New Horizons for Health Services Research
Biomedical and social sector data in health services research. Dr. Michael Schull, CEO of ICES, and Dr. Astrid Guttmann, ICES' chief science officer, will talk opportunities, challenges and what their institute is doing in these areas. The presentation is this Thursday at Foothills Campus. Read more
 
 
In The News
Announcements
Researcher wants drug testing, mobile consumption site for Calgary
660 News, The Gauntlet


CJPH call for submissions: Why Public Health Matters Today
   

     
O'Brien Institute member Katrina Milaney, who  helped inform city's first supervised consumption site, explains why more needs to be done  . Coverage at 660 News and The Gauntlet
 
The Canadian Journal of Public Health invites submissions for a special section that will explore, and provide evidence for, the value of public health to Canada. Read more

UCalgary experts shed light on cannabis at public forum  CBC Homestretch, The Gauntlet


International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) 2018: Call for abstracts
     

     
Fiona Clement,  Rebecca Haines-Saah and other researchers tackle cannabis legalization at on-campus forum. Listen to Haines-Saah's CBC interview and read coverage in The Gauntlet
 
The IPDLN conference, co-hosted by the O'Brien Institute, will be held Sept. 12-14 in Banff. Oral, poster, rapid fire and creative presentations are welcome. Submission deadline is March 1.  More info
Sobeys drops support of wellness expo after father convicted in son's death scheduled to speak Calgary Herald, Winnipeg Sun


Call for nominations: 2018 Institute Advisory Boards (IABs) of CIHR
     

     
Juliet Guichon weighs in on wellness expo's decision to book David Stephan, convicted in connection to the death of his son, as a speaker. Coverage in Calgary Herald and Winnipeg Sun
 
CIHR is launching the 2018 IAB membership renewal. Each institute board advises on institute-specific issues and cross-institute initiatives.  Tap here for more information
 
 

Good Reads
Funding Opportunities


IPPH Social Science for Population Health Planning Grants
Application deadline: March 1
More info

The Quality Innovation Fund: Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Funded Project Series
Project charter submission deadline: March 2
More info

SPOR PIHCI Network: 2018 Comparative Program and Policy Analysis
Application deadline: March 6




 
 

Events
Friday Seminar
Series
Entrepreneurial Thinking in Medicine: Three-day course for health professionals

Panel presentation: What can the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging do for you?
     

     
When: April 7, April 21 and May 5
Where: W21C Research & Innovation Centre, TRW
 
February 23: Ann Toohey, David Hogan and Raynell McDonough 
Location: G500, HSC
makeCalgary networking session: Why Affordable Housing Matters

Children safety around schools and parks as pedestrians: What to worry (or not) about
     

     
When: March 1
Where: Taylor Family Digital Library, UCalgary
 
March 2: Marie-Soleil Cloutier
Location: G500, HSC

Calgary Climate Symposium: Join the conversation! 


O'Brien Institute/CHS Seminar Series

   

     
When: March 6-8
Where: Various locations in Calgary
 
March 9:  Fiona Clement
Location: G500, HSC
Stay tuned for more information! 

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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, realizing the benefits of such research by informing 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.