IHSPR-CAHSPR Article of the Year Award

Recognizing ground-breaking health services and policy research

Since 2011, the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR) has held an annual Article of the Year Award competition to recognize published research in a peer-reviewed journal that has significantly contributed to the advancement of health services and policy research (HSPR) in Canada.

In partnership with the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Association (CAHSPR), the competition was re-launched in 2022 to reflect CIHR-IHSPR and CAHSPR’s shared commitment to collaborate for collective impact, support a strong HSPR community, and recognize the contribution of ground-breaking research.

Objectives

This award recognizes published research in a peer-reviewed journal that significantly contributes to the advancement of the field of health services and policy research in Canada. Articles considered relate to:

  • Research that has demonstrated a clear impact or potential impact on policy, practice, or health outcomes (e.g., decision maker uptake, change management for improved practice); or
  • Research that broke ground in the way health services or policy research is conducted (e.g., innovations in methodology, novel theory or application of theory, new approaches to existing problems).

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