Breaking down barriers: How can we improve immigrant access to health care?
Tanvir Chowdhury Turin, PhD, of the O'Brien Institute is working with Bangladeshi-Canadians to identify the barriers between migrants and health care and, ultimately, develop solutions. Read more
 
 
In The News
Announcements
Holistic expo drops father convicted in son's meningitis death  Multiple outlets

O'Brien Institute researchers receive award for community-oriented opioid treatment
   

     
Juliet Guichon  weighs in after a holistic expo ejected from its Calgary show an Alberta man convicted in his son's meningitis death. Story in the  Calgary Herald  and  Edmonton Sun .
 
Rita Henderson, PhD, and Dr. Lindsay Crowshoe will partner with Dr. Robert Tanguay of CSM to develop and test a new telehealth model for opioid dependency treatment, thanks to Health Canada funding. 
Lawyer blames marijuana in racist baseball attack, receives conditional discharge
Vice News


CCT Community Paramedic Program wins 2018 Patient Experience Award
     

     
Rebecca Haines-Saah, PhD,  cautions  in Vice  any attempt to use the decision as a political football would be misguided. Meanwhile,  Dr. Eddy Lang reports an increase in cannabis-related visits to the ER in the  Calgary Sun  and  Calgary Herald .
 
This annual Health Quality Council of Alberta award recognizes work that makes a positive impact and the CCT Mobile Paramedic Program is among this year's winners.  Read more
To test or not to test: Should men get early prostate screening tests?  CBC

Immigrant and Refugee Health Studentship at the Cumming School of Medicine
     

     
Dr. James Dickinson explains why younger men should not seek early PSA screening for prostate cancer - they can do more harm than good. Read more
 
Students and trainees are invited to apply and share with their peers a paid studentship opportunity with Immigrant and Refugee Health at the CSM.  Learn more
 
 

Good Reads
Funding Opportunities
'I want to get there, try to help, talk to them': Swift Current survivors go to Humboldt in aftermath of bus crash  
Read more

Can trade agreements be fattening? The hidden calorie cost of free trade  Read more

Obtaining funding an age-old problem for young researchers with novel ideas  Read more

The law court that helps addicts get clean Read more

Immunization made us healthy. Vigilance can keep us healthy.  Read more


Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System (PRIHS)
Expression of interest deadline: April 27
More info

The Drummond Foundation: Research Grants in Aging-Related Research 
LOI deadline: May 3
More info

Alberta Innovates: Accelerating Innovations into Care (AICE)
Internal deadline: December 19



 
 

Events
Friday Seminar
Series
Critical analysis of obesity prevention policies and strategies

Dog control in a (post)colonial public space: Complexities and sensitivities in Nunavut
     

     
What: Public Health Journal Club
When: April 20, 1 p.m.
Where: Rose Room, TRW3
 
April 20: Francis Lévesque
Location: G500, HSC
Situated Prevention: Studying the 'new dementia,' with Annette Leibing

Improved decision making about appropriateness for total knee arthroplasty
     

     
What: A Methods HUb/BSCoA seminar
When: April 25, 11 a.m.
Where: Rose Room, TRW3
 
April 27: Deborah Marshall
Where: G500
Stay tuned for more information!
How to make the media work for you

O'Brien Institute/CHS Seminar Series

   

     
What: Media training workshop
When: April 26, 10:30 a.m.
Where: Foothills Campus
 
May 4: Dana Olstad
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.