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…
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…
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…
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,…
A new ‘streamlined’ approach for the ethical review and oversight of multi-centre clinical trials in Ontario was launched on March 4 by Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO). The CTO Streamlined Research Ethics Review System allows any single ‘CTO Qualified’ research ethics…
The Ontario Government has introduced the next phase of transformation to the province’s health care system to improve results for patients and support the needs of an aging population. The new plan – Patients First: Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care –…
Congratulations to Dr. Salim Yusuf, one of OSSU’s Scientific Co-leads, who was recently awarded the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award by the Gairdner Foundation. Dr. Yusuf, who is a Professor of Medicine at McMaster University, Director of the Population Health Research…
The Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU) issued its inaugural Call for Proposals today for the newly created IMPACT* Awards. “I’m delighted to announce today, the first round of patient-oriented research funding under Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research, or SPOR as…