For more than 10 years, CIMVHR has worked with academic scholars, members of the military, Veterans, clinicians and practitioners, and government, industry and philanthropic partners in an effort to advance military, Veteran and family health and well-being research in Canada. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, CIMVHR found safe ways to gather, and to discuss and disseminate emerging research.
In October 2020, CIMVHR hosted a weekly Virtual Symposium Series, with each meeting focused on a different area of research. Through a consultation process, key areas of emerging research were identified and selected key areas of emerging research for military personnel, Veterans and their families. Each symposium featured expert presenters and an opportunity for participants to engage and ask questions. CIMVHR co-hosted the following symposiums with partner institutes who are leaders in advancing the topics of focus.
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Operational medical research seeks to develop biomedical countermeasures to prevent and treat injuries that service members might incur during military training or operations. The ultimate goal is to maximize the health, readiness and performance of service members and their families. This symposium highlighted the wide scope of operational medical research, including COVID-19.
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This symposium highlighted the significant benefits of integrating a sex and gender lens into all research, including health research about serving military, Veterans and their families. Gender-blind or gender-neutral research and policy can have unintended negative social and health-related consequences, leading to unbalanced outcomes and potential harm. Canada has emerged as a leader of a concerted international effort to integrate a sex and gender lens into all defence-related research and policy.
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This symposium highlighted the significant benefits of integrating a sex and gender lens into all research, including health research about serving military, Veterans and their families. Gender-blind or gender-neutral research and policy can have unintended negative social and health-related consequences, leading to unbalanced outcomes and potential harm. Canada has emerged as a leader of a concerted international effort to integrate a sex and gender lens into all defence-related research and policy.
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Moral injury (MI) is psychological distress that can occur in the aftermath of experiences that violate deeply held moral standards. Experts in the field and those with lived experience explored current understandings of MI, identified gaps in the research, and inspired future directions for MI research.
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After the success of the 2020 symposium series and in order to keep advancing the research, CIMVHR hosted a fifth symposium on Military and Veteran Families.
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Research about the families of military personnel and Veterans has grown considerably in the past decade, both in Canada and around the world. This cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary research field has raised awareness of service-related experiences and the impacts on families. Experts in the field shared recent research advances and discussed pathways forward to enhance relevance, reach, uptake and impact.
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