Capacity for Applied and Developmental Research and Evaluation in Health Services and Nursing (CADRE)
Announced by federal health minister Allan Rock in November 1999, CADRE is a partnership between the Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to develop increased capacity in applied health services and policy research, including nursing management and organization issues. There is a need not only for more health services and policy research capacity in Canada, but also for an increase in the orientation of the existing and developing stock of health services and policy researchers toward the application and use of research. An investment of approximately $6.5 million per year is made in CADRE.
CADRE is composed of four initiatives designed to address these short- and long-term capacity needs on a regional basis.
Note that all applicants must adhere to the Foundation's conflict of interest policy.
CHSRF/CIHR Chair Awards — These chairs are leaders in health services and nursing research who now have funding for up to ten years to mentor and educate less experienced researchers, train graduate students, build national applied research networks, and conduct research. A total of $2 million per year is devoted to funding these chairs all of whom initiated their programs in 2000 or 2001.
CHSRF/CIHR Regional Training Centres — These centres are designed as a primary means to ensure a flow of applied health services and nursing researchers at the graduate level over a ten period. A regional approach has been taken to ensure the institutions within each region build their training program on the existing strengths. When fully operational, it is expected these centres will represent an investment of at least $1.5 million per year.
Career Reorientation Awards — These awards provide established researchers not currently working in the health field - social scientists in particular - with support to work with a mentor for one year to develop the knowledge base and necessary skills to reorient their research toward applied health services or policy research.
CHSRF/CIHR Postdoctoral Awards — These two-year awards are designed to build capacity through focused development of new researchers. Emphasis is placed on working with managers and policy makers as well as on acquiring skills that maximize the dissemination and use of their future research.
