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Velma is one of the tens of thousands of “Humans of Fraser Health” who go to work every day to help make a difference in the lives of the people in our region.

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At this year’s Five Days in May health research showcase, researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience came together to share work that is improving care across B.C., including new efforts to better understand and diagnose brain injuries linked to interpersonal violence.

For many survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), the impact of head injury or strangulation can go unseen and untreated. These injuries are often unwitnessed, under-recognized and underdiagnosed.

At Fraser Health’s Embrace Clinic, this research is already shaping care. The team is part of an international study exploring how to better identify IPV-related brain injuries, including potential links to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Blood samples from Embrace Clinic clients are sent to UBC for analysis, where researchers analyze the samples to identify biomarkers of injury.

Transcranial doppler technology will soon be used to better understand how blood flow in the brain is affected following trauma.

While still in the research phase, this work has the potential to transform how these injuries are diagnosed, helping shape a future where care is more informed, more responsive, and better able to support survivors.

🎥 Watch how transcranial doppler technology works.