to understand the long-term effects of marijuana on lung health.

More residents are dying in long-term care facilities, leading researchers to explore strategies to help staff cope with death.

Registration for the conference is now open and seats are limited.

The latest research, trends, clinical treatment and surgical breakthroughs concerning improvements to renal patient care

Enhance your scholarly writing at this intensive course, developed by Dr. Lorelei Lingard.

CESBC is pleased to offer the best ever workshop on data visualization!  Come and learn some data visualization wizardry.

The Director of Interventional Cardiology at SPH and Director of the Centre for Heart Valve Innovation received the prestigious Geoffrey O. Hartzler Master Operator Award. 

Interested in Knowledge Translation (KT)? Want to learn more about moving evidence into practice to improve patient care? Announcing the third cohort of the PHC/VCH KT Challenge!

Brave New World: Genomics, Big Data, AI, Precision Medicine and the Future of Indigenous Community Engaged Research

These seminars provide investigators with an opportunity to present ongoing research, obtain feedback from colleagues and peers, and make new connections for their projects.