News and Announcements:
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Pregnant People More Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Findings from the CanCOVID-Preg project, led by UBC’s Dr. Deborah Money, showed that pregnant people were at higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization than non-pregnant people. COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was also associated with greater risk of pre-term birth. For more information, please visit jamanetwork.com.
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Study Shows Vancouver’s At-Risk Groups Need Vaccine Outreach
New research from Dr. Brittany Barker and Dr. Hudson Reddon at the BC Centre on Substance Use found lower COVID-19 vaccination rates among Vancouver’s at-risk groups. Public health efforts must continue to address vaccine confidence and barriers to accessing healthcare faced by at-risk groups. For more information, please visit med.ubc.ca.
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Blood Tests Predict Patient COVID-19 Outcomes, Research Finds
Dr. Kelly McNagny and his UBC research team developed a new blood test that may help identify hospitalized patients at risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes. The team identifed dozens of blood biomarkers that may predict whether a COVID-19 patient will require prolonged treatment in the intensive care unit. For more information, please visit vancouversun.com.
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CRCI Receives Clinical Trials BC Award
Dr. Robert McMaster was awarded the 2022 Clinical Trials BC Leadership & Advocacy Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership and advocacy for clinical trials. The CRCI was awarded the 2022 Clinical Trials BC Service & Support Award for commitment to improving the research and clinical trials community. For more information, please visit bcahsn.ca.
Funding Opportunities:
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CGEn HostSeq/CIHR Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
This Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will support highly-qualified postdoctoral trainees whose research involves the role of the human genome in the manifestation of COVID-19 disease through bioinformatic analyses of data from the HostSeq Databank. The maximum per award is $70,000 for up to 1 year.
Application Deadline: 14 July 2022.
For more information, please visit researchnet-recherchenet.ca.
Resources for Investigators:
COVID-19 Infection: Assessing and Managing the Long-Term Sequelae
This online accredited educational session includes a panel of presenters who will answer COVID-19 questions and share their experiences and best practices in managing chronic post-COVID-19 symptoms and recovery care.
Event date and time: 21 June 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PST.
For more information, please visit ubccpd.ca.
COVID-19 Resource Hub
UBC Continuing Professional Development and other education providers offer a wide variety of reliable resources about COVID-19. This content is continuously updated, and available for browsing on the resource hub. For more information, please visit ubccpd.ca.