Canadian Harkness Fellowships: Application Deadline Nov 11

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Application Deadline: November 11, 2019 The Canadian Harkness Fellowship Award enables the best and brightest Canadian thinkers and leaders to participate in the Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice, a core program of The Commonwealth Fund’s International Program in Health Policy and Innovation. The Commonwealth Fund, in collaboration with CFHI, (more…)

Survey for Health Professionals: Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Institute – Needs Assessment

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Dr. Jennifer Jones, and the Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship team, invite you to participate in a survey that will inform the development of a multidisciplinary and comprehensive Cancer Rehabilitation Training Institute. To ensure that the proposed Institute meets the needs of its prospective learners, your feedback will inform the development (more…)
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Registration now open for the Hack4Cancer Hackathon

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Hack4Cancer Hackathon: Unleashing the power of linked cancer data on health equity Shaw Centre Ottawa, Ontario November 2, 2019 On November 2, 2019, join the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer at The Hack4Cancer Hackathon, to be held one day ahead of the Canadian Cancer Research Conference in Ottawa, Ontario.  The Hack4Cancer (more…)

HTA for Decision Making Course – Registration Open

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Registration is now open for the 2019 Health Technology Assessment for Decision Making workshop organized by the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (theta) Collaborative. Dates: September 25-27,2019 Location: Toronto General Hospital, 10th Floor, Eaton Building, Toronto, Ontario. Target Audience: Individuals who use HTA to make decisions relating to drugs, (more…)

Call for Proposals, Research Chair: Social challenges of personalised medicine and innovation in oncology

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The French National Cancer Institute (INCa) and its partners are creating a Chair of Excellence in Research in Social and Human Sciences (SHS) entitled : “Social issues in personalized medicine and innovation in oncology”. Online Program Information can be found at: https://www.e-cancer.fr/Institut-national-du-cancer/Appels-a-projets/Appels-a-projets-en-cours/Chaire-SHS-2019 Open to French and foreign candidates, this Chair (more…)

Data Hackathon on Health Equity – Sign Up Today!

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Check our this amazing opportunity sponsored by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Health services researchers and analysts from across Canada are invited to participate in a data hackathon taking place on November 2, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario. The hackathon, Unleashing the power of linked cancer data, will help expand knowledge of health (more…)

CADTH Health Economics Internship Program

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Applications are being accepted until May 22, 2019 The CADTH Health Economics Internship program is a paid, full-time, one-year internship for recent graduates from a master’s or PhD program in economics or epidemiology. Successful recipients will work with CADTH’s Ottawa-based health economics team on projects to support important federal, provincial, (more…)

2019 Spring and Summer R Course Series (Toronto, ON)

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The Biostatistics Research Unit (BRU) in partnership with the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative will be hosting a series of short courses on R. R is a powerful and flexible software environment for statistical analysis and graphics. R is freely available, facilitating analysis and model transparency and reproducibility. (more…)

Join Canada’s cancer research community at the 2019 Canadian Cancer Research Conference!

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Mark your calendars for the Canadian Cancer Research Conference taking place November 3 to 5, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario. Hosted by the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance, this three-day event brings together researchers, clinicians, decision-makers, and trainees at all stages of their career. Abstract Submission for the 2019 CCRC will open (more…)

CADTH Call for Advisory and Expert Committee Nominations

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CADTH has released a Call for Nominations for its advisory and expert committees. This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in supporting health care decision-makers to make informed choices about health technologies. The nomination process runs to Friday, April 26, 2019. We are seeking the following role to sit (more…)