Emerging Leaders Webinar and Workshop Series
The Emerging Leaders Series at CIHR-IMHA is designed to support learning and career development for a new generation of equitable and inclusive leaders in health research.
Participants will engage in a series of five educational panel sessions, webinars, and workshops, tailored to promote best practice and increase capacity in Indigenous Health Research, Open Science, Research Impact, Team Science, Patient Engagement, and Implementation Science methodologies across the CIHR-IMHA research communities. The series aims to drive meaningful advancements in health research that reflect diverse perspectives and address complex health challenges. Attendance at all five sessions is not compulsory; but we encourage people to join as many sessions as they can.
The series is particularly geared towards trainees, early-career researchers and patient partners. However, anyone involved in health research in Canada is welcome to attend. Find out more about each of the upcoming sessions by clicking on the links below.
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Patient Engagement
Please note that this workshop has now passed. If you are interested in attending future patient engagement workshops, please email imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca to join our contact list.
For further information about patient engagement, please see our patient engagement page.
Overview
As part of the Emerging Leaders series, the CIHR-IMHA Patient Engagement in Research Workshop aims to support postdocs and early career researchers in developing best practices for patient engagement in health research. However, all members of the research team are welcome to apply.
Objectives
The patient engagement workshop is designed to support researchers with the necessary skills and knowledge to feel more comfortable about the concepts and practice of patient engagement in research. The goal of the workshop is to foster best practices in patient engagement through exercises and interactive learning with patient partners that can be applied to research projects.
More specifically, the objectives of this workshop are to:
- Enhance researcher knowledge and understanding of patient engagement in research, where patients are partners on the research team, not volunteer participants in a study.
- Increase researcher capacity to actively engage patient partners throughout a research project.
- Develop researcher understandings of patient engagement best practices.
- Outline challenges and opportunities for both patients and researchers regarding patient engagement I research.
- Identify and explain where to find resources to facilitate your ongoing patient engagement efforts.
Application
The workshop is open to 50 attendees with a research background relevant to one of IMHA’s mandated areas. Eligible applications will be accepted in order of submission (first come, first served). Applications will be reviewed by CIHR-IMHA staff to ensure:
- Applicant is involved in a health research project in Canada
- Responses to the questions are relevant to patient engagement in health research
Successful applicants will be notified within two weeks of submission.
Please note that the workshop will be held in English. We encourage you to regularly check the CIHR-IMHA website for updates on the next workshop offering in the Emerging Leader series.
Important Dates
Application Deadline: September 18, 2024
Workshop: October 2, 2024; 5:00-7:00PM ETIf you would like to notify our team of any access or accommodation requirements, please reach out to: imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
Apply by September 18, 2024, 11:59 PM, Eastern time
Contact Information
For all inquiries please contact the IMHA Mailbox at: imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
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Implementation Science
Please note that this workshop has now passed. If you are interested in attending future workshops, please email imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca to join our contact list.
Overview
The CIHR-IMHA Implementation Science in Research Webinar aims to highlight effective strategies, frameworks and applications of successful implementation science in research to provide participants with practical tools and approaches to incorporate into their own research. The webinar is geared towards post-docs and early career researchers but all members of the research team are welcome to apply.
Objectives
The objectives of this webinar are to:
- Enhance understanding of models and frameworks for effective implementation, including their principles and applications.
- Learn key terminology, definitions, and processes for successful implementation.
- Explore what makes implementation effective, including team dynamics, processes, and strategies.
- Identify how to select and apply the most suitable implementation processes for various contexts.
Please note that the webinar will be held in English. We encourage you to regularly check the CIHR-IMHA website for updates on the next workshop or webinar in the Emerging Leaders series.
Facilitator
Panelists
Panel Date: November 28, 2024; 3-4:15 PM ET
Contact Information
For all inquiries please contact the IMHA Mailbox at: imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
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Research Impact and Open Science
Overview
The half-day CIHR-IMHA Research Impact and Open Science virtual session aims to foster a deeper understanding of Research Impact and Open Science principles and best practices for researchers. Expert panelists will provide foundational '101' information on Research Impact and Open science and share effective strategies for their application within the research continuum. This will be followed by a series of research presentations and an open call for abstract submissions is now live.
This half-day session is intended for trainees, postdocs, patient partners and early career researchers (ECRs); however, all members of the research team are welcome.
Objectives
The objectives of this half-day event are to:
- Enhance knowledge of Research Impact and Open Science principles.
- Demonstrate successful examples of implementing Research Impact and Open Science principles.
- Equip research teams with the necessary knowledge to maximize the impact of their research.
- Showcase research on Research Impact and Open Science in Canada.
- Explore the strengths of a narrative approach to CVs.
Please note that the half-day event will be held in English. We encourage you to regularly check the CIHR-IMHA website for updates on the next workshop or webinar in the Emerging Leaders series.
Facilitator
Panelists
Date: March 20th, 2025; 12:00-3:00 PM ET
Contact Information
For all inquiries please contact the IMHA Mailbox at: imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
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Indigenous Health Research Workshop: Strengthening Relationships with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Communities
Overview
The CIHR-IMHA Indigenous Health Research Workshop aims to provide research team members with foundational knowledge and skills for building respectful and meaningful partnerships in Indigenous health research. This introductory workshop will include the importance of culturally sensitive approaches in research and how to co-develop strategies and tools in collaboration with Indigenous communities.
Objectives
The specific objectives of the workshop include:
- Enhance researchers’ understanding of the importance of culturally respectful engagement with Indigenous communities in health research.
- Increase capacity to co-create research strategies and tools with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities.
- Develop understanding of the challenges and opportunities in Indigenous health research.
- Build skills for establishing respectful, two-way partnerships with Indigenous communities.
- Learn how to integrate Indigenous knowledge and cultural values into research practices.
- Identify available resources to support ongoing education and development in Indigenous health research.
Speaker
Knowledge Keeper Adrian Goulet
Adrian Goulet, Cree name “wâpi mahegun nâpew” (White Wolf Man) and Blackfoot name “choo aup spoom nah dah pii” (Genuine People Helper) is the, Cultural Reconnection Coordinator AFCC, CEO of Mahegun Tails Inc, consulting business, and sitting on various committees in Northern and Southern Alberta. Adrian was born in Quesnel, British Columbia to a Métis Father and Cree Mother, whose Aboriginal ancestry is from both Northern Alberta and British Columbia. Adrian was raised under his mother’s lineage, with the morals and values that created the foundation for his life and making him into the person he is today.
Calling Moh’kinsstis Calgary, home for over 35 years, Adrian has appreciated the opportunity to build connections with the community and share his cultural talents. The gift of being a father, to 5 Children & 3 Grandchildren. Adrian devotes much of his energy to working with Elders, teaching, consulting and sharing his talents with community, families, and all young people.
Application
The workshop is open to 25 attendees with a research background relevant to IMHA’s mandate. The workshop is open to any member of the research team. Eligible applications will be accepted in order of submission (first-come, first-served) with successful applicants notified within two weeks of submission.
Applications will be reviewed by CIHR-IMHA staff to ensure:
- Applicant is involved in a health research project in Canada
- Responses to the questions are relevant to Indigenous engagement in health research
Please note: The workshop will be conducted in English.
Important Dates
- Application Deadline: February 26, 2025
- Workshop Date: March 5, 2025; 12:00-3:00PM ET
If you would like to notify our team of any access or accommodation requirements, please reach out to: imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
Apply by February 26, 2025, 11:59 PM, Eastern Time
Contact Information
For all inquiries please contact the IMHA Mailbox at: imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
Alignment With the CIHR-IMHA Strategic Plan
The Emerging Leaders Workshop and Webinar Series aims to meet one of the priorities on IMHA’s strategic plan: ‘Nurture Leaders’. To support CIHR Strategic Plan Priority B, Strengthen Canadian Health Research Capacity, CIHR-IMHA will work with partners to foster leadership that is equitable, diverse and inclusive and that supports Indigenous self-determination in research. CIHR-IMHA will nurture diverse leaders from the higher education sector, industry, Indigenous communities and organizations, patient communities and the non-profit/government sector by providing education, opportunity, and mentorship for emerging leaders.
- Catalyze research networks/teams within the CIHR-IMHA research mandate areas
- Invest in early-career, mid-career, and under-represented researchers including those who identify as Black or Indigenous
- Authentically engage people with lived experience, carers and members of the public in CIHR-IMHA-related research
About Inclusive Research Excellence
CIHR's 2021-2031 Strategic Plan Priority A, Strategy 1 aims to champion a more inclusive concept of research excellence, which includes developing and promoting a renewed perspective that values equity, diversity, and inclusion. CIHR launched a new Research Excellence Framework in June 2024.
The CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes are a funding opportunity designed for relaunch on an annual basis. These prizes are intended to recognize outstanding completed research projects within the broad IMHA mandate across six cross-cutting research methodologies that match the six topics which will be covered in the Emerging Leaders Series. We have moved beyond traditional research boundaries to embrace inclusivity across Indigenous Health Research, Open Science, Research Impact, Team Science, Patient Engagement, and Implementation Science.
The prizes recognize contributions to fundamental knowledge creation, knowledge mobilization, diverse research methods, and outputs.
The 2025 funding opportunity is currently live with a registration deadline of January 23, 2025. This funding opportunity is now available on ResearchNet.
To learn more about Inclusive Research Excellence at IMHA, we encourage you to read the following blog with Artist Adriana Contreras, and Indigenous researcher and artist Michelle Buchholz, about developing an illustration to highlight different elements of this initiative and enable IMHA to embody inclusivity in future communications
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