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Events and Opportunities

In order to enrich educational experiences and to increase capacity in health services and policy research, the OTC supports its students to participate in various formal knowledge exchange, networking, and academic events.

Opportunities in the last nine years have included:

The inaugural national symposium of the CIHR’s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR): “Strengthening the Foundations.” Montreal, November 22-24, 2003.
CHSRF/CIHR Centre for Knowledge Transfer’s Spring Institute: “Knowledge Transfer in Context: Policy Practice and Research.” Edmonton, May 2-7, 2004.
The 1st Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR). Montreal, May 25-28, 2004.
CHSRF’s Workshop: “Leveraging Knowledge- Strategies and Tools for Action.” Montreal, March 3, 2005.
OTC [York University Site] Research Graduate Student Conference: “Challenging the Boundaries of Health Services Research: Making Connections.” York University, April 7, 2005.
2005 Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR): “Canada’s Health Priorities - Building and Maintaining Research Capacity.” Montreal, September 16-18, 2005.
2006 Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR). Vancouver, September 17-19.
Sixth International Conference on Priorities in Health Care, Toronto, September 21-23, 2006.
CHSRF’s 10th Anniversary Invitational Conference (“Past, present, and future of evidence-informed decision making 1997-2017) and Gala (“A celebration of leadership in linkage and exchange”), March 21-22, 2007, Montreal, Quebec.
CHSRF’s Research Use Week in Northeastern Ontario: “Tools, strategies, and stories of using evidence in rural and remote health services delivery and policy development.” May 14-16, 2007, Sudbury, Ontario. For information visit Research Use Weeks .
2007 Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) “Leading, linking, and listening: knowledge exchange at the frontiers of health services and policy research.” June 12-14, 2007, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto. For information visit CAHSPR 2007 Conference.
2007 OTC Meet-and-Greet. June 12, 2007, Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto.
2007 OTC Summer Institute: “Regionalization of health services in terms of planning, funding, and delivery.” June 18-22, 2007, McMaster University, Hamilton.
2008 Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) “Bridging Silos.” May 26-28, 2008, Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec. For information visit CAHSPR 2008 Conference.
2008 OTC Meet-and-Greet. May 26, 2008, Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec.
2008 OTC Summer Institute: “Urban Health and Health Equity Research.” June 9-13, 2008, University of Toronto, Ontario.
2009 OTC Meet-and-Greet. May 12, 2009. Westin Calgary Hotel.
2009 Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR), May 11-14, Westin Calgary Hotel, Alberta.
2009 OTC Summer Institute: “Aboriginal health services, research, and policy.” June 1-5, 2009, University of Ottawa.
2010 Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR). May 10-13, 2010, Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto.
2010 OTC Meet-and-Greet, May 11, 2010. Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto.
2010 Summer Institute on Children and Youth Mental Health Services, Research, and Policy (Lakehead University, May 30-June 4, 2010).
2010 OTC and EXTRA Alumni Event (Thursday, October 21, 2010, Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto). Day featured a panel, poster exhibition, concurrent sessions, and a closing keynote presentation by Jonathan Lomas.
2011 OTC Meet-and-Greet (May 10). Halifax, Nova Scotia (in conjunction with the 2011 CAHSPR Conference).
2011 Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR), Marriott Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 9-12.
2011 Summer Institute on Older Adults Health Services, Research,and Policy. Laurentian University, June 12-17, 2011.

Upcoming Events:

2012 Conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR), Montreal, Quebec, May 29-31.