Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition Newsletter: Introducing Grand Rounds and a new portal for sexual health!

Virtual Grand Rounds: Spotlight on AVA Women’s & Girls’ Health Hub

We are thrilled to launch our newGrand Rounds series! Through dynamic, one-hour lunch and learns, monthly sessions will spotlight innovative work and spark dialogue across the Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition (PCWHC). Our inaugural session kicks off at this month’s CanWaCH Academy, featuring the Alliance Against Violence and Adversity (AVA) Women’s Health Hub. Join us at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 24.

STEPS Team Grants:  Only a few weeks left to register!

Registration for the Team Grant: Strengthening Resilient and Equitable Public Health Systems (STEPS) closes on September 17. This opportunity supports research in public health systems and services research (PHSSR), with a focus on system-level solutions to boost performance and create the conditions for success. The aim is to generate actionable evidence that strengthens public health systems, promotes equity and improves population health.

There are 11 grants available. Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) each provides up to $750,000.

By the numbers

SHAPE Hub Launches New Resource Portal for Sexual Health

• The Sexual Health and Genito-Pelvic Pain Knowledge Empowerment (SHAPE) Hub is launching a new evidence-based Resource Portal focused on sexual difficulties and genito-pelvic pain (SD/GPP). Hosted by SIECCAN, it offers tailored tools and educational materials for women and gender-diverse individuals and health-care providers seeking practical, research-informed resources to enhance clinical care.

Hub highlights

• Watch: SHAPE members presented “From Planning to Practice: Applications of Knowledge Mobilization for Research Impact” at Women’s Health Research Institute’s lunch and learn. The session explored Knowledge Mobilization frameworks and patient-oriented strategies for resource development, research priorities, and SD/GPP care.
• Learn: Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and gender-diverse people, yet symptoms are routinely dismissed, care is delayed, and the absence of a national strategy has left millions suffering. It is time to treat endometriosis like the crisis it is. Read “Endometriosis is a national health crisis: Why aren’t we treating it like one?” to learn why urgent action is overdue.
• Read: Are you a health or service provider working with women and gender-diverse people living with HIV, this blog series is essential reading. Created by the Canadian HIV Parenting Planning Guidelines (CHPPG) team and hosted on the Women-Centered HIV Care (WCHC) Hub, the bi-monthly blog offers thoughtful insights into reproductive health, pregnancy, and parenting pathways for people living with HIV.
• Share and apply: The Knowledge Mobilization for Pregnancy and Post-Pregnancy Care (GEM) Hub has launched a new website. It highlights ongoing efforts to meaningfully engage communities and co-create initiatives aimed at reducing severe maternal morbidity and mortality.

Passionate about improving care for women and gender diverse people? Consider applying to become a GEM Hub member. Already part of the Hub? Help guide its work by joining the Advisory Sharing Circle.

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Submit your Hub updates or activities by the 15th of each month to be featured in our newsletter! Submissions can be made through our intake form or by contacting Sundus Khan, Manager of Evidence in Action. You can also add events to our calendar at any time.

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