This release first appeared on the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute website May 10, 2018—An average of 900 BC children and teens are hospitalized each year due to sports-related injuries. A new website is working to change this by giving parents, kids,...
Congratulations to Dr. Ian Pike, who has received the 2017 UBC President’s Award for Public Education Through Media. UBC President Dr. Santa Ono formally recognized Dr. Pike and other Faculty Research Award recipients at a ceremony held at the Chan Centre on April 17,...
There have been reports of a “Tide Pod Challenge” going around on social media, where teenagers bite down on the concentrated detergent pods. We want to remind people that the detergent chemicals inside these pods is highly concentrated and poisonous. Ingesting the...
These past few months we have been working hard and are pleased to announce the refresh of cattonline.com, the home of the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT). Developed by Dr. Shelina Babul, Associate Director/Sports Injury Specialist with the BCIRPU, we first...
While encouraging teens to hit the road, the BCIRPU would like to remind everyone that young driver (aged 16-25) safety is a significant issue in BC. October 15-21 is National Teen Driver Safety Week. Youth are over-represented in all road-related injuries and...
