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CIHR Café Scientifique – Toronto

May 2013

  • “Mothers speak up! On parenting children with disabilities: implications for mom's wellbeing and social support”
    Hosted by York University in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, May 6, 2013, 9:30 a.m.
    The Conference Centre
    Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
    150 Kilgour Rd., Toronto
    RSVP: owhchair@yorku.ca

April 2013

  • "Gasping for answers: Air quality, asthma and other chronic conditions"
    Hosted by the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 6 p.m.
    Hard Rock Café
    279 Yonge St., Toronto
    RSVP: cafe.scientifique@sickkids.ca

  • “Under the Sun: Preventing Skin Cancer”
    Hosted by Ontario Institute for Cancer Research in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, April 29, 2013, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Duke of York Pub (Cellar Room)
    39 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto
    RSVP: info@oicr.on.ca

  • “Sleepy, not lazy!: Taking a closer look at adolescents’ sleep and health”
    Hosted by University of Toronto in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
    Northern District Public Library
    40 Orchard View Blvd., Toronto
    RSVP: stremler.research@utoronto.ca

  • “Can your mobile phone save the healthcare system?”
    Hosted by York University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
    Newmarket Public Library
    438 Park Ave., Newmarket
    RSVP: 905-895-4521, ext. 6947

  • “My Space to be Queer: Youth, New Media & Health Promotion”
    Hosted by University of Toronto in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 6 p.m.
    519 Church Street Community Centre
    519 Church St. Toronto
    RSVP: iwillsurvivestudy@yahoo.ca

March 2013

  • “A Coffee, Café, Kaffee, καφέ, caffè, kawa: An Open Discussion of the Experiences of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women Survivors of Sexual Assault in Accessing Primary Health Care Services”
    Hosted by Trillium Health Partners in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 6 p.m.
    The Living Arts Centre
    4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga
    RSVP: Mindy.Shergill@trilliumhealthpartners.ca

  • “Time to Talk about Teen Mental Health”
    Hosted by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
    Library, Jarvis Collegiate Institute
    495 Jarvis St., Toronto

January 2013

December 2012

  • “Power of Stories”
    Hosted by Ontario HIV Treatment Network in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 5 p.m.
    Central Toronto Community Health Centre
    168 Bathurst St., Toronto
    RSVP: sswitzer@ctchc.com

November 2012

  • “Are Stem Cells the Basis for Immortality?”
    Hosted by the Hospital for Sick Children in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 6 p.m.
    Hard Rock Café
    279 Yonge St., Toronto

  • “Use it or Lose it: Mental Activity in Older Adults”
    Hosted by St. Michael's Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, November 1, 2012, 4 p.m.
    Forget About It! Restaurant
    325 King St. W., Toronto
    RSVP: gilie@utsc.utoronto.ca

October 2012

September 2012

August 2012

  • “Between the Sheets: a community conversation about black youth sexual health”
    Hosted by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, August 23, 2012
    Black Creek Community Health Centre
    1 Yorkgate Blvd., Unit 202, Toronto
    RSVP: blackparentsandyouth@gmail.com

June 2012

  • “Young, G(ay)ifted and Black: (Re)Telling The Stories of Survival and Thrival for Young Black Men”
    Hosted by the Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP) in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 6 p.m.
    Buddies and Bad Times Theatre
    12 Alexander St., Toronto
    RSVP: dinguana-suvuili@black-cap.com

  • “Vaccines as a cancer treatment”
    Hosted by Ontario Institute for Cancer Research in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 6 p.m.
    The Duke of York Pub
    39 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto
    RSVP: info@oicr.on.ca

May 2012

  • “Epigenetics: Are we more than the sum of our genes?”
    Hosted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, in collaboration with the Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium
    Thursday, May 31, 2012, 7 p.m.
    The Gladstone Hotel
    1214 Queen St. W., Toronto
    RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

  • “Gender Matters: Caring about Long-term Residential Care”
    Hosted by York University in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
    Gladstone Hotel
    1214 Queen St. W., Toronto
    RSVP: jyotip@yorku.ca

  • “Women: Let's talk the good, the bad and the ugly for Women Aging Positively”
    Hosted by in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
    Essex Lounge – Ramada Inn
    300 Jarvis Ave., Toronto
  • “Men: Let's talk the good, the bad and the ugly for Men aging with HIV”
    Hosted by in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
    Fuzion Resto-Lounge
    580 Church St., Toronto

  • “Money matters: How your doctor gets paid impacts the quality of your health care”
    Hosted by Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael's Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 5 p.m.
    Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
    209 Victoria St. (2nd Floor), Toronto
    RSVP: BornK@smh.ca

  • “Gender Dysphoria: Treating and Supporting Transgender Youth”
    Hosted by Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at University of Toronto in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7 p.m.
    University of Toronto Art Centre Lounge
    15 King's College Circle, Toronto
    RSVP: wendy.koslow@utoronto.ca

April 2012

  • “Can our immune system battle cancer?”
    Hosted by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 6 p.m.
    The Duke of York Pub
    39 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto
    RSVP: info@oicr.on.ca

  • “Cardiac arrest: Saving a life as easy as 1, 2, 3…”
    Hosted by St. Michael's Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 5:30 p.m.
    Lillian H. Smith Branch - Toronto Public Library
    239 College St., Toronto
    RSVP: buickj@smh.ca

March 2012

February 2012

  • “Can viruses kill cancer?”
    Hosted by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 6 p.m.
    The Duke of York Pub
    39 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto
    RSVP: info@oicr.on.ca

January 2012

  • “Forget me not: A cavalcade of commitment to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias”
    Hosted by Mount Sinai Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, January 26, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
    Faculty Club, Main Dining Room, 1st Floor
    University of Toronto
    41 Willcocks Street, Toronto
    RSVP: avico@mtsinai.on.ca

  • “Home is where the heart is: The Benefits of Home Care and Community Services”
    Hosted by University of Toronto in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 6 p.m.
    Faculty Club, Main Dining Room, 1st Floor
    University of Toronto
    41 Willcocks Street, Toronto
    RSVP: admin2@homecareontario.ca

November 2011

  • “Tipping the scales: weighing the health impacts of obesity in Canadian kids”
    Hosted by The Hospital for Sick Children in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, November 8, 2011
    Hard Rock Café
    279 Yonge Street, Toronto
    RSVP: cafe.scientifique@sickkids.ca

October 2011

June 2011

  • “Rewriting a History of Pathologization: LGBT People and Mental Health Research in Canada”
    Hosted by the Sherbourne Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
    Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St West, Toronto
    RSVP: LGillis@rainbowhealthontario.ca

  • “Good places to grow old: Does your neighbourhood influence your health?”
    Hosted by Centre for Hip Health and Mobility at the University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 9 a.m.
    Metro Central YMCA
    20 Grosvenor St., Toronto
    RSVP: lusina7@interchange.ubc.ca

May 2011

April 2011

  • “Palliative Care: Where are we Going? The Canadian Experience”
    Hosted by the DeVeber Institute in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, April 28, 2011, 6 p.m.
    Fox and Fiddle Pub
    280 Bloor Street West, Toronto
    RSVP: bioethics@deveber.org

March 2011

  • “Ouch! Preventing and Managing Pain in the Real World”
    Hosted by the Centre of Nursing at the Hospital for Sick Children in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, March 8, 2011
    The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
    RSVP: sobia.khan@sickkids.ca

February 2011

  • “What does cancer look like?: Picturing Cancer”
    Hosted by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, February 17, 2011
    Duke of York Pub
    39 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto

  • “Ouch! Preventing and Managing Pain in the Real World”
    Hosted by the Centre of Nursing at the Hospital for Sick Children in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, February 7, 2011
    The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
    RSVP: sobia.khan@sickkids.ca

  • “Vitamin D: Hope or Hype?”
    Hosted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis and Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Diabetes. Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 5 p.m.
    L'Espresso Bar Mercurio
    321 Bloor Street West, Toronto
    RSVP: imha.iala.cihr.irsc@utoronto.ca

January 2011

  • “Personalized Medicine: It's all about the fit of the genes”
    Hosted by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in collaboration with CIHR and the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs
    Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    Duggan's Brewery, Lombard Bar – 75 Victoria Street, Toronto
    RSVP: cafe.scientifique@sickkids.ca

  • “Thinking Women: Health Care Reform in Canada”
    Hosted by BC Centre for Excellence in Women's Health in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, January 11, 2011
    Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
    RSVP: jyotip@yorku.ca

November 2010

June 2010

  • “Bringing Health Research Out of the Closet: The Invisibility of LGBT People in Canadian Health Research”
    Hosted by Sherbourne Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 7 p.m.
    Gladstone Hotel
    1214 Queen Street West, Toronto
    RSVP: LGillis@rainbowhealthontario.ca

  • “Hospital Superbugs: Can you protect yourself and your loved ones from infection?”
    Hosted by Department of Microbiology at Mount Sinai Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
    The Duke of York Pub
    39 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto
    RSVP: atong@mtsinai.on.ca

May 2010

April 2010

  • “New Ways of Looking Inside Our Bodies”
    Hosted by the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario in collaboration with CIHR
    < Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
    The Corner Place Restaurant Lounge, 11 Jarvis St., Toronto
    RSVP: info@caho-hospitals.com

  • “HIV/AIDS and Herpes: More Than Just a Pain in the Pants?”
    Hosted by the Immunodeficiency Clinic at University Health Network and the Ontario HIV Treatment Network in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, April 27, 2010
    lo'la Martinis, 7 Maitland St., Toronto
    RSVP: rali@ohtn.on.ca

March 2010

  • “Generation Sex, Y and Z: More Sex Ed By Youth For Youth”
    Hosted by York University and University of Toronto in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, March 4, 2010, 6 p.m.
    Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
    RSVP: lexie.maister@utoronto.ca

February 2010

  • “Genes and Nutrition: Are Personalized Diets the Key to Better Health?”
    Hosted by Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 5 p.m.
    College Street Bar, Toronto
    RSVP: vleong@caho-hospitals.com

  • “Emergency Department Wait Times & What We AreDoing About Them”
    Hosted by the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
    The McLaughlin Auditorium
    Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    2075 Bayview Ave. - E wing Ground Floor, Toronto
    RSVP: genevien.simpson@sunnybrook.ca

January 2010

  • “Why Can't I Find a Family Doctor in this City, Really?: The Problem and Promise of Primary Health Care”
    Hosted by The Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St. Michael's Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
    Dora Keogh Irish Pub, 141 Danforth Ave., Toronto
    RSVP: tynanma@smh.toronto.on.ca

November 2009

October 2009

September 2009

May 2009

  • “Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine and Personalized Medicine: Where are we now and where can we get to?”
    Hosted by York University in collaboration with CIHR
    Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 3 p.m.
    Graduate Lounge, Ross Building
    York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto
    RSVP: ronp@yorku.ca

April 2009

  • “Pandemic Flight Path: How Infectious Disease Spread through the Global Airline Transportation Network”
    Hosted by Centre for Research on Inner City Health in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, April 15, 2009
    Bar Italia, Toronto
    RSVP: VandermeulenA@smh.toronto.on.ca

March 2009

  • “Language of Violence: Does culture matter to understanding domestic violence?”
    Hosted by Centre for Research on Inner City Health in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, March 11, 2009
    Women's Health in Women's Hands, Toronto
    RSVP: VandermeulenA@smh.toronto.on.ca

February 2009

  • “Why Neighbourhoods Matter for Mental Health”
    Hosted by Centre for Research on Inner City Health in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, February 17, 2009
    The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
    RSVP: VandermeulenA@smh.toronto.on.ca

  • “Health and Family Meal: Will Dinners Come Out of the Box?”
    Hosted by Ryerson University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, February 5, 2009
    Oakham Café, Toronto
    RSVP: mendelso@ryerson.ca

  • “Is Work More Than a Living?: Promoting and Maintaining Mental Health in the Workplace”
    Hosted by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, February 18, 2009
    Bymark, Toronto
    RSVP: leah_kirkpatrick@camh.net

November 2008

  • “Gender Inequities in Health: What Can We Do To Close the Gaps?”
    Hosted by the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, November 25, 2008
    The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
    RSVP: arlene.bierman@utoronto.ca

  • “The Successful Aging Model: Can we fail at aging?”
    Hosted by Faculty of Health at York University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, November 19, 2008
    Bagel Brothers, Toronto
    RSVP: maryfox@yorku.ca

October 2008

  • “Progress vs. Privacy: Who should have access to my medical data?”
    The promises and pitfalls of an electronic health era.
    Sunday, October 19th, 2008, 5 p.m.
    The Drake Hotel - The Underground
    1150 Queen Street West, Toronto
    Please RSVP: info.ihspr@utoronto.ca

  • “Let's Talk Safety in Nursing Homes”
    Hosted by Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, October 16, 2008
    W.A. Café/Winter Garden Atrium at Baycrest, Toronto
    RSVP: lwagner@klaru-baycrest.on.ca

  • “Regenerative Medicine: Can it diminish the economic demands on our health care system? What possible advantages does it hold for Canadians”
    Hosted by the University Health Network in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 6 p.m.
    O'Grady Tap and Grill, Toronto
    RSVP: shirin.ansari-tadi@uhn.on.ca

  • “From medical lab to medicine chest: why the wait?"
    Hosted by the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and the Ontario Science Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 6 p.m.
    Duke of York Original Pub, Toronto
    RSVP: luscombe@mshri.on.ca

April 2008

  • “Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Costing the Cure for Obesity”
    Hosted by CIHR's Institutes of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) and Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR)

    Obesity is one of today's fastest growing public health and health care issues. In an effort to combat the epidemic of obesity, governments commit millions of dollars to the prevention and management of obesity-related chronic diseases. These resource allocations, however, are not always supported by evidence. How do the experts determine whether the money spent on obesity treatment and prevention is worth the cost? Join health research experts to share in lively discussion, debate, food and refreshments at College Street Bar.
    Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
    College Street Bar
    574 College Street, Toronto
    Please RSVP: inmd9@sfu.ca

February 2008

  • “Private Finance and Canadian Medicare: Kill or Cure?”
    Hosted by the University of Toronto's School of Public Policy and Governance in collaboration with CIHR's Institute of Health Services and Policy Research

    Every year, healthcare eats up a larger share of provincial budgets. Is the public healthcare system "unsustainable"? If so, can private finance ease the crunch? What would that mean for the ability of all Canadians to get the care they need? What happens in other nations? Claims and counterclaims about the answers to these controversial questions fly furiously, and generate a lot of misinformation in the process. What are Canadians to think? Join health policy experts to cut through the confusion and enjoy some lively discussion, debate, and refreshments at L'Espresso bar Mercurio.
    Wednesday, February 27th, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
    L'Espresso bar Mercurio
    321 Bloor Street West, Toronto
    info.ihspr@utoronto.ca

January 2008

  • “Hospital Acquired Infections: Making Surgery Less Dangerous”
    Hosted by the Centre for Health Services Sciences in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, January 31, 2008
    The Estates of Sunnybrook
    Vaughan Estate, Academy of Medicine Room
    2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto

November 2007

  • “Unzipping Your Genes: The promise and perils of personalized medicine”
    The genomic revolution is opening the door to "personalized medicine" - the possibility of using a person's genetic information to identify each individual's risks for disease and then to tailor individualized strategies for prevention or treatment. But is personalized medicine an elusive dream or an imminent reality? What challenges do we face in translating genomic information into clinical practice? Will it really benefit us as individuals and society as a whole. Do the benefits outweigh the costs and the risks? What's more, who controls access to the information and how is it to be used?
    Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 6 p.m.
    Gladstone Hotel - The Gladstone Ballroom
    1214 Queen Street West, Toronto

  • “Genetic Testing: Preventive Measure or too much information?”
    Hosted by Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute/Ontario Science Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, November 13, 2007
    Belford Academy
    36 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto

September 2007

  • “Toronto the Good?: Air Quality and Your Health”
    Each year in Toronto, an estimated 1,700 people die prematurely because of air pollution and 6,000 are admitted to hospital. Learn about some of the biggest health impacts of air pollution, areas where air pollution is the worst and possible policy changes to reduce the problem.
    Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 5 p.m.
    Bar Italia
    582 College Street, Toronto