News and Events

  • November 2016 BC-PHCRN Update

    In this Update Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Summit 2016 Taking the Pulse of Primary Care Reform Conference 2016 Quick Strike Grants Funded in BC A comparative analysis of centralized waiting lists for patients without a primary care provider implemented in six Canadian provinces Validation of administrative and primary care electronic medical record derived frailty Read more

  • C2E2 Rounds Oct. 31: The BC SUPPORT Unit: An Overview and Update on Progress

    DATE: Oct 31, 2016 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm LOCATION: 700-828 W. 10th Ave., VGH Research Pavilion PRESENTER: Stirling Bryan and Kim McGrail DETAILS: The BC SUPPORT Unit (the Unit) is a multi-partner organization created to support, streamline and increase patient-oriented research throughout BC. The Unit is one of several SUPPORT Units established across the country Read more

  • SPOR Summit 2016 in Ottawa October 25-27

    We are attending the SPOR Summit in Ottawa Oct. 25-27, hosted by CIHR. The Summit brings together SPOR stakeholders, including patients, federal/provincial/territorial ministries, partners, researchers and clinicians. Plenary sessions will be live streamed, or follow the #SPORSummit hashtag on Twitter. More details  Read more

  • More details and call for abstracts released for CHSPR Conference on primary health care reform (March 10, 2017)

    The UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) annual conference will be held on March 10, 2017, on the topic of primary health care reform. Visit the CHSPR website for more information and details on the call for poster abstracts. Read more

  • BC SUPPORT Unit – Call for applications for methods cluster leads

    The BC SUPPORT Unit is a multi-partner organization created to support, streamline and increase patient-oriented research throughout BC. Methods clusters are communities of methodology practice, expertise and support, each cluster focusing on a specific research methodology. The SUPPORT Unit is recruiting leads, each in a 0.2 FTE role, for the first four methods clusters that Read more

  • Sign up to receive updates from the BC Academic Health Sciences Network

    The BC Academic Health Science Network (BC AHSN), home to the BC SUPPORT Unit, has announced their board members and executive co-leads, and begun a process of stakeholder engagement designed to inform the development of the network. Learn more about: BC Academic Health Science Network BC SUPPORT Unit Subscribe to BC AHSN mailing list to Read more