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Statue of Queen Victoria moves to the Glen site
July 19th, 2013 Saying Bon Voyage to a Queen How do you say à la prochaine to an exquisite statue that is part of the Royal Victoria Hospital’s heritage? With tea and scones of course! Staff, volunteers, members of the RVH Foundation and Auxiliary …
Respiratory Therapists of the MCI – Breathing new life into patient care
July 25th, 2013 Dorcas Paul-Emile, Franceen Browman, Khan Le, Pascale Girard and Lucie Goulet “We had a patient once – a gentleman requiring a respirator for part of the day – who wanted to attend his cousin’s wedding,” says a smiling Dorcas Paul-Emile, …
Health Canada Lifts Blood Donation Ban
July 25th, 2013 Martin Lloyd, an information services technician in his late 20s (name changed to protect his identity) has always wanted to help out and donate blood. “But I’m gay,” he says, “and Health Canada says I’m not allowed to give blood. I’m …
Understanding the effects of genes on human traits
July 31st, 2013 Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a genetic variant predisposing to a …
New treatments and finding for osteoporosis
July 24th, 2013 Dr. Richard Kremer, Co-Director of the Musculoskeletal Axis of the MUHC discusses new treatments and findings for …
Dr. Karen Kost speaks out about vocal abuse
May 25th, 2010 The latest addition to the otolaryngology department is a new CO2 laser coupled with a microscope that directs a powerful beam of light that acts as a hot knife to make precise surgical cuts and can be used to treat tumors and polyps in the …
Cardiology Grand Rounds honours the Women's Healthy Heart Initiative on its first anniversary.
June 2nd, 2010 Wendy Wray, Nurse Director - Womens Healthy Heart Initiative, MUHC The Women’s Healthy Heart Initiative (WHHI) heart disease prevention clinic is part of the MUHC Women’s Health Initiative. The goal of this project is to increase the …
The role of government in health care delivery - 2nd annual ISAI Conference - 2009
June 9th, 2010 2nd Annual Conference of the McGill University Health Centre’s Institute for Strategic Analysis and Innovation, August 19 and 20, 2009, Montreal Osler Auditorium and Livingston Hall Montreal General Hospital (MUHC) 1650 Cedar Ave., …
Panel: Recent and Planned Changes to Provincial Health Structures
November 30th, 2009 Panel: Recent and Planned Changes to Provincial Health Structures — Preparing for the Future Chair: Dr. Penny Ballem, Vancouver City Manager, former Deputy Minister of Health, British Columbia Speakers: The Hon. Ron Liepert, Minister …
24 HEURES DE SCIENCE at the MUHC
June 13th, 2010 The MUHC opened its doors of its hospitals to the public on Saturday May 8, 2010 for 24 heures de science, a popular Quebec science and technology event. This fifth edition celebrated biodiversity. See 24 heures de sciences for more …