Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition Newsletter: Highlights from Vancouver + What’s Ahead for the Coalition

In-person Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition knowledge mobilization event in Vancouver

On May 26–27, 2025, CanWaCH hosted a gathering of the Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition, bringing together Hubs from across the country for a focused Knowledge Mobilization Event. The purpose: to strengthen and align individual and collective strategies that elevate the visibility, value and urgency of women and gender-diverse people’s health research in Canada.

Over two days, participants refined messaging, exchanged best practices and co-developed strategies to enhance policy influence in a shifting political landscape. Breakout sessions centered on storytelling, engagement strategies and collaborative case-building — laying the groundwork for transforming research into influence, and influence into change.

CanWaCH Vancouver Dialogue: Champions for women and gender diverse people’s health research

On May 26, 2025, CanWaCH hosted an informal evening gathering at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, bringing together CanWaCH members and partners with a shared interest in advancing women’s and gender-diverse people’s health. The event provided a valuable opportunity for participants to connect with Hubs from the Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition, fostering informal dialogue, relationship-building and knowledge exchange. Attendees explored opportunities for future collaboration, learned about innovative research initiatives, and engaged with the Coalition’s newly unveiled branding.

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Save the date!

Register now for The CanWaCH Dialogue in Montréal on July 7! Connect with members from across the CanWaCH network and international cooperation sector. Bilingual participation welcome!

Call to action: Sign up for HERA Changemaking Conversations 

Our new virtual webinar series launches soon, spotlighting YOUR groundbreaking women’s health research and its power to drive change. Each month, a Hub will showcase their work and impact to inspire advocates, policymakers and change-makers nationwide.

Want to present? Share your Hub’s availability here.

Hub highlights

• Listen: Join the Alliance against Violence and Adversity (AVA) for Webinar Wednesdays to learn from experts on gender-based violence, health equity, trauma-informed practices and more! 
• Learn: Join Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) for their Summer Scholars Series: How to “SGBA+” In Basic Science (June 11), Integrating Sex and Gender Considerations into Cardiovascular Care in Canada (July 9), and Indigenous Gender Based Analysis Plus on (August 13).
• Read: The impact of prenatal maternal depression, during the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal postpartum depression: A prospective cohort study within the conception study published by Dr. Anick Berard as senior author from the Healthy Pregnancy Hub.
• Share: The National Women-Centered HIV Care Repository developed by the Women-Centered HIV Care Hub.
• Apply: Funding Opportunity: SHAPE 2025 Trainee Research Grants. The Sexual Health & Genito-Pelvic Pain Knowledge Empowerment Hub (SHAPE) is now accepting applications for the SHAPE 2025 Trainee Research Grants! This funding opportunity supports emerging Canadian researchers leading projects on Post-SSRI/SNRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), a highly overlooked yet pressing sexual health concern. Applicants from all disciplines are eligible, including but not limited to graduate students (Master’s, PhD), postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, residents, and medical students from Faculties of Medicine studying at a Canadian post-secondary institution. Three grants will be awarded to support 12-month research projects focused on treatment, diagnosis, impact assessment, or barriers to care for PSSD. Application deadline: June 30, 2025 11:00 PM PDT |  Learn more and apply: here. For questions, contact [email protected]

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