Innovation Anthology #630:

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Dr. Cheryl Currie is using a collaborative approach to develop the projects she will do in her new research chair at the University of lethbridge. 

She holds the  Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Translational Health Chair in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing.

Dr. Currie believes First Nations communities should be driving the research to find solutions that address their particular needs.

DR. CHERYL CURRIE: Yesterday I was  in a meeting with community members and we were writing a research grant together to look at suicide prevention because the community has identified gaps in suicide prevention.  So if people unfortunately do try to attempt suicide, often they are put into a psychiatric ward for awhile but then they sent home and there’s not a lot of followup.  And the family is sort of left wondering what to do and how to best help this person.  So what the community has identified is a need for supports there so there’s some bridging and we can prevent for example maybe another suicide attempt.

Dr. Currie believes this collaborative approach will focus on the strengths of Aboriginal communities and move away from research that stigmatizes their problems.

 Thanks today to ALBERTA INNOVATES HEALTH SOLUTIONS.

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I’M CHERYL CROUCHER

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Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

Our background

Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

 

 

Program Date: 2014-08-21