University District adds 240-unit seniors' residence to northwest community


A new state-of-the-art seniors' living facility aims to transform seniors' care and services in Alberta, nationally and internationally.

Researchers and students across various faculties will have access to the dynamic research and learning environment within a continuing care setting at Cambridge Manor, enhanced through collaboration with the O'Brien Institute's Brenda Strafford Centre on Aging.

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News
Announcements

Researchers suggest there is an 'overdiagnosis epidemic' in thyroid cancer
Globe and Mail



O'Brien Institute for Public Health international visit and report
     

     
New research from Dr. Jim Dickinson suggests most people treated for thyroid cancer have tumours that would never pose any harm.
 
On June 1 and 2, the Institute hosted the third visit of its International Scientific Advisory Group. Available HERE are the Institute's Research Impact Assessment and other documents that informed the visit, as well as the resultant feedback report from the Group.


On salt and hypertension 
Press Reader



Exploring Careers in Public Health webinar series
     

     
The single most cost-effective strategy for improving public health could be as simple as putting down the salt shaker, according to Dr. Doreen Rabi.
 
A day in the life of... webinar series for students, trainees and early career professionals launches this September.  



Livestock producers warned to reduce antibiotic use
The Western Producer




Georgia Babladelis Best Psychology of Women Quarterly  Paper Award
     

     
Herman Barkema says the evidence points to a reduction in antimicrobial resistant bacteria in herds where antibiotic use was voluntarily reduced.
 
"Secondary and 2-Year Outcomes of a Sexual Assault Resistance Program for University Women," co-authored by Institute member Billie Thurston, has won the Georgia Babladelis Best Paper Award by the Society for the Psychology of Women.


 
 

Good Reads
Funding Opportunities

Health Minister Jane Philpott urges physicians to use power, privilege to help Canada's vulnerable
No, combination vaccines don't overwhelm kids' immune systems

How prejudice pushes low-income people onto an unhealthy diet
Australian vaccination rates are at an all-time high after government removes anti-vaxxers' benefits
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Experts urge a physician-assisted solution to the opioid crisis




University Research Grants Committee (URGC) Partnership Seed Grants

Application deadline - September 13, 2017
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Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) - Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Application deadline - November 14, 2017
More info

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Pre-Announcement: Investing in Primary and Secondary Prevention: Developing Canada's Health Economic Forecasting Capacity

Expected launch date: September 2017
Expected application deadline: 
November 2017
Funding start date: February 2018




 
 

Events
Friday Seminar
Series



Walk with the Cumming School of Medicine in Pride 2017


Mindfulness - Lost in Translation? From efficacy to effectiveness, economics, implementation and dissemination in the science of mindfulness based interventions
     

     
When: September 3, 2017 
Where: 6 Ave SE & 3 Street SE
 
Graham Meadows, September 8


The Alberta Advance Care Planning CRIO Research Program (ACP CRIO) presents: "Implementation, Evaluation and Action for Advance Care Planning in Alberta"





O'Brien Institute for Public Health / Community Health Sciences Seminar Series
     

Speaker Giving a Talk at Business Meeting. Audience in the conference hall. Business and Entrepreneurship.
     
When: September 6, 2017 
Where: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
 
TBA, September 15



Joint Modelling of Longitudinal and Event-Time Data in Biomedical and Health Research Workshop



O'Brien Institute for Public Health / Community Health Sciences Seminar Series
     

Speaker Giving a Talk at Business Meeting. Audience in the conference hall. Business and Entrepreneurship.
     
When: September 6, 2017
Where: Clara Christie Theatre, Foothills Campus
 
TBA, September 22


 
 
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The O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary supports excellence in population health and health services research, while realizing the benefits of such research by using that knowledge to inform community, policy and health practice stakeholders. 

The Institute's membership includes more than 450 multidisciplinary researchers from 13 Cumming School of Medicine departments and nine other University of Calgary faculties, such as Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Kinesiology and Arts; health professionals in Alberta Health Services, and; research users and policy makers from municipal and provincial institutions. As an Institute, we share a vision of "Better health and health care" reflecting our two priority research areas of Improved Population Health and Enhanced Health Systems Performance. 

The Institute's success in brokering broader external relationships, with provincial and national interest groups, policy makers, research agencies, the media, philanthropists, and community stakeholders, further extends the reach and impact of our members' significant research outputs.