STEM outreach trip to Chisasibi ~ FMHS profs and grad students joined Branches – McGill’s Community Outreach Program – for a week delivering STEM workshops in the Cree Nation of Chisasibi. healthenews.mcgill.ca/stem-outreach-…

Annonce des récipiendaires du Tableau d’honneur de l’enseignement ~ Les huit lauréates et lauréats 2024-2025 ont reçu cette distinction en raison de leur contribution remarquable à l’enseignement au sein de la Faculté. ow.ly/2Yqo50RBZXY

Introducing the newest Faculty Honour List laureates ~ Eight distinguished faculty members named to 2024-2025 Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence. ow.ly/6W5150RBZHF

We are excited to announce McGill Medicine and Health Sciences professor + pediatrician Robert Sternszus, MDCM, MA (Ed), FRCPC, will deliver #ICRE2024 's opening plenary on September 19, 2024. See you soon in Ottawa: Don't miss it! icre.royalcollege.ca/icre-2024-regi… Robert Sternszus

Save the date! An Osler Library exhibition on Maude Abbott opens May 16th. 'Reading Abbott' explores both what Abbott read and ways in which we can 'read' her life story. Poster: Justine Valois

Jeffery Hall et ses collègues du Neuro mettent au point des algorithmes pour mieux cibler la source des crises d’épilepsie, une approche prometteuse qui pourrait améliorer les résultats chirurgicaux. ow.ly/sstj50RBZgs

A more effective means to detect and treat epileptic seizures ~ Jeffery Hall and colleagues at The Neuro are developing algorithms to better target the source of seizures. This approach holds promise for better outcomes for epilepsy surgery. ow.ly/STTU50RBZ2w

Cérémonie des plaquettes en physiothérapie et ergothérapie : la journée en images ow.ly/Gbwz50RC0B3

SPOT Name-Tag Ceremony 2024 ~ Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy students finishing their undergrad or their qualifying year recently received their nametags during a ceremony that marks the transition from classroom learning to clinical experience. ow.ly/OgvM50RC0nM

Celebrating Indigenous Nurses Day: FMHS faculty and learners chose to shift the celebrations to April 10, to honour Canada’s first Indigenous RN, Edith Monture, Kanyen’kehà:ka, born on that date. ow.ly/STQz50RATbA

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Celebrating National Nursing Week ~ Please join us in saluting our nursing professionals, teachers and learners as we mark National Nursing Week (May 6-12) and International Nurses Day (May 12). Your work is the very foundation of our healthcare system, and we thank you.

Please join us on May 16, when the five finalist teams will pitch their projects before our panel of McGill CLIC judges. The winning teams will be announced at the closing of the competition. Learn about the competition: ow.ly/6sP350RBTC0
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“The beauty of nursing is that there are so many avenues to effect change and improve people’s lives.” : Meet McCall MacBain Scholar in nursing, Kyla Christianson. Read more: ow.ly/zSt650RAVb3

Happening now, Madhu Pai, MD, PhD gives the opening remarks for the new #McGill Department of Global and Public Health!

🔑 Our third keynote speaker, Gillian Einstein from the University of Toronto, sheds light on sex and gender differences in Alzheimer’s disease. 🧠⚤

A thought-provoking session lies ahead! #HBHLSymposium2024 Einstein Lab of Cog Neuroscience, Gender, & Health University of Toronto

Public Health Professionals Must Engage The Public. Communications Training Is Key

My new piece on Forbes

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🕊 On this World Ovarian Cancer Day, we celebrate the remarkable work of Dr. Lucy Gilbert. An investigator in the Cancer Research Program at the RI-MUHC, she received the award for the Best Paper published in Gynecologic Oncology for 2023.
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🕊 En cette Journée mondiale du cancer de l'ovaire, nous célébrons le travail remarquable de la Dre Lucy Gilbert. Chercheuse au RI-MUHC, elle a reçu le prix Best Paper [meilleur article] pour un article publié dans Gynecologic Oncology en 2023.
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📣 Join us for a half-day workshop on Addiction Medicine at McGill’s CPD! Explore alcohol, cannabis, and opioid addiction with interactive sessions designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals.
🗓️ May 16 🕗 8 am – 12 pm 📍JGH
Register: ow.ly/1Yt350RvRQo

📣 Rejoignez-nous pour un atelier sur la prise en charge des dépendances au DPC ! Assistez à des séances interactives sur la dépendance à l’alcool, au cannabis et aux opioïdes conçues pour les médecins et les professions de la santé. 16 mai, 8h - 12h📍HGJ ow.ly/e86x50RvScy