There are still some tickets left for our event with renowned OB/GYN, pain medication physician and best-selling author @drjengunter.bsky.social. Join us for an informative and empowering evening with this amazing speaker, educator, and advocate! 🎟️: drgunter_fhs.eventbrite.ca #SFU #SFUFHS

SFU Faculty of Health Sciences@sfu-fhs.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's true! Renowned OB/GYN, pain medication physician and best-selling @drjengunter.bsky.social is coming to Vancouver to talk about"The Blood Truth About #Menstruation." Start the evening at the #WomensHealth info fair with BC Cancer, BC Women's, and Options for Sexual Health! #SFUFHS

ICYMI!

Science in Vancouver@scienceinvancouver.com · last wk.

Dr. Kelley Lee at @sfu-fhs.bsky.social is among the leading experts launching a new blueprint for pandemic readiness for the United Nations General Assembly. 😷 Learn more about the PRIME (Pandemic Readiness through Institutions, Mobilizing Communities, and Equity) Commission: https://bit.ly/4dDjV3t

PhD candidate Christine Yanagawa and FHS adjunct prof @kayleebyers.bsky.social connect rats to civic + public health issues like #HousingInsecurity, #sanitation, and even dog poop! British Columbians should read their latest article before voting on Oct 17. 🐀 #SFU #SFUFHS #rats #BCelections #Oct17

The Conversation Canada@ca.theconversation.com · last wk.

The politics of city rats: What urban rodents tell us about housing and sanitation

It's true! Renowned OB/GYN, pain medication physician and best-selling @drjengunter.bsky.social is coming to Vancouver to talk about"The Blood Truth About #Menstruation." Start the evening at the #WomensHealth info fair with BC Cancer, BC Women's, and Options for Sexual Health! #SFUFHS

Pablo Nepomnaschy@pablonep.bsky.social · 3w ago

It is with great pride that we announce that @drjengunter.bsky.social will be giving a public lecture at @sfu-fhs.bsky.social - We are soooo excited!

FHS professor and @bridgerc.bsky.social scientific co-director @profplum8.bsky.social is part of a commission recommending an equitable, practical "whole-of-society" approach to #PandemicReadiness 🔗 : www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU#SFUFHS #Pandemics #GlobalHealth #InfectiousDiseases

Congrats to FHS graduate students Ilhan Abdullahi, Zoe Hong and Taelor Lay! All joined @sfuceri.bsky.social's 2026 Graduate Fellows program which sees participants learning, networking, and engaging more deeply with community-centered research. 🔗: www.sfu.ca/ceri/ceri-pr... #SFUFHS #SFU

Are you curious about the work of SFU university? Want some insights on how SFU research can impact or influence your life or community? Get news, updates, and op-eds from leaders and researchers in one monthly collection sent to you directly! #SFU #SFUNews

Simon Fraser University@sfu.ca · last mo.

Introducing The Advance, SFU’s new monthly newsletter featuring exclusive insights from university leaders and researchers, and stories on how the SFU community is advancing knowledge and tackling the critical issues of our time. Sign up today!

FHS professor and @bridgerc.bsky.social scientific co-director Kelley Lee was part of the NUS-Lancet PRIME Commission that recommended engaging communities and addressing system vulnerabilities to create people-centered pandemic responses locally, nationally and globally. #SFU #SFUFHS #Pandemics

The Lancet@thelancet.com · last mo.

🆕 New Lancet Commission: pandemic readiness needs a whole-of-society overhaul—not just formal plans on paper. 10 recommendations, 6 foundational blocks. Read more: tinyurl.com/465yd7se

Please join us in celebrating FHS researchers Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez and Amanda Rowlands, who each received a Research Trainee Award from @healthresearchbc.bsky.social 🙌 🔗to project descriptions: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU #SFUFHS #HIV #WomensHealth #ReproductiveHealth #HealthResearch

New editorial from FHS assistant professor @belislepipon.bsky.social: "The Missing PIllar: AI for All Funds Trust Signals, Not Trustworthiness." This article is part of @sciencepolicy.ca series examining Canada's AI for All policy. 🔗: sciencepolicy.ca/posts/ai-for... #SFUFHS #AI #AIpolicy #SFU

The Missing Pillar: AI for All Funds Trust Signals, Not Trustworthiness - CSPC

Canada's new National AI Strategy declares that trust is its north star. On this, the government is right: nothing else in the document works without it. AI for All is candid about the problem. Canadi...

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This study is co-authored by FHS PhD candidate @tsk.bsky.social and professor Kanna Hayashi. They examined police statistics along with self-reported data from people who use drugs and found that both datasets offered deeper insights when viewed together. #SFUFHS #OpioidCrisis #Decriminalization

Simon Fraser University@sfu.ca · last mo.

New SFU research found reports of police drug seizures without arrest increased during the first year of B.C.'s drug decriminalization pilot. The study also found people reporting drug seizures were 3x more likely to experience a non-fatal overdose.

The study shows drug seizures by police officers are associated with experiencing an overdose, AT AN INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL | cc: @guyfelicella.bsky.social @dsdp.ca @crackdownpod.bsky.social Link to the study, which includes 4 x P.O.W.E.R. members: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Police drug seizures without arrest before and during a decriminalization pilot in Vancouver, Canada: a longitudinal analysis - BMC Public Health

Background On 31 January 2023, the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada implemented a three-year “Decriminalization Pilot” in response to a toxic drug supply public health emergency, which remove...

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Co-authored by FHS PhD candidate @tsk.bsky.social and professor Kanna Hayashi, the study examined police statistics and self-reported data from people who use drugs. Says Hayashi: "Each dataset is incomplete on its own but offer deeper insights when viewed together" #SFUFHS #SFU #VIDUS #PWUD

P.O.W.E.R.@policeoversight.ca · last mo.

🚨 NEW study: ​​Reports of drug seizures by police rose during first year of decriminalization in Vancouver via @sfu-fhs.bsky.social: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor... @drugdatadecoded.ca @readthemaple.com

Congratulations to FHS professors Kanna Hayashi and Bohdan Nosyk for securing 2 CIHR Project Grants! 🎉 Hayashi will be examining the impacts of harm reduction services on health care access, engagement and outcomes while Nosyk will be evaluating new treatments for opioid use disorder. #SFUFHS

Simon Fraser University@sfu.ca · 2mo ago

SFU researchers have received more than $4.2M through the Spring 2026 CIHR Project Grant competition. The funding will support research across a range of health challenges, including brain health, treatments for opioid use disorder and harm reduction services amid the ongoing toxic drug crisis.

If you're an SFU Health Sciences student looking for a minor that enhances your BA or BSc, FASS has a new offering that might be just the ticket!

SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@sfufass.bsky.social · 3mo ago

FASS is thrilled to be a part of this exiting, new education pathway for students looking to build a career in healthcare. MHSS minor will help students navigate the ethical, cultural, legal, and social dimensions of health and wellbeing. www.sfu.ca/fass/departm...

Congratulations to Anh Khoa Vo, who is a recipient for an inaugural Engage Award from @healthresearchbc.bsky.social! 🎉 Vo's team is engaging with people who live with HIV to learn more about their experiences of chronic pain. 🔗: www.healthresearchbc.ca/award/engagi... #SFU #SFUFHS #HIVResearch

The inaugural cohort of MD students at the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine started their journey this week! 🎉The three year program integrates classroom learning with clinical learning, training up doctors with a strong grounding in community experiences. #SFU #SFUSoM #MD #MedEd

André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Simon Fraser University Stephens Family School of Medicine, the first new medical school in Western Canada since 1950, is welcoming its first students. Q+A w/ founding dean David Price. bcmj.org/interviews/p... via @sfu-fhs.bsky.social

FHS MSc student, Taelor Lay, received a Canada Graduate Research Scholarship from the CIHR! 🎉 She'll be studying GP familiarity with social prescribing, a non-medical intervention that could support better health outcomes for equity-deserving patients. www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU #SFUFHS

FHS PhD candidate Judy Wu spoke with @sfuceri.bsky.social about actioning a community-led heat resilience initiative in Vancouver's #DTES "...the community-engaged research process...has been critical in moving [this work] from discussion to action." www.sfu.ca/ceri/blog/20... #SFUCERi #SFUFHS

FHS professor Zabrina Brumme reflects on how an award from BC-based Michael Smith Health Research helped establish her career: "[The funding] gave me credibility as an emerging investigator and opened the door to new collaborations and opportunities.” #SFUFHS #SFU #HIVResearch #HealthResearch

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Celebrating 25 years of building research talent and health impact. Dr. Zabrina Brumme’s research is improving HIV treatment and advancing the search for a cure: www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/... @sfu-fhs.bsky.social @sfu.ca @bccfe.bsky.social #HealthResearch #HIVResearch #ResearchImpact

FHS students Tahani (Soleil) Shraida, Taylor Atwater + Amanda Yonkman secured CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarships! Please join us in celebrating their accomplishments🎉 🙌 🔗 : www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU #SFUFHS #IndigenousHealth #HIV #HIVResearch #HealthEquityResearch #ResearchEthics

Congratulations to FHS researchers Dr. Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez and Dr. Amanda Rowlands who each secured a Postdoctoral Fellowship award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research 🙌 🎉 More on their respective research programs: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch

Learn more about FHS alumna Dr. Tonia Nicholls and how her work has supported improved knowledge and outcomes for some of our most vulnerable populations. #SFU #SFUFHS #SFUAlumni #healthresearch #healthequity

Michael Smith Health Research BC@healthresearchbc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Celebrating 25 years: building research talent & health impact. Dr. Tonia Nicholls has advanced violence prevention & mental health care in community, forensic & correctional settings & helped strengthen research capacity: bit.ly/4vkXm9U @sfu-fhs.bsky.social @sfu.ca #HealthResearch #ResearchImpact

#SFUFHS postdoc, Dr. Callista Ottoni, won a CIHR Health Systems Impact fellowship which will embed her within @vchhealthcare.bsky.social to develop research that helps VCH offer health supports for older adults during climate events (e.g., heatwaves) www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU #ClimateChange

FHS researcher supports VCH climate health team’s efforts to improve health outcomes for older adults

FHS Postdoctoral Fellow Callista Ottoni Health Systems Impact (HSI) fellowship is enabling her to support Vancouver Coastal Health's Healthy Environments and Climate Change (VCH HECC) team in their ef...

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Marie-Françoise Malo, a PhD candidate w/ SFU Health Sciences + @umontreal-en.bsky.social, is working at the intersection of #ethics, #AI, and health. Learn about her support of the #Bridge2AI Voice project and her placement in Ma thèse en 180 secondes! www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFUFHS #SFU

At the intersection of ethics, artificial intelligence, and health: Marie-Françoise Malo, FHS PhD Candidate

Marie-Françoise Malo, a PhD candidate in bioethics in a joint program between Simon Fraser University and Université de Montréal.

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Congrats to #SFUFHS PhD student Anmol Swaich - winner of a Vanier Scholarship, one of Canada's top doctoral awards! 🎉 Swaich will explore how immigration policies & labour conditions shape unregulated drug use amongst South Asian men working in trades. 🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU #SDoH

FHS PhD student Anmol Swaich receives Vanier Scholarship

FHS alumnus and PhD student Anmol Swaich has won a Vanier Graduate Scholarship, one of Canada's top doctoral studies awards. She will be exploring how immigration policies and labour conditions shape ...

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Congratulations to Dr. Omondi! 🎉🎓

BC-CfE@bccfe.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Congratulations to Dr. Harrison Omondi, who defended his PhD thesis earlier this Spring & received his doctorate last week at the @sfu-fhs.bsky.social convocation! His thesis focused on increasing representation for diverse populations in HIV persistence research, as we work towards a cure.

La version française est maintenant disponible. theconversation.com/pourquoi-de-...

Pourquoi de plus en plus de médecins reconnaissent-ils la validité des expériences de mort imminente ?

Ce que cinq décennies de recherche nous ont appris sur la façon de faire face à la mort.

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SFU Faculty of Health Sciences@sfu-fhs.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#SFUFHS HEAL Lab Sr Data Analyst Andrés Delgado-Ron is calling for health care professionals to validate and seek evidence to better understand near-death experiences in patients, who frequently describe the events as life-changing and pivotal. theconversation.com/why-more-doc... español ⬇️

PhD candidate Haaris Tiwana and adjunct prof Julia Smith have observed that sometimes, #vaccine hesitancy can result from #StructuralBarriers (e.g., no access to transportation or childcare) and/or historical mistrust of providers. Read below for their suggested solutions. #SFUFHS #SFUResearch

The Conversation Canada@ca.theconversation.com · 4mo ago

Why don’t some people get vaccinated? It’s more complicated than you think

#SFUFHS HEAL Lab Sr Data Analyst Andrés Delgado-Ron is calling for health care professionals to validate and seek evidence to better understand near-death experiences in patients, who frequently describe the events as life-changing and pivotal. theconversation.com/why-more-doc... español ⬇️

Why more doctors are validating near-death experiences

What five decades of research has taught us about surviving death.

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J Andrés Delgado-Ron MD, MSc@jorgeandr3s.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Cada vez mais médicos reconhecem a validade de relatos de experiências de quase morte theconversation.com/cada-vez-mai...