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July 2020
Engaging with policy makers through media: a 101 for researchers during a time of pandemics
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research is hosting a session with Dr. Michelle Stack, associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at UBC, please see below the details of the session and link to register. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of ensuring that health policy and practices are evidence-informed. It would be optimal if all policy makers were able to gather information from peer reviewed sources. Busy professionals, however, often don’t have the time or inclination…
Find out more »August 2020
Quality Improvement in Health Care Panel: Patient and Provider Experiences with Virtual Care in Saskatchewan during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
The Saskatchewan Health Quality Council is hosting a webinar with patient partners and care provider. The panel, moderated by Steven Lewis, includes patient partners Heather Dyck and Gordon Mayer alongside Drs Paul Acheampong, Ivar Mendez and Janet Tootoosis. From the event website: "The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked innovation, collaboration and is changing how Saskatchewan health care is delivered. In efforts to keep care safe and accessible, there was an uptake in virtual care. It was invaluable in keeping both physicians and…
Find out more »How to Engage and Support Diverse Patient Partnerships During a Crisis Part 2
Carolyn Shimmin (Patient and Public Engagement Lead for the George and Fay Yee Centre for Health Innovation) will be presenting this webinar with co-hosts Angela Morin (Patient Partner & Lead for Patient and Family Centred Care) and Allison Kooijman (Patient Partner & Co-Chair, Patients for Patient Safety Canada) This second webinar will focus on incorporating trauma informed care into the work of patient engagement, appreciating the trauma that may have been experienced by patients, families and caregivers. In order to care…
Find out more »Breaking Down a Clinical Trial Budget with Confidence
Sarah Best, Clinical Trials Research Manager for the Cognitive Clinical Research Group (CCRG) at Parkwood Institute in London, Ontario, will talk about how to assess a clinical trial budget. She will help you identify important cost elements to consider for clinical trial budgeting and give you techniques and tools to assess a complete trial budget efficiently and with confidence. Sarah has worked with sites within The Consortium of Canadian Centres for Clinical Cognitive Research (C5R) to this end and will…
Find out more »Webinar: De-mystifying Patient Engagement In Research
The Chronic Pain Network is hosting an hour-long webinar for patients and clinicians entitled, "De-mystifying Patient Engagement in Research". Patient Perspective Partners Delane Linkiewich and Jennifer Daly host this webinar, with guests Dr. Melanie Noel and Janice Sumpton. This webinar is part of their Patient EngagEment in Research (PEER) webinar series. A recording of the first webinar, "An Introduction to Patient Engagement in Research", can be found here Register now
Find out more »September 2020
BC COVID-19 Research and Collaboration Symposium
Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Heath, the University of Northern British Columbia, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, the BC Academic Health Science Network and BC SUPPORT Unit have joined together to host a two-day research symposium. Researchers and stakeholders from health sciences, education, social sciences and humanities will take part in this symposium focused on the impacts of COVID-19 and its associated public health measures on populations, public health, health…
Find out more »CIHR “Ask me anything” – Fall 2020 Project Grant Competition
CIHR is hosting “Ask Me Anything” sessions designed to answer the questions researchers have about the Fall 2020 Project Grant competition. There will be 3 sessions, 2 in English and 1 in French. You can join the meeting via Microsoft Teams or submit your question via Sli.do. For the Microsoft Teams meeting link and Sli.do event code, please visit the event website here. Session 1: Wednesday, September 9 at 3:00 p.m. EST Session 2: Friday, September 11 at 1:00 p.m. EST Session…
Find out more »Webinar: Online Poster Presentations- What; How; Why?
The BC SUPPORT Unit is hosting a webinar to help poster presenters and conference attendees navigate virtual poster presentations at conferences. This webinar will focus on: • A scan of how the poster session is being navigated at other research meetings • Highlighting some key considerations and opportunities of virtual posters (including the #betterposter movement) • Creating a space for a critical discussion on the meaning and goals of posters in today’s knowledge exchange climate This conference is open to…
Find out more »November 2020
CNTN Virtual Symposium
The CNTN Scientific Operations Committee is hosting it's first virtual symposium on Wednesday November 4 from 12- 3pm Eastern. Dr. Sam Silver, the CNTN Capacity Building Committee co-lead, will present "Promoting Kidney Recovery after Acute Kidney Injury Receiving Dialysis" Dr. Bhanu Prasad, a CNTN Communications and Engagement Committee member, will present "Renal denervation in patients with loin pain hematuria syndrome - a feasibility study". Drs. Ron Wald and Michael Walsh will lead a discussion on the challenges related to recruitment in…
Find out more »January 2021
Webinar: De-mystifying Privacy: Research Uses of Administrative Data
The Maternal Infant Child Youth Research Network (MICYRN) is hosting a webinar on research uses of administrative data. Speakers will include Holly Longstaff (Provincial Health Services Authority BC), Donna Curtis Maillet (New Brunswick Institute for Research Data and Training), and Charles Burchill (University of Manitoba) This webinar explores modern approaches to research privacy for administrative data in Canada, with a focus on consent and administrative data access and use. A recording of the webinar can be found below and on…
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