Research and Performance support (RPS) hosted the first annual Research Showcase on June 15^th, 2007. The goal of this half day conference was to increase awareness and recognition of research and knowledge exchange activities occurring within the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region and to facilitate the sharing of knowledge obtained through local activities.

We are proud to report over one hundred staff, residents, interns, and external affiliates attended the event! There were fifty poster displays, podium presentations from local researchers, keynote speech, award presentations, and networking reception.

This exciting event hosted Dr. Shoo Lee as our keynote speaker. During his keynote speech, Dr. Lee shared his wealth of experience and innovative ideas for the future of health promotion. He suggested there needs to be a paradigm shift to bring health care research, clinicians, and decision makers together into integrated teams and research centers to systematically identify and prioritize healthcare problems.

He then went on to discuss the Integrated Centre for Care Advancement through Research, otherwise known as iCARE, which is an innovative joint venture between the University of Alberta and Capital Health. The goal of iCARE is to successfully translate research gains into clinical practice and health delivery. It strives to showcase how academic, administrative and policy arms could work together. iCARE is a national centre for systems and quality improvement that coordinates research networks to improve the quality of care in health.

For more information on iCARE please visit their website at www.icareabouthealth.ca.

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