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Pandemic Perspectives — What we learned from COVID-19
Wednesday, September 23 | 7 - 8:30pm (MDT)
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From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Alberta’s world-class researchers and scholars have been actively engaged in efforts to limit the spread of the virus, help local and global communities and find a cure.
Join a panel of UAlberta experts from the faculties of Medicine & Dentistry, Nursing and Public Health as they discuss the lessons…
New TREC Publication: Examining fidelity in the INFORM trial: a complex tea…
Examining fidelity in the INFORM trial: a complex team-based behavioral intervention
Abstract
Fidelity in complex behavioral interventions is underexplored. This study examines the fidelity of the INFORM trial and explores the relationship between fidelity, study arm, and the trial’s primary outcome—ca...
Liane R. Ginsburg, Matthias Hoben, Adam Easterbrook, Elizabeth Andersen, Ruth A. Anderson, Lisa Cranley, Holly J. Lanham, Peter G. Norton, Lori E. Weeks and Carole A. Estabrooks
Comparing effects of two higher intensity feedback interventions with simple feedback on improving staff communication in nursing homes—the INFORM cluster-randomized controlled trial
Abstract
Effective communication among interdisciplinary healthcare teams is essential for quality healthcare, especially in nursing homes (NHs). Care aides provide most direct care in NHs, yet are rarely included in f...
Matthias Hoben, Liane R. Ginsburg, Adam Easterbrook, Peter G. Norton, Ruth A. Anderson,…
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and its Members have elected this year’s new Fellows and named the incoming class of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
OTTAWA / The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and its Members have elected this year’s new Fellows and named the incoming class of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Eighty-seven new Fellows in the Academies of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science have been elected by their peers for their outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Recognition by the RSC is the highest honour an individual can achieve in the Arts, Social Sciences and Sciences.
The RSC…
ICES Report: Immigrants, refugees and other newcomers account for nearly 4…
COVID-19 in Immigrants, Refugees and Other Newcomers in Ontario: Characteristics of Those Tested and Those Confirmed Positive, as of June 13, 2020
This report focuses on patterns of testing and test results for immigrants and refugees in Ontario from the initial phases of COVID-19 testing through to June 13, 2020. Data are available for all residents eligible for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) apart from those living in long-term care facilities. Characteristics measured include age group, sex, immigration status, country/world region of birth, Canadian language fluency, employment as health care worker, neighbourhood income,…
Pre-announcement: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care Fun…
Pre-announcement: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care Funding Opportunity
Pre-announcement: Implementation Science Teams – Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care Funding Opportunity
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to pre-announce the partnership and launch of the Implementation Science Teams – Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care Funding Opportunity. This initiative is being supported by the CIHR Institutes of Aging (IA), Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH), Gender and Health (IGH), Health Services…
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.
The Task Force established a series of Working Groups to rapidly develop Policy Briefings, with the objective of supporting policy makers with evidence to inform their decisions.
Policy Briefings have three sections:
- Context and policy status before COVID-19
- Vu…
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On June 22, the University of British Columbia announced the recipients of their 2020 Honorary Degrees. Jim Mann, a member of our VOICES Citizen Advisory Committee, is a recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree.
Please join us in congratulating Jim on such a fitting honour.
Details can be found at the following link: https://graduation.ubc.ca/event/honorary-degrees/2020-honorary-degree-recipients/
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