Evidence to Innovation | Lab, Project & Program Websites

Current and completed COVID-19 research led by researchers at BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital.

The Children’s Heart Centre is a passionate team of clinicians, researchers, medical trainees, and technical and clerical staff. We are committed to producing high-quality research to improve care for children with cardiovascular conditions.

The Digital Health Innovation Lab team is focused on performing innovative research at the interface between technology and patient care.

The Doan Lab Research Program consists of projects aiming to evaluate pediatric emergency department patterns of use, the quality of care provided, and efficiency of service delivery.

Our team is focused on investigating use of virtual reality technology in pediatrics and providing evidenced based answers to help clinicians and health practitioners determine how to best use this innovative technology for everyday use.

The Injury Research Program led by Dr. Mariana Brussoni focuses on understanding injuries in children and youth, and measuring the physical, psychosocial and financial impacts of injuries on children, their families and the health care system.

The International Hip Dysplasia (IHDR) study group is an international collaboration of surgeons and medical professionals dedicated to improving the lives of children with hip dysplasia. With 23 worldwide sites and growing, IHDR aims to optimize patient care in health care systems around the world through research, education, and advocacy efforts.

Our research team, led by Dr. Louise Mâsse, aims to understand the factors in the school, social and home environments that influence children’s and teens’ health behaviours, specifically, physical activity, screen time and nutrition.

For almost 30 years the POPi research unit has fostered pharmaceutical policy innovation through proactive research and knowledge translation.

The SEARCH team evaluates drug safety and effectiveness and identifies risks associated with commonly prescribed drugs; PREVENT uses pharmacogenomics discovery and replication (in at least three independent populations) to identify strongly-predictive pharmacogenomic biomarkers.

BC Children’s Hospital houses the only Sleep Laboratory in the province of BC, where a multidisciplinary team provides diagnostic assessment and treatment for children and youth across BC, and conducts research to advance sleep medicine. 

The Brachial Plexus Clinic at BC Children's Hospital is directed by Dr. Cynthia Verchere, pediatric plastic surgeon and investigator.