OSSU Update – Winter 2016 (Issue 3)

English and French versions of OSSU’s Winter 2016 newsletter (Issue 3) can be found by clicking on the links below: OSSU Update – Winter 2016 Mise À Jour De l’USSO – Hiver 2016

Request for Letters of Intent – Online Capacity Building for POR

The Ontario SPOR Support Unit Working Group on Capacity Building have released a request for letters of intent for online approaches to capacity building for patient oriented research. The attached document provides details on the request and where to get…

Call for Poster Presentations

The Chiefs of Ontario (COO), in partnership with the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Services (ICES) and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), is pleased to issue a call for poster presentations for a symposium entitled: Developing a Community-Driven First…

OSSU’s Aboriginal Working Group

By Wayne Warry, PhD Co-Chair, Aboriginal Working Group As distinct cultures within the Canadian mosaic, Aboriginal peoples—the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada—have the right to own, protect and control how information about them, including health information gathered…

HSPRN Launches Call for Home and Community Care IMPACT Awards

The Health System Performance Research Network (HSPRN) has launched a call for proposals for IMPACT Awards targeted at Home and Community Care. The purpose of the award is to serve as a focal point to bring research expertise together with input…

OCHSU launches IMPACT – Child Health Awards

The Ontario Child Health SUPPORT Unit (OCHSU) has issued a call for Proposals for the newly created IMPACT – Child Health Awards. These awards – created to address gaps in priority research areas in child health – are designed to…

Ontario Child Health SUPPORT Unit (OCHSU) Launches

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Ontario Child Health SUPPORT Unit (OCHSU).  OCHSU is a collaborative of pediatric academic sites across the province. Led by CHEO and SickKids, OCHSU partners include McMaster Children’s, London Health Sciences Centre,…