The first provincial research showcase.
B.C.'s health research month is designed to educate, inform, inspire, stimulate and transform.
Every year, Fraser Health collaborates with partner organizations to bring together researchers and students, patients and health care providers, decision-makers and members of the public to learn, share ideas and spark innovation. These events are open to everyone.
Five Days in May 2026
This year's events are a collaboration between Fraser Health, Interior Health, Island Health and Northern Health, in partnership with the BC SUPPORT Unit and BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (BC NEIHR). All events are virtual, free and open to everyone.
This year's provincial health research showcase will take place every Friday throughout May – May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29:
- Topics include mental health, substance use, brain injury, Indigenous health and wellness, and seniors’ health.
View the event recordings on Vimeo, including:
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Provincial showcase events
- From patients to partners: Building community with heart through arts-based health research
May 2: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Learn firsthand how health research is building resilience and community in an interactive panel featuring insights from people with lived and living experience. As co-researchers on innovative and impactful arts-based projects, our panelists are helping to transform cancer care, enhance mental health, and support recovery after critical illness. - Innovations in long-term care: Research to improve quality of life
May 9: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
This session will showcase research across the province that's improving quality of life for people living in long-term care, from defining and treating apathy to new ways of engaging people in research through innovative care models like the dementia village and learning health systems. - Indigenous-Led Health Research: Fostering Wellness, Strengthening Knowledge
May 30: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Join Indigenous scholars for a conversation on research and practices to support health and wellness for Indigenous healthcare providers and communities through projects that range from rest as resistance to climate justice and gender equity.
- From patients to partners: Building community with heart through arts-based health research
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Regional events
- Advancing practice education models for nursing students: Evidence or opinion?
May 6: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Indigenous-led Health research: Knowledge, understandings and wisdom
May 6: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Building bridges to barriers in clinical research: Landscape and learnings
May 7: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Women’s health in mid-life and menopause: Stories shared and paths forward
May 8: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Indigenous cultural safety in clinical trials
May 9: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Empowering health through prevention
May 16: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - The clinical research journey: Advancing care and practice at Island Health
May 20: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Globally inspired, locally delivered: Key takeaways from the World Hospital at Home Congress in Vienna
May 20: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Fraser Health clinical trials research showcase
May 21: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Beyond discovery: Celebrating B.C.'s clinical research professionals in recognition of International Clinical Trials Day
May 21: 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. - Research before revolution? Adopting and evaluating artificial intelligence in clinical care settings
May 23: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Building a research and innovation ecosystem on North Vancouver Island
May 28: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
- Advancing practice education models for nursing students: Evidence or opinion?
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Partner events