Introducing patients, the health system, to the digital age 

The need to improve care through digital communication and electronic information sharing will be brought to the forefront at a public policy symposium being hosted in Edmonton, on February 14, by the O'Brien Institute for Public Health  and the  Institute of Health Economics.


News
Announcements
Doctors, nurses 'bring a lot of biases' to work with Indigenous patients, study finds
CBC


A public health approach to cannabis 
Institute members Rita Henderson and Lindsay Crowshoe look at the health care experiences of Indigenous people with diabetes in Canada.
Read more

Congratulations to Rebecca Haines-Saah, who was appointed to an Expert Reference Group for a new CPHA project funded by Health Canada, through the Substance Use and Addictions Program.
Read more

Updated guidelines delay Pap tests for majority of women until age 25
Calgary Herald
 

REMINDER: Approaching abstract submission deadline  
Eddy Lang and James Dickinson on the new Pap test guidelines suggesting women wait until 
age 25  to have the procedure. 
Academics, professionals, planners and the public invited to submit abstracts by Feb. 10 for the Walk21 Calgary conference.
Read more


Kids are exposed to 25-million junk food ads 
a year, says Heart and Stroke Foundation
Cantech Letter




Retraction 
Canadians are not only eating an excess of unhealthy processed foods, but not enough of 
the good stuff, according to Dr. Norm Campbell.  

The last edition of the O'Bulletin incorrectly identified this news story as being based on research from Katrina Milaney. Information about Katrina's research study, that was highlighted in Calgary Recovery Services Task Force Final Report and Recommendations, can be found here. 


Good Reads
Funding Opportunities
Is Canada ready for national pharmacare?

Why we need scientists on social media 
now more than ever

Flu vaccine effectiveness 'decent' at 
42 per cent  this season in Canada, researchers say

The opioid epidemic may turn into a pandemic if we're not careful

The doctor is in: 13 clinicians to follow 
on Twitter

Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) call for research proposals on mental health

Application deadline - April 11, 2017 

Health System Impact Fellowships

Application deadline - May 9, 2017
More info

The Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) is funding new planning grants designed to support social scientists whose work is focused on population or public health as they prepare applications for CIHR Foundation and Project grants competitions.  


  Events
Seminars



e-Health Policy Symposium: Towards Person-Centred Integrated Health in Alberta


Lessons learned: The good, bad, and ugly of online recruitment of parents for
health-related focus groups
When: February 14 
Where: Westin Hotel, Edmonton 

Margaret Russell, February 10
G500, Health Sciences Centre
More info

OHMES Health and Medical Educational Scholarship Symposium 
O'Brien Institute for Public Health / 
Community Health Sciences Seminar Series
When: February 22 - 23
Where: Foothills campus
Speaker Giving a Talk at Business Meeting. Audience in the conference hall. Business and Entrepreneurship.
The Engagement Committee, February 24
G500, Health Sciences Centre  


Campus Alberta Health Outcomes and 
Public Health Annual Provincial Forum:
Precision Public Health


O'Brien Institute for Public Health / 
Community Health Sciences Seminar Series
When: May 16
Where: Telus International Centre, Edmonton 
Save the Date!


Speaker Giving a Talk at Business Meeting. Audience in the conference hall. Business and Entrepreneurship.
Deb McNeil,  March 3
G500, Health Sciences Centre 

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The O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary supports excellence in population health and health services research, while striving to realize the benefits of such research by using that knowledge to inform community, policy and health practice stakeholders.

The Institute's membership includes more than 450 multidisciplinary researchers from 13 Cumming School of Medicine departments and nine other University of Calgary faculties, such as Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Kinesiology and Arts; health professionals in Alberta Health Services, and; research users and policy makers from municipal and provincial institutions. As an Institute, we share a vision of "Better health and health care" reflecting our two priority research areas of Improved Population Health and Enhanced Health Systems Performance.

The Institute's success in brokering broader external relationships, with provincial and national interest groups, policy makers, research agencies, the media, philanthropists, and community stakeholders, further extends the reach and impact of our members' significant research outputs.