Five teams led by UBCO researchers awarded funding through MSHRBC’s C2 and Reach programs

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UBCO-led teams investigating everything from diabetes prevention and remission to better sleep health, pregnancy loss and digital health literacy were awarded funding through Michael Smith Health Research BC’s Convening and Collaborating (C2) and Reach competitions.

The C2 program promotes knowledge exchange and meaningful collaboration by supporting researchers, trainees and research users in co-developing research that can have direct impacts on people, including patients, health practitioners and policy makers. The Reach program supports 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.

Across both university campuses, a total of twenty-six teams led by UBC researchers received funding through the Convening & Collaborating (C2) program and 17 teams led by UBC researchers received funding through the Reach program.

Designed to help bridge the gap between evidence and impact, the competitions funded ninety-one health research teams across BC who are working on solutions to pressing health challenges.

 


2024 CONVENING AND COLLABORATING PROGRAM – UBC Okanagan-led teams

 

A path to success: Convening service providers and patients to understand diabetes prevention care referral pathways and co-develop a research agenda for the interior of BC
Recipient: Mary Jung (School of Health and Exercise Sciences, UBCO)
Co-Lead: Renee Young (Interior Health Authority)
Research Location: University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus

Promoting sleep health for families in British Columbia foster and kinship care
Recipient: Elizabeth Keys (School of Nursing, UBCO)
Co-Lead: Jelena Komanchuk (University of British Columbia)
Research Location: University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus

Setting Direction for Advancing Digital Health Literacy Training Support to Optimize Older Adults’ Technology Use in Chronic Cardiovascular Disease Self-Care
Recipient: Kathy Rush (School of Nursing, UBCO)
Co-Lead: Linda Fawcus (Gluu Society)
Research Location: University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus

Reproductive Aging and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Establishing A Research Advisory Board
Recipient: Mohamed Mohamed (Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBCO)
Co-Lead: Emma Gardner (Butterfly Run Vancouver)
Research Location: BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre Women’s Health Research Institute

Setting Direction for Advancing Digital Health Literacy Training Support to Optimize Older Adults’ Technology Use in Chronic Cardiovascular Disease Self-Care
Recipient: Kathy Rush (School of Nursing, UBCO)
Co-Lead: Linda Fawcus (Gluu Society)
Research Location: University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus

 

2024 REACH PROGRAM – UBC Okanagan-led team

 

From Social Media Advertisement to Type 2 Diabetes Remission: Harnessing Innovative Social Media Strategies to Make Remission Possible in British Columbia
Recipient: Jonathan Little (School of Health and Exercise Sciences, UBCO)
Co-Lead: Damien Gillis (Slingshot Communications)
Research Location: University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus
Partner(s): Pacific Public Health Foundation

 

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