Need a research roadmap? From idea to implementation, we can help you navigate every turn, including:
- Planning & Team-Building
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We can help you:
- develop a research question into a project
- build a team and connect with collaborators, including students and volunteers
- engage patients and families as equal partners
Contact: IslandCentre@islandhealth.ca (for patient-oriented research projects); research@islandhealth.ca
Request Support: Request for Research Support (viha.ca)
We also offer ethics and privacy pre-consultations to help you design privacy-friendly and compliant studies from the start.
Contact: researchethics@islandhealth.ca
- Funding & Reporting
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Looking for funding to support research or knowledge translation? We can help you find, apply for, and manage your grant funding.
Applying for grant funding?
- All Island Health employees or medical staff who plan to submit an external grant application must complete a Notice of Intent to Apply.
- Once we receive your notification, we will connect you with the right people and departments, help you develop your budget, and request letters of support on your behalf.
For researchers who hold funds at Island Health, we can:
- manage research finances and contracts
- report to external funding agencies
Contact: research@islandhealth.ca
Learn More: Find Funding | Island Health
- Collecting, Managing, & Analyzing Data
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We can help you collect and manage data with Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), a powerful data management tool that’s advancing health services management, quality improvement, innovation, and research at Island Health and across BC.
Our biostatistician offers a complementary initial consultation, guidance on study methodology, and analysis of data sets on a cost-recovery basis.
Contact: REDCap@Islandhealth.ca
Learn More: Collect and Manage Data | Island Health
- Moving Evidence into Practice
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We can help you:
- move evidence into policy and practice
- design or review poster presentations
- edit and submit peer-reviewed publications
Contact: research@islandhealth.ca
We also have teams who provide dedicated support for:
- Clinical Research
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- Our Clinical Trials Unit supports investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials across a wide range of medical specialties, including critical care, neurology, and infectious diseases.
- Our research coordinators work closely with investigators and with study participants.
Contact: clinicalresearch@islandhealth.ca
Learn More: Clinical Trials Unit | Island Health
- Rural Research
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- Are you a rural physician interested in conducting research? We have a team dedicated to supporting your work!
Contact: Tiffany.Mooney@islandhealth.ca
- Patient-Oriented Research
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- Patient-oriented research engages patients as equal partners, answers research questions that matter to patients, and aims to improve healthcare.
- Our patient-oriented research team connects researchers with patients and families and supports them to work together as partners throughout the research process. We provide training, support grant and ethics applications, and help teams translate their results into practice.
Contact: IslandCentre@islandhealth.ca
Learn More: Patient-Oriented Research | Island Health
Submitting a Notice of Intent to Apply is a Requirement for Grant Funding
- Island Health employees or medical staff who plan to submit a research grant application must complete a Notice of Intent to Apply.
- Once the Research Department receives your notification, we will connect you with the right people and departments, help you develop your budget and application, and request letters of support on your behalf.