Vol.5; Issue 8

August 26, 2015

Missing: mice, keyboards, cables

Supplies for all shared spaces in ECHA are paid for through the joint funding model. This includes all equipment used in boardrooms throughout the administrative levels. From time to time, items are accidentally removed, usually when people are taking their own laptops or other equipment back after a meeting. Please check your work space for extra equipment that might have found its way out of the boardroom.
If you find any of these items:

wireless mouse
wireless keyboard
wireless receivers
HDMI cable
data cable

return them to the ECHA Administration Office (3-394), no questions asked. Replacing these things is expensive; let's do our best to make sure our boardrooms have the equipment they need.

Orientation for new students

Orientation this year is Monday August 31. Make sure new students have the information and tools they need to get off on the right foot

(or should we say paw?)

Here's a link for orientation registration information!

Students can walkup on August 31st and register the day of, but we really recommend they signup before hand!

The day will last from 10AM to about 8PM

Groups exist for all undergraduate faculties with the exception of Law.

Students receive the following at new student Orientation:

Opportunity to meet students from their faculty, and be led by current students of their faculty
Campus Tour (including SUB and PAW)
ONEcard pickup
Presentation about UAlberta life (services, getting involved, and how to be a U of A student)
Faculty Presentations (specific information about your faculty!)
Free food
Presidents' Address (a huge end-of-day celebration that they won't want to miss)

We strongly encourage International and Residence students to also attend Basecamp (Residence) as well as Transitions (UAI)

PedsCREW RAW Challenge - Tuesday guided power walks

The Department of Pediatrics PedsCREW has received University of Alberta Wellness Project grant funding to purchase activity trackers for use in a department-wide wellness initiative. Random Acts of Wellness (RAW) is designed to promote, engage, and foster wellness within the Department of Pediatrics.

Anyone in ECHA is welcome to join a series of weekly hikes hosted by Department of Pediatrics members

Beginning Tuesday, August 25 at noon, meet Dalila and Roxy at the Starbucks in ECHA and they will lead the group on a run/jog or power walk. Dalila and Roxy will lead hikes each Tuesday for the next five weeks until the end of the first challenge. The last power hike will take place on September 22. Meet in the same time and location each week.

Please contact Dalila Mathus or Roxy Neufeld with any questions.

Cary Brown and the Special Interest Group in Aging (SIGA) in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine invite all U of A faculty and students with an interest in aging related research to join them for a series a TED Talks focused on the Upside of Aging. These free lunch-hour talks provide a forum to view and discuss important issues in aging.

Friday, Sept. 18 - Isabel Allende: How to live passionately-no matter your age
Friday, Oct. 23 - Laura Carstensen: Older people are happier
Friday, Nov. 20 - Jane Fonda: Life's third act

Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: 3-01/07 Corbett Hall, North Campus
Cost: Free
Register: http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/cary-R/siga-tedtalk-series/ or cary.brown@ualberta.ca

Welcome Back!

The John W. Scott Health Sciences Library welcomes students, faculty and staff of our Health Sciences faculties back to the Library for the Fall Term 2015. For our Fall Hours beginning September 1, see https://hours.library.ualberta.ca/#view-jws.

New to campus? Register for a "Health Sciences Library Orientation" on Sept 4 or 8 at http://bit.ly/1E3wNLA.
Need help with your bibliography? Register for a RefWorks workshop on Sept 22 or Oct 2. At http://bit.ly/1E7mgPF.

New Library Guides

The University of Alberta Libraries subject guides are changing over to a new look. The guides are a starting point of highly curated, current and dynamic information resources . The guides are reflective of current pedagogy and are intended to be sustainable, functional and user-focused. Please find our Health Science related subject guides here: http://guides.library.ualberta.ca/health.

Database Name Change: RxTx

(formerly e-Therapeutics+ Complete)

The Canadian Pharmacists Association has changed e-Therapeutics+ Complete to RxTx, with a brand new interface.

Access RxTx at https://www.e-therapeutics.ca/search

Can a walk in the River Valley change your brain?

It's possible! Writing in the New York Times blog, Well, Gretchen Reynolds cites an article published recently in the Proceedings of the National Acadmey of Sciences: "A walk in the park may soothe the mind and, in the process, change the workings of our brains in ways that improve our mental health, according to an interesting new study of the physical effects on the brain of visiting nature." While the evidence is far from conclusive, a walk in the park never hurts. Whatever you do for the Labour Day weekend - find some time to enjoy the great outdoors.

PRIHS: Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System - 2015/2016

Currently Accepting Applications

Letter of Intent deadline: Sep. 24, 2015

Full Application deadline (by invite only): Mar. 31, 2016

What is PRIHS?

The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System (PRIHS) is a partnership between Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions (AIHS) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) aimed at improving health outcomes for patients across Alberta.

The 2015/2016 PRIHS funding opportunity, in alignment with the strategic goals of the Alberta's Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS), will support the implementation of evidence informed solutions to address specific health system challenges in Alberta through the AHS Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs).

Eligibility

Each 2015/2016 PRIHS proposal must involve at least two SCNs in the development and implementation of the evidence informed solution. To be eligible for funding, every full application submitted to AIHS must be direct result of the Phase I process conducted by Alberta Health Services.

Visit Alberta Innovates Health Solutions website for more information.

We'll keep your poster posted!

Did you know that all bulletin boards in ECHA are cleared on the last Thursday of each month?
If your poster needs to carry over, please let us know (echa.admin@ualberta.ca)
We'll make sure your information stays put for as long as you need it posted.

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