Dr. Scott Ramsay Receives IMPaCT Award
Posted April 30, 2026
Dr. Scott Ramsay, assistant professor at the UBC School of Nursing, has been awarded $70,000 through the IMPaCT Training Award and Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC) to support a pilot randomized controlled trial examining telehealth as a tool for pediatric concussion follow-up care.
Bringing Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Ceremony to child health research
Posted July 25, 2025
Indigenous children are the fastest-growing population in Canada but still experience disproportionately negative health outcomes. A 2020 report found that, compared to the non-Indigenous population, First Nations children were twice as likely to be born very preterm (at less than 32 weeks of gestation), putting them at risk of lifelong health problems…
BC Children’s Hospital researchers bring Mini Med School to the Yukon for the first time
Posted January 13, 2025
For the first time, world-class researchers from BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) will travel to the Yukon to present a day of discovery with Mini Med School. This health science youth outreach and public education program is designed for high school students to explore the world of health sciences, career opportunities in science and medicine…
Dr. Scott Ramsay shapes the future of concussion care
Posted June 18, 2024
Overseeing the largest study on youth concussion care, Ramsay has rightfully gotten a lot of attention from major media outlets for his work. But he remains humble, keeping the focus on the research and the work being done in youth concussion care…
Former hockey player-turned-researcher calling for better concussion care
Posted November 26, 2023
A former hockey player whose career was cut short has now dedicated his life to research, treatment and prevention of concussions.