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Progress at the Glen site: a question of equipment too
April 25th, 2013 Since the launch of the construction phase at the Glen site, our teams have put a lot of effort into the identification and purchase of equipment specific to the activities of a university health centre. The McGill University Health …
We need to continue the work being started to de-stigmatize diseases related to mental health
May 9th, 2013 “ When it comes to mental health, we have come a long way; especially in terms of attitude. But we still have a long way to go. Depression is predicted to be the greatest cause of medical morbidity by 2020. We need to continue the work being …
Heritage Hero: Herb Bercovitz
May 9th, 2013 When Herb Bercovitz started working at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) as director of Hospital Services, he had no idea what treasures lay hidden within its walls. “It was 1988, the year before I retired. I was waiting for the elevator …
Meet Anna Balenzano
May 15th, 2013 Anna Balenzano - Assistant Nurse Manager, Postpartum Unit, Women's Health at the Royal Victoria Hospital “From patient care to managing the unit, the supplies, scheduling nurses to work, making sure all policies and procedures are carried …
Equipment Procurement and inventory: a mammoth task
May 15th, 2013 Approximately 50,000: that’s how many pieces of equipment will be moved to the Glen site in 2015. This is what the biomedical team at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), with the help of users and the planning office, has been …
Laboratory Services and Affiliates
Laboratory Services and Affiliates The Molecular Genetics , Biochemical Genetics , and Cytogenetics laboratories perform various highly specialized diagnostic tests. Molecular Genetics Laboratory The molecular genetics laboratory at the Montreal …
Our team
Our team Genetics has a long history at the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) dating back to 1950 when Dr. F. Clarke Fraser started a genetics clinic, the first in Canada and one of the first in North America. A decade later, with the arrival of Dr. …
Clinical teaching programs and education
Clinical teaching programs and education As a Department within a tertiary hospital associated with McGill University, our clinical team is actively involved in the training of health care professionals, primarily students in the M.Sc. Genetic Counselling …
Research
Research Scientific knowledge is expanding at a rapid rate and nowhere is this clearer than in the field of Human Genetics. Questions that could not have even been asked a few years ago are being answered on a daily basis. There is a great challenge to …
Useful Links
Useful Links General Genetics Information GeneReviews Support Groups Orphanet, the portal for rare diseases and orphan drugs Orphanet Orphanet Canada Genetic and Rare Conditions Site Regroupement pour la trisomie 21 Association de la Neurofibromatose …