Past sessions include:
| Seminar | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| November 28, 2018 | Geoff Ball, professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Alberta Health Services chair in obesity researchMargie Davenport, associate professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation | Knowledge translation in physical activity and obesity-related research Presented by the WCHRI Trainee Advisory Committee. |
| November 5, 2018 | Ginetta Salvalaggio, family physician and associate professor with the Department of Family MedicineLes Umpherville, member of both the Inner City Health and Wellness Program’s Community Advisory Group and Alberta Addicts Who Educate and Advocate Responsibly (AAWEAR) | WCHRI Engaging social actors in health research series Presentation slides: Patient engagement is harm reduction |
| October 5, 2018 | Geoff Ball, professor in the Department of Pediatrics Maryam Kebbe, PhD student | Presentation slides: How to prepare your oral or poster presentation |
| September 28, 2018 | Linda Kreitzer, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary Gustave Mukurarinda, 1994 Genocide Memory Keepers Association, Edmonton, Alberta Arthemon Rurangwa, 1994 Genocide Memory Keepers Association, Edmonton, Alberta Sophie Yohani, Department of Educational Psychology | WCHRI Engaging social actors in health research series |
| September 18, 2018 | Rhonda Bell, professor in the Faculty of Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental SciencesMichelle Bailleux, WCHRI grants administrator | Presentation slides: WCHRI Postdoctoral Fellowship program |
| July 18, 2018 | Todd Alexander, professor in the Department of Pediatrics | Presentation slides: How to prepare your abstract |
| June 26, 2018 | Samina Ali, professor in the Department of Pediatrics | Presentation slides: You got this! An introduction to research proposal writing |
| May 30, 2018 | Maria Ospina, assistant research professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology | Presentation slides: Challenges and opportunities of using administrative health data for research |
| May 11, 2018 | Grant Bruno and Richard Oster, members of the ENRICH research group | WCHRI Engaging social actors in health research series |
| April 24, 2018 | Kim Raine, PhD, RD, FCAHS, professor and associate dean (Research) School of Public Health | WCHRI Engaging social actors in health research series Engaging policy/decision-makers in health promotion research |
| March 9, 2018 | Bethan Kingsley, postdoctoral fellow in the Community-University Partnership (CUP) for the Study of Children, Youth and Families in the Faculty of Extension | WCHRI Engaging social actors in health research series A more stable place: Collaborating to develop supportive housing for young families |
| March 1, 2018 | Charity Slobod, professional development and community volunteer coordinator for the Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research | Presentation slides: Avoiding jargon – six syllable words need not apply |
| February 13, 2018 | Piush Mandhane, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics | Presentation slides: Happy birthday CHILD! Come unwrap the data gifts |
| February 6, 2018 | Geoff Ball, professor in the Department of PediatricsSpencer Proctor, professor in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences | Presentation slides: CCHCSP and WCHRI present: Perspectives on Publishing and Reviewing in Discovery, Clinical & Health Services Research |
| January 18, 2018 | Graham Erickson, data scientist, Women and Children’s Health Research Institute | Presentation slides: Machine learning in medical research: A case study on cervical cancer screening |
| December 7, 2017 | Gary Goldsand, director of the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry | Ethical challenges for clinician-researchers |
| November 14, 2017 | Sharon Farnel, metadata coordinator with University of Alberta Libraries,James Doiron, research data management services coordinator with University of Alberta Libraries | Presentation slides: Bridging the data divide: Enhancing data discoverability and sharing with U of A Libraries |
| September 28, 2017 | Geoff Ball, professor in the Department of PediatricsMaryam Kebbe, PhD student | Video recording: Preparing an oral or poster: The right presentation to the right audience Presentation slides: Preparing an oral or poster: The right presentation to the right audience |
| September 20, 2017 | Tatjana Alvadj-Korenic, research coordinator, WCHRI Rhonda Bell, professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science Maria Mayan, assistant professor, CUP | Video recording: Knowledge translation best practices Presentation slides: Knowledge translation best practices |
| September 12, 2017 | Kay Rittenbach, assistant scientific director of the Addiction & Mental Health Strategic Clinical Network (SCN) within Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Addiction and mental health grant opportunity: Integrating care in the community presented by WCHRI and NMHI |
| July 28, 2017 | Todd Alexander associate professor | How to prepare your abstract |
| June 6, 2017 | Alexis Millar, WCHRI communications coordinator Breanne Fisher, WCHRI senior communications lead Jillian Byrne, director of clinical research within the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry Mary Jo Fell, ADI communications associate | Your research communications toolkit: Free online resources you didn’t know you needed |
| May 30, 2017 | Oana Caluseriu, assistant professor in the Department of Medical Genetics Piush Mandhane, associate professor and divisional director of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine | Make an impact with your research poster and abstract 10 simple rules to improve your poster presentation |
| April 11, 2017 | Lisa Jensen, WCHRI graduate student Shangwei Huang, WCHRI graduate student | Reaching the community with your research: Advice for an effective community-based presentation |
| March 14, 2017 | Lindsay Peddle, director of communications at the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation Martin Schuldhaus, director of marketing and communications with the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation Robert Moyles, senior director of advancement strategic communications Sue Ross, Cavarzan Chair in Mature Women’s Health Research & Innovation | How to communicate your research to a public audience |
| February 24, 2017 | Pam Marples, Rick Watts and Shana Rimmer, WCHRI clinical research informatics specialistsNicole Olivier, clinical study coordinator | How can REDCap help your research The capabilities of REDCap |
| December 6, 2016 | Gwen Rempel, adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics Justine Turner, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics | CCHCSP and WCHRI present: Authorship in academia: What’s all the fuss? |
| October 28, 2016 | Sarah Curtis, associate professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine Chloe Joynt, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics | How to prepare your oral or poster presentation |
| July 28, 2016 | Sandra Wiebe, associate professor in the Department of Psychology | How to prepare your abstract |
| April 18, 2016 | Jeffrey A. Johnson, professor in the School of Public Health Fatima Al Sayah, PhD student in the School of Public Health | Alberta PROMS and EQ-5D Research and Support Unit |
| March 2, 2016 | Shannon MacDonald, assistant professor in the Faculty of Nursing | Guide to the care and feeding of your career mentor |
| February 22, 2016 | Tim Murphy, vice president, Provincial Platforms and Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) | Secondary Use Data Project – Plans and progress |
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