Spark
Spark is a digital publication that uses storytelling to share the impact of MSFHR and the people and projects we fund.
Everyday tech for better care
In this issue of Spark, we explore how MSFHR-funded researchers are re-deploying everyday technologies to improve patient care.
Reflection
15 years of remarkable impact
In this issue of Spark, we are proud to reflect on the achievements of the past 15 years. These stories illustrate MSFHR’s role in supporting a remarkable transformation of BC’s health research landscape.
Spark is a quarterly publication that uses digital storytelling to share the impact of MSFHR and the people and projects we fund.
Connections is MSFHR's monthly e-newsletter. Each issue highlights the top MSFHR news and program announcements from the past month.
Using a combination of computers and laboratory work, Simon Fraser University bioinformatics and genomics professor Dr. Fiona Brinkman has made advances in developing more holistic and sustainable approaches for identifying, tracking and controlling infectious and immunological disease.
While tuberculous, or TB, is often considered a disease of the past, the reality is that the bacterial infection still has an impact on segments of the population in BC, and more significantly, around the world.
A multi-disciplinary team approach has been the foundation for the success and advances made by PC-TRiADD in understanding the mechanisms of treatment-resistant prostate cancer.
Kaleidoscope
How the patient perspective is reshaping health
In this issue of Spark, we attempt to demystify patient engagement by looking at some of the ways researchers, care providers, and even funding agencies are helping to put the patient voice to use for the benefit of all British Columbians.
Spark is a quarterly publication that uses digital storytelling to share the impact of MSFHR and the people and projects we fund.
Connections is MSFHR's monthly e-newsletter. Each issue highlights the top MSFHR news and program announcements from the past month.
The multidisciplinary network founded by MSFHR Scholar Erin Michalak is the only program in the world to apply a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to the study of bipolar disorder.
British Columbia has a significant opportunity to leverage public interest in research for the benefit of our health system, writes Bev Holmes, MSFHR vice-president, research & impact, in a new Vancouver Sun op-ed.
Patient engagement is a hot topic, but how do we maximize its potential? MSFHR's Bev Holmes and patient representative Collen McGavin explain how research can support increased patient engagement.
Age in Place
How civic design can promote healthy aging
In this issue of Spark, we look at the important role of research in supporting older adults to age well in their homes and communities. Our main story follows MSFHR Scholars Joanie Sims-Gould and Heather McKay as they study street-level changes in Vancouver’s West End that influence mobility and social interaction.
Spark is a quarterly publication that uses digital storytelling to share the impact of MSFHR and the people and projects we fund.
Connections is MSFHR's monthly e-newsletter. Each issue highlights the top MSFHR news and program announcements from the past month.
From Spark issue #3: The "Walk 10 Blocks" app aims to improve older adults' mobility, which has been linked to better cognitive and joint health.
From Spark issue #3: As part of MSFHR’s strategic focus on increasing the responsiveness of BC’s health research enterprise to provincial priorities, the Foundation has undertaken several initiatives that will inform better care for seniors.
From Spark issue #3: iPANEL (Initiative for a Palliative Approach in Nursing: Evidence and Leadership) is a multi-year research program that is creating new knowledge to help nurses integrate palliative philosophies and services into end-of-life care across all settings.
From Idea to Impact
The long road from world-class research to better health outcomes.
In this issue of Spark, we look at how four MSFHR-supported researchers have transformed made-in-BC ideas into products and policies that are improving health worldwide. Their experiences reveal British Columbia’s tremendous potential for research with global impact, as well as the myriad challenges awaiting researchers who wish to bring locally produced innovations to market or clinical practice.
Spark is a quarterly publication that uses digital storytelling to share the impact of MSFHR and the people and projects we fund.
Connections is MSFHR's monthly e-newsletter. Each issue highlights the top MSFHR news and program announcements from the past month.
MSFHR-supported HPV vaccine research underpins a key policy document for controlling cervical cancer issued today by the World Health Organization.
A new study by MSFHR Senior Scholar Torsten Nielsen paves the way for more personalized treatment options for women diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
Dr. Mark Ansermino, a 2007 MSFHR Scholar and anesthesiologist at BC Children's Hospital, has received the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering.
Directions for the Future
A thriving health research community in BC for healthier citizens
In our inaugural issue of Spark, we showcase the three main areas where we will continue to add value to the health research system. Our core business is people – MSFHR-funded researchers develop new ways to address our complex health and health system problems. We also recognize the importance of being responsive to BC’s research needs. Finally, we know that we will accomplish more by working together.
Spark is a quarterly publication that uses digital storytelling to share the impact of MSFHR and the people and projects we fund.
Connections is MSFHR's monthly e-newsletter. Each issue highlights the top MSFHR news and program announcements from the past month.
MSFHR, Brain Canada, the Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation, and Genome BC are partnering to create a $7.5 million fund for research into Alzheimer's disease in BC.
The research will help inform better, more target treatment approaches by proving that cancers evolve and change over time and in response to drug therapies.
Since 2006, the Rick Hansen Institute has partnered with MSFHR to support four researchers, including 2014 Scholar Award recipients Christopher West and John Kramer. While paralysis is the most widely recognized symptom, numerous secondary complications present complex care needs for individuals and their families.