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Hey, Researcher!<\/h1>

Learn more about pediatric health research-related topics in an entertaining and accessible way!<\/p><\/a><\/div>\n

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Learn more about pediatric health research!<\/h2>

Hey, Researcher!<\/em>\u00a0is a new\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0initiative from BC Children\u2019s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) where kids and teens submit health or medical research questions and get short, friendly video answers from BCCHR clinicians, researchers, and scientists in a fun, easy-to-understand format.<\/p>

You and your family can learn more about pediatric health research-related topics in an entertaining and accessible way!<\/p>

What kinds of questions can we ask?<\/h2>

Got a question about your body, brain, or health? Ask away! Our researchers will answer in fun, short videos on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>

Question examples:<\/h4>

Why does poopoo smell?<\/em><\/p>

What causes diabetes in kids?<\/em><\/p>

Parents and caregivers<\/h3>

You can help by encouraging your kids to ask their health-related or medical research-related questions. We\u2019ll post trusted answers from real experts, and you might learn something too!<\/p>

Ready to submit your question?<\/h2>

Email us<\/a>\u00a0to submit your health-related or medical research-related questions! Make sure to include your\u00a0name (or nickname), age, and question<\/strong>. Feel free to submit more than one question.<\/p>Submit Your Question<\/a>

We love your curiosity and welcome your questions! While we aim to respond to as many as possible, replies may take time. Also, we can only answer questions that fall within our scope and areas of expertise. To help ensure a good fit with the work of BCCHR researchers, we may need to edit or adapt your question slightly before sharing it. Thanks for understanding!<\/em><\/p>

Don\u2019t forget to follow us on Instagram<\/a>! <\/h4>

Are you a BCCHR researcher or clinician?<\/h3>

By participating in Hey, Researcher!<\/em>, you can help us bring your work and findings to life! <\/p>

If you\u2019re interested in recording a short, engaging video, answering a child\u2019s health research question, contact the communications team at comm@bcchr.ca<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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Contact Us<\/h2>

Reach out with your inquiries or to submit a question!<\/p>Contact<\/a><\/div>\n

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Donate to research<\/h2>

Donate to research through BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.<\/p>Donate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","fndry_alternate_title":""},"class_list":["post-1227","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/hey-researcher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/hey-researcher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/hey-researcher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/hey-researcher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/hey-researcher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1227"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/hey-researcher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/hey-researcher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1227\/revisions\/2427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/hey-researcher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}