Concussion - a form of mild traumatic brain injury - can affect anyone. Approximately 250,000 Canadians a year experience a concussion, with more than half of them children. Join science writer and broadcaster Jay Ingram, retired Calgary Stampeder Jon Cornish, Hockey Canada's Paul Carson and experts from the University of Calgary's Integrated Concussion Research Program [...]

Registration is required. Please register by November 22, 2016. In November 2016, the University of Calgary will host the Gairdner Symposium on Concussion - Scientific Symposium. A collaboration between the Gairdner Foundation, and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Integrated Concussion Research Program at the University of Calgary, the Gairdner Symposium on Concussion will [...]

The 2nd Annual SCI Community-Research Engagement Symposium is a unique event guided by a principle of community-research information exchange. During the course of the day, we will showcase current SCI research and provide a platform for those with lived-experience to share their research priorities. The Symposium is supported by Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Campus Alberta Neuroscience, University of Calgary [...]

Everyone is welcome to attend but lunch is only available for those who RSVP to albertamsnetwork@gmail.com or jtrufyn@ucalgary.ca by January 19. UofA ECHA 2-140, UofC HSC 1405A (live site), UofL EP1201 (live site), SHC 710007

Only 1-2% of our genome has protein-coding potential. The rest of the genome consists largely of repetitive DNA, with satellite DNA, retrotransposable elements, and DNA transposons accounting for ~50% of noncoding sequences. For much of the past few decades, these poorly conserved elements have been considered “junk DNA” — remnants of evolution and genetic parasites [...]

Register at:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9156033925690644482 Polypharmacy, the use of more medications than is clinically necessary, is a significant problem among frail, older adults.  With this in mind, we appraised the evidence for the efficacy and safety of antidepressants in frail, older adults, as they appear to be commonly prescribed to older adults who are frail. For example, [...]

Feb 3, 12:00 – 12:50 pm, Clara Christie Theatre (UofC) Dr. Aaron Gruber from University of Lethbridge Title: “The surprising similarity of choice mechanisms in rats and humans, and what this tells us about drug use and mental illness”

The meeting will be held February 7th, 2:30-3:30 at the University of Calgary. Rose Room (3E47), Teaching, Research and Wellness Building 3280 Hospital Drive NW Mileage and parking costs will be reimbursed for the lived experience attendees from Southern Alberta area and University of Lethbridge faculty. Another town hall at the University of Alberta will [...]

Dr. Yunyan Zhang University of Calgary "Phase and orientation: how do they relate to MS pathology?" FMC Coombs Theatre (live site), SHC 510007 RSVP for lunch to dixie.vancak@albertahealthservices.ca by Feb 1

  Webinar Objectives: Recognize philosophical footings of a realist synthesis Recognize the importance of realist syntheses in health care Discuss types of appropriate realist review questions Describe key characteristics and stages of a realist synthesis List key benefits and limitations Presenter Biography: Dr. Lori Wozney is a Research Associate at the Centre for Research in [...]