MCH Psychiatry Patients Discover a New Passion
Every Tuesday, inpatients and outpatients from the Pediatric Psychiatric Care Program get together and cook as part of an Occupational Therapy program. Besides the social aspect, the weekly cooking activity acts as an assessment tool for therapists. It allows them to evaluate a patient’s verbal and non-verbal behaviour by observing them while they perform a specific task. Read more about in the Montreal Gazette.
Former patient, future doctor finds companionship and purpose in her art
Former patient and current McGill med school student Anita Raj was interviewed by the Montreal Gazette about her origami, which makes up part of the ongoing public art exhibition entitled “Journeys Through Healthcare” at the Glen site. Twenty-one works of art from patients, care givers, and healthcare workers who have expressed their emotions about health and illness through art are being temporarily displayed on Floor 2 of Block D. Read more in the Montreal Gazette.
Student’s sudden death inspires Montreal doctor to give back to distressed families
Dr. David Hornstein, an internist in the ICU at the MGH, has seen thousands of patients in his career, but none have touched him quite like Lauren Alexander. He was so moved by the life and sudden death of this student from California, that he launched a foundation in her name in the hopes of keeping her spirit alive. Watch the interview on Breakfast Television as well as the first of a three part Global News report and read more in The Suburban.
Drug use amongst women
Addiction to drugs, medication and alcohol exists amongst all social classes, no matter age or gender. Primarily men but also a growing number of women live this reality with a sense of shame and in silence. Dr. Ronald Fraser, MUHC director of Inpatient Detoxification, was interviewed by La Presse on the matter. Read the full article here.
A 'tropical' parasitic disease emerges in the Canadian Arctic
An outbreak of an intestinal parasite common in the tropics, known as Cryptosporidium, has been identified for the first time in the Arctic. The discovery was made in Nunavik, Quebec, by a team from the RI-MUHC, in collaboration with the Nunavik Department of Public Health, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec and Health Canada. The discovery, which was documented in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, could have long-term implications for the health of children in Nunavik and Nunavut’s communities. Read more about it in the Montreal Gazette, the McGill Reporter, Medical News Today, CTV News.
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