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ICHR AGM

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:45:22 +0000

The Institute for Circumpolar Health Research will be holding its rescheduled Annual General Meeting at its offices on August 26th, 7pm. At this time, ICHR will be voting on changes to its constitution. All are welcome.

ICHR Open House

admin — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:23:03 +0000

You are invited to the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research’s Annual Holiday Open House on Friday December 17th.

@ 3502 Raccine Road, Yellowknife, NT
From 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Refreshments and holiday cheer will be served.

Look forward to seeing you!

New CSCH Site

admin — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:07:38 +0000

The staff of ICHR have finished renovating and modernizing the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health website and invite you to peruse its contents and join the society as a member if you have not already done so.

The new site includes a more complete historical snapshot of the society and its evolution over the past quarter century as well as details on seminal circumpolar research being currently conducted by Canadian scientists and scholars in the health and wellness field. The site also provides a means to further network and communicate either through submitting stories or articles for the yearly Gazetteer or for publication on the upcoming society blog. The CSCH strives to be the central networking hub for the growing circumpolar health community in Canada yet still depends on the initiative of its members to share their ideas and endeavours in a spirit of collegiality and friendship.

New Social Media Tools

Instead of assigning a new Facebook page or twitter account for CSCH, we have decided rather to created a generic Circumpolar Health page to serve the international community, as well as recommend the use of the #circumpolarhealth tag for Twitter convos. This way, the already scattered communication resources of the circumpolar health movement will not be further fragmented into separate streams. We hope these prove to be useful platforms of communication.

Health care in North needs northern fix

admin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:57:58 +0000

Look to other Arctic nations for ideas, study suggests

CBC News
Monday, November 1, 2010

Health care in Canada’s North could be improved by studying or teaming up with other northern countries, according to an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

The article, released Monday, compares health care policy in Canada’s North with that in other circumpolar regions, such as Alaska, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia and Greenland.

It was written by Dr. Kue Young of the University of Toronto and Susan Chatwood of the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research. [go to article]

Fifth Year Anniversary!

admin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:16:13 +0000

Thank you everyone for attending the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research’s Fifth-Year Anniversary on November 3, 2010.

The schedule for the introductory morning session, including speakers and attendee, and details about the special lectures are provided below. The original poster for the lecture event can be downloaded here. We also released our Five-Year Report which you can also view online here.

Schedule

Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly

10:30am – 12:00pm : Celebration with Poster Display

Dettah Drummers
The Honourable Sandy Lee, Minister, Health and Social Services
Sandra Lockhart, Board Chair, Institute for Circumpolar Health Research [click to view message]
Susan Chatwood, Executive & Scientific Director, Institute for Circumpolar Health Research

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

12:30pm – 3:30pm : Lunch & Seminar with our Greenland Partners

Introduction
Dr. Kue Young, TransCanada Pipelines Chair in Aboriginal Health, University of Toronto
“Ilisimatusarfik: the University of Greenland in the first 25 years”
Dr. Tine Pars, Rector, University of Greenland
“Traditional and imported food in Greenland: a public health perspective”
Dr. Peter Bjerregaard, Professor of Arctic Health, National Institute of Public Health, Denmark

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Cochrane Impact Factor improves in 2009

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:51:45 +0000

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) impact factor was calculated at 5.653 for 2009, ranking it seventh among the worlds top medical information sources including the British Medical Journal and the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

The impact factor is a tool for ranking, evaluating, and comparing journals. It is a measure of the frequency with which the ‘average article’ in a journal has been cited in a particular year. The CDSR, a part of The Cochrane Library, experienced a 9.1 per cent increase from its 2008 impact factor of 5.182.

It is clear that Cochrane Reviews have a much wider impact than can be measured by citations alone. Other examples of impact include informing guideline development, policy setting, consumer communication and many others in order to inform and improve healthcare decision-making in Canada and around the world.

ICHR supports a pan-northern subscription to the Cochrane Library and constitutes the Northern Canada network site for the international collaboration.

Please visit the Cochrane homepage at ccnc.cochrane.org for more information and an explanation of the impact factor.

ICHR AGM

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:34:35 +0000

Dear friends,

Our annual AGM has been scheduled for Monday, September 13, 2010, 7pm at the ICHR Office (3502 Raccine Road, Yellowknife, NT).

ICHR seeking new board members

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:52:42 +0000

The Institute for Circumpolar Health Research (ICHR) is seeking new board members to serve a two-year term with the option of renewal for an additional term. Members should have an interest in contributing to the development of a research institute that is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of northerners. Experience in a cross section of knowledge bases is preferred, including traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge.

Incorporated in 2005 as a non-profit under the Northwest Territories Societies Act, ICHR maintains its central office in Yellowknife, with a nodal office in Inuvik. A board of directors composed of representatives of Métis, First Nations, Inuit/Inuvialuit, and Non-Aboriginal communities drawn from different regions and diverse backgrounds determines overall policies and strategic directions for the institute. The institute is under the overall direction of an Executive and Scientific Director supervising a research staff and an administrative staff. The four strategic focus areas include developing core supports for institute activities, development of policies and partnerships, educating a cadre of northern researchers, and supporting northern-based health research program development.

If interested in serving on the ICHR board, please send a cover letter and CV that includes relevant expertise, experience, and/or employment, interest in the organization, areas in which one can contribute, and other volunteer commitments to the address below:

Institute for Circumpolar Health Research
PO Box 11050
3502 Raccine Road
Yellowknife, NT X1A 3X7
Fax: (867) 873-9338
Attention: Susan Chatwood, Director of Communications & Technology
Email: susan.chatwood@ichr.ca

Staff Member awarded Fine Arts Bursary from NAAF

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:38:15 +0000

Our receptionist/SERNNoCa research assistant, Diane Essery, was awarded a Canadian Heritage/Fine Arts Bursary from the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation for 2010/2011. The grant-in-aid will go to a Bachelor of Arts programme Diane is currently pursuing via distance education at Thompson Rivers University.

Diane has been with ICHR since last September as an AHRDA trainee and has made major strides in upgrading her office and research skills.

Congratulations Diane!

ICHR’s Candice Lys wins Vanier Scholarship

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:51:43 +0000

Candice Lys, a recent graduate of Dalhousie University and our lead HPV prevalence study coordinator just won a coveted Vanier Graduate Scholarship for her upcoming doctoral studies at the University of Toronto. Her research proposal entitled, “Breaking the silence: developing a sexual health intervention for young men in the northwest territories” will bring her back to her home in the Northwest Territories to work with ICHR for her dissertation work.

A new and leading award for prospective PhD students valued at $50,000 per year of study, the Government of Canada announced the first 166 recipients in of the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships in 2009. These outstanding doctoral students from Canada and around the world are recognized as leaders in their fields of research and in their communities. The Vanier scholars were selected for their exceptional leadership skills and their high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health.

Congratulations Candice!