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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 …
Talking organ and tissue donation with nurse clinician Wendy Sherry
April 24th, 2017 Articles Although she did not know it at the time, when Wendy Sherry agreed to accept a 10-month replacement position as a nurse in the organ and tissue donation program in 2005, she was about to embark on a path that would shape her …
Working at the MUHC: a family affair
April 24th, 2017 Articles Marc has been a devoted member of our housekeeping department Marc has been a devoted member of our housekeeping department at the Montreal General Hospital for over 30 years. Whether he's greeting patients or making sure that …
A day in the life of Marlene Lemieux
April 28th, 2017 Articles In 2007, after three plus decades of working as a nutritionist at the Montreal Chest Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MCI-MUHC), Marlene Lemieux retired. But she knew she still had more to give to the Chest. So …
Cancer pain, the neglected symptom
May 1st, 2017 Articles The world of oncology has evolved considerably over the last two decades. Nowadays, patients can survive and live much longer, even with metastatic cancer. But at any stage of the disease, a cancer patient’s life is not without …
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 …
Breathing new life into the MUHC Council of Nurses
May 8th, 2017 Articles Members of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) nursing staff spend every shift on the front lines, seeing to patients the minute they step foot into the hospital. The weight of their work is just one of the reasons why a …
Summary of Work Priorities in 2016-2017
May 19th, 2017 Releases In spite of a difficult context, marked by a major restructuring of the health and social services network and the departure of the institution’s president and executive director, we believe that we have achieved the internal …
MUHC takes augmented reality into the operating room
May 31st, 2017 Releases Montreal – New technology using augmented reality and mixed-reality is assisting surgeons with planning and real-time positioning in patients who require ear, nose and throat surgery. The state-of-the-art technology, known as …
Kidney graft success - does age and sex matter?
June 8th, 2017 Releases MONTREAL – The success of kidney transplant is dependent on the age and sex of both the donor and the recipient, according to research published today in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The study, which was a …