Research Events

Celebrate Research Week and ORIHI launch (November 18-22, 2024)

Since our soft launch in April 2024, the Osler Research Institute for Health Innovation (ORIHI) has been on an exciting path towards our official, celebratory launch during Celebrate Research Week. We invite you to join us!

Celebrate Research Week will be formally proclaimed by the City of Brampton as a regional event. The week will showcase excellence in innovation, celebrate local achievements in research and engage the community in shaping a healthier future for our region.

We welcome our community, students, organizations, start-ups, institutes and individual researchers to participate. Opportunities also exist to host your own research event and list it or you can indicate your interest in hosting an information table at our community research fair.

Please take a look at the Osler event listings throughout the week. You can join us for our keynote talks, a unique science-art show, community research fair and more!

Agenda

Celebration day | November 18
Brampton Civic Hospital Atrium

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (register for event)
- Proclamation of Celebrate Research Week by City of Brampton, banner drop and inauguration ceremony
- Keynote by Dr. Parneet Cheema, Head of Cancer Research, William Osler Health System
- Science-art show opening featuring Austrian-based science-artist, Daniela Brill Estrada, and local artists
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Research open house and student networking

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (register for event)
- Sheridan College's insights on "The Importance of Upstream Measures" and their new health building campus
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (register for event)
- Artist talk – Dr. Roberta Buiani in conversation with Daniela Brill Estrada "Why science needs art?"

Partnership day | November 19

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (register for event)
- Community research fair and student networking event – Brampton City Hall, Conservatory Space
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- ORIHI Research Open House at Etobicoke General
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. (register for event)
- Banner drop at Etobicoke General Hospital
- Keynote by Dr. Sergio Borgia, Infectious Disease Consultant, William Osler Health System

Health systems transformation day | November 20

10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. (register for event)
- Banner Drop at Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness
- What is health systems transformation panel: Dr. Martin Chasen, Dr. Marco Iafolla and Tiziana Rivera, moderated by Rishika Thakur Malhi from the Central West Ontario Health Team
- Research open house and student networking
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (register for event)
- How to implement health systems transformation panel: Moderated by Dr. Joanna (Anneke) Rummens, Health Systems Researcher; and Daphne Cockwell, School of Nursing

Innovation and technology day | November 21

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (register for event)
- Panel moderated by Dr. Hina Marsonia: How technology is helping advance health research - Brampton Civic Hospital Auditorium

Community health, wellbeing and education day | November 22

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (register for event)
- Keynote by Leah Stephenson and hosted by Dr. Angel Petropanagos: Equitable care for diverse communities - Brampton Civic Hospital Auditorium
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (register for event)
- Keynote by Dr. Teresa Chan, Toronto Metropolitan University, School of Medicine
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (register for event)
- Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine – Celebrate Research Week closing event!

Add your own events to Celebrate Research Week

Call for artists: science-art exhibition

Celebrate Research Week has been an important annual event for the Osler Research program over the past decade. Now with the launch of ORIHI, we will step beyond the walls of the hospital to engage directly with the community.

As part of our institute's launch, ORIHI will host a science-art exhibition at Brampton Civic Hospital during Celebrate Research Week. For ORIHI, art and science are deeply intertwined. Artists play a crucial role in making scientific concepts understandable and inspiring. This exhibition aims to celebrate the intersection of art and science, promote creativity, curiosity, and collaboration within our community.

Submission details:

Artworks should explore themes related to research, community health or scientific discovery.
All mediums and styles are welcome, however, consideration needs to be given to the fact that artwork will be mounted in the windows of the Brampton Civic Hospital atrium.
We will profile artists in our launch materials, including the press release.
A selection committee comprised of our community-based research advisory committee will review submissions for acceptance into the art exhibit.

Important dates:

Submission deadline: October 15, 2024
Selection notice sent by: November 1, 2024
Exhibition dates: November 18-22, 2024 (Brampton Civic Hospital Atrium)

How to submit:

All submissions should include a brief artist statement and images of your artwork and be sent to research@williamoslerhs.ca. Please note how the piece should be mounted (hung, mounted or on a stand). The selection notice will be sent via email by November 1, 2024.

Artists will be invited to mount their work on November 15, 16 and 17, together with Austrian-based science-artist Daniela Brill Estrada. On November 18, the show will open during the ORIHI inauguration ceremony. The selected artists will be invited to show their work during the artists talk at 2:00 p.m.

Join us in celebrating the achievements of our research community through your art, creativity, collaboration and innovation!

Past events

Our virtual speaker series was designed to engage the community, share information and foster discussions on various aspects of health care innovation and research. The series featured a lineup of interactive sessions led by experts in the field and provided a platform for participants to learn about the goals and objectives of ORIHI.