Celebrate excellence in women’s health research!

The Partnership for Women’s Health Research Canada (PWHR), a national alliance of leading women's health research institutes, is proud to announce the PWHR Mid-Career Excellence in Women's Health Research Award.

This prestigious award recognizes outstanding mid-career investigators who have made significant contributions to advancing women’s health across the four Canadian Institutes of Health Research pillars:

• Clinical research
• Biomedical research
• Health systems and services
• Social, cultural, environmental and population health

This national, non-monetary award will recognize four recipients – one from each of our
partner institutions – for their research excellence in women’s health.

Awardees will be honoured at a PWHR event, where they will have the opportunity to
present their research and engage with leading experts and peers. Plus, recipients will be invited to showcase their work at their home research institute, further
amplifying their contributions and impact.

The Partnership for Women's Health Research Canada (PWHR) invites you to "Women's Heart Health: Inclusion for Research and Practice Excellence," a free, hybrid event and part of the PWHR 2024-2025 Seminar Series.

Join researchers, trainees, thought leaders, and community collaborators to explore the latest research in women's heart health.

You'll hear from leading experts, including Dr. Sofia Ahmed, Dr. Kerri-Anne Mullen, Jennifer Monaghan, Dr. Tara Sedlak, Emilie Théberge, Lisa Comber, and Dr. Nan Chen.

EVENT DETAILS: 

• Date: February 12, 2024
• Time: 9:00-11:00 AM PT | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM MT | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM CT | 12:00-2:00 PM ET | 1:00-3:00 PM AT
  
• Location: Virtual 

The Women's Health Research Institute (WHRI) invites you to join thought leaders, including keynote speaker Dr. Brittany Bingham and spotlight presenter Dr. Laura Arbour, as they explore successes, challenges, and opportunities to achieve "better health for all women."

The theme for this year's symposium is Driving Equity Through Health Innovation and is intended for researchers, trainees, clinicians, patient and community partners. Attendees will enjoy dedicated networking time and a poster session showcasing recent findings from the women’s health research community.

EVENT DETAILS: 

• Date: Friday, March 7
• Time:
  Main program – 8:15 am - 1:30 pm 
  Trainee program – 1:30 pm - 3:45 pm
• Location: 
  Virtual and in person (Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, University of British Columbia)

CALL FOR TRAINEE ABSTRACTS

The WHRI is now accepting submissions for the trainee poster sessions. Requirements include: 

• Accepted posters require an in-person presenter who must be registered for the symposium.
• Presenters must be a WHRI trainee member.
  
• Poster topics must focus on women’s or newborn health research (not necessarily the theme of the symposium).
• Submissions are due: Friday, February 28, 2025. Submissions can take the form of an abstract or an image of the poster (if previously presented). Submissions can be sent to kdewar@cw.bc.ca.

On November 6, 2024 the Alberta Women's Health Foundation (AWHF) proudly celebrated 17 years of partnership with the Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI) at their annual Research Day. This event showcased groundbreaking research from trainees, fostering a vibrant learning and networking environment. PWHR was delighted to attend this inspiring research event.

AWHF's VP of Communications, Lindsay Robertson, highlighted the powerful collaboration driving critical research and care, stating, "It’s these moments, occurring in labs across our city and beyond, that remind us we are precisely where we need to be — leading in women’s health."