Conferences

Fraser Health’s 7th Annual Research Week: June 11-15 - Register Now!

Did you know that Fraser Health has had 906 research studies conducted across its sites?

The goal of research and academic development is to improve health outcomes and health services sustainability through teaching, education and research. Research Week is a great opportunity to explore the conduct and use of research in Fraser Health.

Research Week takes place June 11 to June 15. You can pick and choose which sessions you’d like to attend.  This event is open to all Fraser Health employees and to external partners. There is no cost to attend this event.

Come learn about research projects, initiatives, and take part in workshops http://research.fraserhealth.ca/?section_id=7228&section_copy_id=5112

WUSC is pleased to launch this year's National Research Seminar and to celebrate its first decade. Inaugurated by John Ralston Saul in 2003, the National Research Seminar explores a particular challenge in international development and provides a tremendous platform for emerging scholars to share their research findings with university and college students, faculty members, practitioners and policy makers from across Canada and the world.

The National Research Seminar takes place each year as part of WUSC's International Forum, which will be held in Ottawa, November 1-3, 2012.

WUSC welcomes expressions of interest from emerging scholars and researchers from a cross-section of disciplines, sectors and regions. This includes Canadians engaged in international issues and southern-based researchers. We invite applicants to challenge the status quo and examine emerging ideas that can and do transform development.

Eligible applicants include individuals currently enrolled in a PhD program, who have recently completed a PhD or are new faculty members at a university or college. WUSC also encourages applications from Masters students who are conducting original research related to the theme.

Application deadline: June 30th

For more information, including how to apply, please click here.

Interdependence 2012: The Global Spinal Cord Injury Conference
Vancouver, May 15-17, 2012

he Interdependence 2012 program features the latest peer-reviewed findings from over 40 international and Canadian researchers and clinicians on a comprehensive range of SCI-related subjects. Basic and translational researchers, policy makers, spine surgeons, rehabilitation specialists and clinical professionals from around the world will share their work and present the newest treatments and technologies in the field of spinal cord injury research and development. Interactive presentations, plenary sessions and workshops lead by researchers and clinicians have been designed to support and encourage interdisciplinary discussion and will be a catalyst for increasing partnerships and learning in acute and chronic SCI interventions, neuroregeneration, registries and data management, multidisciplinary and international collaboration, and SCI research commercialization.

Confirmed guest speakers include: *Charles Tator, Toronto Western Hospital and Founder of ThinkFirst, Canada Keynote Session: Investing in the Future – the value proposition *Fin Biering-Sorensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Keynote Session: Accelerating progress through global standards - The International Spinal Cord Injury Data Sets *Susan Harkema, University of Louisville, USA
Session: Advances in the application of technology to SCI

For more information about i2012, visit www.rickhansen.com/i2012  Register today and save!