Upcoming Canadian Health Research Conferences

Check it out - here's several upcoming health research conferences you may be interested in:

National Healthcare Leadership Conference (NHLC)
June 7-8, 2010 (Winnipeg, MB)
Call for Abstracts Now Available! Deadline for submission - November 1, 2009
The Canadian College of Health Service Executives and the Canadian Healthcare Association are pleased to co-host the National Healthcare Leadership Conference (NHLC). Themed Transforming Health: From Silos to Systems, the conference will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This conference is the largest national gathering of health system decision-makers in Canada. Our delegates include trustees, chief executive officers, directors, managers and department heads from across the country.
OBJECTIVES: The conference will focus on the following objectives: Provide an opportunity for knowledge exchange among health system decision-makers; Facilitate the sharing of views on the many issues facing health system leaders today; Showcase initiatives that integrate the various facets of health and/or the health system; Offer networking opportunities. You are invited to submit abstracts relating to the conference theme. The Call for Abstracts is available online.

2010 CADTH Symposium / Symposium 2010 de l’ACMTS
April 18-20, 2010 (Halifax, NS)
Connect with other experts in the production and use of evidence-based information on drugs and other health technologies at the “must-attend Symposium of the year.” / Cette reunion d’experts en matière d’émission et d’utilisation des informations fondées sur des données au sujet des medicaments et d’autres technologies de la santé sera l’événement phare de l’année. Du 19 au 20 avril 2010
This year’s theme is Evidence, Advice, Recommendations: Delivering Value for Money in Health Care for Canadians. The Program Committee invites abstracts for oral presentations, poster presentations and panel discussions related to the theme or of significant interest to producers and users of evidence-based information and advice on health technologies. We are also accepting proposals to present a half-day or full day workshop. The deadline for submissions is Friday, November 6th. Workshops will be held on Sunday, April 18. http://www.cadth.ca/symposium2010. Questions about the Call for Abstracts and the Call for Workshop Proposals should be sent to symposium@cadth.ca

Lost in Knowledge Translation? Innovations in Health Human Resources Policy
UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research - 22nd Annual Health Policy Conference
March 30-31, 2010 (Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver BC)
Early Bird Registration Opens: Oct 16, 2009 - Jan 15, 2010 Call for Poster Abstracts: Oct 16 - Dec 14, 2009 Join us for our day and a half event where an international panel of experts will share their insights and expertise from across the full health human resource policy spectrum including training, communications, organization, financing, regulation and policy. Selected topics include: Challenges to health human resources innovation “Success factors” and “Success stories” in health human resource innovation Implications of small area clinical practice variations for health human resources policy The innovation potential in new clinical models of care The training milieu – innovation incubator, or change impediment? Managing change, productivity and performance For more information, visit our website: http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/hpc

Manitoba Centre for Health Policy 20th Anniversary Conference
March 8 & 9 (Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg MB)
The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy will celebrate its 20th year in 2010. In its short life, MCHP has been recognized for numerous groundbreaking achievements in population and public health research leading to evidence-informed health and social policy. To mark the occasion MCHP will host an international conference on March 8 and 9, 2010. The conference will bring together leaders in the field as well as highlight the past and current achievements of the research scientists who have helped set the gold standard in population-based research, knowledge translation, and data linkage. The founding directors will also be honoured for their vision, leadership, innovation, persistence, and remarkable achievements. The heart of this conference lies in creating new knowledge that informs health and social policy, therefore this conference will explore the connection between research, policy and practice, clinical care, and public health. To do so the conference is built around four plenary sessions which revolve around topics in Research, Knowledge Translation, and Data Linkage. Concurrent breakout sessions following three of the plenary sessions will allow participants to explore these topics in a more intimate setting. For more information, please visit the conference website.
Poster Presentation - The conference also features a poster session that allows participants to present a poster on their research. Submissions should focus on the nourishment and development of collaborative health research environments that explore the future of population-based health research, knowledge translation and data linkage and how it will contribute to policy development. Abstracts must be less than 250 words and clearly describe the purpose, approaches, and results of the work to be presented and should fall into one of the following categories:

• Research using administrative databases focusing on population health, the determinants of health, or health policy.
• Data linkage projects relevant to population health, epidemiology and health services research.
• Knowledge translation activities relevant to health and the determinants of health. For additional details, please visit the Call for Abstracts page on the conference website.

The Quality Worklife Quality Healthcare Collaborative’s 4th Annual Summit
Le 4e Sommet annuel de la Coalition pour la qualité de vie au travail et des soins de santé de qualité
Healthy Workplaces in Action: Working Together to Deliver Quality Care
February 25-26, 2010 (Ottawa, ON)
Does your healthcare organization promote quality of worklife? What steps is your organization taking towards improving the health of the work environment? If you have an improvement story to share, we want to hear it! The QWQHC invites you to submit an abstract to present at concurrent session and/or poster showcase at its 4th annual Summit. The 2010 QWQHC Summit is an excellent opportunity to:

• Increase your understanding of the importance of healthy workplace environments;
• Learn from and be inspired by individuals and organizations taking action;
• Strengthen networks and connect with colleagues to share experiences, practical strategies, and resources

Jan Jensen is an ACP who works with Emergency Health Services Ground Ambulance in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is the Coordinator of the Evidence Based Protocols at Dalhousie University, Division of EMS. Have you been involved in EMS research? Jan wants to hear about your experiences! E-mail Jan at , or if you have any other comments about prehospital research.