Media Advisory - Minister Aglukkaq to announce patient oriented research investment

MONTRÉAL, April 25, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, will announce an innovative research program to be funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) Health Research Foundation.

Following the announcement, media are invited to a photo opportunity with clinicians, seniors and researchers.

Who:	The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health Dr. Alain Beaudet, President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Dr. Philippe Couillard, Chair, Rx&D Health Research Foundation Mr. Russell Williams, President, Rx&D Dr. Sylvie Belleville, Director of Research, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
When:	Thursday, April 26^th, 2012 1 p.m.
Where:	Le Groupe Maurice Theatre Foyer Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal Côte-des-Neiges Pavilion 4565 Queen-Mary Road Montreal, QC H3W 1W5
	Map and directions: http://www.iugm.qc.ca/index.php/fr/clientele/acces.html

 

Cailin Rodgers, Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health 613-957-0200
David Coulombe, CIHR Media Relations, 613-941-4563 Cell: 613-808-7526, [email protected]

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