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Walkability steps into the spotlight at international Walk21 conference
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Alberta hospitals feel the strain as overdose-related ER visits skyrocket
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Dr. William Ghali named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
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Dr. Eddy Lang says Calgary emergency room doctors deal with several cases of opioid overdoses every day.
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Congratulations to Institute Scientific Director Dr. Ghali, who is being honoured for his work in public health, and in particular his expertise and research on the impact of digital technologies and electronic health records on health-care systems and health outcomes.
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Investigation needed into sudden closure of private health clinic in Calgary
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Methods Hub appoints new leadership
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The sudden closure of a private health clinic in the city should be closely examined by the province, says says Institute member and legal expert Lorian Hardcastle.
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T
he Methods Hub appoints Maria Santana as director, and Cathy Eastwood as scientific manager and associate director of the SPOR Methods Platform.
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Prostate screening test saves lives, but experts still don't recommend it
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Defining our precision
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A new study finds the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can significantly reduce cancer death. But Dr. James Dickinson maintains the PSA still causes more harm than good because it leads to over-diagnosis and over-treatment.
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The Cumming School requests faculty participation in a survey to learn more about the work being done in the area of precision medicine and precision public health.
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Too few antibiotics in pipeline to tackle global drug-resistance crisis, WHO warns
Addressing vulnerability of pregnant refugees
Measles vaccine: 'I cheated my daughter'
Decriminalize all drug possession? Not a bad idea
Bernie Sanders' Medicare-for-all plan should leave Canadians drooling with envy
Beware of hype in medical science
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Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA): Peace & Recovery Program
Application deadline - November 13, 2017
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CIHR Operating Grant: SPOR iCT Rewarding Success
This three-phase competition has an internal deadline of November 17th for the Phase 1: Idea Brief
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SSHRC Partnership Development Grants
Internal deadline - November 28, 2017
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Brenda Strafford Centre on Aging - Resiliency in Aging: Exploring people, places, and policies
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Tools & Hands: Researching technology and policy to assist the informal networks caring for Canada's elderly
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When: October 2-3, 2017
Where: Alberta Room, Main Campus, U of C
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Myles Leslie, September 22
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Understanding the Opioid Crisis through the lens of a failed war on drugs featuring Dr. Dan Morhaim
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Modelling the Health Care System: A Policy Decision Support Aid
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When: October 18, 2017
Where:
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Michael Carter, September 29
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2017 W21C Innovation Academy
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Vivo: Accessing community research and partnership opportunities'
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When: November 1, 2017
Where: HRIC Atrium, Foothills campus
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Tracy Martin, Dwayne Sheehan, October 6
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Are you or your research making waves in the news cycle? Have you received an award or nailed down an impressive partnership? Did you clinch a massive grant or get yourself published again? We want to hear from you. Email [email protected]
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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.
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