News and Events

PHIRNET intern completes environmental scan

PHIRNET trainee and 2012 policy intern Ann Toohey has completed an environmental scan as part of the completion of her internship. For a link to Ann's 2012 Policy Internship report, 'Planning for an aging population: A 2012 environmental scan of five Canadian cities,' click here.


Upcoming PHIRNET article in IJPH

Congratulations to PHIRNET intern Josée Lapalme! Josée's internship project, co-written with hosts Sherri Bisset and Louise Potvin, will appear in an upcoming edition of the International Journal of Public Health.



Global Health Research Summer School

The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening Program (GHR-CAPS) is pleased to invite graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and professionals committed to global health research to apply to its Summer School on globalisation and health inequities. The Summer School will take place in Montréal between August 19 and 23, 2013. 

People interested in participating should submit their applications before April 11, 2013. For more information, visit www.pifrsm-ghrcaps.org.



Article:  Who and what is a "population"? 

The article, fully titled Who and what is a "population"? Historical debates, current controversies and implications for understanding "population health" and rectifying health inequities, can be found here.



New book by PHIRNET trainee

PHIRNET post-doctoral trainee Eric Tchouaket has published a new book, Influence du financement sur la performance des systèmes de soins: Analyse comparative de 27 pays de l'OCDE. More information can be found here. The document can be found here.

Speaker: Louise Potvin


What is PHIR (and what PHIR is not)?  
 
Click here for PDFs of the slides from Dr. Potvin's presentation.

Date: October 20
Times: 13h00 to 14h15 Eastern Time (Montréal)
Presenter: Louise Potvin
Format: 45-minute presentation and 30-minute facilitated discussion and Q&A

The Population Health Intervention Research Initiative for Canada (PHIRIC) defines population health intervention research as: research that involves the use of scientific methods to produce knowledge about policy and program interventions that operate within or outside of the health sector and have the potential to impact health at the population level. “Impacting at a population level” means addressing the underlying social determinants and risk conditions that generate health and illness outcomes. It also invites analysis of interventions that are intended to target everyone.

Yet, within the academy, much confusion about what PHIR is (and what PHIR is not) exists. The objectives of this webinar are to:
  1. Develop a clear understanding of what PHIR is (and what PHIR is not).
  2. Develop a shared understanding of the key components required of a PHIR project.
  3. Provide an introduction into some of the methods employed by PHIR.
  4. Provide an explanation of the training opportunities available for PHIRNET trainees.
Even if you attended last year's “What is PHIR” webinar, we encourage you to participate in this important ongoing discussion that is at the heart of the PHIRNET training opportunities.

Suggested preparatory readings:
  • Hawe, P., & Potvin, L. (2009). What is population health intervention research?. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 100 (1), I8-I14.
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Population and Public Health. Examples of Population Health Intervention Research. (2011) Available at: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/43480.html#s1

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