Spark
Spark is a digital publication that uses storytelling to share the impact of MSFHR and the people and projects we fund.
No health without mental health
The stigma and challenges associated with mental illness cut across all ages and social groups. In this issue of Spark, learn how MSFHR-funded researchers are working to better understand and support mental health for all British Columbians.
This October marks twenty five years since Dr. Michael Smith became British Columbia’s first Nobel Laureate. In honour of this occasion, the BC government has proclaimed October 1, 2018 the 25th anniversary celebration of Michael Smith’s Nobel Prize.
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.