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TAU-INESSS partnership for better use of resources
July 6th, 2016 Articles Two reports published by the Health Technology Assessment Unit (TAU) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) will serve as a basis for a field evaluation of pacemakers used in cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) for …
Under the radar: Engineering work at the MUHC
June 22nd, 2016 Behind a hospital's walls you'll find an arsenal of machines that are indispensable to the smooth running of all of its activities: cooling machinery, generators, air treatment units and more. Taking proper care of this equipment is …
Face to face with...
June 23rd, 2016 Articles Sébastien Houle, licensed practical nurse, Ambulatory Services, Lachine Hospital. It feels like our hospital has its own soul: everyone knows everyone else; everyone is heading in the same direction. I can't wait to see the whole …
A changing tide at the Lachine Hospital
June 27th, 2016 Articles After a series of changes, the work environment in the operating room at the Lachine Hospital has, once again, become pleasant and rewarding. From left to right, front row: Benoit Caron, nurse; Françoise Phaneuf, patient …
McGill University Health Centre's Glen site: The first hospital in Quebec to be certified LEED Gold
February 25th, 2016 Releases MONTREAL - The McGill Healthcare Infrastructure Group (MHIG), comprising SNC-Lavalin and Innisfree, and McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) are proud to announce that the Glen site project is the first Quebec hospital to …
Completion of the MUHC's The Best Care for Life Campaign
February 26th, 2016 Releases Montreal – The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is pleased to announce that The Best Care for Life Campaign has achieved its objective of raising more than $300 million. Launched publicly in 2005, the campaign was …
NAGANO: New research submission management software at the MUHC
February 26th, 2016 Dec. 1, 2015 In the next few months, the MUHC will be using Nagano, a new web-based research project management system, in replacement of eReviews. The Centre for Applied Ethics (CAE) of the MUHC is actively leading the …
SOP on Ongoing REB Review Activities
March 2nd, 2016 The new REB SOP on Ongoing REB Review Activities that includes guidance on the reporting of SAE's to the REB is now available. See SOP page : …
"Smart soles" in shoes to help patients recover from a broken hip
March 3rd, 2016 Releases Dr. Suzanne Morin (RI-MUHC), principal investigator of the eHealth research project HIP@HOME Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries sustained by the elderly population following a fall. This often results in a number of …
Pain and infertility, often the face of this obscure disease
March 7th, 2016 Articles Lena Dunham, director and actor in the popular television series, Girls, recently let her fans know that she was taking a little break due to her endometriosis and in doing so launched this not so well-known disease into the …