News & Updates
Open House to officially launch the Quality Palliative Care in Long Term Care (QPC-LTC) Alliance
January 8, 2010 Hosted by St. Joseph's Heritage - All staff members, residents, family members, volunteers and community partners are invited to attend.
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ORC Senior Investigator Initiative
January 4, 2010 CERAH research affiliate awarded ORC funding. [
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CERAH Champion
December 4, 2009 Meta Evans receives CERAH Champion award. [
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What Makes a Successful Interprofessional Team? Views from Health Service Providers in Northwestern Ontario
November 30, 2009 This study was conducted to determine what interprofessional (IP) models are being used across the North West LHIN. This scan provides evidence related to the potential benefits of IP education (IPE) and IP care (IPC). More importantly, this scan identifies the themes and determinants associated with successful collaborative patient centred practice. Ten focus groups and four key informant interviews were held between January 1 and March 1, 2009. Individuals from both the health care and health education sectors were asked to participate in focus groups or as key informants. Efforts were made to attain input from a broad range of health professions, health care organizations and geographic region within the North West LHIN. [
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SSHRC Grantees Honoured at Media Event
April 28, 2009 Researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities were honoured today in a media event and reception to celebrate the largest grant amount received in one year from the Social Sciences and Humanities Reserach Council of Canada (SSHRC), at almost $2.5 million. Research in the social sciences and humanities advances knowledge about individuals, groups, and societies—it helps to tell us how we live, what we think, and how we interact with each other and the world around us. With the help of support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Lakehead University researchers will be doing just that. [
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