CIHR Project Grant: Strategies for Success
Presented by the Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) ... The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation is hosting a webinar showcases strategies for writing a successful CIHR Project Grant proposal. The Project Grant program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental...
CFI JELF Application: Strategies for Success
Presented by the Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) ... The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation is hosting an upcoming information session on strategies to develop a successful application to the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). This session will feature faculty members...
Plastics in healthcare: Navigating the balance among access, health, and sustainability
Presented by the Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care at UofT ... In August 2025, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee will reconvene to continue negotiations around an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution (INC-5.2). Among the key areas under negotiation are the treaty’s approach to health and whether...
Introduction to Large Language Models
Presented by DLSPH's Biostatistics Division... This session explores Language Models (LMs) through three essential perspectives. First, we build an intuitive understanding of how LMs are trained and why they behave the way they do. Next, we look at how to work with them effectively through prompt engineering — designing inputs...
DFCM & Rehabilitation Sector Leadership Rehab Rounds: Bridging Cultures in Healthcare Consultation: A Meta-Ethnographic Perspective
Dr. Katie Geary, MRCGP (Dist), MS Public Health, FFPH, is a General Practitioner (GP) with extensive experience working in the UK Royal Air Force, the NHS in England and Wales, Public Health England, and the corporate sector. She currently serves as Medical Director for the International SOS Lifesaver Project, which...
Achieving Greater Cultural Safety in Mental Health Services through Research and Traditional Knowledge
Abstract: The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is a health and wellness partner to First Nations people and communities in BC. We have engaged in partnered research to help us create and improve health and mental health services so that they are person-centered, trauma-informed and culturally safe. In some instances,...
Dalla Lana Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact Video Open House
There has never been more demand for subject-matter specialists to work in journalism. If you are thinking about making journalism part of your professional or academic career, or turning your specialization into a full-time journalism career, please join us for a 45-minute open house. We’ll talk about how to think...
Lessons from CanPath on demystifying data harmonization
Data harmonization is essential for producing high-quality, multi-region, multi-cohort research, but it's often misunderstood or underestimated. In this webinar, experts from Maelstrom Research will share best practices for managing and harmonizing large-scale cohort data, using the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (CanPath), a centre at the DLSPH, as a case...
Social and Behavioural Health Sciences (SBHS) Virtual Seminar
Lauren Squires, SBHS PhD Candidate, presenting: "Exploring online support group (OSG) use among sexual and gender diverse (SGD) people diagnosed with cancer in Canada", and Dr. Omowamiwa Kolawole, DLSPH Postdoctoral Fellow, presenting: "Examining technology transfer as a fulfilment of the right to science in the global south: a case study...
Using Overton to Measure Policy Impact for Academic Researchers
Using Overton to Measure Policy Impact for Academic Researchers Overton is the world’s largest searchable policy database, offering a powerful tool to track the impact of academic research on a wide range of policy documents, including government publications, policy briefs, clinical guidelines, and more. Join the Centre for Research and...