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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

RESEARCH BULLETIN

IN THIS ISSUE

2015 Presentations Our department has been busy with presentations. Check out where we’ve presented this year ............................................. pg. 2

2015 Publications We have 34 published articles so far this year. Keep up the good work! ............................................. pg. 3

Upcoming Grants & Funding Opportunities (November—April 2016) ............................... pg. 5

Upcoming Workshops & Events ........................................ pg. 12

Coming Soon: Call for Abstracts 2016 Resident Research Day Residents in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Repro-ductive Sciences will soon be invited to submit an abstract for completed research. Stay tuned for more info!

If you have any research news or announcements, please email

your news items to: Mrs. Jamie Greco

jgreco@sbgh.mb.ca

Next Issue: January 2016

Dr. Sara Hosseini will be presenting at the 44th APOG

Annual Meeting December 4—7, 2015

Project Title: Comparison of two broth enrichment, two agars, and loop mediat-

ed amplification (Illimigene® GBS) assay for the detection of Group B Streptococ-

cus (GBS) from vaginal-rectal screening specimens

Congratulations Sara!

Achievements & Announcements

2015 SOGC Regional Achievement Award Recipient

“The ACSC awards are the highest honors that the SOGC can bestow in recogni-

tion of the exceptional contributions of a member to the promotion of women’s

health in Canada and around the world.”

Regional Award for the Central Region: Dr. Savas Menticoglou

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2015 Department Presentations Local Conferences:

Tran TJ, Simard LR, Hunt J, and Liu XQ (2015) Relationships between DNA methlation levels and chorionicity in newborn twins. The

28th Annual Canadian Student Health Research Forum,June 2, 2015. Winnipeg, MB. Poster Presentation.

Nachtigal MW. Evaluating novel therapeutic agents for treatment of drug-resistent ovarian cancer. Department Of Pharmacology

& Therapeutics, University of Manitoba. January 2015. Winnipeg, MB.

National Conferences:

Avery L, Du Plessis E, Sankarad D, Kayima R, Njoroge P and Crockett M. Improving capacity and effectiveness of frontline workers to

improve maternal, newborn and child health: experience from Kenya. Canadian Conference on Global Health, Montreal, Cana-

da, Nov 4-9 2015. Accepted for poster presentation

Du Plessis E, Crockett M, Lorway R, Sankarad D, Njoroge P, Kayima R and Avery L. Benefits in development projects. Canadian Con-

ference on Global Health, Montreal, Canada, Nov 4-9 2015. Accepted for poster presentation.

A Moraya, Nachtigal MW. The Problem of Chemotherapy Resistance in Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC). 2015 Canadian

Cancer Research Conference, November 8 – 10, 2015. Montreal, Quebec.

Fultz B, Zieroth S, Hunt J, Schaffer A, Singal R, Cordova FJ. An interdisciplinary care team approach and the successful use of extra-

corporeal membrane oxygenation in acute perpartum cardiomyopathy. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (October 2015).

Toronto, ON, Canada. Oral Presentation.

V. Carlson, L. Walters, P. Lambert, E. Dean, S. Popowich, R. Lotocki, A.D. Altman. Low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in

Manitoba: experience with alternating methotrexate and actinomycin-d. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual General

Meeting, June 12-13, 2015. Quebec city, QC. Poster presentation.

L. Walters, V. Carlson, P. Lambert, E. Dean, S. Popowich, R. Lotocki, A.D.Altman. High-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in

Manitoba: achieving primary cure with two- and three-agent chemotherapy regimens. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual

General Meeting. June 12-13, 2015. Quebec city, QC. Poster presentation.

Al-Wazzan, P. Lambert, E. Dean, S. Popowich, R. Lotocki, A.D. Altman. Pure Immature teratoma of the ovary: 30-year experience

of a single tertiary care center. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual General Meeting. June 12-13, 2015. Quebec City,

QC. Poster presentation.

A.Al-Wazzan, E. Dean, S. Popowich, R. Lotocki, A.D. Altman. Mature teratoma malignant transformation. Society of Gynecologic

Oncology Annual General Meeting, June 12-13, 2015. Quebec City, QC. Poster presentation.

G. Lefas, L. Power, P. Lambert, R. Lotocki, E. Dean, S. Popowich, M. Nachtigal, J. Griffith, A.D. Altman. Rate of Appendiceal Metas-

tasis with Non-Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in Manitoba. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual General Meeting,June 12

-13, 2015. Quebec City, QC. Poster Presentation-Work in Progress.

L. Power, A. Altman, B. Lotocki, S. Popowich, E. Dean, G. Lefas, M. Nachtigal, J. Griffith, G. Musto, P. Lambert, D. Kim. Audit of

hormone use and survival after non-serous epithelial ovarian cancer. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual General Meeting,

June 9-12, 2015. Quebec City, QC. Oral presentation.

Burnett M, McEwan R. Clinicians’ Opinions about the Therapeutic Use of Vibrators in Women’s Health: A Pilot Study. SOGC Annual

Clinical and Scientific Meeting, June 9-12, 2015. Quebec City, QC, Canada. Poster Presentation.

Hosseini Boshra (Sara), Lagace-Wiens P, Poliquin G, Edagiz S, Karlowsky J. Comparison of Two Broth Enrichment Broths, Two

Agars, and Loop Mediated Amplification (Illumigene® GBS) Assay for the Detection of Group B Streptococcus from Vaginal-

Rectal Screening Specimens. SOGC Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, June 9-12, 2015. Quebec City, QC, Canada. Oral

Presentation.

Porteous L, Schneider C, Hunt J. Perinatal outcomes of Fetal Gastroschisis in Manitoba Canada: 1997-2012. SOGC Annual Clinical

and Scientific Meeting, June 9-12, 2015. Quebec City, QC, Canada. Oral Presentation.

Power L, Altman A, Evaniak D, Lefas G, Lotocki B, Popowich S, Dean E, Musto G, Lambert P, Griffith J, Nachtigal M, Kim D. Audit of

Hormone Use and Overall and Disease Free Survival After Treatment for Non-Serous Ovarian Cancer. SOGC Annual Clinical and

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Scientific Meeting, June 9-12. Quebec City, QC, Canada. Poster Presentation.

Yu, A. Barring Re-infibulation is unethical: an examination under Canadian Law, Human Rights, and Autonomy. 26th Annual Canadi-

an Bioethics Society Conference. May 29, 2015. Winnipeg, MB.

Dzakpasu, S., Fahey, J., Kirby, R., Tough, S., Chalmers, B., Heaman, M., Bartholomew, S., Biringer, A., Darling, E., Lee, & McDonald,

S.* Contribution of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain to adverse neonatal outcomes: population

attributable fractions for Canada. 4th Canadian Obesity Summit, April 28-May 2, 2015.Toronto, ON. Poster Presentation.

Heaman, M.I., Kingston, D.A., Brownell, M.D., Helewa, M.E., Derksen, S.A., & McGowan, K.L. Factors associated with preterm birth:

A population-based study in Manitoba. Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting, February 24, 2015. Montebello, Que-

bec. Poster Presentation.

Heaman, M., Kingston, D., Brownell, M., Helewa, M., Derksen, S., & McGowan, K. Predictors of prenatal and postpartum psycho-

logical distress: A population-based study in Manitoba. Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting, February 24, 2015.

Montebello, Quebec. Poster Presentation.

Heaman, M., Tjaden, L., & Marzan Chang, Z. on behalf of the PIIPC Research Team. Evaluation of the Partners in Inner-city Inte-

grated Prenatal Care (PIIPC) Project: Perspectives of Women and Care Providers. Canadian National Perinatal Research

Meeting, February 26, 2015. Montebello, Quebec. Oral presentation.

International Conferences:

Morris, A. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in Melbourne: Surgical timing and complications with outcomes including body

image and genital sensation in a cohort study. International PSD Symposium (2015) Ghent, Belgium.

M. Leylek, V. Poloquin, A. Al-Wazzan, E. Dean, A.D. Altman. Post-operative infection in the setting of massive intra-operative

blood loss. Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual meeting, August 6-8, 2015. Portland, Oregon.

Poster presentation.

Anhalt A, Simard LR, Hallon-Dearman A, and Liu XQ. An Epigenetic Study for Autism Spectrum Disorders Using Twins. The 65th

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, October 18, 2015. San Diego, United States. Poster presentation.

2015 Department Publications

1. Abumansour, I., Al Sulmi, E., Chodirker, B. N., & Hunt, J. C. (2015). Prenatal diagnosis of Walker–Warburg syndrome using sin-gle nucleotide polymorphism array: A clinical experience from three related Palestinian families with congenital hydrocepha-lus. American Journal of Perinatology Reports, (1)

2. Al Wazzan, A., Dean, E., Popowich, S., Lotocki, R., & Altman, A. D. (Submitted 2015). Mature teratoma malignant transfor-mation. Eur.J.Gynaecol.Oncol.

3. Al Wazzan, A., Lambert, P., Dean, E., Popowich, S., Lotocki, R. J., & Altman, A. D. (Accepted 2015). Pure immature teratoma of the ovary: 30-year experience of a single tertiary care centre.Int.J.Gynecol.Cancer,

4. Ali, J. L., Lagasse, B. J., Minuk, A. J., Love, A. J., Moraya, A. I., Lam, L., Nachtigal, MW et al. (2015). Differential cellular respons-es induced by dorsomorphin and LDN-193189 in chemotherapy-sensitive and chemotherapyresistant human epithelial ovari-an cancer cells. International Journal of Cancer, 136(5), E455-E469.

5. Altman, R., Altman, A. D., & Ghatage, P. (Submitted 2015). A cautionary note on the use of the C-index as a measure of pre-diction error in a random survival forest. Annals of Applied Statistics,

6. Altman, A. D., Ferguson S.E., Lau, S., Gien L.T., Gilks B., Clarke B., et al. (Submitted 2015). Canadian high risk endometrial can-cer (CHREC) consortium: Analyzing the clinical behaviour of high risk endometrial cancers. Gynecologic Oncology,

7. Altman, A. D., Murray, S., Bentley, J. R., & Rittenberg, P. (Accepted 2015). Luteinizing thecoma with sclerosing peritonitis (LTSP) syndrome: Case reports and review of literature. J Obstet Gynaecol Can.

8. Ashley-Martin, J., Dodds, L., Arbuckle, T. E., Ettinger, A. S., Shapiro, G. D., Fisher, M., Taback, S., et al. (2015). Maternal blood metal levels and fetal markers of metabolic function. Environmental Research, 136, 27-34.

9. Blanchard AK, Bruce SG, Jayanna K, Gurav K, Mohan HL, Avery L, Moses S, Blanchard JF, Ramesh BM. An Exploration of Deci-sion-Making Processes on Infant Delivery Site from the Perspective of Pregnant Women, New Mothers, and Their Families in Northern Karnataka, India. Matern Child Health J. 2015 (9):2074-80.

10. Bruce, S. G., Blanchard, A. K., Gurav, K., Roy, A., Jayanna, K., Mohan, H. L., Avery, L., et al. (2015). Preferences for infant deliv-

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ery site among pregnant women and new mothers in northern Karnataka, India. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2015;15:49.

11. Crockett, M., Avery, L., & Blanchard, J. (2015). Program science-A framework for improving global maternal, newborn, and child health. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(4), 305-306.

12. Daoud, N., O'Campo, P., Minh, A., Urquia, M. L., Dzakpasu, S., Heaman, M., et al. (2015). Patterns of social inequalities across pregnancy and birth outcomes: A comparison of individual and neighborhood socioeconomic measures. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(1)

13. Decker, K., McLachlin, C. M., & Lotocki, R. J. (2015). Performance measures related to colposcopy for canadian cervical cancer screening programs; identifying areas for improvement. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d"Obstetrique Et Gynecologie Du Canada : JOGC, 37(3), 245.

14. Dzakpasu, S., Fahey, J., Kirby, R. S., Tough, S. C., Chalmers, B., Heaman, M. I., et al. (2015). Contribution of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain to adverse neonatal outcomes: Population attributable fractions for canada. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15(1)

15. Haakman, O., Ambrose, D., Katopodis, C., & Altman, A. D. (Accepted 2015). Spontaneous rupture of an unscarred uterus diag-nosed post-partum: A case report. J Obstet Gynaecol can,

16. Heaman, M. I., Sword, W., Elliott, L., Moffatt, M., Helewa, M. E., Morris, H., et al. (2015). Barriers and facilitators related to use of prenatal care by inner-city women: Perceptions of health care providers. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15(1)

17. Houston, B. L., Govia, R., Abou-Setta, A. M., Reid, G. J., Hadfield, M., Menard, C., et al. (2015). Severe rh alloimmunization and hemolytic disease of the fetus managed with plasmapheresis, intravenous immunoglobulin and intrauterine transfusion: A case report. Transfusion and Apheresis Science, (In Press)

18. Hunt, J. C., & Menticoglou, S. M. (2015). Perinatal outcome in 1515 cases of prolonged second stage of labour in nulliparous women. J Obstet Gynaecol can, 37(6), 508-516.

19. Jain, V., Chari, R., Maslovitz, S., Farine, D., Maternal Fetal Medicine Committee, Bujold, E., Menticoglou S., Pylypjuk C., et al. (2015). Guidelines for the management of a pregnant trauma patient. J Obstet Gynaecol can, 37(6), 553-74.

20. Kang, Y. -., O'Connell, D. L., Tan, J., Lew, J. -., Demers, A., Lotocki, R., et al. (2015). Optimal uptake rates for initial treatments for cervical cancer in concordance with guidelines in australia and canada: Results from two large cancer facilities. Cancer Epidemiology,

21. Kingston, D., Biringer, A., McDonald, S., Heaman, M., Lasiuk, G., Hegadoren, K., et al. (2015). Preferences for mental health screening among pregnant women: A cross sectional Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, , [EPub ahead of print].

22. Kingston, D., Biringer, A., Toosi, A., Heaman, M., Lasiuk, G., McDonald, S., et al. (2015). Disclosure during prenatal mental health screening. Journal of Affective Disorders, Jul21(186), 90-94-[Epub ahead of print].

23. Kingston, D., Heaman, M. I., Bronwell, M., & Ekuma, O. (2015). Predictors of childhood anxiety: A population-based cohort study. Plos One, 10(7:e0129339), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129339.

24. Lennon, S., & Heaman, M. (2015). Factors associated with family resilience during pregnancy among inner-city Wom-en. Midwifery, , Available online http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2015.05.007 [Epub ahead of print].

25. Magee, L., von Dadelszen, P., Singer, J., Lee, T., Rey, E., Ross, S., Asztalos, E., Murphy, K., Menzies, J., Sanchez, J., Gafni, A., Gruslin, A., Helewa, M., Hutton, E., Koren, G., Lee, S., Logan, A., Ganzevoort, J., Welch, R., Thornton, J., Moutquin, J.-M. (In Press 2015). Control of hypertension in pregnancy study randomised controlled trial-are the results dependent on the choice of labetalol or methyldopa? BJOG Int.J.Obstet.Gynaecol.,

26. Magee, L., von Dadelszen, P., Singer, J., Lee, T., Rey, E., Ross, S., Asztalos, E., Murphy, K., Menzies, J., Sanchez, J., Gafni, A., Gruslin, A., Helewa, M., Hutton, E., Koren, G., Lee, S., Logan, A., Ganzevoort, J., Welch, R., Thornton, J., Moutquin, J.-M. (In Press 2015). Do labetalol and methyldopa have different effects on pregnancy outcome? analysis of data from the control of hypertension in pregnancy study (CHIPS) trial. BJOG Int.J.Obstet.Gynaecol.,

27. Magee, L. A., Pels, A., Helewa, M., Rey, E., Von Dadelszen, P., Audibert, F., et al. (2015). The hypertensive disorders of preg-nancy (29.3). Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 29(5), 643-657.

28. Magee, L. A., Von Dadelszen, P., Rey, E., Ross, S., Asztalos, E., Murphy, K. E., Helewa, M. et al. (2015). Less-tight versus tight control of hypertension in pregnancy. New England Journal of Medicine, 372(5), 407-417.

29. Magee, L. A., Von Dadelszen, P., Rey, E., Ross, S., Asztalos, E., Murphy, K. E., Helewa, M. et al. (2015). Less-tight versus tight control of hypertension in pregnancy. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 70(5), 307-308.

30. Shen, G. X., Shafer, L., Martens, P., Sellers, E., Torshizi, A., Ludwig, S., Heaman, M., et al. (2015). Does first nations status modi-fy the association between gestational diabetes and subsequent diabetes: A historical prospective cohort study among moth-ers in Manitoba, Canada. Diabetic Medicine, Sept11, doi: 10.1111/dme.12962. [Epub ahead of print].

31. Sword, W., Heaman, M., Biro, M. A., Homer, C., Yelland, J., Akhtar-Danesh, N., et al. (2015). Quality of prenatal care question-naire: Psychometric testing in an australian population. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15(214), doi:10.1186/s12884-015-0644-7.

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Upcoming Grants, Awards, Funding Opportunities

N o v e m b e r

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 57 Allen-Carey Education Award of Excellence in Women's Health n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: London Health Sciences Foundation November 15 Description: Contact Info: The award will support the educational experiences for exceptional see website individuals in order to promote the development of future leaders in women's health. The award is intended to foster educational opportunities where funding is currently lacking, such as for an additional year of specialized training in women's health following a fellowship program.

D e c e m b e r

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 38 Knowledge to Action Grants December 15

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Canadian Cancer Society March 1

Description: Contact Info: Encourage ideas that will close the gap between what is known from see website research and what is done with that knowledge.

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 58 Operating Grants early December (LOI)

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Cancer Research Society -- mid-February

Description: Contact Info: The operating grant is the principal means by which the Cancer Research see website Society supports basic research activities by a scientist or a team of scientists on the different aspects of cancer.

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 50 Dr. Diane Biehl Research Award n/a

32. Sword, W., Heaman, M., Peterson, W., Salvador, A., Akhtar-Danesh, N., & Bradford-Janke, A. (In Press). Psychometric testing of the french language quality of prenatal care questionnaire. Journal of Nursing Measurement,

33. Thiessen, K., Heaman, M., Mignone, J., Martens, P., & Robinson, K. (2015). Trends in midwifery use in Manitoba . Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'Obstetrique Et Gynecologie Du Canada : JOGC, 37(8), 707-714.

34. Vair, B., Altman, A. D., & Nelson, G. (2015 Apr). Time to surgery and the risk of cancer progression in patients with gynecologic cancers of the lower genital tract. J Obstet Gynaecol can, 37(4), 338-44.

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Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: University of Manitoba Dec --

Description: Contact Info: Used to provide scholarship support for education, research or travel for awarspgme@med.umanitoba.ca students in the Postgraduate Medical Education program

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 52 The Sandra Banner Student Award for Leadership n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: CaRMS $3,000 December 15

Description: Contact Info: Encourage the development of future leaders in medicine, through public Apply online: see website recognition and financial support of one undergraduate and one postgraduate medical trainee who has demonstrated interest in/aptitude for leadership

J a n u a r y

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 14 Postdoctoral Fellowships

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Research Manitoba N/A January 30

Description: Contact Info: Fellowship awards are intended to support recipients in becoming See website independent investigators ID Name Pre-Deadline: 15 Clinical Research Fellowships

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Research Manitoba N/A January 30

Description: Contact Info: It provides financial support, on a matching basis, for a period of research See website training for high-quality candidates with undergraduate medical degrees, or equivalent, who intend to pursue careers as clinician-researchers. ID Name Pre-Deadline: 16 Graduate Studentships

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Research Manitoba varies January 30

Description: Contact Info: A limited number of Graduate Studentships are offered to qualified See Website graduate students who are undertaking full time Master's or Doctoral programs in the Province of Manitoba

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ID Name Pre-Deadline: 17 PhD Dissertation Awards

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Research Manitoba $5,000 January 30

Description: Contact Info: Graduate students in population and health related social sciences often See website work on projects that are not directly related to their supervisor's research program and therefore incur costs in conducting their dissertation research.

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 4 Prevention Research Grant January 20 (LOI)

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Canadian Cancer Society -- June 25

Description: Contact Info: Prevention Programs will focus on research that reduces the risk of see website cancer. Prevention research can be accomplished anywhere along the research continuum from identifying factors that increase the risk of cancer at an individual or population level…

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 2 Major Research and Innovation Projects January 2017 (ORS)

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Diagnostic Services Manitoba $60,000 January 2017

Description: Contact Info: Next Funding Cycle: January 2017 -2019. DSM's Research and Innovation Nancy Klos: Nancy.Klos@umanitoba.ca Program provides funding for research that will provide direction for diagnostic imaging services and laboratory medicine with Manitoba. ID Name Pre-Deadline: 1 Small Research Innovation Projects January 2017 (ORS)

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Diagnostic Services Manitoba $15,000 January 2017

Description: Contact Info: Next Funding Cycle: January 2017 -2019. DSM's Research and Innovation Nancy Klos: Nancy.Klos@umanitoba.ca Program provides funding for research that will provide direction for diagnostic imaging services and laboratory medicine with Manitoba. ID Name Pre-Deadline: 11 Allied Health Research Grant mid-January (LOI)

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: HSC Foundation $20,000 max. TBA

Description: Contact Info: Funding for Evidence Based; Outcome Measurement/Quality Improvement see website or Research Based Projects

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ID Name Pre-Deadline: 10 General Operating Grant mid-January (LOI)

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: HSC Foundation $70,000 max. over 2 years TBA

Description: Contact Info: The foundation provides operating grants to support projects in the field of see website health care that will promote high quality patient care for the people of Manitoba at the HSC and elsewhere in the province. ID Name Pre-Deadline: 3 Travel Award n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Canadian Cancer Society $2,000 January 15

Description: Contact Info: The purpose of this program is to defray the travel costs associated with see website making a scientific presentation as a first author or presenter at a conference, symposium or other appropriate professional meeting. ID Name Pre-Deadline: 5 Self-Funded Research Grant Program n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: University of Manitoba -- January 31

Description: Contact Info: Designates part of an applicant's salary as a grant-in-aid of research to be Andrea Craig: (204) 480-1819 conducted while NOT on leave from the University

M a rc h ID Name Pre-Deadline: 18 New Investigator Operating Grants

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Research Manitoba up to $75,000/yr for 3 March 3

Description: Contact Info: Designed to help defray the normal operating costs of carrying out a See website specific research proposal. This grant will provide funding for a maximum of THREE YEARS, for a maximum grant amount of $75,000/yr. ID Name Pre-Deadline: 19 Mid-Career Operating Grant

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Research Manitoba up to $75,000/yr for 2 March 3

Description: Contact Info: Designed to help defray the normal operating costs of carrying out a See website specific research proposal. This grant will provide funding for a maximum

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of TWO YEARS, for a maximum grant amount of $75,000/yr ID Name Pre-Deadline: 44 Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards March 15 (Nomination)

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: March of Dimes June 30

Description: Contact Info: Designed to support scientists just embarking on their independent see website research careers in research to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 34 Impact Grant March 25 (LOI)

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Canadian Cancer Society September 1

Description: Contact Info: Supporting significant progression in cancer research programs, from see website individual investigators or multidisciplinary teams, that are anywhere in the continuum from basic high impact discovery to translational work of direct relevance to the clinic.

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 59 University Research Grants Program n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: University of Manitoba $7,500 early March

Description: Contact Info: Awarding ≤$7,500 to support the development of research at the Michelle Moayeri: University of Manitoba. Established faculty (beyond their first three years of appointment) are eligible. ID Name Pre-Deadline: 47 The Healthcare Student/Resident Essay Contest n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: The American Balint Society March 1

Description: Contact Info: To encourage students and residents to reflect on their patient see website encounters, to inspire others in their caring relationships. ID Name Pre-Deadline: 23 Bridge Funding N/A

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Research Manitoba Varies March 31

Description: Contact Info: Bridge funding awards are intended to allow investigators who have See website recently lost funding to maintain their research program for up to one year

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while attempting to regain their funding by re-application

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ID Name Pre-Deadline: 22 Applied Health Services Research

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Research Manitoba -- August 15

Description: Contact Info: See website ID Name Pre-Deadline: 40 Molly Towell Fellowships Program n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation $20,000 - $30,000 April 1

Description: Contact Info: Encourage residents and scientists in Canada to acquire post-doctoral see website research training and experience that will prepare them to continue with a major research focus in their academic careers

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 39 Operating Grant n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation $20,000 April 1

Description: Contact Info: Fund original research that has high potential to enhance understanding see website of fetal growth and development and to promote optimal neonatal health. Available to new investigator with formal faculty appointments (within 5 years of first academic appointment). ID Name Pre-Deadline: 36 Capacity Development Awards in Prevention Research n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: Canadian Cancer Society April 1

Description: Contact Info: Created to establish or maintain the career development of junior see website investigators in the area of cancer prevention/risk reduction research and community-based clinical research in cancer prevention by providing protected research time.

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ID Name Pre-Deadline: 41 The Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Foundation Fund n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: University of Manitoba April 15

Description: Contact Info: Provides support for basic or applied research in the health sciences. see website ID Name Pre-Deadline: 48 Deans Fellowship Fund n/a

Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: University of Manitoba $35,000 April 15

Description: Contact Info: Academic physicians in Postgraduate Medical Education to awardspgme@med.umanitoba.ca further their medical/surgical training in medical education or research ID Name Pre-Deadline: 54 Emil and Lynette Hain Scholarship for Oncology Research for Oncology n/a (Canadian Student Health Research Forum) Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: University of Manitoba April 30

Description: Contact Info: One scholarship to a student/resident/fellow who has demonstrated Faculty of Medicine excellence in the area of oncology research ID Name Pre-Deadline: 53 Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Award for Excellence in Oncology n/a Research (Canadian Student Health Research Forum) Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: University of Manitoba $12,500 April 30

Description: Contact Info: Award for resident who has achieved a minimum cumulative grade point Faculty of Medicine average of 3.5 & has been judged by the selection committee as having submitted for publication the best peer-reviewed research paper in that academic session in the area of Oncology

ID Name Pre-Deadline: 55 Caroline A. Cope Award for Excellence in Oncology Research (Canadian n/a Student Health Research Forum) Agency: Amount: Agency Deadline: University of Manitoba April 30

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Please include a copy of the certificate with your submissions.

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Upcoming Workshops & Events

West/Central CME (SOGC) March 31 - April 2, 2016

Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership May 13 -14, 2016

Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

May 14-17, 2016

Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference (ACSC) The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

June 14-17, 2016

Annual General Meeting - Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada (GOC) TBA

Annual Meeting - Society for Family Planning (SFP) November 14-16, 2015

Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology AAGL Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide

November 15-19, 2015

The Association of Academic Professionals in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (APOG) December 5-7, 2015

Annual Pregnancy Meeting - Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Conference Late Breaking Research Category (Abstract Submission Deadline: November 15, 2015)

February 1-6, 2016

Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting Abstract Submission Deadline: November 16, 2015

February 10-13, 2016

2015 CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting

March 2-5, 2016

Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer - Society of Gynecology Oncology (SGO) March 19, -22, 2016

Scientific Meeting The International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG)

March 21-23, 2016

Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology August 11 - 13, 2016