Researchers awarded Convening and Collaborating (C2) and Reach grants from Michael Smith Health Research BC

We are excited to share that six researchers from the Department of Family Practice have received Knowledge Translation focused team funding awards from Michael Smith Health Research BC. Please join us in congratulating and celebrating them for the innovative work that they do.

Reach Program

This grant is awarded to support teams of researchers and research users, to disseminate research evidence with those who can directly benefit from it, in order to impact health and care in BC. The award winners are:

Farah Shroff 

Project title: Creating Educational Materials to Teach the Sympto-Thermal Method to Newcomers.

Learn more about this project at the MSHRBC website

Nichole Fairbrother 

Project title: Improving new parents’ mental health via an educational video about infant-related harm thoughts

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Stefan Grzybowski

Project title: Supporting Youth-Physician Networks in Response to the Health Effects Climate Change and Environmental Disruption

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Convening and Collaborating (C2) Program

This grant is awarded to support teams of health researchers and research users to co-develop research that can have direct impacts on people, including patients, health practitioners, and policy makers. The award winners are:

Heather McKay

Project title: Engaging ethnocultural communities in health-promoting programs: the role of trust.

Partner(s): Tai Hung Fai Charitable Foundation and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Health Aging 

Learn more about this project at the MSHRBC website

Margaret McGregor

Project title: Indigenous, community and research partnership to collaboratively explore environmental justice, unconventional gas development (UGD), wildfires, and health in Northeast British Columbia

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Wendy Norman

Project title: Beyond Pills: Exploring Pharmacists’ Role in Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Services

Partners: Pacific Public Health Foundation

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Please join us in celebrating their accomplishments! We look forward to seeing the incredible impact their work will continue to help in the academic and healthcare community.