COVID-19: Local Research Team Finding Hidden Cases
How do you count what you can’t see? Dr. Laura Cowen, a statistician at the University of Victoria, is working with a team of Island Health experts to do just that when it comes to “hidden” COVID-19 cases. The team will estimate the number…
Public Health: Informing Our Response to Dual Emergencies - The Pandemic & Overdose Crises
BC is in the midst of two public health emergencies: the COVID-19 pandemic and the worsening drug overdose crisis. People who use illicit drugs face a higher risk of COVID-19 infection, complications, and mortality due to underlying health conditions…
COVID-19: Building a Biobank to Accelerate Research
To empower research that moves from the lab bench to the bedside, Island Health is establishing a Vancouver Island COVID-19 Biobank in collaboration with the BC Cancer Agency, UBC Faculty of Medicine, and other health authorities. The biobank…
Pediatrics: Supporting Families with Kids in Intensive Care
The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Victoria General Hospital provides the highest levels of care for our youngest and most vulnerable patients. For children and their parents, needing care in the PICU can be a stressful and overwhelming…
Finding Hidden COVID-19 Cases
New Partnership Makes New Research Tool Possible
Victoria, BC – A Victoria research team is using math and statistics to help anticipate future COVID-19 waves so that public health strategies can target ways to manage possible future outbreaks.
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GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon
The Victoria Hospitals Foundation is thrilled to once again be a charity partner for the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon! Please consider joining our team, Heroes for Hospitals, and register now at https://www.runvictoriamarathon.com/
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