FBFF 2020 – Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Digital Age: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Women’s Health Care
On Thursday, January 30, 2020 we held the 10th Annual Dr. Fred Bryans Faculty Forum in the Sheraton Wall Centre in downtown Vancouver. There were who participated. We started the Forum with two workshops – “Influencing policy (makers) through research” and “Representing patients’ voices in our research”. Dr. Ann Pederson and Dr. Sarah Munro spoke […]
Fall 2019 CIHR Project Grants Competition Results Announced!
Congratulations to all the recipients of the Fall 2019 CIHR Project Grants Competition! Dr. Gillian Hanley and Dr. Timothy Oberlander: “A population-level linked data study of the long-term developmental impacts of prenatal antidepressant exposure“. Dr. Wendy Norman, Dr. Bonnie Henry, & Dr. Kimberlyn McGrail: “The CART Mife-Outcomes study: Relating Canada’s unique mifepristone regulations […]
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Leung!
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Leung on receiving the 2019 Distinguished Researcher Award in Basic Science Research. This major achievement recognizes outstanding work on the basis of a distinguished research career, recognition in the research community, contributions to student educational growth, and commitment to equity and diversity over the past year. Dr. Leung is a Professor […]
The 2020 Carraresi Foundation and Sumiko Kobayashi Marks Memorial OVCARE Research Grants
Carraresi Foundation and Sumiko Kobayashi Marks Memorial OVCARE Research Grants supported by the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation OVCARE is pleased to launch another round of funding applications. These small grants are to support early and mid-career researchers in the area of gynecologic cancers. For guidelines and eligibility, please see the application and […]
Resident Research Project Fair
On Wednesday, December 11th we hosted our first ever “Resident Research Project Fair.” Research teams from across the department came to share research opportunities with our first year OBGYN residents. It was a great opportunity for research teams and residents to connect in person. Residents were able to learn about the breadth of research in […]
Congrats to 2019 WHRI Catalyst Grant Recipients!
Drs. Paul Yong, Sarah Munro, and Mark Carey are among the recipients of this year’s Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) Catalyst Grants. Congratulations! This grant competition provides support for pilot studies in women’s and newborn’s health, which aim to generate preliminary data; test new approaches, methodologies or tools; bring new teams together; and/or support […]
Congratulations to Dr. David Huntsman
Highly Cited Researchers List released: Congratulations to Dr. David Huntsman who has been named to the global Highly Cited Researchers 2019 List. Dr. Huntsman is among the 6,217 researchers in various fields from nearly 60 nations on the list, which is based on highly cited research papers. Find out who else from the UBC […]
Featured Researcher – Dr. Janice Kwon
Where do you work and live (e.g., what is your day job): I work at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Cancer. As a gynaecologic oncologist, I provide a spectrum of care to women with gynaecologic cancers and preinvasive disease. I am also the Director of the Gynaecologic Oncology subspecialty training program, or fellowship program […]
2019 Division of Gynaecologic Oncology Research Award Competition results
The Division of Gynaecologic Oncology launched its annual Research Award Competition in the fall of 2019. The selection process was highly competitive, as there were many excellent applications submitted. There were 2 projects that were awarded funding. The first was awarded to Dr. Ji-Hyun Jang, fellow in Gynaecologic Oncology. Her proposal is to develop a […]
Dr. Catherine Smith’s Resident Research Project Published in the Green Journal!
Dr. Catherine Smith, a fifth year Resident in our Department, has published her Resident Research Project in the December 2019 issue of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, the official publication of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. This is the first Resident Research Project to be published using data from the BC Perinatal Data […]