Since 2016, BCIRPU has collaborated with the City of Surrey, City of Surrey Fire Service, and the University of the Fraser Valley, on a number of projects related to home and fire safety, and the health and wellness of firefighters. Reports and manuscripts...
We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to all of the recipients of the 2021/2022 BC Vision Zero in Road Safety for Vulnerable Road Users Program! This year, 37 projects were approved, with projects in every regional health authority. Of these, 16 are from...
More than half of concussions in North America are among youth, the most at-risk group for brain injury from sports. To tackle this issue, researchers at the University of British Columbia Vancouver are seeking participants to take part in the SHRed Concussions study...
[Photo: Blast from the Past: Dr. Richard Stanwick giving a presentation at the BC Injury Prevention Conference in 2008.] After over 25 years working in public health, Dr. Richard Stanwick retired in January 2022. Dr. Stanwick worked as Island Health Authority’s...
BCIRPU Associate Director Dr. Shelina Babul will collaborate with UBC Okanagan Professor Dr. Paul van Donkelaar on a project that will pilot a virtual reality training tool to help police recognize signs and symptoms of brain injury from concussion and strangulation...