Current News

Friday, August 18, 2023

Register to attend the Annual Conference of the Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC), which is being held at the Holiday Inn Conference Centre in south Edmonton from September 25-26, 2023.
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Wednesday, August 09, 2023

Canadian Research Information System (CRIS) to be deactivated as of August 31, 2023.
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Tuesday, August 08, 2023

The Board of Directors is pleased to share the CADTH Annual Report for 2022–2023.
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Friday, July 28, 2023

Save the date: New Program Launch! We are excited to announce the launch of the Lab to Market - Translating Clinical Research to Commercialization program on August 21.
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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Open call for input — Mandate Renewal 2025-30 The Alliance is welcoming input from researchers, academics and industry experts from across the research community on emerging DRI capabilities and corresponding trends that will enable cutting-edge scientific research in the coming decade.
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Thursday, July 27, 2023

In the winter of 2023, CIHR published the summary of a public consultation outlining the state of clinical trials in Canada. Over 140 individuals representing researchers, patient and citizen groups, research and health networks, government departments, and several clinical trial organizations identified the key challenges in conducting clinical trials in Canada. As part of their first step towards shaping a long-term clinical trials strategy for Canada, CIHR is now proposing elements that will comprise the nation's clinical trials strategy.
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Due to planned maintenance, the CITI Program website (online research training site) will be unavailable on Friday, July 28th from 10 p.m. to midnight U.S. Eastern Time (7 p.m. to 9 p.m. U.S. Pacific). We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

The FDA is seeking feedback on its document entitled Decentralized Clinical Trials for Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices Guidance for Industry, Investigators, and Other Stakeholders.
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Friday, July 21, 2023

CIHR Strategic Plan 2023–2024 Progress and New Priority Actions for the Coming Year: Find CIHR report on progress and accomplishments for 2022-23 here.
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Thursday, June 15, 2023

The ACRC is excited to announce the official release of its 2023 Provincial report. This document was created with support from ACRC partners and insights from the broader clinical research community.
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Thursday, June 15, 2023

The Life Sciences Venture Coaching program is designed to support early-stage life sciences researchers and entrepreneurs with their innovation journey and will run from July- December 2023.
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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Researchers that have access to Connect Care may have access to document scanning functionality. Consent forms for Clinical Trials will be required to be scanned in to Connect Care. Document scanning enables Connect Care users to scan documents for inclusion into the patient’s comprehensive clinical record at any point during the care journey.
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Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Recently, Health Canada announced the ICH E6(R3) Guideline on Good Clinical Practice is available for public comment.
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Thursday, June 01, 2023

The Accelerating Clinical Trials/Accélérer les Essais Cliniques (ACT/AEC) Consortium has released a call for proposals entitled Evaluate Canadian Biotechnologies with Randomized Controlled Trials. The nominated principal investigator(s) must be affiliated with one of ACT’s 28 Networks and leadership must be in partnership with a biotech company representative.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Gairdner is looking for Canadian mid-career investigators leading the way in impactful health research. Institutions and individuals are welcome to make nominations.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The Alliance is accepting applications and nominations for the Researcher Council. This is a unique opportunity for researchers from across the country to make an impact on the digital research infrastructure (DRI) ecosystem in Canada. The deadline to apply has been extended to June 12.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The IPHCPR Network is offering an opportunity for First Nation, Métis and Inuit health sciences research students to participate in a 4 night, 4 day writing retreat to advance their progress in writing a scholarly article, manuscript or book chapter, a grant application, or their thesis proposal or dissertation.
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Friday, May 19, 2023

The Covenant Health Research Centre is celebrating International Clinical Trials Day 2023 by highlighting research conducted within Covenant facilities. Read about what some of our researchers are doing.
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Wednesday, May 03, 2023

The 2023 update to the Tri-agency research training award holder’s guide is now available on the website.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

CIHR is recruiting diverse reviewers for this program.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) released four final guidances this week that address cybersecurity best practices, verification and validation for personalized medical devices and post-market surveillance communication between regulators.
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Saturday, April 01, 2023

The Covenant Health Research Centre is launching a new digital Research Application Intake Form to apply for Operational/Administrative reviews.
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Saturday, April 01, 2023

Completion of a Data Disclosure Agreement (DDA) is required for any researcher seeking to access Connect Care (view-only or write-access) for purposes of research. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is the sole custodian for Connect Care and access requires an AHS DDA, regardless of whether the study is conducted at a Covenant site.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Thanks to support from the Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies housed at CIHR, we are pleased to offer several training opportunities in science communication.
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Friday, March 24, 2023

We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for oral and/or poster presentation for consideration.  The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Research hubs will further strengthen Canada’s biomanufacturing and life sciences sector while protecting Canadians against future health threats.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The N2 Quality Committee is pleased to announce the release of the updated guidance for ‘Health Canada Inspections’.
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Wednesday, March 01, 2023

As required by the Tri-Agency Research Data Management (RDM) Policy, the Covenant Health Research Centre has published its new RDM strategy.
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Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Caring for people and their communities is at the heart of what we do. Join us in sharing your clinical and research insights into how we can improve palliative care to more fully honor individuals and communities.
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Thursday, January 26, 2023

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently announced the details and recipients of its Clinical Trials Fund (CTF).
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

REDCap has now been upgraded to version 13.2.2. The system is up and running as of 6 pm January 23rd, 2023. Thank you for your patience.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

On behalf of Canada’s research funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC), the Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research is pleased to announce the publication of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – TCPS 2 (2022). TCPS 2 (2022) replaces TCPS 2 (2018) as the official human research ethics policy of the three Agencies.
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Monday, January 16, 2023

There is a planned REDCap outage on January 23rd, 2023 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM to perform a server upgrade.
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Thursday, January 05, 2023

Certificate courses provide a deeper dive into patient-oriented research topics and approaches. Delivered primarily online, each course concentrates on a specific content area and offers practical and applied learning for you to advance patient-oriented research in practice.
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Friday, December 16, 2022

The December 2022 edition of the Clinical Inquiry Newsletter for the Connect Care Research community is now available.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

CPSA is now seeking proposals from Alberta-based organizations and/or individuals for the CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant! Submit your expression of intent no later than Dec. 15, 2022.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

This project aims to demonstrate the role and value of health research in fun and accessible ways.
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Monday, November 21, 2022

Digital, Inclusive, Virtual, and Equitable Research Training (DIVERT) is a transdisciplinary mental health online training platform dedicated to changing the course of mental health research and practice in Canada with children, youth and their families.
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Monday, November 21, 2022

Are you interested in applying for trainee funding support from MITACS?
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Monday, November 21, 2022

Launched in Spring 2021, the Tri-Agency Research Data Management (RDM) Policy requires all Canadian post-secondary institutions seeking to administer Tri-Agency funds to have developed a publicly available institutional RDM strategy by March 01, 2023.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2022

We know that there are barriers to accessibility that make it harder for some people, including people with disabilities, to take part in health research. We also know that ableism happens in the health research funding system.
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Monday, October 31, 2022

Researchers at the University of Alberta are now able to access the Genomics England research collaboration.
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Monday, October 31, 2022

The Vice-President Research and Innovation Office (VPRIO) and the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (FoMD) have agreed to consolidate and coordinate all clinical trial supports and oversight to increase research success, simplify access to support, and create more efficient processes.
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Thursday, October 27, 2022

CIHR-IMHA proudly announces the full launch of the Patient Engagement in Research Training Program.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

It’s been just over a year since the Universities of Calgary and Alberta launched the REB Exchange (REBX) here in Alberta.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The new strategic plan highlights the future of clinical health research in Alberta, with goals focused on five priority areas. These strategic priorities will bring benefits to the health and socio-economic well-being of Albertans, attract investments, and support the diversification of our economy.
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Friday, September 23, 2022

We would like to ask for your contribution in the MRC funded project that is developing reporting guidelines for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) protocols and reports using surrogate primary endpoints: the SPIRIT-SURROGATE and CONSORT-SURROGATE extensions.
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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Transform your discoveries into practical solutions with funding, support and mentorship.
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Wednesday, September 07, 2022

The new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy comes into effect January 25, 2023. The NIH is continuing to develop resources and implementation information to help the community prepare.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

The Covenant Health Research Centre team has produced a limited survey, live to Friday, September 9, to help inform future state, and we are asking for your assistance through survey participation:
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Engaging patients as research partners is fundamental to patient-oriented research (POR). The Patient Engagement in Patient-Oriented Research Certificate course introduces key concepts, methods, and strategies for engaging patients as partners.
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Friday, July 29, 2022

The CIHR Reviewer in Training (RiT) program offers Early Career Researchers (ECRs) a learning opportunity to gain a better understanding of the elements of high quality review and the peer review process through direct participation in the Project Grant competition with the support of a Mentor.
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Friday, July 29, 2022

The Gairdner Foundation in partnership with the Alberta provincial government have an established fund for the promotion of science culture and achievement in the province of Alberta.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

The Albertans4HealthResearch (AB4HR) Collaborative Council is seeking new council members.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Two new Mitacs Business Development Specialists have started working with the University of Alberta to increase support for academia-industry research and innovation collaboration.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Weiser Research, Inc. Study Coordinator Training Program: Hosted by NACTRC on September 16 and 17, this program is open to coordinators on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Monday, July 11, 2022

Launch 5 occurs on November 6, 2022. Please review the latest information for updates to Connect Care for research community members.
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Friday, July 08, 2022

Abstract submission for oral and poster presentations for WHAHC 2023 is open. Make sure you contribute to the scientific program by sharing your research and experience.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Validate is an opportunity for Alberta’s health-tech innovators to accelerate the commercialization of emerging health technologies through the early validation phase.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

In March 2021, Canada’s federal granting agencies — the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) — launched the Tri-Agency Research Data Management (RDM) Policy.
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Thursday, June 16, 2022

Find some tips for finding federal funding.
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Monday, June 13, 2022

The annual SPOR Collaborative Forum will be held on October 3-4, 2022 in both Edmonton and Calgary. This year's theme is "Embracing the New Normal: Patient-Oriented Research Practices and Impacts".
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Friday, June 10, 2022

The Lab2Market Program is a 16 week program to help researchers validate their ideas with the purpose of finding business/commercial value. The program is based on similar programs that have found success in other parts of the world, but with a Canadian twist.
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Wednesday, June 01, 2022

In the wake of the International Clinical Trials Day, as we continue to appreciate those who conduct and raise awareness of clinical trials, let’s also reflect on the need for racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials, which is a long-standing issue that was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

If you were unable to attend this webinar by CIHR held on May 4th, key messages have been posted on the site.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

The Government of Canada announced a $250 Million investment over three years for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to increase clinical research capacity through a new fund – the Clinical Trial Fund (CTF). Interested research teams must register prior to May 31, 2022.
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Friday, May 20, 2022

May 20th is International Clinical Trials Day. On behalf of the Covenant Research Centre, we would like to thank all of our COV staff that participate in making clinical trials possible. You are contributing to bettering the health of Albertans.
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Monday, May 16, 2022

CIHR is seeking external applicants to form the inaugural Standing Committee on Institutes. Individuals who bring international and/or national experience, broad expertise and competency in international granting approaches and international standards of health research excellence to inform and advise on matters related to CIHR’s Institutes are encouraged to apply.
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Friday, May 06, 2022

The new AHS application module is now integrated directly within IRISS and replaces the previous sharepoint form.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

The three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) have embarked on an initiative to modernize their grants management system to better support applicants, administrators and reviewers during the grants management lifecycle.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

CIHR has published a notification about the upcoming launch of its clinical trials fund-associated funding opportunities.
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Friday, April 01, 2022

The latest version of the CHRC Research Notes for 2022 April has been released.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

A new vehicle to quickly validate solutions and reduce barriers to procurement for medical technology companies.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

ACRC's Glossary & Common Terminology collates definitions of commonly used clinical research acronyms and terms from Health Canada, TCPS2, FDA and other sources. It also includes Alberta-specific clinical and health research-related terminology which helps us all to speak the same language.
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Friday, February 11, 2022

Health Canada reduces record retention for clinical trials, drugs and NHPs from 25 to 15 years.
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Tuesday, February 01, 2022

New Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC) Provincial Training Recommendations have been released.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

The current Tri-Council Policy Statement 2: Course on Research Ethics (TCPS 2:CORE) will be replaced by a new version - TCPS 2: CORE-2022 during the week of January 10th, 2022.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Health Canada is seeking consult for their draft "Risk classification guide of observations related to clinical trial inspections of human drugs"
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Monday, November 08, 2021

The Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC) has extended access to their engagement survey to support the new phase III strategic plan.
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Friday, November 05, 2021

Recruitment for a Consultant, Clinical Health Research position was posted today.
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Thursday, November 04, 2021

Researchers proposing to access Covenant sites and facilities are required to submit declaration of compliance for mandatory COVID-19 immunization prior to November 30th, 2021.
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Tuesday, November 02, 2021

REB administration fees for industry sponsored, multi-site research will change effective January 1st, 2022
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Thursday, September 02, 2021

An international team of scientists, patient representatives, trial investigators, methodologists and statisticians, ethicists, funders, regulators, and journal editors convened to develop the CONSERVE (CONSORT and SPIRIT Extension for RCTs Revised in Extenuating Circumstances) Statement.
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Monday, July 26, 2021

The CHRC moved from Rural Health–Professional Practice to the Innovation portfolio effective July 26th, 2021, joining both the Network for Excellence in Seniors Health and Wellness (NESHW) and the Palliative Institute (PI).
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Thursday, May 20, 2021

Today - on International Clinical Trials Day, we are announcing the launch of Clinical Trials Alberta (CTA) a new initiative that will generate lasting health and economic benefits for Albertans by solidifying our province as a premiere clinical trial destination in North America.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

May 20th is International Clinical Trials Day, marking James Lind's 1747 investigation on scurvy in sailors, and in what is considered to be the first clinical trial.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

CADTH is now accepting abstracts for workshops, panels, debates, breakfast sessions, oral presentations, and posters for the 2021 CADTH Symposium to be held online on November 2, 3 and 4
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

New career opportunity for Coordinator - Clinical Health Research
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The Palliative Institute has issued a Call for Abstracts for the upcoming 32nd Annual Palliative Education & Research Day
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Wednesday, September 02, 2020

AHS has updated the research guidance during COVID-19 impact memo
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Tuesday, September 01, 2020

The virtual 31st annual Palliative Education and Research Day is now open for registration.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS open to submit for poster presentation or short (3-minute) video presentation at the Virtual Institute 2020. A limited number of abstracts will be selected for longer (7-minute) highlighted video presentation.
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Saturday, June 27, 2020

The Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) originally announced in May 2020 has been updated.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

The 31st annual Palliative Care Education & Research Day scheduled for October 26th, 2020 will transition to an online platform.
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Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Research re-launch information for research in Covenant Health and Alberta Health Services clinical areas
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Friday, May 08, 2020

Only clinically necessary laboratory testing during COVID-19 Pandemic
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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Government of Canada commits $1billion in additional research funding
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Thursday, April 09, 2020

Patient access and other research activities, as well as research services may be restricted during COVID-19 Outbreak. Messaging will be posted here as it is established.
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Thursday, April 09, 2020

ACRC releases Alberta Research Guidance - Essential and Non-essential Research
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Monday, April 06, 2020

CADTH has created a COVID-19 hub to both update evidence and review new requests
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Monday, March 23, 2020

Health Canada has issued a notice to sponsors regarding management of clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Friday, March 20, 2020

Call for Abstracts deadline extended until further notice for the 31st Annual Palliative Education & Research Day scheduled for 2020October26
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

In response to the research community's request, the Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research has created an index at the end of the PDF version of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, TCPS2 (2018)
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Guidance for researchers on Vanessa's Law, SAEs, RLS, and how they apply to researchers conducting research at Covenant Health
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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Call for Abstracts - Now Open! 31st Annual Palliative Education & Research Day: Kaleidoscope of Diversity: Honoring individuality in palliative care The submission deadline is Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Abstracts on all aspects of end-of-life and palliative care are welcome.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Due to unforeseen events, Research Day 2020 is cancelled
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Thursday, January 09, 2020

Workers compensation board (WCB)-Alberta promotes injury prevention and encourages the development of effective disability management services and strategies. In order to inform better practice, WCB-Alberta provides financial support for research projects that address certain areas of need.
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Tuesday, January 07, 2020

The Stem Cell Network (SCN) is pleased to launch a national funding competition for three translational research programs and a new program, Innovation Research Program, for early career investigators in the stem cell and regenerative medicine field. This call follows a first competition launched last summer and is focused on translational research to move research from bench to beside. In total, over $12 million will be made available between 2019 and 2020 through the two peer-reviewed funding competitions.
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Wednesday, January 01, 2020

The January issue of the Covenant Health Research Centre “Research Notes“ is now available to subscribers. If you are not a subscriber, please complete the registration below (in "read more") and you will be added to our list. For the updated research funding announcements, please go "read more" below for details.
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Wednesday, January 01, 2020

The Covenant Health Research Centre produces a publication to highlight research conducted at Covenant health sites. Please click on 'read more" for details.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

The Canadian Pain Society (CPS) in partnership with Pfizer Canada is pleased to offer the Early Career Investigator Pain Research Grant Program. This grant will provide operating funds for early career researchers who recently entered a faculty position at a Canadian academic institution (University or Health Centre).
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement supports partners to accelerate the identification, spread, and scale of proven healthcare innovations. They are currently accepting applications for mental health and addictions as well as for home and community care.
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Friday, December 06, 2019

The 14th Covenant Health Research Day focused on “Advancements in Dementia: Causation, treatment and care for this vulnerable population” will be held on February 13, 2020 with keynote seminars from Dr. Roger Dixon and Dr. Jasneet Parmar. The day will also include speakers selected from the abstracts submitted, 2 discussion panels, 7 short-talks, 8-10 speed-poster pitches and a full poster session/networking luncheon.
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Wednesday, December 04, 2019

The December issue of the Covenant Health Research Centre “Research Notes“ is now available to subscribers. If you are not a subscriber, please complete the registration below (in "read more") and you will be added to our list. For the updated research funding announcements, please go "read more" below for details.
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Monday, November 25, 2019

The most recent update to the Provincial Training Recommendations has been published on the ACRC webpage.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The magazine for researchers who want to be more productive and achieve real-world impacts from their research.
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Saturday, November 09, 2019

ALS Canada, the only dedicated source of ALS research funding in Canada, invests almost $1.4 million towards innovative ALS research projects in pursuit of a future without ALS.
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Friday, November 01, 2019

The November issue of the Covenant Health Research Centre “Research Notes“ is now available to subscribers. If you are not a subscriber, please complete the registration below (in "read more") and you will be added to our list. For the November 2019 Research Funding update, please go the intranet link in "read more" to access a PDF of funding agencies that may be applicable to your research.
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Thursday, October 24, 2019

CADTH is now accepting abstracts for workshops, panels, debates, breakfast sessions, oral presentations, and posters for the 2020 CADTH Symposium to be held in Toronto, Ontario, on April 19th to 21st, 2020.
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Thursday, October 24, 2019

An AllTrials report for the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee this week has found that 33 NHS trust sponsors and six UK universities are reporting none of their clinical trial results, while others have gone from 0% to 100% following an announcement from the Select Committee in January that universities and NHS trusts with missing trials had 6 months to correct it.
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Friday, October 18, 2019

The ACRC is piloting a new research concierge service accessible to all researchers conducting research in Alberta.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

The Covenant Health Research Centre (CHRC) invites you to register and submit abstracts for oral presentations in the area of "Dementia" for the upcoming 14th Covenant Health Research Day on Thursday, February 13, 2020. We are also accepting submissions for poster presentations on topics related to the research objectives and/or for research projects completed at Covenant Health or funded by the Covenant Health Research Centre.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

A new study identifies gender differences in grant and personnel award funding rates at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) based on research content area.
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Friday, October 11, 2019

Dr. Kelly Cobey presents as part of the CADTH Lecture Series.
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Friday, October 04, 2019

We are very pleased to welcome Roshanie Khan to the corporate role of Administrative Assistant - Research with the Covenant Health Research Centre (CHRC) as of September 17th, 2019. More information on Shanie can be found below and she can be reached at: roshanie.khan@covenanthealth.ca or research@covenanthealth.ca or at 780-735-2274.
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Friday, October 04, 2019

We are very pleased to welcome Shairaz Baksh, PhD to the corporate role of Research Development Coordinator with the Covenant Health Research Centre (CHRC) as of September 9th, 2019. More information on Shairaz can be found by clicking below and he can be reached at: shairaz.baksh@covenanthealth.ca or researchprojects@covenanthealth.ca or at 780-735-2681.
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Tuesday, October 01, 2019

The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, 2nd edition (TCPS2), 3rd revision final release announced in August 2019 does not impact basic underlying TCPS2 principles, and so currently available Course on Research Ethics (CORE) TCPS2 training is still relevant.
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Friday, August 02, 2019

Your Opportunity: The Covenant Health Research Centre (CHRC) is dedicated to promoting innovation, facilitating inquiry, developing partnerships and integrating research into practice. Join a small but dynamic team, and work with a broad range of clinical constituents from across Alberta.
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Monday, July 22, 2019

Health Canada is announcing a public meeting, being hosted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, entitled "ICH Global Meeting on E8(R1) Guideline on General Considerations for Clinical Trials".
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) is requesting feedback on a draft entitled "Collaboration in health technology assessment in Canada: an environmental scan." Feedback is welcome until July 31, 2019.
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Friday, July 12, 2019

Learn about the new and innovative drugs and medical devices that Health Canada approved for sale in Canada, the information published about potential safety issues, and other accomplishments in 2018.
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Thursday, July 11, 2019

The New Frontiers in Research Fund will invest $275 million over the next 5 years beginning in fiscal 2018-19, and $65 million ongoing, to fund international, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking and high-risk research.
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Friday, July 05, 2019

Covenant Health is proud to support and provide delegates the opportunity to gather, meet, share experiences and exchange ideas with colleagues representing many disciplines from all over Alberta and surrounding provinces as we talk about this year’s theme, “Caring for the Caregiver.”
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Friday, June 28, 2019

As part of the National Clinical Trial Outreach and Awareness Initiative, which aims to inform the public and patients about the clinical research process, the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) is pleased to share that the latest supplement on Clinical Trials that was published in USA Today.
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Thursday, June 27, 2019

The Stem Cell Network is pleased to launch a new national research funding competition comprised of four translational research programs in stem cell and regenerative medicine.
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Thursday, June 27, 2019

The Office of Legislative and Regulatory Modernization for Health Canada has published Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Serious Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting — Hospitals) and the Medical Devices Regulations (Medical Device Incident Reporting — Hospitals).
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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Save the Date! The Dr. Shirley Stinson Nursing Research Conference will be held on November 7, 2019 at the Lister Centre at the University of Alberta.
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Monday, June 24, 2019

PolicyWise for Children & Families (PolicyWise) is requesting applications to increase research partnerships to build a stronger evidence base that will inform youth suicide prevention practices and improve outcomes. Grants of up to $40,000 are available for a term of 12 months.
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Monday, June 10, 2019

Alberta Health Services’ Seniors Health Strategic Clinical Network has identified top research questions in senior’s health, as determined by patients, caregivers, and clinicians.
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Friday, June 07, 2019

Health Canada is exploring how best to address longstanding stakeholder concerns regarding the current regulatory framework for medical devices and how it may be unintentionally limiting investigational testing activity in Canada.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

PRIHS is designed to align the knowledge production efforts of researchers with the evidence needs of the health system through the administration of implementation studies. These implementation studies will help AHS identify and advance solutions that improve health care quality, health outcomes and value for Albertans.
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Monday, May 27, 2019

The Alberta Addiction and Mental Health Research Hub is offering a non-renewable Depression Research Priority Grant for up to $20,000 for studies involving primary data collection and $10,000 for knowledge translation projects.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2019

Clinical Trials Day is a well-deserved ‘time out’ to recognize the people who conduct clinical trials and to say “thanks” for what they do every day to improve public health. This day of celebration also provides our community with a unique opportunity to raise awareness of clinical trials – and of clinical research as a career option – among the greater public.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

In this sixth national public opinion poll in the CanadaSpeaks! series, Canadians continue to demonstrate their strong commitment to health research and health innovation in Canada despite the economic challenges our country faces in 2019.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

The Covenant Health Research Centre is pleased to announce the relaunch of its publication "Covenant Health Research."
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Monday, April 22, 2019

Clinical Trials BC recently completed their analysis of results from the Canadian Clinical Research Participation Survey, which aimed to engage and learn from 1,000 patients and study volunteers about their experience with clinical trials. N2 has released a webinar with regard to this survey.
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Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Research Canada’s Leadership in Advocacy Award honours outstanding advocates for medical, health and scientific research. The Leadership in Advocacy Award is presented to individuals and/or organizations who/which have made outstanding efforts in advocating for Canadian health research at the local, provincial and/or national level. The nomination deadline is April 26, 2019.
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Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Health Canada is pleased to announce the implementation of International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) Guidance E6(R2): Good Clinical Practice.
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Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Under the RCC initiative, Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are holding joint public consultation meetings on International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) guidelines currently under development. Stakeholder input received through this initiative will be considered in current or future guideline development.
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Thursday, April 04, 2019

The Canadian Lung Association (CLA) is pleased to launch the request for applications for 2019 for the Lung Association Breathing as One Allied Health Research Grant. Eligibility requirements for applicants have been broadened and awards are now open to members and non-members of CTS and CRHP who are conducting lung research that aligns with the Lung Association mandate and a respiratory health professional from a recognized clinically based discipline.
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Thursday, February 28, 2019

The theme of the Canadian Mental Health Association's fourth annual Mental Health For All (#MH4A) national conference, taking place September 23 to 25, 2019, is Connection Interrupted: Restoring Mental Health in a Fractured World.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

The deadline to submit an abstract for the 19th Annual Mary O'Connor Palliative and Hospice Care Conference has been extended to February 28, 2019 at 4:00 pm.
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Monday, February 11, 2019

Covenant Health's Palliative Institute invites clinicians, students, and faculty to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations related to palliative and end of life care.
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Friday, February 08, 2019

The CHRC has begun compiling information on upcoming funding opportunities which may be of interest to Covenant Health researchers.
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Monday, January 21, 2019

You are invited to submit abstracts for poster and/or oral presentation at the third annual AbSPORU Summer Institute 2019: Impact & Opportunities.
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Thursday, January 10, 2019

The Canadian Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Foundation (CAAIF) Food Allergy Research Grant will provide $25,000 for food-allergy-related research. Applications are due February 28, 2019.
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Wednesday, January 09, 2019

The Aralez Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. and the Canadian Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Foundation (CAAIF) Research Grant in Allergic Rhinitis or Urticaria will provide $50,000 for allergic rhinitis- or urticaria-related research. Applications are due February 28, 2019.
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Tuesday, January 08, 2019

WCB-Alberta promotes injury prevention and encourages the development of effective disability management services and strategies. In order to inform better practice, WCB-Alberta provides financial support for research projects that address certain areas of need. The 2019 grants competition is accepting letters of intent until March 29, 2019.
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Monday, January 07, 2019

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have published a draft entitled "Draft CIHR Ethics Guidance on Developing Research Partnerships with Patients." The CIHR welcomes feedback on this draft not only regarding specific wording, but how effectively ethical concerns have been addressed, as well.
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Friday, January 04, 2019

The Annual Report for the Covenant Health Research Centre for 2017/2018 is now online.
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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Applications due February 1, 2019 Under this joint initiative, SAGE Publishing (SAGE) and the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology (IIQM) will provide two travel awards. Each will include full conference registration as well as $1500 USD toward travel costs to attend the Qualitative Methods (QM) Conference to be held in Brisbane, Australia in May 2019.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Alberta Health Services Palliative/End of Life Care – Calgary Zone invites you to submit an abstract for poster presentation at the 19th Annual Mary O’Connor Palliative and Hospice Care Conference being held April 4, 2019 at the Grey Eagle Resort in Calgary, Alberta. The deadline for abstract submission is 4:00 PM, January 23, 2019.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Jasneet Parmar, Jacqueline Torti, Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Lesley Charles, Karenn Chan, and Peter George J. Tian have published their article, “Supporting family caregivers of seniors within acute and continuing care systems” in the Canadian Geriatrics Journal.
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Friday, December 07, 2018

The Canadian Hemophilia Society and Bayer are currently accepting funding applications. Submissions are due on February 8, 2019.
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Friday, December 07, 2018

Applications for the CIHR Project Grant for spring 2019 are now open. The registration deadline is February 6, 2019 and the deadline for submissions is March 6, 2019.
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Friday, December 07, 2018

The Covenant Health Research Centre will be closed on December 25 and 26, 2018, as well as January 1, 2019.
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Friday, December 07, 2018

The Alberta Clinical Research Consortium and its partner organizations are pleased to announce the release of the updated Provincial Training Recommendations 2018 for all individuals conducting clinical health research in the province of Alberta.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2018

The Canadian Institutes of Health research will be funding the project, "Health Workforce Education and Training Resources to Recognize and Support Family Caregivers of Seniors in Care."
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Monday, November 26, 2018

The Diabetes, Obesity & Nutrition SCN is currently accepting proposals for their annual seed grant. The submission deadline is December 17, 2018 at 4:00 pm MST.
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Thursday, August 09, 2018

Call for abstracts is now open for the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Spotlight on Innovation
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Monday, July 09, 2018

Last chance to voice your thoughts on improving palliative care in Canada.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Could the timing of when patients take blood pressure medication impact their lifespan?
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Thursday, June 21, 2018

32nd annual Margaret Scott Wright Research Day in Edmonton. Abstract deadline September 14, 2018
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Monday, June 11, 2018

Covenant Health physician Dr. Chris Nichol engages and inspires future rural health care professionals.
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Monday, June 04, 2018

The Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta has a new rural nursing preceptorship research website.
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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Health Canada is holding public engagement asking that Canadians share their ideas, innovations and lived-experience related to palliative care to help develop a framework for Canadians. Consultation closes July 13, 2018.
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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Health Canada is advising its intent to implement the Integrated Addendum to ICH E6(R1): Guideline for Good Clinical Practice E6(R2). The target date for full implementation of ICH E6(R2) has been extended to April 1, 2019
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Abstracts on nursing research or quality improvement projects are invited for submission.
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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Alberta Innovates announces the migration of EDGE research databases into a Canada-wide system taking place this weekend.
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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Deadline is April 27, 2018
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

The Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC) has developed a survey to gain insight into researcher experience with clinical health research.
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Friday, March 16, 2018

HC is looking for comments on the clarity and expectations on how to comply with Part C, Division 5, including the interpretation of ICH-E6(R2) in the Canadian context. Health Canada, as a member of ICH, will formally adopt ICH-E6(R2) on April 1st, 2018.
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Friday, March 09, 2018

CADTH has amended their common drug review process, accepting submissions up to six months before notice of compliance is issued by Health Canada.
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Friday, February 02, 2018

Call for abstracts issued for upcoming 29th annual palliative education and research day entitled: "Compassionate Communities: Building Upon a Caring Community"
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Friday, December 15, 2017

Current opportunity to work with a great team at Covenant Health: Research Development Coordinator
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Tuesday, December 05, 2017

The CHRC office will be closed during Christmas week - Monday, December 25th through to Monday, January 1st, 2018, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The Covenant Health Research Centre (CHRC) has extended the deadline until Friday, December 12th, 2017 to submit abstracts for the upcoming Research Day 2018 event to be held on Monday, February 12th, 2018.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The Panel on Research Ethics seeks feedback on a set of proposed changes to the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans - TCPS2 (2014). Deadline for comments has been extended to January 5th, 2018
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Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Upcoming changes to GRANTS.GOV grant opportunity subscriptions will require your attention after November 20th, 2017
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Monday, October 16, 2017

Changes to application for U.S. grants through the GRANTS.GOV site will be implemented in 2018. The legacy PDF grant application will be retired on December 31st, 2017 and replaced with a new workspace process to apply for U.S. federal grants.
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Thursday, August 24, 2017

The CHRC has released an annual operations report for the fiscal year: April 1st, 2016 through March 31st, 2017.
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Friday, July 14, 2017

Canadian Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (CCTCC) is seeking early adopters for model Clinical Trials Agreement (mCTA)
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

The upcoming Leadership in Patient-Oriented Research: Pragmatic Clinical Trials Certificate program, with Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 intakes, is eligible for funding through the Covenant Health Staff Education Program. Physicians can access CME funding through the Alberta Medical Association (AMA).
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Monday, July 10, 2017

Health Canada is seeking input on mandatory reporting of serious adverse drug reactions and medical device incidents.
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Friday, June 02, 2017

Effective July 1st, 2017, the Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta (HREBA) will be implementing streamlined ethics review fees.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Effective immediately, there will be an administrative change to the CITI research training website
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Friday, May 19, 2017

Participate in an on-line survey on Canada's need for a pan-Canadian clinical trials organization
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

The Network of Excellence in Seniors' Health and Wellness (NESHW) has launched a new website
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Thursday, April 27, 2017

University of Alberta's Research Ethics Office is upgrading the REMO human research ethics application form
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Public comments on proposed changes to Tri-Council Policy Statement, Version 2 (TCPS2) are now available for viewing
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Clinical Trials Awareness Week runs from May 1st to 5th. Clinical trials are important to health research. Trials are conducted with patients and healthy volunteers to answer important questions. There are a number of ways you can celebrate Clinical Trials Awareness Week!
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Thursday, April 20, 2017

Please help streamline clinical trails in Canada by completing a survey to inform Health Canada's Initiative to Streamline Clinical Trials (ISCT)
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Monday, April 10, 2017

The 23rd annual Qualitative Health Research Conference has issued a call for abstracts.
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Friday, March 31, 2017

Effective July 1st, the Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta (HREBA) will streamline and simplify ethics review fees for industry sponsored studies
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Monday, March 06, 2017

The first issue of the Fast Track Impact magazine was published and is available on-line.
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Friday, February 24, 2017

Presentations and abstracts from the 12th Covenant Health Research Day 2017 entitled "My life in a petri-dish - Covenant Health as a living lab" are now posted.
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Thursday, February 09, 2017

The International Society of Advance Care Planning & End of Life Care has issued a call for abstracts for their upcoming conference to be held on September 6th to 9th, 2017 in Banff, Alberta.
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Thursday, February 02, 2017

The Canadian Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (CCTCC) and Health Canada have released a joint response to CCTCC Research Ethics Boards (REBs) Working Group (WG) Final Recommendations (FRs)
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Thursday, February 02, 2017

Health Canada has opened public consultation on the International Council on Harmonization (ICH) Document entitled: Good Clinical Practice (GCP) "Renovation" Reflection Paper
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

The U.S. Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) teamed up to create an interactive training video entitled “The Research Clinic” to promote research integrity.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Quebec researcher in legal fight over research confidentiality, as a court orders adjunct professor to hand over interviews conducted as part of her PhD research.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2016

New call for poster abstracts, for the upcoming Mary O'Connor Palliative and Hospice Care Conference
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Have you ever been asked to participate in a clinical trial? Researchers need your feedback.
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Wednesday, November 09, 2016

Health Canada posted public and stakeholder surveys to evaluate progress under the Regulatory Transparency and Openness Framework (launched April, 2014).
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Friday, October 14, 2016

Proposed revisions to the Tri-council Policy Statement version 2 (TCPS2): Ethical conduct for research involving humans are open for public consultation.
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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Learn rationale for the global movement to publish the results for all clinical trials by watching a TEDx Madrid talk by Sile Lane on "The hidden side of clinical trials".
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Monday, October 10, 2016

CHAIN launches 5 new special interest groups under CHAIN Technologies subgroup, including Regenerative Medicine; Telecare, telemedicine, teleconsulting; Bio-technical and adaptive devices; The use of social media; and Applied information technology.
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Friday, September 30, 2016

The Covenant Health Research Centre (CHRC) invites abstracts to be considered for presentation at the Covenant Health Research Day titled: "My life in a petri dish – Covenant Health as a living lab"
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Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Under the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) initiative, Health Canada and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are holding joint public consultation meetings on International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines currently under development.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Alberta Innovates Health Solutions (AI-HS) along with three other Alberta Innovates corporations will consolidate into one corporation, as announced in the Government of Alberta Budget 2016.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

The CHRC has released a report reflecting data from the 2015-2016 fiscal year.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

The Seniors' Health, Strategic Clinical Network (SCN) team has announced a new grant opportunity.
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Thursday, July 07, 2016

The U.S. Office of Research Integrity (ORI) June newsletter is now available for download.
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Monday, July 04, 2016

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on-line database is now available for use.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, has two new open funding opportunities open to applicants in low and middle income countries and Canada.
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Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Health Evidence™ has a new look! The healthevidence.org online repository of 4,600+ quality-rated public health relevant reviews has implemented website updates to improve the user experience.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

N2 and CITI Canada are pleased to announce the launch of the “Introductory Course on Privacy and Security for Personal Health Information in the Canadian Health Research Environment.”
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

The Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa's Law) introduces a new power to require certain healthcare institutions to report serious adverse drug reactions and medical device incidents. Health Canada is currently seeking feedback, open until July 11th, 2016.
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Monday, May 09, 2016

Did you know that nurses led forty-one research projects at Covenant Health over the past five years!
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Friday, April 29, 2016

The Inner City Health and Wellness Symposium will be held June 13th, 2016 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, AB.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Office of Research Integrity has released the latest newsletter for March, 2016.
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Monday, April 18, 2016

CIHR releases latest funding opportunities in CIHR Funding News bulletin: CIHR Issue 213
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Researchers in Canada are trying to learn more about people's experiences involving clinical trials.
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Friday, April 08, 2016

The Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research has posted two modules to the TCPS 2 tutorial, Course on Research Ethics (CORE): Multi-Jurisdictional Research, and Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2016

Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit opens Knowledge Translation Platform for Alberta-based health science researchers who have research projects that involve knowledge synthesis, knowledge translation and implementation science components.
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Monday, April 04, 2016

Call for Abstracts for the 7th biannual Edmonton zone Nursing Research Day
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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Effective April 1st, 2016, all new Alberta cancer-related research trials will undergo review through the Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta - Cancer Committee.
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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

The Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC) has released the latest issue - Vol. 4, Issue 1, of "Clinical Research Source".
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Wednesday, March 02, 2016

A new video produced by Network of Networks (N2) to educate research participants, potential research participants and the public about clinical trials has been released in both English and French. The video provides some basic information about clinical trials; a starting point for having a conversation about clinical trials.
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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Alberta Innovates Health Solutions (AIHS) releases their latest issue newsletter.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

The 11th annual Covenant Health Research Day focused on resilience.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Support unit issued their newsletter UPDATE
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Thursday, February 18, 2016

The Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta (HREBA) is providing expanded view access to the IRISS system.
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Thursday, February 18, 2016

The 27th annual Palliative Care Education and Research Days planning committee has issued a call for abstracts.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics is pleased to share new additions to its growing collection of responses to written requests for interpretation of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2).
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Friday, January 29, 2016

We invite poster submissions to EXPO 2016: Alberta’s Largest Independent Living and Mobility show, sponsored by Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health. Deadline for submission is February 15th, 2016, at 4:00PM
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Monday, January 25, 2016

Effective February 1, 2016: Streamlined Research Administration Pathway Launched for Calgary Zone Clinical Research Studies.
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Friday, January 22, 2016

We've received several reports from people having difficulty accessing the registration site using Internet Explorer.
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Friday, January 22, 2016

The CHRC has developed a new page to profile those areas that demonstrate research excellence within Covenant Health.
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Monday, January 11, 2016

Call for abstracts deadline extended until January 22nd, 2016 for the upcoming Transforming Healthcare in Remote Communities conference.
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Friday, January 08, 2016

16th Annual Mary O'Connor Palliative and Hospice Care Conference is being held on April 27th, 2016 at MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

The Network of Excellence in Seniors' Health and Wellness (NESHW) has released a 'discovery' toolkit entitled: "Supporting Family Caregivers of Seniors: Improving Care and Caregiver Outcomes".
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Thursday, December 10, 2015

An on-line national clinical research survey for patients and the public has been launched.
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Monday, December 07, 2015

As part of Health Canada’s (HC) commitment to regulatory transparency, information on all clinical trial inspections performed in Canada will be published by December 11, 2015 in Health Canada’s existing Drug and Health Product Inspections Database.
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Friday, December 04, 2015

The upcoming Research Day 2016, Program-at-a-glance is now available. Research Day will include a plenary speaker; oral and poster presentations; a panel discussion; a luncheon and networking opportunities.
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Wednesday, December 02, 2015

The Network of Seniors Health and Wellness (NESHW) has announced the successful projects submitted as part of the Innovation Fund competition. Congratulations to Dr. Marjan Abbasi, Dr. Adrian Wagg, Wendy Duggleby, PhD, Lisa Jensen and Allyson Jones, PhD.
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Friday, November 20, 2015

At its recent Making Canada Better conference in Montreal, Rx&D – the association that represents pharmaceutical research companies in Canada – announced it would be changing its name and brand to Innovative Medicines Canada.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Registration is now open for the 11th annual Covenant Health Research Day, to take place on Thursday, February 11th, 2016 at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital - Auditorium. This year's event is entitled: "Resilience - patient, practitioner and community, and the potential for transforming health and health care delivery"
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Monday, November 16, 2015

The Canadian Clinical Trial and Coordinating Centre (CCTCC) and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada have developed a clinical trials brochure.
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Friday, November 06, 2015

Are you looking for a trustworthy website about clinical trials? Are you interested in learning about participating in a clinical trial? A new website (www.itstartswithme.ca) about clinical trials was developed by patients and caregivers who have participated in a clinical trial or have had a loved one participate in a clinical trial and by people who work in clinical trials and research.
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Wednesday, October 07, 2015

The United States - Office for Human Protections (OHRP) has released six webinars intended to inform the public of proposed changes to the Common Rule - Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects.
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Monday, September 28, 2015

Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC) Executive committee members recommend training opportunities and endorse CITI-Canada research training.
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Friday, September 25, 2015

Dr. Lawrence Richer is the newly appointed Director of the Northern Alberta Clinical Trials and Research Centre (NACTRC), effective September 1st.
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Friday, September 11, 2015

The newest issue of the ACRC Clinical Research Source (Vol.3, Issue 3) was published on Wednesday. News included announcements of the new Research Alberta website - a researcher's one-stop shop, and the pilot EDGE Alberta clinical management system.
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Thursday, August 27, 2015

The Covenant Health Research Centre (CHRC) invites abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 2016 Covenant Health Research Day titled: “Resilience – patient, practitioner, and community, and the potential for transforming health and health care delivery”
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

NEW health Clinical Research and Innovation Community of Practice accepting participant RSVPs for official launch. A new Clinical Research and Innovation Community of Practice (CoP) is being formed. The Cop is open for all clinicians who are interested in getting together to share stories, problem solve and engage in discussion around knowledge translation and clinical research.
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Monday, August 24, 2015

Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions (AI-HS) announced the launch of two Alberta SPOR Support Unit platforms: Data and Methods Support & Development
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

HealthCareCAN in partnership with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute is proud to announce the 2015 Champion Awards! Through the Champion Awards, HealthCareCAN would like to recognize those that through patient/family engagement, achieved safe care and inspired others to do the same.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

IPFCC is proud to announce The 7th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care—Partnerships in Care, Interprofessional Education, and Research. The conference will showcase innovative programs and approaches dedicated to collaboration among health care professionals, patients, residents in long-term care communities, and families and other care partners.
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Thursday, July 16, 2015

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has launched a new team funding opportunity in the area of Intersectoral Prevention research. The $19M investment is a key component of the CIHR Environments and Health Signature Initiative.
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Thursday, July 16, 2015

The conference theme is "Nurse Leadership in the Complex Clinical World: Better transitions, teams and tomorrows".
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Monday, July 13, 2015

The Canadian Clinical Trails Asset Map (CCTAM) launched in June is available for researchers and their teams who wish to include their expertise within the Asset Map, to be accessed nationally and internationally.
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Monday, July 13, 2015

The Covenant Health Network of Excellence in Seniors’ Health and Wellness (NESHW) 2015 Request for Applications to the Innovation Fund is now open. Application deadline is September 8, 2015.
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Friday, June 26, 2015

AIHS announces its new Community Engagement and Conference Grant. This flexible grant is available to community and educational organizations, not-for-profits, and those involved in knowledge exchange in the health research and innovation environment
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

The Alberta Innovates Health Solution in partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS), announces their third offering under the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System (PRIHS) Fund, which will support projects undertaken by the Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. PRIHS will focus on two dimensions of the Health Quality Council of Alberta’s Quality Matrix - appropriateness and efficiency
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Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Features include: •ALCOA - Good Documentation Practices and Data Quality •CITI-Canada GCP Refresher course update •N2 Standard Operating Procedures Version 6 now available! •Canadian Clinical Trials Asset Map (CCTAM) launch announcement •Request for input and working group members - ACRC glossary revisions and the One-Stop-Shop
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Tuesday, June 02, 2015

On-line research courses available as a result of Covenant Health's membership in N2 now includes seven courses. N2 has partnered with the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) at the University of Miami to offer Canadian-version certificate courses for you and your study teams. These courses are recognized by most study sponsors.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

The CITI-Canada GCP Refresher course is now available to members of the Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC), of which Covenant Health is a partner.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

The Retina Foundation of Canada is offering Junior and Senior clinical research grants for $5,000.00 and $20,000.00 respectively. Deadline for application is May 25th, 2015.
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Friday, May 08, 2015

The Canadian Clinical Trials Asset Map (CCTAM) will be launched on Thursday, June 4th, 2015 in Ottawa. The CCTAM is a pan-Canadian, robust, on-line, searchable database designed to communicate Canada’s clinical research strengths to all stakeholders, including clinical trial sponsors.
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Friday, May 01, 2015

We have researchers seeking research projects. What research would make an impact on your practice? Do you have an idea you’d like to test?
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

For the first time ever, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken a position on clinical trial results reporting, and it’s a very strong position! The WHO now says that researchers have a clear ethical duty to publicly report the results of all clinical trials.
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Friday, March 27, 2015

This issue's features include: Recent changes to the TCPS2, Transparency in Clinical Research, Recent changes in regulations, and information on newly opened studies and the latest publications by Alberta researchers. Save the Date - 2nd annual ACRC Clinical Health Research Conference (June 17, 2015)
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Thursday, March 19, 2015

CHAIN, (standing for Contacts, Help, Advice & Information Network), originated 15 years ago in the NHS Research & Development programme in England and has since grown into a not-for profit international online community of around 14,000 people who are willing to share their knowledge and experience with each other.
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Friday, March 13, 2015

As of April 9th, 2015, RRS reports will be updated. Changes will effect the following sections: Profile and Grant Information, Research Findings, and Research Context. This may have implications to grant holders who currently have open end-of-grant reports.
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Monday, February 16, 2015

The 10th annual Covenant Health Research Day event entitled "Reclaiming a place for the Spirit: exploring evidence based religion and spirituality research in healthcare" was held on February 5th at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital auditorium. The plenary speaker, Dr. Kenneth I Pargament, shared his research with an audience of 116 participants as well as those attending via Telehealth. Throughout the day, speakers – both local and from outside the province, delivered interesting presentations culminating in a discussion panel at the end of the day.
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Thursday, January 15, 2015

The Alberta Netcare Portal is a viewer of health information provided from many source systems across the province. Revisions to rules allowing access for research personnel are expected to be tabled in the current session of the Alberta Legislature, which will provide an opportunity for the community of investigators and research administrators to review and comment on how well the changes respond to our evolving research environment.
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