The official launch of “Bold Ambitons: The Campaign for Dalhousie” is taking place today. To learn more about the priorities for the Faculty of Health Professions, visit the Bold Ambitions website.
SHA Supports Milk Tickets Program
Shawn Chhabra (AHAS President), Jane Moloney (NECHC), Ben Ridout (MHA, 2nd year), Alexandra Hill-Mann (MHA, 1st year).
The students and faculty of the Masters of Health Administration program have raised $400 for the North End Community Health Centre (NECHC) in order to provide them with much needed funding for their “Milk Tickets” program. The NECHC had recently lost funding for their initative, aimed at providing subsidized milk vouchers to new and expecting mothers. The $400 will provide much needed relief, but more help and contributions are always needed. If you would like to contribute, cheques can be mailed directly to the NECHC, or contact Jane Moloney for further information.
A Boost for Aboriginal Health Research
AAHRP Grant Recipients: Carla Moore, Heather Castleden, Fred Wien and Debbie Martin
Congratulations to Fred Wien (Social Work) the nominated principal applicant on a project receiving $9,280,961 for the next two years for the CIHR Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research. The network comprises 9 centres across the country as well as a national office. Their mandate is to build health research capacity in Aboriginal health research, support and conduct community-based research, engage in knowledge translation and develop a national network for Aboriginal health research.
One of the centres is the Atlantic Aboriginal Health Research Program (AAHRP) based at Dalhousie University and the Millbrook First Nation. In addition to Fred Wien, the team of principal investigators and co-applicants includes Charlotte Reading (University of Victoria), Cheryl Bartlett (Cape Breton University) and from Dalhousie University Debbie Martin (Health and Human Performance), Heather Castleden (School for Resource and Environmental Studies), Tuma Young (Law) and Carla Moore (AAHRP).
Becky Spencer takes first at IHRTP Research Day
Congratulations to Becky Spencer (School of Health Administration and School of Health and Human Performance MA HPRO Candidate) who was awarded first prize at the Integrated Health Research Training Program (IHRTP) Health Research Trainee Day. Held on February 2, 2011; the event brought together students from Medicine, Dentistry and Health Professions to present their research. Becky’s winning project “The role of peer mentors in enhancing school-based physical activity: Phase 1” evaluates the effectiveness of peer mentoring in increasing the activity levels of children. Becky is supervised by Dr. Sara Kirk of the School of Health Administration.
Upcoming Events – Dr. Brian Goldman
Dr. Brian Goldman, ER Physician and host of CBC’s “White Coat, Black Art” will be visiting Halifax on the 23rd and 24th of March in a number of events presented by the School of Health Administration Alumni Association. For further information on appearances by Dr. Goldman, please visit the School of Health Administration website.
Call for Nominations – FHP Research Awards
We are pleased to announce the launch of the annual Faculty of Health Professions Research Awards. Two awards are available – The Faculty of Health Professions’ Junior Award and The Faculty of Health Professions’ Research Excellence Award. These awards recognize outstanding research that leads to significant progress in the understanding and/or management of a health-related problem. Nominations are now open, and will close on November 30, 2010 at 4:00 pm. For further information, see the Call for Nominations.
Call for Nominations – FHP Teaching Excellence Award
Nominations are now being accepted for this year’s Faculty of Health Professions Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes the critical role that teaching plays in the Faculty, honouring an outstanding educator who demonstrates exemplary teaching. Nominations will be accepted until 4:00 pm on November 30, 2010. Click here for more infomation.
Research Tagline
For several years, the Associate Deans (Research) in the faculties of Health Professions, Medicine and Dentistry as well as the Vice Presidents (Research) at Capital Health and the IWK have been exploring ways to promote health research to its constituents in the media and the community. Common “branding” is not yet achievable for a variety of reasons. However, the three logos (Dalhousie, CDHA and IWK) now apprear together on the top of the investigator checklist.
A further symbolic initiative has been recently agreed upon. The tagline Discovery and Innovation for Health will be used on research related material from the five partners. Although another small stop, it is indicative of the ever-increasing Health Research collaborations among the partners.
Take as Directed
The formal launch of the new best-selling book Take As Directed, written by Pharmacy Professor Neil MacKinnon and Dalhousie Medical School Alumni Dr. Rhonda Church, was held at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on September 24th with 200 guests in attendance. The book, aimed at demystifying the Canadian health care system, offers common sense advice to anyone concerned about their health and well being. Written in plain language, Take as Directed offers Canadians a “behind the curtain” look at how physicians and pharmacists think and solve problems. To read more on this story see the article in the September 8th Dalnews.
NSHRF Workshop – Reminder
A reminder that if you have not yet RSVP’d for the upcoming NSHRF Workshop, please do so. The last date to RSVP has been extended to October 18, 2010.