ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ News - Dept. of Family Medicine /channels/news_feeds/all/term/family_med/rss en Increase Canada’s commitment to vaccine equity to end the pandemic /channels/channels/news/increase-canadas-commitment-vaccine-equity-end-pandemic-337612 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p align="right">February 11, 2022</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau,<br /> P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada<br /> 80 Wellington Street<br /> Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2<br />  </p> <p><b>Subject: Increase Canada’s commitment to vaccine equity to end the pandemic</b></p> <p> </p> <p>Dear Prime Minister,</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:09:48 +0000 webfull 177861 at /channels 58th Annual André Aisenstadt Clinical Day Tribute Video - JGH Foundation /channels/channels/news/58th-annual-andre-aisenstadt-clinical-day-tribute-video-jgh-foundation-334503 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In departments across the hospital, the personnel responded to the unique challenges posed by COVID-19 with grace and skill. We are pleased to recognize their selfless contributions and demonstrated leadership.</p> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/640372401/dc947808a1">Click here to view the video</a></p> <p>2021 HONOUREES | HONORÉS 2021</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:51:35 +0000 webfull 174407 at /channels Dr. Justin Sanders appointed Kappy and Eric M. Flanders Chair in Palliative Care Medicine /channels/channels/news/dr-justin-sanders-appointed-kappy-and-eric-m-flanders-chair-palliative-care-medicine-333785 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>By: Yasmine Elmir</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/headshot_vb_2019.jpg?itok=u_B5QCWQ" width="160" height="213" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:29:47 +0000 webfull 173871 at /channels Meet Julie Lane, the administrative force behind the Family Medicine Postgraduate Program /channels/channels/news/meet-julie-lane-administrative-force-behind-family-medicine-postgraduate-program-332121 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>By: Yasmine Elmir</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/headshot1_6.jpg?itok=74m_61VW" width="160" height="213" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:46:14 +0000 webfull 171918 at /channels Meet Anish Arora, 2021 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Award recipient /channels/channels/news/meet-anish-arora-2021-vanier-canada-graduate-scholarship-award-recipient-332117 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Anish Arora, PhD student in the Department of Family Medicine, is among the latest cohort of Vanier Canada Scholars. The award is Canada’s most prestigious for doctoral students. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and/or humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health. Anish completed his bachelor’s degree in Honours Biology with a minor in Psychology at McMaster University.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/arora_anish_2020_unite_srap.jpg?itok=aydrbkWS" width="160" height="240" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:28:18 +0000 webfull 171912 at /channels How non-Indigenous Peoples can help /channels/channels/news/how-non-indigenous-peoples-can-help-332116 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/image.png?itok=oo8FF2s5" width="160" height="207" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:24:14 +0000 webfull 171911 at /channels Annual ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Refresher Course for Family Physicians /channels/channels/news/annual-mcgill-refresher-course-family-physicians-332103 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Dear colleagues,</b></p> <p>We are excited to present you the XXL Virtual Edition of the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Refresher Course for Family Physicians. As always, the final format has been based on our participants’ feedback provided in the Course evaluations and the survey about the format that would be most appreciated.</p> <p>This year, you will have the flexibility to participate at your own pace and to earn up to 48 Mainpro+ credits.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">26 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:38:31 +0000 webfull 171894 at /channels Register for these two upcoming Indigenous Health courses /channels/channels/news/register-these-two-upcoming-indigenous-health-courses-331890 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s Department of Family Medicine is happy to announce that students can now register to two upcoming Indigenous Health courses. <i>Indigenous Perspectives Decolonizing Health Research </i>(FMED 506), a one-credit course, will be offered in fall 2021 by Prof. Alex McComber, Kanien’keha:ka from Kahnawake Territory, QC.<b> </b>This graduate foundation course explores Indigenous-grounded health promotion in primary health care, with the goal to foster more meaningful patient and community engagement in research and practice.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:32:17 +0000 webfull 171605 at /channels The ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Family Medicine Research Symposium 2021 /channels/channels/news/mcgill-family-medicine-research-symposium-2021-331647 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Family Medicine Research Symposium is an annual conference organized by the Family Medicine Graduate Student Society (FMGSS) with the support of the Family Medicine Research Division. Created to celebrate student research, the first iteration of the symposium was first held in 2015, to provide a space and resources for graduate students, research assistants and post-doctoral fellows to showcase their research projects with their peers, faculty and the broader community.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:32:45 +0000 webfull 171280 at /channels Reflection by Prof. Richard Budgell /channels/channels/news/reflection-prof-richard-budgell-331646 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Spring 2021 has been an odd season, in an odd year, for many of us.</p> <p>Where normally we would be looking forward to the beginning of Montreal summer, and in this second pandemic year, the gradual loosening of restrictions – we were also following the deeply disturbing revelations from the coroner’s inquiry into the death of Joyce Echaquan.</p> <p>While the inquiry was proceeding, on May 27th we learned about the discovery of the graves of 215 First Nations children on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:29:35 +0000 webfull 171279 at /channels