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Research Department

The goal of our Research Department is to build a Learning Health System that includes voices from our communities, helps advance health care delivery, enhances innovation, and contributes to improved health and well-being for all. We support both clinical and non-clinical research.

General inquiries can be directed to research@interiorhealth.ca.

Are you a student interested in health research? Please complete this questionnaire as part of your application to work with Interior Health's Research Department.

Current Research Focus

To help meet the health care needs of our communities, our current research areas of focus align with Interior Health’s strategic priorities, including:

Clinical trials
Community engagement
COVID-19
Environmental health
Healthcare workforce
Indigenous engagement
Mental health and substance use
Patient engagement
Rural and remote health
Seniors health and long term care

Services we offer

We provide expertise and support to both patient partners and health professionals in all aspects of research, including bridging the gap between knowledge and practice. We offer assistance with:

Education and capacity building
Ethical and operational approval processes
Grant application support
Knowledge translation and implementation (moving knowledge to practice and policy)
Patient partner advisory support
Research question development and study design
Research navigation
Student and researcher connections

Partnerships

BC SUPPORT Unit: a multi-partner organization created to support, streamline and increase patient-oriented research throughout British Columbia. The Interior Regional Centre represents a formal partnership between us and the BC SUPPORT Unit
Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc): an organization, in conjunction with the Rural Education Action Plan, that seeks to improve the health of rural people and communities of British Columbia. RCCbc collaborates with health authorities, bringing a province-wide focus to common health initiatives and issues
Michael Smith Health Research BC: The Long-Term Care Quality Initiative (LTC-QI) is a collaborative partnership between Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Ministry of Health, the provincial health authorities, and research and academic communities. The LTC-QI aims to embed research and translate knowledge into evidenced-based best practices in the Long-Term Care (LTC) sector across BC. The work is undertaken by a provincial team, spanning all 5 regional health authorities, adopting a collaborative, complementary and evidence-based approach to enhancing the experiences and outcomes for residents, families, and LTC staff in BC.

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