On June 22, 2010 NH and UNBC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formally recognize their long-standing and historical partnership. The purpose of this relationship is to stimulate innovation and transformation in both organizations in order to foster innovation in health services and policy, health provider and professional education, and health research; improve the health outcomes of the people living in Northern British Columbia; improve the quality of health care delivery and health provider and professional development; create an environment that is successful in recruiting and retaining skilled personnel; and, create opportunities for collaborative research and attract related funding.
MOU Steering Committee: Dr. Margot Parkes
MOU Research and Knowledge Translation Working Group: Dr. Shannon Freeman (Co-Chair), Dr. Waqar Haque, Leana Garraway
2024 Education and Training Day
Enhancing Quality in Collaborative Research
The purpose of this event was to increase the culture of research and research relationships in Northern BC by holding a highly collaborative skill development day. Please note that this is an in-person event only.
Please visit the HRI website for further details of the day including recordings from the keynote, and plenary presentations.
Recordings:
Keynote
Plenary
- Dr. Virginia Braun | Does qualitative story completion have potential for health research?
Workshops
- Building Meaningful Partnerships for Impact
- Selecting effective strategies to address the barriers and facilitators to change
- Engaging Patients and the Public in Healthcare and Research: Opportunities, Tensions, and Best Practices
- Trust, power and relationship building in implementation contexts
Working Lunches
- Northern Health's Health Service Networks
- Engaging in Diverse Ways: Providing Support through Participatory Research
Thank-You's
Thank-You to Dr. Shannon Freeman’s staff and students who volunteered on the day of the event.
