Tonight, iconic buildings around Vancouver will light up in orange for World Preeclampsia Day. BC Place, Vancouver City Hall, North Vancouver City Hall, Vancouver Convention Centre and Science World will all have orange lights to raise awareness for preeclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy complication that can lead to serious health problems or death for both mother…
Clinical research – research focused on improving patient care – is a central part of the BC Children’s Hospital mission. It allows researchers to learn about health conditions by directly studying patients and to move to medications, diagnostic tools, and treatments out of the laboratory and into the hospital where they can save and improve…
For Dr. Julie Robillard, “patient experience” encompasses everything from the treatments a patient receives, to how they access specialists and health information, to how they are engaged in their own care. It’s an area of research that examines how people interact with the health care system, with the goal of improving how hospitals deliver care…
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Every day, our researchers are working towards breakthroughs to transform the lives of kids in British Columbia and around the world. Learn about the latest innovations and advancements in child health.