Research news and highlights

Congratulations to this year's recipients of Convening & Collaborating and Reach Awards from Michael Smith Health Research BC.

Kirsten Rossiter, Fraser Health regional practice lead for Research and Knowledge Translation in Long-Term Care, received funding to research reducing sedentary behaviour in long-term care.

The Michael Smith Health Research BC Research Trainee awards support emerging researchers to build their careers and help drive discoveries that improve the health of people and communities.

A new study explored the benefits of integrating nurse practitioners in orthopedic teams at major Canadian hospitals. Specifically, the research looked at how nurse practitioners are improving care at Burnaby Hospital.

Dr. Singh is the third Fraser Health physician to receive the prestigious Michael Smith Health Research BC Professional-Investigator Award.

Sherry Sandhu will enhance her clinical research skills through a new internship program.

Emergency Department Physician Dr. Amir Behboudi introduces Nausea Relief Plus to ease nausea symptoms for patients.

A study led by Dr. Akber Mithani, Regional Medical Director, Janice Sorensen, Research Lead and their research team examined how long-term care homes can benefit from a virtual quality improvement collaborative approach to pandemic preparedness.

Survivors of intimate partner violence who receive treatment at Embrace Clinic will provide blood samples that will be analyzed for protein biomarkers.

Surrey Memorial Hospital is one of 12 hospitals around the globe involved in a clinical trial to help determine optimal treatments for bloodstream infections.

Pharmacists Aaron Tejani and Isla Drummond led a research study to tackle the issue of unused medication waste at three Fraser Health hospitals.

Whether it’s a movie suggestion or an online chat with a virtual assistant like Alexa or Siri to perform tasks or answer queries, artificial intelligence (AI) is weaving its way into our lives in a big way.

Thoracic surgeons at Surrey Memorial Hospital participate in an international multi-center randomized clinical trial for lung cancer surgery.

“The Effect of Higher Protein Dosing in Critically Ill Patients (the EFFORT Protein Trial)” shows higher doses of protein do not improve clinical outcomes of some critically-ill patients.

This study has informed a series of recommendations that will hopefully translate to targeted services and support systems for frontline healthcare social workers.

Courtney Wedemire, Registered Dietitian, was awarded a Fraser Health Seed grant to better understand the influence of malnutrition and sarcopenia (low muscle amounts) in patients with higher BMI on ICU outcomes.

The 2021-2022 annual report with our highlights is now available.

Fraser Health Virtual Care is a health service available to Fraser Health residents that connects them via telephone, video or webchat with a registered nurse for care consults and virtual assessments, clinical information and advice, and referrals to Fraser Health services.

Since Fraser Centre’s inception, they are proud to have convened a group of interested patients and people with lived experience in the health system to become patient partners on research teams. Over time, this group of patients came together to form the PIiR (Patients Interested in Research) group.

The Department of Evaluation and Research Services engaged staff from various Departments across Fraser Health to inform an evaluation of the COVID-19 response. The objective of the evaluation is to inform Fraser Health’s recovery, planning, and future preparedness.