Latest News
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Save the date for the Western Canadian Universities Big Data Health Conference 2020
posted: 2019.12.05
Mark your calendars for the 2020 Western Canadian Universities Big Data Health Conference (WCUC2020)! Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27, 2020 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, BC. There will be a small fee to attend this conference. Registration will open in January.
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POSTPONED—MindSet: Manitoba’s Transformative Integrated Health Data Platform
2019.12.05 - 11am to 2pm
The MindSet special forum, originally scheduled for December 5, has been postponed until the new year. We apologize for any inconveniences. If you would like to be notified of the new date, please subscribe to our eNews & Events mailing list: https://eepurl.com/dGn0Cj. Thank you for your understanding.
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Dr. Ahmed Abou-Setta joins the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
posted: 2019.11.22
November 18, 2019 - CHI's Knowledge Synthesis Director, Dr. Ahmed Abou-Setta, was announced as the newest member of the Canadian Task Force. He will help to improve and streamline the systematic review process, detect research bias, support decision-making, and foster and empower patient engagement throughout the research process.
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Special forum kick-starts PROMs discussion for Manitoba
posted: 2019.11.14
CHI is working collaboratively with key stakeholders to develop a coordinated, provincial approach to the collection, analysis, reporting and use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in Manitoba. Find out more about this kick-off event where you answer some of your most pressing questions.
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Deep Learning for Video Summarization
posted: 2019.10.17
The Machine Learning Special Interest Group is sponsored by the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation as well as the Faculty of Science Data Science Nexus. It aims to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations in training and research about the development and use of machine learning methods in the health sciences. View our latest presentation "Machine Learning Special Interest Group Research Presentation: Deep Learning for Video Summarization" now available on the CHI YouTube page.
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Fall 2019 PREPPP Funding Award - Deadline Extended to November 18th
posted: 2019.09.23
Fall 2019 award for public and patient engagement in health research design and grant development. Open to Manitoban researchers, students, and community orgs.
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From skeptic to convert: Identifying vertebrae fractures by convolutional neural networks
2019.10.02 - 12pm to 12pm
The Machine Learning Special Interest Group is sponsored by the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation as well as the Faculty of Science Data Science Nexus. to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations in training and research about the development and use of machine learning methods in the health sciences. View our latest presentation "From skeptic to convert: Identifying vertebrae fractures by convolutional neural networks," now available on the CHI YouTube page.
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Spring 2019 PREPPP Award Winners Announcement
posted: 2019.09.23
Congratulations to the recipients of the Preparing for Research by Engaging Patient and Public Partners (PREPPP) Award, Spring 2019! The PREPPP awards supports researchers, students, and community organizations in engaging with patients and members of the public as partners in the priority-setting, design, and grant development phase of a health research project.
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2018-19 CHI Annual Report now available!
posted: 2019.09.16
As Manitoba’s SPOR SUPPORT Unit, we are continuously working on ways to improve the health of Manitobans and the health system that cares for them. In this report, we address questions we get asked most often by our clients and partners such as how might we do research differently, how can we enhance the quality of care, and how can we facilitate research culture change towards patient engagement. View the report to see how we are empowering change.
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Course Develops Current and Future Health Care Leaders
posted: 2019.07.04
Our Academic Health Sciences Leadership program is approaching its ninth year, and we are looking forward to the next round of participants who will be joining us from September to February. UM Today News recently interviewed past participants who gained value in learning leadership skills, with topics ranging from project management to health system sustainability and social responsibility. As well as access to health leaders such as Dr. Brian Postl, dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Lori Lamont, chief operating officer of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, and Brock Wright, chief executive officer of Shared Health Manitoba.
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A Database Providing Parents with Medical Advice
posted: 2019.06.14
Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK) developed parent and family tools to understand their child’s symptoms and know when to seek care. Our Academic Director, Dr. Terry Klassen, and TREKK's parent advisory group spoke with CTV's Medical Watch on the importance of having readily available, online resources for everyday health concerns.
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Establishment of the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Canadian Data Platform
posted: 2019.06.07
Announcement: The Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Canadian Data Platform (SPOR CDP) is a pan-Canadian initiative involving researchers and policy makers from every province and most territories in Canada, led by Dr. Kimberlyn McGrail from University of British Columbia and BC SPOR SUPPORT Unit. The SPOR CDP was initially proposed in 2014 and funded in 2018 ($39 million over 7 years) by CIHR with matching funds from other jurisdictions.
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Big Data, Better Health
posted: 2019.06.07
Local researchers are using artificial intelligence to mine complex statistical information and revolutionize the delivery of care. Read more about Wave Magazine's feature story and how CHI's own Dr. Lisa Lix contributes to the 5-year strategy.
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VADA Summer School Reminds Students of American Idol
posted: 2019.05.15
In an intensive two-day competitive workshop, students will be placed into teams to find solutions to complex data problems. Read more at UM Today.
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Choosing Wisely Manitoba on CTV's Medical Watch
posted: 2019.02.21
CHI's Dr. Eric Bohm joins CTV News' Medical Watch to discuss Choosing Wisely Manitoba and its work to improve the use and value of laboratory testing.
Events & Training
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Modelling Measurement Uncertainties in RNA-seq Data
2019.12.17 - 1pm to 2pm
December 17, 2019 - Bioinformatics-Biostatistics Journal Club and Research Seminar Series is hosted by the Data Science Platform at the George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation. It aims to stimulate discussion of computational and statistical method developments and applications for complex health data in translational and personalized medicine. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to join this monthly event. All previous talks can be found at http://www.hu-bioinformaticslab.org/journal-club.html.
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VADA Program Student & Faculty Information Session
2020.01.08 - 1pm to 2pm
January 8, 2019—The Visual and Automated Disease Analytics (VADA) Program trains health, health informatics, and computational science graduate students to translate complex health data into insights that can be used to improve the health of populations and support health care decision-making. The VADA Program welcomes interested faculty and graduate students to learn about how they can get involved and funded through the program. Join us for this information session.
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VADA Program Student & Faculty Information Session
2020.01.10 - 9am to 10am
January 10, 2019—The Visual and Automated Disease Analytics (VADA) Program trains health, health informatics, and computational science graduate students to translate complex health data into insights that can be used to improve the health of populations and support health care decision-making. The VADA Program welcomes interested faculty and graduate students to learn about how they can get involved and funded through the program. Join us for this information session.
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VADA Program Student & Faculty Information Session
2020.01.15 - 3pm to 4pm
January 15, 2019—The Visual and Automated Disease Analytics (VADA) Program trains health, health informatics, and computational science graduate students to translate complex health data into insights that can be used to improve the health of populations and support health care decision-making. The VADA Program welcomes interested faculty and graduate students to learn about how they can get involved and funded through the program. Join us for this information session.
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Physician Leadership Institute (PLI) Course: Leading with Emotional Intelligence
2020.01.24 - 2020.01.25
January 24-25, 2020 - The Physician Leadership Institute (PLI) is the Canadian Medical Association’s leadership development program designed specifically for physicians in Canada’s health-care system. It is an accredited professional and personal development program designed to prepare physicians, at any career stage, to be effective leaders and managers.