OsNET Clinical Research Day

OsNET is excited to announce a Clinical Research Day!

The Clinical Research Day will take place in Toronto, ON at Women’s College Hospital on Thursday March 26, 2026. There is no registration fee. Two (2) nights accommodation will be covered by OsNET – a booking link for the designated hotel will be provided to successful applicants. Travel costs (e.g., flight, train, etc) will be reimbursed to a maximum of $500.00.

Three additional events are taking place in Toronto at the same time that may be of interest to applicants:

1. Canadian Musculoskeletal Conference (CMC) on Friday March 27, 2026. We are delighted to be partnering with Osteoporosis Canada who have offered to fund 10 conference registrations among those attending the OsNET Clinical Research Day. Please ensure that you indicate your interest in attending the CMC in your application.
2. Fragility Fracture Network Congress Canada on Saturday March 28, 2026.
3. International Society of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) Clinician and Technologist Courses on Saturday March 28, 2026 and Sunday March 29, 2026. Registration link will be posted shortly.
   • Clinician Course: The clinician course is to help clinicians and researchers have a deeper understanding of bone densitometry, especially the technical aspects. This course will prepare those involved in interpreting and reporting bone density scans. It will use case-based learning to illustrate important concepts in bone densitometry. After taking this course, the participant can sit for the ISCD Clinician certification examination. The clinician course in a one-day course (Saturday).
   • Technologist Course: The technologist course equips the participant to conduct bone density tests, teaching the technical aspects of bone densitometry with case-based learning regarding day to day decisions on what to scan, how to position, what to exclude and how to perform quality control and to calculate root-mean-square coefficient of variation to determine least significant change etc. After this course, participants can sit for the ISCD bone densitometry technologist certification examination. The technologist course is a 1.5 -day course (Saturday and Sunday).

There are 40 seats available via a competitive process (see application requirements below). The Clinical Research Day is open to the following OsNET members:

• Master graduate student
• PhD graduate student
• Postdoctoral Fellow
• Early Career Researcher (see CIHR definition – “researcher (early career)”)
• Clinical residents and fellows
• Research staff (e.g., research associates) (updated Dec. 3, 2025)
• Note 1: Should there be more applicants than seats available, applicants who did not attend OsNET Summer School 2025 in Calgary will be given priority.
• Note 2: Applicants (except for research staff) must be enrolled in a program at a Canadian university on the Clinical Research Day.

Should any applicant have questions about their suitability for the Clinical Research Day, they are encouraged to contact Meghan (meghan.donaldson@ucalgary.ca).

Important dates:

• Applications open: November 3, 2025
• Application deadline: December 5, 2025 (updated Dec. 3, 2025)
• Successful applicants announced: mid-December 2025

Application:

Please complete the form below. In addition, you will be asked to upload the following documents as a single PDF, saved “LastnameFirstName_Clinical Research Day_application”:

1. Cover page which includes:
   • Applicant’s name
   • Supervisor’s name
   • Institution
   • Degree(s)/training in progress (e.g., MSc, PhD, PDF, ECR, resident, fellow) or role (e.g., Research Associate)
   • Interest in attending the Canadian Musculoskeletal Conference on March 27, 2026 (yes/no)
     
     • If yes, please provide a rationale (maximum 100 words)
2. CIHR Biosketch CV (or equivalent) – applicant.
3. Supervisor provides letter of support outlining how trainee will benefit from attending the Clinical Research Day. Maximum 250 words.
4. Attendee provides statement of interest to participate focusing on what they hope to gain from attending the Clinical Research Day. Maximum 250 words.
5. Completion certificates for each of IMHA’s 4 patient engagement training modules:
   • Website- click on “Patient Engagement Training”
   • https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/27297.html