Outcome reporting bias in randomized trials funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. by Chan, A, Krleza-Jerić, K, Schmid, I, Altman, D

“…METHODS: We compared protocols for randomized trials approved for funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (formerly the Medical Research Council of Canada) from 1990 to 1998 with subsequent reports of the trials identified in journal publications. …”

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Releases its Draft Policy on Access to CIHR funded Research Outputs by Heather Morrison

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Riding the knowledge translation roundabout: lessons learned from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Summer Institute in knowledge translation by Kho Michelle E, Estey Elizabeth A, DeForge Ryan T, Mak Leanne, Bell Brandi L

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Funding the education and training of the next generation of health researchers is a key mandate of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) knowledge translation (KT) portfolio. …”
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Gender differences in grant and personnel award funding rates at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research based on research content area: A retrospective analysis. by Karen E A Burns, Sharon E Straus, Kuan Liu, Leena Rizvi, Gordon Guyatt

“…METHODS AND FINDINGS:We retrospectively reviewed 55,700 grant and 4,087 personnel award applications submitted to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. We analyzed application success rates according to gender and the primary institute selected by applicants, pooled gender differences in success rates using random effects models, and fitted Poisson regression models to assess the effects of gender, time, and institute. …”
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Identifying superusers of health services with mental health and addiction problems: Putting the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Strategy for Patient Oriented Research into action by Jacqueline Quail, Joelle Schaefer, Cory Neudorf, Maureen Anderson, Valerie McLeod, Tania Lafontaine, Judy Pelly, Marilyn Baetz, Margaret Baker, Gary Teare, Nazeem Muhajarine

“…ABSTRACT Objective We were funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (CIHR-SPOR) to use administrative data to identify people with mental health and/or addiction (MHA) problems, and determine characteristics that lead to them becoming a superuser of health services. …”
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Understanding the performance and impact of public knowledge translation funding interventions: Protocol for an evaluation of Canadian Institutes of Health Research knowledge translation funding programs by McLean Robert K D, Graham Ian D, Bosompra Kwadwo, Choudhry Yumna, Coen Stephanie E, MacLeod Martha, Manuel Christopher, McCarthy Ryan, Mota Adrian, Peckham David, Tetroe Jacqueline M, Tucker Joanne

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has defined knowledge translation (KT) as a dynamic and iterative process that includes the synthesis, dissemination, exchange, and ethically-sound application of knowledge to improve the health of Canadians, provide more effective health services and products, and strengthen the healthcare system. …”
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Three years of quality assurance data assessing the performance of over 4000 grant peer review contributions to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant Competition by Clare L. Ardern, Nadia Martino, Sammy Nag, Robyn Tamblyn, David Moher, Adrian Mota, Karim M. Khan

“…The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) commenced a Quality Assurance Program in 2019 to monitor the quality of peer review in its Project Grant Competition Peer Review Committees. …”
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Chronic Diseases and Mortality in Canadian Aboriginal Peoples: Learning From the Knowledge by M. King, PhD, Scientific Director, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health

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Examination of the British Columbia influenza prevention policy for healthcare workers: Phase 1 qualitative case study by Charmaine M. McPherson, Donna M. Halperin, Bonnie Henry, Antonia M. Di Castri, Jeffrey C. Kwong, for the Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) Program Delivery and Evaluation Group

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Examining Perceptions about Mandatory Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers through Online Comments on News Stories. by Yang Lei, Jennifer A Pereira, Susan Quach, Julie A Bettinger, Jeffrey C Kwong, Kimberly Corace, Gary Garber, Yael Feinberg, Maryse Guay, Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network Program Delivery and Evaluation Group

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Incorporating scannable forms into immunization data collection processes: a mixed-methods study. by Christine L Heidebrecht, Susan Quach, Jennifer A Pereira, Sherman D Quan, Faron Kolbe, Michael Finkelstein, David L Buckeridge, Jeffrey C Kwong, Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) Vaccine Coverage Theme Group

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Understanding Public Perceptions of the HPV Vaccination Based on Online Comments to Canadian News Articles. by Yael Feinberg, Jennifer A Pereira, Susan Quach, Jeffrey C Kwong, Natasha S Crowcroft, Sarah E Wilson, Maryse Guay, Yang Lei, Shelley L Deeks, Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) Program Delivery and Evaluation Group

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Effect of beta-blockers on exacerbation rate and lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by Sean Duffy, Robert Marron, Helen Voelker, Richard Albert, John Connett, William Bailey, Richard Casaburi, J. Allen Cooper, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Mark Dransfield, MeiLan K. Han, Barry Make, Nathaniel Marchetti, Fernando Martinez, Stephen Lazarus, Dennis Niewoehner, Paul D. Scanlon, Frank Sciurba, Steven Scharf, Robert M. Reed, George Washko, Prescott Woodruff, Charlene McEvoy, Shawn Aaron, Don Sin, Gerard J. Criner, the NIH COPD Clinical Research Network and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza-related hospitalization during a season with mixed outbreaks of four influenza viruses: a test-negative case-control study in adul... by Melissa K. Andrew, Vivek Shinde, Todd Hatchette, Ardith Ambrose, Guy Boivin, William Bowie, Ayman Chit, Gael Dos Santos, May ElSherif, Karen Green, François Haguinet, Scott A. Halperin, Barbara Ibarguchi, Jennie Johnstone, Kevin Katz, Joanne M. Langley, Jason LeBlanc, Mark Loeb, Donna MacKinnon-Cameron, Anne McCarthy, Janet McElhaney, Allison McGeer, Michaela K. Nichols, Jeff Powis, David Richardson, Makeda Semret, Grant Stiver, Sylvie Trottier, Louis Valiquette, Duncan Webster, Lingyun Ye, Shelly A. McNeil, on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) Serious Outcomes Surveillance Network and the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network (TIBDN)

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Mutation of F417 but not of L418 or L420 in the lipid binding domain decreases the activity of triacylglycerol hydrolase by Mustafa Alam, Dean Gilham, Dennis E. Vance, Richard Lehner

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Apolipoprotein B and triacylglycerol secretion in human triacylglycerol hydrolase transgenic mice by Enhui Wei, Mustafa Alam, Fengcheng Sun, Luis B. Agellon, Dennis E. Vance, Richard Lehner

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A Multivariate Approach to Ethnopharmacology: Antidiabetic Plants of Eeyou Istchee by Braydon Hall, Braydon Hall, Michel Rapinski, Michel Rapinski, Danielle Spoor, Danielle Spoor, Hoda Eid, Hoda Eid, Ammar Saleem, Ammar Saleem, John T. Arnason, John T. Arnason, Brian Foster, Brian Foster, Alain Cuerrier, Alain Cuerrier, Pierre S. Haddad, Pierre S. Haddad, Cory S. Harris, Cory S. Harris

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The Health System Impact Fellowship: Perspectives From the Program Leads; Comment on “CIHR Health System Impact Fellows: Reflections on ‘Driving Change’ Within the Health System”... by Meghan McMahon, Robyn Tamblyn

“…As the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) leads in designing and implementing the new Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship program, we congratulate Sim et al for their thoughtful contribution to the nascent literature on embedded research, and for advancing our own learning about the HSI Fellowship experience. …”
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Preventative behaviours and COVID-19 infection in a Canadian cohort of people living with HIV by Keely Hammond, Terry Lee, Branka Vulesevic, Joel Singer, Judy Needham, Ann N. Burchell, Hasina Samji, Sharon Walmsley, Mark Hull, Mohammad-Ali Jenabian, Jean-Pierre Routy, Shari Margolese, Enrico Mandarino, Aslam H. Anis, Curtis L. Cooper, Cecilia T. Costiniuk

“…Using a cross-sectional survey from a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canadian HIV Trials Network study (CTN 328) of people living with HIV on vaccine immunogenicity, we examined the relationships between participant characteristics and behavioural practices intended to prevent COVID-19 infection. …”
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The Niemann-Pick C1 protein in recycling endosomes of presynaptic nerve terminals by Barbara Karten, Robert B. Campenot, Dennis E. Vance, Jean E. Vance

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