CH&E Newsletter 2:7

Department of CommunityHealth & Epidemiology

Fall Newsletter October 6, 2016

Department Head's ReportThe first newsletter of this academic yearstarts off with ariddle: what constitutes acohort? The reason this is of interest is thattheseare exciting times at CHE: in addition tothe intake of 13 new MSc students, wehavelaunched the inaugural PhD cohort. Wewish each of these studentssmooth andexpeditious degrees. We also warmlywelcome back Dr LeahCahill, who sits withCHE, from maternity leave. Starting inJanuary, Dr KathyMacPherson will begin ahalf-year sabbatical. Dr Gordon Flowerdewhasgraciously agreed to serve as GraduateProgram Director while Kathy isaway.

Health Data Nova Scotia is welcoming a newManager, SteveCarrigan, on October 11.Steve is a recent graduate of our MScprogram.

There are notable personnel changesrelated to patient centredoutcomes research,Elaine Collins has left the Maritime SPORSUPPORT Unit(MSSU) to move to thewarmer climes of the Caribbean; Jon Dyerhas moved to theNS Health Authority; andSarah Visinti moved to Ottawa.

We are activelysearching to fill the MSSU Executive Director role and welcome thefollowingnew MSSU staff: Leah Boulos is the Evidence Synthesis Coordinator andBrianCondran is the new Patient Engagement Coordinator. Work being done at theMSSUwill be presented at the CHE Seminar on October 11 at 12:15

Education UpdateConvocation October 3, 2016Eleven graduates of CH&E received theirdiplomas at Dalhousie's fall convocation.

Steven CarriganJordan EdwardsBruce GregoireElizabeth JeffersMira KolajovaLaura MaddenAdam MuirMichaela Nichols-EvansTabassum QuraishiKevin WilsonMaria Wilson

CHE Alumni - CorrectionThe previous newsletter should have read:Austin Zygmunt and CatherineBrown entered the Public Health and Preventative MedicineResidency Program atthe University of Ottawa in July 2016.

External Student Funding Deadlines

Tri-Council (CIHR) Scholarships ($17,500)Deadline: December 1, 2016. Direct online submission through ResearchNetBoth current and new students are eligible.

Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarships ($10,000, renewable for 2nd year)Deadline: FGS December 1, 2016. CH&E internal department deadline TBAOnly new students are eligible.

Faculty assistance with student funding applications is crucial. If you have any questions,

please contact Tina Bowdridge or Kathy MacPherson.

WEBSITE

The "For Current Students" section of the website has been updated with links to theCH&E Thesis Guidelines and all the required forms.Suggestions for additional improvements are welcome. Please send them to Tina Bowdridge.

CH&E Seminar Series12:30 p.m. Tuesday October 11, 2016Examples of Patient-Oriented Research atthe MSSUAdrian MacKenzie, Senior Health PolicyResearcher & David Stock, Senior HealthServices Researcher, MSSU

October 25, 2016Kathryn McIsaac

November 8, 2016Gabriela Ilie

November 22, 2016 Trevor Arnason

December 6, 2016 Lee Kirby

The CH&E Seminar Series are held in the CH&E Classroom, Room 409, Centre for ClinicalResearch, 5790 University Avenue.

Research News

The University of Toronto Medical Journal (UTMJ; http://www.utmj.org) is an establishedpeer-reviewed international medical journal that has been student-run since 1923. This year,we are publishing our 94th volume. The journal has a circulation of 1500 print copies peryear and is available online. We are inviting submissions for our first issue this Fall.

UTMJ Fall Theme: Paediatric Health In Canada, and around the world, paediatric health centers stand as sacred beacons of hopein turbulent times. Our understanding of the interacting roles of genetics and environment inpaediatric development, health, and disease is beginning to unfold. Despite majoradvancesin research and health care, close to 6million children in the world under the age offive die every year1. In this Fall issue, the UTMJ would like tofeature submissions thathighlight research related to all aspects of paediatric health, including but not limited to healthpolicy, global health, mental health, clinical outcomes, basic sciences, and the socialdeterminants of health.

The deadline for submission to our Spring issue is October 1st, 2016

Please visit the journal’s Web site at www.utmj.org for detailed Aims & Scope andInstructions to Authors.

Publications

Hill-Taylor B, Walsh KA, Stewart S, Hayden J, Byrne S, Sketris I.Effectiveness of theSTOPP/ START (Screening Tool of Older Persons’ PotentiallyInappropriate Prescriptions)criteria: Systematic review and meta-analysis ofrandomized controlled studies. Journal ofClinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics,2016, 4, 158-169. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.12372.

Minard LV, Corkum A, Sketris I, Fisher J,, Zhang Y, Saleh A (2016) Trends in Statin Use inSeniors 1999 to 2013: Time Series Analysis. PLoS ONE 11(7):e0158608.doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0158608

Rothfus, M., Sketris, I.S., Traynor, R., Helwig, M., & Stewart, S. A. (2016). Measuringknowledgetranslation uptake using citation metrics: A case study of a pan-Canadiannetworkof pharmacoepidemiology researchers.Science & TechnologyLibraries, 1-13.

BlogsSimms, Chris (06-Octl-16)Canada's new government: Climate change, "regulatory capture," and "cathedral thinking"the bmj blog

Conferences & Events

Introduction to Biostatistics in Health Research8:30 a.m.- Noon, Friday October 21, 2016Presented by Steve Doucette, Senior Biostatician, RMUFurther Details

Introduction to Health Economics in Health Research9:00 a.m. - Noon, Wednesday November 2, 2016Presented by Pat Berrigan, Health Economist, RMUFurther Details

Designing & Conducting Focus Groups in Health Research8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Thursday November 10, 2016Presented by Olga Kits, Qualitative Methodologist, RMUFurther Details

Call for AbstractsSubmission Deadline: October 13, 2016See the IWK Website for further details

Call for AbstractsGlobal Health & Innovation Conference

April 22 -23 2017Yale University 14th Annual Conference

Submission Deadline: October 31, 2016Visit the conference website for full details

Visit the conference site for details

2017 International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ICPE)August 23 - 26 Halifax Nova Scotia

This conference will be held at the new Halifax Convention Centre. Adrian Levy is the Chairof the Scientific Committee and Ingrid Sketris is the local host committee chair.The abstract deadline is February 15, 2017. Stay tuned to the conference website for furtherdetails as they are announced.

Student Update:

We had a great time getting to know the newclass during this years orientation. It all gotstarted with a trip toCAPTURED! Escape Rooms, where we investigated a murder in 1943Halifax. It wasa terrific adventure and we managed to escape with 12 minutes to spare.Wefollowed up our successful investigation with a barbecue at Mike’s house wheregoodtimes were fuelled by great food and some spirited competition.

Asif that wasn’t enough, the first and second years got to know each other evenbetter at theTimber Lounge, Halifax’s finest axe throwing venue. It turns outthat if you are ever stuck inthe woods, Nathan is the guy you want to throwaxes for you. Finally we finished uporientation with a trip to the Keith’sBrewery, where we learned all about the science ofbrewing beer. It was a greatcouple of weeks to start off the year, and we look forward tomany more funCH&E Events to come.

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