August 19, 2015
St. Michael’s names chair in Inner City Health Dr. Ahmed Bayoumi has been named the next Fondation Baxter & Alma Ricard Chair in Inner City Health. The chair is a joint partnership between St. Michael’s and the University of Toronto,… Read more about St. Michael’s Names Chair in Inner City Health
August 11, 2015
Using Genomic Technologies Wisely CIHR Foundation Grant Recipient Dr. Yvonne Bombard Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto Dr. Bombard’s Research Although she is a relatively new investigator, Dr. Yvonne Bombard has already had a big impact in her… Read more about CIHR Foundation Grant Recipient Yvonne Bombard
July 15, 2015
IHPME’s Dr. Kelly O’Brien receives the Elisse Zack Award of Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation – a competitive, annual, national award. As per tradition, Dr. O’Brien was introduced at the Forum on HIV and Rehabilitation and CWGHR Annual General Meeting… Read more about Kelly O’Brien Receives the Elisse Zack Award of Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation
June 16, 2015
The doctors are in: Debating mandatory retirement for physicians They may make life-and-death decisions every day, but there’s no mandatory retirement age for physicians in the U.S. or Canada. Many practice into their seventies, accumulating wisdom and experience. Is this a… Read more about Ben Chan on CBC’s The Current Debates Physician Retirement
June 11, 2015
The CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR) is pleased to announce that Drs. David Urbach and Nancy Baxter have received the 2014-15 CIHR-IHSPR Article of the Year Award. The award is intended to recognize published research in a… Read more about 2014–15 CIHR-IHSPR Article of the Year Award Recipients
June 5, 2015
Dr. Tony Culyer has received three awards for excellence in health research. Dr. Culyer was the founding organizer of the world’s oldest association of health economists (HESG in the United Kingdom) in 1970, and was the founding co-editor of the… Read more about Tony Culyer Receives Three Awards for Excellence in Health Research