BCIRPU researchers are co-authors on a new study that describes the risk that people are likely to experience an illicit drug overdose following the prescription of opioids to treat an injury. The study, Risk of non-medical drug overdose following prescription of...
BCIRPU Scientist Dr. Mariana Brussoni has received an additional $1.3 million in funding for the second phase of her project to improve outdoor play among young children three to five-years-old who attend daycare. Dr. Brussoni’s lab received the uplift from the...
[Image courtesy of Parachute] Each year, more than 2,000 British Columbians die, around 35,000 are hospitalized, and more than 8,000 are left with a permanent disability as a result of injury. An average of $3.1 billion is spent on the treatment of injuries to British...
BCIRPU Director Dr. Ian Pike has received a 2022 UBC Faculty of Medicine Award for his Service to the University and Community. According to the UBC Faculty of Medicine, this award “recognizes significant contributions to local, national, or international...
Preventable won the 2021 Award for Best Boating Safety Media at the Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBA). Preventable was recognized for its work to develop and implement Recreational Boating Safety in British Columbia: A Social Marketing Campaign as part of a...