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Kangaroo Care provides multiple benefits for babies and parents
May 18th, 2016 Articles Getting an ultrasound for pregnancy can be nerve racking, but on this day Naminata Sylla was looking forward to hers as she needed a little light in her life after being delivered some very sad family news. But what was intended to …
Special dental care for kids with special needs
October 4th, 2016 Articles Dr. Harry Rajchgot is a dentist working in the busiest pediatric dental facility in Canada, the clinic of the Department of Dentistry at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MCH-MUHC). A …
The universal language of caring
August 19th, 2016 For World Humanitarian Day, we interviewed Julie Sparkes, a nurse from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) who recently traveled to China with a medical team to offer what she does best: care for patients recovering from surgery. …
October is Occupational Therapy Month
October 21st, 2016 Articles Did you know that October is Occupational Therapy Month? Our therapists take great pride in helping patients remain autonomous while performing the everyday tasks and activities that they hold close to their hearts. Carl Nadon, …
Recognizing exceptional care
October 27th, 2016 Articles Elizabeth Austin was shocked when a fall on ice in 2014 left her with a broken and displaced wrist. “It’s quite a long process to come back from—I would look at my hand and wonder, ‘what if it never gets better?’” she says. …
Lessons from the battlefield
November 9th, 2016 Articles On a bright afternoon in October, Dr. Andrew Neil Beckett, a Canadian Armed Forces Major and Trauma Surgeon, sits calmly in a café in the Montreal General Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MGH-MUHC). Without …
National Pain Awareness Week: evaluating, documenting and treating
November 11th, 2016 A visit to an emergency department can be a trying time for anyone, but for elderly patients experiencing pain, attempting to put symptoms into words takes “trying” to a whole new level. Dr. Suzanne Morin, Marie-Andrée Jacques and …
Action Plan to Remedy Drain Blockages and Spillovers at the Glen Site
September 8th, 2015 Releases Since the opening of the Glen site’s facilities, drain blockages and spillovers have become a source of disruption and concern for everyone in the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) community. Specific areas have been …
Surviving residency
April 11th, 2017 Articles It takes four years of hard work, long nights of studying, and countless hours of living and breathing medicine before a medical student can call themselves a doctor. However, the journey to earning a complete medical license is …
Caring for families in mourning
May 2nd, 2017 Deborah Ummel is a psychologist with the Division of Supportive and Palliative Care Programs at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). She is part of a dedicated team that guides patients and families …