O'Boy! Institute showcase just around the corner

Connect with colleagues, learn about member services, hear from the O'Brien Institute Award winners and have your portrait taken by a professional photographer at the members' forum, 'Guts and the Glory: What Public health Research Looks Like in Calgary.' Dr. William Ghali, MD, and Dr. Jamie Day, PhD, will deliver a 'state of the Institute' address, and did we mention there will be games and prizes?

The forum is January 17 at Foothills campus. Register today
 In The News
 Announcements
How a Degrassi child star became a leading academic voice on legalizing weed  CBC 

'Excellence in our midst': Meet the 2018 O'Brien Institute Award winners
   

     
On the television show Degrassi Junior High, Dr. Rebecca Haines-Saah, PhD, played a teen experimenting with drugs. Today, she researches youth substance use. Read more


 
Five Institute members are being recognized for their commitment to public and population health, and outstanding contributions to research. Read more
Number of Alberta babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome up 75% in five years  Calgary Herald

CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health to host Starting Investigator Workshop
     

     
Calgary saw the largest number of these births in the last year. Dr. David Swann, MD, explains the risks to mothers and babies and says more needs to be done. Read more


 
Researchers in their first three years of academic appointment will learn about CIHR grant mechanisms and peer review processes. Read more
Inflammatory bowel disease tied to heart attack risk: New study  KFGO News

 
Call for abstracts in patient-oriented research
     

     
Dr. Gilaad Kaplan, MD, says the results of this latest U.S. study add to growing evidence that people with IBD may be at increased risk for heart attacks. Read more
 
Researchers, patients, clinicians and students are invited to submit abstracts for posters and oral presentations at the 2019 Alberta SPOR Support Unit Summer Institute. Read more

 
 

Good Reads
Funding
Opportunities
Picard: Why isn't there a single media licence for all doctors in Canada? The Globe and Mail  

Canada legalized pot in October, but its black market is still going strong The Washington Post

Here's what happened when an Alaskan city took fluoride out of their drinking water Science Alert

What does reconciliation mean to Indigenous people? CBC

Why your chance on surviving an overdose may depend on where you live CTV

Calgary Foundation Community Grants
Internal application deadline: January 14

S tarting Investigators Workshop Travel Awards
Application deadline: January 24
 More info

AHS 2019 Systematic Review Grant Competition
Application deadline: February 8

Grand Challenges Canada: OPTions Initiative
Application deadline: February 8




 
 

Events
Friday Seminar
Series

Big Data, Privacy and the Rise of Genomic Testing



Ethics in GIS
     

     
What: Calgary World Health Organization Simulation (CalWHO) 2019
When: January 12-13
Where: Health Sciences Centre, Foothills Campus
 
January 11: Dr. Natalie Ludlow, PhD
Where: G500, Health Sciences Centre

W21C Research & Health Innovation Day


O'Brien Institute/CHS Friday Seminar Series
     

     
When: March 5
Where: Foothills campus
 
More information to come.



Well Doc Alberta 2019

Working men's mental health amidst workplace expectations for busyness

   

   
What: Physician wellness symposium
When: March 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Foothills Campus

 
January  25: Dr. Bonnie Lashewicz, PhD
Where: G500

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 IPH@ucalgary.ca

 
 

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.