Strategic Initiatives

Established expertise. Promising science. Tremendous potential.

The goal of our strategic initiatives is to create innovative solutions to some of the biggest health challenges facing children in BC and beyond. Each initiative brings together emerging areas of research, innovative projects and world-class investigators to transform care and advance child health. They are unique opportunities to establish BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute as a national and international leader in these fields.

Originally identified during the development of our Research Themes and 2016-2021 Strategic Plan, these initiatives span our research structure, basic research, clinical care and community health. They’re new areas of investment for the Research Institute and will be supported with new facilities, new expertise and novel partnerships.

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Digital Health Research

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Precision Health

Precision health is an emerging area of great clinical promise in which patients receive targeted treatments based on their individual biological and genetic makeup, or have standard care altered to avoid potential adverse effects indicated by their biology.

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Healthy at Home

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Evaluating COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic poses challenges

In a new analysis paper, BC Children's Hospital investigators outline the logistic and scientific challenges of evaluating vaccine candidates for COVID-19, and offer some potential solutions.

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Congratulations 2020 Vanier Scholars!

Congratulations to the BC Children's, BC Women's and University of British Columbia doctoral students who were awarded a prestigious 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

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Falling childhood asthma rates linked to declining use of unnecessary antibiotics

A recently released study shows asthma rates are falling thanks to efforts by physicians to avoid prescribing antibiotics to young children, except when necessary. The study shows that being prescribed antibiotics within the first 12 months of life is associated with almost double the risk of being diagnosed with asthma by age five.

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Baseline study of cannabis poisonings in minors links smoking with drinking

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