IHSPR News: e-Bulletin
February 2009
Funding Opportunities
One Month Left to Join CIHR's Pool of Evidence On Tap Qualified Researchers!
The letter-of-intent deadline for the Evidence on Tap: Expedited Knowledge Synthesis Program is March 16. A four-page application is all that is required to join the pool researchers qualified to apply to synthesis questions submitted by ministries of health in the three Evidence On Tap pilot provinces – Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. These synthesis grants are each worth $110,000. For more information visit CIHR's Funding Opportunity Database or contact Chris McCutcheon at (613) 948-2725 or christopher.mccutcheon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI) – apply now!
The PHSI program funds teams of decision makers and researchers to conduct applied and policy-relevant health services and systems research up to three years in length. Decision makers and researchers interested in working together to improve health services and the health system are encouraged to apply. CIHR provides most of the funding (up to a maximum of $350,000 or $400,000 over three years, depending on province) and applicants find the remainder – between 20% and 30% of the total grant budget, depending on province – from partners. The total amount available from CIHR for this initiative is $8.1 million.
The CIHR application deadline is April 15, 2009. Please note: Applicants requesting support from competition partners must contact them with a research summary and page 1 of CIHR's partnership module by March 2, 2009. For more information visit CIHR's Funding Opportunity Database or contact Meghan McMahon (meghan.mcmahon@utoronto.ca or 416-978-5172) or Chris McCutcheon (christopher.mccutcheon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca or 613-948-2725)
2009 NCE Competition for New Networks
The Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Secretariat launched the 2009 NCE Competition for new networks on December 1, 2008. Applicants are invited to submit Letters of Intent (LOIs) for proposed Networks by March 2, 2009.
For more information, visit Networks of Centres of Excellence's website.
Community Events and News
2009 Summer Program in Aging
The Institute of Aging of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the 2009 Summer Program in Aging (SPA 2009), to be held in Nova Scotia, June 8-11, 2009 in partnership with the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging. Eligible students and postdoctoral fellows may apply on-line at the SPA 2009 website with an application deadline of March 10, 2009. Approximately 40 students from across Canada will be selected to participate.
ICRH Young Investigators Forum
The YI Forum is a major training and educational initiative of CIHR's Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health. Each year, the YI Forum provides young investigators and trainees with an opportunity to showcase their research; interact with senior researchers and faculty; learn about career development and state of the art research and technologies. The abstract submission deadline for the YI Forum is Friday, February 27th, 2009.
For more information, visit ICRH's website.
2009 Annual CHSPR Conference
University of British Columbia Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) Annual Conference: "Health Innovation for Patients and Populations" (February 24-25, 2009, Vancouver BC). For more information or to register for the conference, visit CHSPR's website.
2009 Annual CAHSPR Conference
The registration for the 2009 Annual CAHSPR Conference is now open. Visit CAHSPR's website to register. For questions related to the conference, please contact Sally Clelford at sally@f2fe.com.
Call for Reviewers
Healthcare Policy/Politiques de Santé, a peer-reviewed journal, which disseminates research relating to health policy development and decision-making in spheres ranging from governance, organizational management and service delivery to funding and resource allocation, is looking for reviewers. We are looking for both, academic and decision-maker reviewers, since all papers undergo both a substantive, critical review and relevance review. We are interested in individuals from a broad range of disciplines including social sciences, humanities, ethics, law, management sciences, and knowledge translation. We are also interested in reviewers with backgrounds in health services delivery and policy development. We encourage all those with an interest in reviewing for the journal to fill out a reviewer profile, or contact Ania Bogacka, Managing Editor, at abogacka@longwoods.com.
Researchtopolicy.ca - Evidence to Support Decision-making: A Database for Health System Managers and Policymakers
The Program in Policy Decision-making (PPD) / Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre (CCNC) database is an easy-to-search and continuously updated repository of management- and policy-relevant systematic reviews related to governance, financial and delivery arrangements within health systems. The database currently contains citations for more than 800 reviews and review-derived products, as well as links to any scientific abstracts and user-friendly summaries that are currently available. The database is available online. For more information contact Lori Greco, Knowledge Broker at lgreco@mcmaster.ca.
A message from the Health Council of Canada:
Can we make our health care system better without spending billions more? The Health Council of Canada has launched a major initiative designed to engage Canadians in a national dialogue about value for money, to open a conversation about how to get 'the biggest bang for the buck' in health care. Visit CanadaValuesHealth.ca where you'll find an array of interactive tools that will allow you to participate fully in the debate. Join the discussion on the message board, take part in polls, watch the video, listen to podcasts, read the blog, and more. Value for Money is about keeping our health care system alive and well. It's about maintaining and enhancing the system by making smart spending choices. So please participate. Let your voice be heard.
University of Toronto Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (HPME) Seminar Series: "Hot Topics in Health Policy" Next session: February 25, 2009, 2-4pm. "Is the Demographic Time Bomb Really Ticking?" featuring Bob McMurtry, Professor of Surgery, University of Western Ontario. All seminars are free of charge and take place at the University of Toronto Health Sciences Building, Room 610, 155 College Street, Toronto ON. For more information, visit HPME's website.