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Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Genome BC

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APPENDIX 9. Healthcare Research Centres (cont’d)<br />

RESEARCH CENTRE/ URL CONTACT DESCRIPTION<br />

1. BROAD-BASED RESEARCH CENTRES<br />

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PHCRI conducts research in the areas of heart, lung <strong>and</strong> kidney care, HIV/AIDS, critical care, mental health <strong>and</strong> addiction <strong>and</strong> other urban<br />

health issues, <strong>and</strong> elder care research.<br />

PHCRI focus is on research that pursues real life health solutions for the patients <strong>and</strong> residents cared for at Providence Health Care <strong>and</strong><br />

across B.C.. PHCRI has over 100 principle investigators <strong>and</strong> several Research Centres whose areas of research are directly aligned with the<br />

priority care programs of Providence Health Care:<br />

• James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular <strong>and</strong> Pulmonary Research<br />

• Centre for Health Evaluation <strong>and</strong> Outcome Sciences<br />

• B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS<br />

• Centre for Healthy Ageing at Providence.<br />

PHCRI also houses two National research programs:<br />

• CIHR Canadian HIV <strong>Trials</strong> Network<br />

11th Floor – 1190 Hornby Street<br />

Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2K5<br />

Office of Research Services<br />

Tel: 604-806-8567<br />

Fax: 604-806-8568<br />

Erin Cherban<br />

Tel: 604-806-8871<br />

erin_cherban@mail.cheos.ubc.ca<br />

or<br />

Gail DiBernardo<br />

Tel: 604-806-9608<br />

gdibernardo@providencehealth.bc.ca<br />

Providence Health<br />

Care Research Institute<br />

www.providencehealthcare.org/research/index.html<br />

• Centre of Excellence for Commercialization <strong>and</strong> Research: The Prevention of Organ Failure Centre of Excellence (PROOF Centre).<br />

Administration Office<br />

Rm 100 - Willow Chest Centre<br />

2647 Willow Street<br />

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 3P1<br />

Tel: 604.875.4372 -<br />

Fax: 604.875.5684 -<br />

research@vch.ca<br />

Contact: Karen Donaldson, Manager,<br />

VCHRI<br />

Tel: 604.875.5470<br />

karen.donaldson@vch.ca<br />

Vancouver Coastal<br />

Health Research Institute<br />

(VCHRI)<br />

www.vchri.ca<br />

BRITISH COLUMBIA<br />

<strong>Clinical</strong> research at Vancouver General Hospital (<strong>and</strong> U<strong>BC</strong> Hospital) is conducted by the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute<br />

(VCHRI), a partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH) <strong>and</strong> U<strong>BC</strong>. It fosters <strong>and</strong> promotes research <strong>and</strong> innovation across<br />

the entire VCH.<br />

VCHRI is one of Canada’s top funded health sciences research institutes. With a focus on translational research <strong>and</strong> innovation, the Institute<br />

supports <strong>and</strong> develops programs <strong>and</strong> initiatives across the health spectrum <strong>and</strong> at several sites <strong>and</strong> research centres in B.C.:<br />

• Brain Research Centre: focuses on mechanisms of brain function <strong>and</strong> neurological disorders of the brain including multiple sclerosis,<br />

Parkinson’s disease, mood disorders, <strong>and</strong> schizophrenia.<br />

• Centre for <strong>Clinical</strong> Epidemiology & Evaluation: supports clinical research <strong>and</strong> evaluation of clinical programs <strong>and</strong> provides expertise in<br />

clinical research methodology <strong>and</strong> statistics to other VCHRI investigators <strong>and</strong> health care policy makers<br />

• Centre for Hip Health & Mobility: brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines to investigate <strong>and</strong> treat hip fractures <strong>and</strong><br />

osteoarthritis, <strong>and</strong> create new surgical solutions.<br />

• Centre for Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine: research to improve prevention, diagnosis, <strong>and</strong> treatment of respiratory <strong>and</strong> critical care<br />

illnesses including lung cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, sleep apnea, <strong>and</strong> tuberculosis.<br />

• ICORD: International Collaboration on (spinal cord) Repair Discoveries: research into surgical advances, <strong>and</strong> new approaches in rehabilitation<br />

leading to better health outcomes for people with spinal cord injury.<br />

• mmunity & Infection Research Centre: works to underst<strong>and</strong> the immune mechanisms that both fight infectious diseases <strong>and</strong> cause immune<br />

disorders<br />

• The Vancouver Prostate Centre: focuses its efforts on fighting prostate cancer through improved underst<strong>and</strong>ing of prevention, diagnosis,<br />

<strong>and</strong> treatment, as well as patient education.

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