Providence Research

03/06/2026

Join the BC Centre on Substance Use for the next edition of What’s New in Addiction Pharmacy, “Updates on OUD Management and the Toxic Drug Supply.”

Presented by Addiction Pharmacy Fellow Jessica Loucke, in this session you will learn about the clinical trials leading to the monograph changes for Sublocade injections, and review the updated guidance released by the BCCSU for assessment and management of benzodiazepine-adulterated opioids.

Learn more: https://www.bccsu.ca/blog/event/whats-new-in-addiction-pharmacy-vol-6-2/?event_date=2026-03-17

Updates on OUD Management and the Toxic Drug Supply Jessica Loucks Addiction Pharmacy Fellow, BC Centre on Substance Use Tuesday, March 17 12pm - 1pm What's New in Addiction Pharmacy is a lunch-time series featuring clinicians and researchers who will deliver the latest research and inf

03/05/2026

Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes Scientist Dr. Annalijn Conklin has has secured over $400,000 in competitive research funding from Diabetes Canada to investigate a critical yet underexplored question: Can social connections help protect against diabetes and its complications? The funding will support three new graduate students and several members of a Patient Advisory Group.

Read more: https://pharmsci.ubc.ca/news/january-01-2026/dr-annalijn-conklin-wins-diabetes-canada-award-study-social-connections-and

03/04/2026

Join the BC-CfE for the next edition of their Webinar Learning Series to learn about the importance of Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting, identify how and what ADR information is collected and how the information is utilized, and review the observed findings and trends from the BC-CfE Pharmacovigilance Initiative.

Learn more: https://bccfe.ca/events/pharmacovigilance/

03/03/2026

One in five Canadians lives with chronic pain, a condition that can affect every part of life, from relationships to work to mental health. At St. Paul’s Hospital, clinician-scientist Dr. May Ong is charting a new path forward with support from a $1 million gift from the Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation. Read more: https://helpstpauls.com/stories/leon-judah-blackmore-foundations-1-million-gift-powers-expansion-of-pain-care-innovation/

03/02/2026

Join us for “Are you ready for R3? Making sure we are prepared,” an informative session exploring upcoming changes to the ICH GCP Guideline (R3). Hear updates from N2 on what’s changing, the practical implications, and how to prepare, followed by a panel discussion from a variety of perspectives and areas of expertise.

Learn more and register here: https://www.advancinghealth.ubc.ca/event/lunch-learn-mar-5-2026/

Attend PHC Clinical Research Lunch & Learn Series: Mar 5, 2026. From webinars and virtual events to large symposia and conferences, we play an active role in the local, national, and international scientific community.

02/27/2026

February is Heart Health Month in Canada—a time to spotlight the importance of heart and vascular health. To mark the month, we are sharing some recent stories featuring Providence Research scientists whose groundbreaking work is helping advance heart health.

Dr. Gordon Francis conducts vital research into the role of cholesterol metabolism in the development of atherosclerosis, and into potential treatments that could help prevent heart attacks and stroke. Read more: https://www.providenceresearch.ca/en/news/providence-research-profiles-dr-gordon-francis

In the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation at St. Paul’s Hospital, Dr. Zachary Laksman and his team have bio-printed living heart tissue using a custom 3D printer built in-house. Read more: https://www.providenceresearch.ca/en/news/hli-researchers-create-living-heart-tissue-custom-3d-printer

Dr. Thomas Roston led a Phase 2 clinical trial investigating a new drug developed to treat a rare inherited heart rhythm disorder, with the ultimate goal of making a specifically designed treatment available to patients. Read more: https://www.providenceresearch.ca/en/news/clinical-trial-st-pauls-hospital-investigates-tailored-drug-rare-heart-condition

02/25/2026

While regular physical activity is one of the most effective ways to make the heart stronger and more efficient, pushing the body past its limits can place unique demands on the cardiovascular system.

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation researcher Dr. Nathaniel Moulson discusses how the heart adapts to vigorous training over time, what warning signs to watch for while working out and ways athletes can safeguard their long-term heart health.

Read more: https://www.vchri.ca/stories/2026/02/04/ask-expert-how-does-high-intensity-exercise-affect-my-heart

02/24/2026

In February’s Edition of The Evidence Speaks from the Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes:

🟢Treatment disparities in Canadian college students experiencing mental health problems
🟢Overdependence on virtual remote care is associated with worse health outcomes for rural and Indigenous kidney disease patients
🟢Remote and rural communities in BC see great inequity in access to community pharmacy services.

Read it here: https://www.advancinghealth.ubc.ca/research-in-action/the-evidence-speaks-february-2026/

02/23/2026

Scotiabank Feast of Fortune honours the longstanding history of Providence Health Care serving Vancouver’s Chinese community. What began as a small gathering in a downtown Chinese restaurant in support of Mount Saint Joseph Hospital has grown into a vibrant, multicultural celebration - bringing together hundreds of community members annually to raise funds for transformative projects across Providence Health Care and Providence Living.

As we prepare for the 19th Scotiabank Feast of Fortune on February 28, Feast of Fortune founder Sing Lim Yeo reflects on how it all began, the milestones along the way, and the life-changing impact your support continues to make.

Read more: https://helpstpauls.com/stories/how-scotiabank-feast-of-fortune-began-sing-lim-yeo/

02/20/2026

The Centre for Heart Lung Innovation is proud to celebrate the success of Dr. Janice Leung and Dr. Scott Tebbutt, who have received over $1.8 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fall 2025 Project Grant competition.

This funding will support important new research aimed at improving care for people living with lung disease, heart transplants, and health inequities across Canada.

Learn more: https://www.hli.ubc.ca/2026/02/supporting-research-that-improves-lung-and-heart-health/

02/19/2026

The results of the CIHR Fall Project Competition have just been announced, and Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes researchers are leading five of the projects funded in this round. An additional eight projects are being supported by Advancing Health scientists as co-investigators, totaling over $8 million in new research funding.

Learn more about what these scientists are researching: https://www.advancinghealth.ubc.ca/research-in-action/cihr-fall-2025-project-grant-competition-results-announced/

02/18/2026

Centre for Heart Lung Innovation PhD candidate Zeren Sun gave a talk as part of their ongoing Seminar Series that explored the role cholesterol plays in muscular dystrophy (MD), a condition that causes progressive muscle weakness.

Zeren’s research focused on how imbalances in cholesterol levels, both in the blood and within muscle cells, could contribute to the worsening of MD.

Read more: https://www.hli.ubc.ca/2026/02/understanding-cholesterols-role-in-muscular-dystrophy/