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Children’s Heart Centre Research

The Children’s Heart Centre is a passionate team of clinicians, researchers, medical trainees, and technical and clerical staff. We are committed to producing high-quality research to improve care for children with cardiovascular conditions.

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Digital Health Innovation Lab

The Digital Health Innovation Lab team is focused on performing innovative research at the interface between technology and patient care.

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Doan Lab Research Program

The Doan Lab Research Program consists of projects aiming to evaluate pediatric emergency department patterns of use, the quality of care provided, and efficiency of service delivery.

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Goldman's Innovative Virtual Reality Pain Lab

Our team is focused on investigating use of virtual reality technology in pediatrics and providing evidenced based answers to help clinicians and health practitioners determine how to best use this innovative technology for everyday use.

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Injury Research Program

The Injury Research Program led by Dr. Mariana Brussoni focuses on understanding injuries in children and youth, and measuring the physical, psychosocial and financial impacts of injuries on children, their families and the health care system.

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International Hip Dysplasia Registry

The International Hip Dysplasia (IHDR) study group is an international collaboration of surgeons and medical professionals dedicated to improving the lives of children with hip dysplasia. With 23 worldwide sites and growing, IHDR aims to optimize patient care in health care systems around the world through research, education, and advocacy efforts.

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Mâsse Lab

Our research team, led by Dr. Louise Mâsse, aims to understand the factors in the school, social and home environments that influence children’s and teens’ health behaviours, specifically, physical activity, screen time and nutrition.

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Pediatric Anesthesia Research Team

The vision of the Department of Pediatric Anesthesia at BC Children's Hospital is to provide excellence and innovation in patient-centered care for the children and their families of British Columbia. Evaluation, improvement, and innovation are key research activities that allow us to optimize the clinical care we provide.

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Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Innovations

For almost 30 years the POPi research unit has fostered pharmaceutical policy innovation through proactive research and knowledge translation.

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Treatment of Brachial Plexus Palsy

The Brachial Plexus Clinic at BC Children's Hospital is directed by Dr. Cynthia Verchere, pediatric plastic surgeon and investigator.

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COVID-19 vaccines: what to expect and how to combat hesitancy

Jan 15, 2021
A Q&A with Dr. Julie Bettinger about vaccine safety and what to expect with the new COVID-19 vaccines
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New research funding to accelerate stem cell-based therapies for type 1 diabetes at BC Children’s Hospital

Dec 7, 2020
BC Children’s Hospital’s Dr. Francis Lynn is leading one of two groups awarded a total of $6 million in funding from the Government of Canada and JDRF Canada to accelerate the development of stem cell based therapies for type 1 diabetes (T1D)
  • Continue reading New research funding to accelerate stem cell-based therapies for type 1 diabetes at BC Children’s Hospital

Peanut allergy treatment significantly lowers risk of life-threatening reactions in preschoolers

Dec 3, 2020
A new study by researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia gives hope to parents and kids who face real danger from exposure to peanuts.
  • Continue reading Peanut allergy treatment significantly lowers risk of life-threatening reactions in preschoolers

New BC study to estimate how many young people have been infected with COVID

Dec 1, 2020
BC Children’s Hospital-led research project aims to better grasp the role that children and young adults have played in the development of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia
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App could provide new way to track vaccine safety

Nov 17, 2020
Researchers from BC Children's Hospital and The Ottawa Hospital have launched a pilot study that uses an app to track adverse events related to flu vaccine.
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BC Children's Hospital Research Institute operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Further, this acknowledgement, gratitude, and respect extends to all the First Nations communities on whose traditional territories the Research Institute builds relationships and operates in BC.

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