Do you have headaches? If so, do you want to learn more about your headaches? Now you can with this new iPhone application!

The app has a pain diary that allows you to conveniently track your headaches and provides helpful reports.

Follow this link if you would like participate in our study.

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The Dr. John T. Goodman Award For Research In Pediatric Pain.

We are pleased to invite applications for the Dr. John T. Goodman Award for Student Research in Pediatric Pain

This award has been developed to honour the mentoring of Dr. John T. Goodman of Ottawa Canada. Dr. Goodman was the Director of the Department of Psychology at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Canada for many years. He was a champion for research in this institution.

The prize is for a published paper in which the research was conducted while an undergraduate or graduate student, postdoc or equivalent (medical students, residents and fellows shall be included). The paper must have been submitted within 2 years of the final degree or certification being completed. The paper must have been published in the 24 months prior to the nomination deadline and may be on any aspect of pediatric pain. Basic science, applied and review papers are welcomed. The student must be the first author of the paper.

Nominations, including self-nominations are welcome. The nomination must include the published paper (papers that are accepted for publication may be submitted if accompanied by the letter accepting the paper) and a cover letter from the supervisor that 1. details and attests to the training status of the first author 2. describes the contribution of the student and 3. highlights the importance of the paper.

Decisions will be made by a committee appointed by the Vice President of Research of the IWK Health Centre.

Please send nominations by email to be received by May 1 2011 to Dr. Patrick McGrath, Vice President Research, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Canada. Patrick.McGrath@iwk.nshealth.ca . If the committee deems that no submitted paper is appropriate, no award will be made. The decisions of the awards committee are final.

Decisions will be announced by May 31, 2011. The prize will consist of a cash award and a trophy that will be awarded at the International Forum on Pediatric Pain Oct 13-16 2011 in Nova Scotia, Canada. (http://pediatric-pain.ca/content/IFPP). The cash prize is currently CAN $1000 plus a free registration at the International Forum on Pediatric Pain.

More information may be obtained from Patrick McGrath (Patrick.McGrath@IWK.NSHealth.ca)

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The integration of the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the field of health can be helpful for improving health care. For this reason, this International Forum has been planned.

The International Forum on Health Care and Information Communication Technology is aiming at sharing knowledge and research experiences to explore how ICT can be used in the field of health to evaluate, prevent, and manage health issues. Researchers, students and professionals are anticipated to attend and actively participate in this meeting.

Specifically, the first forum will be focused on offering a general overview on the broad range of uses of ICT in the field of health. Future biannual forums will approach more specific topics.

We expect these forums to be very engaging and interactive since we intend to build a community where individuals can share experiences and learn from others.

This forum is organized by three research groups with a special interest in the use of ICT in health (see organizing committee).

We hope to see you at the First International Forum: DISCOVERING THE WIDE RANGE OF USES OF ICT IN HEALTH in Barcelona, and that you help us to build this community!

IMPORTANT DATES:

Registration:

• Early registration deadline: November, 15th, 2010.
• Regular registration deadline: March, 8th, 2011.

Abstract submission:

• Deadline: October, 10th, 2010.
• Notice of acceptance: November, 5th, 2010.

Sarnia, Ont. – St. Clair Child & Youth Services is partnering with IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario to research the effectiveness of Strongest Families, an evidenced based parent training program delivered by telephone to parents who are experiencing behavioural difficulties with their children.

Strongest Families, is a revolutionary distance treatment program that delivers evidence-based mental health services to children and families in their homes. Trained coaches, located at the IWK, provide telephone support to families as they work their way through user-friendly educational modules, and provide support to issues that arise as families apply the new skills in their daily lives.

“This research study provides a very real and concrete option for parents seeking assistance for their children and youth,” says Rick Shields, Executive Director of St. Clair Child & Youth Services. “We are pleased to have been invited to be one of four test sites throughout Ontario.”

Strongest Families is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). It is led by co- principal investigators Drs. Patrick McGrath, Vice President Research, IWK Health Centre and Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Dalhousie University; Charles Cunningham, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Jack Laidlaw Chair in Patient-Centred Health Care, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University; Patricia Lingley-Pottie, Clinical Manager Strongest Families, IWK.

“Parents who have participated in our clinical trials have found the program to be very effective,” says Dr. McGrath. “By not having to travel and offering the flexibility to have appointments fit each family’s schedule, the program helps ensure families who need support are receiving it.”

About St. Clair Child & Youth Services
St. Clair Child & Youth Services is a progressive Children’s Mental Health Centre dedicated to helping children and youth to cope with and adapt to life’s challenges. With vision, creativity and flexibility, St. Clair works with parents and the community in providing integrated early intervention, prevention, residential and non-residential treatment services.

About IWK Health Centre
The IWK Health Centre, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, provides quality care to women, children and youth of the Maritimes and beyond. In addition to tertiary (highly-specialized) care, the IWK also provides primary care services. The IWK is engaged in leading-edge research, the promotion of healthy families and the education of health professionals and other learners.

About McMaster University
McMaster University, one of four Canadian universities listed among the Top 100 universities in the world, is renowned for its innovation in both learning and discovery. It has a student population of 23,000, and more than 140,000 alumni in 128 countries.

For more information contact:

St. Clair Child & Youth Services, (519) 337-3701

IWK Public Relations, (902) 470-6740

Office of Public Relations, McMaster University, (905) 525-9140, ext. 22169

Patrick J. McGrath OC, PhD, FRSC is a clinical psychologist and a researcher. He is Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry at Dalhousie University, Vice President – Research at IWK Health Centre in Halifax, and a parent.