Title:
Operating Grant: CIHR Summer Institute on Equitable AI for Public Health
Agreement Value:
$269,500.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2024
Description:
The main objectives of the CIHR Summer Institute on Equitable AI for Public Health funding opportunity, led by the host institution(s) are to:
- Equip doctoral and post-doctoral trainees and early career researchers from primarily public health and, secondarily, computational sciences backgrounds with the technical skills to use AI approaches and methods to tackle key public health challenges;
- Prepare participants to address the equity implications of different AI approaches, including identifying strategies to prevent and mitigate potential inequities that could result when using AI approaches in public health research and practice, and opportunities for leveraging AI to advance health equity;
- Facilitate a high-quality, interdisciplinary learning environment that offers participants from across Canada the opportunity to interact with others from a diverse range of backgrounds and disciplines within public health and computational sciences, as well as Canadian and international leaders and implementers working in AI and public health; and
- Catalyze the development of open-access training content and materials focused on using AI approaches in public health research that can be adapted and integrated into curricula for trainees at schools of public health and related disciplines, and among staff at public health agencies across Canada.
Organization:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Expected Results:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3A 2T5
Reference Number:
236-2019-2020-Q3-00125
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Individual or sole proprietorship
Recipient's Legal Name:
Buckeridge, David L
Research Organization:
McGill University|Université McGill
Program:
Research in Priority Areas
Program Purpose:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.