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The O’Brien Institute extends our warmest thanks and best wishes to Melanie Columbus, who will be leaving her role as Health Policy Manager, Centre for Health Policy to take on an exciting new opportunity. Thank you, Melanie, for your many contributions to the Institute and CHP!

We are excited to welcome Dr. Khara Sauro as our Associate Scientific Director, Health Systems. In this role, she will lead our health systems initiatives & advance research & innovation that make sustainable, high-quality care equitably available to all. Welcome Dr. Sauro!👏🏾

🎉Congratulations to Gail O’Brien on receiving the Champions for Children Award from Children First Canada! One of 10 honourees, Gail was recognized for her leadership & lifelong dedication to improving the lives of children & youth in Canada.

Huge congratulations to Dr. Michael Hill on being inducted into the @CdnMedHallFame ! The Calgary neurologist and @UCalgaryMed professor was recognized for his pioneering contributions to stroke treatment. cdnmedhall.ca/induction

$12M-gift from #UCalgary alum Susan Nelson launches Nelson PULSE Centre to harness AI and health data for faster diagnoses, revolutionizing personalized health care bit.ly/46XWRcE @UCalgaryMed @LibinInstitute @HotchkissBrain @UofCr4kids

The O’Brien Institute invites applications for the role of Associate Scientific Director, Health Systems. Our ideal candidate will lead the health system portfolio, facilitating partnerships, managing funding & fostering innovation. Apply by Sept. 30: bit.ly/42gUIpL.

The O’Brien Institute extends its deepest thanks to Dr. Paul Ronksley as he steps down from his role as Associate Scientific Director, Health Systems. Thank you for all your contributions to the Institute & to public health. We wish you all the best. bit.ly/4nbrq3W

Check out a tenure track Asst Prof opportunity at UCalgary! Focused in Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Clinical Decision Support👇 careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/16659908-…

Congrats to Dr. Tyler Williamson and Dr. Hude Quan, recipients of 2025 UCalgary Alumni Association Arch Awards. Learn more about their amazing contributions here: shorturl.at/Rne8L

Congratulations to DLSPH Profs. Yvonne Bombard, Rayjean Hung and Laura Rosella who were elected as 2025 @CAHS_ACSS Fellows. 🔗 ow.ly/uBmt50WJ1Gt #DLSPHFaculty #PublicHealth #HealthSystems

Congratulations to Dr. Valerie Taylor, MD, PhD, Mathison Centre and Hotchkiss Brain Institute member, on being elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)! 🔗Learn more about Dr. Taylor and the Fellowship: bit.ly/4oKb3gp

Congratulations to the 10 O'Brien Institute members who received CIHR project funding to support their research! From women's health to diabetes research and surgical care, our members are transforming public health through innovative research. news.ucalgary.ca/news/10-obrien…

Congratulations Dr. Ward Flemons on receiving the 2025 Dr. William Marsden Award recognizing decades of leadership and dedication to excellence in medical ethics and professionalism. ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-…

🏥How do we build a more equitable, accessible, and resilient primary care system in Canada? Drs. Lindsay Hedden, Agnes Grudniewicz, and Ruth Lavergne are tackling this question through a national, CIHR-funded collaboration. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54163.html?f… #CIHR25

Message from #GGSimon in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day: gg.ca/en/media/news/… #NIPD2025

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! Join with people across Canada in celebrating the cultures, stories and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis.🎉 #NIPD2025

New paper 👇🏽👇🏽 We did a scoping review of culturally safe Indigenous dementia care interventions - with zero included studies. And urgent call for Indigenous-specific dementia care improvement. Thank you to my team for the perseverance 💪💪 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Spring Convocation is taking place from June 3 to 10. Congratulations to all of our #UCalgary grads crossing the stage. You did it!

Our final seminar of the year will feature our incoming Academic Director (as of July 1st), Dr. Michael Law on The Impact of British Columbia’s Contraception Subsidy. Register here: bit.ly/45qWgjh or visit the CHP website for more details.

New job posting on the AHES website: Research Fellow/ Senior Research Fellow, Duke-NUS, Singapore. See ahes.org.au/job/duke-nus-s…