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How the MUHC’s Social Service department responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 23rd, 2021 Articles The MUHC’s Social Service department serves and supports adult patients with complex care needs. They are patient advocates who also help families cope with the stress of hospitalization, illness or injury. They also help …
Profession: Perfusionist
March 23rd, 2021 News France Denis and Jeanne Corriveau, both perfusionists at the McGill University Health Center (MUHC), tell this anecdote with humour: "People don't know what a perfusionist is. They make us repeat, percussionists, perfumists? We still …
World Tuberculosis Day: Let’s put an end to it
March 24th, 2021 News Articles A patient named Sophie* (a fictitious name to preserve anonymity) was finishing her quarantine period following a positive diagnosis of COVID-19 in June 2020, when a cough and difficulty breathing intensified: "At first I …
McGill International TB Centre receives $17.2 M for clinical trials and clinical research on tuberculosis
March 25th, 2021 News Accolades Following a joint application by the CAB-V (Canada, Australia, Benin & Vietnam) network, an established international research group, $13.5 million USD (17.2 million CAD $) has been awarded to Dr. Dick Menzies (PI) of the …
Bianca Longpré will deliver her baby at the Royal Vic!
March 26th, 2021 Articles News Bianca Longpré and her husband François Massicotte are two acclaimed Québécois comedians with huge hearts, with three beautiful adopted children and a miracle baby on the way. Bianca Longpré says that her three adopted …
Congratulations to MUHC resident Dr. Sheila Wang!
May 5th, 2021 Accolades On May 4, 2020, Dr. Sheila Wang received the Governor General’s Innovation Award for her leadership in the creation of an artificial intelligence-driven technology for monitoring wound care patients remotely. The technology is …
A captain to lead the MUHC during emergency situations
May 8th, 2021 News To mark National Emergency Preparedness Week, we are shining a light on Louise-Julie Brassard, coordinator of Emergency measures and security services at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). It is her job to ensure the MUHC is …
Evaluation of meningitis risk in infants drives new RI-MUHC study
May 12th, 2021 News Research Results published in JAMA Network Open may change practice for young infants with fever SOURCE: RI-MUHC. Nearly 2 per cent of all term newborns will be brought to an emergency department (ED) for fever within their first …
Dialysis patients do not develop adequate antibodies with one dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
May 12th, 2021 Releases Research News New research in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal ) shows that most hemodialysis patients do not develop adequate antibodies after their first dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Source: CMAJ “We advise that the …
Dr. Bethany Foster appointed Chair, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University and Pediatrician-in-Chief, McGill University Health Centre
May 18th, 2021 Releases News We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Bethany Foster to the positions of Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, and Pediatrician-in-Chief of the McGill …