Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trials Training receives CIHR Funding - Atlantic Clinical Trials Network (ACTN) is key collaborator

The Atlantic Clinical Trials Network (ACTN) will receive approximately $2.5 million for the creation of various student training opportunities at the masters, PhD, postdoctoral, postdoctoral fellow levels, along with the creation of six new positions in Atlantic Canada focused on the development and coordination of clinical trial professional training within the region.

The Hon. Filomena Tassi, Minister of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, together with Dr. Michael J. Strong, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, announced the funding as part of CIHR's funding for a series of clinical trial initiatives, including the Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trials Training - CANTRAIN.

Read more here.

ROMEO update: Change in PI event form

A new event form, called "NS Health Change in Principal/Supervising Investigator Form," has been created in ROMEO to streamline changes in Principal/Supervising Investigators (PI/SI). Within the form, clear directions are given on required documentation to make the change; the incoming new PI/SI will have to sign the PI attestation, upload their current CV, TCSP2 2022 certificate, and if applicable, their current license.

For changes in study team members, the "NS Health Change in Study Team Personnel" is still used as per usual. Extra member slots have been added to remove/add up to three team members per form.

Reminder: N2 Annual Conference: Bringing Research & Care Closer Together

February 21-22, 2023

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Atlantic (both days)

The 2023 N2 Annual Conference will be held on a virtual platform only. Find the full schedule and list of presenters here: https://pheedloop.com/EVEPZGJRNYKDL/site/home/

$55.00 + GST for members

$110.00 + GST for non-members

N2 members can use the code 2023MCR to receive the members' rate.

Webinar Series on anti-Black racism and public health

Anti-Black racism is a specific form of racism, rooted in the colonial history and practice of enslavement, that continues to impact the lives of Black people, regardless of whether they have a specific lineage to the enslaved in Canada, or if they are recent comers to Canada. Policies and practices rooted in Canadian institutions such as, health care, education, and justice mirror and reinforce beliefs, attitudes, prejudice, stereotyping and/or discrimination towards people of African descent and lead to a lack of equitable access, opportunities and outcomes for Black people. 

Recognizing the need for specialized public health education and action in this area, the NCCDH is partnering with the Black Health Education Collaborative, a community of scholars and practitioners committed to improving Black health through education and research. This partnership will offer the Canadian public health community an important capacity building opportunity in the form of a three-part interactive webinar series. In this series, participants will explore how anti-Black racism impacts health and identify concrete opportunities for public health action.  

Who should attend? 

• Public health practitioners, professionals, policy makers and decision makers 
• Instructors and educators 
• Students  
• Researchers 
• Others interested in building their individual and organizational capacity to disrupt anti-Black racism  

Event Format  

Webinars will be delivered in English with simultaneous French interpretation and live closed captioning. Please see below for more information about each webinar. Registration will be limited, however, each webinar will be recorded and made available on the NCCDH YouTube channel. Participation in all three webinars is encouraged, however not mandatory. Use the link below to register for the webinar(s) you are able to attend

Webinars in this series:

Part 1: #BlackLivesMatter in public health: Critical race theory, historical roots and legacies of anti-Black racism. | February 1st, 2023 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET

Part 2: Anti-Black racism: A look at the social and physiological health impacts of injustice. | March 1st, 2023 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET

Part 3: Uprooting anti-Black racism: Strategies and approaches for public health. | March 29th, 2023 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET

Early Stage Commercialization Fund ($50,000 Award)

Are you an innovator working on a novel technology that you’re planning to commercialize? If so the Early Stage Commercialization Fund (ESCF) may support your efforts to bring your idea to market.

The ESCF aims to aid researchers and innovators to bring their ideas from concept to market ready product, with a total value of $50,000 that can be applied to the advancement of an entrepreneurial idea with commercial potential.

The deadline to submit an application is Monday February 13^th at 11:59pm, applicants must be an NSH staff member, clinician, or graduate student/post doc with a Nova Scotian University with a faculty member co-applicant.

First time submitting a commercialization related grant? The Health Innovation Hub team is here to support you. The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub and InvestNS are having online and in-person information sessions. These information sessions will be a chance to learn more about the ESCF, ask questions, and get support for your application.

In-person: Monday, January 30^th, 9am-11am, room 5168 at the Halifax Infirmary.

Online: Wednesday, February 1^st, 1pm-4pm, Zoom.

To register for either the online or in-person session, please email: natasha.breward@nshealth.ca. 

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February:

• SSHRC Connection Grants (SSHRC) – February 1^st (Application)
• CIHR National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition – Hubs (ResearchNet - RechercheNet) – February 1^st (Full Application)
• CIHR Operating Grant : Evaluation of population-level interventions to reduce AMR (ResearchNet - RechercheNet) – February 2^nd (Application)
• CIHR Team Grant : Sleep Research Consortium (ResearchNet - RechercheNet) – February 2^nd (Full Application)
• CIHR Spring 2023 Project Grant (ResearchNet - RechercheNet) – February 8^th (Registration)
• SSHRC Partnership Grants – Stage 1 (SSHRC) – February 10^th (Application)
• CIHR Team Grant : CIHR-JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Screening Research Consortium (ResearchNet - RechercheNet) – February 15^th (LOI)
• CIHR Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program (ResearchNet - RechercheNet) – February 16^th (Full Application)
• Muscular Dystrophy Association – Clinical Research Grants – February 17^th (Full Application)
• Epilepsy Canada - 2023 Epilepsy Canada New Investigator Award – February 17 (Full Application)
• CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS (ResearchNet - RechercheNet) February 21^st (Application)