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Black History Month: Learning Opportunities
January 29th, 2021 News In the spirit of sharing learning opportunities about equity, diversity and inclusion, the Committee for Action on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (C-AIDE) at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is pleased to encourage …
Pnina Brodt receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Ottawa
February 1st, 2021 Accolades Alumni Award of Distinction winner conducts research on the biology of cancer metastasis at the RI-MUHC. Source: RI-MUHC. Pnina Brodt, PhD , was recently honoured with the Alumni Award of Distinction for Lifetime Achievement …
RI-MUHC researchers support Canada’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic
February 2nd, 2021 Research News Drs. Emily McDonald and Todd Lee are part of the Canadian Network of COVID-19 Clinical Trials Networks, which recently received $6 million from CIHR to crank up research At the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), as …
Nurse Practitioners as back-up to COVID units: a unique story
February 3rd, 2021 Articles News To face the rough weeks of the second wave of the COVID-19 tsunami, the crew of adult nurse practitioners (NPs) from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) are coming to help fellow healthcare professionals in the …
Commending staff at Cedars Cancer Centre
February 3rd, 2021 Articles Today, we commend the compassion and dedication of each person working at the Cedars Cancer Centre. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the team has gone above and beyond to keep patients safe, being mindful of the added anxiety …
Using Mass Screening To Combat Outbreaks
February 4th, 2021 News Articles Mass screening is an important weapon in preventing COVID-19 outbreaks on hospital units. As many as 20% of cases are detected in asymptomatic individuals. Line Breault, Manager – Prevention and health promotion When an …
Dr. Lucy Gilbert named Woman of Influence™ for 2021
February 4th, 2021 Research News Accolades In recognition of her extraordinary accomplishments in research and development that led to the creation of a genomics uterine pap test to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers early (DOvEEgene), Dr. Lucy …
Monday February 8, 2021 is a holiday at the McGill University Health Centre
February 5th, 2021 News Our offices, clinics and test centres will be closed. Only the temporary COVID-19 Testing Centre at the Glen site will remain open. Regular opening hours will resume on the following day. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may …
Understanding the health impact of inactivity for the benefit of older adults and astronauts
February 24th, 2021 Research News Members of the research team : Vita Sonjak, project manager, Guy Hajj-Boutros research coordinator, and Dr Jose Morais, principal investigator of the study and Chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the MUHC A …
COVID-19 in prisons: understanding the spread of the disease
February 23rd, 2021 Research News Dr. Nadine Kronfli, scientist in the Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 rates in …