{"id":320,"date":"2023-03-17T20:19:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T20:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcchrmicro.wpengine.com\/?page_id=320"},"modified":"2026-05-27T21:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:47:10","slug":"our-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/our-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-container--full fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-6 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pb--sm-3\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tertiaryLight)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--center fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--between\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pt--5 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pb--md-2 fndry-pr--md-0 fndry-pl--md-0\">\n\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs align fndry-pb--2 wp-block-bcn-breadcrumb-trail has-text-color has-background\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\">\n\t<span><\/span>\n\t<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Better Outcomes for the Sickest &amp; Tiniest (BOOST) Program.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Better Outcomes for the Sickest &amp; Tiniest (BOOST) Program<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News &amp; Events.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/?page_id=1229\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News &amp; Events<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"fndry-heading\">Our Research<\/h1><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--5 fndry-col--md-12\">\n\t<figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--0\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%;--img-height-all:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-2495\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/files\/2026\/05\/boost-our-research.jpg\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"--borderRadius:0px;--objectFit:cover;--imagePosX:50%;--imagePosY:50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/files\/2026\/05\/boost-our-research.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/files\/2026\/05\/boost-our-research-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/files\/2026\/05\/boost-our-research-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-pt--5 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pr--md-1 fndry-pl--md-1 fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pb--md-3 fndry-pt--sm-0 fndry-pb--sm-0 fndry-mt--sm-3 fndry-mb--sm-3\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pt--md-4 fndry-pb--md-4 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">The goal of the BOOST Program is to improve the care of the smallest and most vulnerable newborns.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">Specific interests of our research team include:<\/p><ul  class=\"fndry-list fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col\"><li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tNeonatal hemodynamics and targeted neonatal echocardiography<ul  class=\"fndry-list fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col\"><li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tManagement of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tEffect of cardiac shunts on outcomes of extremely preterm infants<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tEffects of medications on cardiac function in preterm infants<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tEffects on therapeutic hypothermia on cardiac function in term infants with birth asphyxia<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tPrevention of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tParent and clinician engagement in decision-making<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tEvidence synthesis \u2013 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews<\/li>\n<li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tGuideline development \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cps.ca\/en\/documents\/authors-auteurs\/fetus-and-newborn-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Paediatric Society<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neonatalhemodynamics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neonatal Hemodynamic Research 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