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March 5, 2019

What you'll find
 
In Alberta
1. evidence conneKTion KT Alberta Blog: What's New?
2. WCHRI 2019 Patient and Community Engagement Training Competition
3. Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit Summer Institute 2019
4. Choosing Wisely Alberta Symposium
Nationally
5. KT Canada Summer Institute 2019 in Toronto
6. KT Canada Seminar Series
7. KT Canada Scientific Meeting: Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit - Travel Support
Internationally
8. WHO Regional Office for Europe Job Posting

evidence conneKTion KT Alberta Blog:
What's New?

Check out the latest that our blog has to offer!
evidence conneKTion

Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI) 
2019 Patient and Community Engagement Training Competition - Application Submissions now open!


The Patient and Community Engagement Training (PaCET) program aims to increase trainee capacity in conducting participatory research in projects focused on women and/or children’s health. Participatory research is a broad-based approach that involves patients, clinicians, community groups, government and/or non-government organizations (NGOs) as engaged partners in collaborative research studies that affect them and in which they have a stake. Awards of up to $1,000 per month are available for a maximum of eight months (September to April).

Application deadline: May 4, 2019

Click here to apply and to find out more.

Re-posted from the event web-page.

Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit
Summer Institute 2019
SUBSIDIES NOW AVAILABLE!
CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

Click here to register.

For more information and to submit an abstract, please click on the posters above:

Re-posted from the event web-page.

Choosing Wisely Alberta Symposium 
Beyond Awareness to Implementing Change


Choosing Wisely Alberta and the Physician Learning Program invite you to attend this free symposium to engage in a discussion with clinicians, patients and system leaders about how to prioritize and implement Choosing Wisely recommendations.

At the end of this interactive symposium, learners will be equipped to:

  • list Choosing Wisely related activities and projects taking place in Alberta
  • discuss the future direction of Choosing Wisely in Alberta
  • recognize how implementation best practices can be used to increase the impact of Choosing Wisely activities

Click here to register and to find out more.

Re-posted from the event web-page.

KT Canada Summer Institute 2019
June 26-28, 2019 | Toronto

The purpose of this Summer Institute is to provide participants with the opportunity to increase their understanding of knowledge translation research as well as opportunities and challenges in this field.  The Summer Institute will provide participants with the chance to network with colleagues including national and international KT experts.

The theme of the 2019 Institute is: “Evaluations in KT”.

Click here for more information.
Re-posted from the event web-page.

KT Canada National Seminar Series

KT Canada and the University of Ottawa bring you:
Claire Ludwig

 

Engaging frail and seriously ill patients in research

Date: March 14, 2019 at 1:00 pm MST

Click here for more details and to register.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the importance of engaging frail and/or seriously ill patients in research
  2. Describe the practical and ethical considerations of engaging frail and/or seriously ill patients in research
  3. Appreciate the significance of patient engagement in research from a patient's perspective

Re-posted from the event web-page.
KT Canada Scientific Meeting 
Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit: Travel Support



May 30- May 31, 2019|Winnipeg, Manitoba|Delta Hotel

The theme of the conference  is 'Advancing the science of integrated knowledge translation'

For more information about the conference, click here. 

For questions about the conference please contact Meghan Storey: storeym@smh.ca.

GREAT NEWS! The Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit will be providing travel support. Please click the image above to apply and to view the terms and conditions:

Re-posted from the event web-page.

WHO Regional Office for Europe 
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Technical Officer, Evidence-Informed Policymaking
The WHO Regional Office for Europe is looking for a senior evidence-informed policymaking specialist to provide technical leadership and to facilitate regional coordination for the Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Europe in view of building and institutionalizing country capacity in systematically and transparently using evidence to inform health policies.
The vacancy announcement can be accessed at: 
https://careers.who.int/careersection/in/jobdetail.ftl?job=1900669&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00.

Application Deadline: March 17, 2019, 11:59:00 PM
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