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New health human resources research chair at McMaster joins CHEPA's faculty
26 Jul 2010
The newly-appointed Ontario Research Chair in Health Human Resources at McMaster University has joined the faculty of CHEPA.
Arthur Sweetman, who took up the chair and a position as a professor in the Department of Economics on July 1, previously was director of the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University.
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CHEPA partners with International Network on Health Policy and Reform
06 Jul 2010
Researchers at CHEPA have a new forum in which to showcase their ideas, ongoing work and published materials in the fields of health policy and health economics research.
Under the leadership of faculty member Michel Grignon, CHEPA has entered into a partnership as the expert group for Canada of the International Network on Health Policy and Reform, a 20-country project initiated and sponsored by Germany’s Bertelsmann Foundation, and associated with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
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CHEPA relocates to CRL building
07 May 2010
The Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis is on the move after more than 20 years of being housed in the McMaster Health Sciences Centre.
Early in May, CHEPA faculty, staff and students took up residence in newly-renovated space on the second floor of the CRL building, adjacent to the Health Sciences Centre.
The new location includes additional meeting and office space for graduate students supervised by CHEPA faculty, an administrative home for the Health Policy PhD program, and will bring together on one floor the staff and students of both CHEPA and its affiliated research program, the Program in Policy Decision-Making.
The building also includes a room for CHEPA's monthly seminar series.
The new address for CHEPA is 1280 Main Street West, CRL Building, 2nd Floor, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1. All existing phone numbers for staff and faculty will remain the same.
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CHEPA students honoured with awards for outstanding achievements
23 Apr 2010
Several graduate students supervised by CHEPA faculty have been honoured with awards from the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University.
Mike Wilson, who is working towards a PhD in Health Research Methodology, was selected for three honours – a FHS Graduate Programs Excellence Award, a FHS Graduate Programs Outstanding Achievement Award and a FHS Student Entrepreneur Award.
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Recruitment underway for new research chair in health equity
22 Apr 2010
McMaster University is seeking an outstanding researcher to assume the newly established Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis/Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Chair in Health Equity.
Candidates should be mid-career scholars leading successful research programs around the theme of equity in health services, systems and/or health, with relevant training in any of several fields such as health policy, health economics, geography, ethics or public health.
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