Hot off the press! Read BC AHSN’s April newsletter. Articles include: REACH BC joins BC AHSN Minnie Downey bids farewell to the organization BC Ministry of Health’s Data Platform releases new data sets, widens access Watch a recording of Terri Fleming discussing ethics harmonization in BC Peer Models Network requests your feedback in a survey […]
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REACH BC platform joins the BC Academic Health Science Network
The British Columbia Academic Health Science Network (BC AHSN) is pleased to announce REACH BC (reachbc.ca) as the newest addition to the organization. Launched in May 2020, REACH BC addresses a significant challenge for many clinical trials and health research projects in British Columbia: namely, patient and participant recruitment. The platform (originally a multi-partner demonstration […]
BC SUPPORT Unit Executive Director to depart BC AHSN organization at end of March 2021
The British Columbia Academic Health Science Network (BC AHSN) is announcing the departure of Minnie Downey, Executive Director of the BC SUpport for People and Patient-Oriented Research (SUPPORT) Unit. The Unit is BC AHSN’s operational unit focused on the implementation of the national Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) in the province of British Columbia. Minnie’s […]
BC AHSN News: March 2021
Hot off the press! Read BC AHSN’s March newsletter. Articles include: Updated BC COVID-19 Survey Inventory; New Research Ethics BC partners: Royal Roads University, Douglas College, Vancouver Island University; Island Health Research’s awardee spotlight; An interview with outgoing REBC Advisory Council Chair Sarah Bennett; N2 Network of Networks’s clinical trials video for kids; and […]
BC AHSN News: February 2021
Hot off the press! Read the February 2021 edition of the BC AHSN News, featuring recordings from Clinical Trials BC’s January 2021 conference (#CTBC21), new Research Ethics BC Advisory Council co-chairs, a COVID-19 patient-oriented research page, REDCap update for BC, LifeSciences BC’s upcoming Access to Innovation conference, and more. Read the issue here
MSFHR and BC AHSN intend to join forces to drive discovery and innovation in BC’s health research enterprise
The BC Academic Health Science Network (BC AHSN) and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces to create a dynamic and integrated health research organization that will support the growth and evolution of BC’s research and life sciences sectors. The proposed new organization will be committed […]