Seven projects led by Faculty of Medicine researchers have received funding from Michael Smith Health Research BC through the 2022 Convening & Collaborating (C2) and Reach competitions.
The funding, announced October 12, supports teams that are creating pathways from research evidence to impact, helping to ensure that cutting-edge research directly improves the health of people and communities across British Columbia.
“I’m inspired to see the breath of research topics being co-developed and disseminated; as at Health Research BC we know the importance of knowledge translation for using evidence in practice and policy,” says Dr. Danielle Lavallee, vice-president, research at Michael Smith Health Research BC. “It’s particularly exciting to see unique partnerships and those with an emphasis on rural, remote, Indigenous communities as well as refugees in BC. Huge congratulations to all the research teams!”
A total of 31 knowledge translation teams were funded through these two competitions, including 15 UBC-led projects. The projects led by Faculty of Medicine researchers are listed below. Click each title to learn more about the individual projects.
FACULTY OF MEDICINE C2 PROJECTS
The Michael Smith Health Research BC C2 Program promotes knowledge exchange and meaningful collaboration by supporting researchers, trainees and research users in co-developing research that can directly impact patients and a diverse range of stakeholders. Co-developing research by engaging with stakeholders helps ensure the research is relevant, and can increase the likelihood of leveraging the award into additional funding from national and international sources. It also helps build knowledge translation capacity, experience and skills in BC’s research and health professional trainees.
Faculty of Medicine-led projects include:
Defining a shared research agenda to improve perinatal health through digital innovation
Principal Investigator: Gina Ogilvie, School of Population and Public Health
Tailoring antibiotic audit and feedback according to dentists’ needs
Principal Investigator: David Patrick, School of Population and Public Health
FACULTY OF MEDICINE REACH PROJECTS
The Michael Smith Health Research BC Reach Program promotes knowledge translation (KT) activities by supporting researchers and research users in disseminating research evidence through co-developing events, activities and/or tools to “extend the reach” of their work. This helps teams “reach” audiences who can directly use the knowledge to ultimately improve health and care for British Columbians and their communities. Reach awards also help build KT capacity, experience and skills in BC’s research and health professional trainees.
Faculty of Medicine-led projects include:
Co-developing knowledge translation tools to enable rapid mobilization of vaccine research to policy in BC Principal Investigator: Manish Sadarangani, Department of Pediatrics
Building a patient-led and patient-inspired knowledge translation platform for gynecologic cancer research
Principal Investigator: Gavin Stuart, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Knowledge translation and mobilization to support exercise recommendations for people with bone metastases
Principal Investigator: Kristin Campbell, Department of Physical Therapy
Engaging the unengaged: Using CPBR to develop a brief animated “explainer video” on the elevated risks of BRCA gene mutations in BC’s young adult Jewish community
Principal Investigator: Lesa Dawson, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Familial hypercholesterolemia patient engagement forum: Family care and women’s health
Principal Investigator: Liam Brunham, Department of Medicine
