We are proud to announce that Dr. Nicholls has signed a statement with five other research leaders within PHSA with PHSA’s Indigenous Self Identification Working Group, chaired by PHSA’s Indigenous Health Team. The statement calls for increased DEI in not just research participants, but all facets of PHSA’s research ecosystem to affect positive changes and health outcomes for all patients.
The collection of race-, ethnicity-based and Indigenous Identity data is an important initiative to drive the changes and enhance equity in all the research process. This is in line with the Standards for Race-Based and Indigenous Identity Data Collection Health Reporting in Canada developed by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
The statement was signed by PHSA research leaders-
- Dr. François Bénard, senior executive director, BC Cancer Research Institute
- Dr. Quynh Doan, senior executive director, BC Children’s Research Institute
- Dr. Lori Brotto, executive director, Women’s Health Research Institute
- Dr. Tonia Nicholls, forensic research lead, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services Research Institute
- Dr. Christian Schütz, research lead, Adult Mental Health & Substance Use, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services Research Institute
- Dr. David Patrick, director of research, BC Centre for Disease Control
Read the full statement here!