MHA Candidate Micheli Bevilacqua receives 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Award
Master of Health Administration candidate Micheli Bevilacqua has been awarded the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Award.
Drug costs vary by more than 600% in study of 10 high-income countries
Costs for prescription drugs in the largest categories of primary care medicines varied by more than 600 per cent among 10 high-income countries with universal health care, according to joint research by SPPH and Harvard Medical School.
SPPH Faculty awarded six CIHR Project Grants, one Bridge Award
School of Population and Public Health faculty have won six Canadian Health Institutes of Research (CIHR) Project Grants and one Bridge Award in the Fall 2016 competition.
Prenatal education text messaging service launches throughout Northern B.C.
SmartMom, Canada’s first prenatal education program delivered by text messaging, has launched throughout the Northern B.C. region.
Mid-pelvic forceps, vacuum deliveries associated with higher rates of trauma for mothers and babies
Rates of maternal and infant trauma are higher in deliveries by mid-pelvic forceps or mid-pelvic vacuums compared with cesarean deliveries, according to new research by the Faculty of Medicine.
SPPH students Celestin Hategeka and Mohammad Karamouzian win Vanier scholarships
Congratulations to SPPH students Celestin Hategeka and Mohammad Karamouzian, who have been awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships!