Resistant. Non-compliant. Defensive. Agitated. The language doctors use to describe patients can reveal and perpetuate bias - but can it be harnessed for change? Read Greg Basky's report: cmajnews.com/2022/02/17/wor… #CDNhealth #HealthEquity #MedTwitter

Studying toxic chemicals from medical #implants and #leather “I'm interested in the degradation processes of materials and how this affects our health and our environment,” said Yolanda Hedberg Western University Chemistry at Western @CRC_CRC #OnTheBeamlines Full story: lightsource.ca/public/news/20…

Nine projects we’re funding through #ResearchConnections are building collaborations, fostering knowledge sharing to advance reconciliation in SK University of Regina U of Saskatchewan SaskPolytech Cowessess FN Read more at shrf.ca/post/new-fundi…

Project led by YWCA Regina’s Jessica Gordon will see Knowledge Keepers help mothers, children living in sheltered housing reconnect with traditional ways + educate staff about Indigenous culture with new #ResearchConnections funding #ResearchThatMatters shrf.ca/post/nine-proj…

Elise Matthews University of Regina and team are exploring traditional Indigenous knowledge, stories about childhood disability in First Nations communities to improve service for children and families with new #ResearchConnections funding #ResearchThatMatters shrf.ca/post/nine-proj…

Project by Lung Sask U of Saskatchewan and File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council to improve access to archival information about Indigenous people who attended residential schools and tuberculosis sanatorium with new #ResearchConnections funding #ResearchThatMatters shrf.ca/post/nine-proj…

Jo-Anne Dusel with PATHS collaborating with RESOLVE Saskatchewan, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation to create educational videos sharing Indigenous approaches to preventing violence by men with new #ResearchConnections funding #ResearchThatMatters shrf.ca/post/nine-proj…

We are honoured to support Cowessess FN SaskPolytech as they partner to create unique interactive map + story map of unmarked graves found at site of former Marieval Indian Residential School with new #ResearchConnections funding #ResearchThatMatters shrf.ca/post/nine-proj…

We're investing +$800K in the 2021-22 #SolutionsSK Program in Addictions research, with support from SCPOR for teams developing innovative and impactful #Solutions to growing problem of addictions Read more here: ow.ly/eaZx50IwiS0 #ResearchThatMatters

Heather Hadjistavropoulos University of Regina Online Therapy Unit are using new #SolutionsSK and SCPOR support to finetune existing online therapy program to make it even more effective, engaging for SK people with alcohol problems #ResearchThatMatters shrf.ca/post/shrf-inve…

Susan Tupper Saskatchewan Health Authority Erin Beckwell University of Regina are using new #SolutionsSK and SCPOR support to develop educational comic-style stories aimed at reducing stigma experienced by people seeking care for chronic pain #ResearchThatMatters shrf.ca/post/shrf-inve…

Many #CdnHealth researchers support streamlining ethics approvals for multi-site studies but some say a federal proposal to do just that misses the mark. Greg Basky reports: cmajnews.com/2022/04/01/eth…

A USASK Surgery U of S CoM Office of the Vice-Dean Research Saskatchewan Health Authority USask School of Rehabilitation Science Research collaborative team of 19 researchers has been awarded $150k in Solutions funding to understand the current use of virtual care and inform a virtual care strategy in Saskatchewan #ResearchThatMatters shrf.ca/post/partnersh…

Why is the #CDNhealth research community divided over a proposal to simplify #researchethics approvals? Read Greg Basky's report: cmajnews.com/2022/04/01/eth…

XE, XD & XF? Greg Basky unpacks what to know about the Omicron and "Deltacron" hybrid variants: cmajnews.com/2022/04/22/cov… #MedTwitter #CdnHealth #COVID19

A research team, led by Dr. Jim Dosman @UsaskCCHSA , is examining how the mental health of Indigenous people can be affected by their houses and their lives in their homes. medicine.usask.ca/news/2022/new-…

This was another fascinating subject to dive into. What has your experience been when faced with a medical decision with no clear-cut "right" answer? Sask Cancer Agency Saskatchewan Health Authority Sask Cancer Agency Sask Medical Assoc. Sask College of Family Physicians @USaskMedDean

New cutting-edge research being conducted at CanadianLightSource: the synchrotron’s “superhuman vision” make it easy to detect markers of brain damage in cases of hemorrhagic stroke. lightsource.ca/public/news/20…

Another great example of how the beamlines at the CanadianLightSource are facilitating discoveries at the molecular and cellular level are laying the foundation for real world applications -- in this case, better care for people who have a stroke

Do you suffer from #rangeanxiety? ⚡️🚘 It can be a drain... but #UofRegina researchers are driving a project to guide the roadmap of #EV infrastructure across Canada! Greg Basky | SEVA | @Hill_Levene | SaskPower | @geotab | Electric Vehicle Association | NSERC / CRSNG