December 4-6, 2007: Human Health Resources 2007: Connecting Issues and People
The conference will explore health human resources planning and management issues at all levels of the health-care system in Canada. CIHR is one of the organizers.
Ottawa, Ontario
November 20, 2007: Sixth Annual CIHR Canadian Health Research Awards
Ottawa, Ontario
November 18-24: National Addictions Awareness Week
For events taking place in Canada, click here
November 13 and 14, 2007: The First Canadian Workshop on Bed Rest Studies
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP) and the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) invite you to participate in a unique event. This workshop will be held preceding the annual meeting of the CSEP at the London Convention Center, and will focus on training methods to maintain musculoskeletal and cardiovascular function in weightlessness or simulated microgravity (bed rest).
London, Ontario
November 4-10: National Pain Awareness Week
For events taking place in Canada, click here.
November: Quench your scientific thirst
With CIHR's Café Scientifiques, CIHR is helping to bring accessible health research and science discussions between experts and the general public to informal venues (such as restaurants, bars or cafés). CIHR and some of its Institutes have already hosted Cafés dealing with health subjects such as obesity, healthy aging, mental health in the workplace, Edmonton housing, the hazards of urban living in Halifax and the effects of air pollution on citizens in Toronto.
More Institute-affiliated Cafés are set for the near future with the Institute of Genetics concentrating on the positives and negatives of personalized medicine in November (location and date TBD). For more information, please visit CIHR café scientifique.
October 25, 2007: Conference on Advances in the Treatment of Cancer
Attend a two-day conference at the University of Toronto (MacLeod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle), on October 25 and 26, featuring lectures by acclaimed scientists such Dr. Robert Horvitz, Nobel Laureate from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Toronto, Ontario
October 24, 2007: Cancer Prevention Forum
Join leading scientists as they discuss cancer prevention at an all-day forum on October 24th, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the University of Toronto. Admission is free.
Toronto, Ontario
October 23, 2007: Gairdner Public Lecture
The Gairdner Foundation welcomes the public to attend a lecture by Dr. Dennis Slamon on October 23rd from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at MaRS, 101 College Street, Toronto. Dr. Slamon will discuss the role of molecular diversity in creating cures for cancers.
Toronto, Ontario
October 14, 2007: "Workshop on Asthma in the Workplace" Education Day
The workshop is organized by the Center for Asthma in the Workplace, which receives CIHR funding to study the relationship between asthma and the work environment.
Banff, Alberta
October 4-5, 2007: CIHR Workshop for Journalists on Mental Health
CIHR invites journalists for a unique opportunity to explore and discuss the latest in mental health discoveries with today's research leaders from Quebec including Dr. Rémi Quirion, Dr. Sonia Lupien, Dr. Gustavo Turecki, Dr. Karim Nader, Dr. Michael Meaner, Dr. Ridha Joober, and many more.
Presentations will be held in French.
Montreal, Quebec
September and October 2007: CIHR Café Scientifique: Quench your scientific thirst
CIHR is helping to bring lively discussions about science and technology into cafés across Canada. Café Scientifique events are open to all with an interest in discussing the hot topics in science and their impact on society.
Stress, Depression, Anxiety: Am I the Only One?
September 18th at 5 p.m. at Le Petit Chicago, 50 promenade du Portage.
Gatineau, Quebec
Toronto the Good? Air Quality and Your Health
September 25th at 5 p.m. at Bar Italia, 582 College Street.
Toronto, Ontario
Home is Where your Health Is
September 25th at 5 p.m. at Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery, corner of 87 Avenue and 112 Street.
Edmonton, Alberta
September 28-30, 2007: Lighting the Path: International conference on schizophrenia & allied disorders
Toronto, Ontario
September 16-19, 2007: "From Politics to People", Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference
CIHR is a partner in the conference, which is being jointly held with the first Canadian Public Health Geomatics Conference: Geographic Information Systems(GIS) in Public Health.
Ottawa, Ontario
June 20-21, 2007: 5th Annual Nanomedicine Meeting: Nanostructures and their Biomedical Applications
Topics include: targeted nano-delivery systems for drugs and gene therapy, diagnostic and imaging applications of nanotechnology, and nanotoxicology and potential health effects.
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
June 14-15, 2007: Intergovernmental Conference on the Human Frontier Science Program
Ottawa, Ontario
June 12-14: Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference
Toronto, Ontario
June 10-15, 2007: 19th IUHPE (International Union for Health Promotion and Education) World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education
Vancouver, British Columbia
June 7-9, 2007: Meeting of the World Health Organization's Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Vancouver, British Columbia
