Vol. #9; Issue 1 | January 23, 2019
ECHA 2019 Fridge Cleaning Schedule
  • January 6
  • February 3
  • March 3
  • March 31 (for April)
  • April 28 (for May)
  • June 2
  • July 1
  • August 5
  • September 2
  • September 29 (for October)
  • November 3
  • December 1
WCHRI Engaging social actors in health research Lunch & Learn: "The story behind the development of SheEmpowers patient decision aid for managing early surgical menopause"
In collaboration with the Lois Hole Hospital for Women and the Grey Nuns Community Hospital menopause clinics, the research team developed and evaluated an evidence-based, self-administered patient decision aid to help women make hormone therapy decisions for managing early surgical menopause.

Date: January 24
Time: noon–1 p.m.
Location: ECHA L1-150


This session is part of the newly developed WCHRI Lunch and Learn theme for the year with sessions related to community and patient engagement titled: Engaging social actors in health research.
WCHRI Innovation Grant applicant information session
WCHRI will host an information session to provide guidance to those interested in applying for this opportunity. The workshop will include a review of how to prepare your application and general grantsmanship.

Date: January 30
Time: noon–1 p.m.
Location: ECHA 4-036

Pizza lunch provided. Please RSVP by January 28 by registering today.

Please feel free to distribute the poster to your networks.

The deadline for Innovation Grant applications is March 15. For further information and to apply, please go to the WCHRI Innovation website.
WCHRI Leaders in Research speaker series: “It started with a question and a passion...Dr. Sandra Davidge's visionary research within cardiovascular maternal health and the lessons she's learned along the way”
As the executive director of the Women and Children's Health Research Institute, a Canada Research Chair and a Distinguished University Professor, Sandra Davidge's path has included drive, curiosity and leadership. Hear about her journey to becoming a renowned researcher and her pioneering work in pregnancy complications in cardiovascular health.

Date: February 28
Time: 8–9 a.m.
Location: TBA

Responsive Behaviours Symposium VII - Building Resilience: Caring for the Care Provider
On February 20, 2019, the Institute for Continuing Care Education & Research (ICCER) will be hosting its 7th annual Responsive Behaviours Symposium, Building Resilience: Caring for the Care Provider.

Speakers will be presenting from both Edmonton and Calgary sites (ECHA 2-140 and Faculty of Rehab Med, U of A Calgary Campus room 320). As a founding member of ICCER, University of Alberta faculty, staff, and students are able to attend in person or by webinar at no cost.

Speakers will include University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing faculty members Lynn Anderson and Rebecca Low. For a complete list of speakers, and to register, go to:
Getting There Together: Call for Abstracts
The call for abstracts is open until Thursday, January 31, 2019

Getting There Together will bring together individuals and organizations who champion tobacco reduction research, policy and practice from across western Canada with a focus on achieving a less than 5% smoking prevalence rate by 2035. We are coming together to share, discuss and look for opportunities and partnerships to advance tobacco reduction and to address health disparities and inequities associated with commercial tobacco use.

The Steering Committee for the 2019 Western Canadian Tobacco Reduction Forum is seeking individuals and organizations who are interested in sharing their current projects and research related to individuals/groups and setting that experience inequities in commercial tobacco use, exposure and harms. This includes successes, challenges and opportunities in prevention, policy and cessation with these individuals, groups and settings. We are hoping that collectively, abstract submissions will cover evidence and learnings from a variety of these populations, settings and communities.

We invite researchers, programmers, evaluators, advocates, policy advisors, students, community developers, health professionals... anyone with research and lessons to share that others can take and apply in their work and/or communities.

More information can be found here: https://www.forumregistration.ca/abstracts.

If you have any questions concerning abstract content, please contact info@forumregistration.ca
Five pediatric residents navigate becoming Dr. Mom
Pediatric residency can be a challenge, a joy and a life changing experience. Becoming a parent can also be all of these. Doing both at the same time? Are you crazy? Five pediatric trainees experienced motherhood for the first time just as they were launching their medical careers.

Call for Abstracts in Patient-Oriented Research
Abstract submission deadline: February 25, 2019

We invite researchers, patients, clinicians, students, and others to submit abstracts for posters or oral presentations on one of the following themes:

  • Innovative methods in knowledge synthesis, knowledge translation and/or implementation science
  • Innovative patient-oriented research techniques in clinical trials
  • Leveraging Alberta's provincial data resources for patient-oriented research
  • Practical approaches to meaningfully engage patients in health research
  • Innovative methods for conducting patient-oriented research

Free Public Lecture: The Alzheimer's Mystery
The Challenging science behind a growing health crisis

Join Jay Ingram, former host of CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks and Discovery Channel Canada's Daily Planet, to learn more about Alzheimer's disease and the research being done in Alberta to understand the Alzheimer's mystery.

7:00 - 9:00 pm, Thursday, January 31, 2019
UAlberta, Lister Hall, Maple Leaf Room
87 Avenue & 116 Street

Images of Research
University of Alberta Graduate Students are invited to submit a digital image that best represents their research for the chance to win cash prizes and bragging rights. First prize is $800. Entries will be accepted from January 21 until February 8, 2019.

New Scott Kramer Screens
The Scott Library is pleased to announce that four Kramer screens have been installed in group study rooms 2K4.22, 2K4.24, 2K4.26 and 2K4.27. These screens allow students and faculty members to mirror their laptop screens on the monitors.

To try them out, book one of these rooms using the libraries’ online room booking system.
Upcoming Events & Workshops
January 24, 2019 9:00-11:00am
Location: ECHA L1-250

Have you ever gone to look for something that you knew was out there but just couldn't find it? We will provide tips and tricks to help you structure an effective search strategy to help you locate, evaluate and use information effectively.
Dogs in the Library
If you’re feeling low, stressed out, or just feel like petting a dog, visit the Scott Library on Thursday, January 24 at noon.

Introduction to ProQuest RefWorks for Health Sciences

ProQuest RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to import and organize references, and generate reference lists.

Learn to use ProQuest RefWorks, a web-based citation manager:
  • to import and organize references;
  • to cite references in Word and Google documents; and,
  • to automatically format bibliographies in a number of reference styles.

The emphasis in this session will be on the use of ProQuest RefWorks for health sciences databases and resources.
February 12, 2019 10:00-11:00am
Location: ECHA L1-270

Predatory publishers have become an increasing blight upon scholarly communication as they devalue academic standards and quality scholarship.
In this workshop, you will learn how to:
  • Identify predatory publishers
  • Differentiate predatory from reputable publishers
  • Locate quality journals for your academic work

This workshop will outline strategies so that your research ends up in the right place.
February 26, 2019 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: WMC 2F.102

Systematic Reviews are a specific research methodology, primarily used in the health sciences. This session will provide an overview of the requirements for systematic review searches.
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