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April 2009
Greats News for IMPART:
We are delighted to announce that IMPART has received six more years of funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research!
Information for Applicants
As a result of our successful renewal of our Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research (STIHR) grant, IMPART will be accepting new applications for 2009/2010. We are in the process of working out the details and determining the application deadline.
For more information or to be placed onto our email notification list for potential applicatiosn, please contact the . (posted 21 April 2009)
February 2009
Applications: IMPART is not currently accepting applications.
New applications will be considered if IMPART receives a renewal of its grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Please check back after March 31, 2009 ( the expected date of notification from CIHR) for more information or contact the to be put on our email notification list. (posted 2 February 2009)
Report: IMPART Alumnae Vicki Bungay (trainee) and Dr. Joy Johnson (mentor) and colleagues have published a new report:
Lessons Learned from the SCORE PROJECT: A Document to Support Outreach and Education Related to Safer Crack Use
January 2009
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Welcome to our new IMPART Mentors:
- Cecilia Benoit
- Bernie Paulie
- Ed Taylor
(posted 30 January 2009)
September 2008
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Welcome new IMPART Affiliate Mentors:
- Laurie Drabble (posted 29 September 2008)
- Congratulations to new IMPART trainees:
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on being awarded IMPART fellowships (posted 29 September 2008)
June 2008
- IMPART Year End Events - June 17, 2008
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- Trainee Focus Group (3-5 p.m.)
- Neuroethics presentation by Dr. Judy Illes (5-6 p.m.)
- Dinner (7 p.m.) (posted on 9 June 2008)
- Upcoming presentations by IMPART Trainees:
- 2008 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences - Thinking Beyond Borders: Global Ideas, Global Values, Vancouver, BC, May 29-June 8, 2008.
May 2008
- Upcoming presentations by IMPART Trainees:
- Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health Meeting, Toronto, ON , June 28-29, 2008:
- IMPART Trainee Matt Graham's paper entitled "Addiction as a complex social process: An action theoretical perspective," which was published in the journal Addiction Research & Theory, is being used as a required reading in a postgraduate course in Addiction Studies at the Yorkville University. (posted 8 May 2008)
- Upcoming presentations by IMPART Trainees:
- International Harm Reduction Conference, Barcelona, Spain, May 11-15, 2008:
- Canadian Counselling Association Conference, Moncton, NB, May 14-16, 2008
- International Conference on Eating Disorders, Seattle, WA, May 15-17, 2008
- New quarterly report posted on 7 May 2008
April 2008
- Congratulations to new IMPART trainees:
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on being awarded IMPART fellowships
(posted 9 April 2008)
- Welcome new IMPART mentors:
- Judy Illes
- Michael Kraucz
- Chris Richardson
- Amy Salmon
- Vicki Smye
- Colleen Varcoe
(posted 9 April 2008)
February 2008
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See IMPART Trainee Dr. Rebecca Haines and others present on their research at this event, which is open to the public:
Creative Methodologies in Tobacco & Health Behaviour Research: Using Photography & Theatre to Foster Deeper Understandings
Date: Wed, March 12th
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Location: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street Vancouver, B.C.
RSVP by March 8th: [email protected]
Click here for a poster with more details. (posted 14 Feb 2008)
January 2008
- Congratulations to IMPART Trainee Dr. Zim Okoli on his new position as a Tobacco Research Associate at the BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health. (posted 16 January 2008).
- British Columbia Launch of "Highs & Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use"
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Thursday January 24th
4:30 to 5:30 pm
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown
6083 McKay Avenue, Burnaby
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In attendance will be:
- BC contributors to the book
- Nancy Poole and Lorraine Greaves, editors
- Julia Greenbaum, project coordinator from CAMH
This event is held in conjunction with:
Association of Substance Abuse Programs of BC
Risks, Rewards & Responsibilities Conference 2008
A Two Day Conference on Prevention, Harm Reduction & Treatment for Addiction Specialists and Allied Professionals in BC
If you wish to attend and if you are not an ASAP-BC conference registrant, please RSVP to Marie Dussault (posted (post 16 January 2008)
December 2007
November 2007
- Applications for 2007/2008 IMPART Fellowships are accepted in an ongoing fashion. Any applications submitted by January 7, 2008 will be included in the next review of applicants (posted 13 November 2007).
September 2007
- Congratulations to IMPART mentor, Dr. Joy Johnson on her appointment as the new Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Gender and Health (posted 26 September 2007).
- Applications for 2007/2008 IMPART Fellowships are accepted in an ongoing fashion. Any applications submitted by October 1, 2007 will be included in the next review of applicants (posted 17 September 2007).
August 2007
- Tobacco and Health: From Cells to Society is being offered via videoconference by the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit and U of Toronto.Click here for more details. (posted 16 August 2007)
- Nancy Poole & Lorraine Greaves (editors) release new book:
Highs & Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Woman and Substance Use draws on the latest theory and research to offer strategies for improving practice and developing policy to support women with substance use problems.more...
July 2007
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Congratulations to:
- Travis Baker
- Krista Brown
- Durwin Foster
- Erin Gibson
on being awarded IMPART fellowships for 2007-2008. (posted 31 July 2007)
- Applications for 2007/2008 IMPART Fellowships are accepted in an ongoing fashion. The next review of applicants will be occurring in October 2007. (posted 25 July 2007)
- A Research Associate position is available at the Centre for Addictions Research of BC.
- A new course on Women's Health & Policy in Canada is being offered by Simon Fraser University & the Women's Health Research Network . Click here for a course description .
- Lorraine Greaves received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa on June 7, 2007. Visit the U of Ottawa President's website for more details and to listen to Lorraine's inspiring speech from the Convocation ceremony at which she was honoured.
- Applications for 2007/2008 IMPART Fellowships are accepted in an ongoing fashion. The next review of applicants will be occurring in July 2007.
This page was last updated on 21 April 2009.
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