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Huge honour for Kelly Chavez, IBD nurse at the MGH
November 23rd, 2021 Accolades Congratulations go out to Kelly Chavez who has been recognized as Outstanding IBD Nurse of the year by Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. Patients and/or colleagues nominate an individual who goes above and beyond in delivering care …
Clinic fills critical gap in autism care
November 23rd, 2021 News Articles The interdisciplinary ACAR Clinic provides continuity of care to patients of all ages Vanessa Tamburro The Azrieli Centre for Autism Research (ACAR) Clinic of the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital (Neuro) fills …
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging targets brain health
November 25th, 2021 News Research Thanks to the Weston Family Foundation, the CLSA will resort to MRI imaging and microbiome analyses to investigate cognitive aging As a proud partner of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), the Research …
Promising COVID-19 therapeutic drug to start phase 3 clinical trial in the United States
November 26th, 2021 News Research Recruitment of first US-based patients in Dapsone trial has started. A phase 3 clinical trial of dapsone has been launched the United States, under the supervision of Dr. Jean Bourbeau , senior scientist in the …
Unit for chronically ventilated residents at the Camille-Lefebvre Pavilion of the MUHC now recognized as an acute care specialty unit
November 26th, 2021 News Releases The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is pleased to announce that Unit 2 East of the CHSLD Camille Lefebvre Pavilion of the Lachine Hospital is now recognized as a unit that offers long-term acute care services as …
MGH Auxiliary Award of Excellence Winning Team
November 29th, 2021 News Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that a multidisciplinary, multi-departmental traumatic brain injury (TBI) team, led by Michel Abouassaly, TBI Program Manager, Adult Neurotrauma Program, is the recipient of a $100,000 …
World AIDS Day— A conversation with Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy
December 1st, 2021 News Research An update on HIV research and care, nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic On the occasion of World AIDS Day, we spoke with Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy, Clinical Director of the Chronic Viral Illness Service at the MUHC, …
December 3, 2021: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3rd, 2021 News Articles The MUHC is continuously working to make its facilities and services universally accessible. In addition, the MUHC produces an annual Action Plan to monitor and constantly improve its services and infrastructure. Since …
FANCI: a new gene at the origin of some cases of ovarian cancer
December 8th, 2021 News Releases Research Researchers link for the first time mutations in the FANCI gene to the risk of developing ovarian cancer Montreal - Ovarian cancer affects approximately 3000 women per year in Canada. Although most cases are …
Marie-Josée Bourassa awarded prestigious Prix Jeanne-Mance
December 10th, 2021 Accolades Marie-Josée Bourassa, the Clinical Administrative Coordinator of the Women’s Health Mission at the MUHC, is the type of leader everyone needs. She was recently awarded the prestigious Prix Jeanne-Mance 2021 , on behalf of …