Addictions Education grant Supported by the Research and Education Foundation of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Norlien Foundation

Supported by the Research and Education Foundation of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Norlien Foundation

Created in 1997, the Norlien Foundation is a proactive private foundation with offices in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta. The Foundation is active in knowledge translation and mobilization, professional development and training, applied research, evaluation, and networking. The Foundation initiates strategic projects to enhance the quality of life for all Canadians.

The Research and Education Foundation (REF) of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) has established a partnership with the Norlien Foundation to provide grants to promote education in the area of addictions. The grants are intended to build capacity and knowledge translation and integration of both early intervention and chronic disease paradigms. These grants will support family physician CFPC members in good standing and family medicine residents to attend sessions on addictions at the CFPC's Family Medicine Forum (FMF).

Deadline

Applications must reach the CFPC National Office by May 15, 2013.

Selection process

Members of the CFPC Addiction Medicine Program Committee will collaborate with representatives from the Norlien Foundation to select the recipients for these scholarships. The results will be forwarded to the national Honours & Awards Committee for final approval. All applicants will be notified of results in July 2013.

http://www.cfpc.ca/Norlien_Foundation_Grants_in_Addictions_Education/