Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/viewOpportunityDetails.do?browseArc=true&fodAgency=CIHR&org=CIHR&progCd=10
Sponsor/Award: CANADIAN INSTITUTES HEALTH RESEARCH - EHEALTH INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (EHIPP) - 2015 COMPETITION

Grant Amount: UP TO $750K OVER 4 YEARS
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: May 27, 2015
Sponsor's: Jun 03, 2015

Subject Areas: Child or Adolescent Mental Health, Seniors` Healthcare, Partnership
Description:

The eHealth Innovations Initiative (eHII) is a multi-phase initiative that aims to enhance health outcomes and health care delivery, through the implementation, evaluation, and health system scale-up of eHealth innovations that contribute to evidence-based, client-centered, cost-effective solutions. The purpose of eHII is to: Develop, integrate and evaluate, in collaboration with stakeholders, eHealth innovations that will improve the quality of outcomes and the cost-effectiveness of patient and population-centered care; and increase Canada?s competitive position in the health-related information and communication technology (ICT) industry. The eHealth initiative will use an integrated science approach that incorporates consideration of ethical, legal and social implications, as well as end users? perception of the value and usability of the eHealth innovation as it pertains to their care. The evaluation of social impacts of new technologies at a community and health system level will also consider equitably shared benefits so that certain groups are not disadvantaged and risks are proportional to benefits.

At least one of the Nominated Principal Applicants must be affiliated with a CIHR eligible institution at the time of application and must represent one of the requirements of the health-care innovation community leadership: A scientific lead (an independent researcher). A clinical lead (a health professional engaged in healthcare delivery). A decision maker in the `health-care innovation community? who is authorized to commit that health-care innovation community to participate in the eHIPP evaluation and would have the responsibility of local adoption and scale-up of eHealth enabled innovation services. Patient/family representative(s). The team must identify, in addition to the health-care innovation community leads, end-users such as care-givers, as well as health professionals (e.g. nurses, physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, case workers, psychologists). Applicants must secure, by the full application deadline date, external partner contributions at a 1:1 ratio based on the CIHR grant portion of up to $750,000 ($187,500 per annum) over four years.

Application Details: The application process for this funding opportunity is comprised of two steps: Registration and Application. To complete your Registration, follow the instructions in the Grants - "Registration" Phase Instruction Checklist along with any additional instructions found below under "Specific Instructions" To complete your Application, follow the instructions in the Team Grants / Emerging Team Grants ?Application? Phase Instruction Checklist along with any additional instructions found below under ?Specific Instructions?. Submission Requirements Your Application must be submitted using ResearchNet. Scan and upload the signed signature pages including the routing slip in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet prior to submitting your application.Registration deadline is April 1, 2015 no signature required for registration, only full submission. Please see the funding opportunity details on Research Net for all details.
NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Moxey,Laura
Kilianski,Louise

Sponsor Contacts:

CHRISTINE.CHARETTE@CIHR-IRSC.GC.CA
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Address Locator 4809A
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 941-2672