This call is intended to solicit case abstracts of knowledge translation 'stories' or 'cases' that illustrate both successful and unsuccessful examples of the collaborative development and practical use of population and public health, or health services and policy research evidence. CIHR intends to use selected cases for educational purposes and to publish and distribute a Knowledge Translation Casebook. The core aims of this call are to encourage and recognize knowledge translation activity, provide a vehicle for publishing and sharing knowledge translation 'stories', provide concrete knowledge translation examples for training purposes, and demonstrate the potential impact of research evidence. The deadline to submit case abstracts is March 18, 2005. For the call for abstracts from the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, visit Call for Case Abstracts for a New Publication. For the call for abstracts from the Institute of Population Health, visit Institute of IPPH and CPHI Knowledge Translation Casebook.
The purpose of this RFA is to fund initiatives designed to inform the work of Provincial/Territorial Deputy Ministers of Health in meeting those commitments in the Ten-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care related to establishing evidence-based benchmarks for medically acceptable wait times, in five priority areas: cancer, heart, diagnostic imaging, joint replacement, and sight restoration.
Registration deadline: March 15, 2005.
Full Application deadline: March 31, 2005.
Anticipated notification of decision: May 2, 2005
To view the full RFA, please visit: Toward Canadian Benchmarks for Health Services Wait Times - Evidence, Application and Research Priorities
June 5-10 2005, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland & Labrador
Summer Institute for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows: Building capacity for the next generation of health researchers. The aim of the 2005 Summer Institute is to provide a complementary training opportunity to students in applied health services and policy and/or population and public health research across disciplines, sectors, and institutions, by bringing together researchers, decision-makers and community learners from across Canada and from a variety of disciplines. More... To view the program, visit: Summer Institute 2005 - Program at a Glance [ HTML | PDF (71 KB) | Help ]
The goal of the OWHC/CIHR-IGH Joint Program is to provide support for highly qualified candidates engaged in women's health research in Ontario. The Fellowship Awards are intended to support researchers who have finished doctoral studies or a health professional degree and are now building their research careers in women's health. The deadline to submit an application is October 1st, 2005. More...
The CIHR Institute of Aging is again sponsoring a student poster competition at the CAG Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting in October 2005. A $500 prize will be awarded by the Institute of Aging in each of the following categories: Master; Ph.D.; Post Doctoral; and Resident/Medical Fellow. Undergraduate students are not eligible. This competition is also open to the Residents/Fellows of the Canadian Geriatrics Society and the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association. The deadline to submit an abstract is July 15th, 2005. More...
The Institute of Aging is inviting interested members of its constituency to apply for membership on its Institute Advisory Board. The 2005 cycle of CIHR - IAB membership renewal is underway and applications will be accepted online until March 31, 2005. New members will be invited to serve terms of three years beginning September 1, 2005.
An on-line Web Application Form will be posted until March 31/05.
