Get the latest research news, highlights and announcements.
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November 07, 2024The 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.
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September 19, 2024A 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.
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September 19, 2024Dr. Singh is the third Fraser Health physician to receive the prestigious Michael Smith Health Research BC Professional-Investigator Award.
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August 29, 2024Sherry Sandhu will enhance her clinical research skills through a new internship program.
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July 22, 2024Emergency Department Physician Dr. Amir Behboudi introduces Nausea Relief Plus to ease nausea symptoms for patients.
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June 18, 2024A 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.
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June 14, 2024Survivors of intimate partner violence who receive treatment at Embrace Clinic will provide blood samples that will be analyzed for protein biomarkers.
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May 09, 2024Surrey Memorial Hospital is one of 12 hospitals around the globe involved in a clinical trial to help determine optimal treatments for bloodstream infections.
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February 06, 2024Pharmacists Aaron Tejani and Isla Drummond led a research study to tackle the issue of unused medication waste at three Fraser Health hospitals.
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December 11, 2023Whether 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.
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April 28, 2023Thoracic surgeons at Surrey Memorial Hospital participate in an international multi-center randomized clinical trial for lung cancer surgery.
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February 08, 2023“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.
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November 29, 2022This study has informed a series of recommendations that will hopefully translate to targeted services and support systems for frontline healthcare social workers.
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November 29, 2022Courtney 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.
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October 07, 2022The 2021-2022 annual report with our highlights is now available.
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March 22, 2022Fraser 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.
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January 21, 2022Since 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.
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January 21, 2022The 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.
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February 18, 2021Build your knowledge and enhance your skills in trauma and resiliency informed research and evaluation practices in response to the effects of individual and collective experiences of trauma.
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Research Currents newsletter archive
- Research Currents: How research helps broken bones heal: A spotlight on the Fraser Orthopaedic Research Society
- Research Currents: Six ways our clinical researchers are improving patient care | Making research decisions | New funding opportunities (October 2018)
- Research Currents: Kudos to research grant awardees | Evaluating Virtual Care | Important clinical trials and business development updates (March 2022)