2007 ICRH Leadership in Science

Message of Invitation
Location
Program Agenda
Partners

Message of Invitation

As the Scientific Director of the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, together with our Institute Advisory Board, we would like to take this opportunity to personally invite you, your colleague or your trainees to the 2007 ICRH Leadership in Science: A Forum for Trainees and New Investigators.”

ICRH aims for international excellence, and maintains a strong commitment in promoting broad leadership through its research programs and initiatives. We aim to attract new, bright, creative research talent to our community. We also need to make sure that our young researchers can have the leadership skills to foster innovation and excellence in the field of their chosen endeavour, and to influence society and fellow Canadians on the importance of health research and healthy behaviours.

The purpose of the Leadership in Science Forum is to bring trainees and new investigators (researchers with up to 10 years of experience from first Faculty appointment) together to (1) develop leadership skills (2) learn and share exciting new and emerging research findings in the area of circulatory and respiratory health, (3) succeed as a researcher in this day and age, and (4) network with colleagues and mentors.

ICRH Leadership Forum will take place at the Four Seasons hotel in Toronto, on June 5^th and 6^th, 2007.

Please register as soon as possible as space is limited.

Peter P. Liu, MD, FRCPC
Scientific Director, ICRH

Location

Four Seasons Hotel
21 Avenue Road
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5R 2G1
Tel. 416-964-0411
Fax.416-964-2301

Four Seasons is in the heart of Yorkville, Toronto's shopping, dining and entertainment quarter, yet is only five minutes from the business district.

Draft Program Agenda

Day 1: June 5, 2007 | Day 2: June 6, 2007

Tuesday June 5, 2007

7:00am 9:00am	Registration and Breakfast	Speakers
8:45am 9:00am	Welcoming Remarks	ICRH Scientific Director, Dr. Peter Liu
9:00am 10:00am	Keynote Address	Cardiovascular: Dr. Duncan Stewart, St. Michael's Hospital
10:00am 11:15am	Panel Presentations	Critical Care: Dr. Arnold Kristof, McGill University Health Centre Sleep:Dr. Douglas Bradley, Toronto General Hospital - UHN Respiratory: Dr. Kim Lavoie, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal Respiratory: Dr. Elizabeth Fixman, McGill University
11:15am 11:30am	Health Break
11:30pm 1:00pm	Leadership Workshop Academic institutions, infrastructure and pathways to success Categories and needs of basic scientists Categories and needs of clinician scientists Predicting success (and what your institution should do to assist you)	Dr. Malcolm Ogborn, University of Manitoba
1:00pm 2:00pm	Lunch with Mentors
2:00pm 3:00pm	Simultaneous Workshops: 1. Setting up and managing your Basic Science Lab People management, budgeting and small business management skills Secrets of successful collaborations	Dr. Horner, University of Toronto
	2. Setting up and managing your Clinical Science Lab People management, budgeting and small business management skills Secrets of successful collaborations	Dr. Larry Lands, Montreal Children's Hospital
	3. The Art of Dissemination: From Posters to Papers to Media Oral communications (talks and posters) Written communications (paper writing) Dealing effectively with the media ("I never said that!")	Dr. John Peever, University of Toronto & Karen Spierkel, CIHR Director, Communications and Marketing
	4. You're Hired! Everything you wanted to know about the academic hiring process Resumes, academic hiring, negotiation skills	Dr. Greg Downey, Toronto General Hospital
3:00pm 5:00pm	Poster Session and refreshments
6:30pm	Complimentary Dinner at the Delta Chelsea Hotel Social night!

Wednesday June 6, 2007

8:30am 10:30pm	Poster Session and refreshments	Confirmed Speakers
10:30am 11:30am	Simultaneous workshops: 1. Setting up and managing your Basic Science Lab People management, budgeting and small business management skills Secrets of successful collaborations	Dr. Yves Berthiaume, Centre Hospital de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
	2. Setting up and managing your Clinical Science Lab People management, budgeting and small business management skills Secrets of successful collaborations	Dr. Don Sin, St. Paul's Hospital, UBC
	3. The Art of Dissemination: From Posters to Papers to Media Oral communications (talks and posters) Written communications (paper writing) Dealing effectively with the media ("I never said that!")	Dr. John Peever, University of Toronto
	4. Tips for getting tenure The tenure-track process Putting together our tenure application	Dr. Heather Arthur, McMaster University
11:30am 12:30pm	Lunch with Mentors
12:30m 1:30m	Keynote Address	Critical Care: Dr. Deborah Cook, McMaster University
1:30am 3:00pm	Leadership Workshop Getting back on the horse: How to make a grant fundable and what to do if it is turned down Strategies for the first application How to improve your chances on resubmission	CIHR Deputy Director, Dr. Nathalie Gendron
3:00pm 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm 4:30pm	Panel Presentation	Blood: Dr. Keyvan Karkouti, Toronto General Hospital Stroke: Dr. Andrew Demchuk, University of Calgary Cardiovascular: Dr. Chris Blanchard, Dalhousie University Cardiovascular: Dr. Robert Roberts, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
4:30pm 5:30pm	Awards ceremony and closing remarks