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Grant: CIHR-ICRH Travel Awards - General pool

University of Calgary

$1,500.00

Focus on Education: The Need for Women’s Heart Health Content in Medical and Nursing Curricula and Sex and Gender-based Analysis Training for Research Trainees”

FY 2022-23

Summary
There is increasing emphasis on the importance of incorporating sex- and gender-based considerations into health research, and 1-3. various national organizations have instituted policies to support and encourage this practice. 4-6. However, perspectives of trainees and allied research personnel on incorporation of sex and gender into research are lacking. We assessed trainee (undergraduate, MSc, and PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, clinical trainees) and allied research personnel (study nurses, laboratory managers) perspectives on the barriers to incorporating sex and gender into their own university-based health research and recommendations to improve the process.
Program
CIHR-ICRH Travel Awards - General pool
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database

As published

Id
481002
Name
Kalenga Cindy
Region
Alberta
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Prcname2
Special Cases
Projecttitle
Focus on Education: The Need for Women’s Heart Health Content in Medical and Nursing Curricula and Sex and Gender-based Analysis Training for Research Trainees”
Programtype2
Undefined
Orgnameinp2
University of Calgary
Cihramount2
$1,500
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
CIHR-ICRH Travel Awards - General pool
Keyworddelim
Gender Based Health Research; Sex Based Health Research; University-Based Health Research
Abstract
There is increasing emphasis on the importance of incorporating sex- and gender-based considerations into health research, and 1-3. various national organizations have instituted policies to support and encourage this practice. 4-6. However, perspectives of trainees and allied research personnel on incorporation of sex and gender into research are lacking. We assessed trainee (undergraduate, MSc, and PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, clinical trainees) and allied research personnel (study nurses, laboratory managers) perspectives on the barriers to incorporating sex and gender into their own university-based health research and recommendations to improve the process.
Competitiondate
202301
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Kalenga, Cindy
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $1,500~ $0~