{"id":1227,"date":"2022-10-14T20:42:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T20:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcchrmicro.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:07:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/rheumatology\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-container--full fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pt--4 fndry-pb--4 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2\" id=\"page-banner-feature\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tertiaryLight)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--end\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-pr--8 fndry-pt--6 fndry-pb--6 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pt--md-0 fndry-pb--md-3 fndry-pl--md-0 fndry-pr--md-0 fndry-pr--sm-0 fndry-pl--sm-0 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<h1 class=\"fndry-heading fndry-text-h1Feature48700Weight fndry-text-h1Feature48700Weight\">Division of Rheumatology: BC Children\u2019s Hospital and Research Institute<\/h1><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">Our research focuses on studying the impact of childhood rheumatic disease, improving treatments and understanding the causes of these diseases.<\/p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\" rel=\"\" id=\"fndry-block-64aef9475af9d\" class=\"fndry-btn fndry-d--none fndry-btn-buttonArrowRight\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-12\">\n\t<figure  class=\"fndry-image\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%;--img-height-all:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-2342\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/rheumatology\/files\/2025\/12\/division-rheumatology-home.jpg\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" 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fndry-pl--md-0 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<h2 class=\"fndry-heading fndry-heading--left\">Our team incorporates research into daily clinical care<\/h2><p class=\"fndry-paragraph fndry-paragraph--left feature-content\">Click on the buttons below to learn more about our current research and meet our team.<\/p><div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-pr--md-0 fndry-pl--md-0 fndry-pl--0 fndry-pr--0\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/rheumatology\/our-research\/\" rel=\"\" id=\"fndry-block-64afdb3c0da20\" class=\"fndry-btn fndry-mr--2 fndry-mb--2 fndry-btn-secondaryButton\">Our Research<\/a><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/rheumatology\/our-team\/\" rel=\"\" id=\"fndry-block-64afdb3c0da21\" class=\"fndry-btn fndry-btn-buttonArrowRight\">Our Team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-pt--5 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 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-1 fndry-pl--sm-1 fndry-pt--sm-0 fndry-pt--md-4 fndry-pb--md-4 fndry-pr--md-1 fndry-pl--md-1 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">As an integral part of the province-wide inter-professional team that cares for children with rheumatic diseases, our team incorporates research into daily clinical care. Our team leads and collaborates on research focused on studying the impact of childhood rheumatic disease, improving treatments and understanding the causes of these diseases.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">We are thankful to our patients and families who participate in our research, and our research funding partners.<\/p><h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">Contact Us<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">If you have any questions regarding research in Rheumatology, please contact our Research Coordinator:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rheumresearch@phsa.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rheumresearch@phsa.ca<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">A special thanks goes to Dr. Lori Tucker and Steffanie Fisher for their work and contributions to this research website.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-container--full fndry-pt--3 fndry-pb--2 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-4 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2\" 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