Vol.4; Issue 8

August 21, 2014

Have you met ARCHE?

ARCHE is (back row, from l to r) Sanjay Dhakal, Michelle Foisy, Katelynn Crick, (second row from back, from l to r) Pritam Chordiya, Donna Dryden, Megan Sommerville, (third row from back, Jennifer Pillay, Michele Hamm, (fourth row from back, from l to r) Robin Featherstone, Kerri Munchinsky, Ben Vandermeer (front row, from l to r) Denise Thomson and Lisa Hartling. MISSING: Aireen Wingert and Brian Rowe

Suppose that a pregnant woman in Nimpkish, B.C. is diagnosed with gestational diabetes. If the same woman is screened in another part of Canada she may not be diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The different screening criteria may affect how her pregnancy is managed and subsequently may impact her child's health.

How would the most optimal screening practice be determined?

One way is through a systematic review, a specialty of the Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence (ARCHE).

Read more (article from the Pediatric Pulse Newsletter)

ECHA readership survey coming your way!

On Tuesday, August 26th you will get an email link to the 2014 ECHA readership survey. As you read this month's issue, think about what work and what doesn't. We're anxious to hear what you think.

WCHRI has a new website!

Congratulations WCHRI on your fabulous new site. We love how the colours reflect the Institute's location in the ECHA Discovery Mall. WCHRI is a partnership between the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, with generous support from the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation and the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation.Explore their website to learn more.

http://www.wchri.org/researchDay

Registration open for Research Day

WCHRI is excited to announce the seventh annual Research Day. This year the keynote speaker will be
Dr. Martin Offringa from the Hospital for Sick Children.

Dr. Offringa is a neonatologist focused on enhancing the quality and quantity of clinical research in child health to improve health outcomes, particularly with respect to medicines in children that have not been properly studied.

Event Details

Date: November 12, 2014

Time: 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Location: Westin Hotel, Edmonton

For the registration and abstract submission, click here.

ILS locks in the Discovery Mall

Most doors along the Discovery Mall use ILS locks. When these doors are propped open, the batteries in the locks run down quickly and the mechanisms themselves wear out faster. This may mean the doors cannot be opened normally; replacing the batteries and servicing the locks can take a day or more and is charged to the occupant group. If you would like your doors programmed to be open during the day, submit a request to echa.admin@ualberta.ca. indicating the door number and the desired open hours. Please do not prop these doors open.

What's your address?

All deliveries to offices in ECHA go through Supply and Management Services (SMS). The required format all ECHA addresses is:

Attention: Contact Person

Department Name (this is essential)

Building, Room Number (e.g. ECHA 3-398)

11405 87 Ave. NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1C9

Improperly addressed items may be refused and returned to the sender. Please ensure you provide the correct address using the format above.

Library Fall Term

New hours will begin Sept 3. For details see http://www.library.ualberta.ca/hours/fall/.

ECHA On-site Service Closure

While we know there were a few regulars who made use of the ECHA Library On-Site service, we will no longer be offering the service this Fall due to low demand. You can still obtain help navigating library resources by visiting the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library or by using one of our Ask Us services available at: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/askus/.

Upcoming Workshops

For course details and registration go to: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/studenttraining/

Introduction to Systematic Review Searching

August 20, 2014 (RCPS CME Credit Available). This session will provide an overview of the requirements for systematic review searches. This session will consist of lectures, practical exercises, and hands-on database searching.

Reminder

All bulletin boards in ECHA are cleared on the last

Thursday of each month. If your poster needs to carry over, please advise the ECHA Shared Administration Office.

Upcoming Events in ECHA

Having an event in ECHA? Post it in the ECHA calendar

Want to know what else is going on in ECHA? Check the ECHA calendar