July 12, 2018
Congratulations to our Scientific Director Dr. Karin Humphries who will co-lead one of seven large grants funded in the latest Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) competition!
Her study, nicknamed “CODE-MI”, was awarded $1.6M over …
Read this article...July 1, 2018
ICVHealth is pleased to announce the launch of its newest patient information resource – HeartHub.ca!
The idea for HeartHub.ca first came from a previous ICVHealth research project. Health experts and coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with diabetes identified …
Read this article...June 25, 2018
Mark your calendars!
We are pleased to announce that on July 1st, we will be releasing HeartHub.ca – a coronary heart disease information website made for patients, by patients!
The website will feature interactive pages …
Read this article...April 3, 2018
Congratulations to ICVHealth Scientist Dr. Nathaniel Hawkins who was awarded one of three Investigator Awards as part of Vancouver Coast Health Research Institute’s 2018 award competition.
Dr. Hawkins’ study, titled “Contemporary Treatment and Outcomes …
Read this article...March 9, 2018
Congratulations to our colleague and ICVHealth Scientist Dr. Tara Sedlak on her nomination as a YWCA Metro Vancouver Woman of Distinction in Health and Wellness!
We are so proud of Dr. Sedlak’s well-deserved recognition and wish …
Read this article...February 1, 2018
According to a new report by the Heart & Stroke Foundation, we are decades behind in our knowledge of the differences between men’s and women’s hearts, and too many women’ lives are being …
Read this article...October 31, 2017
Our colleague Dr. David Wood recently presented preliminary findings from the 3M TAVR study at the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference in Denver. To hear more about the Canadian-led procedure that will “blow …
Read this article...October 23, 2017
Congratulations to ICVHealth Scientist and Advisory Board/Executive Committee member Dr. Martha Mackay who was selected for the Katherine M. MacMillan Nursing Research Scholar Award.
The award, named in honour of former School of Nursing Director …
Read this article...September 7, 2017
Congrats to ICVHealth Advisory Board member and KT expert Dr. Ian Graham on his election as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada! This is the highest academic accolade for scholars, artists, and …
May 31, 2017
Thank you to everyone who helped make the ‘Foundations of Patient-Oriented Research’ training session such a huge success. We were so fortunate to have learned from a diverse group of researchers, patients, clinicians, and decision-makers. …
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