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Dr. I. George Fantus receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Diabetes Canada
November 4th, 2019 Accolades Acclaim for a career combining love of science with caring for people Source: MedE-News. Dr. I. George Fantus , Professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Director of the Division …
Beware of carbon monoxide poisoning
November 4th, 2019 News If you know someone who is still without electricity, remind them not to use fuel-burning appliances to warm themselves indoors, such as a stove, auxiliary or camping heater, or barbecue. In addition, generators should only be used …
Quebec’s First Online Bachelor of Nursing Program to be Launched in 2021
November 4th, 2019 News The very first online bachelor's degree in nursing in Quebec will be offered at McGill University's Ingram School of Nursing, thanks to the generosity of the Doggone Foundation. The program will be offered in both French and …
Dr. Jean Bourbeau named distinguished CHEST Educator
November 5th, 2019 Accolades “The greatest achievement is seen in the people we train,” says director of the McConnell Centre for Innovative Medicine Source: Med e-News. Dr. Jean Bourbeau , Professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University’s …
Celebrating 40 years of Medical Physics at the MUHC and McGill University
November 5th, 2019 News Articles On November 7, the McGill University Health Center (MUHC) and McGill University celebrate the 40 th anniversary of the Medical Physics Academic Program. We sat down with Dr. Jan Seuntjens, Director, McGill Medical Physics …
Daniel J.G. Thirion receives prix Innovation 2019 from L’Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec
November 6th, 2019 Accolades News MUHC pharmacist improved the prevention of surgical site infections by adopting a new strategy for antibiotic usage. MONTRÉAL, November 6, 2019 — Daniel J.G. Thirion, Pharmacist at The McGill University Health Centre …
RI-MUHC trainee finishes in first cohort of the Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Development Program
November 7th, 2019 Accolades Christina Mastromonaco, PhD student in the Cancer Research Program, is propelled into the world of start-ups! Congratulations to Christina Mastromonaco, doctoral student in Dr. Miguel Burnier’s laboratory at the Research …
Thumbs up to the technologists
November 7th, 2019 Articles News Technologists use their expertise to deliver quality care to patients. “Yes, we can get quite busy – this is a trauma centre and we can be active any time of day or night,” says Melanie Nash, technologist at the Montreal …
An innovative project for amputees: the arrival of osseointegration in Quebec
November 8th, 2019 News Releases Thanks to the expertise of the McGill University Health Centre, the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal and funding from the Government of Quebec, a first patient has benefited from osseointegration, a surgical …
Congratulations to the Lachine Dialysis unit, whose central lines have been infection-free since January 2019!
November 11th, 2019 The McGill University Health Centre (MUCH) extends huge congratulations to the Dialysis unit at the Lachine Hospital for maintaining an impressive infection-free streak: since the beginning of 2019, there hasn’t been a single infection …