Members lead national call-to-action for healthier food
Hundreds of Canadians have signed on to the Calgary Statement, penned by Institute members following a food policy forum hosted in Calgary recently, that encourages healthy eating and that aims to reduce chronic disease. Read more

 

 
In The News
Announcements
Calgary's air quality hits 10+ as wildfire smoke blankets Alberta  Multiple outlets

CIHR observer program for early career researchers
     

     
Dr. Jason Cabaj, MD, discusses 'smoke-pocalypse' safety here, here, here and here while Dr. Kerri Johannson, MD, reveals why masks aren't the best protection here. 
 
Early career researchers gain valuable insights on the review process by observing face-to-face peer review committee meetings. Read more
We fact-checked an ER doctor who said weed edibles can kill kids   Vice News


Call for participants in career path study
     

     
Dr.  Rebecca Haines-Saah, PhD,  helps unpack one doctor's misleading tweet, explores women in cannabis, and discusses road safety post-legalization.

 
Dr. Chad Saunders, PhD, and his PhD student, Kanhaiya Sinha, are conducting a study of career experiences and career choices of physicians. Learn more 
Time to confront #MeToo in medicine, CMAJ editorial argues  
The Globe and Mail

Institute member to lead research for tailored treatment of childhood arthritis
     

     
"We need to stop excusing unprofessional behaviour toward colleagues." Globe and Mail coverage of the editorial, co-written by Dr. Jana Holroyd-Leduc, MD, here.
 
Dr. Deborah Marshall, PhD, and her team have been awarded $10 million for genomic research that could transform treatment at the earliest stages. Read more 
 

 

Good Reads

Funding Opportunities
Why I donated my brain for research: Hayley Wickenheiser CBC Sports

Amazon, Google, IBM pledge health data standards, interoperability Health IT Analytics

Midwives help with the rebirth of Indigenous pregnancy care The Globe and Mail

How karate helped an aging expert age better New York Times

Opioid crisis: Record number of US drug deaths in 2017 Bloomberg


CIHR Early Career Investigator Awards 
Application deadline: September 14

OHMES Health Science and Medical Education Research and Innovation funding Competition
Letter of intent deadline: September 28

SSHRC and CMHC Joint Initiative: Collaborative Housing Research Network
Application deadline: November 13
 

 
Events


2018 International Population Data Linkage Network Conference

Campus Alberta Student Conference on Health (CASCH)
     

     
What: Big data symposium
When: September 12-14
Where: The Banff Centre

 
When: September 14-15
Where: MacEwan Conference Centre, UCalgary

Banff Venture Forum 2018 

Meet Dr. Cara Tannenbaum, Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Gender & Health 
     

     
What: Technology and financing event
When:  September 20-21
Where: Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel 
 
When: September 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Where: Clara Christie Theatre
Email Jenna Slobozian for more info

 

 
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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.