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CIHR Café Scientifique – Montreal

May 2013

  • “Fertility: growing concern & seeds of hope”
    Hosted by McGill University Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
    Monument National
    1182 St-Laurent Blvd., Montreal
    RSVP: julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca

April 2013

  • “Epilepsy, what's new?”
    Hosted by CSIC-Italian Scientific Community in Canada in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 6 p.m.
    Librairie Olivieri
    5219 Chemin de la Côte de Neige, Montreal
    RSVP: 514-739-3639

March 2013

  • “The Heart - Brain Connection: Exploring the relationship between exercise, cardiovascular health and the brain”
    Hosted by Concordia University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 7 p.m.
    Auditorium of the Montreal Archives Centre
    535, avenue Viger Est, Montreal
    RSVP: Jennifer.Brennan@concordia.ca or 514-848-2424, ext. 4395

  • “Tuberculosis: Portrait of a global killer”
    Hosted by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in collaboration with the CIHR
    Thursday, March 21, 2013, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
    Monument National
    1182, St-Laurent Boulevard, Montreal
    RSVP: julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca or 514 934-1934, ext. 71381

  • “I'm not afraid of aging: But let's talk”
    Hosted by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 6 p.m.
    Café des beaux-Arts, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
    1384 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal
    RSVP: letstalk@clinepi.mcgill.ca
    or 514-934-1934 ext. 44739

November 2012

June 2012

  • "Managing medications from hospital to home: can we do better?"
    Hosted by McGill University Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, June 14, 2012, 6 p.m.
    Java U
    5620 Cotes-des-Neiges, Montreal
    RSVP: info.rightrx@mcgill.ca

May 2012

  • "Stem cells : Myths, controversies and realities"
    Hosted by Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 12 p.m.
    Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
    Ampitheatre of J.A. DeSève Pavilion, 1st floor
    5415 l'Assomption Blvd., Montreal
    RSVP : lbeauregard.hmr@ssss.gouv.qc.ca or 514.525.3400, ext. 3331

  • "Managing medications from hospital to home: can we do better?"
    Hosted by McGill University Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 6 p.m.
    Java U
    5620 Cotes-des-Neiges, Montreal
    RSVP : melissa.bustillo@mail.mcgill.ca

  • "Violence: Women talk about it but men stay quiet?"
    Hosted by Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of the Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 6 p.m.
    Café-Bar de la Cinémathèque québécoise
    335 Maisonneuve Blvd. E., Montreal
    RSVP: fdube.hlhl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

  • "Focus on ADHD: Answers through Research"
    Hosted by the Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 5:30 p.m.
    Café des beaux-arts, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
    1384 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal
    RSVP: julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca

  • "I don't sleep enough, and so?"
    Hosted by the Italian Scientific Community in Canada in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, May 14, 2012, 6 p.m.
    Monument National
    Scène Financière Sun Life
    1182 St-Laurent Blvd., Montreal
    RSVP: info@csic-sq.ca

  • "Multiple Sclerosis current challenges and future directions: Promise in the horizon?"
    Hosted by the Montreal Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience in collaboration with CIHR
    Friday, May 4, 2012, 6 p.m.
    Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth
    900 Rene Levesque Blvd., Montreal
    RSVP: stefania.echeverrycastano@gmail.com

March 2012

  • "Lots about Clots and Cancer: What cancer patients and their families should know about deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism"
    Hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, March 29, 2012, 7 p.m.
    Java U Côtes-Des-Neiges
    5620 Côtes-Des Neiges, Montreal
    RSVP: Christopher.Mill@epi.jgh.mcgill.ca

December 2011

November 2011

October 2011

June 2011

  • "Rheumatology Wait Times in Québec: Current Situation & Solutions"
    Hosted by the Arthritis Society in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
    Le Dépanneur Café
    206 Bernard St. W., Montreal
    RSVP: kgagnon@qc.arthritis.ca

May 2011

  • "Home is where the heart is: Family members and caregivers are the heart of home care"
    Hosted by the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada (Ottawa) in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, May 11, 2011
    Beauty's
    93 Ave. du Mont-Royal Ouest, Montreal
    RSVP: ariella.lang@sympatico.ca

  • "Bad habit or habit disorder?: How to break free from nail-biting, skin-picking and other habits"
    Thursday, May 5, 2011, 6 p.m.
    Café des beaux arts
    Musée des beaux arts de Montréal
    1384 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal
    RSVP: roberts.sarah@courrier.uqam.ca

April 2011

March 2011

  • "What's up with juvenile arthritis?"
    Hosted by the Arthritis Society in collaboration with CIHR"
    Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
    Le Dépanneur Café
    206 Bernard Street West, Montreal
    RSVP: jmcdonald@qc.arthritis.ca or 514-846-8840 ext. 246

February 2011

November 2010

October 2010

September 2010

  • "And if my tumour was useful?"
    Hosted by the Institut du Cancer de Montréal in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 4 p.m.
    Institut du tourisme et d'hôtellerie
    3535 Saint-Denis St., Montreal
    RSVP: Maral.Tersakian@icm.qc.ca

  • "Childcare: a tool to fight poverty?"
    Hosted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, its Institute of Population and Public Health and the Public Health Agency of Canada
    Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 7 p.m.
    O Patro Vys
    356 Mont-Royal Est, Montreal
    RSVP: ipph-ispp@uottawa.ca

August 2010

June 2010

May 2010

  • "Ovarian Cancer - Knowledge: your key to prevention"
    Hosted by the Gynecologic Oncology at McGill University Health Center (MUHC) in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, May 5, 2010
    Café des beaux-arts, 1384 Sherbrooke West (Metro Guy Concordia), Montreal
    RSVP: julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca

March 2010

  • "Lots about Clots: How to protect yourself against Deep vein thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism"
    Hosted by by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
    Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:15 p.m.
    Java U Café
    5620 Cote des Neiges (corner Dupuis)
    RSVP: Maureen: 514.340.7587 or maureen.morganstein@mail.mcgill.ca

  • "Cancer!? I Don't Have Time For This!: Cancer in adolescents and young adults"
    Hosted by Department of Oncology at McGill University in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, March 22, 2010
    New Residence Hall, McGill University
    3625 Avenue du Parc (between Pine and Prince Arthur), Montreal
    RSVP: mcgillaya@gmail.com

  • "How can we reduce the risk and impact of asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)?"
    Hosted by Concordia University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, March 18, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
    New Hope Senior Citizen's Center
    6225 Godfrey Ave., Montreal

February 2010

  • "Beat Ovarian Cancer!: Let knowledge be your weapon"
    Hosted by the Gynecologic Oncology at McGill University Health Center (MUHC) in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, February 18, 2010
    Café des beaux-arts, 1384 Sherbrooke West (Metro Guy Concordia), Montreal
    RSVP: julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca

  • "Clearing a path to mental health: How can we improve access to effective mental healthcare services?"
    Presented by CIHR and CIHR's Institute of Health Services and Policy Research in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada
    February 9, 2010
    O Patro VYS
    356 Mont-Royal East, Montreal
    RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

  • "Is our environment poisoning our children?"
    (French only)
    Hosted by Université du Québec à Montréal in collaboration with CIHR
    Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 2 p.m.
    École La Petite Patrie
    Pavillon Notre-Dame de la défense
    Salle Alfonse-Desjardins
    6841 Henri-Julien Ave., Montreal
    RSVP: copeh-can-est@uqam.ca

January 2010

  • "Me and my blood pressure"
    Hosted by Insitut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM) in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, January 18, 2010, 6 p.m.
    O Patro Vys, Montreal
    RSVP: lucette.theriault@ircm.qc.ca

November 2009

  • "Ovarian Cancer: What can we do to make a real difference?"
    Hosted by the Gynecologic Oncology at McGill University Health Center (MUHC) in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, November 26, 2009
    MacIntyre Building, McGill University, Montreal
    RSVP: gynonc.admin@muhc.mcgill.ca

  • "Childhood obesity: Factors, risks and impact"
    Hosted by Concordia University in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, November 17, 2009
    Coop La Maison Verte, Montreal
    RSVP: loredana.carbone@concordia.ca

June 2009

  • "Hope for Cancer Patients… Tall and Small"
    Presented by Goodman Cancer Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, June 11, 2009
    McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, Montreal
    RSVP: publicevent.cancercentre@mcgill.ca

May 2009

  • "Are you out of breath at work?"
    Presented by researchers at Centre for Asthma in the Workplace in collaboration with The Lung Association in Quebec and CIHR
    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10 a.m.
    Hôpital de Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Room G-4115, Montreal
    RSVP: s-daigle@crhsc.rtss.qc.ca

April 2009

  • "Good Grief: A Café Scientifique on Bereavement Care"
    Hosted by VON Canada in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 4 p.m.
    Beauty's Restaurant
    93, avenue du Mont-Royal Ouest
    Montréal
    RSVP: goodgriefcafe@gmail.com

  • "Autoimmunity and debate about its implications: Could diabetes and multiple sclerosis be two different aspects of the same mutation?"
    Presented by the McGill University Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, April 21, 2009
    O Patro Vys, Montreal
    RSVP: Isabelle.Kling@muhc.mcgill.ca

  • "Why is good sex good for you"
    Hosted by Office of Research at Concordia University in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 7 p.m.
    Centre St-Ambroise
    5080 St-Ambroise
    Montreal
    RSVP: oor@alcor.concordia.ca or 514-848-2424, ext. 4888

March 2009

November 2008

October 2008

  • "Friendship in adolescence as bread and thread of life"
    Hosted by Office of Research at Concordia University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, October 29, 2008
    Arts Café
    201 Fairmount St.
    Montreal
    RSVP: oor@alcor.concordia.ca

  • "See the brain in action, destigmatize mental health"
    Hosted by the Neurosight Foundation for Brain Research Initiatives in collaboration with CIHR
    Friday, October 10, 2008
    Egyptian Cultural Bureau, Montreal
    RSVP: cherine.fahimefahmy@mail.mcgill.ca

  • "See the brain in action: Gender differences and stigma from normal to pathological"
    Hosted by the Neurosight Foundation for Brain Research Initiatives in collaboration with CIHR
    Friday, October 3, 2008
    Nouvel Hôtel, Montreal
    RSVP: cherine.fahimefahmy@mail.mcgill.ca

June 2008

  • "Rheumatoid Arthritis: Are patients getting what they deserve?"
    Hosted by Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, at McGill University, in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, June 2 2008, 5:30 pm
    Nouvel Hotel
    1740 Rene-Lévesque West
    (between Guy & St-Mathieu)
    Salon St-Mathieu
    Please RSVP: Café@epimgh.mcgill.ca

May 2008

  • "In praise of older mothers?"
    Moderated by Michael Kramer, MD, Scientific Director, CIHR's Institute of Human Development,Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH).
    Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 5 pm
    O Patro VYS
    356 Mont-Royal Avenue East, Montreal
    Please RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
    (Presentations will be in French only)

March 2008

  • "Can food be medicine?"
    Hosted by Le Coeur des sciences de l'UQAM in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, March 27, 2008
    Agora Hydro-Québec
    175, avenue du Président-Kennedy, Montréal
    RSVP: malavoy.sophie@uquam.ca

  • "The demystification of certain tabous related to aging"
    Hosted by the Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, March 27, 2008
    Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM)
    4565 Queen-Mary St., Montreal

February 2008

  • "Drugs: The Good, the Bad and the Useful"
    Hosted by the McGill University Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, February 12, 2008
    O Patro Vys
    356 Mont Royal Est, Montreal

January 2008