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8th Annual National Symposium

Clinician Scientists: Master Collaborators

October 15-17, 2010

Delta Hotel, Winnipeg, MB

* Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Shane Green

Dr. Shane Green is a Program Leader in Ethics with the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health (MRC), in Toronto, where he is responsible for managing and delivering a comprehensive Ethics, Social and Cultural (ESC) Program including advisory consultation and research activities.  

Previously, Shane was the Director of Outreach at the Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI), leading OGI’s public outreach and education initiatives and providing support to researchers funded through OGI in considering the ethical, economic, environmental, legal and social issues (“GE3LS”) related to their research.

Shane earned his specialized honours BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Guelph and his PhD in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto (U of T), specializing in cell and molecular biology.  He has studied and taught bioethics and research ethics through U of T, the U of T Joint Centre for Bioethics and the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois, focusing on ethical issues related to genetics, genomics and stem cell research, and scientists’ social responsibilities.  In addition, Shane has served on the Research Ethics Boards of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, and is currently a member of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Stem Cell Oversight Committee. 

* Exciting interactive workshops:

    1.  Where's my baby? Who's my baby? Protecting Intellectual Property without hindering collaboration

    2.  It's all in the abstract:  Writing (and re-writing) manuscripts.

    3.  It's all in the first page:  Grant writing

* Trainee Poster Presentations - new this year trainees will give oral presentations.

* Graduating trainee research talks.

* New this year:  "Speed Dating"  - Trainees will be given the opportunity to meet one-on-one with up to 2 mentors for 10 minutes to ask key questions!  Must pre-register (information to follow).

* Rising Researcher information session.  If you are not funded through CCHCSP but would like to attend, please speak with your Centre Leader.

Register now at: https://www.proreg.ca/sort.php?e=224-e

Note:  Trainees (funded, and those attending as Rising Resaerchers) will share accommodation. 

Recent Mini Symposium rated a success!

On a snowy April weekend, 25 CCHCSP-sponsored trainees gathered at the Millcroft Inn in Caledon, Ontario for a Mini Symposium to learn the secrets to “Navigating for Success in Team Research.” Organized by Drs. Stephanie Atkinson and Norman Rosenblum, and guided by a strong multi-disciplinary advisory panel, trainees were challenged to develop approaches to establish team research from planning, to grant writing, to study implementation and publication. Keynote addresses were provided by Dr. Anne Junker (Director, MICYRN) on Accessing Pediatric Networks and Platforms for Research, and Dr. Deborah O’Connor (Director, Clinical Dietetics, Hospital for Sick Children) on Team Research: Academic and industry perspectives. A multi-disciplinary expert panel available as advisors to the trainees was comprised of Drs. Junker and O'Connor, Dr. Loren Grossman (VP Research & Development, Eli Lily Canada), Dr. Anne Marie Tassé (Centre for Genomics & Policy, McGill), as well as Drs. Atkinson and Rosenblum.

The weekend was broken down into three working sessions. In the first, trainees worked through mock scenarios looking at planning a study with a multi-disciplinary team, exploring the pros and cons of joining and/or leading a multi-centre research team. They developed plans to organize a multi-centre study based on an assigned topic, developed an approach to writing a team grant, and identified issues for involvement in private versus public research funding. In the second session trainees addressed issues of ethics, study management, and study subjects (recruitment, retainment, communication strategies). The third and final session was aimed at translating the results, publishing with a team, setting guidelines and addressing conflicts of interest. The multi-disciplinary advisory panel provided critical feedback to the trainees after each session.

Participants listed presentations by Drs. O’Connor and Junker as highlights, as well as the expertise from multiple disciplines including industry and basic science. Trainees also cited networking with other trainees and cross-discipline talk as very helpful. Overall, the event was rated as highly successful.

8th Annual National Symposium

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October 15-17, 2010; Winnipeg, MB  
Details and Registration coming soon!

Competition 15

April 1, 2010: Check with your Centre Leader for eligibility and further instruction. Please note: Competition dates are April 1 and November 1 each year.

CCHCSP Is Going Green!

Applications for Doctoral, Postdoctoral, and Career Development Training Awards may now be submitted via email.  Transcripts, Support letters and other supplementary materials are still required as originals mailed to our office. 
For more information, please contact: training@cchcsp.ca

Upcoming Events

CCHCSP National Symposium

We are very pleaed to announce that Dr. Shane Green will give the Keynote Address at the 2010 National Symposium.

Registration coming soon!

Save the date!

October 15-17, 2010

Winnipeg