What's New

DVD Screening and Discussion

On Thursday, Februaruy 16, you're invited to take part in a screening and discussion for 'The North End: In Search of a New Beginning'.

The DVD is based on Dr. Ingrid Waldron's research study 'Identifying Meaningful Occupations in Low Income, Racialized Communities in North End Halifax'.

The research project was funded through one of our Development/Innovative grants and this event is funded through one of our Knowledge Sharing Support Awards.

To learn more about the event and to register, please click here.

Provide feedback on CIHR's Proposed Changes to Open Suite of Programs and Enhancements to the Peer Review Process

On February 9, CIHR opened its feedback period to it's proposed changes to Open Suite of Programs and Enhancements to the Peer Review Process. We are encouraging everyone within the health research enterprise to get involved and share feedback by March 30, 2012.

The Design Discussion Document can be found on their website along with more information regarding the process and how you can be involved.  

Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre Winter 2012 newsletter now available

We support the Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre (NSCRC) with funding and training facilitation for health researchers and authors of systematic reviews. The Winter 2012 edition of their newsletter is now available.

This issue includes information about upcoming training sessions in Knowledge Translation and Priority Setting for Cochrane Reviews, presentations by Centre staff at local and international events, a research spotlight on a systematic review of studies of cannabis use and motor vehicle accidents, and tips for authors of systematic reviews.

You are invited to visit the NSCRC website to read the newsletter or homepage for announcements of training and learning opportunities for health researchers. There is also a link below the newsletter to join the NSCRC listserv and receive notifications about upcoming training and learning opportunities, or you can contact the NSCRC at Cochrane.NS@dal.ca.
 

Café Scientifique: The Rise in Childhood Bipolar Behaviors

What’s behind the extraordinary increase in the number of children being diagnosed with bipolar disorder? What are the possible causes and how is the diagnosis being made? Is this generation of children somehow more prone to this illness?
Time & Date: 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Location: Just Us Coffeehouse, 5896 Spring Garden Road, Halifax

Bipolar disorder was almost exclusively diagnosed in adults. But since the mid 1990s, there has been an extraordinary rise in the numbers of children being diagnosed. This rise in diagnosis has generated debate in academia and the media over the causes of this unprecedented increase in diagnosis, and even whether such diagnosis is justified at all. This Café Scientifique will explore the question that this rise in diagnosis is either the product of an unwarranted intrusion of medical diagnosis into normal variants in childhood behaviour, or a legitimate attempt to rectify past wrongs in not recognizing bipolar behaviours in children.

The goal of a Café Scientifique is to make information about health science and ethics research available to the general public in a relaxed and informal atmosphere that promotes citizen engagement through a two-way exchange of information, education and dialogue. Join our panelists. Bring your questions and concerns. Refreshments provided.

Panelists:
Martin Alda - Killam Chair in Mood Disorders, Professor of Psychiatry- Dalhousie University, Staff Psychiatrist – CDHA
Benjamin Goldstein - Director of the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Asst. Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology - University of Toronto
Suzanne Zinck - Assistant Professor of Psychiatry - Dalhousie University, Staff Psychiatrist - IWK Health Centre
Moderated by: Costas Halavrezos
 

CONSUP – Research Team Development Award

The Council of Nova Scotia University Presidents (CONSUP) is looking for a research team that will conduct a survey to support their initiatives on generating awareness and understanding within the university student community about the long-term value of healthy food choices and active lifestyles.

All applications must be submitted to the NSHRF by April 5th, 2012.

CONSUP is committed to supporting a healthy environment for students, faculty and staff at Nova Scotia’s universities. In order to better understand the current status of student food choices, lifestyles and related issues and to support the long-term program objectives, the working group intends to identify a research team to design and conduct a benchmark survey that examines food choices, lifestyles and other health issues of undergraduate students across Nova Scotia’s universities and the Nova Scotia Community College system.

This Team Development Award is intended to support the development of a research team that will apply for additional funding in order to conduct the benchmark survey. The team may choose to apply to any provincial, national, or international research funding competition that is peer reviewed. This Award will support activities related to team and proposal development.

For more information about the Award please review the full description here.

Applications can be found here.

 
Launch of Scotia Scholarship funding opportunity

We are pleased to announce the launch of our 2012-13 Scotia Scholarship funding opportunity. Check with your university for deadlines. 

CIHR Innovation Team Grants in Community-Based Primary Healthcare

We are pleased to partner with CIHR for the Innovation Team Grants: Community-Based Primary Healthcare (CBPHC) funding opportunity. CIHR will be hosting a webinar on February 9, 2012 to provide more information. Letters of Intent to apply are due May 1, 2012.

The CBPHC funding opportunity will provide funding for teams undertaking programmatic, cross-jurisdictional and interdisciplinary research to develop, implement, evaluate and compare innovative models for chronic disease prevention and management in CBPHC and improving access to appropriate CBPHC for vulnerable populations.

You can learn more about the full funding opportunity here.

Funding
• Up to $ 31,665,000 over five years is available through this funding opportunity to support Canada-based teams (additional funds through partners in Australia and New Zealand will available to components of the teams based in those countries).

Important Dates

Competition: Phase 1: Letter of Intent 
Application Deadline: 2012-05-01
Anticipated Notice of Decision: 2012-07-03
Funding Start Date: n/a

Competition: Phase 2: Full Application 
Application Deadline: 2012-10-15
Anticipated Notice of Decision: 2013-04-01
Funding Start Date: 2013-04-01
              
Webinar: CIHR is hosting an information webinar for interested applicants to learn more about the launch of the Innovation Team Grants: Community-Based Primary Healthcare (CBPHC) funding opportunity (e.g., objectives, eligibility, review process, etc.). Please RSVP for the webinar, which will be held on February 9 at 2:30 p.m. EST.

2012 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition: Genomics and Personalized Health

The 2012 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition in Genomics and Personalized Health registration deadline is February 27, 2012 and the application deadline is April 10, 2012.

The project competition aims to support projects that will demonstrate how genomics-based research can contribute to a more evidence-based approach to health and improving the cost-effectiveness of the health-care system. Genome Canada and CIHR are working together to advance the personalized health research agenda. CIHR Institutes participating in this exciting initiative include: CIHR Institute of Aging, CIHR Institute of Cancer Research, CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, CIHR Institute of Genetics, CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity, CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, and CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction.

CIHR's participation in this competition marks the launch of the CIHR Personalized Medicine Signature Initiative and represents the first in a series of funding opportunities to be launched under this initiative.

For more information about the competition, including the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research targeted areas of interest, please visit their website.