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Forum Assistant Director awarded CIHR research grant to support optimal approaches in addressing frailty in older adults
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently announced that an interdisciplinary team of researchers, co-led by the McMaster Health Forum’s Assistant Director Michael Wilson, has b... Read more -
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal and MedicAlert® Foundation Canada partner to promote healthy, active aging
A new partnership between McMaster’s Optimal Aging Portal and MedicAlert® Foundation Canada will help to ensure that Canadians have access to high-quality information tha... Read more -
Making sense of the evidence on breast cancer screening
The McMaster Health Forum, with support from the Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative, recently hosted a public talk to examine the latest evidence on breast cancer screening and the impact this evidence ... Read more -
Forum Director John Lavis awarded Tier 1 CRC in Evidence-Informed Health Systems
John Lavis, Director of the McMaster Health Forum and a professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, was awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Evidence-Informed Health S... Read more -
Forum Fellows Selected for 2015-16
The McMaster Health Forum is pleased to announce that Ben Li and Matthew Hughsam have been selected as Forum Fellows for the 2015-16 academic year. The Forum Fellows program is part of our commitment ... Read more -
Delivering evidence to more than 10,000 health-system leaders
The McMaster Health Forum’s Health Systems Evidence reached a significant milestone this month with more than 10,000 users now registered. Health Systems Evidence is the world's most comprehensi... Read more -
Knowledge to Policy Center established in Lebanon based on McMaster Health Forum model
Forum Director John Lavis speaks at official launch event The work of the McMaster Health Forum, a leading hub for improving health outcomes through collective problem solving, has been used as a mode... Read more -
Breast cancer screening: making sense of the evidence
We know that breast cancer screening (mammography) can identify breast cancer early, but at what cost? Join us on March 25 as Dr. Jonathan Sussman and Dr. Cathy Risdon discuss the latest evidence on b... Read more -
McMaster Health Forum to host five-day workshop on finding and using research evidence: June 15-19
Registration is now open for a five-day training workshop that supports policymakers, stakeholders and researchers in learning how to find and use research evidence in their work to reform, renew or s... Read more -
Forum now accepting applications for 2015 summer student positions
As part of its commitment to prepare action-oriented leaders in addressing pressing health challenges creatively, the Forum and the Forum’s Impact Lab are offering exciting summer job opportunit... Read more -
Forum selected to offer Queen Elizabeth Scholarships in Strengthening Health Systems
The McMaster Health Forum is proud to have been selected as one of the 34 Canadian institutions to be a host site for the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship program. The Forum wil... Read more -
McMaster launches student mental health and well-being strategy
The McMaster Health Forum congratulates McMaster University on the launch of the new Student Mental Health & Well-Being Strategy and website. “Mental health is gaining recognition around the... Read more -
Cochrane Canada Policy Series - Health Systems Evidence
Cochrane Canada recently released the recording from an October 2014 webinar with Dr. Kaelan Moat, discussing Health Systems Evidence - the world's most comprehensive, free access point for evidence o... Read more -
McMaster Health Forum Fellows progam - call for applications
The McMaster Health Forum is an inter-faculty initiative that strives to be a leading hub for improving health outcomes through collective problem solving. Operating at the regional/provincial level a... Read more -
McMaster Health Forum and WHO partner to strengthen health systems and inform health policy
Recognizing the valuable contributions made by the McMaster Health Forum over the past four years, the World Health Organization (WHO) renewed the Forum’s designation as a WHO Collaborating Cent... Read more -
McMaster Health Forum to host workshop on finding and using research evidence
Registration is now open for a five-day training workshop that will teach policymakers, stakeholders and researchers how to find and make use of research evidence in their work to reform, renew or str... Read more -
What we eat: Nutrition as a foundation to healthy aging
Good nutrition is essential to aging well. Much of the malnutrition that occurs in long-term care is preventable, attributed to the eating environment, food quality and the ability to access food. Hea... Read more -
Cochrane webinars highlight Forum's core research programs
The Cochrane Policy Liaison Office based at the McMaster Health Forum has continued its partnership with Cochrane Canada to offer three additional webinars in the first quarter of 2015. Each webinar w... Read more -
Finding ways to support unpaid caregivers
With an estimated 8.1 million Canadians providing informal or unpaid care to relatives or friends with health problems or aging-related needs - a number that is expected to continue rising as the popu... Read more
