TheSpec.com
“She hopes to develop a policy on Indigenous medicines, which was the focus recently at the first national Indigenous Health Practice and Research Conference in Hamilton. For example, she’d like to see such things as a smudging ceremony accommodated in city facilities (burning medicinal plants to …”
TAGS: indigenous medicine, indigenous movement
The Fulcrum
“Now, Kimmaliardjuk, or Dr. K to her patients and colleagues, is Canada’s first Inuk heart surgeon, working at the University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute. Born in Winnipeg and raised in Ottawa, Kimmaliardjuk says that she has not forgotten her roots in Canada’s north. With extended family in Rankin Inlet …”
TAGS: inuk heart surgeon, Dr. Kimmaliardjuk,
The Globe and Mail
“The dream of a northern medical school dated back decades. When McMaster University was granted a medical school in 1972, there was hope that a school would also be established at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. Instead, McMaster created a program to send its students to Northern Ontario …”
TAGS: Rural medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Varsity
“The 2018–2023 Institutional Strategic Research Plan (ISRP), which will define the direction of U of T’s research for the next five years, will include more provisions for intersectional research. External funding agencies, including the Canada Research Chairs program and the Canada Foundation for … “
TAGS: U of T, research plan
Teens who were severely bullied as children at higher risk of suicidal thoughts, mental health issue
EurekAlert (press release)
“The study was conducted by researchers from McGill University, Université de Montréal, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center and Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Quebec; Université Laval, Québec, Quebec; Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation; King’s College London, …”
TAGS: bullied teens, at risk, suicidal tendencies, mental health
CBC.ca
“Her research project called “Perpetually potentially pregnant” has been awarded a grant totalling $56,000 from the Canadian Institutes for Health … The goal is to change the interaction between health care providers and women of childbearing age; to challenge the assumption that women will get …”
TAGS: women’s health, pregnancy, health care
The Globe and Mail
“Studies regularly overestimate the prevalence of depression, using inaccurate measures of the disorder, according to a new research paper. As a result, they may give doctors and policy makers a distorted picture of the actual demand for treatment and health-care resources, the authors warn.”
TAGS: study, depression
CBC.ca
“Maskwacis Indian Health Services mental health worker Rick Lightening said there have been 14 deaths by suicide within the four nations that make … She says the current system of emergency support is a phone line that connects callers to outside sources who are unfamiliar with Indigenous culture.”
TAGS: Maskwacis community, suicides
Toronto Star
“… at the University of Toronto; Senior Adviser, Policy & Clinical Affairs, Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO); and a Senior Staff Oncologist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Doctors’ Notes is a weekly column by members of the U of T Faculty of Medicine. “
TAGS: kids health, leukemia
The Medium
“Numerous notable University of Toronto professors and alumni received the Order of Canada award at the end of December. … Dr. Kathleen Pritchard from the Faculty of Medicine was recognized as a Member for advancing the treatment of breast cancer in women and has lead important clinical trials.”
TAGS: U of T, Order of Canada
CBC.ca
“A group of Edmonton doctors has created a new take on the popular Cards Against Humanity game. They developed “Doctors Against Tragedies” as part of a campaign to teach people about the risks of fentanyl use. The group of healthcare workers noticed a growing number of organ donations coming …”
TAGS: Doctors Against Tragedies, game, fentanyl
The Globe and Mail
“But the results of a new epidemiological study linking mouthwash use and diabetes risk are – to all appearances, at least – a real effect, with fascinating implications for our understanding of the complex links between health, athletic performance and the trillions of bacterial cells that inhabit our bodies.”
TAGS: mouthwash, bacteria, diabetes
CMAJ-21 minutes ago
“For Canada to ensure a mentally healthy population, we will need even more innovative research to inform mental health sector planning and general government policy. The most cost-effective treatment for any illness is to prevent its onset. Yet, our understanding of how to prevent mental illness is limited. To fill this gap, …”
TAGS: mental health, substance abuse