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W elcome back for the new winter term and I hope everybody has had a

chance to recharge. Congratulations to all who endured the brutal weather. It looks as though the corner has been turned, and the days already seem longer.

Welcome to Josée Lavoie, who started in January as Director of MFN CAHR, and welcome back from research leave to Mahmoud Torabi and Brenda Elias. Depeng Jiang has recently left on a six-month research leave, and we wish him well. The new undergraduate medical education curriculum for the clerkship in Med III is now in its third rotation, changes have been made to the graduate program (with more to come) and planning for the new longitudinal courses in community health and in Indigenous health for Med I and Med II is well on its way, aided by a very successful

curriculum development workshop held at the end of November 2013.

Discussions have continued around the academic structure initiative, and the new Faculty of Health Sciences is expected to come online later this year. At a special CHS council meeting in December there was a lengthy discussion regarding the merging of the Department of Family Social Sciences in the Faculty of Human Ecology with Community Health Sciences, and several resolutions were approved and forwarded to the Faculty of Medicine Executive Council and the university administration. A meeting of CHS and FSS faculty members has been scheduled for later in January, with the Deans of Medicine and Human Ecology participating, for faculty members from the two departments to become

Dr. Stephen Moses MD, MPHDepartment Head

Announcements .......................... 2Awards & Appointments ............ 3Community Engagement ............ 4Graduate Program .................... 7Section of First Nations, Métis, and

Inuit Health ............................. 8 J.A. Hildes Northern Medical

Unit ......................................... 9New Research Grants .............. 12Western Regional Training Centre

(WRTC) ................................. 13New Publications ..................... 13Presentations, Invited Lectures,

Consultations ........................ 15

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Faculty of Medicine, University of ManitobaDepartment of Community Health Sciences

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better acquainted with each other, and to discuss issues of mutual interest and concern.

As can be seen elsewhere in this newsletter, Community Health Sciences faculty members continue to be successful in securing a variety of research and program grants. Congratulations in particular to Jamie Blanchard and colleagues for obtaining another large grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation directed at improving maternal, neonatal, and child health in North India.

At the same time, we are trying to understand the new operating and foundation research grant programs of CIHR, and positioning CHS faculty members to take advantage of them. A program of potential funding for research clusters under the Manitoba Health Research Council will be unveiled soon, which will present additional new opportunities for CHS and others at the University of Manitoba. So even in this time of fiscal constraint, new opportunities present themselves. Stay tuned.

Stephen Moses, MD, MPHHead of Department

Department Head, cont'd

On the 27th of November 2013, the Department of Community

Health Sciences honoured Dr. Tom Hassard on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Manitoba. Once again, we extend sincere best wishes to Tom and his family.

We would like to welcome Mr. Dallas Legare to the Department of Community Health Sciences. Mr. Legare has taken on the position of Project Manager, Vaccine Drug Evaluation Centre (VDEC), working under the direction of Dr. Salah Mahmud. He is responsible for the operations and administration of the newly developed VDEC. He comes to us with many years of project management experience and skills necessary for the development, operation, and supervision of an extensive research facility. His skills also include the design and development of procedures and documentation necessary to maintain regulatory compliance within good Laboratory Practice, writing and report generation, mentorship and leadership, and contributing to the laboratory research and training environment. He was involved in the formation of two Manitoba Biotechnology companies resultant from University of Manitoba research. And from 2000 to 2005 he was Chairman of the Executive Management Committee, responsible for research, strategic planning, and resource development and

Announcements

allocation: DiaMedica Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mr. Legare represented the University of Manitoba research unit and DiaMedica Inc. through both oral and poster presentations at multiple national and international conferences. He has a publication record of 55 first author/co-author manuscripts and 64 abstracts (23 published). Mr. Legare was the 2008 Recipient of the University of Manitoba, President’s Award of Excellence. Please join us in welcoming Mr. Dallas Legare to CHS.

After 10 years as the Director of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP), Dr. Patricia J. Martens will be stepping


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The Department of Community Health Sciences welcomes four new part-time (nil-

salaried) faculty members:

• Dr.SongulBozat-Emre • Dr.VerenaSchneider-Lindner• Dr.ShamshadKhan• Dr.BanibrataRoy

Dr.SalahMahmud was appointed as a part-time(nil) Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy, 1 July 2013.

Congratulations to:

Dr. Michelle Driedger, granted tenure effective 1 July 2014.

Dr. Patricia Martens, was elected as a Fellow into the Royal Society of Canada at a ceremony in Banff on the 16th of November 2013. RSC recipients are recognised for their outstanding achievements in their fields of research.

Dr. Patricia Martens was inducted as a Member into the Order of Canada at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on the 22nd of November 2013 for her advancement of population health research and her contributions to health policy in Manitoba. AudreySwift, recipient of First Prize in the

Awards & Appointments

Dr. Patricia Martens receiving The Order of Canada at a ceremony on the 22nd of November 2013.

Audrey Swift and Dr. Robert Tate receiving 1st prize at the Cnd Association on Gerontology's 2013 Student Poster Competition.

down from her role, effective 31 March 2014. Dr. Martens will remain in her role as a Senior Scientist with MCHP, as well as Professor within the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Community Health Sciences. Dr.AlanKatz, Associate Director of Research for MCHP, has been appointed as the Acting Director, effective 1 April 2014.

During her tenure as Director of MCHP, Dr. Martens has published over 300 books,

Announcements, cont'd articles and abstracts, spoken at over 400 conferences, and currently holds over 35 million in grants as PI or co-PI. In 2013 she was awarded the R.D. Defries Award; inducted into the Order of Canada; elected to the Royal Society of Canada; presented with the Journal of Human Lactation, Patricia J. Martens Annual Award for Excellence in Breastfeeding Research; and recognised by former Health Minister Theresa Oswald with a lifetime achievement award for her continued dedication to the Baby Friendly Initiative and breastfeeding awareness.



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Post-Doctoral Category at the 42nd Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology’s 2013 Student Poster Competition for her poster entitled, Perceptions of control and 15-year survival in older community dwelling men: The Manitoba Follow-up Study. The poster was co-authored by Dr.RobertTate.

Congratulations to the following students who received the Community Health Sciences

Multiple Specialty Rotation paper awards:

•ElizabethSmith: “Risk reduction strategies for Manitoban children riding ATVs” ($300)

•Pol Darras: “Increasing Use of CT Scans: Are We Exposing Patients to Unnecessary Risks?” ($250)

•Ethan Bohn: “The Fluoridation of Drinking Water: A Community Health Controversy” ($200)

Elizabeth, Pol, and Ethan will present their papers at the Colloquium Series,14th of March.

Awards, cont'd

The past few months have passed quickly and it is hard to believe we are now in 2014

The Community Engagement team has been busy with activities since the last CHS newsletter: working alongside youth, community organisations, and UM students in a variety of activities. Following are some of the highlights:

Art Workshops

CHS supported art workshops for Pathways to Education students and North End Women’s Centre clients in November and December. Local Aboriginal artist, Jackie Traverse facilitated the classes which included teachings of the turtle and its cultural significance. All participants created their own three-dimensional paintings.

The Pathways to Education program provides mentorship opportunities for high school students in Inner-City Winnipeg. The North End Women’s Centre is a non-profit organisation

providing women with support, knowledge, and opportunities towards greater independence and healthier lifestyles.

AlanKlassHealthEquityProgram

On the 5th of December, students who received travel scholarships for learning in global communities gave presentations to Drs. Daniel Klass along with Drs. Macdonald, Durcan and Chase and fellow students. The presentations included highlights of how global experiences enhanced student understanding of health in this broader context and reflection on specific health equity objectives. The Alan Klass Health Equity Program provides these scholarships annually and

students may receive up to $1,500 towards their travel costs.

Living on the Edge

As part of social determinants of health exposure and study for Med Ones, students participated in the United Way’s “Living on the Edge” poverty simulation where participants

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Basketballs for Inner City Kids Fundraiser, Staff and Student Teams

experience the realities of families living in poverty. Students were given roles to play and navigated through everyday life situations such as applying for employment, finding childcare, and addressing shortfalls in income. This is the first year students participated and the experience and hands-on learning moved the intellectual concept of poverty a little closer to reality. 2nd Annual Basketball Fundraiser

The second annual Staff vs Students basketball fundraiser was held on the 11th of December in the Brodie gymnasium. After an energetic and fun-filled game, the students held on to their championship title for another year. In keeping with this theme, Dentistry retained its “Deans Shoot-out” title, edging out Faculty of Pharmacy and School of Medical Rehab teams.

The fundraiser supports the Summer Weekend Inner-City Supervised Hoops and Basketballs for Inner-City Kids – two programs providing recreation to youth from Winnipegs Inner City. At press time, donations and pledges for the fundraiser were not finalised. A huge thank you to all who came out and supported this event:

• Tyler Yellowega and Kerri Chase from Joe Doupe Gymnasium

• Julie Creasey from NMU for developing promotional poster

• Staff Team Members:• Dr. Hugo Bergen, Anatomy;• Dr. Shawn Bugden, Pharmacy• Dr. Duane Funk, Anesthesia• Dr. Anthony Kaufmann, Surgery• Holly Madden, Med/Deans Office• Jeff Mendoza, Dentistry/IST• Dr. Don Miller, Pharmacology• Dr. Grant Pierce, Physiology/SBRC• Dr. Mike Routledge, CHS/Chief Medical

Office Manitoba• Dr. Dieter Schonwetter, Dent/Deans

Office• Dr. Barb Shay, Physical Therapy,

School Med Rehab• David Waller, Dentistry IST; Dr. Sandra

Webber, Physical Therapy, School Med Rehab

• Student Team Members:• Alex Bello, Med Micro PhD• Brad Cook, Microbiology PhD• Lindsey Dahl, CHS MSc• Janelle de Rocquigny, CHS MSc• Adam Erickson, Med II• Michael Isaac, CHS Resident/MPH

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• Esther Kim, Med I• Andrew Kochan, Med I• Paul Muns, Med I• Nicole Neudorf, CHS MSc• Aidan Nikiforuk, Microbiology MSc• AJ Sandhu, Med I

• Co-Coaches: • Dr. Sharon Macdonald• Dr. Heather Dean • Janelle de Rocquigny• Michael Isaac

• Adam Wedlake, Basketball Manitoba for providing jerseys

• Referees• Dennis Bayomi• Leonard Macwilliam

• Adam Wedlake, Basketball Manitoba for providing jerseys

• Karen Cook, MC and Scorekeeper; and

All those who provided donations and pledges!!!

Biomedical Youth Program The Biomedical Youth Program has made a close community relationship with Winnipeg schools in the surrounding area of Bannatyne Campus now that the newly renovated lab and office space on the 3rd Floor of the

School of Medical Rehabilitation (3MR) is complete. Approximately 200 students from Hugh John Macdonald came to our campus as an organised “walking tour” along with their teachers and teacher leader, Ms. Gigi Fallorin. Our efforts to promote science activities and homework clubs sparked a lot of interest with the students; especially for those visiting our campus for the first time! The BYP also made a connection with Wellington School’s science program as well as The West Central Community Program who offer after school programs at Wellington, John M. King, and Greenway School.

Future plans entail the school groups to use our lab and 3MR space on a weekly basis as our focus for 3MR is connecting with schools within walking distance.

The Learning and Leading in Science Education component continued at the Inner City Science Centre (ICSC) laboratories. Going forward, teacher leaders with the BYP and ICSC have now been booking the ICSC labs, and either bringing their classes or helping in training other teachers. The BYP has established a strong connection with both the Winnipeg and Seven Oaks School Divisions and is currently seeking volunteer mentors to help with students upcoming science projects.

Community Engagement, cont'd

UpcomingDepartment

Meetings

3 February 2014 - 10:00 am1 April 2014 - 10:00 am4 June 2014 - 10:100 am - 405 Brodie2 October 2014 - 10:00 am5 December 2014 - 10:00 am

Council

UpcomingExecutive

Meetings

6 March 2014 - 10:00 am9 May 2014 - 10:00 am15 September 2014 - 10:00 am4 November 2014 - 10:00 am

Committee

Location: A106 Chown Location: A106 Chown



DepartmentColloquia

Oct 18: People-Centred Primary Health Care and Health Equity: evidence from New Zealand. Dr. Pat Neuwelt, University of Auckland

Oct 22: Talking to the Press: Communicating Your Research to the Public. Dr. Trudy Lieberman, Fullbright Scholar and Past President of the Association of Health Care Journalists in the US

Oct 25: Using Integrated Knowledge Translation to Develop an Emergency Department Violence Intervention Program. Dr. Carolyn Snider, Clinician-Scientist in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Manitoba

Nov 1: Two Masters Programs – Two Universities – One Vision? Dr. Joel Kettner, Community Health Sciences and Dr. Julie Pelletier, University of Winnipeg.

Nov 4: The Evolution of Legalized Gambling in Manitoba and its Implications for Health and Well-being. Dr. Tracie Afifi, Community Health Sciences.

Nov 8: Understanding Suicide and its Aftermath: New Advances in Assessment and Management of a Major Public Health Problem. Dr. James Bolton, Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Community Health Sciences

Nov 15: The Year in Review. Dr. Michael Routledge, Chief Provincial Public Health Officer, Manitoba Health.

Nov 18: Social Accountability: Shaking the Foundation. Dr. Ryan Meili, University of Saskatchewan.

Nov 20: The Key Roles of Community and Building Design in Protecting and Promoting Health. Dr. Karen Lee, Director/Senior Advisor, Built Environment & Healthy Housing, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Nov 29: Health care choices: Informing the public. Dr. John Walker, Department of Clinical Health Psychology.

Dec 6: A research partnership with Cree Nation Tribal Health: Implementing and evaluating suicide prevention interventions. Dr. Laurence Katz, Department of Psychiatry

Dec 13: Interdisciplinary training, how to smash the silos. Dr. Keith Fowke, Department of Medical Microbiology

Jan 10: Moving Forward – Integrating Care for Individuals with FASD. Dr. Ana Hanlon-Dearman, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

Jan 17: Mental Health and Homelessness: An Experiment in Action and Policy. Dr. Jino Distasio, University of Winnipeg.

Graduate ProgramGraduateStudentAwards

Congratulations to the recipients of the David G. Fish Memorial Scholarship for the Fall 2013 and Winter 2014 Session: Ms. Andrea Blanchard and Ms. Elsabe du Plessis.

Andrea Bombak. CIHR Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement, $6,000.00. The award will support Andrea’s travel to the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia to work with Dr. Megan Warin from February-April, 2014.

Master of Public Health Program Graduate:

Michael Isaac, BSc, MD, CCFP. “Research and Evaluation of a parent home visiting program”. Field Placement Supervisor: Dr. R. Santos, Associate Secretary to Healthy Child Committee of Cabinet, Government of Manitoba; Research Scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba. Committee: Dr. J. Kettner, Community Health Sciences; Dr. L. Elliott, Community Health Sciences; Dr. B. Roussin, Community Health Sciences



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SectionOpenHouse

On the 12th of December 2013, the Section was pleased with the number of people who attended our Open House. There were tours of the Centre for Aboriginal Health Research, Centre for Aboriginal Health Education, J.A. Hildes Northern Medical Unit, and the Kanee Ga Ni-What Kee-Kandamowin Anishinabeck Library; ending up at the CHS's office. Each guest received a ballot from each office visited to enter our prize draw. Guests also received refreshments and

Section of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit HealthNukaSystemofCare

The Section arranged for speakers from Alaska's Southcentral Foundation Nuka

System of Care to speak at the University, Faculty of Medicine, Indigneous Health Lecture Series.

The speakers described how, over 18 years they contributed to the success of this American First Nations health care organisation.

Under the Nuka care system, hospital admissions, emergency room use, and specialty visits have all been dramatically reduced while patient outcomes have improved.

Patients are customer/owners and are treated as such. They receive same-day access to primary care; can even phone, e-mail, or fax with questions and those questions will be answered that same day.

Not surprisingly, this model is not only drawing

attention by indigenous populations but from across the globe. To find out more; just google "Nuka System of Care" and 100's of articles will be found. One excellent article on Nuka can be read here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/opinion/sunday/a-formula-for-cutting-health-costs.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

judged the Christmas Door Decorating Contest at the Northern Medical Unit. Moreover it was an opportunity for those within the Faculty of Medicine and those outside affiliated with FNMI Health to learn more about the Section and each centre/unit.



J.A. Hildes Northern Medical Unit

Ttwo members of our administrative staff have stepped down, Drs.KenHalweg and

Yvette Emerson. Dr. Halweg left to devote more time to the Northern Connections Medical Centre and Dr. Emerson to her other medical committments. Dr. Emerson though will serve as a Medical Program Advisor once a month at the NMU.

Dr. Mike Moffatt, has expanded his role with us as a Senior Medical Consultant and willl be overviewing policy, research, and the specialists.

Melissa Balness, hired last January as our Hospital Based Physician Co-ordinator, is the new Executive Assistant to the Senior Director of the Section of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Health, Melanie McKinnon and the Section Head, Dr. Marcia Anderson DeCoteau. At the beginning of January we welcomed onto our team MohamadKadhim as our new Co-ordinator. Mohamad came from Paediatrics PGME Residency Program

Congratulations to MelodyGenaille (Director of Health Programs) who was married to her partner of ten years, George on the 9th of November 2013.

Our Financial Administrator, KanchanaSankaranarayanan will be returning to the Fort Garry Campus to a new position. It is not easy to find gems like Kanchana, who is a highly skilled professional, go-getter, and a joy to be around. She will be missed very much. Although she was here a very short time she had a highly positive impact on our finanical operations and made friends with us all. Fare-the-well Kanchana.

The Therapy Services team in Rankin Inlet, is excited to have a new Speech Language Pathologist and Physiotherapist hired into full time positions. AllisonChidleyis the SLP and she has moved from Newfoundland with her husband Graham. They arrived in Rankin Inlet at the beginning of September and are settling

into the community. Pascale Baumann the new physiotherapist who moved to Rankin from Thunderbay, started in November. We would like to extend a warm Northern Medical Unit greeting to our newest staff members and we’re glad to have them as part of our team!

Our new PT, Pascale Baumann visiting the NMU office before moving to Rankin Inlet.

The stained glass in the photo was a gift from John Sullivan, husband of Janice Linton, Aboriginal Health Librarian, Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library. Janice inspired John to create this stained glass and others which were gifted to the then newly built Rankin Inlet Health Centre (2005).

The glass features an "ulu" meaning a "woman's knife". Traditionally it was believed that an ancestor's knowledge was contained within the ulu and with the passing on of the tool, so would the knowledge of the ancestor(s) be passed.

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Section of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Health, cont'dJ.A. Hildes Northern Medical Unit

Building Bridges and Capacity in Nunavut Communities

From the 19th to 22nd of November 2013, three members of the NMU Therapy Services Team

from Rankin Inlet participated and presented at the Early Intervention Workshop in Arviat Nunavut.

The conference was organised through the Aboriginal Head Start Program, and it was the first time the yearly conference actually took place in Nunavut. The conference included participants involved with Head Start Preschools from all over Nunavut. Seventeen preschool teachers and coordinators from ten Nunavut communities were scheduled to arrive, but due to weather only twelve made it.

The week included presentations about Small Steps (a program to integrate children with special needs into community program), Mothers Maternal Heath Toolkit, Elders’ Panel discussing Inuit cultural and childrearing, the Inunnguiniq Parenting Curriculum, as well as full day presentation from the Therapy Services.

Our presentation focused on typical and atypical child development in the preschool years; what are Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Language Pathology. Who to refer to Therapy Services, how to make a referral, and begin those difficult conversations with parents. We also discussed strategies to support those with special needs in the classroom and how to modify an activity to meet the child’s learning needs.

Our Presentation was received well; participants were engaged in the breakout activities and it led to many meaningful discussions.

The conference was so well organised that it even included evening cultural activities including meeting community members in a caribou tupik, country food, throat singers, traditional Inuit games, and visiting Nanuqs (polar bears) at the dump.

It was a wonderful opportunity for us to learn about the Aboriginal Head Start Programs in the communities we visit, share knowledge, and as a result receive some new and appropriate referrals!

Allison Chidley, SLP demonstrating a language strategy..

Alysha Friedman, OT demonstrating a multisensory activity to teach letter formation.

Francine Mach, PT encouraging conference particpants to try a 2 foot jump.



Full-time and part-time members of the Department of Community Health Sciences may apply for promotion on their own initiative or the Department Head can recommend he/she be considered for promotion. Notification of intent to apply for promotion should be made to the Department Head by April 1st. It is recommended that the candidate attend workshops hosted by the University of Manitoba and meet with the Department Head and the Chair of the Promotion and Tenure Committee.

Academic Career Advancement is a goal for many Faculty members in the

Faculty of Medicine. Achieving this goal requires an understanding of the Faculty of Medicine’s processes for advancement, including promotion.

Further information and registration is available by contacting:

Marnie DonovanAssistant to Academic AffairsFaculty of Medicine, U of MS203 Medical Services BuildingWinnipeg, MB R3E 3P5Email:[email protected]: 204-977-5647

Promotion and Tenure

Workshop Title Date/Time Room RegistrationAcademic Promotion and Career Advancement in the Faculty of Medicine

Thursday,30 January 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm

A106Chown Building

https://events.cpdumanitoba.ca/startup/new_recovery/MEAC300114

Academic Promotion and Career Advancement in the Faculty of Medicine

Wednesday,12 February 2014Noon - 1:00 pm

bring your lunch

S211Medical Services Building


Academic Promotion and Career Advancement in the Faculty of Medicine

Thursday,13 February 2014Noon - 1:00 pm

bring your lunch

NG034St. Boniface Hospital


Presenter: Dr. Sara Israels, Assistant Dean (Academic)Chair, Promotions and Tenure Committee, Faculty of Medicine



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Afifi TO, Zack M, McMain S, Lobo D. Mindfulness treatment for gambling and mood related symptoms among women with childhood disturbances. Manitoba Gambling Research Program (MGRP). 2014-2015. $50,000.

Becker M, Avery L, Blanchard J, Gelmon L, Moses S, Balakireva L, Boily M-C, Isac S, Kimani J, Mishra S, Pavloa D, Pickles M, Washington R. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Co-investigator, research grant, “Estimating female sex workers’ early HIV risk and the implications for HIV epidemic control: a multi-country observational and mathematical modelling study”, 2013-2016, CAD $337,568.

Blanchard J, Moses S, Avery L, Crockett M, Ramesh BM, Mohan HL, Krishnamurthy

New Research Grants J. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Program grant “Technical assistance to the Government of Uttar Pradesh to improve health, nutrition and development coverage and outcomes”, 2013-2016, USD $21 million.

Hadjistavropoulos T, Thorpe L, Whiting S, Hunter P, Alfano D, Malloy D, Kaasalainen S, Dal Bellos Haas V, Lix L, Martin R. Community and Research Alliance for Quality of Life in Older Adults (The QOL Team). Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, $717,881.

Garland A, Ramsey C, Dodek P, Fowler R, Doupe M, Fransoo R, Wong H, Kozak J. Sex differences in admission to intensive care units: the role of social support factors. Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network. $125,807: 2013-2015.

Jorm L, Brownell M. Seeding success: Identifying factors that contribute to positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children. National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. 2014-2017: $672,080.90

Lorway R, Blanchard J, Moses S, Khan S, Reza-Paul S. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Co-investigator, research grant, “A South to South collaborative project to understand and address the HIV vulnerability of male sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya”, 2013-2016, CAD $335,630.

Nguyen LT,Vu NC, O’Neil J, Lear S. Improving maternal and perinatal care for ethnic minorities in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam through an integrated eHealth and user-provider interaction model. International Development Research Centre $400,000 (Population Health and Development NGO, Vietnam, 2013-2016.

Goldner E, Nguyen VC, Viet NK, Goldsmith C, Ganesan S, Lee K, O’Neil J. Feasibility study in preparation for Randomized Trial of Enhanced Primary Mental Health Care Implementation in Vietnam. Grand Challenges Canada, Global Mental Health Seed Grant $248,000, 2013-2015.

Anniversary AwardsFive Years• Marcia Anderson DeCoteau• Lisa Avery• Ariel Bautista• Hui Chen• Ken Hahlweg• Say Pham Hong• Jennifer Schultz• Iryna Tsybukh• Gail YacuchaFifteen Years• Sharon Bruce• Gregory Finlayson• Verna MenecTwenty years• Bruce Martin• Pierre Plourde• Shannon Turczak• Randy Walld• Marina YogendramTwenty-Five Years• Kathleen Bell• Kathy HarlosThirty-Five Years• Theresa Kennedy• Robert Tate



The Western Regional Training Centre (WRTC) is a program offered through the

Department of Community Healht Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, designed to support financially MSc and PhD students training in the area of health services research. Much of the program content is policy oriented and fosters working networks between students and health care planners and decision-makers. More details about this program are provided at the following URL:

http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/unis/community_health_sciences/educational_programs/west_reg_train.html.

The call for WRTC student applications is now open for the 2014/15 academic year. All incoming MSc (thesis-based) and PhD students should be notified of this call – please encourage students to apply!

The following information provides some further information about WRTC, student eligibility, and the application process.

WRTC is housed in the Department of

Western Regional Training Centre (WRTC)Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine. In addition to their regular graduate training requirements, WRTC students receive support in the form of: 1) stipends; 2) course training; 3) field placement experiences; and 4) select other activities.

Interested students are invited to visit the WRTC website (listed above), and look specifically at information provided under heading of “Student Guidelines”. This information will help students to define their eligibility for this program, and to understand the application process.

Please note that we are now accepting applications for WRTC students, with an application deadline of 21 February 2014.

As part of the application process, students must complete the WRTC application form, along with their cv, academic grades and 2 letters of reference.

Malcolm B. Doupe, PhDDirector, Western Regional Training Centre, University of [email protected]

Alessi-SeveriniS, Dahl M, Schultz J, Metge C, Raymond C. Prescribing of psychotropic medications to the elderly population of a Canadian province: A retrospective study using administrative databases. Peer J 2013;1:e168.

Brennan SL, Leslie WD, Lix LM, Johansson H, Oden A, McCloskey E, Kanis JA, (2013). FRAX provides robust fracture prediction regardless of socioeconomic status. [e-pub November 5, 2013]

Browne A, Varcoe, C, Wong S, Smye, V, Lavoie J, Littlejohn, D, Tu D, Godwin O, Kraise M, Koushambhi K, Fridkin A, Rodney P, Lennox S, O’Neil J. Closing the health equity gap: evidence-based strategies for primary health care organizations. International Journal for Equity in

New PublicationsHealth 2012 (11) 1-15.

Decker KM, Turner D, Demers AA, Martens PJ, Lambert P, Chateau D. Evaluating the effectiveness of cervical cancer screening invitation letters. Journal of Women's Health 2013;22(8):687-693. Estabrooks CA, Poss JW, Squires JE, Teare GF, Morgan DG, Stewart N, Doupe MB, Cummings DD, Norton PG. A profile of residents in prairie nursing homes. Canadian Journal on Aging 2013;32(3):223-231. Fransoo R, Martens PJ, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Prior HJ, Katz A, Nickel NC, Chateau D. The rising prevalence of asthma: true increase, diagnostic exchange, or diagnostic accuracy? Healthcare Policy 2013;8(4):27-34. Fransoo R, Bucklaschuk J, Prior H, Burland E,



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New Publications, cont'dChateau D, Martens P, Need to Know Team. Social gradients in surgical sterilization rates: Opposing patterns for males and females. J Obster Gynaecol Can 2013;35(5):454-460. Garland A, Ramsey CD, Fransoo R, Olafson K, Chateau D, Yogendran M, Kraut A. Rates of readmission and death associated with leaving hospital against medical advice: A population-based study. CMAJ 2013;185(14):1207-1214. Garland A, Olafson K, Ramsey CD, Yogendran M, Fransoo R. Epidemiology of critically ill patients in intensive care units: A population-based observational study. Crit Care 2013;17(5):R212. Ghandehari OO, Hadjistavropoulos T, Williams J, Thorpe L, Alfano DP, Dal Bello-Haas V, Malloy DC, Martin RR, Rahaman O, Zwakhalen SM, Carleton RN, Hunter PV, Lix LM. A controlled investigation of continuing pain education for long-term care staff. Pain Res Manag 2013;18(1):11-18.

Green ME, Wong ST, Lavoie JG, Kwong J, MacWilliam L, Peterson S, Liu G, Katz A. Admission to hospital for pneumonia and influenza attributable to 2009 pandemic A/H1N1 Influenza in First Nations communities in three provinces of Canada. BMC Public Health. 2013, 13:1029. DOI: 10.1186/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1029.

Kliewer EV, Mahmud SM, Demers AA, Lambert P. Human papillomavirus vaccination and Pap testing profile in Manitoba, Canada. Vaccine 2013;32(1):33-38.

Kraut, A, Fransoo R, Olafson K, Ramsey CD, Yogendran M, Garland A. A population-based analysis of leaving the hospital against medical advice: Incidence and associated variables. BMC Health Services Research 2013;13(1):415.

Kuwornu JP, Lix LM, Quail JM, Wang E, Osman M, Teare GF. (2013). A comparison of statistical models for analyzing episodes-of-care costs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology 2013,13: 203-218

Lam A, Leslie W, Lix LM, Yogendran M, Morin S, Majumdar S. (2013). Major osteoporotic to hip fracture ratios in Canadian men and women with Swedish comparisons: A population based analysis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research [e-pub November 15, 2013]. Lau D, Eurich ET, Majumdar SR, Katz A, Johnson JA. Effectiveness of influenza vaccination in working-age adults with diabetes: A population-based cohort study. Thorax 2013;68(7):658-663.

Mahmud S. Article on UM website:

Project STRIVES for continued success

http://news.umanitoba.ca/project-strive-battles-influenza-through-data-surveillance-and-networkingproject-strive-battles-influenza-with-data-surveillance-and-networking/

Mehta SD, Moses S, Agot K, Maclean I, Odoyo-June E, Li H, Bailey RC. Medical male circumcision and Herpes simplex virus 2 acquisition: post trial surveillance in Kisumu, Kenya. J Infect Dis 2013;208:1869-76.

Newall NEG, Menec VH. (2013). Targeting socially isolated older adults: A process evaluation of the Senior Centre Without Walls social and educational program. Journal of Applied Gerontology. Advance on-line publication. doi: 10.1177/0733464813510063

Pickles M, Boily M-C, Vickerman P, Lowndes CM, Moses S, Blanchard JF, Deering KN, Bradley J, Ramesh BM, Washington R, Adhikary R, Mainkar M, Paranjape RS, Alary M. Assessment of the population-level effectiveness of the Avahan HIV-prevention programme in South India: a preplanned, causal-pathway-based modelling analysis. Lancet Glob Health 2013; 1:e289-99.

Roos LE, Mota N, Afifi TO, Katz LY, Distasio J, Sareen J. (2013). The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and homelessness and the impact of Axis I and II disorders. American Journal of Public Health, SUPPL 2, S275-S281.

Sareen J, Erickson J, Medved MI, Asmundson GJG, Enns MW, Stein M, Leslie WD, Doupe M, Logsetty S. Risk factors for post-injury mental health problems.



Depression and Anxiety 2013;30(4):321-327.

Slater J, Sevenhuysen G, Edginton B, O'Neil J. 'Trying to make it all come together': structuration and employed mothers' experience of family food provisioning in Canada,” Health Promotion International 2012; 27(3): 405-415.

Presentations, Invited Lectures, ConsultationsAlsabbagh W, Mansell K, Lix LM, Teare G, Shevchuk Y, Lu X, Blackburn D. Pharmacologic management of diabetes among seniors newly admitted to long-term care facilities in Saskatchewan. 16th Annual CDA/CSEM/Vascular 2013, Montreal, QC, October 17-20, 2013.

Alsabbagh W, Mansell K, Lix LM, Teare G, Shevchuk Y, Lu X, Blackburn D. Incidence and prevalence of diabetes in residents of Saskatchewan long-term care facilities between 2003 and 2011. 16th Annual CDA/CSEM/Vascular 2013, Montreal, QC, October 17-20, 2013.

Arim RG, Guèvremont A, Kohen DE, ABrehaut JC, Miller AR, McGrail K Brownell M, Lach LM, Rosenbaum,PL. The implementation of a Case-Mix System approach to categorizing child health using Canadian administrative health data. Poster session presented at the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres, Toronto, ON, October 20-23, 2013.

Azad MB, Dahl ME, Brownell M, Chartier M, Letourneau N, Kozyrskyj AL. Role of maternal distress in the perinatal programming of allergic disease. DOHAD: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. DOHAD 2013 congress, Singapore, November 17-20, 2013.

Blackburn D, Alsabbagh W, Lix L, Teare G, Shevchuk Y. Describing the use of Ezetimibe

(Ezetrol ®) in Saskatchewan: an observational study. 16th Annual CDA/CSEM/Vascular 2013, Montreal, QC, October 17-20, 2013.

Bozat-Emre S. Epidemiological Research Projects: an example of the University of Manitoba, Canada. Sanko University. Gaziantep, Turkey. November 7, 2013.

Brownell M. Putting the pieces together: using linked data at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy to study child outcomes. Saskatchewan Epidemiology Association 2013 Fall Symposium, Regina SK, November 7, 2013, Keynote presentation.

Brownell M. Identification of factors and supports that contribute to the educational success of students in care. 20th Annual RHA Workshop, Winnipeg, MB, October 29, 2013.

Brownell, M. How do experiences in childhood translate into health inequity? Presented at the Canadian Mental Health Association 2013 Annual Conference, Ottawa, ON, October 17, 2013, Keynote Address.

Brownell M, Chartier M. How are Manitoba’s Children Doing? Workshop presented to the Provincial Healthy Child Advisory Committee, Winnipeg MB, October 3, 2013.

Chartier M.J. Early Childhood Development in Canadian Francophonie. Presentation at the Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie, Winnipeg, MB, September 4, 2013

Curry W, Katz A, Moineddin R, Campbell C. Use of Electronic Communication Media to Enhance Cancer Screening in Primary Care. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON, November 11, 2013.

Doupe M. Seniors' Housing Transitions and the Housing Continuum/Continuum of Care



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in Manitoba. Presented to the National Housing Research Committee (plus web broadcast at http://nhrc-cnrl.ca/sites/default/files/Malcolm%20Doupe_DN_E.pdf). Ottawa, ON, November 4, 2013.

Doupe M, Day S, St John P, Chateau D, Dik N. Nursing Home Bed Projections for Older Manitobans: Needing more versus doing things differently. 42nd Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Halifax, NS, October 17-19, 2013.

Doupe M. Defining the Capabilities of the Newly Implemented Emergency Use Data System in Winnipeg. Presentation to the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Board of Directors, Winnipeg, MB, September 24, 2013.

Driedger SM, Brouwers M, Marrie RA, Mazur C. (2013, December 10 – 13). Clinician, community, and patient perspectives of the CCSVI debate in Canada endMS Research and Training Network Conference. (Poster presentation). Saint-Sauveur, Quebec.

Driedger SM, Jardine CG. (2013, December 8 – 11). Strategies to engage knowledge users in understanding best practices for communicating about risk characterized by uncertainty. Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

Driedger SM. “From science, to politics, and public debate: Examining the CCSVI debate in Canada.” Key-note presentation, Multiple Sclerosis Society Conference hosted by the Westman Chapter, Brandon, Manitoba, October 26, 2013.

Driedger SM. “Navigating without a map: Potential planning pitfalls in communicating about uncertain risks”, Public Health Workshop on Mathematical Modeling of Indigenous Populations Health, Banff, Alberta, September 28-29, 2013.

Driedger SM. Working Group Meetings in Nuuk, Greenland (September 2013) PhD in Arctic Health and Well-Being Working Group for the University of Arctic. Role: member from University of Manitoba, along with members from University of Alaska Anchorage (USA), University of Alberta (Canada), University of Oulu (Finland), University of Lapland & Samisoster (Finland), University of Tromso (Norway), University of Umea (Sweden), University of Aarhus (Denmark), National Health Service Greenland (Greenland), University of Akureyri (Iceland), Finnish Meteorological Institute (Finland), Abisko Scientific Research Station (Sweden).

Dr. S. Michelle Driedger was invited to participate in a stakeholder dialogue on the subject of Strengthening National Health Systems’ Capacity to Respond to Future Pandemics, hosted by the McMaster Health Forum in Hamilton, Canada. Selection process for invitees involved steering committee representatives from Harvard University, International Development Research Centre, Mexico’s Ministry of Health, University of Toronto, and the McMaster Health Forum. November 4, 2013.

Estabrooks CA, Norton PG, Doupe MB, Cranley LA, Cummings GG, Reid C. Improving quality and safety in nursing homes (Workshop). 42nd Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Halifax, NS, October 17-19, 2013.

Fransoo R. Health and health inequity. Day-long workshop with board members and senior management team of Southern RHA. Niverville, MB, November 8, 2013.

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Fransoo R, Ekuma O. Sex differences in AMI mortality: pre-hospital, in-hospital, and post-hospital (poster). Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Montreal QC, October 15-16, 2013.

Hannouf MB, Mahmud S, Winquist E, Brackstone M, Zaric G. Economic evaluation of tests to determine the source in cancer of unknown primary. INFORMS 2013 Minneapolis, USA, October 6–9, 2013.

Heaman MI, Martens PJ, Brownell MD, Chartier MJ, Helewa ME, Derksen SA, Lennon S. The association of inadequate prenatal care and maternal-infant outcomes: A population-based study. BIT’s 2nd International Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2013, in conjunction with the 1st Annual Global Health Conference, Dalian, China, October 12, 2013.

Jardine CG, Driedger SM. (2013, December 8 – 11). Communicating Environmental Health Risk Uncertainty: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

Katz A, Martens P, Brownell M, Chateau D, Burland E, Nickel N, Goh, CY. PATHS Equity for Children Program of Research. Poster presentation at the 2013 NAPCRG Annual Meeting, Ottawa ON, November 11, 2013.

Katz A. Primary Prevention – Developing a research agenda to reduce chronic disease incidence. Winnipeg, MB, October 8, 2013.

Kohen DE, Arim RG, Guèvremont A, Brehaut JC, Miller AR, McGrail K Brownell M, Lach LM, Rosenbaum PL. Implementing the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Screener using Canadian administrative health data. Poster session presented at the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres, Toronto, ON, October 20-23, 2013.

Kuwornu J P, Lix LM, Quail JM, Wang E,

Osman M, Teare G F. A comparison of statistical models for analyzing episodes-of-care costs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. 10th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics, Chicago, Illinois, October 9-11, 2013.

Levitt C, Katz A, Mangin D, Pirotta M, Reeve J, Bazemore A, Haggerty J. Research as Core Business of Colleges/Academies of Family Medicine/General Practice: Is It Overlooked? Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON, November 12, 2013.

Levitt C, Katz A, Grava-Gubins I. A Blueprint for Family Medicine Research Success. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON, November 10, 2013.

Lix LM, Yao X. Multiple imputation for measurement error correction in administrative health databases: effect of the misclassification mechanism. 10th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics, Chicago, Illinois, October 9 - 11, 2013.

Mahmud SM, Kliewer EV, Lambert P, Bozat-Emre S, Demers AA. Effectiveness of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine against cervical dysplasia in Manitoba, Canada. The EUROGIN 2013 International Multidisciplinary Congress. Florence, Italy. November 3-6, 2013.

Neumann K, Mahmud S, McKay MA, Park J, Metcalfe J, Hochman DJ. Is Increased BMI associated with advanced stage and grade colon cancer on presentation? CAGS Resident Research Retreat, Ottawa. September 2013.

Roos LE, Distasio J, Bolton S-L, Katz L, Afifi TO, Isaak C, Bruce L, Goering P, Sareen J. (2013). A history in-care predicts unique characteristics in a homeless population with mental illness. Oral



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Presentation at the 2013 Alberta Family Wellness Initiative. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 27-November 1, 2013.

Roos N. EvidenceNetwork.ca – Opportunities. Presented to the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Leadership Team, November 28, 2013.

Sajobi T, Lix LM, Sawatzky R., Mayo N, Hopman W. Relative weight analysis for response shift detection in longitudinal health-related quality of life. International Society for Quality of Life Research Conference, Miami, Florida, October 9-12, 2013.

Sawatzky R, Chan E, Sajobi T, Zumbo B, Lix LM. An explanatory model for response shift in the SF-36 in an inflammatory disease cohort. International Society for Quality of Life 20th Annual Research Conference, Miami, Florida, October 9-12, 2013.

Wong S, Wodchis W, Hogg W, Aubrey K, Katz A, Burge F, Teare G, Breton M, Easley J, Webster G, QUALICO-PC Working Group. QUALICO-PC in Canada-Research in Progress. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON, November 12, 2013.

Wong S, Johnston S, Levesque JF, Haggerty J, Scott C, Burge F, Hogg W, Katz A, Glazier R. Organizational, Provider and Patient Surveys: Tools for Performance Measurement in Primary Health Care. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON, November 11, 2013.

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