Sudbury.com
“THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has launched a pilot project as part of a broader effort to rein in Ontario’s …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, prescription opioids, pain management, clinical order sets
CBC.ca
“A Sudbury addictions specialist says he hopes the new chronic pain clinic at Health Sciences North will help address the ongoing opioid crisis.”
TAGS: chronic pain clinic, opioid crisis, pain management, health care
CBC.ca
“Researched by the rehab medicine faculty’s department of occupational therapy in partnership with an Alberta Health Services chronic pain …”
TAGS: chronic pain, pets, sleep
Hill Times
“In an interview, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan discusses her office’s remaining priorities before the next election, support for graduate students and …”
TAGS: students, researchers, international, Kirsty Duncan
UCalgary News
“New parents wrap all their hopes into the birth of a child. But health researchers know that the promise of a long, healthy life often falls short.”
TAGS: congenital heart disease, U.S. Magee Prize, women’s health and reproduction, research
The Kingston Whig-Standard
“Queen’s University researchers are now on the front lines of the battle against Lyme disease. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the …”
TAGS: lyme disease, research, federal funding
Canada NewsWire (press release)
“TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2018 /CNW/ – Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a major economic opportunity for Canadians, and the Government of Canada is …”
TAGS: artificial intelligence, G7 Multistakeholder Conference, Navdeep Bains
Westman Journal
“The road to reconciliation between Canadians and the country’s Indigenous people will continue with a conference on mental health in Brandon next …”
TAGS: Indigenous, mental health services, public conference, Dr. Janet Smylie
CBC.ca
“Off-reserve Indigenous people experience higher rates of poor health and are more likely than non-aboriginal people to suffer from chronic disease, …”
TAGS: Indigenous, off-reserve populations, policy recommendations, health and wellness
New app aims to help people manage life in the early stages of dementia or mild cognitive impairment
Canada NewsWire (press release)
“VANCOUVER, Oct. 17, 2018 /CNW/ – A new mobile app aims to help people with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment to manage daily …”
TAGS: mobile app, early dementia, cognitive impairment, healthy aging
CBC.ca
“… which is not yet finalized,” said Dr. Romina Mizrahi, a specialist in neuropharmacology at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto.”
TAGS: cannabis, legalization, public health
Globalnews.ca
“… the head of the Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), DBT is “a broad-based cognitive …”
TAGS: mental health, dialectical behaviour therapy, treatment
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
” Assessing research impact is complex and challenging, but essential for understanding the link between research funding investments and outcomes both within and beyond academia. In MSFHR’s latest Forward Thinking blog, Dr. Julia Langton, MSFHR’s manager, evaluation & impact analysis, provides an overview of how the Foundation approaches research impact assessment, top tips, and some of the tools in our assessment toolbox.”
TAGS: research funding, Michael Smith Foundation, research impact