BC Primary Health Care Research Network

News and Events

  • PopData BC has launched “Metadata Central”

    Metadata Central is an online data documentation system for PopData’s research and data steward communities. It allows users to learn about and explore their data holdings in a much more comprehensive way than ever before. Prior to applying for data users will now be able to develop a greater understanding of the range of data available Read more

  • Invitation for PHC providers to participate in a research project

    ACT-PHC is a pan-Canadian research project (with leadership in Ontario and British Columbia) evaluating the actionability* of primary health care (PHC) performance indicators for different professions providing primary health care in interprofessional teams. The aim is to increase the understanding that team members have of other team members’ scopes of practice and potential roles. We Read more

  • BC-PHCRN co-Lead a member of a recently funded SPOR “Quick Strikes” project

    UBC researcher part of team approved for funding in the recent CIHR Pan-Canadian SPOR Network in Primary & Integrated Health Care Innovations – Quick Strikes competition Dr. Sabrina Wong, Professor in the UBC School of Nursing, Director of the UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, and research lead of BC-PHCRN, is a member Read more

  • BC-PHCRN members funded to develop and disseminate a health equity toolkit

    Refining and Disseminating a Toolkit of Equity-Oriented Strategies, Measures and Indicators for Primary Health Care Settings  A team led by Drs. Annette Browne and Colleen Varcoe from the UBC School of Nursing havebeen awarded a $10,000 Planning and Dissemination Grant from CIHR’s Institute of Health Services & Policy Research. This project brings together researchers, policy Read more

  • Invitation for a FP to Join a Research Project Team

    PROJECT: “Evaluating Choosing Wisely Canada’s campaign for imaging tests in low back pain” Invitation to BC family physicians: Interested in joining a research project team evaluating a patient education tool? Dr. Nick Bansback is leading a research project focused on imaging for non-specific low back pain, which is estimated to be one of the most Read more

  • New BC Network Supporting Evidence-Informed Primary Health Care has Funding Approved!

    We are pleased to announce that the BC Primary Health Care Research Network (BC-PHCRN) was recently funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) with matching funds from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). CIHR and MSFHR have each committed $500,000 over five years, for a total of $1 million to support Read more