REACH BC

11/13/2025

Volunteer opportunity: Have you been a patient at the intensive care unit (ICU)?

The UBC CAPTURE Study is looking for ICU survivors to join a 5-week Photovoice workshop project, starting February 19, 2026, on Thursdays from 5:30 – 7:30 pm PST!

Through photos and group discussions, ICU survivors will:
• Use photography as a tool to express your recovery experiences
• Engage with a supportive group of fellow ICU survivors
• Contribute to research that aims to improve post-ICU recovery

Sessions will be held virtually once a week for five weeks. The content of your photos is completely up to you. Participants will receive an honorarium as a thank you for their time and contribution.

Who can join: ICU survivors who are 19 or older and have been admitted to an ICU for 4 or more days within the last 5 years.

Based in BC and meet the above criteria? You may be eligible!

To read the full study description and sign up, please visit https://reachbc.ca/project/961

*Note from the UBC ethics board: If you choose to interact with this post, you will be publicly identified with the study.

UBC School of Nursing

10/20/2025

We’re excited to support volunteer recruitment for the new Phase 1 clinical trials unit at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital.

Clinical trials bring tomorrow’s care to people today. If you are interested in taking part in a clinical trial or research study in BC, check out our opportunities at: https://bit.ly/4o0Kwup

Providence Health Care

Expanding B.C.’s clinical trial capacity = better health outcomes + a stronger life sciences sector for Canada ✨ https://bit.ly/48xJ8KU

B.C. has opened a new clinical trials unit at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital — the first in the province capable of Phase 1 trials for non-cancer conditions.

The unit, which is being supported by a new UBC professorship in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, will help UBC researchers and local biotech companies bring innovative new treatments from the lab to the bedside.

“Enabling researchers to conduct early-stage trials here at home will accelerate the delivery of breakthrough therapies to patients and further fuel B.C.’s rapidly growing life sciences sector,” said Dr. Wyeth Wasserman.

10/14/2025

We’re excited to share that REACH BC is now an initiative of Clinical Trials British Columbia.

Since 2020, REACH BC has worked towards making British Columbia a place where patients, researchers, and communities can access and benefit from world-class research.

We do this by bridging the gap between the public and researchers. We make it easier for patients and the public to find out what health research is happening in BC, to connect with researchers, and to participate in health research studies, patient partner opportunities, and clinical trials. At the same time, make it easier and more efficient for researchers to find participants and partners for their research and clinical trials.

We’re grateful to continue this work under Clinical Trials British Columbia, with funding and support from Michael Smith Health Research BC and the BC SUPPORT Unit, which is founded under Canada’s Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR).

Clinical trials matter because they save lives, shape better health systems, and bring tomorrow’s care to people today. As an initiative of Clinical Trials British Columbia, REACH BC is committed to making that future possible.

09/18/2025

Are you located in BC? Want to help shape the future of health research?

Providence Health Care is looking for healthy volunteers to participate in Phase 1 clinical trials! This project is looking for people from ages 19 to 65 years old to participate in future early research studies at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital.

REACH BC is excited to support recruitment for this vital work.

Swipe below to learn more and visit www.reachbc.ca/project/847