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Dec. 7, 2011

New name for research group

The Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health is evolving
Ed McCauley, vice-president (research) says the Institute for Public Health will make an important contribution toward the university becoming one of Canada鈥檚 top five research intensive universities by 2016.

Ed McCauley, vice-president (research) says the institute will make an important contribution.

Bruce Perrault

The Institute for Public Health has a new look, and a shorter name. Evolving from the Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health, the Institute for Public Health will build upon its research strengths in health services, population health, and public health.

The Institute has more than 260 members, combining their research and knowledge to collaborate on new ideas and projects. Half are from the host Faculty of Medicine and a dozen or so other members come from faculties including nursing, social work, arts, kinesiology and veterinary medicine. Another 90 members are from Alberta Health Services, and about 30 are from other municipal and provincial agencies and institutions.

鈥淢omentum has been building for the Institute over the last year and a half, as we鈥檝e come to understand our diverse membership and defined our research groups and themes,鈥 says Dr. Bill Ghali, scientific director of the Institute for Public Health. 鈥淲e鈥檙e so excited about our potential.鈥

Ed McCauley, vice-president (research), acknowledged the important contribution the institute will make toward the university becoming one of Canada鈥檚 top five research intensive universities by 2016.

鈥淧art of the university鈥檚 new Eyes High strategic direction is to fully engage the communities it both serves and leads,鈥 says McCauley. 鈥淭he Institute for Public Health is a leader in community engagement through its strong linkages with Alberta Health Services, its expertise in knowledge translation, and its dedication to conducting research in partnership with health systems and public health stakeholders.鈥

The institute celebrated the launch of its new name and look Dec. 2 during a members鈥 forum entitled 鈥淓levating our Science,鈥 at which the Canadian Institutes for Health Research鈥檚 Robyn Tamblyn discussed opportunities emerging from CIHR鈥檚 Institute for Health Services and Policy Research.

鈥淐anada鈥檚 health system was for years a model for other countries, but in measures of timeliness, appropriateness, equity, and efficacy, we have fallen behind many other countries鈥 Tamblyn says. 鈥淢ajor changes are needed, and research is the place to start for evidence-based innovation.鈥

Tamblyn, the scientific director of the Clinical and Health Informatics Research Group at McGill University, spoke later in the day about the use of e-health technologies to support integrated care for chronic disease at the Mamoru (Mo) Watanabe Lectureship.