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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena conferred an award by ISN for his “extraordinary contribution” to the fight against the Chronic Kidney Disease. ISN President and AH scientist Dr. Adeera Levin said, “Sri Lanka is a model for other countries to follow.”
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🧓For an elderly person, a life-changing medical emergency begins like this: a sudden fall and a broken hip.
When it takes over 48 hours to receive surgery, the risks for deaths and complications sharply increase. Dr. Sutherland writes about policies to shorten those waits:
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In the latest episode of The Knowledge Exchange podcast, the hosts speak with AH's Dr. Skye Barbic and her colleague from Foundry, Dr. Julia Langton. Listeners will get to learn about how youth and families are involved in Foundry's research and service design
Listen here 🎧:
https://bit.ly/3RviBrm
Say what? 💬
This study evaluated the SAID (Patient Self-Administered Inflammatory #Arthritis Detection) tool, which contains patient-completed questionnaires for identifying and prioritizing individuals with inflammatory arthritis, finding it promising at improving the quality of referrals.
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In the BC-led CLiCK trial, researchers found a new catheter locking solution significantly reduced the number of infections and complications. "If this is shown to be cost-effective, clinical practice will be changed completely," said Dr. Hubert Wong, who helped design and analyse the trial. (1/2)
AH scientist Dr. Anne Gadermann has been renewed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Bio-Eco-Social Determinants of Child and Youth Mental Health, recognizing her leadership in advancing research focused on the mental health and well-being of young people.
🖱️ https://bit.ly/4tZJXmW
AH scientist Dr. Brian Grunau is the recipient of the 2026 PHC Research and Mission Award, recognizing his leadership in combining clinical care, big data, engineering, and real-world community interventions to identify gaps in #EmergencyCare.
Learn more: https://shorturl.at/Nfwcx
As Program Head for Biostatistics at AH, Wong was well-equipped to handle the task, aided by data management led by Erica Jaaf and Irina Chua. (2/2)
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'When #AI Sounds Right but Gets Research Wrong: Demonstrations from Health Research Workflows'
In this CHSPR seminar, AH scientist Dr. Karim explores why verification and domain expertise matter before AI-generated outputs are used in research.
📆 Tues, Jun 9
⏰12pm PT
👉 https://bit.ly/42QPyAS
June’s ‘The Evidence Speaks’ from @advancinghealth.bsky.social higlights:
🟢 Ivermectin unlikely to improve COVID-19 outcomes
🟢 Donor age has minimal impact on kidney transplant success
🟢 Machine learning can link diet patterns to CVD outcomes
Read more: buff.ly/lffnVv8
#research #healthcare
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Patient and Rheumatologist Perspectives of the SAID Tool: Implementation Considerations, Potential Barriers, and Opportunities
📖 www.jrheum.org/cgi/content/...
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Researchers from Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation and Simon Fraser University have published groundbreaking ICU research in JAMA, revealing a potential new approach to reducing complications from c...
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In the BC-led CLiCK trial, researchers found a new catheter locking solution significantly reduced the number of infections and complications. "If this is shown to be cost-effective, clinical practice will be changed completely," said Dr. Hubert Wong, who helped design and analyse the trial. (1/2)
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The Evidence Speaks Series is a recurring feature highlighting the latest in Advancing Health research. This series features summaries of select publications and is designed to keep the media and the…
