The disconnect between bureaucracy and reality
Dr. Jean-Simon L茅tourneau (IMHL鈥�21), emergency physician at the H么tel-Dieu de L茅vis, sheds lights on the disconnect between messages from decision-makers and the reality on the ground for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IMHL alumna Dr Larente provides urgent care for seniors left behind
When Dr. Nadine Larente (IMHL鈥�13) discovered CHSLD Herron in dire need of help, she called on her family to provide urgent care for the seniors left behind during the midst of the pandemic.
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IMHL alumna promoted to Director of Professional Services at CIUSSS
Dr. Isabelle Samson (IMHL鈥�18) has been promoted to Director of Professional Services at CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale. Prior to her promotion, Samson served as Deputy Director of Professional Services. She is a committed leader with several years of management experience in addition to maintaining an active practice in family medicine.
Rural regions are vulnerable, says IMHL participant
With declining resources available to support growing COVID-19 patients, rural regions may be hard hit, says Richard Fleet (IMHL鈥�21). In this article, he proposes four solutions to minimize the impact on regional areas.
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Pandemic shows health system in need of revival, says IMHL participants
In an article in Le Devoir, Jean-Simon L茅tourneau (IMHL鈥�21), Fran莽ois de Champlain (IMHL鈥�21), Richard Fleet (IMHL鈥�21) and Joanne Liu (IMHL鈥�14) reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic鈥檚 impact on the healthcare system and suggest measures to better prepare for the next one.
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IMHL alumna suggests steps to limit COVID-19 impact
As the former international president of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res, Joanne Liu (MDCM'91, IMHL'14, DSc'16) is familiar with the full force of epidemics. In this article in The Globe and Mail, Liu proposes immediate actions that Canada can take to limit the impact of COVID-19.
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How we can work together to stop the spread of the virus
Following an early account of the local transmission of COVID-19, Desautels alumnus Dr. Hamidah Meghani (IMHL鈥�15) stresses the need for communities to practice social distancing to stop the spread of the virus.
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How the BMC is identifying COVID-19 patients through 鈥渃ontact tracing鈥�
Dr. Daksha Shah (IMHL鈥�20), Deputy Director of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Health Department, explains how contact tracing has helped decrease the听spread of COVID-19 in Mumbai.
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WHO hosts Q&A session featuring IMHL alumna
Dr. Rosamund Lewis (IMHL鈥�08) answers questions from viewers around the world on the subject of COVID-19 in the workplace.
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Virus exposes fragmented US health system
Susan DeVore (IMHL鈥�10), CEO of Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq: PINC), discusses health care and medical supply issues surrounding COVID-19.
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Are we doing enough to flatten the curve?
A CBC interview with Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid (IMHL鈥�14), Health Policy Researcher at McMaster University, reveals the challenges Canadians face in flattening the curve of COVID-19 infection.
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China shares COVID-19 experience with Canadian doctors
Doctors from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital share their knowledge with frontline doctors in Canada, including Dr. Peter Goldberg (IMHL鈥�11), Chief of Critical Care at 平特五不中 Health Center.
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IMHL alumnus receives award for contribution to public health
In November, the Association pour la sant茅 publique du Qu茅bec (ASPQ) awarded the 2019 Jean-Pierre B茅langer Prize to Dr. Yv Bonnier-Viger (IMHL鈥�08). This award recognizes Dr. Bonnier-Viger鈥檚 contribution to the advancement of knowledge in international health and preventive medicine, and for his commitment to improving public health.
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Connecting academic research and public policy
Following his research on the complex healthcare needs of refugees, Desautels alumnus Dr. Firas Khalid (IMHL鈥�14) suggests ways in which academic research can be used to inform public policy.
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IMHL alumni launch project to improve health outcomes for at-risk children
Ahmad Firas Khalid, Padma Venkatasubramanian and Caroline Kisia, all 2014 alumni of 平特五不中鈥檚 IMHL program, have teamed up to create Amama (grandmother), a community-based platform that connects grandmothers with vulnerable children to improve children鈥檚 physical and mental well-being.
In 2013, the trio won a Canada Grant Challenge to field-test a copper device they created to kill deadly water-borne pathogens.
