IHSPR-CAHSPR Student Poster Competition

Dr. Colleen M. Flood (Scientific Director, IHSPR), Michael Law, Lindsay Hedden, and Dr. Morris Barer (Former Scientific Director, IHSPR). Absent from photo is Rebecca Gewurtz.

The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) annual conference took place this year from June 12-14 in Toronto. The theme was "Leading, Linking and Listening: Knowledge Exchange at the Frontiers of Health Services and Policy Research." Among others, the conference included plenary speakers Roy Romanow, Stephen Schoenbaum, and Michael Rachlis.

IHSPR co-sponsored, with CAHSPR, the annual Student Poster Competition. Together, Dr. Flood and IHSPR's inaugural Scientific Director, Dr. Morris Barer, presented student awards to three up-and-coming researchers for their outstanding posters (1^st prize $1000; 2^nd prize $600; 3^rd prize $400):

Prize	Student name	University	Poster title
1	Michael Law	Harvard University	Is Newer Always Better? Re-evaluation of the Benefits of Newer Pharmaceuticals
2	Lindsay Hedden	University of British Columbia	Provider continuity of care in survivors of childhood cancer: a cohort analysis
3	Rebecca Gewurtz	University of Toronto	Making qualitative research useful for decision-makers: A meta-synthesis approach

IHSPR congratulates these students and wishes them all the best with their future research endeavors. IHSPR and CAHSPR would also like to extend sincere thanks to the three poster competition judges: Kim McGrail, Dale McMurchy, and Craig Larsen.

Note: The student poster forum is an annual competition for masters and doctoral students. We encourage you to stay tuned for abstract submission deadline for next year's CAHSPR conference!